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The symposium is designed to enhance awareness and identify strategies for responding to mental health and learning disabilities in children and young adults from the perspective of teachers and parents.
The symposium will provide high quality professional and parent development for Minnesota educators and parents regarding:
- children's mental health and learning disabilities
- effective treatment planning
- proactive, positive teaching strategies and interventions
CHOOSE KIND: Official T-shirt from the film WONDER benefits PACER
Join the more than 45,000 others and choose kind!
WONDER, first a New York Times bestseller, now a major motion picture, shares the inspiring take-away message to always CHOOSE KIND. Every shirt sold benefits PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. How can you help? Easy! Just wear kind, do kind, and most of all, choose kind.
Video: This I Believe
Five high school students read an adaptation of an essay written by a 14-year-old, who shares what it is like to experience bullying and to be misunderstood as he tries to figure life out. We are grateful to this young author, who asked to remain anonymous, for courageously providing a glimpse into his world and for reminding each of us to be more kind to each other.
Facebook Buy & Sell Group - MN Special Needs Equipment for Sale
Find equipment and assistive technology after its initial use. Items such as, communication devices, walkers, adaptive switches and toys, motorized cars (that can be adapted), adapted keyboards, etc. Join Today!
The Center on Technology and Disability helps parents explore assistive technology online
PACER Center has partnered with the Center on Technology and Disability (CTD) to offer parents a variety of high-quality resources on assistive technology, including webinars, an online library, and Elearning courses.
Learn more at ctdinstitute.org
Categories / Programs
Workshops / Live Stream Events
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Paths to Employment: Exploring the Options
Thursday, June 21, 2018 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
Location: PACER Center
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Tech for Teens Club : Building Websites
Saturday, June 23, 2018 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
Location: PACER Center
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Becoming an Active Partner in Your Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
Location: PACER Center
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Tech for Teens Club : A Star Wars 3D Printed Universe
Saturday, July 14, 2018 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
Location: PACER Center
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Too Many Apps for That? How to Find, Choose, and Evaluate Mobile Apps to Meet Your Needs
Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
Location: PACER Center
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Tech for Girls Club : Creatures of the Ocean
Saturday, July 21, 2018 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST
Location: PACER Center
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PACER is excited to announce our partnership with SurveyMonkey Contribute and a new way for anyone to support PACER programs! Sign up and you will receive surveys by e-mail from SurveyMonkey customers who need your opinion. For every survey you take, SurveyMonkey will donate $0.50 to PACER, and you'll get a chance to win $100 in an instant-win game.
In The News
MPR News - For students with both gifts and disabilities, choices are few
Posted: 3/2/2018
Schools generally organize themselves according to categories: They divide students by age, grade, and often by academic progress or lack thereof. But what about students who don't fit into those categories?
That's the problem junior Brendan Olson and senior Joey Firestone faced.
On a recent morning, they sat with about a dozen other students in a classroom at Lionsgate Academy in Minnetonka. The class is specifically for students who are called "twice-exceptional," meaning they have a disability and qualify as intellectually gifted. Brendan and Joey are on the autism spectrum.
Students started discussing a book about leadership, and Brendan spoke up first.
Minnesota’s ESSA Plan
Posted: 2/14/2018
On January 10, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education has approved Minnesota’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan. The plan provides a framework for the state’s testing and accountability framework with a goal of ensuring all students, including those with disabilities, are successful. Read more
PACER partners with Emagine Willow Creek for monthly ‘Secret Cinema’
Posted: 2/14/2018
Emagine Willow Creek in Plymouth, MN hosts “Secret Cinema” at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month and a portion of the proceeds support PACER. The film is a secret - you won’t know what you’re watching until the lights go down and the movie starts rolling! Each movie is selected by local film professors, critics, and industry professionals, and a Q&A session follows each screening. Admission is just $6 and, best of all, $1 of each ticket purchase benefits PACER! The next Secret Cinema is March 8.
For information, visit Emagine Willow Creek.
PACER offers helpful resources for alternative dispute resolution
Posted: 2/14/2018
One of the most important jobs of parents is helping their child with disabilities receive an appropriate education. Sometimes, families and school districts disagree about special education. PACER provides extensive dispute resolution resources, including the Minnesota Due Process Options brochure that outlines the options available to parents along with key contacts. The brochure is available for free download.