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Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education Facilities

2011 conferenceRegistration Brochure

friday, november 4, 2011 Baltimore Convention Center

Artwork by Gabrielle W.

Conference WelcomeDear Conference Registrant,

The Maryland Association of Nonpublic Special Education

Facilities (MANSEF), is proud to present this Conference for

special educators, administrators, clinicians, direct care

staff, parents and others working with special needs children

and youth. This one-day conference is designed to provide

valuable training and an opportunity for networking with

your colleagues in the field. MANSEF currently represents

99 schools serving over 4000 children and youth with

disabilities throughout the State of Maryland.

Whether you are new to the field or a seasoned veteran,

we think you will find the information offered and the

opportunity to spend time with your colleagues both

valuable and rewarding. We have encouraged our presenters

to provide practical skills that can be directly applied when

working with our students. We also welcome our parents to

the Conference this year, with several sessions (AM29, AM37,

AM38, PM1) designed specifically to meet your needs.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday, November 4, 2011

at the Baltimore Convention Center.

Sincerely,

Cindy Lamb Conference Chairperson

Dorie Flynn Executive Director

REGISTRATION INFORMATION• Thenon-refundableconferenceregistrationfeeis$40.00 forallparticipants,$20.00forparentsonly.

• Registrationsmustbepostmarkednolaterthan October1,2011.Theregistrationformand instructionsareonthelastpageofthisbooklet.

• [email protected]

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE(CEU’s will not be available)

• ApplicationhasbeenmadetotheMarylandBoardof SocialWorkExaminerstoofferparticipantsCredit Hours(CategoryIandII).

• TheMarylandStateDepartmentofEducationapproves attendanceatthisconferencetowardclockhoursfor renewaloftheAdvancedProfessionalCertificate.

• Allotherprofessionalsshouldcontacttheirownlicensing boardtodetermineifotherprofessionalcreditsare available.

• Certificates of Attendancewillnotbeissuedon conferenceday.Thosewhowishtoreceivecertificates must complete the entire request form included in the Conference Day Program and bring it to the Attendance Certificate Request table in the Exhibit Hall after 2:15 p.m.CertificateswillbemailedinlateDecembertothose eligibleparticipantswhorequestthemonconferenceday.

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Thank YouforHELPINGOUT!

CONFERENCE DAy AGENDA 7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration, Coffee, Exhibits, Arts & Science Festival (Exhibit Hall, 3rd floor, Rooms 307-310) 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony (4th floor, Ballroom I-II) •ColorGuard-TheHarbourSchool •Musicalperformancebystudents •GreetingsfromCynthiaM.Lamb,MANSEF Conference Chairwoman •GreetingsfromDr.TaniaDuBeau,MANSEF President •KeyNoteSpeaker-ByronPitts-Journalist&Author, ChiefNationalCorrespondentfor The CBS Evening News andacontributortothenewsmagazine60 Minutes. 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Morning Workshops (3rd floor conference rooms) 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch–onyourown(pre-orderedboxlunchesmaybe pickedupintherearofthe3rdfloorExhibitHall) Visit Exhibits, School Displays, Arts & Science Festival, Musical Jam session (Exhibit Hall, 3rd floor, Rooms 307-310)

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Afternoon Workshops (3rd floor conference rooms) 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Request Attendance Certificates (3rd Floor Exhibitor Hall)

VENDOR ExHIbITS AND SCHOOL DISPLAyS Be sure to stop by and visit the vendor exhibits and MANSEF member school displays. These will be open all day from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on the 3rd floor Exhibit Hall, rooms 307 - 310. Some vendors will have items available for purchase that day. The following vendors are already confirmed: ABCs for Life Success, TheBenedictineSchool,CollegeLivingExperience,CouncilConnections,EPS/SchoolSpecialtyLiteracy&Intervention,EnvisionTechnology,Inc.,GoucherCollege-GraduatePrograminEducation,Jay&BenBooks;EngagingtheExceptionalChild,KaplanEarlyLearningCompany,LoyolaUniversityMaryland,MayansHandsFoundation,NationalInstituteofMentalHealth,SpecializedCurriculumGroup;HoughtonMifflinHarcourt,StaffingPlus,Inc.,WeinfeldEducationGroup,JessicaKingsleyPublishers,RoseofSharonEquestianSchool,Inc.

MANSEF ARTS & SCIENCE FESTIVAL BesuretocheckouttheworksofourtalentedMANSEFstudentscientistsandartistsandenjoytheperformanceartistsattheOpeningCeremony.TheMANSEFArtshowandScienceDisplaywillbeopenallday.

byron PittsKey Note Speaker

ByronPittswasnamedacontributorto“60Minutes”andchiefnationalcorrespondentfor“TheCBSEveningNewswithKatieCouric”inJanuary2009.His“60Minutes”storieshaverangedfromwarreportinginAfghanistantocelebrityandsportsprofilestoareportonaninnovativeeducationalapproachforat-riskyouth.

OneofCBSNews’leadreportersduringtheSept.11attacks,PittswonanationalEmmyawardforhiscoverage.Laterhewastappedtobeawarcorrespondent,reportingontheinvasionofIraqasanembeddedreporterandwasrecognizedforhisworkunderfire,includinginthedangerousandchaoticsceneinBaghdadwhenU.S.troopsenteredthecity.PittsalsoplayedanintegralroleinCBSNewsreportingotherbigstories,includingHurricaneKatrina,thewarinAfghanistan,themilitarybuildupinKuwait,theFloridafires,theElianGonzalezstory,theFloridapresidentialelectionrecountandthemudslidesinCentralAmerica.

PittswasbornonOct.21,1960,inBaltimore,Md.HewasgraduatedfromOhioWesleyanUniversityin1982withabachelorofartsdegreeinjournalismandspeechcommunication.HeliveswithhiswifeinWeehawken,N.J.

MORNING WORKSHOPS9:45 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.

AM1 SEAMLESS TRANSITION CAN bE A REALITy FOR NONPUbLIC STUDENTSAmy Alvord, Coordinator of Student Services & Transition

Specialist, The Ivymount School, Lu Merrick, Director of Post

High School & Project Search at NIH, Sharon Lynn Nickolaus,

Transition Specialist, The Ivymount School

Aseamlesstransitionispossiblewhenorganizationstake

thetimetoformpartnershipsandcreateprogramsthatbraid

fundingandresourceswiththeoutcomeofcompetitive

employmentwhichbeginseitherwhilestillinschoolor

immediatelyafter.Mandatesdonotalwaysmatchthe

realitiesofmovingfromaworldofentitelmenttoaworldof

eligibility.Thereisoftenagapbetweenthetimeofexitfrom

entitlementservicestothebeginningofadultservices.Many

ofthepositivegainstheseyoungadultshadmadeduringtheir

entitlementarelostduringthisgap.Wewillshareourroadto

asuccessfulseamlesstransitionthroughourProjectSEARCH

programattheNIHClinicalCenter.Wehopetohelpothers

thinkcreativelyaboutdevelopingprogramsthatreflecttrue

partnershipsbetweenbusinesses,vocationalrehabilitation

agencies,communityadultserviceproviders,andeducational

agencies.Weinviteparticipantstosharetheirexperiencesof

successfulseamlesstransitions.

