Louisiana's Statewide Conference on Inclusive Education 2012
December 7-8, 2012 Renaissance Pere Marquette New Orleans
The conference is now sold out. For those registered, we look forward to seeing you on December 7th! Please do not forget to print your handouts for the sessions you wish to attend. Handouts are located to the left on the inclusionMATTERS Handouts page.
Education of students in Louisiana has undergone bedrock shifts over the past few
years. If you are involved in the education of students with disabilities, iM is THE place for you to get up-to-the-minute information as you learn, network & recharge! This year's program covers two days, providing parents, educators and administrators unique opportunities to learn from nationally recognized inclusive education and school reform experts, and from parents and educators implementing inclusive practices daily. Presenters and invited presenters include:
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Opening Session Susan Fitzell, M. Ed. C.S.P. What Should an Inclusive, Differentiated Classroom Look Like? |
 Susan Fitzell M.Ed., CSP specializes in transforming "teach to the middle instruction” to "reach every student” instruction using structured & enhanced lessons. A dynamic, nationally recognized presenter, author , & education consultant, Susan speaks from experience in the classroom! Her work focuses on building caring school communities & helping students and teachers succeed in the inclusive classroom. Presenting: Co-Teaching: Beyond Discussing Theory & Benefits!
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Dr. Millie Gore, is West Foundation & Hardin Distinguished Professor, at Midwestern State University & author of  multiple books. A public school teacher for 16 years serving first graders-high school students with & without disabilities, Dr. Gore is a teacher's teacher. She embeds the teaching strategies she recommends into her presentations; participants experience them firsthand, then practice before taking them back to their homes and schools. Millie is in demand at conferences & staff development sessions because she makes learning useful strategies fun! Presenting: Explicit Instruction on Making Instruction Explicit s Teaching Writing in the Content Areas s The Word Wizard's 6 Tricks for Vocabulary
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 Dr. Alisa Lowrey is a special educator with over 25 years' experience working with & preparing others to work with people with developmental disabilities. Primarily interested in improving real life outcomes in employment, independent living, community involvement, & relationships, she is also interested in application of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to prepare individuals to serve effectively in the field. Alisa is currently Co-Editor of Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities & on the Leadership Team for the national UDL Implementation & Research Network. Presenting: Universal Design for Learning Framework s UDL Tools
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Opening Session Jim Comstock-Galagan, Esq. Inclusion Matters to Everyone! |
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Saturday, December 8, 2012 |
Kathy Kilgore, Director, SUNS Center has over 39 years’ experience as a teacher & administrator. Retired from the New Orleans Public Schools as Associate Director for Exceptional Children’s Services, she is now a special education monitor for the Louisiana Department of Education & consults with districts & schools on special education issues. Presenting: Managing Challenging Behaviors: Parents as Instructional Team Members s Managing Challenging Behaviors: Strategies for Teachers
Dr. M Banajee & B. Wright Dr. Banajee, Assistant Professor at LSU Health Sciences Center, has deep experience in Communication Disorders & emphasis on young children with complex communication needs. She has published articles on core vocabulary, AAC strategies in the classroom, & early intervention. Brittney Wright is a faculty member at the LSUHSC Human Development Center & has presented at numerous conventions on using eye control solutions with augmentative/alternative communication devices. Presenting: Promote Inclusion Using Assistive Technology & UDL
Charmaine Thaner supports students, families, & educators to identify their visions & work together as equals to create success for ALL. She is the parent of a child with a disability, a retired special & general educator & current Educational Consultant & Parent Liaison for Visions & Voices Together & adjunct Special Education instructor at the University of Colorado. Presenting: Merging Paths of Educators & Families s Connecting Common Core Standards & Individualized Instruction s Parents as Dreamkeepers
Susan Fitzell, M. Ed. CSP Presenting: Please Help Me With My Homework! s Techno-Strategy Blast for Differentiation s Bullying: Choices & Consequences
Opening Session Jim Comstock-Galagan, Esq. Inclusion Matters to Everyone!
