Eagle Hill Speaker Series: Batteries Not Included Motivating the Struggling Learner

On Thursday November 3rd, Eagle Hill Speaker Series will present Batteries Not Included: How Parents and Teachers Can Motivate the Struggling Learner, with Rick Lavoie, M.A., M.ED.
Tickets are $60 each or 3 for $150, and can be purchased here: https://www.eaglehillschool.org/news-events/upcoming-events/eagle-hill-speaker-series-2016-2017
The other events in the Speaker Series will be:
–Tuesday November 29 2016 (7-9pm): The Brain Warrior’s Way with Daniel Amen, M.D.
“One of the most gifted minds in medicine.”  says Mehmet Oz, surgeon and author about Dr. Amen.
–Wednesday April 19 2017 (7-9pm) From Evaluation to Inspiration: Why the Culture of the Classroom is Broken, and How to Fix It, with Scott Barry Kaufman Ph.D.
 
Rick Lavoie, Eagle Hill’s first Director of Education (1975-1987), has served as an administrator of residential programs for children with special needs since 1972. He holds three degrees in special education and has served as an adjunct professor or visiting lecturer at numerous universities including Syracuse, Harvard, Gallaudet, Manhattanville College, University of Alabama and Georgetown. His numerous national television appearances include CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America, ABC Evening News and Disney Channel Presents.
Rick serves as a consultant on learning disabilities to several agencies and organizations including Public Broadcasting Service, New York Times, the National Center for Learning Disabilities, Girl Scouts of America, Child Magazine and WETA. He is a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disabilities Association.
Rick is probably best known for his videos, “How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop,” and “Last One Picked, First One Picked On: The Social Implications of Learning Disabilities, and his most recent, “When the Chips are Down… Strategies for Improving Children’s Behavior.”