Tuesday, September 23, 2014

PAIE session titled "Children with Sensory Integration Issues" on September 27, 2014

Dear Members,

On behalf of PAIE Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the PAIE workshop to be held on Saturday, September 27, 2014. Details of the session are as follows:

Title:                                “Children with Sensory Integration Issues”

Seminar Objective:
Children with sensory processing disorder have difficulty processing information from the senses (touch, movement, smell, taste, vision, and hearing) and responding appropriately to that information. These children typically have one or more senses that either over- or underreact to stimulation. Sensory processing disorder can cause problems with a child's development and behavior. Occupational therapists, parents, special and mainstream educators will find this workshop useful for their practice. This workshop will allow them to work as a team with occupational therapist to make intervention plan for children with sensory processing issues for stimulation and environmental interventions. Through this workshop participants will be able to

Ø  Identify social/emotional and behavioral issues in the light of sensory processing disorder
Ø  Address these issues within classroom and home environment

Details of workshop are as follows:-

Day/Date:                       Saturday, September 27, 2014
Time:                               9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Venue:                            AKU-IED, Karimabad
Target audience:          Practitioners, Parents and Special Education          Teachers
Facilitators:                    Ms. Ayesha Yousuf, Occupational Therapist
                                          

In view of limited seats available, prior registration for this workshop is mandatory. Kindly confirm your participation latest by Friday, September 26, 2014 (by 12:00 noon) at registration@ptan.org or (36826991-94/36347611-14 Ext. 8554/8556), as this will facilitate us in organizing the workshop effectively.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

ASSET session titled "Land Forms: Pakistan" on September 27, 2014

Dear Member,

This month ASSET is organizing an interactive session on Land Forms: Pakistan. The details are as follows:

Session Objectives:
By the end of the session the participants will be able to:

·         Uderstand that land surface can be divided into various physical features/land forms

·         Share various activities to comprehend various physical features/land forms

·         Recognize various physical features/land forms of Pakistan


Topic:                         Land Forms: Pakistan
Date:                           Saturday, September 27, 2014
Time:                          9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Facilitator:                 Mr. Sadiq Merchant, Executive Committee Member, ASSET

In view of limited seats available, prior registration for this workshop is mandatory. Kindly confirm your participation latest by Thursday, September 25, 2014 at registration@ptan.org or call 36826991-94/36347611-14 Ext. 8554/8556, as this will facilitate us in organising the workshop effectively.

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

EYLA session titled "Social-Emotional Development" on September 20, 2014


Dear Members,

On behalf of EYLA Executive Committee, we would like to invite you for the EYLA workshop to be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014.

Title:               Social-Emotional Development

Objectives of the workshop
  • What is emotional development?
  • Research findings on early social-emotional development
  • Emotional development in various stages of life
  • Teaching social-emotional skills to young children
   Date:            Saturday, September 20, 2014
   Timing:        From 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
 Venue:   Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development (AKU-    IED)
   Facilitator:   Ms. Zohra Kurji, Associate Professor, AKUSON &
                    Ms. Zahra Shaheen, Executive Committee Member, EYLA

Registration will start from Friday, September 19, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Since seating at the workshop is limited, aspiring participants must confirm their participation at registration@ptan.org or phone # 36826991-4/36347611-4 Ext. 8554/8556. Available seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and the registration will be closed once the workshop has been fully subscribed.

(Please note that the request for confirmation, for attending the workshop, sent through e-mails or phone calls received before Friday, September 19, 2014 will not be accepted. Members sending their confirmations through e-mails should send their e-mails from 8:30 a.m. (PST) on Friday, September 19, 2014.  Any e-mail received on Friday, September 19, 2014 before 8:30 a.m. (PST) will not be accepted)