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Message from Mary N. WatsonDirector, Exceptional Children Division“We can’t control the wind, but we can adjust the sail.”– Bill Anderson, SongwriterWelcome to the 61st Conference on Exceptional Children sponsored by the Exceptional ChildrenDivision of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Again this year, we are honored tohost the nation’s largest and longest-running exceptional children conference sponsored by a stateeducation agency. We are excited to have you join us here in Greensboro for what we hope will bean exciting, informative professional development experience.As you are aware, we are experiencing paradigm shifts in public education. Most of the changes areexciting; however, some present challenges. As the lyric above indicates, often we cannot controlthe speed or scope of these changes but we can control how we adjust to them to stay on coursetoward helping all students achieve. That thought prompts and leads us to this year’s conferencetheme, “Leading Change: Improving Outcomes.” As we embrace change and respond to challenges,we must be proactive, turning our attention to an even greater degree toward innovation and theuse of technology and research-based educational strategies that work. During the conference youwill hear from a variety of voices from all aspects of the educational community. Many of our over100 presenters are teachers and building level administrators who are experiencing great successincreasing the academic and social well-being of all students in their schools. In addition, teachersand students again have an opportunity to showcase their creativity and entrepreneurial skills atour 2nd Annual School-Based Enterprise Bazaar. Support these innovative educational programs byvisiting the bazaar and purchasing gifts for your family and friends.Also, make sure you don’t miss the opening keynote address by David Richards and Jose Martin.This duo of nationally recognized special education legal authorities will definitely make you laughwhile providing thoughtful insights into the legal realm of education. Finally, and most importantlyyou are invited to attend our annual Teachers of Excellence event, whichrecognizes special education professionals from across North Carolinawho are leading change and improving outcomes for students.Thank you for joining us and do not hesitate to contactmembers of the conference staff if we can assist you in anyway. We hope you enjoy the conference and return to yourworkplace informed, inspired and committed to making apositive difference in the lives of all students.Mary N. Watson, DirectorExceptional Children DivisionNC Department of Public InstructionLeading change: improving outcomes 3

CONFERENCE-AT-A-GLANCESUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 20115:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. “Early Bird” Registration (1st Floor near Food Court)MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 20117:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration (1 st Floor near Food Court)7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (3 rd Floor) 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Instructional Sessions 1 - 118:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. School-Based Enterprise Bazaar (Room: Colony A, B, and C)10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Plenary Session (Room: Guilford A, B, and C)11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)Lunch (Box lunch provided for conference attendees) 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Instructional Sessions 12 – 32*2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Instructional Sessions 33 - 53*6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Teachers of Excellence Recognition (Room: Guilford A, B, and C) *Administrators’ Institute is combined with the Instructional SessionsTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 20117:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration (1 st Floor near Food Court)7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (3 rd Floor) 7:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Instructional Sessions 54 - 74*10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor) and Hotel Checkout10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Instructional Sessions 75 - 95**Administrators’ Institute is combined with the Instructional SessionsTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011 / POST-CONFERENCE INSTITUTES10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Post-Conference Institutes’ Registration12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Administrators’ Institute (Room: Guilford B)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Deaf-Blind Institute (Room: Augusta)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Occupational Therapy Institute (Room: Guilford A)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Physical Therapy Institute (Room: Victoria A)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Speech-Language Institute (Room: Guilford C)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Visual Impairment Institute (Room: Tidewater)WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011 / POST-CONFERENCE INSTITUTES8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Behavioral Specialists’/Liaisons’ Institute (Room: Guilford G)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CECAS Institute (Room: Grandover East & West)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Deaf-Blind Institute (Room: Augusta)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Physical Therapy Institute (Room: Victoria A)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Preschool EC Coordinators' Institute (Room: Blue Ash)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Occupational Therapy Institute (Room: Guilford A)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Speech-Language Institute (Room: Guilford C)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Visual Impairment Institute (Room: Tidewater)461st Conference on Exceptional Children

