State Board of Education | Sheraton Greensboro Hotel Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC 55TH CONFERENCE ON EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN The KNOWLEDGE TEACH, PASSION to the CAREto PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA Department of Public Instruction :: Exceptional Children Division NOVEMBER 7 - 9, 2005 http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/conference IT'S CONFERENCE TIME AGAIN Exceptional Children. This annual gathering of teachers, related services personnel, administrators, embraces all that is good about our call as educational professionals. ever before. The emphasis upon educational research and the use of evidence-based practices in all areas of our work - curriculum development, assessment, and instruction - is greatly welcomed, and is making a difference for good in the lives of children and youth with disabilities. The implementation of effective assessment and teaching practices is only as good as the attitude of caring that ensures that the one sacred moment in our profession - when teacher and student come together - is maintained. School personnel exhibit their passion for caring every day as they come into that sacred moment with the 1.3 million students in North Carolina schools. the first move. The real purpose of trying to open doors for children is not to divert them or amuse of living. For those of us who care what become of our children, the challenge is always there." This is the year we salute teachers at the conference. to those teachers and related services personnel who have been identified by their school systems as teachers of excellence. personnel who exemplify all that is embodied in the conference theme: Passion to Care. He has captured national attention Don't miss hearing Ron! Join us for this enriching professional experience. Participate in the 80 instructional sessions, educational materials and equipment that support teaching and learning. Plan to attend, enjoy the company of friends, learn much, and return home refreshed and renewed for the challenge of bringing new learning into the lives of your students. The Exceptional Children Division staff and I will see you in Greensboro in November! GET READY. With much excitement the Exceptional Children Division announces the 55th Conference on college-university faculty members, parents and vendors is one of the highlights of the school year. This year's theme, The Knowledge to Teach, The Passion to Care, We know more about the science and art of teaching than I'm reminded of Arthur Gordon's admonition to teachers in his book, A Touch of Wonder: "To care you have to surrender the armor of indifference. You have to be willing to act, to make ourselves; it is to build eager, outgoing attitudes toward the demanding and complicated business Teachers rise to this challenge. In our small way, we take time to say thank you These teachers represent the many, many other teachers and related services The Knowledge to Teach, the We are most fortunate to have Ron Clark as the Plenary presenter. with his insights into teaching and for his advocacy for children and teachers. We are honored to claim him as a former NC teacher. institutes and program displays offered. Talk with the vendors who will be exhibiting the latest in Mary N. Watson, Director, Exceptional Children Division AMONG THE PRESENTERS Linzy Abraham Paula Collins Lois Huffman Patsy Pierce Robert Alexander Laura Elliott Brian Keough Nora Poisella Kenn Apel Edwin Ellis Tzena Keyes Patricia Reavis Nellie Aspel Mike Fagbemi Howard Knoff Brenda Scott Susan Assouline Sharon Griffin Ann Majestic Cindy Szulewski-Booth Belinda Black Gretchen Hanser Chet McKee Tony Troop Donna Brearley Deborah Hatton Pam Moser John Woodward Nicholas Colangelo Teresa Holmes Ed O'Leary Martha Worley CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS PLENARY SESSION Ron Clark, who was named as Disney's American Teacher of the Year, will be this year's featured speaker. More information on Ron is located in the Conference Sessions At-A-Glance section on pages 4 and 5. EXHIBITS Special times are included in the Conference agenda for browsing among the wide array of exhibitors. Educational material and equipment representing the latest and best on the market will be available for view, demonstration and purchase. POSTER DISPLAYS Poster displays that emphasize best educational practices for exceptional children services will be presented. Statewide initiatives, including the Instructional Consultation Team, Response-to-Intervention pilot, and Project Bright IDEA, will be featured. State Improvement Grant programs, Occupational Course of Study activities and transition activities also will be included. COMPUTER LAB An interactive computer lab will be available throughout the conference. Participants can drop in and learn about strategies, software and hardware