National Conferences

29th Annual Closing the Gap Conference
October 12-14, 2011
Minneapolis MN
http://www.closingthegap.com/conference

Anthony Muhammad’s
Transforming School Culture Workshop
October 18-19, 2011
Cincinnati OH
http://www.solution-tree.com/public/events.aspx

Teacher Education Division
Council for Exceptional Children
34th Annual TED Conference
November 8-12, 2011
Austin TX
http://www.tedcec.org/conference

23rd Annual International
Conference on ADHD
November 10-12, 2011
Orlando FL
http://www.chadd.org

Early Childhood Education Summit
November 30-December 2, 2011
State College PA
http://www.earlychildhoodsummit.org

United Cerebral Palsy
2012 Annual Conference
April 25-28, 2012
Washington DC
http://www.ucp.org

LRP’s 33rd Annual National Institute
May 6-9, 2012
San Antonio TX
http://www.lrpinstitute.com

The National Dropout Prevention for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) is pleased to announce the release of three new reports that address school reentry. The reports examine the issues around reentry, some of the options available for youth to reenter school, strategies for locating and reenrolling out-of-school youth, and the characteristics of some existing reentry programs. These documents may be downloaded from the NDPC-SD website, at http://www.ndpc-sd.org/knowledge/reentry_programs.php. 

Another related resource is the Center's new database of reentry programs, which may be accessed at http://www.dropoutprevention.org/ndpc-sd/search.php

Contact NDPC-SD: Toll Free 866-745-5641 • TDD: 866-212-2775 • Fax: 864-656-0136
NDPCSD-L@clemson.edu

APPLE:Ohio (Assessing Preschool Professionals’ Learning Experiences) research study is seeking early childhood teachers to enroll each fall from 2010 through 2013. This study will help determine the impact of professional development on early childhood teaching and learning.

Download PDF for more details and registration information.

Ohio School for the Deaf, Center for Outreach Services, provides free assistance to school districts serving students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Consultants provide onsite IEP team support, resource sharing, evaluation, and training. K-12 consultants are Abby White and Cameron Crane; Early Childhood Consultant is Carrie Davenport. To request any of these services, contact the Center for Outreach Services at 614.995.1566 or email outreachcenter@osd.oh.gov

LEARNet (http://www.projectlearnet.org/) is a problem-solving system designed by the Brain Injury Association of New York State to help identify useful procedures for helping students with brain injury in school and at home. LEARNet enables families and school staff to create effective intervention and support plans for students with TBI.

• Learn about autism spectrum disorders;
  
• Keep up-to-date on emerging state initiatives;
  
• Find public resources that can assist individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families across the lifespan;
  
• Keep informed of autism-related legislation and national news highlights; and
  
• Stay current on autism-related training and professional development opportunities.
  

Dual Diagnosis website: http://www.midd.ohio.gov
Mental Illness Developmental Disabilities Coordinating Center of Excellence "Helping Ohio's communities serve people with Dual Diagnoses." The MIDD CCOE is jointly funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health, Department of Developmental Disabilities and the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council.

Resources from "Doing What Works," http://dww.ed.gov/
Find links to subtopics such as Universal Screening and RtI Implementation.
The RtI Reading Topic: http://dww.ed.gov/topic/?T_ID=27
The RtI Math Topic: http://dww.ed.gov/topic/?T_ID=28
Reducing Behavior Problems in Elementary Classes: http://dww.ed.gov/topic/?T_ID=25

National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) has posted practice descriptions of evidence-based academic interventions for secondary students with disabilities at http://www.nsttac.org/ebp/AcademicEBPD/Default.aspx. These five practice descriptions can be found at our homepage under "What's New" and under our Evidence-Based Practice resources tab. The practice descriptions were developed from the research conducted by the What Works in Transition Research Synthesis Project and the full reports housed at the National Post-School Outcomes Center's website, www.psocenter.org.

The U.S. Department of Education has announced website for early learning.
http://www.ed.gov/early-learning is designed to include information about:

• key programs, funding opportunities, resources and publications, technical assistance, and interagency work
• early learning in the Administration's proposal for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); and
• investments in early learning across Departments.
  

The Eugene Oregon office of the Teaching Research Institute has changed our name to better reflect the work we do in the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Formerly known as The Teaching Research Institute – Eugene, we are now the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT). We are excited to move forward under this new name, which is aligned with our mission to improve the lives of children and adults with TBI.

OCALI and the ESC of Central Ohio Present Special Discounts for Ohio Schools

In an effort to assist schools in saving funds and providing learning supports for all students, Ohio schools may purchase selected assistive technology software and hardware at discounted pricing.

Download details and pricing information: Slater Software, Humanware, News-2-You and textHELP.