Educators and parents of Down syndrome children have been invited to a two-day workshop on teaching mathematics to students with Down syndrome and cognitive disabilities.  The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 20-21 at the Kelly Center, 2820 Stadium Drive on the TCU campus.
 
Cost is $25 per person, which includes breakfast, lunch, a book and a DVD. Register by March 8 with Jacqueline D’Angelo at ext. 5884 or at j.n.dangelo@tcu.edu.
 
Facilitators will be Bernadette Wieser and Anita Hotter from the acclaimed Down Syndrome Center of Leoben, Austria, who have developed a unique curriculum that enables people with Down syndrome to master simple arithmetic through the use of their hands.
 
This event is sponsored by The ANSERS Institute in the TCU College of Education, The Morris Foundation of Fort Worth, along with a memorial gift honoring the late Keith and Linda Reimers Mixson.