Systems Change for Effective Inclusive Education
Changing
across levels require a change in the way both general educators and
special educators teach and collaborate.
In this strand, several different approaches to address the
barriers and identify solutions so that students with disabilities can be
included as members of their school districts will be presented.
Thursday,November 10, 2005
8:30 am - 10:45 am
How to Best Teach Students About Best Practices
How we best train teachers of students with severe disabilities is of
critical importance for impacting the lives of those students.
The purpose of this presentation is to present information
regarding teaching about best practices to undergraduate and graduate
students.
Speakers: Keith Storey, Martin Agran, Mary Beth Doyle, Rachel Janney,
Fred Spooner, Paul Bates
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Developing an Inclusive Elementary School - Lessons Learned
Roundtable
Luncheon
This presentation will briefly describe the challenges and successes
encountered by faculty, students, and parents as they transformed the
school from a traditional pull-out special education model to an inclusive
model.
Speakers: Keith Hyatt, Ana C. DaSilva Iddings, Scott Ober
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Unified Schools: An
Initiative for System Collaboration
The Unified Schools Initiative is a school reform model that brings
together, two very distinct systems, general and special education through
increased collaboration and strategic planning.
This initiative aligns each school's mission with their data,
provides an increase in new learning, increases collaborative teaming
through school restructuring and increases student achievement for all
students.
Speakers: Kelli Pender, Lynda Leavitt
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
All Children, All Together, All the Time: A
Michigan
Model for Universal Education
Everyone
Together is a parent-driven project seeking to promote inclusion by
jump-starting a movement for 'all children, all together, all the time.'
Members of the project's advisory council will share the vision of
Universal Education, which is inherently inclusive, our progress, and the
hurdles we still face as we move into year four of this five-year project.
Speakers: Carolyn Das
Friday, November 11, 2005
9:45 am - 10:45 am
The Sustainability of Integrated Comprehensive Service Delivery:
One District's Story
The
presenters will share their findings of a Midwest suburban school district
and the variables associated with sustaining integrated comprehensive
services at a elementary, middle and high school for all learners,
especially those students with significant disabilities.
Speakers: Elise M. Frattura-Kampschroer, Nancy Rice
9:45 am - 12:00 pm
New Mexico's LRE Initiative: A Collaboratively Developed And
Implemented Systems Change Plan
Among
the activities and results of New Mexico’s 5-year LRE initiative
collaboratively developed and implemented by State Department, university,
and school district personnel, parents, consultants, and advocates
discussed will be LRE Quality Practices, assessment tools, training,
lighthouses, and community outreach.
Speakers: Richard A. Villa, Susan Martinez, Liz B. Keefe, Frances Duff,
Stan Augustin, Chris Chapman
11:00
am - 12:00 pm
Teacher Preparation for Inclusive Education
Ever
wonder about the impact of regular education teacher preparation on
inclusive schooling? Join the
faculty of
Augustana
College
's education department for a discussion of their program and how
inclusive experiences are built into every teaching candidate's
experiences.
Speakers: Stacey Skoning, Jack Garrett, Charles Hyser, Randall Hengst,
Melissa McBain, Mike Schroeder
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Collaborative Leadership and Change to Address the Paraprofessional
Dilemma in an Inclusive School
An
inclusive school implemented a substantial shift in the utilization of
paraprofessionals. The session
focuses on the: (1) factors leading to the changes, (2) process used to
self-assess and action-plan, and (3) set of actions taken and impact.
Speakers: Michael F. Giangreco, Carter Smith
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Global Lessons on Inclusive Education: How did they do it? How do we do
it?!
This
presentation will share the global lessons on inclusive education that the
presenters have identified through their studies of experiences of
various parts of the world, such as
UK
,
Italy
,
Canada
,
Brazil
, US, etc. Two foci of this presentation will be: a) Models for policies
and legal frameworks; and b) Models for change toward inclusive education.
Speakers: Maho Kasahara, Nicole DeClouette
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Weaving a BRAID:
School District
Systems Change through Parent-Professional Partnership
Through
collaborative partnerships, parents and school district can find common
ground to begin building a system where all children are equitably
educated. Learn about specific components including parent mentors, parent
advisory boards, effective written communication, and activities to build
trust.
Speakers: Anna Stewart, Annette Stewart, Diane Mosley
Saturday, November 12, 2005 – Poster Sessions
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Improving Services for Children with Special
Needs without Straining a District's Financial Budget
Wisconsin's
Racine Unified School District will present their "District Wide
Early Childhood/Pre-K-12 Autism Leadership Team Consultant" position,
developed to meet the needs of students with autism without adding a lot
of financial strain to an already taxed school budget.
Speakers: Laroye Lynn Stansberry-Brusnahan, Julie Arens, Dawn Tierney,
Nancy Nielsen, Julie Ellis
An
Inclusive
School
Culture
Learn
about a new tool which describes what an inclusive school culture looks
like and allows schools to review their own practices and attitudes. It
focuses on inclusion of everyone - principals, educators, all students,
support staff and parents.
Speakers: Laurie Thompson, Linda Mollenhauer, Catherine Montreuil,
Diane Graham
Pioneering
Spirit: Re-Envisioning Services for Students with Visual and Significant
Cognitive Impairments
Educational
teams are often overwhelmed by fragmented teacher preparation programs,
personnel shortages, oversized caseloads, unique intervention strategies,
student outcomes, and inappropriate expectations. Factors affecting the
quality of services provided to students with significant cognitive and
visual impairments will be discussed.
Speakers: Kara Halley, Loana Mason
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