Conference Schedule

Helping Students Take Control of Everyday Executive Functions

i-Ready Family Session is designed to help families engage with i-Ready to support students. Families will deepen their understanding of i-Ready and its core components, develop an understanding of how i-Ready works, and learn how their student will engage with i-Ready. Finally, families will explore resources to support their students during the Diagnostic and beyond. 

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This session will focus on how to appropriately use behavior management principles can be an effective component in the successful management of ADHD. These strategies can result in not only improved child behavior, but also improved parent-child interactions and reduced stress for the family. This session will provide an up-to-date understanding of ADHD and its impact on their child’s behavior as well as teach specific strategies to address the most common problems children who have ADHD experience. Caregivers also learn how to be successful advocates for their child. The goal of our program is to empower caregivers to manage their child's ADHD more effectively and to help their child succeed.

A single IQ score should never describe all that a student is or can be. However, these scores play a large role in how we understand students. So, how well do we understand these scores? In this session, we will explain IQ scores using sample results from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 5th edition. By the end of the session, you will be exposed to why IQ scores are used, how you should view them and what it might mean for your student in the classroom.

This session will focus Emotion recognition is a very important component of managing frustration. Emotions may on understanding the link between executive functioning and problems with emotion regulation and frustration in order to help children learn to deal with these difficulties. We will review strategies caregivers can use to reduce this frustration and improve your child’s compliance. We will discuss the importance of your serving as your child’s Frustration Management Coach, encouraging them to practice specific emotion recognition and cognitive-behavioral coping skills. We will also discuss how to support children in practicing these skills as part of their daily lives during times when they are calm or in control, as well as prompting them to use them at the first signs of frustration. 

Session Description: In this workshop, families, self-advocates, and professionals will learn more about the co-occurrence of gender diversity and neurodiversity and where autism and gender diversity intersect. What are the best ways to support those who are gender divergent as well as those who are neurodivergent? How can families and professionals be supportive and affirming while teaching important skills and assisting with decision-making? Tips for navigating school and healthcare systems and future employment will also be covered. Time will also be provided for audience questions.

Session Description: This session covers the free PGCPS resources that will help students complete their homework, research projects and more.

i-Ready Family Session is designed to help families engage with i-Ready to support students. Families will deepen their understanding of i-Ready and its core components, develop an understanding of how i-Ready works, and learn how their student will engage with i-Ready. Finally, families will explore resources to support their students during the Diagnostic and beyond. 

Becoming a Holistic Parent Advocate - It Starts With Vision

SESSION DESCRIPTION: What does it mean to be a parent advocate? What does it mean to be holistic? This webinar is for parents, caregivers and the professionals who support those living with developmental differences. It strives to create a definition of Holistic Parent Advocacy that is as unique as each person in attendance, with the ultimate goal of empowering parents and caregivers to build a vision for their loved ones and themselves. This vision will serve as a guide for their decisions around the supports and services in their home, medical and educational settings, as well as the community at large. Abila (a pediatrician) and Eva (a community special needs advocate) are mothers who will authentically share their life experiences and the core principles of the Charting the Life Course Framework. They will mentor attendees in changing the narrative of parenting a child with different abilities from one of pain, difficulty and despair to one of greater and more sustained hope, health and happiness! This is an interactive, reflective, and thought-provoking offering. 

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Do you want to know how to enjoy practicing math skills with your child? Join a discussion about the ways children learn basic math concepts from infancy through preschool. Find out how to practice math with your child both at home and in your community. You will see how to use household items, daily routines, and local community resources to build your child’s math skills.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: This session will help participants gain an understanding of dyslexia and how research in the Science of Reading has shifted educational practices to support students with dyslexia. The presenters will discuss best-practice strategies used in the classroom to help children improve their reading skills and how parents can partner with their child’s classroom teacher to support the child’s reading skills at home.

Session Description: The key responsibility of a caregiver is providing the care and support necessary to help elevate the quality of life of an individual. Our families of students with disabilities are often presented with unique set of challenges caring for their child and in navigating the many systems of support, this includes ensuring self-care is a part of the process. Ambassador Speakers Bureau is a leading provider in inspirational speakers. Mr. Rosenberger, a speaker with the Ambassador Speakers Bureau, is an author/radio host and advocate to and for the family caregivers. Drawing upon his 30 years of experience as a caregiver, he offers practical help to strengthen his fellow caregivers. He will present to our Prince George’s County Public School families of students with disabilities and collaborative stakeholders on supporting caregivers by addressing the challenges of life, business, and relationships with candor, compassion, and comedy.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Everywhere you look there is an opportunity to build your child’s communication and literacy skills. Explore the development of your child as they learn to communicate, read, and write. Learn strategies you can use in your family’s daily life and fun activities you can do within your community.

In this presentation, you will learn about some of the conditions that frequently co-occur in autistic people. These conditions can have an enormous impact on the functioning and/or well-being of autistic people, and are sometimes more important to address. You will learn about co-occurring emotional challenges, cognitive differences, medical/health concerns, and other areas like adaptive functioning, school attendance, and gender.

SESSION DESCRIPTION:  In this interactive workshop involving easy and gentle movement, parents will learn to: 

• Identify the importance of our body as the source for resiliency, personal growth, and priming executive control function

• Demonstrate and practice quick mind-body stress-reducing activities to navigate day to day challenges at home and work. Begin addressing the question: how can I feel almost as good at the end of the day as the beginning?

• Learn easy mind-body strategies to help children with self-regulation and help them direct their energy in a positive direction, applicable to any activity, whether family, social or academic situations.

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Join this engaging session on district-wide assessments and testing accommodations. Participants will learn about the various assessments given at different levels as well as the reports available to parents. Preview the new assessment Parent Portal. Finish the session with a discussion of testing accommodations and what those look like in practice. 

SESSION DESCRIPTION: Building in time to play together provides your child with opportunities for learning in all areas. Play supports learning, decreases stress, and promotes positive relationships. Join me to get ideas about how to make play fit into your family’s busy life and the kinds of things you can do to play together.