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T-1 Inclusive Classroom Supports for Students with Labels on the Autism Spectrum: Applying the MACS Model  Presenter: Linda Rammler

Students labeled with autism present unique challenges in any setting. This workshop will provide information on The MACS approach- a model which looks at Movement, Anxiety, Communication, and Sensory challenges as keys to full inclusion through academic achievement, social connections, and positive behavior support.

T-2 Inclusion Through the Front Door  Presenters: Mike Burdge, Cheryl Jorgensen, Anne Denham, Jean Clayton

Begging for inclusive education based on premises of rights and social justice is a strategy that approaches classroom inclusion from a "back door" entry. This presentation, through lecture, discussion, and practice, provides participants with a "front door" process– based on achievement of academic content standards.

T-3 Communication Partnerships: A Framework for Support  Presenters: Marilyn Chadwick, Mayer Shevin, Pascal Crevedi-Cheng, Darlene Hanson, Rosa McAllister and other members of the Centerhill Network

In this workshop, we will be thinking together about the roles of those who provide communication support to those who struggle to be understood. The morning session will focus on participants developing a framework for the support they wish to provide. The afternoon will focus on giving support for effective communication, highlighting different aspects of what it means to be an effective communicator. This workshop will be presented both by professional trainers and by people who use various methods of communication.

T-4 Ally or Albatross? Students’ Reflections on Teacher Aids: What They Said and What We Can Learn  Presenters: Norman Kunc, Mary Beth Doyle, Barb McKenzie, Emma Van der Klift

Teacher aids have been seen as an integral part of inclusive education, whether providing physical support, helping with schoolwork or facilitating friendships. However, new research based on interviews with students who have disabilities indicates that teacher aids can be more of a hindrance than a benefit to gaining social acceptance. These findings seem to be symptomatic of a larger issue – how benevolence can undermine friendships and community inclusion. This workshop will examine support, help, and friendship. Specifically it will address the roles that teacher aids assume in inclusive classrooms and how to avoid the pitfalls of these roles. We will discuss the central aspects of respectful support and share suggestions on facilitating authentic friendships between students with disabilities and their peers.

T-5 Working Together: A Collaborative Team Approach to Conducting Functional Assessments and Designing Behavior Support Plans  Presenters: Sharon Lorhmann, Mark Palmieri, and Laura Greene

During this workshop, participants will learn a collaborative approach for conducting functional assessments and designing behavior support plans. Participants will receive a copy of TASH’s Working Together Guide along with a step-by-step illustration of how to conduct functional assessments and design behavior support plans within the context of team planning. This session is applicable for school and adult services personnel, and families.

T-7 Using Multiple Intelligences to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms  Presenters: Mara Sapon-Shevin and Robin Smith

This highly participatory workshop will emphasize use of multiple intelligences to enhance academic and social engagement and establish a competence-oriented learning community. Participants will experience music, art, cooperative games, body sculpture, and kinesthetic games to support academics in inclusive classrooms along with other approaches that support "whole brain" or "brain compatible" learning. We will discuss applications at all grade levels and particular students the participants may have in mind.

T-8 You're Already Enough: Finding Self-Confidence in Relationships Among People with Challenging Behaviors  Presenters: Mayer Shevin and David Pitonyak

We all lack self-confidence from time to time. Being among people who exhibit behaviors we find difficult can make us feel that way most of the time. We may feel the situation demands us to be better, smarter, stronger or braver than who we think we are. But what if being imperfect, if being less than we think we should be, is exactly what's needed? What if we are able to step away from that perfectionist tendency, what singer Bruce Cockburn calls "the burden of the angel beast"? This workshop is built upon the understanding that there's a powerful, everyday magic that happens when imperfect humans actually show up for the task at hand. Both presenters have developed and worked with a variety of activities, exercises and resources that revolve around a common core concept: You can do this * you're already enough.

T-9 Providing Effective Workplace Support: Finding a balance between natural supports and systematic instruction” Presenters: Teresa Grossi, Michael Callahan, Norciva Shumpert, Ellen Condon, John Butterworth

This session will provide information on successful strategies for resolving the tension between the systematic instruction and support needs of persons with significant intellectual disabilities and the need for natural, typical supports potentially available from and in community workplaces. Topics covered will include: purchasing job supports with self directed accounts, employer directed support plans, job analysis, and SSA and employment related activities for transition services.
 

T-10 Canceled