TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE

 

American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES)

24th Annual National Conference

A New IDEA for Rural Special Education

March 17 – 20, 2004

Rosen Plaza Hotel

Orlando, Florida

 

Wednesday March 17, 2004

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

REGISTRATION OPEN, 2:00 – 6:00 PM

 

 

Thursday March 18, 2004

 

7:30 AM -- REGISTRATION OPEN

7:30 – 8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

GENERAL SESSION I:  8:00 – 9:45 AM

·        Keynote Speaker: Honorable R. Fred Lewis, Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

 

9:45 – 10:00 AM – BREAK

 

Thursday March 18, 2004

Concurrent Sessions I, 10:00 - 10:50 AM,

·        Professional Development: When Teachers Plan It and Deliver It; Timothy Blum, Albany Co. School District/University of Wyoming; D.J. Yocom, Allen Trent, & Meredith McLaughlin, University of Wyoming

 

·        Trigram: A Gifted Program Model All Students Can Enjoy; Patricia Coon, West Virginia University - doctoral student

 

·        From Identification to Accommodation: Successful Inclusion of Children with Visual Impairments; Moniqueka  E. Gold, Austin Peay State University

 

·        Using Case Studies to Simulate the Special Education Identification Process; Michael Dunn & Gretchen Butera, Indiana University at Bloomington

 

·        New Leadership IDEAs that Support Human Rights and Diversity in Rural Communities; Harvey Rude, University of Northern Colorado & Phyllis Paolucci-Whitcomb, University of Vermont

 

·        The Learning Stream:  Streaming Video for Ongoing Access; Lisa Dieker, Nancy Aguinaga & Chris O’Brien, University of Central Florida

Thursday March 18, 2004

Concurrent Sessions II, 11:00 - 11:50 AM 

 

  • Collaborative Planning and Teaching: Flexible Supports for Inclusive Classrooms; Stan Weser, Florida Inclusion Network

 

  • Preparing Early Childhood Professionals to Provide Home Visiting Services to Rural Families Living in Poverty; Rena Hallam, University of Kentucky & Martha Buell, University of Delaware

 

  • Meeting the Demand for Low Incidence Teachers; Michael Sullivan, Marshall University Graduate College

 

  • Student Learning Samples: Focusing Interns on Teaching and Learning; Tammy Abernathy, University of Nevada, Reno

 

  • Recruiting Teachers of American Indian Students into Graduate Programs; Anthony Dominguez & Steven Munoz, University of Texas at El Paso

 

  • Technology Mediated Consultation for Children with Disabilities in Rural and Remote Areas; Charles Salzberg, & Ronda Menlove, Utah State University

 

LUNCHEON, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

·        Live Text

·        ACRES Awards Presentation

·        IDEA Update, Jane West

 

Thursday March 18, 2004

Concurrent Sessions III, 1:40 - 2:30 PM  

 

  • Best Professional Practice: Litigation Driven Intervention; Jim Siders, University of Southern Mississippi & Jim Sears, Sears Law Firm

 

  • The Accessibility of Early Childhood Services to Migrant Families of Children with Disabilities (research presentation); Philip Patterson, California State University, Bakersfield

 

  • Needs of Rural Families: What Early Interventionists Need to Know (research presentation); Sharon Darling, Boise State University

 

  • The Visual and Social Affects of Oculocutaneous Albinism (research presentation); Moniqueka E. Gold, Austin Peay State University

 

  • Special Education Disciplinary Placements and Transition Issues (research presentation); Arthur Merriam, U.S. General Accounting Office

 

  • Lessons Learned: Sustaining Professional Development School Partnerships; Terry Berkeley, Towson University; June Canty, Gonzaga University; & Nancy Harriman, Bath Public School System

 

  • Linking Special Education with Multicultural Education for Native Children with Special Needs; Nadine Tepper & Beth Tepper,  University of North Dakota

 

  • Bringing 21st Century Technology to Rural and Remote Multicultural Field-based Teacher Education Programs: Forming Collaboration for Today's Realities; Patricia Peterson & Steve Showalter,  Northern Arizona University

 

Thursday March 18, 2004

Concurrent Sessions IV, 2:40 - 3:30 PM  

 

  • Multiage Education for All: Inclusion in Rural Schools; Pam Schildgen, Greg Prater & Emilie Rodger, Northern Arizona University

 

