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Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Classroom

February 28 - 29, 2008

Des Moines, IA
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Schedule for Conference Days
7:00-8:00am
8:00-9:30am
9:30-9:45am
9:45-11:30am
11:30am-12:30pm
12:30-2:00pm
2:00-2:15pm
2:15-3:30pm
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Break
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Lunch (on your own)
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The Inclusion of Students with ASD, with Sheila Wagner, M.Ed.
Friday,
Feb 29
This presentation will highlight the necessary components for successful inclusion
programming of K-12 students with ASD. Participants will understand the practical
aspects of programming and the pitfalls to avoid in order to develop and build the best
program possible. Social issues, academic requirements and modifications, IEPs, and
behavior programming will be addressed in this dynamic training.
Thursday,
Feb 28
Participants of this workshop will learn processes to adaptively personalize and
improve the quality of educational settings for students with autism spectrum disorders
(ASD).  Included will be how to provide differentiated instruction and universal design
in the general classroom, how to set up an IEP-at- a-glance tool for supporting
students, how to orchestrate a planning process so student needs are creatively met
in a quality fashion and ideas for differentiation and universal design.
Patrick Schwarz
Holiday Inn
Downtown-Mercy Campus
1050 6th Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 283-0151
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A block of rooms has been
reserved for
$80 plus tax per
night. Please call the hotel to
make your reservations today!
Registration Informtion:

-Registrations are incomplete without payments or purchase orders.
-Purchase orders, Visa, Mastercard and checks are accepted.  
-A registration form must be completed for each attendee listed on a P.O.
-Requisitions are not accepted.

Professional 2 day:          Professional 1 day:        
$205                                $140

Parent 2 day:                   Parent 1 day:
$160                                $95
Are you a professional AND a parent of a child with ASD?
Register as a professional if your fee is being paid for by your work,
or if you will be reimbursed for the conference. Parent fees are
only
for those who must pay out of their own family budgets.
Continuing Education: (Parents not eligible)
Certificates of attendance will be given out. There are a total of 12 hours of lecture for the entire conference.

Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations made within two weeks of the conference will receive no reimbursement. Substitutions are allowed.
Cancellations prior to two weeks to the conference will be subject to a $30 administration fee- these will be accepted only
in writing.

Meals:
Lunch will be on your own. Breakfast and afternoon snack are included in your registration fee.

Books:
We will have a large bookstore at the conference. There will be over 90 different titles related to autism. Purchase orders,
Visa, Mastercard, checks and cash are accepted.

Graduate Credit:  (Parents not eligible)
Up to 3 credits are available. Workshop participants may choose to register for graduate credit through Silver Lake
College, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Silver Lake College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Participants who choose this option will have the opportunity to extend the workshop knowledge and skills to the classroom
or other relevant educational settings in an independent and authentic application of theory to practice. Credit registration
form, syllabus and evaluation criteria checklists for projects will be provided the day of the workshop. Checklists are
designed to clarify and outline project requirements. Registration for graduate credit is in addition to workshop fee.
Cost per credit is $175.00.

Silver Lake College registration form

Syllabus for February 28, 2008

Syllabus for February 29, 2008
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