to help with reading, content learning, computer access, communication and much more. CONFERENCE INSTITUTES Tuesday, November 8, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday, November 9, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM • Academically/Intellectually Gifted (Begins Tuesday, November 8, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM) • Administrators' Institute (Begins Tuesday, November 8, 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM) • Occupational Therapy Institute (Begins Tuesday, November 8, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM) • Physical Therapy Institute (Begins Tuesday, November 8, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM) • Speech-Language Pathology Institute (From Tuesday, November 8, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM through Wednesday, November 9, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM) 6:00 PM PM Early Bird Registration CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2005 -7:30 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005 8:30 AM -4:30 PM AIG Institute Administrators' Institute OT Institute PT Institute 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM SLP Institute MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2005 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005 Registration Exhibits Instructional Sessions Plenary Session with Keynote Address Instructional Sessions Teachers of Excellence Awards and Reception Post-Reception Music and Fun 7:30 AM -1:00 PM Registration 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast 7:30 AM - 11:00 PM Exhibits 8:30 AM - 12:00 NOON Instructional Sessions 8:30 AM -4:30 PM AIG Institute 12:30 PM -5:00 PM Administrators' Institute 1:00 PM -4:00 PM OT Institute PT Institute SLP Institute CONFERENCE SESSIONS AT-A-GLANCE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2005 BEST PRACTICE UPDATE SESSIONS Singapore Math Overview of State Data NCLB Data University of North Carolina The Hitchhikers Instructional for Gifted Preschool about EC Update Kansas Learning Positive Behavior Guide to the Consultation 8:30 AM to 2004-05 Strategies: Support Initiative Response-to-Teams: 9:30AM Students Foundations Children What's Happening Update Intervention Effective with Them in NC Project Intervention PLENARY SESSION 10:00 AM to Ron Clark will be the featured speaker at this year's conference. His work with special needs children in rural North Carolina and New York City (Harlem) has gained national attention. Ron has been called "America's Educator," and 11:30 AM has appeared on the Today Show and the Oprah Winfrey Show, and was named Disney's American Teacher of the Year. His book, The Essential 55, which was on the NY Times Best Seller List for 13 weeks, addresses manners, respect INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS 1:00PM to 2:30PM 3:00PM to 4:30PM A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Brightest Students (overview) Second Step Curriculum: Adaptations for Preschool Children with Disabilities Behavior as Communication and its Applications with the Focus on Deaf-Blind Individuals ‘Makes Sense' Strategies for Accessing the General Education Curriculum PT 1 Direct Learning that Sticks Spelling Instruction: PT 1 Putting Data into Action Harassment & Fighting: Functional Assessment Interventions Accelerating Exceptional Child Why Integrated Therapies and Itinerant ECSE? Myths, Strategies, and Documentation Fostering Reading and Students with Multiple Needs, Including Deaf- Blindness ‘Makes Sense' Strategies for Accessing the General Education Curriculum PT 2 Direct Learning That Sticks Spelling Instruction: PT 2 Putting Data into Action Harassment & Fighting: Functional Assessment Interventions Academically/ Intellectually Gifted Early Childhood Deaf-Blind/ General Curricula General Curricula General Curricula General Curricula General Curricula TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005 Back America's Vocabulary: It's Not About the Friday Test Bullying, Teasing & Taunting, & School-Wide the Twice Writing for Vocabulary: It's Not About the Friday Test Bullying, Teasing & Taunting, & School-Wide MU/ S-PMD INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Brightest Students Serving Preschoolers in Natural Environments Using Age- Appropriate Literature Adolescents with Moderate/Severe Disabilities Spelling Instruction: About the PT 1 An Essential Link in the Language Chain PT 1 The Challenges Achieving Mathematical Competence in a Standards- Basic Components of the IEP Positive Behavior Support in the Small District A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Brightest Students (continued) Language Acquisition the Home Language Matter? Literacy Essentials for Children in the Birth- to-Five Cognitive Range Spelling Instruction: About the PT 2 An Essential Link in the Language Chain PT 2 The Challenges