Parent Involvement Makes a Difference Conference Nov. 15

TDSB and PIAC Parent Conference - Increasing Knowledge and Enhancing Confidence 

Saturday November 15, 2014, 8:30 to 3:45 at Earl Haig Secondary School

Keynote speaker: J. Richard Gentry, Ph.D., is a former university professor and elementary school teacher and author of Raising Confirdent Readers: How to Teach Your Child to Read and Write—From Baby to Age 7.  He hopes to help bring back research-based spelling and writing in elementary school. 

Workshops:
•    Building Skills in Reading and Writing
•    Family Storytelling
•    French...helping your child succeed!
•    Help...I Have a Teenager
•    Human Rights
•    Mental Health and Well-Being
•    Newcomer Supports and Services
•    Postsecondary Planning
•    Running an Effective School Council
•    Secondary Pathways
•    Social Media: Navigating the 24/7 World
•    Understanding and Overcoming Dyslexia
•    What about Math

Free workshops and child-minding. For more information visit: www.tdsb.on.ca/parentconference