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Professional Development Credit
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Teachers, educators, school psychologists, clinicians and other professionally licensed personnel may receive a Certificate of Attendance for hours completed for attending this conference. Certificates of attendance are suitable for use to meet professional development requirements. Attendees can earn 15-23 contact hours of credit for attending any of the three-day conferences, and pre- and post--conference workshops. Earn 15-21 hours. 10 contact hours = 1 CEU or 10 PDPs and CEs.
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Speech/Language Pathologists:
Learning Objectives for Speech-Language Professionals: Upon completion of this conference, speech-language pathologists should be able to:
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Pediatricians, Physicians, Neurologists & Psychiatrists (CME-Medical Education is not offered): CME (Medical Credits)are not being provided at this time for this Learning & the Brain conferencef. Check back in the future for CME availability at future conferences.
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Psychologists & School Psychologists: ( CE credits) Public Information Resources, Inc. (PIRI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists and school psychologists. PIRI maintains responsibility for the program.
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Public Information Resources, Inc. (PIRI) is approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer CEU credits for certified counselors nationwide. PIRI is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to offer CE credits to California Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT); Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW); Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEP); MFT Interns; and Associate Clinical Social Workers (ASW) in the State of California.
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Social Workers: (Cat. 1 credits): Public Information Resources, Inc., has been approved to provide up to 21 Category I credits to social workers through the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) collaborative |
Educators: (PDPs, CEUs, CEs): |
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| School Nurses: (RN) in MA, PA, & NJ |
In Massachusetts, PIRI is registered as a provider with the Massachusetts Department of Education for educators and school nurses. Mass. school nurses and educators are required to complete 10 hours on a given topic and must have an end-of-course assessment by which the participant demonstrates learning. Contact hours earned in separate workshops may be combined to attain the 10 hours as long as there is a similar theme. PIRI is approved by the New Jersey Department of Education: ID#3136. Pennsylvania Certified School Nurses should be sure that educational offerings by PIRI are included in your school district's approved Professional Education Plan, in order to have PIRI's Nursing Contact Hours recognized toward Act 48 requirements. PIRI is an approved ACT 48 professional development provider with the PA Department of Education. Earn 15-21 contact hours toward your nursing recertification.
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Apply to Your Own Professional Organization/District
for Credits: ( CE credits)
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Public Information Resources, Inc. (PIRI) may not be approved by your professional organization to offer continuing education credits. However, you can submit your own request to your organization for approval to receive credits at the conference. Simply submit the following documents to your organization to request CE approval. Print the Conference Program and Schedule, Conference Brochure, and the Evaluation Form sample documents and submit them to you organization or district for approval. If you would like us to appy for credits with a specific organization, please contact Kelly Williams at 781-449-4010 ext. 105.
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To obtain a certificate of attendance with your total contact (clock) hours, you must complete the evaluation form and questionnaire of the Program Book that you receive at the conference. You must leave the form at the registration desk when you are finished with the conference. You will not receive any Professional Development Credit unless you complete the evaluation form. Documentation of attendance will be mailed to you 3-4 weeks after the conference has been completed. For PDP and CEU information, call 781-449-4010 ext. 105. |
Continue Your Education & Earn Additional Credit
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As an Attendee, you are invited to submit
an original 3-5 page paper describing how you have applied
information or skills learned at the Learning & the Brain
Conference to your classroom or work with children. Your
paper will be considered for display at a future Learning & the
Brain Conference poster session, publication on the Learning & the
Brain Conference web site, and, if you wish, five (5) extra
hours of professional development credit-time.
* What insights or knowledge did you gain as
a result of attending the conference? * What changes to teaching methods, curriculum, instruction, treatment, etc., did you make based on the ideas, strategies, skills, or research you learned at the conference? * Describe how you went about making those changes to your curriculum, teaching methodology, student assignments, class management, instructional methods, intervention, or class structure based on what you learned at the conference. What process did you use? * Describe the reaction of students, teachers, administrators, parents, peers, or others to any changes you made, and if there was any resistance that prevented you from implementing those changes. * Describe the results of your changes, such as improved student achievement or scores, improvements in teaching, learning, or behavior, and any negative results. * Did the conference cause you to change the way you deal with students who have learning differences, disabilities, or are gifted? If so, how? * Did it change the way you teach or deal with students? Did it change the way students learn? * Did you share what you learned with teachers, administrators, colleagues, or parents? What was their reaction? * Are you better able to identify, help, treat, or assess students with learning disabilities or emotional or social problems as a result of the conference? * Share any ideas for applying brain science to learning, behavior, emotions or motivation. |
Speech/Language
Pathologists: Boston University is approved by the Continuing
Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language
pathology and audiology. This program is offered for 1.6 CEUs
(Intermediate level; Professional area). ASHA CE Provider approval
does not imply endorsement of course, content, specific products,
or clinical procedures. 
National Certified Counselors & California
Therapists, Ed. Psychologists & Social Workers: 
PIRI is also a recognized provider in many state
Departments of Education, including MA, MN, CA, CT, PA, IL, TX,
GA and NJ. The conference also meets the 3-credit course requirement
for vocational education certification and meets teacher recertification
requirements in Massachusetts. Check with your school district
or state education department to make sure you can receive credits
for the conference or if any provider pre-approval requirement
is needed for them to accept credits from the conference. In
Wisconsin, check with your school district for CEU approval for
the conference. Earn 15-21 contact hours toward your recertification.