Noel Bicknell Weinfeld Education Group, LLC Presents… Diamonds in the Rough Smart Kids Who Learn Differently March 11- 13, 2010 University of Maryland Shady Grove 9630 Gudelsky Drive Rockville, MD 20850

Biography: Noel Bicknell is the coordinator of the academic club program at the Lab School of Washington. A graduate of the Evergreen State College and then the M.A. Special Education-Learning Disabilities program at American University, he has 20 years experience teaching content in experiential and art-based learning environments. Also a teacher trainer for the Lab School of Washington replication projects, he works with public and independent schools to utilize the academic club methodology in diverse educational environments. He guest lectures at American University and the Corcoran School of Art. He also leads workshops for teachers who want to integrate art into their content teaching. In his own teaching at the Lab School of Washington, his two themed academic club classrooms immerse children in the Italian Renaissance and the American Industrial Revolution. Working with intelligent students with specific learning disabilities, his goal is to help children development sophisticated content, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills though authentic process, project-based learning. A past music teacher, he is also the leader of the Palisades Community Jazz Band.

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