Presentations and Handouts

TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006

Daniel Losen / Alan Coulter - PowerPoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract
Racial Disproportionality in Special Education: Issues and Legal Requirements

Jeffrey Lewis - Powerpoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract - Poem: teachers of young children
Identifying and Enhancing School-Related Social Support for African American Boys

Breakout Sessions - Cultural Competency

• Culturally Responsive Teaching Methods and Techniques: The Tribal 3"R"s of Turtle Island,
  Dr. Rosemary Christensen - Presentation Abstract
  
  
• Classroom Environments and Practices that Promote Positive Social and Academic Identities in African American Children, Dr. Jeffrey Lewis - Powerpoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract
  
  
• Moving Toward Equity: Addressing Disproportionality at the Local Level, Shana Ritter - PowerPoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract

Janette Klingner - Powerpoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract
Cultural Considerations and Challenges in Response-to-Intervention (RTI)

Breakout Sessions - General Education: Interventions

• The Access Center's Technical Assistance Services, Dr. Amy Klekotka - Powerpoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract - Strategies to Improve Access to the General Education Curriculum
  
  
• Open Dialogue: Cultural Considerations and Challenges in Response-to-Intervention (RTI) -
  Dr. Janette Klingner - Presentation Abstract
  
  
• Supporting School Implementation of the EOCA Framework as a Means for Addressing Disproportionality, Michelle Ring - PowerPoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract
  REACh/EOCA Summary - Addressing Disproportionality Chart

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2006

Alan Coulter - PDF Presentation - Presentation Abstract
Stop Admiring the Problem: Practical Considerations to Address Disproportionality

Breakout Sessions - Special Education: Pre-referral and Referral Process

• Using IDEA's Exclusionary Factors in Special Education Evaluation: Developing an IEP Team Toolkit, Dr. Craig Albers - Powerpoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract
  
  
• Indian Education and Special Education: Partnering for Progress - Yvonne Novack / Elizabeth Watkins - Powerpoint Presentation - Presentation Abstract