Target Audience: Teachers, Parents, Transition Specialists,

Administrators

AM2 COMPREHENSIVE WAy FOR TRACKING STUDENTS bEHAVIORSMichael K. Baker, Behavior Specialist, Forbush School @

Glyndon, William E. Jones, Forbush School @ Glyndon

Adatacollectionprogramthattargetsspecificbehavior

parameterssuchastimeofdaywheninterventionoccurs,

lengthoftimespentinresource,andtimeanddayofweek

specificbehavioroccurs.Datacanalsoincludeadaily

interventionsynopsis.

Target Audience: All

Limited to 50 participants

AM3 WRITING TO bUILD READING SKILLSMary Bowman-Kruhm, Faculty Associate, Johns Hopkins

University, School of Education, Center for Technology in

Education

Whilethegoalofschoolsistoteachallchildrento

read,writingoftenseemsatbestanafter-thoughtand

atworst,ahatedstepchild.Becauserecentresearch

supportsstudentslearningtoreadbywriting,we’lllook

attechniquestoencourageanddevelopstudentwriting

thatalsobuildsreadingskills(e.g.,usinghaikutoteach

syllabification,DigitalLanguageExperienceApproachor

D-LEA,thePretzelPathtoWritingParagraphs,andReaders

Theater.)

Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators


AM4 RECENT COURT CASES & HEARING DECISIONS: TRENDS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW 2011Ellen A. Callegary, Esq., Wayne D. Steedman, Callegary &

Steedman, P.A.

Participantswilllearnaboutrecentcourtandhearing

decisionsaffectingchildrenwithdisabilitiesincluding

casesdealingwithbullying,choiceofmethodology,

unilateralplacementsandpredetermination.


AM5 (RepeatedPM2) OCCUPATIONAL & PHySICAL THERAPy: A MODEL GUIDE FOR SERVICES bIRTH THROUGH 21Susan W. Cecere, PT, MHS, Sarah Burton, OTR/L, Prince

George’s County Public Schools, Jodie Williams, OTR/L,

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Thissessionisa“must”forspecialeducation

administratorsandtherapistswhostrivetounderstand

bestpracticesforschool-basedoccupationaltherapists

(OTs)andphysicaltherapists(PTs)workingwithstudents

inMarylandschools.Notonlydoesitprovidepractice

informationfortherapists,itprovidesinformationfor

specialeducationadministrators

onissuesofqualityassurance,workloadandprofessional

ethics.ParticipantswillbeintroducedtotheOccupational

andPhysicalTherapyEarlyInterventionandSchool-Based

ServicesinMaryland:AGuidetoPractice.Thisdocument

wasdevelopedbytheMarylandStateSteeringCommittee

forOccupationalandPhysicalSchoolBasedProgramsin

collaborationwithMSDE.Participantswillincreasetheir

understandingofthelinkagebetweentheregulations

governingspecialeducationandOT/PTlicensure,best

practiceapproachforschool-basedservice,anduseofthe

Guideasamodelforadministrationandimplementation

oftheprofessionalframeworksfromwhichOTsandPTs

supportchildrenandfamiliesinbirththroughthree

programsandsupportstudentsforsuccessfulaccess

andparticipationinthegeneraleducationcurriculum.

TheGuide,alignedwiththeIEPprocess,leadsthereader

througheducationally-relevantassessment,data-driven

decisionmaking,theprescriptionofsupplementary

aids,thedevelopmentofgoalsandobjectivesandthe

deliveryofservices.TheGuidehasbeenidentifiedby

boththeAmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociationand

theAmericanPhysicalTherapyAssociationasamodelof

school-basedpracticeforotherstates.

Target Audience: OT, PT, Teachers, Administrators,

Supervisors, Special Ed

AM6 WHAT IS VERbAL bEHAVIOR AND HOW TO TEACH IT IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTDr. Stephen W. Colyer

Thepresentationconsistsofadescriptionofverbal

behavior,itsvariousforms,andthespecificproceduresfor

theteachingofverbalbehaviorsinthenaturalenvironment

asstaffinteractswithclientsonadailybasis.



AM7 (RepeatedPM3) ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN TODAy’S SPECIAL EDUCATIONCarmen Constantinescu, Director of Education,

Chelsea School

UniversalDesignforLearningreferstoaprocessbywhich

curriculumisintentionallyandsystematicallydesigned

fromthebeginningtoaddressindividualdifferences(CAST,

2009).ThisworkshopwillexploretheelementsofUDLas

currentlyusedinvariousspecialeducationsettingsand

thepromiseofdigitaltechnologytoassiststudentswith

disabilities.

Target Audience: Teachers

AM8 (RepeatedPM4) NOT ExACTLy A SOCIAL bUTTERFLySharon L. DellaRose, Teacher, Tutor

Studentswithlearningdifferencesareoftenhinderedby

difficultiesexpressingtheirideasorallyandinwritten

form,aswellasdifficultiesusinglanguagetonavigate

throughsocialsituations.Studentswhoexhibitlanguage/

learningdifficultiesoftenpresentwithpoorsocialskills,

inabilitytointerpretbodylanguageappropriately,andare

poordecisionmakers.Additionally,studentswhoexhibit

language/learningdifficultiesoftenprocessinformation

tooslowlyandveryconcretely.Thisworkshopisdesigned

toinvestigatetheprofilesofchildrenwiththisdisability

andsharestrategiestohelpthemdealmoreeffectively

withtheirsocial,emotionalandacademicworld.

Target Audience: Teachers, ParaEducators, Administrators,

Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists,

Psychologists, Social Workers

AM9 DEVELOPING SUSTAINAbLE POST- SECONDARy SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS WITH COMPLEx DISAbILITIES: THINK DIAGNOSIS, DOCUMENTATION AND SELF-DETERMINATIONCharles J. Durgin, Coordinator, Adult & Community Servicer,

Akilah G. Atkinson, Kennedy Krieger Institute High School

Itisnotunusualforsomestudentswithcomplex

disabilitiestostruggleaftergraduation.Thisincludes

studentswhohavebeenthrivingwithinthesupportsand

servicesofferedatschool,aswellasthosewhohavea

historyofnotsignificantlyprofitingfromtheprogramming

beingoffered.Thepurposeofthispresentationwillbe

to:1)Discusscommontransitionchallengesforstudents

withcomplexdisabilities,2)Reviewstudent-andfamily-

centeredstrategiestobetterprepareforexitinghigh

school,and3)Identifywaysthathighschoolstaffcanhelp

inform,prepare,andinsomecases,trainthefuturesupport

system.

