Critical Agendas

Teaching & Supporting BOYS with Special Needs

Presented by Dr. Ian Lillico

Event Information 6 PD hrs DOWNLOAD BROCHURE This engaging workshop will examine the connection between boys and special needs. Many more boys than girls present with a host of permanent and temporal needs including ADHD, Autism, CAPD, ODD, Being bullied, Family dysfunction etc. Ian will outline the types of classroom and home practices that cater for these children. He will give participants an update of the current research into diet, medication and other modes of treatment and discuss the best ways of engaging these boys, maximizing their potential and allowing them to participate more fully in school and at home. Participants will be supplied with detailed handouts and offered ongoing support if needed.

About the Presenter Dr Ian Lillico is a former principal of a secondary school (recently retired) and international consultant in gender, boys’ education and middle schooling. He has done action research in gender throughout Australia and New Zealand from 1992 and in the Northern Hemisphere during his Churchill Fellowship in 2000. Ian has a PhD (Education), is a National Fellow of The Australian Council of Educational Leaders (ACEL) and was the ACEL 2006 National Travelling Scholar. He now provides professional development for teachers, parents, students and a host of other organizations throughout Australia and internationally.	Event Details DOWNLOAD BROCHURE
		August 8th, 2012

		9.30am - 3.30pm (Reg. from 8.30am)

		Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club 117 Ryedale Rd, West Ryde, NSW View Google Map

		For Primary and Secondary Teachers and Support Staff - all levels

		$259 (GST Incl.)