Preconvention Workshops
Wednesday, April 21
Get your convention experience off to a great start by registering for a full- or half-day workshop. Explore special education’s hottest topics and research in-depth from recognized experts in the field -- and earn CEUs for attending.
You may register for Preconvention Workshops for an additional fee when you register for the Convention & Expo. Please see the Registration and Rates page for more information.
Important information about registering for Preconvention Workshops.
1. The Supervision, Training, and Evaluation of Paraeducators: What Teachers and Administrators Need to Know
Leader: Kent Gerlach, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash.
2. Universal Design for Learning
Leader: Skip Stahl, NIMAS Development Center, Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), Wakefield, Mass.
3. Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Comprehensive Three-tiered Models: The Importance of Screening
Leaders: Kathleen Lynne Lane, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.; Holly Mariah Menzies, California State University, Los Angeles; and Wendy Peia Oakes, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
4. Tools and Techniques for Improving Accommodations Outcomes
Leader: Martha Thurlow and Laurene L. Christensen, National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota
5. Hands-On Mathematics: Learning with Manipulatives
Leaders: Kimberly Paulsen, Sarah Powell, and Pamela Seethaler, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
6. Captivate, Activate, and Invigorate! Engaging the Brains of All Learners
Leader: John Almarode, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
7. Early Language Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Using Enhanced Milieu Teaching
Leader: Ann P. Kaiser, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
8. New and Pending IDEA/NCLB Federal Policy: Implications for Special Educators (half-day, 9 a.m. - noon)
Leaders: Deborah Ziegler and Kim Hymes, Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, Va.
9. Developing CEC Program Reports on the Preparation of Special Education Professionals (NCATE)
Leader: TBD
10. Teaching Life Skills That Work: Life Centered Career Education (LCCE)
Leader: TBD
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