saturday, December 8, 2012
LASARD Team Presenting: Academic Strategies s Environmental Strategies s Social Strategies to Support Students in General Education Settings
Kathy Kilgore, Director, SUNS Center has over 39 years’ experience as a teacher & administrator. Retired from the New Orleans Public Schools as Associate Director for Exceptional Children’s Services, she is now a special education monitor for the Louisiana Department of Education & consults with districts & schools on special education issues. Presenting: Managing Challenging Behaviors: Parents as Instructional Team Members s Managing Challenging Behaviors: Strategies for Teachers
Dr. M Banajee & B. Wright Dr. Banajee, Assistant Professor at LSU Health Sciences Center, has deep experience in Communication Disorders & emphasis on young children with complex communication needs. She has published articles on core vocabulary, AAC strategies in the classroom, & early intervention. Brittney Wright is a faculty member at the LSUHSC Human Development Center & has presented at numerous conventions on using eye control solutions with augmentative/alternative communication devices. Presenting: Promote Inclusion Using Assistive Technology & UDL
Charmaine Thaner supports students, families, & educators to identify their visions & work together as equals to create success for ALL. She is the parent of a child with a disability, a retired special & general educator & current Educational Consultant & Parent Liaison for Visions & Voices Together & adjunct Special Education instructor at the University of Colorado. Presenting: Merging Paths of Educators & Families s Connecting Common Core Standards & Individualized Instruction s Parents as Dreamkeepers
Susan Fitzell, M. Ed. CSP Presenting: Please Help Me With My Homework! s Techno-Strategy Blast for Differentiation s Bullying: Choices & Consequences
Opening Session Jim Comstock-Galagan, Esq. Inclusion Matters to Everyone!
saturday, December 8, 2012
LASARD Team Presenting: Academic Strategies s Environmental Strategies s Social Strategies to Support Students in General Education Settings
Susan Fitzell, M. Ed. CSP Presenting: Please Help Me With My Homework! - Techno-Strategy Blast for Differentiation - Bullying: Choices & Consequences
Kathy Kilgore, Director, SUNS Center has over 39 years' experience as a teacher & administrator. Retired from the New Orleans Public Schools as Associate Director for Exceptional Children's Services, she is now a special education monitor for the Louisiana Department of Education & consults with districts & schools on special education issues. Presenting: Managing Challenging Behaviors: Parents as Instructional Team Members - Managing Challenging Behaviors: Strategies for Teachers
Charmaine Thaner supports students, families, & educators to identify their visions & work together as equals to create success for ALL. She is the parent of a child with a disability, a retired special & general educator & current Educational Consultant & Parent Liaison for Visions & Voices Together & adjunct Special Education instructor at the University of Colorado. Presenting:
Merging Paths of Educators & Families s Connecting Common Core Standards & Individualized Instruction - Parents as Dreamkeepers
Dr. Meher Banajee & Brittney Wright Dr. Banajee, Assistant Professor at LSU Health Sciences Center,
has deep experience in Communication Disorders & emphasis on young children with complex communication needs. She has published articles on core vocabulary, AAC strategies in the classroom, & early intervention. Brittney Wright is a faculty member at the LSUHSC Human Development Center & has presented at numerous conventions on using eye control solutions with augmentative/alternative communication devices. Presenting: Promote Inclusion Using Assistive Technology & UDL
LASARD Team Presenting: Academic Strategies - Environmental Strategies - Social Strategies to Support Students in General Education Settings
PRINCIPALS' ACADEMY FRIDAY 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
ADMINISTRATORS ONLY
It is a great honor to announce Dr. Melody Musgrove, Director, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, will speak at the 2012 Principals' Academy. Former teacher, director of special education, assistant superintendent, & Mississippi State Director of Special Education, Dr. Musgrove focuses on improving outcomes for all children using collaborative problem-solving & data to influence systemic improvement decisions. Under her leadership, graduation rates & reading/math outcomes for Mississippi students with disabilities improved; inclusive practices increased & disproportionate identification of African American students for special education decreased.
