CONFERENCE AGENDA                            Sunday, October 23, 2011                  Conference 2011 home  

11:00 AM-Noon         

Registration in the Conference Lobby

12:00-1:30 PM

Featured Speaker: Dinah Zike, Dinah-Might Adventures, “FOLDABLES ACROSS THE K-12 CURRICULUM”

1:30-1:45 PM

Break

1:45-2:45 PM

Dinah Zike, “FOLDABLES ACROSS THE K-12 CURRICULUM”, continued

2:45-3:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

3:00 – 4:00 PM         

Concurrent Sessions

·         Teachers’ Perspectives on How to Cope with a Learning Disability: Been There, Done That-- with Success!  

Dawn Behan, Ph.D., Denise Little, and Janisse Pietri, Mount Mercy College      

·         From Disability to Possibility: The Power of High Expectations

Karen Thompson and Paula Connolly, ASK Resource Center

·         Real World Behavior: Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities

Ellen O’Keefe, Sara Colony, and Tara Ferriter; Mount Mercy College

·         Entitlement to Special Education Services

Curt Sytsma, Attorney and Special Education Advocate

·         After High School- What??

Representatives from Iowa Colleges and Universities

4:00-4:15 PM        

Exhibit Hall

4:15 – 5:15 PM         

Concurrent Sessions

·         Teachers’ Perspectives on How to Cope with a Learning Disability: Been There, Done That-- with Success! 

Dawn Behan, Ph.D., Denise Little, and Janisse Pietri, Mount Mercy College     

·         From Disability to Possibility: The Power of High Expectations

Karen Thompson and Paula Connolly, ASK Resource Center

·         Real World Behavior: Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities

Ellen O’Keefe, Sara Colony, and Tara Ferriter; Mount Mercy College

·          Entitlement to Special Education Services

Curt Sytsma, Attorney and Special Education Advocate

·         After High School- What??

Representatives from Iowa Colleges and Universities

5:30-6:30 PM

6:30-7:30 PM      

Social Hour Dinner

Included in conference registration!

CONFERENCE AGENDA                      Monday, October 24, 2011

7:30- 8:00 AM

Registration in the Conference Lobby

8:00-8:30 AM

Opening Address:  “State of Special Education in Iowa”

Martin Ikeda, Ph.D., Chief, Bureau of Student and Family Support Services , Iowa Department of Education 

8:30-10:00 AM

Featured Speaker:Dr. Laura Riffel, “The Behavior Doctor”,

“POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES”

10:00-10:30 AM

Exhibit Hall

10:30 –Noon

Dr. Laura Riffel, “POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES”, continued

Noon-1:00 PM

Lunch in the Holidome……………….….Awards…………………….Print and Prize Raffles

1:00-2:00 PM         

Concurrent Sessions

·         Preference for Mode of Directive in Children with Language Learning Disabilities

Lynn Richman, Ph.D., and Thomasin McCoy, Ph.D., University of Iowa Hospitals, Pediatrics

·         30 Myths in 30 Minutes

Thomas Mayes, Legal Consultant, IA Dept. of Education

·         CASE: Effective Transition Curriculum

Arlys Cauwels, Hawarden, IA

·         Evidence-based practices for behavior management: What they are and where to find them

Dr. Frank W. Kohler, UNI

·         The Assignment Completion Strategy

Paula Hamp, West High School, Sioux City, LDA-IA Board Member

2:00- 2:15 PM      

Exhibit Hall

2:15- 3:15 PM  

Concurrent Sessions

·         Using Strategies to Improve Learning in Content Areas

Charlotte Stangeland and Cathy Smith, William Penn University

·         Free and Cheap Tools to Support Students with Learning Disabilities

Clair Judas, AEA 267

·         CASE: Effective Transition Curriculum

Arlys Cauwels, Hawarden, IA

·         What is Missing in the U.S. School Reform for ADD / ADHD / LD Children? Evidenced-Based Working Memory Training

Charles Shinaver, Ph.D., CogMed Consultant, Pearson Co.

·         Reading For Meaning - Fluently

Carol Ann Kane

3:15 - 3:30 PM    

Exhibit Hall

3:30 - 4:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions

·         Using Strategies to Improve Learning in Content Areas

Charlotte Stangeland and Cathy Smith, William Penn University

·         Free and Cheap Tools to Support Students with Learning Disabilities

Leslie Squires, AEA 267

·         What is Missing in the U.S. School Reform for ADD / ADHD / LD Children? Evidenced-Based Working Memory Training

Charles Shinaver, Ph.D., CogMed Consultant, Pearson Co.

·         The Sentence Writing Strategy

Paula Hamp, West High School, Sioux City, LDA-IA Board Member

·         Reading For Meaning – Fluently

Carol Ann Kane