  • Three Trails Through the Desert: Narrowing the Achievement Gap in Three Rural Nevada Schools; Richard N. Vineyard, Nevada Department of Education

 

  • Ensuring Success for Students with Disabilities: A Study of High-Performing, High-Poverty Rural Schools in Three States (research presentation); Sandra Embler, University of Maryland, College Park

 

  • A Comparative Study Examining the Graduation Rates of Students Receiving Services in the Co-taught Service Delivery Model and Students Receiving Services in Other Service Delivery Models in Volusia County High Schools (research presentation); Rebecca Hines & Leslie Sena, University of Central Florida

 

  • Pre-Service/In-Service Training Program for Working with Children and Families with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Rural Districts; Patrick Hartwick & Kristin Myers, Daemen College
  • Get Ahead, Get Technology! A New Idea for Rural School Success (research presentation); Susan Sze, Niagara University

 

  • A Case Study Approach: Examining the Play Behaviors of Rural Children (ages 3-5) with Disabilities in an Inclusive Preschool (research presentation); Mark Brown, Eastern Illinois University & Doris Bergen, Miami University

 

  • Innovative, Successful Teaching Strategies to Reduce Mathematics Anxiety in Special Needs-At Risk Students; Gina Gresham, University of Central Florida

 

Thursday March 18, 2004

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, 3:30 – 4:45 PM

 

  • Recruiting and Interviewing Teachers in Rural School Settings:  Protocol or Potluck, Joe Nichols, Arkansas State University

 

  • NCDAE: Accessibility in Higher Education and Practice; Sarah Rule, Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities; Catherine Benitz, Mountain Plains Resource Center; Martin Blair, Ronda Menlove, Cyndi Rowland, & Charles Salzberg, Utah State University

 

  • Rural Responses to IDEA: An Alternative Certification Model for Preparing Highly Qualified Special Educators, Lisa Churchill & Mary Jensen, California State University, Chico

 

  • Reflective Practices:  Innate, Learned, or Phenomenological? Steve Street, Minnesota State University, Moorhead

 

  • The Use of Pathwise Mentoring and Praxis III as Performance Based Assessment, Georgine Steinmiller & Robert Steinmiller, Henderson State University

 

  • The Institute for Small and Rural Districts: Addressing the Needs of Exceptional Educators in Florida, Renee Speisman & Marianna Sheldon, The Institute for Small and Rural Districts

 

  • Special Educator Attrition in Rural Communities: Trends and Solutions; Ronda Menlove, Lori Garnes & Nancy Glomb, Utah State University

 

 

TOWN MEETING, 5:00 – 5:45 PM

 

NEWCOMERS/OLDTIMERS RECEPTION, 5:45 – 7:00 PM  

 

Friday March 19, 2004 

PRACTITIONERS’ DAY

 

7:30 AM REGISTRATION OPEN –

7:30 – 8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST –

 

GENERAL SESSION II, 8:00 – 9:45 AM

·        Special ACRES Recognition; Troy Justesen, Assistant Secretary of Education, & Tracy Justesen,

·        Keynote Speaker:  Stevan Kukic, Sopris West, Closing the Achievement Gap

 

9:45 – 10:00 AM – BREAK –

Friday March 19, 2004

            Concurrent Sessions V, 10:00 – 10:50 AM  

 

  • Inclusive Settings: Classroom Management Tips for General Education Teachers; Janice Baker, Indiana University of PA & Rebecca Peters, Aquinas College

 

  • Make Inclusion More Mainstream in Private Preschools; Britt Ferguson, Minnesota State University, Moorhead

 

  • Kidtools/Kidskills: Self-Management, Problem Solving, Organizational And Planning Tools For Children; Kevin Miller, University of Central Florida & Kate Mitchem, West Virginia University

 

  • How Many Words Must Children See & Say? Exploring the Relationship Between Reading Volume and Reading Skill; David Forbush, Utah State University

 

  • Effective Strategies and Easy to Create Materials for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Students; Lela Montfort & Patricia Peterson, Northern Arizona University

 

  • High School/High Tech:  Helping Students Make the Technology Transition Through Collaborative Project Support; Squy Wallace & Mike Hermanson, Montana State University-Billings

 

Friday March 19, 2004

Concurrent Sessions VI, 11:00 - 11:50 AM  

 

  • Incorporating Visual Behavioral Prompts in Inclusive Classrooms; Nancy Harriman, Bath Public School System &  Penny Williams, Maine School Administrative District #72