Target Audience: All MANSEF Staff in Secondary Settings

AM10 (RepeatedPM8) SOLVING COMMON CLASSROOM PRObLEMS: SIGN LANGUAGE LENDS A HANDRebecca S. Friedman, Teacher

Inthisworkshop,youwilllearnhowafewsignsborrowed

fromAmericanSignLanguagecanreducedistractions,

increaseproductivityandselfperceivedequalityamong

students,andhelpteacherstoquicklyassessstudent

progress.Youwillalsobeencouragedtoexplorehowyou

canintegratespecificsignsintheclassroomtomeetyour

students’needs.


AM11 (RepeatedPM9) TELEPHONE INDEPENDENCE USING 711 SPEECH-TO-SPEECH SERVICES WITH My SPEECH DISAbILITy Sudan Kahn, Hamilton Relay

Studentswhoexhibitseverecommunicationdisordersnow

haveawaytocommunicateverballyonthephone.This

serviceiscalledSpeechtoSpeech(STS)andisavailable

24hoursaday,7daysaweek.Thereisnochargeand

studentscanaccessSTSasoftenasthey’dlike.Itcanbe

usedwiththeirvoiceoranaugmentativecommunication

device.TheeffectiveuseofSTSamongstudentswith

speechdisabilitieswillincreasetheirindependenceand

alsopromotesafety.Inthissession,participantswill

learnaboutthehistoryofSTS,descibewhatSTSis,and

howSTSworks.AK-12curriculumguidewillbeshared

withactivitiesonhowtodeveloptelephoneskillswith

studentswithandwithoutcognitivechallengesaswellas

speechdisabilities.Overlaysforusewithaugmentative

communicationuserswillalsobehighlighted.A

demonstrationofSTSusewillbeprovidedaspartofthis

session.Allparticipantswillwalkawaywithmaterials

forSTStrainingwhichwillincludeaDVD,STS“Howto”

pamphlet,andK-12CurriculumGuide.

Target Audience: Teachers, SLPs, OTs, PTs, Social Workers,

Parents, Staff Workings with Students, Speech Disabled,

Augmentative Communication Users with or without

cognitive limitations

AM12 (RepeatedPM13) PROACTIVE STRATEGIES LEADING TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR STUDENT’S DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERMelissa Grant, Itinerant Resource Teacher, Montgomery

County Public Schools

Thispresentationwillprovideanoverviewofthedefinition

ofAutismSpectrumDisorderandhowtheprimary

characteristicsmanifestintheclassroom.Thespecific

learningstyleforstudentsdiagnosedwithASDwillbe

discussed,aswellasanoverviewofstrategiestosupport

studentswithASDintheirLeastRestrictedEnvironment.

Target Audience: Teachers, Parents, Speech Pathologists,

Psychologists, Social Workers, ParaEducators,

Administrators

AM13 ADAPTING GROUP THERAPy: CHALLENGING NEEDS/CHANGING APPROACHESJeanette L. Hoover, LCSW-C, Sheena Hihn, LCSW-C, Peggy

Holmes Kelly, LCSW-C, The Pathways Schools

Experiencedandcreativecliniciansoftenfacethe

challengeofworkingwithavarietyofstudentswith

differentneedsandissues.Whathasworkedinagroup

oneyearmaynotworkthisyearorwiththisgroupof

students.Wewillofferwaystorespondtothischallenge.


AM14 TAKING THE bITE OUT OF THE CORE: UNDERSTANDING THE MARyLAND COMMON CORE STATE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK IN MATHEMATICSAlison Hunt, Esther Adams, Curriculum Coordinators, Harbour

School, Elaine Verne, High School ELA Teacher, Bryon

Fracchia, Middle School ELA Teacher

ThisworkshopwilltakethefearoutoftheMaryland

CommonCoreStateCurriculumStandards(MCCSCS)and

Frameworkthroughanexaminationofitsbasicstructure

andvocabulary.Itwillalsoexaminetherelationship

betweenMaryland’svisionofSTEMandtheMCCSCS

frameworkforMathematics.

Target Audience: Teachers, Social Workers, School

Administrators, Curriculum Coordinators


AM15 (REPEATEDPM16)TEACHERS EVALUATING TEACHERS Linda J. Jacobs, Executive Director, The Harbour School

Teachersshouldself-evaluate.Asprofessionals,teachers

shouldbecloselyinvolvedintheirownevaluation.This

programwillpresentamethodusedatTheHarbourSchool

whichallprofessionalstaffpeerevaluateandself-evaluate

formeritpayincreases.


AM16 (RepeatedPM17) TLC: MUCH MORE THAN JUST TENDER LOVING CARE!Ryan L. Jeffery, Behavioral Specialist for Fairfax Ridge

Administration Center, Fairfax County Public Schools

TLCismuchmorethanyoumightthink.Althoughtender

lovingcareisanessentialpartofeverychild’slife,there

ismorethatisneededtorunahighlyeffectiveandfun

classroomforthelearningdisabled.TLCprovidesaway

forteachersto:teachexpectations;lookforperformance

(monitor);andconsequentbehavior.Themostunchallenged

assumptioninAmericanschoolsisthatmostchildrenare

arrivingknowinghowtobehave.Weassertthatmanydon’t!

Letusshowyouhowtoteachallofyourstudentstheskills

theyneedtobesuccessfullearnersBEFOREINSTRUCTION

STARTSandthenletthelearningbegin.


AM17 (RepeatedPM19) “CHALLENGE yOUR LANGUAGE, CHANGE THEIR LIVES: WHAT ADULTS CAN SAy DIFFERENTLy TODAy TO TRANSFORM THE TOMORROWS OF OUR STUDENTS”Frank Kros, Executive Vice President, The Children’s Guild,

President, The Upside Down Organization

Neurosciencediscoverieshaverevolutionizedour

understandingofhowthebrainsofourchildrenlearn

andgrow.Inparticular,brainresearchrevealshowthe

specificlanguageusedbyadultswhoteach,mentorand

counselyouthhasamuchmoreprofoundeffectontheir

developmentthanpreviouslyrealized.Learnthefour

powerful“LanguagesoftheBrain”thatwilltransformthe

livesofthestudentsyouserve.Walkawaywithanew

wayoftalkingtostudentsthatbuildsresillence,promotes

intrinsicmotivation,enhancescognitivestimulationand

createskaleidoscopethinkers.Thesehighlypracticaland

profoundstrategiescanbeappliedimmediately.Whatyou

saymatters,morethanyoueverknew!


AM18 (RepeatedPM20) LAyING A SOLID THERAPEUTIC FOUNDATION WHILE bUILDING yOUNG MEN’S FUTURESNicole Kyker, LCSW-C, Coutney L. Wunderlich, LCSW-C, Silver

Oak Academy

Workingwithadolescentmalescanbechallenging,especially

whentheyareinaresidentialsetting.Wehopetouseour

experiencesandofferstrategiesonbuildingrapport,gaining

trustanddevelopingatherapeuticplan.Wewillalsodiscuss

theimportanceofacademics,vocational,athleticandafter

careservicesinrelationtoreducingrecidivism.

