Presenters: Dan Koken, Denver Test Prep; Brandon Slade, Untapped Learning; Aaron Buchanan, Aspire Education Services

About the Event: Participants will hear from a reputable panel of local tutors and executive functioning coaches about their interventions and how they work with students with learning differences. Participants will learn how to improve their reports and recommendations to best help their clients grow.

Location: 
University of Denver, Ammi Hyde Building, room TBD, 2450 S Vine St, Denver, CO 80210
or
Virtual over Zoom
 
Learning Objectives:

1. Identify evidence-based interventions used by tutors and executive functioning coaches to support students with learning differences.

2. Describe strategies for collaborating with educational professionals to enhance student outcomes.

3. Analyze case examples to understand how individualized approaches address specific learning needs.

4. Apply best practices to improve the quality and specificity of reports and recommendations for students with learning differences.

The Presenters:
Dan Kokel: Dan Koken is the Founder and CEO of Denver Test Prep (DTP), an education company with the unique mission of providing high impact tutoring for students at opposite extremes of the income spectrum. In addition to test prep and academic tutoring, DTP specializes in delivering customized reading intervention and executive functioning support programs. Dan also serves as Board Chair of Learning Ally, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy for students with reading differences, including dyslexia.

Brandon Slade: Brandon struggled with academics throughout high school, but in college, he recognized that his brain did not work like his peers’. After receiving an ADHD diagnosis, Brandon aims to better understand how the ADHD brain works. After teaching special education and as a school psychologist, he started Untapped Learning. Untapped's mission is to help students with executive function challenges, specifically ADHD and dyslexia.

Aaron Buchanan: Aaron is a science, math, and SAT/ACT tutor who has been in the education industry for over 9 years, primarily working with students in middle school through college. He has lived in Colorado for 10 years, and most of his clients are in Douglas County. 

Location: Virtual and in-person available
 
Schedule:
9 to 10 am: Presenter introductions and philosophies.
10 to 11 am: Discussion with CAS board members and psychologists in the community