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| Dr. Guinevere Eden to speak at LEAD Foundation Community Forum |
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The LEAD Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Guinevere Eden from Georgetown University will be the speaker at the May 14th Community Fourm. Her topic, "Insights From Brain Research: Why Reading can be Difficult," will be of interest to parents and educators alike. After receiving her D.Phil. in Physiology from Oxford University, Dr. Eden came to the United States to pursue a Fogarty Fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Since joining the faculty at Georgetown University in 1996, her work has focused on the application of neuroimaging to study the neurological basis of dyslexia. Dr. Eden and her colleges were the first to use MRI imaging to demonstrate differences between individuals with and without dyslexia.
Dr. Eden is currently an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and directs the Center for the Study of Learning. She is the president-elect for the International Dyslexia Association and has written numerous articles and book chapters on reading and learning differences. Dr. Eden speaks widely to both scientific and lay audiences.
This free Community Forum will be held in the Cheyenne Mountain High School at 5:00 p.m., On May 14th. The public is invited.
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| LEAD Program Director Receives American Star of Teaching Award
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 The U.S. Department of Education’s Carolyn Snowbarger, traveled from Washington D.C. to Cheyenne Mountain High School to present the prestigious 2007 No Child Left Behind American Star of Teaching Award to LEAD founder and director, Al Pocock. The award was presented at an all school assembly on Tuesday, August 28. The selection process for the award begins with an elite field of over 4,000 candidates from across the country. The Department of Education recognizes and honors one teacher from each state and the District of Columbia based on the candidates innovative instructional strategies, improving student achievement, and making a difference in the lives of their students. Pocock, a long time special education teacher and department chair at Cheyenne Mountain High School, founded the innovative “Learning and Educating About Disabilities” program in 1997. LEAD is nationally recognized for teaching the skills of self-advocacy and the importance of self-knowledge to students with learning disabilities and AD/HD. The nomination for the award came from the parent of a former LEAD student who credits LEAD for her daughter’s success, both in high school and college. "The skills LEAD students have acquired have not only helped them in college, but are also helping them to be successful adults in the workplace", the nomination states. The award came as a complete surprise to Pocock, who suspected a mistake had been made when he was told to sit with District 12 administrators and dignitaries at the school assembly. Upon accepting the award, Pocock recognized and thanked the students at Cheyenne, who had the guts and courage enough to join LEAD.
LEAD recently received a second honor when Al Pocock was selected to accompany D-12 CMHS principal Paul Martin to the No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Conference in Washington D.C., on November 12 and 13. Cheyenne Mountain was one of only 37 high schools to earn the Blue Ribbon award and one of a select few to be invited to present at the ceremony. Pocock's presentation on the importance of teaching advocacy skills and self knowledge to students with learning disabilities was delivered to representatives from the Department of Education as well as other Blue Ribbon Attendees.
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| 2008 Community Scholarship Winner Announced |
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The Lead Foundation is pleased to announce Charles Ernest John Rodosevich, from Pueblo, Colorado, winner of the 2008 LEAD Foundation Community Scholarship. The selection panel received more then 50 excellent applications from across Colorado. Charlie's understanding of his disability, history of advocacy, determination and work ethic has helped him to become an outstanding student, in spite of dyslexia. In addition to being an honor student at Dolores Huerta Preparatory High School, Charlie is enrolled as an early college student at Pueblo Community College, simultaneously earning a high school diploma and college credit. He is a member of National Honor Society and has made the Principal’s List for holding a GPA of 4.0 or higher every year since 2005.
In addition, seven honorary mentions were selected.
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The LEAD Community Scholarship began three years ago after a LEAD student, seeking financial assistance, discovered that there are few scholarships that recognize the hard work of students with learning disabilities and AD/HD. The ideal candidate for this scholarship is a student who has faced the challenges of having a learning disability and understands that self advocacy and self-knowledge are powerful tools in overcoming those challenges. Applications for the 2009 Community Scholarship will appear on this website in the fall.
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