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PACER Center offers free workshops throughout Minnesota to parents of children with disabilities and the professionals working with families.

Workshop topics include areas of interest in special education, including information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) program, early childhood, the area of transition for students 14-21 (housing, post secondary, employment, and community), assistive technology, and many more!

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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Technology for Girls Workshop: My Messy Little Experiments - see flyer
Does an egg float or sink in water? How about a paper clip? How much water can a penny hold? Can a raisin really dance? We will answer all the questions you ever had about science and have fun while completing all the little experiments you thought about trying at home but were too messy.
6:00pm-8:00pm (PACER Center)
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Creation Station: Go Wild with Batik - see flyer
What do you get when you cross hot wax, fabric, and dye? The awesome art of batik! Learn about this ancient technique as we batik t-shirts using wild colors of dye.
10:00am-12:00pm (PACER Creation Station)
This workshop is full.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Speak Up for Special Education - see flyer
This privately funded workshop is for parents who want to learn how to become public-policy advocates. Participants will have an opportunity to meet with elected officials and learn skills and techniques to communicate with elected officials.
6:30pm-8:30pm (New Hope)
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Monday, January 26, 2009
Helping Your Child with ADHD in School
Are you having problems getting help for your child with ADHD in school? This interactive workshop will focus on what you can do to help your child get the support he/she needs in school, and discuss strategies for positive interventions and supports that can happen at school and at home.
7:00pm-9:00pm (Apple Valley)
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Understanding School Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
A positive school environment helps all students do better academically. Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) can help schools achieve that positive school climate-especially when parents are involved. This workshop will help parents and professionals understand the concept of PBIS and its application for all students.
6:30pm-9:00pm (Marshall)
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Thursday, February 05, 2009
All About Digital Books - see flyer
This workshop is designed to help parents and professionals sort through an increasing number of options for accessing digital books for students with print-related disabilities. Even if you have minimal experience with computers and the Internet, you will learn how to find and use digital books in formats that your child or student can use.
6:30pm-9:00pm (PACER Center)
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
A Fitting Idea: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children with Disabilities - see flyer
Parents of children with disabilities and co-occurring mental health or behavioral needs and the professionals who work with them are invited to learn how to use the Individualized Education Program (IEP) or the Individual Interagency Intervention Plan (IIIP) to meet their student’s needs at school.
6:30pm-9:00pm (Willmar)
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
IDEA: Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP) - see flyer
Attend this free PACER workshop to learn about IEP development, including new IEP requirements, overview of evaluation, team planning, writing measurable IEP goals, adaptations, implementation, and methods for resolving disagreements. Each participant will receive a special education record-keeping folder.
6:30pm-9:30pm (PACER Center)
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Visual Strategies Workshop Series: Creating Visual Social Supports - see flyer
The Visual Strategies workshop series will help participants discover strategies and tools to support students on the autism spectrum as well as those with other disabilities. Participants will learn about a variety of tools used to create a social story or a social script. A social story helps a learner understand a concept or an event by breaking it down into smaller pieces. Tools such as Power Point, Kreative Komix, and iComic will be Introduced. Participants who attend four out of five sessions; Foundations for Using Visual Strategies, Introductions to Boardmaking Tools, Using Symbol-supported Text, Creating Visual Social Supports, and Implementing Visual Strategies will receive a free membership to the Simon Technology Center Assistive Technology Lending Library. Please see flyer for full details.
6:00pm-9:00pm (PACER Center)
This workshop is full.
Monday, March 02, 2009
Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
This Individualized Education Program (IEP) workshop explores new IEP requirements and components of IEP development, including evaluation, resolving disagreements, and an expanded section on writing measurable goals. Each participant will receive a special education record-keeping folder.
7:00pm-9:00pm (Winona)
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Focus on Transition
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6:00pm-9:00pm (Brainerd)
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
This Individualized Education Program (IEP) workshop explores new IEP requirements and components of IEP development, including evaluation, resolving disagreements, and an expanded section on writing measurable goals. Each participant will receive a special education record-keeping folder.
6:30pm-9:30pm (St. Paul)
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009
IDEA: Understanding the Special Education Process - see flyer
This workshop is for parents of children with disabilities and for professionals. It will cover basic information on such topics as understanding special education, understanding Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), learning about new IEP requirements, evaluating and re-evaluating students, keeping special education records, becoming an effective advocate for your child and effective IEP team member, and resolving differences. Each participant will receive a special education record-keeping folder.
