Diamonds in the Rough
March 11- 13, 2010
University of Maryland
Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Smart Kids Who Learn Differently

Schedule of Sessions, by Day


(schedule still subject to minor changes and adjustments)
DayThursday   
SlotRoomTitleFull NameCE Credit
Slot A; 8:45-12:00 120Neurodiversity: Learning Between lines Jonathan Mooney 
 40-AUDL and 2E Kids and Using Mobile Technologies in Science with Smart KidsKatharina Boser, Ph.D./Brenda Bannan 
 40-BResponse to Intervention (RTI) and Twice-Exceptional: A Promising FitDaphne Pereles 
 40-CDevelopmental Neuropsychological Profiles and Differential Diagnosis in Gifted Students with Specific Learning DisabilitiesAnn Rowe, Ph. D.3
 40-ETeaching and Parenting Bright Students Who Learn DifferentlyKenneth Stefano, Ph.D. 
 80-ACatching Kids Before They Fall: Strategies to Support Students with Sensory Processing DisorderCarol Kranowitz  
 80-BSchool Success for Kids with ADHD Stephan Silverman, Ph.D.3
  80-C Perfectionism: Blessing or Burden for Twice Exceptional Kids? Pat Schuler, Ph.D. 3
Slot B; 1:00-4:15 120 Neurodiversity: Learning Between lines Jonathan Mooney  
  40-A The Special Education Process: IEP and 504 plans Michelle R. Davis, M. Ed.  
  40-B Sensational Learning: Activating the Senses to Maximize Learning Potential Rondalyn V. Whitney  
  40-C Helping Your Child Make and Keep Friends Stanley A. Fagen, Ph.D.  
  40-E Teaching Your Challenging Child Collaborative Problem Solving Daniel Shapiro, M.D.  
  80-A Neuropsychology of Memory: How the Brain Remembers What it Learns and How to Help Students who Can't Remember William Stixrud, Ph.D. 3
  80-B What Lies Beneath the Numbers: Decoding Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Assesments for Educational Planning Vincent P. Culotta, PhD ABN / Sarah Weden, Psy.D. 3
  80-C Giftedness and Asperger's Disorder: Sorting out the Differences Pat Schuler, Ph.D.  
Slot C; 8:45-4:15 40-D Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Lifespan: A Developmental Model of Multimodal Intervention Richard A. Lanham, Jr., Ph.D. / Savage 6
  80-D Late, Lost and Unprepared: A Model for Helping Professionals Educate and Empower Parents of Children and Adolescents with Executive Function Weaknesses Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D. / Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D. 6


DayFriday   
SlotRoomTitleFull NameCE Credit
Slot A; 8:45-9:45   Classroom Kinesthetics ‚ A Multi-Media, Project-Based Approach for Teaching Science in High School Vongchan
Slot A/B; 8:45-10:45 40-C Perfectionism: Blessing or Burden for Twice Exceptional Kids? Pat Schuler, Ph.D. 2
  40-D Late, Lost, and Unprepared: How Parents Can Help Students with Executive Dysfunction Joyce Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D. 
  50-B When Smart Kids Struggle: How Strengths and Weaknesses are More than the Sum of Their Parts Lisi Levisohn, Ph.D.2
Slot A; 8:45-9:45 305 21st Century Learning Jonathan Mooney 
  40-E Cognition, Sensory Processing and Arousal Marlo Payne Thurman  
  50-A Planning and Organization for Students: The Siena School Way! Clay Kaufman 
  80-A The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun Carol Kranowitz  
  80-B Social Emotional and Minority Achievement? Rick Olenchak  
Slot B; 10:00-11:00 305 Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's John Elder Robison  
  40-E Somewhere Between Walking on Eggshells and Riding a Perpetual Roller Coaster: Understanding and Managing the Emotional Intensity of Smart Children and Teens who Learn Differently Julie Morrison, Ph.D.  
  50-A Best Practices Related to the Education of Smart Kids who Learn Differently Susan J. Johnson,Ph.D. / Earl Harris-Nicholls,LCSW  
  80-A Learning Disabilities are Life Disabilities. What the Mental Health Professional Needs to Know Larry Silver, M.D.  
