Thursday, September 18, 2008

Education Expo in Little Rock

Little Rock Family - Central Arkansas Parents Magazine for Childrens Events, Activities and Schools

Little Rock Family magazine is hosting the Little Rock Family Education Expo next Saturday 10-2 at the Metroplex in Little Rock. While most of the vendors will be Little Rock schools, tutoring centers etc, there are also free parenting workshops and enrichment activities for kids.

Here is a list from the website of the parenting workshops being offered

10:10 – 10:40 am - James Marshall, "Soft-Spoken Parenting"
10:50 – 11:20 am - Dr. Nick Long (or other), Center for Effective Parenting, "Making the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences"
11:30 - noon - Kyran Pittman, author/blogger, "The Hows and Whys of Mommy Blogs"
12:10 – 12:40 pm - Neal Best, Learning Rx, "Impact of Cognitive Skills on Student Achievement"
12:50 – 1:20 pm - Roxanne Dority, Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas, "Learning Outside the Lines"
1:30 – 2 pm - Janice Edmonson, Technology Coordinator, ACCESS Schools,"Tools to Help Struggling Students"