Target Audience: Social Workers

AM19 TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO STUDENTS WITH A LEARNING DISAbILITyRia S. Mahendrepersad, M.A. Linguistics, The Katherine

Thomas High School

Inthisworkshop,throughgroupdiscussions,youwilllearn

abouttechniquesyoucouldapplyintheSpanishclassroom

tomotivatethestudentslearningbasicSpanishbasedon

reallifesituations.

Target Audience: Teachers, Parents


AM20 ONLINE IEP TRAININGKarla M. Marty, Section Chief, Student Achievement and

Support Section, Jodi L. King, Section Chief, Nonpublic

Special Education Section, Division of Special Education/

Early Intervention Services, Maryland State Department of

Education

Thisworkshopwillprovidepracticeforusingtheonlinetool.

Target Audience: Teachers, Related Services


AM21 “I’M NOT WORRIED – OK, MAybE I AM…A LITTLE”Sally Neuberger, LCSW-C, The Katherine Thomas School

Anxietycaninterferewiththefunctioningofindividual

studentsaswellasimpactthelearningofothers,the

classroomenvironmentandthestudentclimate.This

workshopwilldescribetechniquesforhelpinganxious

studentsincludingaccommodationsandcopingstrategies

foroptimizingschoolsuccess.



AM22 (RepeatedPM24) HUMAN SExUALITy – IT IS NOT ALL AbOUT THE “S” WORDBarbara Obst, RN, MS, SHNIC Co-Coordinator, MSDE SHNIC

Program, Kennedy Krieger

Yourstudentisapproachingpubertyorhasentered

puberty.Younoticeinyourclassroom“behaviors.”Learn

howtohelpparentsaddresstheirchild’ssexuality.

Target Audience: Teachers, Social Workers, Parents, Nurses

AM23 (RepeatedPM25) TEACHERS SUPERVISING PARA-EDUCATORSBeth L. Panitz, Ed.D., C.A.S.E., Teacher, Gateway School

Discoverthemissinglinkinteachertraining,basedon

datafromteachersandpara-educatorsinMANSEFschools,

examinecharacteristicsofteamsrelatedmosteffective

byeducationaldirectors.Learnwhatworksinsupervisory

relationshipsbetweenteachersandpara-educators.

Target Audience: Principals, Teachers, Para-Educators

AM24 (RepeatedPM26) REDUCING DISRUPTIVE bEHAVIORS & RAISING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTSJudith Ann Pauley, Adjunct Professor, Cal State San Marcus,

Joseph F. Pauley, Co-Presenter

Astudentintheautisticspectrumwasexhibitingover

80outburstsanhour.Aftertheteacherstartedapplying

theconceptsofProcessCommunication,hisoutbursts

werereducedtolessthan8anhourwithin3weeksand

continuedtodecreasethereafter.Ahighschoolstudent

withDownSyndromewasfullyincludedinregularclasses

inherhomehighschool.Afterherteachersbeganapplying

theconceptsintheirclasses,shestoppedherdisruptive

behaviors,learnedtoreadeverythingherpeersreadand

wrotetermpapersandshortstories.HerI.Q.improvedfrom

42to67betweentheendofthe8thgradeandtheendof

the9thgrade.Participantswilllearntheresearchbased

andinternationallyacclaimedconceptstheseteachersused

sothatyoucanusethemwithyourspecialneedsstudents.


AM25 AN INTRANET AS A REVOLUTIONARy TOOLDebra Pearlman, Web Master, Justin Fuhr, Data Base

Administrator, David Toothe, Associate Director of IS,

Kennedy Krieger Schools

Thisworkshopwillcovertheuseofanintranetandweb

2.0toolstorevolutionizetheday-to-dayoperationsofa

specialeducationschoolsystem.Focuswillbeonhowthe

implementationanduseofthesetoolswillimproveintra-

departmentalcommunication,fosterthefreeexchange

ofideasandcurriculum,improvestaffefficiencythrough

workflowsandeasyaccesstoinformation,andbuildthe

schoolcommunityandspirit.


AM26 SCHOOL LIbRARIES IN MARyLAND SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES (SLIMSEF)Laurie Precht, School Library Media Specialist, Hannah More

School, Dorothy M. Hughes, School Library Media Specialist,

Maryland School for the Blind

SchoolLibrariesinMarylandSpecialEducationFacilities

(SLIMSEF)presentsthisopenforumtocontinuethe

networkingoflibrariansandschoollibrarymedia

specialistsandtheirsupportstaffwhoworkinspecial

educationfacilities.Wewillexaminehowstatestandards

impactourprogramsandhowwecancollaborateto

providesuperiorservices.

Target Audience: Media Specialists, Librarians

AM27 (RepeatedPM27) THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERDenise M. Pressley, Vice Principal & Educational Director, The

Pathways Schools

Whatknowledge,skills,and/orattitudedoesthebeginning

specialeducationteacheridentifyasbeingusefulfor

teachingstudentswithemotional/behavioraldisorders

(EBD)?Thisworkshopisdesignedtogivethebeginning

andseasonedspecialeducatorinsightintothoseskillsand

methodsneededtofeelsupportedandeffective.Using

aninteractivemodel,participantswilldiscusstheirprior

knowledgeandexpectationsforworkingwithstudentswith

EBD.Wewillcreatealistofneedsandtechniquesdesigned

tohelpthespecialeducatorfeeleffectiveandsupported

bythosearoundhimorher.Finally,asacollective,wewill

identifyaknowledge-base,skillsandattitudesthatspecial

educationteacherscanfindusefulwithinstructionand

behaviormanagementintheclassroom.

Target Audience: Special Education Teachers, Teacher

Assistants, Administrators

AM28 PRObLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH CHALLENGING bEHAVIORS: VOICES FROM A MULTIDISCIPLINARy PANELElisabeth Hess Rice, Assistant Director, Michelle Davis,

Dr. Vince Culotta, Dr. Eric Levine, Dr. Maria Hammill, Co-

Presenters, George Washington University

Studentswithchallengingbehaviorsseemtobegetting

morechallenging!Thisworkshopwillexaminecasestudies

forstudentsinbothelementaryandsecondaryschools

whohavemood,attentionorbehavioralissues.Apanelof

professionalswillpresentsuggestionsforpracticefromthe

fieldofneuropsychology,childpsychiatry,advocacy,and

educationalresearchinordertoproblem-solvestrength-

basedstrategiesthatcouldhelpsupporteachstudent.

Target Audience: Teachers, Social Workers, Administrators

AM29 LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACy: TIPS & TRICKS Laura Russell, Linda Carter-Ferrier, Parents

Thisworkshopwillpresentstepstousewhen

communicatingwithgovernmentrepresentatives,political

leaders,andpolicymakers.Thingstoconsider.These

strategiescanbeusedwhenadvocatingforlegislativeor

budgetinitiativesforMANSEFschools.


