Rick Lavoie served as anadministrator of residentialprograms for children withspecial needs for 30 years.His intensive experiences atresidential schools providedhim with a “living laboratory”in which he developed andrefined his methods andphilosophies related to theeducation of children andadolescents with special needs.

Rick has served as a visiting lecturer at numerousuniversities and has been on national televisionappearing on The TODAY Show, CBS Morning Show,Good Morning America, ABC Evening News, andWalt Disney Presents. He has served as a consultanton learning disabilities to several agencies andorganizations including Public Broadcasting Service,New York Times, National Center for LearningDisabilities, USA Today, Girl Scouts of America,Child Magazine, INSTRUCTOR Magazine andNational Public Radio. In 2009, Rick was therecipient of the Learning Disabilities Associationsof America’s Samuel Kirk award.

Most parents and professionals know Rick throughhis videos "How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. CityWorkshop", "Last One Picked, First One Picked On:The Social Implications of Learning Disabilities" and“When the Chips are Down: Learning Disabilities andDiscipline”. These classic, award-winning films havebrought Rick’s sensitive and compelling messageto countless thousands throughout the world. Afterviewing the videos, former First Lady Barbara Bushstated, "You really wowed us! I only wish that everyparent and teacher in the United States today couldalso see your program."

Rick is the author of the book “It’s So Much Workto Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with LearningDisabilities Find Social Success” and his newestbook and PBS DVD on student motivation “TheMotivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning Onthe Tuned-Out Child”.

Rick and his wife Janet have three grown children andlive in the shadows of historic Fenway Park in Boston.

The Motivation Breakthrough:6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out ChildA workshop for parents and educators with Richard Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:30 PM – 9:00 PMEcole Secondaire Etienne-Brule 300 Banbury Road, North York, ONEvery learning theory from Maslow to Gardner has "motivation" as its initial and fundamental step.However, few teachers have a repertoire of effective motivational strategies and techniques. In theclassroom we tend to use a "one size fits all" approach by attempting to motivate all students withone single reward system, star chart or grading policy. This workshop presents an innovative andfield-tested model that enables teachers to better understand and foster student motivation at allgrade levels.

The workshop begins with an exploration of some of the common misconceptions related to studentmotivation and some of the common strategies that are, simply, ineffective (competition, rewardsystems, punishment). Specific approaches and strategies will then be presented that will enableteachers and parents to motivate students…and maintain that motivation throughout the school year.

This workshop, based on the book by the same name, will help teachers and parents understandthe three basic truths about classroom motivation, encourage teachers to examine and identify eachchild’s “motivational” style, design motivational strategies that will inspire the child to reach his or herpotential, and translate this information into pragmatic classroom strategies.

$45 plus HST / 10% DISCOUNT for members of LDAO, LDA Toronto Region, school board employees and participating sponsors

FOR REGISTRATION: please email workshop@LDAO.caor visit our website at www.LDAO.ca– Workshop registrations are transferable but non-refundable –

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