2017

Day 1 Presentations (Full Day Sessions)

Setting Up Classrooms for Students with Autism Like a Ninja

Presenter: Christine Reeve, PhD., BCBA-D | Reeve Autism Consulting: Plantation, Florida
Full Presentation
Printed Handout
Link to Dropbox of Tools for Participants

Managing Challenging Behaviors

Presenter: Joanna Ryan, MEd, BCBA | University of Utah
Workbook: Addressing Problem Behavior
Cookies Awry
Pursuit in the Hallway

Incorporating Core Vocabulary to Promote Academic Progress: Getting to the Core of Core Vocabulary

Presenter: Shannon Paige, MS, CCC-SLP | ESC Region 4: Houston
Handout - Print Version Only

Building Sustainable Adult Schedules: The Life Plan with a Focus on Diversity

Presenter: Vickie Mitchell, PhD. | Mitchell-Panter Consulting: Houston
Presentation
Meetings for Transition: What's the Difference?
Planning the Meeting
Life Plan Template
Fidelity Checklist

PE and Motor Activities for Students with Severe Disabilities

Presenter: Randy Foederer, CAPE and Vicki Mason-Foederer, CAPE | Dallas
Updated Agenda
Presentation
Activity Routine: Tabletop Bowling
Activity Routine for Switch Control
Adapted PE Goals Bank
CTAPE and LaMAP Assessment Supplement
Functional Motor Assessment
Standard Based IEP's in APE
Motor Activities Training Program
Motor Activities Training Program - Additional Activities
Sports, Secondary Activities and Group Games for SPH Students

Strategy to See: Strategies for Students with Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment

Presenter: Diane Sheline, TVI | Strategies to See: Houston
Handout

Teaching Grade Level Standards Across the Curriculum in the Life Skills Class

Presenter: Cindy R. Miller, MS | Moth Educational Consulting: San Antonio
Session PowerPoint
Session PowerPoint- Print
Building with Stories Lesson Plan
ELAR Grade 3 YAG - 6 Weeks
ELAR Grade 4 YAG - 6 Weeks
ELAR Grade 5 YAG - 6 Weeks
VAD Page 1 Reading TEKS
Ways to Demonstrate the Verbs Used in the STAAR Alternate Assessment Tasks

Day 2 | Thursday | June 22 | Morning

Keynote: Intelligent Lives: Preview Screening and Discussion

Dan Habib
There was no handout for this session

Managing Challenging Behavior

Be a Buddy Not a Bully

Live! Laugh! Love! Literature for All: Teaching Grade-Level Books to Secondary Students with Cognitive Disabilities

Madeleine Williams & Beverly Kit Bianchini
Presentation
Handout

Literacy Centers for the Struggling Reader

Noelia Perez
Handout
Handout-Print

Give Yourself a Hand: Sign Language in the Classroom

Katie Adams
Handout

Roll into Reading

Deborrah Gauntlett & Diana Hiebeler
Handout

Post Secondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader

Ann Jacobson
Handout

Day 2 | Thursday | June 22 | Afternoon

How to Implement Task Analysis Strategies in the Classroom

Katlyn Rateau
LiveBinder Link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2211891

Transition Planning for Students Who Don't Fit the Mold: Discovering Meaningful Contexts for Skills and Preferred Activities

David Wiley
Handout

Bring It Out of the Classroom: Communication, Social Skills, and Friendship

Hollie Descheneaux
Handout
Handout - Print

Is It Time to Move Forward? Writing for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

Rebecca Bilyeu
Handout

How to Prepare Your Students for STAAR Alternate 2 without Teaching to the Test

Lynn Hilferty
Handout

Start Strong. . . Be the Coach That Everyone Needs

Julie Atchley
There was no handout for this session.

Giving Students Options: Fostering Independence for Transition

ACC STEPS: Is College an Option for Students with Intellectual Disabilities?

Mariah Lossing
There was no handout for this session

Totally Communicating! Total Communication in the Classroom with Students with Complex Communication Needs

Marla Williams & Alyse Cordelli
Handout

Keep Calm and Stay Connected: Personal Networks for Adults with Disabilities and the People Who Love Them

Rosemary Alexander
Handout

You Can’t Serve From an Empty Bowl: Self-care to Reduce Burnout

Concrete Learners in an Abstract World: Reading Comprehension for Students with Autism and Related Disabilities

Turning Story Time into Literacy Time for Early Learners

Lisa Rukovena
Handout 1
Handout 2

More Than Just a Uniform: Inclusive Cheer Squad

Kelcey Williams & Shana Green
Presentation Full
Presentation Print
Handout

What Do I Do? Reaching the Complex Child

TED Talks - Day 2

TED Talks #1

Martin Pistorius – 14:08 min: How My Mind Came Back To Life and No One Knew
Temple Grandin – 19:43 min: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds
Chris Klein – 15:24 min: Seeing Unique Abilities
Phil Hansen – 10:01 min: Embrace the Shake
Rosie King - 6:08 min: How Autism Freed Me to Be Myself
TX Parent 2 Parent - 6:19 min: Personal Networks Video
Alicia Arenas – 19:21 min: Recognizing Glass Children: What It Means to Be a Sibling of a Child with Special Needs

TED Talks #2

Nick Vujicic – 14:53 min: Overcoming Hopelessness
Torrie Dunlap – 17:07 min: Isn't it a pity? The Real Problem with Special Needs
Stella Young – 9:12 min: I’m Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much
Wendy Chung – 15: 30 min: Autism: What We Know (And What We Don’t Know Yet)
Maysoon Zayid – 14:09 min: I Got 99 Problems… Palsy Is Just One
Matthew Williams – 14:12 min: Special Olympics Let Me Be Myself: A Champion
Chieko Asakawa – 9:29 min: How New Technology Helps Blind People Explore the World
TX Parent 2 Parent - 8:09 min: Transition Video