AM30 (RepeatedPM31) TRANSITIONING SUCCESSFULLy FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE Dr. Linda Schnapp, Assistant Director, Project Access, Howard

Community College, Kimberly Reynolds, English Teacher,

Hannah More School

Studentswithdisabilitiescansucceedinhighereducationifthey

aregiventheopportunitytobeactivelyinvolvedinthetransition

processandtoacquirethenecessarytransitionskills.Project

Access,atransitionandretentionprogram,hasbeenoperation

ontheHowardCommunityCollegecampusfor15years,helping

morethan1,000studentstomakeasmoothtransitiontothepost

secondarysetting.AstheassistantdirectorandEnglishteacher

ofProjectAccess,weplantosharepracticalsuggestionswiththe

audiencethatwehavelearnedfromworkingwiththisprogram.

Target Audience: Middle & High School Teachers & Counselors

AM31 (RepeatedPM32) HSA bRIDGE FOR ALGEbRA: STRATEGy 7 INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLSAmy M. Smith, Secondary Mathematics Specialist, Anne

Arundel County Public Schools

Thissessionisdesignedtolookatthekeystructuresofthe

algebrabridgeprojects.Theparticipantsengageinstrategies

toassistandinstructstudentstoultimatelyandsuccessfully

completethevariousstrandsofthealgebrabridgeplans.

Participantswillalsodevelopideasforparallelbridgeplans.

Target Audience: Math Teachers

AM32 (RepeatedPM33) LIGHTS, CAMERA, SUMMARIZE!Aaron Stone, Team Leader, Rhona Schwartz, Co-Presenter,

The Katherine Thomas School

Participantswilllearnhowtoincorporatetableausinto

summarizingskillsfornarrativetextsintheclassroom.Thiswill

involvesomeparticipationasthesetechniqueswillbeputinto

actionwithsuchclassicstoriessuchas“DeathofaSalesman,”

“OfMiceAndMen,”“RomeoAndJuliet,”and“Macbeth.”



AM33 WARNING SIGNS OF DySLExIA: WHAT EVERy TEACHER SHOULD KNOW (WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WHAT TO DO)Martha H. Sweeney, Head of School, Cynthia W. Lemiuex,

Assistant Lower Head of School, The Odyssey School

Thisworkshopisdesignedtohelpteachersandother

professionalswhoworkwithstudentsonhowtoidentify

theredflagsofdyslexia.Attendeeswilllearnabout

specificandobservationsignstolookforinstudentsthat

placethematriskforreadingfailure,andwhattodowhen

theyarepresent.

Target Audience: All Professionals

AM34 (RepeatedPM35) TRANSITION TO ADULT HEALTH CAREVicki J. Tepper,Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics,

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Deborah G.

Badawi,, M.D. Medical Director, Office for Genetics & Children

with Special Health Care Needs, Maryland Department of

Health & Mental Hygiene

Thisworkshopwill1)Identifythecomplexissuesinvolvedin

transitioningchronicallyillchildrenfrompediatrictoadult

medicalcare;2)Understandingtheroleofpsychosocial,

familyandmedicalissuesinthesuccessoftransitionprocess

and;3)Identifystrategiestohelpstudentsandtheirfamilies

includemedicalcareintheirtransitiontoadultservices.

Target Audience: School Nurses, Social Workers, Transition

Coordinators

AM35 LET’S TALK AbOUT SEx: HELPING STUDENTS WITH ASD UNDERSTAND SExUALITyErin R. Upton. Rae Meneses, Teachers, Hannah More School

Thisinteractiveandlivelyworkshopfocusesonstrategies

thathelpstudentswithASDandotherdevelopmentaland

socialdeficitsunderstandthecomplexitiesofsexualhealth

andrelationships.Inthisworkshop,youwillexperiencethe

approachourprogramtakesonnavigatingintimatefeelings,

understandingappropriateinteractions,andlearningabout

ourbodies.Wewillfacilitatereallessonscraftedfromthe

mindsofourstudentswhostrugglewiththeirsexuality.

Youwillleavewithawealthofresourcestotakebackto

yourownprogram.TimewillbeallottedforaninteractiveQ

andA,sothatwecanassistyouinbrainstormingstrategies

toapproachthisdifficultandsensitiveneed.

Target Audience: All Staff


AM36 (RepeatedPM36) UNDERSTANDING ADAPTED PHySICAL EDUCATIONLinda Webbert, Team Leader, Baltimore County Public School,

Adapted Physical Education Resource Teacher, Jennifer Melnick,

nationally certified in adapted physical education, Baltimore

County Public Schools, Scott Geist, Adapted Physical Education

Instructional Specialist, Prince George’s County Public Schools,

Beth Marchione, Certified Adapted Physical Educator, Office of

Physical Education, Joh Perna, Consulting Teacher, Adapted

Physical Education & Sport, Carroll County Public Schools, Cyndi

Naylor, Adapted Physical Education Resource Teacher, Baltimore


Thisworkshopwillpresentinformationonphysicaleducation

relatingtoTheIndividualsWithDisabilitiesAct(IDEA)and

theCodeofMarylandRegulations(COMAR).Participants

willexploreassessmenttoolsanddiscusswhyassessment

isimportantinadaptedphysicaleducation.Strategiesfor

adaptingphysicaleducationinstructionandequipmentfor

studentswithdisabilitieswillalsobeshared.

Target Audience: Any Professionals Teaching Physical Education

AM37 ADVOCATING FOR APPROPRIATE SCHOOL PLACEMENTS Richard E. Weinfeld, Director & Education Consultant,

Jennifer E. Fisher, Assistant Director, Janet L. Price, Director of

Related Student Services, Weinfeld Education Group, L.L.C.

Inthesedifficulteconomictimes,howcanweadvocatefor

studentssothattheyareplacedintheappropriatespecial

educationprogram,evenifthatmeansthattheschool

districtmustfundthatplacement?Presenterswilldiscuss

howeachpartoftheIEPprocessbecomesacrucialbuilding

blocktowardstheappropriateplacement,andwilldiscuss

thepowerofeffectiveadvocacyinmakingthishappen.

Target Audience: Administrators, School Staff

AM38 bUILDING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATIONMolly Laychak Whalen, Director of Development &

Communication, Stephanie deSibour, Assistant Director &

Director of Admissions, The Ivymount School

Byexploringstrategiesandcharacteristicsofeffective

communication,participantswillhavetheopportunityto

learnabout,refine,andpracticebuildingstrongparent

partnerships.Wewillexplorethe“parentsrighttobe

heard”mantraandhowtousethistonurturepositive

parentengagement.Amongthetopicswillbe:boundary

issues,anticipatingandrespondingtoconcerns,productive

andfocusedparentmeetings,andrespectingparent

communicationstyles.

Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Related Service Staff

AM39 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: SEE WHAT IT IS ALL AbOUT!Brenda Workmeister, Terri Janiak, Debra McClintock,

Baltimore County Public Schools

Differentiatedinstruction:teachinginamixedability

classroomwiththestatecurriculumandthecommoncore

standards.ParticipantswilllearnhowtobalanceMSDE

expectationswhilemeetingtheneedsofouruniquestudents.