6:30pm-9:30pm (Brownsdale)
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Focus on Transition
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6:30pm-9:30pm (Anoka)
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
IDEA: Blueprint for Special Education
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6:30pm-9:00pm (PACER Center)
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Scripts for Positive Communication
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6:30pm-9:00pm (St. Cloud)
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Introduction to Children's Mental Health Issues: Anxiety and Depression
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7:00pm-9:30pm (PACER Center)
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Tips for Talking with School Staff
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6:30pm-8:30pm (Rochester)
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Planning for Educational Inclusion
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6:30pm-8:30pm (PACER Center)
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tips for Talking with School Staff
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6:30pm-8:30pm (Anoka)
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Understanding the Special Education Process
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6:30pm-9:30pm (Lakeville)
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Understanding School Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
A positive school environment helps all students do better academically. Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) can help schools achieve that positive school climate-especially when parents are involved. This workshop will help parents and professionals understand the concept of PBIS and its application for all students.
6:30pm-9:00pm (Mahtomedi)
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Introduction to Children's Mental Health Issues: Attention and Behavior Disorders
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7:00pm-9:30pm (PACER Center)
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Understanding the IFSP/IEP
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6:30pm-8:30pm (Park Rapids)
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Thursday, April 02, 2009
Charter Schools and Special Education
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7:00pm-9:00pm (St. Paul)
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Thursday, April 02, 2009
No Child Left Behind
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7:00pm-9:00pm (Mankato)
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Thursday, April 02, 2009
Everything You Need to Know When Your Child Turns Three
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6:30pm-8:30pm (PACER Center)
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Social Security and Transition age Youth
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6:30pm-8:30pm (Duluth)
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Technology for Girls Workshop: Forensics, Be a CSI! - see flyer
Put on you lab coats and come to PACER to be a Crime Scene Investigator (CSI)! We will explore the science of forensics by fingerprinting, analyzing powders, making teeth impressions, and determining someone’s height based on their shoe size. We will test our CSI skills by analyzing data and solving a mock crime!
6:00pm-8:00pm (PACER Center)
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Understanding and Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Young Children
This free workshop is an opportunity for families of children with disabilities ages birth to 5 to obtain vital information that can make a difference in their child’s life. Come learn more about: brain development and behavior, different temperament types, stages of development, and strategies to help children get their needs met in acceptable ways.
7:00pm-9:00pm (Winona)
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Housing and Services - Putting the Pieces Together
What housing options are available to my son or daughter? What supports will they need to function as independently as possible? Join us for this workshop designed to help you think creatively about how to put the pieces together for your son or daughter.
7:00pm-9:30pm (PACER Center)
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Visual Strategies Workshop Series: Implementing Visual Strategies - see flyer
The Visual Strategies workshop series will help participants discover strategies and tools to support students on the autism spectrum as well as those with other disabilities. Participants will discover a variety of strategies to successfully implement visual supports. Topics include when and how to implement, how to introduce change, and more. Participants who attend four out of five sessions; Foundations for Using Visual Strategies, Introductions to Boardmaking Tools, Using Symbol-supported Text, Creating Visual Social Supports, and Implementing Visual Strategies will receive a free membership to the Simon Technology Center Assistive Technology Lending Library. Please see flyer for full details.
6:00pm-9:00pm (PACER Center)
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
This Individualized Education Program (IEP) workshop explores new IEP requirements and components of IEP development, including evaluation, resolving disagreements, and an expanded section on writing measurable goals. Each participant will receive a special education record-keeping folder.
6:30pm-9:30pm (Elk River)
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
No Child Left Behind
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7:00pm-9:00pm (PACER Center)
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Understanding the Special Education Process
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6:30pm-9:30pm (Alexandria)
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Freedom From Meltdowns
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6:30pm-8:30pm (To Be Determined)
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
This Individualized Education Program (IEP) workshop explores new IEP requirements and components of IEP development, including evaluation, resolving disagreements, and an expanded section on writing measurable goals. Each participant will receive a special education record-keeping folder.
6:30pm-9:30pm (Rochester)
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
A Viewing of "Including Samuel"
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6:30pm-8:30pm (Mankato)
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