MANILA, Philippines - Patricia Muñoz, a fully-credentialed special education teacher in California, . will hold the following SPED seminars at Protégé SPED center: “How to Cope When Your Child or Student is Special” on Feb. 21, “Preparing an Effective Individualized Education Plan (IEP), a Vital Tool in the SPED Program” on March 7, “Utilizing Effective Strategies to Serve the Needs of Special Children on March 14 and “Implementing an Effective Inclusion Program for Children with Special Needs” on March 28. In the North: “Techniques to Become Educators and Parents to Children with Special Needs” on Feb. 27 to 28 at Montessori de Cagayan, Tuguegarao City (call Teachers Marilou, Chato or Marie at 078-8447716 or 0908-8638528), and in Baguio on March 20 to 21 (call Karen Etulle Fuentes at 0918-9198226 and Josephine Molina at 0921-9965334 of Baguio School of Dance, Music & Arts.
Seminars and classes except for provincial seminars will be held at Protégé SPED Center, Unit 1A Rexxon’s Arcade, 36 Xavierville Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Tel. nos: 0918-3588855; 436-2620; 434-6064. Seminar hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration starts 8 am. Classes on SPED strategies, IEP Writing and Inclusion Program are held daily; basic Sign Language class as scheduled. Munoz offers consultancy on setting up special education schools and programs. For details, call Protégé or e-mail patmunoz2001@yahoo.com.