Target Audience: Teachers, Staff

AM40 COMMON CORE STANDARDSAngel Crowe, Kate Crobin, Co-Presenters, The Arrow Center

for Education

Thistrainingsessionwillfocusonproactiveplanning

fortheCommonCoreStandardsforclassroomteachers.

Teacherswillbeencouragedtobeginphasinginproposed

methods,suchaswritingacrossthecurriculumand

practicalmathematicaluse,inpreparationfortheofficial

implementationperMSDEinthe2013-2014schoolyear.

Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Related Service

Staff

AM41 (REPEATEDPM39) COACHING yOUR TEACHERS TO DI SUCCESSPresenters from the Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Studythebasicsofdifferentiatinginstructioninorderto

meettheneedsofallstudents.Thepresenterwillshare

thefoundationaltenetsofdifferentiationaswellassome

examplesofdiffentiatedlearningactivitiesandschoolbased

datathatshowsacceleratedstudentperformancethatis

relatedtoanincreaseindifferentiation.

Target Audience: Teachers, Related Service Staff

AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS12:45 P.M. – 2:15 P.M.

PM1 THE ROLE OF THE ADVOCATE AS A MEMbER OF THE IEP TEAMLinda Carter-Ferrier, Parent Advocate, Deb Howard, Parent,

Harbour School

Thisworkshopwilldiscusstheroleandfunctionoftheparent

advocateasamemberoftheIEPteam,includingthebenefits

thatanadvocatecanprovideandwaystomaximizethe

benefitofhavinganadvocateontheteam,aswellashowto

handlesituationswhenanadvocateisn’tactinginawaythat

ishelpingtheteaminaconstructiveandpositivemanner.

Target Audience: Teachers, Staff, Administrators, Related

Service Providers, Parents

PM2 OCCUPATIONAL & PHySICAL THERAPy: A MODEL GUIDE FOR SERVICES bIRTH THROUGH 21Susan W. Cecere, PT, MHS, Sarah Burton, OTR/L, Prince

George’s County Public Schools, Jodie Williams, OTR/L, Anne


SEE DESCRIPTION AM5

PM3 ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN TODAy’S SPECIAL EDUCATIONCarmen Constantinescu, Director of Education, Chelsea School

SEE DESCRIPTION AM7

PM4 NOT ExACTLy A SOCIAL bUTTERFLySharon L. DellaRose, Teacher, Tutor

SEE DESCRIPTION AM8

PM5 LEADERSHIP & THE WIZARD OF OZ: FOLLOW yOUR yELLOW bRICK ROAD TO LEADERSHIPStephanie Eckhart, Owner, JumpStart Concepts, Inc., Jack

Pumphrey, Board Member

UsingthecharactersfromtheWizardofOz,participantswill

betterunderstandtheirownleadershipstylesandlearnofthe

specificcomponentsthatarepresentineffectiveleadership.

Utilizingfilmclips,groupactivitiesanddiscussions,the

facilitatorswilltaketheparticipantsdownthe“YellowBrick

Road”tobetterunderstandthedefinitionofaleader,theactions

ofaleaderandthedifferencesbetweenamanagerandaleader.


PM6 DO yOU STEP IN OR STEP AWAy WHEN bULLyING HAPPENS AT yOUR SCHOOL?Carol Frank, Trudy Portewig, Clinical Coordinators, The

Pathways Schools

Thisworkshopwillexaminetheschoolenvironmentand

theimpactofbullying.Howdoesbullyingaffectyour

school?Whatroledoyouplayinpreventionand

intervention?Doyouknowwhatstudentsexperience

whentheyarebullied?Doadultslooktheotherway?

Doyouknowstudentswhoareafraidtocometoschool?

Havewetaughtstudentswhattodo–willtheystep

inorjoinin?Howdowecreateasafeandwelcoming

environmentforallstudents?

Target Audience: All Staff

PM7 THE bRAIN bEHAVIOR CONNECTIONMalcolm Frazer, Social Worker, The Benedictine School

Newknowledgeabouttheorganizationofthebrainis

changingourunderstandingofthewaythebrainorchestrates

behavior.Wearefirstafeelingcreature,thenathinking

creature.Currentresearchonthebrainfromdifferent

scientificfieldsischangingourknowledgeabouthowskills

develop,behaviorsareacquiredandbehaviorcrisisoccurs.


PM8 SOLVING COMMON CLASSROOM PRObLEMS: SIGN LANGUAGE LENDS A HANDRebecca S. Friedman, Teacher

SEE DESCRIPTION AM10

PM9 TELEPHONE INDEPENDENCE USING 711 SPEECH-TO-SPEECH SERVICES WITH My SPEECH DISAbILITy Sudan Kahn, Hamilton Relay


PM10 MARyLAND STATE CURRICULUM FOR PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACy EDUCATIONDr. Lynn Gilli, Program Manager, CTE Instructional Branch,

Marquita Friday, Lead Specialist, Maryland State Department

of Education

ThissessionwillhighlighttheMarylandStateCurriculum

forPersonalFinancialLiteracyEducation;providean

overviewoftheLegislativeTaskForcerecommendations

forfinancialliteracyeducation;anddescriberesourcesand

professionaldevelopmentforteachers.

Target Audience: Teachers, Principals, Counselors

PM11 ENCOURAGING RELUCTANT WRITERS: UTILIZING TECHNOLOGy & TIME WITH SECONDARy STUDENTSBeverly A. Goering, Kate Horter, Special Education Teachers,

High Road Academy

LearnnewandexcitingwaystouseTechnology(Inspiration

9,WriteOutLoud,andCo-Writer)toencouragereluctant

writers.Evaluatestudent’suseofsoftwareandlearn

howtomeetIndividualizedEducationalProgramneeds.

Participateina10minutetimedwritingexercise(TheWrite

Time)designedtodeveloppersonalstyle,voiceandtone.

Finally,the6+1WritingProgram,astepbystepprocess

developedtoreviseandedittext,willcompletethis

informational,interactive,research-basedpresentation.



PM12 “CREATIVE INROADS II: VIDEO & ART THERAPy IN ACTION”Catherine L. Goucher, Art Therapist, James Manni, Clinical

Social Worker, St. Elizabeth School, Inc.

Thisworkshopwillprovideattendeeswithahands-on

experiencethatfostersanunderstandingofhowcreative

materialsandbasicvideoeditingcanbeusedincombination

toenhancestudents’abilitiestoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,

addresschallengesrelatedtovariousdisabilities,anddevelop

valuablepeerinteractionandsocialskills.Attendeeswillworkin

groupsthatmustovercomeahypotheticalsocialchallengewhile

collaboratingonasimplevideoproject.Presenterswillfacilitate

thegroupprocessandprovideattendeeswithexposuretoart

therapyandbasicvideoeditingtechniques.

