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| "The Inclusive Classroom, and Preventing Special Education Due Process" September 29 - 30, 2010 East Lansing, MI |
| 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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| Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center East Lansing, MI 48824 (517) 432-4000 |
| A discounted block of rooms has for $96 plus tax per night. Please call the hotel for reservations. |

| Weds. Sept. 29 |
| to the classroom immediately. Participants will learn practical ways of supporting students with autism spectrum labels and other disabilities within a general education classroom. The Classrooms” in which she addresses the need for sensory supports, visuals, active learning, “safe space," and materials that capitalize on student strengths. Other topics addressed include defining (and redefining) autism, listening to the voices of those with autism, creating more responsive lessons, making the classroom comfortable, and providing opportunities for communication skill development. The presentation provides teachers with the necessary knowledge and strategies to understand every student as complex, as capable, and as a learner. Learning Objectives for Participants: -Compare and contrast definitions of autism -Learn how some people with autism see and experience schooling -Learn the benefits of inclusive schools for students with autism -Learn active learning techniques appropriate for K-12 classrooms -Learn ideas for adapting curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners -Learn techniques for supporting the development of communication skills and competencies in inclusive classrooms |

| Thursday Sept. 30 |
| applied in this interactive workshop. Areas include effective teaching strategy, information recording, data-progress procedures, interpersonal relationship building, active listening and problem-solving. Collaboration processes for this workshop are taken from Dr. Schwarz's book, "You're Welcome," which answers the most significant collaboration questions in schools posed by teachers today. He has been part of many due process procedures serving as an expert witness and has experienced first-hand what is needed to prevent due process. Dr. Schwarz will use this direct experience in providing the most important and current information for making teaching and recording procedures accountable and effective. He will also provide you with family, lawyer, hearing officer and courtroom perspectives for a meaningful, important day of immediately applicable information. Learning Objectives for Participants: -Identify effective teaching techniques that meet the unique individual needs of a learner -Learn data systems and recording systems that provide progress accountability -Learn ways of strengthening and promoting effective interpersonal relationships -Learn and apply active listening procedures -Learn and apply the SODA problem-solving process (situation, options, decision & assess) -Share at least five ways to prevent due process |