Slot C/E; 11:15-2:15 40-C What Lies Beneath the Numbers: Decoding Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Assesments for Educational Planning Vincent P. Culotta, PhD ABN Sarah Weden, Psy.D. 2
  40-D Developmental Neuropsychological Profiles and Differential Diagnosis in Gifted Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Ann Rowe, Ph.D. 2
  40-E Assessment of High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders Taruna Ahluvalia, Ph.D. 2
  50-B Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Anxiety in Children with Learning Differences Bonnie Zucker, Psy.D. 2
Slot C; 11:15-12:15 305 A Mother for All Seasons: What Schools Should Know Debbie Phelps  
  50-A Enhancing Resilience and Social Competence Mary K. Alvord, Ph.D.  
  80-A Teaching to the Strengths Jennifer Fox  
 80-BSchool Success for Kids with asperger'sStephan Silverman, Ph.D. 
Slot E; 1:15-2:15305A Mother for All Seasons: What Schools Should Know Debbie Phelps 
  50-A A Teacher's Guide to Implementing a Blended Educational Environment for GT/LD Adolescents Norman Maynard  
  50-A Hormones, Motor Planning and Frontal Lobe Development--- Profound Effects on Learning Carol Samango-Sprouse  
  80-A Stressed out of the Their Minds William Stixrud, Ph.D.  
  80-B The Out--of-Sync Child Has Fun Carol Kranowitz  
Slot F/G; 2:30-4:45 40-D Social Skills Therapy With Children and Preadolescents Stanley A. Fagen, Ph.D. 2
  40-E School Success for Kids with ADHD Stephan Silverman, Ph.D./Jacqueline Iseman, Ph.D. 2
  50-B Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Lifespan: A Developmental Model of Multimodal Intervention Richard A. Lanham, Jr., Ph.D. / Savage 2
Slot F; 2:30-3:30 305 Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's John Elder Robison  
  40-C Neuropsychological, Psychological and Psycho-educational Evaluations:What Are They? Judith M. Glasser, Ph.D. 
  50-A Technology Treasures: Learn About Affordable Resources and Strategies That Educators and Families Can Use to enhance Communication, Cognition, Literacy, & Learning for All Students Joan Green 
  80-A S.A.V.E. Your Gifted Child from Stress and Anxiety Vidisha A. Patel Ed.D.  
  80-B Three times exceptional:The Smart and Anxious Student Who Learns Differently Kenneth Stefano, Ph.D.  
Slot G; 3:45-4:45 305 21st Century Learning Jonathan Mooney  
  40-C Small Ensemble Theory-based Music for Learning Disabled High School Students: Can Music Class Change the Learning Disabled Brain and Enhance Learning? Michael Sean Rozsics  
  50-A Beyond the Art Classroom : Using the Visual and Performing Arts to promote language development, crystallized content knowledge, critical thinking skills and social-emotional resiliency Noel Bicknell  
  40-F College Transition Issues for Minority Students Who are Also 2e M. Anne Goode  
  80-A A Historical Perspective of Twice Exceptional Susan Baum, Ph.D.  
 80-BMedicines for Children's Brains; Uses and AbusesDaniel Shapiro, M.D. 


DateSaturday  
TimeslotRoomTitleLast
Slot A; 8:45-9:45 50-A Using Mobile Technologies in Science with Smart Kids Who Learn Differently Bannan
  Parenting a Child with High Functioning Autism Berman
  40-F Not Exactly a Social Butterfly DellaRose
  80-A Your Child's Strengths Fox
  40-D Nurturing Talent Among Promising Hispanic-American Students Gallagher
  40-C A Panel on Dyslexia: Perspectives and Helpful Hints Herman
  40-E Teaching the Child Who Learns Differently: The Homeschooling Option Kuhl
  305 We're Not Broken Mooney
  40-H Response to Intervention (RTI) and Twice Exceptional: A Promising Fit Pereles
    Peer Mediation for Students with Aspergers Terry-Leonard / Covington
  40-A Cognition, Sensory Processing and Arousal Thurman
Slot A/B; 8:45-10:45 40-G Professional Development: Integrating theatre in classrooms for students who learn differently. Jabaily
Slot B; 10:00-11:00 40-A Be Social Abrams
  40-C Solving the Challenge of Visual Learners Who Don't Test Well Caldwell
  40-B The Inquiry Based Classroom for Twice Exceptional Kids Dollar
  50-A GT/LD/ADHD: Thrice Exceptional? Glasser
  305 Its So Much Work to Be Your Friend Lavoie
  40-D S.A.V.E. Your Gifted Child from Stress and Anxiety Patel
