Educational Care Seminars with Dr. Mel Levine Apply the Science of Learning to the Art of Teaching
Educational Care for All Kinds of Minds, a groundbreaking two-day professional development seminar featuring renowned pediatrician Dr. Mel Levine, will be held in Columbia, SC (July 13-14), Phoenix, AZ (August 5-6), Omaha, NE (Sept. 13-14), Houston, TX (Sept. 20-21), and Kansas City, KS (Oct. 20-21, 2005). Dr. Levine is Director of the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and co-founder and co-chair of All Kinds of Minds®, the nonprofit Institute that is bringing the latest advances in neurodevelopmental knowledge to educators across the country.
(PRWEB) June 9, 2005 -- Educational leaders across the country will discover
how to apply the science of learning to the art of teaching from renowned
pediatrician and learning expert Dr. Mel Levine during Educational Care for All
Kinds of Minds, a groundbreaking two-day professional development seminar. The
events will be held in Columbia, SC (July 13-14), Phoenix, AZ (August 5-6),
Omaha, NE (Sept. 13-14), Houston, TX (Sept. 20-21), and Kansas City, KS (Oct.
20-21, 2005).
Dr. Levine is Director of the Clinical Center for the Study
of Development and Learning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and the best-selling author of A Mind at a Time. He is also co-founder and
co-chair of All Kinds of Minds®, the nonprofit Institute that is bringing the
latest advances in neurodevelopmental knowledge to educators across the
country.
"As we discover more and more about how students learn and how
minds learn differently, our schools have a golden opportunity to increase the
proportion of the students who experience true academic success," said Dr.
Levine.
"School principals, district staff development specialists,
directors of special education and Title I programs as well as teacher leaders
charged with guiding others toward the best approaches to learning for all
students will find this seminar to be invaluable, "said Mary-Dean Barringer,
National Director of the Schools Attuned® Program.
Educational leaders
will spend two days studying neurodevelopmental understanding and its impact on
students and the classroom environment. The first day features a daylong
presentation by Dr. Levine on the guiding principles of educational care and
eight neurodevelopmental constructs. The second day offers practical application
sessions regarding assessment, curriculum, and strategies for successfully
utilizing the information.
The seminar costs $495 per person to attend.
Each participant receives a copy of Dr. Levine’s book Educational Care: A System
for Understanding and Helping Children with Learning Problems at Home and in
School. Registration and event location information is available online at www.allkindsofminds.org/educationalcare.
All Kinds of
Minds helps students who struggle with learning measurably improve their success
in school and life by providing programs that integrate educational, scientific
and clinical expertise. The non-profit Institute provides the Schools Attuned
Program, a professional development and service delivery program that helps
educators acquire the knowledge, skills and innovative tools to meet the diverse
learning needs of K-12 students. More information is available online at www.allkindsofminds.org.
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