Past Initiatives

Previous Saturday Workshop Series

2008-2009

• Assessment for English Language Learners, Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, Ed.D.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Response to Intervention for English Language Learners, Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa, Ed.D., Cristina Roof, M.Ed.
  Brochure [pdf]
• What K-12 Teachers Need to Know about Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Bart Pisha, Ed.D.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Going Digital - Leveraging Technology to Implement Universal Design for Learning, Sue Cusack, M.Ed.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Executive Functions and Self-regulatory Processes, Anthony Bashir, Ph.D.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Building Better Brains for Reading, Steve Wilkins, M.Ed.
  Brochure [pdf]

2007-2008

• Keeping Students Included: Strategies for Inclusive Education and Effective Classroom Management, Alan D. Ripp, M.Ed.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Teaching Self-Advocacy: Youth Take the Lead in Educational Planning and Developing Inclusive Postsecondary Options, Maria Paiewonsky, Ed.D. and Nancy Hurley, M.S.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments & Writing Behavior Support Plans - Demystifying the Process, Dina A. Traniello, Ed.D.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Preventing Harassment, Bullying, and Hate Crimes in Schools: A Comprehensive Approach to Transforming School Climate, Richard W. Cole, Esq.
  Brochure [pdf]

2006 - 2007

• Integrating Reading and Writing Skills with Social Studies Content, Ann Dolbear
  Brochure [pdf]
• Assessment: What Do the Numbers Mean, and What Should We Do?, Veronica I. Kenney, M.Ed.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Teaching and Learning Arithmetic through an Algebraic Perspective, Anne M. Collins
  Brochure [pdf]
• Language Differences versus Learning Disabilities, Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa
  Brochure [pdf]

Past Forums

2008 - 2009

• Meeting the Needs of Children with Autism - What professionals need to know about special education law: Highlighting recent changes to the state & federal law impacting children with ASD, Julia K. Landau, Esq. and Amy Gordon
  Brochure [pdf]

2007-2008

• Navigating the Transition Planning Process: A Workshop for Parents and Youth with Disabilities , Arlyn Roffman, Ph.D.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Protecting Students from Harassment, Bullying and Hate Crimes in Schools, Richard Cole, Esq.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Identifying Characteristics of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Michael Ching, M.D., Eugenia Chan, M.D., and Michael Neessen, PsyD.
  Brochure [pdf]
• Adolescents Who Struggle in School: Lessons from Research and Practice - Donald D. Deshler, Ph.D.Brochure [pdf]

2006-2007

• Eliminating Ableism in Education, Thomas Hehir, Ed.D.
  Brochure [pdf]