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"The Inclusive Classroom, and
Preventing Special Education Due Process"

September 29 - 30, 2010

East Lansing, MI
Conference Registration Form
Schedule for Conference Day
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
Check-In
Speaker
Break
Speaker
Lunch (On your own)
Speaker
Break
Speaker
Use the above form with checks and
purchase orders. If paying with credit
card, please
pay for conference online.
Registration Information:

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

One Day:      
Thru August 16: $125        After August 16: $140

Two Days:
Thru August 16: $175        After August 16: $205
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Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations made within two weeks of the conference will receive no reimbursement. Substitutions are allowed.
Cancellations made prior to the two weeks before the conference will be charged a $30 administration fee. No refunds
will be made for those cancelling during the two weeks before the conference.
No exceptions. Cancellations will be
accepted only in writing.

No food will be provided. Lunch will be on your own. The Kellogg has a restaurant where food can be purchased.

Books:
We will have an extensive ASD bookstore at the conference. Purchase orders, credit cards, checks and cash are
accepted.

3 Options for Educational Credit:
1. Certificate of Attendance- This certificate is available for no extra charge at the conference.  It outlines the content
and hours of instruction.

2. IACET CEU’s (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) are offered for no charge for this
conference.  Individuals wishing to earn 0.6 (for one day) or 1.2 (for two days) CEUs are advised to check with their
certification body, licensure agency, and/or employer to determine if IACET CEUs can be used to satisfy specific
requirements. Paperwork will be filled out on-site at the conference. For the IACET provider directory,
click here.
Please be aware that IACET CEUs can be converted to Michigan SB-CEUs by your SB-CEU sponsor district.

3.
Graduate Credit- Workshop participants may choose to earn graduate credit from Silver Lake College for extending
the knowledge and skills gained in the workshop to an independent and authentic application of theory to practice within
his/her relevant educational and/or professional setting. Some workshops are available for either one (1) OR two (2)
graduate credits; other workshops are available only for one (1) graduate credit. Please refer to the credit registration
form and the syllabi regarding the credit options available.

Registration form for September 29, 2010

Syllabus for September 29, 2010


Registration form for September 30, 2010

Syllabus for September 30, 2010
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Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 432-4000
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A discounted block of rooms has for
$96 plus tax per night.
Please call the hotel for reservations.
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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
The Inclusive Classroom, with Paula Kluth, Ph.D.
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
Preventing Special Education Due Process Through Effective Educational Patrick