Special Education Experts from the American Institutes for Research to Participate in the Council for Exceptional Children's Annual Conference
Washington, D.C. – The American Institutes for Research (AIR) will send special education experts to discuss high school dropout prevention and response to intervention (RTI) at the annual conference of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) April 11-14, 2012 in Denver, CO.
The Council for Exceptional Children is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities. The annual conference provides sessions on the latest evidence-based practices, technology, products, and resources.
The following is a list of the subjects and times of presentations involving AIR staff at the CEC conference:
April 11, 2012
CEC Professional and Student Awards
5:00 p.m.
AIR’s Louis C. Danielson will be presented with the J.E. Wallace Wallin Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual who has made continued and sustained contributions to the education of children and youth with exceptionalities.
April 12, 2012
Selecting Evidence-Based Practices for Secondary- and Tertiary-Level Interventions (Poster)
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Selecting evidence-based instructional practices should involve a multistep process that includes the consideration of needs and priorities and the identification of practices that match those needs and priorities. This session will help practitioners learn about the evidence base that supports interventions and how to make decisions about adopting practices.
AIR Presenter: Amy Peterson
CEC’s 2012 J.E. Wallace Wallin Special Education Lifetime Achievement Award - Outcomes of Students with Disabilities: A Glass Half-Full
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
AIR’s Louis C. Danielson, the winner of CEC’s prestigious 2012 Wallin Lifetime Achievement Award, will present data that document many very substantial improvements in outcomes for students with disabilities over the last three decades. Dr. Danielson will also include a description of improvements that still need to be made in order to see significant improvements in the achievement of students with disabilities.
AIR Presenter: Louis Danielson
Strand E, Session 1: An Ounce of Prevention: What We Know About Dropout Prevention
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
This session will focus on research-based strategies and interventions promoting dropout prevention for secondary-aged youth with disabilities. The unique characteristics of youth with disabilities, most at risk for dropping out, will be reviewed and considered. Model interventions will be presented including those for adjudicated youth and reentry into secondary schools, Check and Connect, as well as early warning systems used to identify and support youth to be successful and engaged in school.
AIR Presenter: Mindee O’Cummings
April 13, 2012
Progress Monitoring for Data-Based Decisionmaking
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
This session will guide participants through the seven steps of a progress monitoring data-based, decision-making process, an essential component of a response-to-intervention framework.
AIR Presenters: Jessica Agus, Amy Peterson, and Rebecca Zumeta
High School Tiered Interventions: An Implementation Story Across State, District, and Schools
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Staff from the National Center on Response to Intervention, as well as state and district administrators, will share their approach to supporting systemwide implementation of tiered interventions with a particular focus on high schools. Participants will consider implications for initiating tiered interventions in high schools as well as advancing and sustaining implementation.
AIR Presenter: Jenny Scala
April 14, 2012
High School RTI: Common Themes In Successful Washington Pilot Sites (Poster)
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Implementation of a multi-tiered intervention and support system at the high school level presents several unique challenges for educators and administrators. This session provides an overview of themes observed in five Washington high schools overcoming commonly noted barriers and experiencing success with implementation.
AIR Presenter: Rebecca Zumeta
Beginning Implementer’s Series Modules for RTI Implementation: Keys to Making Them Your Own (Poster)
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This session will highlight three free modules designed to provide foundational knowledge about the essential components of RTI and to build an understanding of their importance in RTI implementation. Practitioners will learn about the content and resources included in each module (Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Multileveled Prevention System).
AIR Presenters: Jessica Agus, Amy Peterson, and Rebecca Zumeta
For more information about the conference, visit http://www.cec.sped.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ProfessionalDevelopment/C....
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education, and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org.
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