 

  • Teaching Safety Precautions to Preschool Children with Developmental Delays in Rural Communities; Belva Collins, LeeAnn Jung, Jennifer Grisham-Brown, & Trisha Lilly, University of Kentucky

 

  • The Mentorship of Cooperating Professionals: Friend or Foe?; Margaret Hutchins & Kelli Appel, Illinois State University

 

  • GYRO:  Giving Youth Resilient Options; Sylvia Rockwell, University of Central Florida & Linda Welch, Florida Partnership for Family Involvement

 

  • Empowering Rural Minority Exceptional Learners: Vision for the Future; Sunday Obi, Kentucky State University & Stephanie Obi, Fayette Public Schools

 

  • Rural Transition and Severe Disabilities: What Are the Limitations?; Lloyd Kinnison, Texas Woman's University;  Dennis Cates & Sue Fuson, Cameron University

Friday, March 19, 2004

LUNCHEON, 12:00 – 1:30 PM

·        Kay Bull & Dennis Cates, Preview of ACRES 2005 National Conference at Tulsa, OK

·        Panel Discussion on Reading, Stevan Kukic, Moderator

 

Friday March 19, 2004

            Concurrent Sessions VII, 1:40 - 2:30 PM  

 

  • Work Smarter--Not Harder; Sylvia Rockwell, University of Central Florida

 

  • Supporting Rural Preschool Teachers to Implement Authentic Assessment Practices in Inclusive Preschool Programs; Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Rena Hallam & Robyn Ridgley, University of Kentucky

 

  • Acquisition and Generalization of Video Social Stories by Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Marjorie Bock, University of North Dakota

 

  • Leave No High School Kid Behind - Helping Teachers Create a Future for Youth At-Risk to Fail or Drop Out of School; Gil Guerin, San Jose State University

 

  • Teaching the Mythology of Poverty; John Manning, University of Central Florida

 

  • Lack a Textbook? Use the Ancient Art of Storytelling with a Technological Twist; Johan van der Jagt, Southeastern Louisiana University

 

Friday March 19, 2004

Concurrent Sessions VIII, 2:40 - 3:30 PM  

 

  • Accommodations for Students in a Diverse Classroom; Marty Beech, Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University

 

  • Qualitative Research: One Way to Snare Reluctant Writers; Timothy Blum, Albany Co. School District/University of Wyoming & D.J. Yocom, University

 

  • Strategies for Paperwork, Effective Collaboration and Instruction: Research-Based Practices from Rural Special Educators; Katherine Mitchem & Kathryn Bell, West Virginia University

 

  • Predicting Behavior: or What Crystal Ball Are You Using?; Tony Loveless, Iron County School District

 

  • Isolated Lives, Special Stories: Autobiographical Research as Teaching Tool For Rural Special Education; Jeffrey Kaplan, University of Central Florida

 

  • Distance Education:  Copyright Law and Copy Protection for Rural Special Educators; Barbara Ludlow, West Virginia University & Michael Duff, Discover Video Productions

 

  • Knowing What Works: Classroom Research for Improved Student Outcomes; Mary Little, Project CENTRAL - University of Central Florida

 

Friday March 19, 2004

POSTERS SESSIONS, 3:00 – 4:30 PM

 

  • Technology Access Issues:  Ensuring Accessibility for Students with Disabilities, Margaret Turner, University of North Carolina at Wilmington & Richard Strasburger, West Virginia University

 

  • Is Phonological Awareness Enough for Detecting Children At Risk for Reading Disabilities? Hoyeon Kim, University of Florida & Jaeyeon Yoo, California State University at Los Angeles

 

  • Teaching Preschool Children Speech Sounds During Storybook Reading,  Sarah Hawkins, University of Kentucky

 

  • Early Childhood Transitions: Linking Practices to Child and Family Outcomes, Lee Ann Jung, University of Kentucky

 

  • The Rural Links Project: Educational Preparation to Teach Infants and Children with Low-Incidence Disabilities in Rural Areas of Oregon, Linda Burt, Sharon Rosenkoetter, J.K. Yon & Agnes Tsai, Oregon State University

 

  • ECOMAPS:  Tools for Examining Social Supports in Hispanic Families of Children with Disabilities, Vivian Correa, Joyce Tardaguila-Harth & Maria Wojtalewicz, University of Florida

 

  • Preparing Paraprofessionals for Rural Areas,  Linda Reiten, University of Montana – Western

