organizations White Privilege Conference S.O.S. for Information Literacy Annual Conference - The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) Registration Focusing exclusively on boarding school issues, TABS Annual Conference continues to be THE professional development venue for heads of schools, marketing, admission, academic, residential life, and campus health professionals and other administrators. In addition to valuable networking opportunities in the heart of Boston’s vibrant Back Bay, the 2013 conference will feature concurrent sessions and pre-conference workshops by practitioners in our schools and other leading national and international education experts. Schedule Keynote Speaker Daniel Gilbert is a world-renowned authority on how people predict their emotional reactions to future events. Gilbert is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. In addition to being a leading scientist and best-selling author, Gilbert is also an award winning teacher. Gilbert is also a public intellectual. Pre-Conference Workshops Thursday, December 5, 2013 • 8:00am - 12:30pm W-2 The North American Boarding Market Concurrent Sessions
Webinars and Book Groups KPS Webinars for Schools/Districts (scroll down to see all 10) What are webinars? Webinars are Web-based seminars, also known as online workshops. Available KPS Webinars (for 2012/2013 School Year) Webinar 1: How the Brain Learns to Read and What This Means for General and Remedial Instruction Across the Grade Span This intereactive two-hour webinar explores the neurological and cognitive aspects of reading skill development, giving strong emphasis to the acquisition and expansion of decoding, fluency, and comprehension skills. All of the webinars discussed below are interactive in nature and are run through the highly respected and intuitive Go to Webinar (gotomeeting.com) web-based platform. Webinar 2: From Brain to Pen to Paper: Writing Difficulties, Their Neuropsychological Origins, and Practical Strategies for Intervention The webinar version of Dr. Webinar 3: Mind Over Math: The Neuropsychology of Mathematics & Practical Implications for Instruction Dr. Interested in having Dr.