2017
Day 1 Presentations (Full Day Sessions)
Day 1 Presentations (Full Day Sessions)
Setting Up Classrooms for Students with Autism Like a Ninja
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Day 2 | Thursday | June 22 | Morning
Keynote: Intelligent Lives: Preview Screening and Discussion
Keynote: Intelligent Lives: Preview Screening and Discussion
- Dan Habib
- There was no handout for this session
Managing Challenging Behavior
Managing Challenging Behavior
Be a Buddy Not a Bully
Be a Buddy Not a Bully
- Allison Gass & Amanda Armstrong
- Permission Letter
- Contact Information Form
- Buddy Packet
- Teacher Comments
- Happy Hippos Buddy Hall Pass
Live! Laugh! Love! Literature for All: Teaching Grade-Level Books to Secondary Students with Cognitive Disabilities
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
Literacy Centers for the Struggling Reader
- Noelia Perez
- Handout
- Handout-Print
Give Yourself a Hand: Sign Language in the Classroom
Give Yourself a Hand: Sign Language in the Classroom
- Katie Adams
- Handout
Roll into Reading
Roll into Reading
- Deborrah Gauntlett & Diana Hiebeler
- Handout
Post Secondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Post Secondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
- Peggy Wolf
- Session Presentation
- Handout
You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader
You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader
- Ann Jacobson
- Handout
Day 2 | Thursday | June 22 | Afternoon
Day 2 | Thursday | June 22 | Afternoon
How to Implement Task Analysis Strategies in the Classroom
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
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
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
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
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
Start Strong. . . Be the Coach That Everyone Needs
- Julie Atchley
- There was no handout for this session.
Giving Students Options: Fostering Independence for Transition
Giving Students Options: Fostering Independence for Transition
- Rachel Skov
- Handout
- Handout - Print
- Choices Checklist
ACC STEPS: Is College an Option for Students with Intellectual Disabilities?
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
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
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
You Can’t Serve From an Empty Bowl: Self-care to Reduce Burnout
- Kathy Palomo & Darcy Schiller
- Handout
- Handout - Print
- Professional Quality of Life Scale
- Self Care Options
- Balancing Your Self-Care
Concrete Learners in an Abstract World: Reading Comprehension for Students with Autism and Related Disabilities
Concrete Learners in an Abstract World: Reading Comprehension for Students with Autism and Related Disabilities
- Rebecca Bilyeu
- Handout
- Presentation - Print
Turning Story Time into Literacy Time for Early Learners
Turning Story Time into Literacy Time for Early Learners
More Than Just a Uniform: Inclusive Cheer Squad
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
What Do I Do? Reaching the Complex Child
- Debra Leff & Nichole Kertis Barton
- Handout
- Texas' Early Learning Pathways
- MSI Unit Curriculum: Phases 1-3
- Preference Survey
TED Talks - Day 2
TED Talks - Day 2
TED Talks #1
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
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