  40-E What You Need to Know to Polish Your Diamond, or Effective Parenting Based on an Understanding of the Brain Savage
  40-F Put Your Oxygen Mask on First: The Pivotal Role of Belonging within a Community when Caring for a Unique Child Whitney
Slot C; 11:15-12:15 40-F Making a Classroom Accessible for Students with Asperger's Adler
  40-E If I'm So Smart, Why Can't I Read? Boudreau
  40-H Integrative and Expressive Social Skills Groups for GTLD Kids Bouffard
  40-A They CAN Learn Spanish Davis
  50-A Homework Made Simple: Tips, Tools and Solutions for Hassle-Free Homework Dolin
  40-B Technology Treasures -- Everyone benefits from cutting edge technologies matched well to the needs of the learner. Green
  40-C The Iscoe Grid: A User-Friendly Method of Matching Instructions to Strengths AND Weaknesses Iscoe
  40-D Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Lifespan: A Developmental Model of Multimodal Intervention Lanham / Savage
  40-G The Achilles Project: Strength-Based Instruction with Academic and Psychosocial support. A Postsecondary Program for the Twice-Exceptional Student Olko/ Eisner
  305 A Mother for All Seasons: What Parents Should Know Phelps
Slot D; 12:15-1:15 lunch Bringing Inner Focus: Everyday Mindfulness Bindeman / Brown
    Networking Panel.. Connie Lorentzen/ Barbara Siegel
    Practicing Mindfulness : A Workshop for Parents and Caregivers of Special Needs Children Patterson
  40-I Strategies for Teens with Asperger's Syndrome or Nonverbal Learning Disorder Price
Slot E; 1:15-2:15 40-H A Model for Helping Professionals Educate and Empower Parents of Children and Adolescents with Executive Function Weaknesses Dietzel
  80-A Teaching to the Strengths Fox
  40-A Multisensory Math: chants, rhythms and kinesthetic approaches to learning Kaufman
  305 Motivating Breakthrough: 6 Secrets for Turning On the Tuned Out Child Lavoie
  40-G ADHD Coaching: How it Works and Why it is Helpful Levrini
  40-C Somewhere Between Walking on Eggshells and Riding a Perpetual Roller Coaster: Understanding and Managing the Emotional Intensity of Smart Children and Teens who Learn Differently Morrison
  40-F Adding Luster: Helping High Ability Students Who Learn Differently Succeed in Advanced Classes in High School Nelson
  40-B Twice Exceptional and Anxious! A Presentation for Caretakers and Professionals on Anxiety in GTLD Adolescents Patterson
  50-A Raising your Challenging Child Shapiro
  40-E The Forest or the Trees: Visual Spatial vs Auditory Sequential Learner Sornik
  80-A The Neuropsychology of Learning Disabilities Stixrud
Slot F; 2:30-3:30 40-C Enhancing Resilience and Social Competence Alvord
  40-A Strategy Development: A Must for Twice Exceptional Students Blucher
  40-H Late, Lost, and Unprepared: How Parents Can Help Students with Executive Dysfunction Cooper-Kahn
  40-B The Special Education Process: IEP and 504 plans Davis / Rich Weinfeld
  40-G The Wisdom of Students: What Underachievers Can Teach Us Emerick
  40-F Visual and Tactile strategies for developing reasoning and writing skills Marohn, H
  305 We're Not Broken Mooney
  40-E High School Inside Outside Box Technology Nickerson-Reti
  80-A School Success for Kids with ADHD Silverman/Iseman
  40-D Teaching Students How to Remember Skeath
Slot G; 3:45-4:45 40-C Designing Curriculum for your Twice-Exceptional Student: Thinking Outside the Box Baldwin
  80-A A Historical Perspective of Twice Exceptional Baum
  40-A Universal Design for Learning, Technology and 2E Kids Boser
  40-G Tools To Empower: Preparing Your Child for College Brodsky
  40-E Geodesic structures. An Alternative Lesson Plan: Curriculum Flexibility and for Diagnosis, Intervention and Cross-Curriculum Integration Capello
  40-H Demystification: The Journey Toward Self-Advocacy Henry / Connolly
  40-E Children and Video Games: Helping Parents Set Healthy Limits on the Virtual World. Spector
  40-B Understanding the Social and Emotional Challenges of AD/HD and Other Disorders of Executive Functioning Lanham
  305 A Mother for All Seasons: What Parents Should Know Phelps
  50-A In the Mind's Eye: Engines of Discovery West
  40-D Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Anxiety in Children with Learning Differences Zucker