Target Audience: Clinicians

PM13 PROACTIVE STRATEGIES LEADING TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR STUDENT’S DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERMelissa Grant, Itinerant Resource Teacher, Montgomery



PM14 SELF CARE & STRESS RELIEF THROUGH yOGA & MEDITATIONHelen Heffer, Adjunct Professor, Howard Community College

Simpleyogaandmeditationtechniqueswillbeexploredto

accessourowninnerpeace.Inastress-filledworld,conscious

breathing,movement,relaxation,andstillnessarepowerful

toolstobringusbacktoourcenter.Thesetoolscanbeused

onthespotinastressfulmomentorasadailypracticeto

buildadeepinnerreservoirofcalmandquiet.Thetechniques

aredesignedforparticipantstouseintheirownlivesandare

appropriatetobesharedwithstudentsandclients.


PM15 TAKING THE bITE OUT OF THE CORE: UNDERSTANDING THE MARyLAND COMMON CORE STATE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSAlison Hunt, Esther Adams, Curriculum Coordinators, Harbour

School, Elaine Verne, High School ELA Teacher, Bryon

Fracchia, Middle School ELA Teacher

ThisworkshopwilltakethefearoutoftheMaryland

CommonCoreStateCurriculumStandards(MCCSCS)and

Frameworkthroughanexaminationofitsbasicstructure

andvocabulary.Itwillalsoexaminetherelationship

betweenMaryland’svisionofSTEMandtheMCCSCS

frameworkforReading/EnglishLanguageArts.

Target Audience: Teachers, Social Workers, School

Administrators, Curriculum Coordinators


PM16 TEACHERS EVALUATING TEACHERS Linda J. Jacobs, Executive Director, The Harbour School


PM17 TLC: MUCH MORE THAN JUST TENDER LOVING CARE!Ryan L. Jeffery, Behavioral Specialist for Fairfax Ridge

Administration Center, Fairfax County Public Schools


PM18 “DON’T GIVE UP ON ME”Brendan King, Chief Executive Officer, Crisis Consultant

Group, L.L.C.

Essentialtoworkingwithspecialneedschildrenandat

riskpopulationsistheabilitytobeanexampletothose

youservewhileencouragingsuchpersonstopushbeyond

preconceivedjudgments,misconceptionsandstereotypes.

Thishighenergetic,informative,andthought-provoking

workshopwillnotonlyprovideattendeeswithadeeper

understandingofjusthowmuchtheymaypositivelyimpact

thosetheyworkwith,butitwillchallengeattendees

topushbeyondtheirownobstaclesandprofessional

challengesinordertobecomemoreeffectiveinthejob

theydoeveryday.Ledbyahighlymotivated,experienced

andskilledpresenterwithinternationalpublicspeaking

andtrainingexperience,thissessionshouldnotbemissed.

Target Audience: All are welcome, though those who work

with at risk youth will find it especially rewarding and

applicable.

PM19 “CHALLENGE yOUR LANGUAGE, CHANGE THEIR LIVES: WHAT ADULTS CAN SAy DIFFERENTLy TODAy TO TRANSFORM THE TOMORROWS OF OUR STUDENTS”Frank Kros, Executive Vice President, The Children’s Guild,

President, The Upside Down Organization


PM20 LAyING A SOLID THERAPEUTIC FOUNDATION WHILE bUILDING yOUNG MEN’S FUTURESNicole Kyker, LCSW-C, Coutney L. Wunderlich, LCSW-C, Silver

Oak Academy


PM21 IEP – EVERyTHING FROM SOUP TO NUTSKarla M. Marty, Section Chief, Student Achievement and

Support Section, Jodi L. King, Section Chief, Nonpublic Special

Education Section, Division of Special Education/Early

Intervention Services, Maryland State Department of Education

Thisworkshopisintendedfordirectservicestaff

responsibleforwritingIEPgoalsandobjectives.Wewill

reviewtheonlinedocumenttemplate.


PM22 TAKING CARE OF yOU TO TAKE CARE OF THEM: LOOKING AT STAFF bURNOUT Jennifer McGlothin-Renault, Associate Vice President, The

Arrow Center for Education

Workingwithchildrenwithspecialneedsisbothrewarding

andexhaustingwork.Ifwefailtotakecareofourselvesand

takestepstopreventburnout,wecannotbeaseffective

withourstudentsaswewouldlike.Takethisopportunityto

learnwhatburnoutis,whyithappensandhowtopreventit.

Target Audience: Teachers, Classroom Aides, 1:1’s,

Assistant Teachers, Direct Care Staff

PM23 MOVIES & MENTAL HEALTHBryan Mroz, RN, Shelley Jones-Price, LCSW-C, Hannah More

School

Participantswilllearnhowtousefilmasaneffectivetoolusedin

grouptherapy.Twoformatswillbediscussed(fulllengthfeatures

andfilmclips).Theprosandconsofeachwillbediscussed.

Participantswillhavehandsonlearningopportunities.

Target Audience: Social Workers, Group Therapists,

Mental Health Workers


PM24 HUMAN SExUALITy – IT IS NOT ALL AbOUT THE “S” WORDBarbara Obst, RN, MS, SHNIC Co-Coordinator, MSDE SHNIC

Program, Kennedy Krieger


PM25 TEACHERS SUPERVISING PARA- EDUCATORSBeth L. Panitz, Ed.D., C.A.S.E., Teacher, Gateway School


PM26 REDUCING DISRUPTIVE bEHAVIORS & RAISING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTSJudith Ann Pauley, Adjunct Professor, Cal State San Marcus,

Joseph F. Pauley, Co-Presenter


PM27 THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERDenise M. Pressley, Vice Principal & Educational Director, The

Pathways Schools


PM28 ASPERGER’S SyNDROME (AS) & NONVERbAL LEARNING DISORDER (NLD): SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES & STRATEGIES THAT WORKJanet M. Price, Educational Consultant, Jennifer Engel Fisher,

Director of Related Student Services, Weinfeld Education

Group, L.L.C.

WhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenAsperger’s

Syndrome(AS)andNonverbalLearningDisorder(NLD)?What

kindsofstrategieswork?Learnwaysyourstudentorchild

canusethestrengthsassociatedwiththesedisorderstohelp

overcometheirchallenges.JanetPriceandJenniferEngel

Fisheraretheco-authorsoftheawardwinningbook,“Take

ControlofAsperger’sSyndrome:TheOfficialStrategyGuide

forTeensWithAsperger’sandNonverbalLearningDisorder.”

Target Audience: Teachers, Parents

PM29 RACING FOR RIGOR: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MCCSC FOR ELAMary Beth Rogers, Sandi Jenkins, Mary Alice Wyatt, Joe

Ryland, Kennedy Krieger School

Thisworkshopwillintroduceschoolsteamstothegeneral

structureoftheMCCSCforELAandLiteracyandaunique

featureoftheMCCSCforELAandLiteracy:theCCRAnchor

Standards.Introduceschoolteamstotheincreasinglevel

ofrigoroftheMCCSCforELA.


