The Lab School of Washington will hold several lectures this fall and spring. They run from 7:30-9 p.m. and include audience participation and Q&A. All lectures are free of charge.Register online for the lectures. For more information, contact Rebecca Young at 202-454-2333 or rebecca.young@labschool.org. The Lab School is located at 4759 Reservoir Road, NW in Washington.
January 18: Respect, Empathy & Diversity: A School-wide Approach to Tolerance—This presentation will focus on the Lab School's approach to enhancing these key foundational characteristics of the school community.
February 15: Utilizing Educational Technology for School Success: Digital Tools for Supporting Students with Learning Differences—Learn about current technologies and appropriate selection approaches in the areas of research, writing, and organization used at the Lab Schools for students in grades 7-12.
March 7: How to Help Your Child with Executive Dysfunction Become More Independent and Effective—A review of the components of executive functioning; the expected development of executive functions through childhood, key supports that help the dysexecutive child at home and school; and principles for teaching your child better executive function skills.
March 28: Resilience Builders: Helping Children and Teens Cope with Life's Stressors—Mary Alvord will speak about resilience, a critical set of skills that parents can promote in their children.
April 11: Helping Children with Attentional, Organizational and Learning Problems: Can We Train the Brain? This talk will focus on several currently popular interventions that use so-called "brain training" approaches to improve attention, organization, executive function, and academic performance in individuals who have deficits in this area.
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