Achieving Mathematical Competence in a Standards- Question and Answer Session About the IEP Positive Behavior Support and Classroom Strategies AIG Institute* Early Childhood Reading Spelling Math IEP Positive Behavior Instructional Support AM to NOON 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM Back America's and Technology to Teach It's Not Friday Test Writing: We Face in Based World Back America's Second in Your Children: Would Losing It's Not Friday Test Writing: We Face in Based World (Tuesday and Wednesday) Writing 10:30 *Prior registration required for AIG Institute. All instructional session titles are tentative and may be changed before the conference. For schedule updates, refer to the Conference web page at www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/conference/ Disproportionality: What Educators Medicaid CECAS Best Practices The Fair Labor NC Training Humor: An Mediation & Present Data Should Know about Billing for Improvements in Autism Standards Act (FLSA) Support for Antidote for Facilitated the Multiple Response and Community-Preschool and Teacher Ills IEP Meetings: on Risk Analysis System as a New Related and Project Based Vocational Special Needs Benefits of Earlyby Region Division of Social Services Update Training for Conflict Resolution Services Process Exceptional Children Transportation and how to make a difference in the lives of children. His latest book, The Essential 11, lists the qualities that help teachers and parents motivate children and youth toward academic and personal success. Conference participants will not want to miss this humorous and heartwarming message of hope and dedication. North Carolina is proud to claim Ron as one of its own. Educational Interpreting: Making Things Better for Children Auditory-Oral for Students with Impaired Hearing PT 1 Improving Materials and Strategies for Students with Impairment Social Skills Instruction for Students with Autism: What Do I Need to Know? A Research- Based Mathematics Program for PT 1 IDEA 2004 Services Communication Across the Curriculum IDEA 2004 -Humor: An Antidote for Moving Forward on Achieving Equality for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Students: A National Agenda Auditory-Oral for Students with Impaired Hearing PT 2 Literacy Development Children with Impairments Something to Communication Strategies for Students with Autism A Research- Based Mathematics Program for PT 2 Outcomes Project-Meeting Needs of Students and Requirements Delivering Math Instruction in the Adapted Classroom IDEA 2004 -Humor: An Antidote for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Speech- Language Impaired Impaired Autistic General Curricula Secondary Education Adaptive Curriculum State/Federal Regulations Other Techniques Vision: Cortical Visual Number Worlds: Young Children and Transition What's New? Teacher Ills Techniques for Young Visual Let's Give Them Talk About: Number Worlds: Young Children Transition the Transition the Transition What's New? Teacher Ills Visually Creating Culturally Responsive Educational Systems Classroom Demonstration + Coaching = Excellence: A Formula for Success Updating the NC Alternate Assessment Portfolio Basic Level Assessment Changes for 2005-2006 Accommodations for High Stakes Students with Mild Disabilities Assistance Instructional Partnering for Success through State Improvement Project II & IDEA 2004 Update Procedural Pitfalls The Role of Instructional Assessment in Achieving Quality & Learning Creating Culturally Responsive Educational Systems Classroom Demonstration + Coaching = Excellence: A Formula for Success Curricular Implications for Assessing Literacy Using the NCAAP Alternate Assessment Changes for 2006-2007 Classroom Accommodations -A Link to Success Features that Support Literacy Development IDEA 2004 Update Mediation & Facilitated IEP Meetings: Benefits of Early Conflict Resolution The Positive Impact of Instructional on Disproportional Placements in Special Education Cultural Diversity Instructional Coaching State Assessment State Assessment State Assessment Instructional Principals Parent- Professional Collaboration Other Testing for Technology & Technology- Making AYP How to Avoid Teaching Typical Technology Working Smarter: Consultation Teams Technology NOTE: Several instructional sessions will have follow-up training opportunities throughout the 2005-2006 school year. CONFERENCE INFORMATION UPDATES http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/conference/ Go to the 55th Conference on Exceptional Children web site for updated conference information, schedules, exhibitor lists, links and more! Additional questions may be directed to David Mills, Conference Chair, at 919.807.3982 or dmills@dpi.state.nc.us. REGISTRATION Complete the Registration Form that is enclosed. The deadline for early registration is October 21, 2005. Payment of all fees must accompany