PM30 MAKING CHANGE: ADOPTING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS IN yOUR SCHOOL & CLASSROOMNancy Schmitt, Curriculum Coordinator, Scott Derby, Nicole

Brook, Science Teachers, Ashley Trout, Math Teacher, Hannah

More School

TheCommonCoreStateStandards(CCSS)arethe

foundationonwhichtheMarylandCommonCoreState

Curriculum(MCCSS)isconstructed.Althoughthelanguage

intheEnglishLanguageArtsandtheMathematicsstandards

aredifferent,thefunctionsofthedisciplinesarealigned:

thestandardsdefinewhatstudentsneedtoknowtobe

collegeandcareerreadywhentheygraduatefromhigh

school.Thisworkshopwillprovideparticipantswithan

overviewofthecurriculumstructure,handsonactivities

thatrelatetotheliteracystandards,andincorporating

STEMintolessonplans.


PM31 TRANSITIONING SUCCESSFULLy FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE Dr. Linda Schnapp, Assistant Director, Project Access, Howard

Community College, Kimberly Reynolds, English Teacher,

Hannah More School


PM32 HSA bRIDGE FOR ALGEbRA: STRATEGy 7 INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLSAmy M. Smith, Secondary Mathematics Specialist, Anne



PM33 LIGHTS, CAMERA, SUMMARIZE!Aaron Stone, Team Leader, Rhona Schwartz, Co-Presenter,

The Katherine Thomas School


PM34 CAREER INVESTIGATIONS FOR TRANSITIONING yOUTH (C.I.T.y.): PARTNERSHIP FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONJuliana M. Taymans, Professor of Special Education, Bridget

M. Green, Graduate Research Assistant, Lindsey Anderson,

Research Assistant, Jessica Queener, Project Director

Research Associate, The George Washington University

CareerInvestigationsforTransitioningYouth(C.I.T.Y.)is

apartnershipbetweenGeorgeWashingtonUniversity

andtheKingsburyDaySchoolthatallowsyouthwith

disabilitiestoengageincareerexplorationonauniversity

campus.Thepresenterswillprovidea“howto”manual

andinformationontheprogramcomponents(community

mapping,jobsitevisits,jobshadowingandinternships)and

howcommunitybasedexperiencescansupporttheprocess

oftransitionassessment.

Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Transition

Coordinators

PM35 TRANSITION TO ADULT HEALTH CAREVicki J. Tepper,Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics,

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Deborah G.

Badawi,, M.D. Medical Director, Office for Genetics & Children

with Special Health Care Needs, Maryland Department of

Health & Mental Hygiene


PM36 UNDERSTANDING ADAPTED PHySICAL EDUCATIONLinda Webbert, Team Leader, Baltimore County Public School,

Adapted Physical Education Resource Teacher, Jennifer

Melnick, nationally certified in adapted physical education,

Baltimore County Public Schools, Scott Geist, Adapted

Physical Education Instructional Specialist, Prince George’s

County Public Schools, Beth Marchione, Certified Adapted

Physical Educator, Office of Physical Education, Joh Perna,

Consulting Teacher, Adapted Physical Education & Sport,

Carroll County Public Schools, Cyndi Naylor, Adapted Physical

Education Resource Teacher, Baltimore County Public Schools


PM37 SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR KIDS WITH ASPERGER’S SyNDROMERichard E. Weinfeld, Director & Education Consultant, Stephan

M. Silverman, Ph.D., Weinfeld Education Group, L.L.C.

Virtuallyeveryschoolisexperiencingagrowthinthe

numberofstudentswhoarediagnosedwithAsperger’s

SyndromeorHighFunctioningAutism.Thepresenters

willprovideanoverviewofdiagnosisandidentification.

TheBig10obstaclesthatareinevidenceintheclassroom

willbediscussedalongwithanintroductiontothe

interventionsthatcanremoveeachoftheseobstacles.

Target Audience: Teachers, Speech Pathologists,

Psychologists

PM38 ACCESSIbILITy ISSUES IN AUTISM: THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SENSORy SENSITIVITIESJan Wintrol, Director, Dr. Eve Muller, Consulting Research

Coordinator, Julieann Rapp, Coordinator of the Occupational

Therapy, Physical Therapy & Adaptive Physical Education

Department, Ivymount School

Individualswithautismreportunusualsensorysensitivities

thatimpacttheiremotionalreactions,behaviorsandsocial

interactionswhenparticipatingincommunityactivitiesand

visitingmanypublicplaces.Museumsareexpandingtheir

accessibilitytomeettheuniqueneedsofthispopulation.

TheEnvironmentalAssessmentToolforIndividualswith

SensorySensitivitieswasdevelopedtoassistfamilies

andindividualswhenplanningamuseumvisitandcanbe

appliedtomultipleschoolandcommunityenvironments.


PM39 COACHING yOUR TEACHERS TO DI SUCCESSPresenters from the Anne Arundel County Public School

System


HELPING OUT

Canned Goods needed for ThanksgivingWe are asking conference attendees to bring

cannedgoods(beans,corn,peas,beets,carrots,

tuna, soups, fruits, broths, etc.) to bedonated

to Baltimore food kitchens/shelters to HELP

OUT families inneedduring theThanksgiving

holidays.

YoumaybringyourcannedgoodstotheMANSEF

registrationtablewheretheywillbestoredfor

pickup.

Let’s live our work, teach the community that

there are many ways MANSEF supporters respond

to those in need.

Thank You forHELPINGOUT!

OPEN MUSIC JAM!11:15A.M.-12:30P.M.

If you play music, please plan to bring your

instrument to an Open Music Jam during the

lunch break on MANSEF Conference Day! All

musicians (and listeners) welcome! If you are

interested in participating please contact Paul

Kaplan at Hannah More School, 410-526-5000

x622, [email protected]. Bring a lunch,

sinceyouwon’thavetimetogoouttobuyone!

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From:All points West:Frederick/Hagerstown FromI-70eastorRoute40east,entertheBaltimoreBeltway (I-695towardGlenBurnie).ContinueonI-695southtoI-95 northtowardNewYork.Takeexit53(I-395Downtown) whichturnsintoHowardStreet.ContinuepastOrioleParkat CamdenYardsontheleft.ProceednorthtoPrattStreetand turnright.TheConventionCenterwillbeontheright.

All points South:Washington, DC Take295north(Baltimore-WashingtonParkway)toward Baltimore.295northbecomesRussellStreetinBaltimore. FollowpastOrioleParkatCamdenYardsandturnrightonto PrattStreet.TheConventionCenterwillbeontheright.

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All points North:Route I-95 South FollowI-95southtotheFortMcHenryTunnel.Afterthe tunnel,takeexit53(I-395Downtown).I-395becomes HowardStreet.ContinuepastOrioleParkatCamdenYards andturnrightontoPrattStreet.TheConventionCenterwill beontheright.

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