Dr. Mary Banbury Inclusive Practices & Administrative Challenges- Creative Problem Solving Learn new creative
problem-solving strategies in this interactive session to address challenges of implementing inclusive practices; leave with prioritized, customized solutions. Dr. Banbury, Professor Emerita & former Associate Dean, University of New Orleans is a specialist in inclusion, differentiation, gifted & mild/moderate disabilities. She has published, developed curriculum materials, written grants, & presented at national conferences. As a family member & guardian for her sister with multiple disabilities, Mary's commitment to inclusion & differentiation is personal & professional.
Dr. Alisa Lowrey A Benchmark Assessment of Evidence-Based Practices for Administrators. Explore a newly developed checklist to be used as a quick assessment of implementation of evidence based practices for students with ASD & related disabilities in general education classrooms. This tool, specifically for use by administrators & other staff was designed by the University of Cincinnati in partnership with the LASARD project & piloted in both states. Bio information above
2-Day Registration still only $100*
* Parents of a child with a DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY (a severe, chronic intellectual or physical impairment that occurs before a person is 22 years old and is likely to continue indefinitely resulting in substantial functional limitations in three or more areas of life activity, and a need for a combination of individually planned services and NOT caused only by mental illness) may ask at their local Families Helping Families Center for financial help to attend the conference.
Registration Options:
Registration fee is $100. You have 2 options for registration. If you wish to pay with a credit card, you must register online. If you wish to pay with a check, you must register with a paper form.
Once you have completed the paper registration form, please mail it to Families Helping Families of Jefferson along with your check, to the following address:
Families Helping Families of Jefferson
201 Evans Rd., Bldg. 1, Ste. 100
Harahan, LA 70123
All checks must be made payable to: LaPTIC
If you would like to have a paper registration form emailed or mailed to you, please contact FHF at (504) 888-9111 or email
info@laptic.org
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Registration and Cancellation Policies
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By submitting this form, acknowledge that my photo may be taken and used to promote other inclusionMATTERS conferences and I agree to abide by all the terms and conditions of the Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center's registration and cancellation policies outlined below:
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PAYMENT POLICIES: Payment in full with a check or credit card must be received by November 16, 2012 in order for your registration to be complete.
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PURCHASE ORDER POLICY: A purchase order will not reserve your space but only authorizes FHF of Jefferson to invoice your organization for the registration fee; you WILL NOT be registered unless payment in full is received by November 16, 2012. Please also be aware that the conference may sell out before the November 16, 2012 registration deadline, so please register and pay as early as you can.
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CONFIRMATION of Registration: Online registration provides you with a confirmation; please print and bring this with you to the conference. For participants mailing registration and payment, confirmation notices will be sent by mail. If you do not receive a confirmation for registration, stipends, transfers or cancellations, call our registration desk at 504-888-9111 or 800-766-7736. |
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CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS/TRANSFERS: |
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No refunds will be made if a registrant fails to attend the conference. A full refund, less a $40 administrative fee, will be made if written or faxed notice is received before November 16, 2012. Telephone cancellations will not be accepted. Registration fees may be transferred to another person only if arrangements are made by phone before November 16, 2012. |
If someone else registers for you, these policies still apply.