 

  • Web-supported Teacher Preparation: Six Modules for Teaching Inclusive Best Practices, Bob Campbell & Patti Campbell, Valdosta State University

 

Friday March 19, 2004

            Concurrent Sessions IX, 3:40 – 4:30 PM  

 

  • Love Can Build A Bridge; Jessica McGhie, Iron Co. School District

 

  • Memory Strategies to Assist Students with Traumatic Brain Injury; Kellie Tanner & Margaret Foster, Northern Arizona University

 

  • Utilizing Self-Monitoring as a Means for Improving Direction Following for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities; Thomas Sinclair, Eastern Illinois University

 

  • Recruiting High School Peer Tutors to Become Special Educators; Ben Lignugaris-Kraft & Darcie Peterson, Utah State University; Ruth Leishman, Mt. Crest High School

 

  • Teaching Behavior Change Strategies to Teachers working with American Indian Children; Lawrence Ingalls & Helen Hammond, University of Texas at El Paso

 

  • RSEQ Authors’ Workshop; Barbara Ludlow, RSEQ Editor

 

RSEQ Editorial Board Meeting, Friday, 4:30 – 5:30 PM

 

Saturday March 20, 2004

 

7:30 AM -- REGISTRATION OPEN –

7:30 – 9:00 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST –

7:30 – 9:00 AM – ACRES Board Meeting

 

Saturday March 20, 2004

            Concurrent Sessions X, 8:00 - 8:50 AM  

 

  • Building Inclusive Learning Communities:  A Systems Change Approach; Vicki Barnitt, Florida Inclusion Network; Cathy Dofka, Hernando County Schools; Joe Clifford, West Hernando Middle School; & Diane Ryndak, University of Florida

 

  • Distance Learning: Deaf Education Collaboration Model; Lou Larwood, San Jose State University & Michelle Cepello, Chico State University

 

  • Encouraging Reflection on Early Field Experiences: Continuation Across Two Fall Semesters; Billie Friedland & Adjai Robinson, Delaware State University

 

  • Family Partners in Special Education Teacher Preparation: Reaching New Educators through Online Curriculum Modules; Suzanne Martin,  Mary Senne & Susan Donovan, University of Central Florida

 

Saturday March 20, 2004

Concurrent Sessions XI, 9:00 - 9:50 AM  

 

  • Building Collaborative Problem-Solving Processes in Rural Schools; Lynn O'Connell, Division of School Psychology & Mark Fugate, Alfred University

 

  • Child Care Quality Issues for Children with Disabilities who Live in Rural Areas:  A Two State Perspective; Rena Hallam, University of Kentucky; Martha Buell, University of Delaware; Jennifer Grisham-Brown & Megan Cox, University of Kentucky

 

  • Implementation of Case-Based Instruction in Multiple Contexts: Project Overview and Implications for Rural Special Education Teacher Preparation; Kate Mitchem, West Virginia University; Kevin Miller, University of Central Florida; Gail Fitzgerald, University of Missouri-Columbia; Kevin Koury, University of California-Pennsylvania; & Candice Hollingsead, Andrews University
  • Using Service Learning to Prepare Rural Special Education Teachers; Ann Richards & Kalie Kossar, West Virginia University

 

  • Building Inclusive Communities Through Interagency Collaboration and Disability Awareness Ribbons; Douglas Olsen & Marilyn Skogen, Natrona Co. School District

 

 

Saturday March 20, 2004

            Concurrent Sessions XII, 10:00 - 10:50 AM  

 

  • Inclusive Education in Rural Schools: Systems Change in an Educational Service Agency and Its Member Districts; Dorothy Fulton, Fort Hays State University & Tom Skrtic, University of Kansas

 

  • An Intensive Early Intervention Model for Children with Autism Who Live in Remote, Rural Regions; Marjorie Bock, Sherri Houdek & Kari Chiasson, University of North Dakota

 

  • Preparing Highly Qualified Paraeducators; Mary Susan Fishbaugh, Montana State University – Billings

 

  • Improving Reflective Teaching Practice Through Multi-Stage Lesson Planning; Elaine Lambert & Vicki Hartley, Delta State University

 

  • New Ideas: Innovative Technology Delivery Systems; Ronda Menlove, Vince Lafferty & Jared Stein, Utah State University

 

CLOSING BRUNCH, 11:00AM – Noon

 

CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

 

“Take me back to Tulsa in 2005!”