April 2015

April 22-24, 2015. California Commission on Teacher Credentialing meeting Visit this website for the Meeting Agenda and links.

Agenda items:

Report of the Statewide Special Education Task Force

Reports from the Educator Preparation Committee:

Potential Adoption of Revised Standards for Program Implementation of Commission-Approved Teaching Performance Assessments

Update on the Work to Strengthen and Streamline the Commission's Accreditation System

April 8-11. Annual Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention and Expo , San Diego

CAPSE/TED Members who presented papers at the CEC Convention

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Debra Cote, Suzanne Robinson, Sara Head, and Kristin Stang

"Using EBP to Bridge the Research-to-Practice Gap for University Teacher Preparation Program Completers"

Sara Werner Juarez

"Preservice Teacher Preparation in Functional Behavioral Assessment: The Impact of IRIS Resources"

Patrick Leytham, Teresa Cardon, Debra Cote, and Susan Porter

"Improving Conversation Skills Via Interactive Whiteboards for Middle School Students with ASD"

Friday, April 10, 2015

Erica Howell, Janice Myck-Wayne, Suzanne Robinson, Priscilla Le, and John Seung Kim

"Social Stories: Implications for Medical Professionals"

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Calli Lewis and Lyndal M. Bullock

"Youth Residing in Foster Care Settings: Is Troubling Behavior Correlated with Low Academic Achievement?"