The Sycamore School Experiential Open House

When: Thursday 07/13/17

When: 6-8 p.m.

Where: The Arlington Center 4600 North Fairfax Drive Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22203

Come meet TSS teachers and see what it's like to learn at The Sycamore School. Prospective students will be participating in three 30 minute pop-up classroom activities to get a taste of what learning is like at The Sycamore School. Adults are welcome to observe the activities or chat with staff about our curriculum and admissions. These events are open to interested parents, prospective students, educational advocates, related service providers, teachers and teaching staff.

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Innovators in Education: 4th Annual Conference

When: Saturday 10/14/17

When: 8:30am-4:30pm

Where: Universities at Shady Grove University of Maryland 9630 Gudelsky Drive Rockville, MD 20850

Innovators In Education Anxiety: Essential Strategies of Effective Treatment

Mind Matters: The Neuroscience of Child Anxiety -- Catherine McCarthy, MD How to Help Pressure Cooker Kids Who Worry Too Much Tamar Chansky, Ph.D. • Changing Our Implicit Mindset of Fear and Befriending Uncertainty • How to Outsmart Fear and Worry: Preventing the Downward Spiral • Tools for School and Beyond: Managing Perfectionism, Procrastination, Social Fears, Test Anxiety and....Success!

A Closer Look: Advanced Conceptualization and Treatment Approaches -- Tamar Chansky, Ph.D. • Key CBT Interventions for Specific Anxiety Disorders in Treatment: Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and OCD • When Anxiety is Running the Show: Partnering with Families and Schools in Treatment

Between A Rock and a Calm Place -- Jessica Minahan, M.Ed, BCBA • Delving Deeper: New & Effective Interventions for Students with Anxiety • Supporting Self-Regulation, Initiation, and Pers

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