Tentative Conference Agenda
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Presenter(s) |
Presentation Title |
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8:00-8:30 |
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Registration |
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8:30-4:30
Principals Academy |
Dr. Melody Musgrove
Dr. Mary Banbury
Dr. Alisa Lowrey |
Inclusive Practices & Administrative Challenges-Creative Problem Solving
A Benchmark Assessment of Evidence Based Practices for Administrators |
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8:30-10
Master Session |
Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., C.S.P. |
What Should an Inclusive Differentiated Classroom Look Like? |
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10:15-11:45
Master Session |
Dr. Millie Gore |
Master Session
Explicit Instruction (on Making Instruction Explicit) |
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11:45-12:45 |
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LUNCH |
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1-2:30
Breakout Sessions |
Dr. Millie Gore |
Teaching Writing in Middle & Secondary Content Areas |
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Dr. Alisa Lowrey |
Universal Design for Learning: A Framework that Includes All Learners |
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Susan Fitzell |
Co-Teaching: Beyond Theory & Benefits! |
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2:30-2:45 |
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BREAK |
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2:45-4:15
Breakout Sessions |
Dr. Millie Gore |
The Word Wizard's 6 Tricks for Vocabulary |
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Dr. Alisa Lowrey |
Tools to Build a Universally Designed Approach to Instruction |
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Susan Fitzell |
Co-Teaching: Beyond Discussing Theory & Benefits! |
Saturday, December 8, 2012
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Time |
Presenter |
Presentation Title |
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8-8:30 |
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Registration |
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8:30-10
Master Session |
James Comstock-Galagan, Esq. |
Inclusion Matters to Everyone! |
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10:15-11:45
Breakout Sessions |
Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., C.S.P. |
Bullying: Choices and Consequences |
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Charmaine Thaner |
Merging Paths of General Educators, Special Educators and Families |
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LASARD Staff |
Academic Strategies to Support Students in General Education |
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Kathy Kilgore |
K Kilgore Managing Challenging Behaviors: Parents as Instructional Team Members |
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11:45-12:45 |
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Lunch |
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1-2:30
Breakout Sessions |
Susan Fitzell |
Techno Strategy Blast to Differentiate Instruction in the 21st Century Classroom! |
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Charmaine Thaner |
Connecting Common Core Standards and Individualized Instruction |
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LASARD Staff |
Environmental Strategies to Support Students in General Education |
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Kathy Kilgore |
Managing Challenging Behaviors: Strategies for Teachers |
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2:30-2:45 |
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Break |
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2:45-4:15
Breakout Sessions |
Susan Fitzell |
Please Help Me With My Homework! |
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Charmaine Thaner |
Parents as Dreamkeepers |
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LASARD Staff |
Social Interaction Strategies to Support Students in General Education |
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Dr. Meher Banajee
Brittney Wright |
Promoting Inclusion Using Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning |
You deserve an event that renews…at iM 2012, experience the Pere Marquette's luxurious rooms & suites, modern décor and welcoming atmosphere! 
iM 2012 will be held at the historic hotel Pere Marquette Renaissance in New Orleans,
Louisiana. We believe in offering good programming in an environment that is good for you-mind body and spirit. Originally built in 1925, the Renaissance Pere Marquette is one of the most luxurious hotels in the New Orleans French Quarter. Get registered to "fill up the well” at this year's iM conference & kick off the holiday season the Big Easy way!
You can receive the iM Conference/State rate of $131/night + tax at the luxurious Pere Marquette by calling Marriott reservations at 888-364-1200 (ask for the inclusionMATTERS Conference block) before Friday November 16, 2012. You can also book online by using this link:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/msybr?groupCode=ilcilca&app=resvlink&fromDate=12/6/12&toDate=12/8/12
As a premier place to stay in New Orleans, the Pere Marquette offers participants a sumptuous environment in which to relax and renew while learning and networking. Combining smart décor with Southern hospitality, you will enjoy:
· Spacious residential-style hotel rooms featuring snapshots by local photographers.
· Deluxe bedding for a peaceful night of rest.
· On-site amenities including outdoor pool, MiLa Restaurant and Bar, and Renaissance Navigator desk. 
· Every floor dedicated to honoring one of the greats of jazz.
· Smoke-free and no pets policies.
Credit card for incidentals required at check-in; please bring your own form if your organization is tax exempt.
