Posted Mar 01, 2010 at 8:25:07 AM
Subject: April 9 - College for Students with Learning Differences
Transitions 2010: High School to Higher Education - College Options for Students with Learning Differences
A conference for guidance counselors, principals and headmasters, special education teachers, educational consultants, psychologists, parents and students
On Friday, April 9, national experts Marybeth Kravets and Imy F. Wax, authors of The Princeton Review’s K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorder, will set the morning’s tone with the first session, “A Fit Like A Glove: Finding the Right College Is Easier Than You Think,” at Lynn University’s inaugural conference “Transitions 2010: High School to Higher Education - College Options for Students with Learning Differences.”
Matthew Cohen, a nationally recognized attorney whose expertise is in special education law, will discuss how college-bound students with learning differences can successfully obtain testing accommodations.
The daylong conference to be held in the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall in the de Hoernle International Center on Lynn University's campus (3601 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL) begins at 7:45 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. The cost to attend is $40 for individuals, $35/person for groups of 3 or more, and students are free. The cost to attend includes breakfast and lunch.
A full schedule of session topics, speakers and biographies for Transitions 2010 - http://www.lynn.edu/transitions - is available online. To register, visit http://www.lynn.edu/tickets.