a completed registration form. Questions regarding conference registration should be directed to Tony Mitchell at 919.807.3992 or tmitchel@dpi.state.nc.us. ON-SITE REGISTRATION On-site registration will be available at the Koury Convention Center. The registration desk will be open as follows: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM REGISTRANTS WITH DISABILITIES Special assistance requests should be noted in the space provided on the Registration Form and submitted by October 14, 2005. Persons who plan to register on-site and who will need special assistance must contact Tom Winton with the Exceptional Children Division (919.807.3988 or twinton@dpi.state.nc.us) no later than October 21, 2005. REFUNDS Registration fee refunds will be made only upon written request no later than October 21, 2005. Mail refund requests to Conference Registrar, NC Department of Public Instruction, 6356 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6356. A $25.00 processing fee will be deducted from all refunds. HOTEL Sheraton Greensboro Hotel At Four Seasons 3121 High Point Road Greensboro, NC 27407 336.292.9161 Sales & Reservations: 1.800.242.6556 http://www.kourycenter.com Room Rate: 1- 4 persons; $114 + tax Reservation Deadline: October 6, 2005 Make hotel reservations directly with Sheraton Greensboro Hotel. Be sure to mention the group name 55th Conference on Exceptional Children to receive the group rate. LICENSURE CREDIT One unit of licensure renewal credit will be offered for participants who attend ten hours of Conference activities. To qualify, participants must attend the Plenary Session and Instructional Sessions, participate in the Exhibitor Connection and turn in a completed Conference Evaluation Form. Persons who register for and attend special institutes or workshops may qualify for additional units of credit. TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE services personnel who are selected by their school systems, charter schools and schools within the Departments of Health and Human Services, Juvenile Justice and Correction, will be honored for their innovative instructional programs or methodologies that have demonstrated positive outcomes for students with disabilities or students classified as gifted. All conference participants are invited to the Monday reception held at 6:00 p.m. honoring the exceptional children teachers and related services personnel who have made significant contributions to the education of exceptional children and youth. AWARDS AND RECEPTION Exceptional Children Teachers of Excellence will be recognized at the conference. Teachers and related . . REGISTRATION FORM 55TH CONFERENCE ON EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE. ONE FORM PER PERSON PLEASE. Name SS# Address City State Zip Work Phone ( ) Home Phone ( ) Fax ( ) Email School/Employer Title (Check all that apply)  Special Ed. Teacher  General Ed. Teacher  Special Ed. Administrator  General Ed. Administrator  Student  Related Service Provider  Paraprofessional  Parent  Advocate  College/University Faculty  Other (specify) I need the following accommodations:  Interpreter (specify language)  Braille Materials  Other (please specify) (Check One Only) Early Registration Late Registration (Until October 21) (After October 21 & On-Site)  General Conference (GC) only $100 $120  GC and Academically/Intellectually Gifted Institute $250 Not available (Early registration required)  GC and Administrators' Institute $150 Not available (Early registration required)  GC and Occupational Therapy Institute $100 $120  GC and Physical Therapy Institute $100 $120  GC and Speech-Language Pathology Institute $100 $120  Full-time Student (General Conference) $ $ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES $ 25 $ 35 TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED PAYMENT INFORMATION NOTE: A check or money order must accompany this form. Credit cards are not accepted. MAKE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Cash Management Section 6336 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6336 DPI USE ONLY Receipt Budget Code: 0802-43560000003-200021146 Sheraton Greensboro Hotel Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC 55TH CONFERENCE ON EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN The KNOWLEDGE TEACH, PASSION to the CAREto Inquiries or complaints should be directed to: NOVEMBER 7 - 9, 2005 http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/conference In compliance with federal law, NC Public Schools administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. Dr. Elsie C. Leak, Associate Superintendent : : Office of Curriculum and School Reform Services 6307 Mail Service Center : : Raleigh, NC 27699-6307 : : Telephone 919-807-3761 : : Fax 919-807-3767 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN DIVISION 6356 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6356