General conference InformationIN HONOR :: RETIREESThe Exceptional Children (EC) Division is pleased to recognize the following local educational agency (LEA) EC Directorsand DPI Employees for their dedication and leadership in providing services for children with disabilities in North Carolina.We extend best wishes to them in their retirement and thank them for their years of service to NC Public Schools.Dr. Cheryl Steczak, Hertford County SchoolsPam Price, Washington County SchoolsDr. Charlotte Worley, Currituck County SchoolsMargaret Pritchett, Craven County SchoolsBecky Hughes, Craven County SchoolsJoyce Carter, Pender County SchoolsPatricia Jones, Sampson County SchoolsChuck Aldridge, McDowell County SchoolsKathy Ray, Madison County SchoolsChris Alberti, Exceptional Children Division, NCDPICathy Boshamer, Exceptional Children Division, NCDPI Mary Hutchens, Exceptional Children Division, NCDPIPatricia Penny, Exceptional Children Division, NCDPIRECOGNITION OF TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCEMONDAY :: OCTOBER 31, 2011 :: Guilford Ballroom :: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.The Exceptional Children Division annually honors teachers, related services providers, and school psychologists whohave made significant contributions to the education of children with disabilities with the Teachers of Excellence Awards.All persons being honored Monday night were nominated by their LEAs, including charter schools and state-operatedprograms, because of their innovative instructional techniques and commitment to meeting the needs of all children.These teachers will be recognized from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. in the Guilford Ballroom. All conference participants areinvited to attend. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Our speaker will be Tyronna Hooker.Tyronna Hooker, the 2011-12 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, is this year’s keynoter for the Teachers of ExcellenceAwards Ceremony. She is a special education teacher at Graham Middle School, Alamance-Burlington Schools. Tyronnais a member of the school’s design team, which enables her to work closely with staff members as they design learningexperiences for their students. She has participated in Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (a program to supportthe learning needs of English language learners), completed training for Corrective Reading © instruction, and is currentlytraining to provide instruction in Literacy First Intensive © . She is a member of the school’s Responsiveness to Instructionteam; an incentive coordinator for the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support program; and a mentor for new teachers.Tyronna has received a number of awards, including Alamance-Burlington School District Teacher of the Year 2010-11,Graham Middle School Teacher of the Year 2010-11, Graham Middle School Outstanding Teacher Award (Sept. 2008), Gold’sGym Teacher of the Month Award (Jan. 2007) and a students’ award for The Best All Around award for teaching (June 2006).She completed her undergraduate studies at North Carolina Central University where she earned a Bachelor ofArts degree in Criminal Justice in June 1993. An online learning program offered through North Carolina CentralUniversity enabled her to complete the North Carolina Teacher Certification program in December 2005. In August2009, she earned her Masters of Education with a specialization in Special Education from Elon University.According to State Superintendent June Atkinson, “Tyronna brings a unique set of skills to the classroom, given herprevious work experience in the criminal justice system and social services. This has translated into a ‘setbacks aresetups for comebacks’ philosophy where her students are concerned.”In accepting the award as North Carolina’s Teacher of the Year, Tyronna said that being North Carolina’s Teacher ofthe Year provides her with additional opportunities to inspire others. “As teachers, we must seek opportunities tomotivate, engage and provoke critical thinking amongst not only our students, but ourselves.” Plan to attend theExceptional Children Division’s Teachers of Excellence Awards Ceremony. Celebrate with the recipients and welcomeTyronna as she provides words of inspiration and encouragement.Please join us as we honor Teachers of Excellence. ALL conference participants are invited to attend at no additionalcost. Casual attire - come as you are!Leading change: improving outcomes 5

GeneraL conference InformationCONFERENCE REGISTRATIONRegistration is open from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Monday and from 7:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.The registration desk is located on the first floor of the Koury Convention Center, near the Food Court.POST-CONFERENCE INSTITUTESRegistration for post-conference institutes will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.Follow the posted signs to the registration booth opposite the escalators.LICENSURE RENEWAL CREDITOne unit of licensure renewal credit is offered to conference participants who attend ten hours of conferenceactivities including the Plenary Session, four regular instructional sessions, and the exhibitors’ connections.Participants must fully complete and submit an evaluation form at the end of the conference. Licensurerenewal forms are included with the materials issued upon registration. Separate licensure renewal credit willbe awarded for those who attend a post-conference institute.ELECTRONIC DEVICESAs a courtesy to fellow conference attendees and the presenters, please silence electronic devices while youare attending conference sessions, the Plenary Session, and post-conference institutes.NEW THIS YEAR• Exhibitors have been invited to remain open until 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday so that conference participantshave an opportunity to visit after conference sessions conclude.• MATERIALS/HANDOUTS: This year many instructional session materials and handouts are accessibleonline and will not be distributed in hard copy format during the sessions. Materials were postedin mid-October and will remain available for download until the end of November. Conferenceparticipants are advised to access materials before and after the conference. Internet access may notbe available to participants in instructional session rooms. Participants will receive a brochure at theconference indicating which sessions have online materials. If instructional session materials are notposted online, presenters are responsible for providing access, either electronically or by bringing hardcopies. Visit the conference website at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/conference for details.Special Thanks TO:• All our presenters;• CEC student members and their sponsors from: Greensboro College, Jennifer Diliberto; North CarolinaA&T State University, Dawn Waegerle; and North Carolina Central University, Ellen Bacon;• High School NJROTC students and Lieutenant Commander Elliott Jordan, Senior Naval ScienceInstructor, Page High School, Guilford County Schools;• High School students from Wake County Public School System who are enrolled in the OccupationalCourse of Study (OCS); Winston Dennis, transition coordinator; and OCS job coaches for theirassistance with our pre-conference work;• North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children for providing the floral arrangement(s) for the PlenarySession and the Teachers of Excellence Recognition; and• Ola Mae Cimerro for providing musical accompaniment during the Plenary Session and Teachers ofExcellence Recognition.661st Conference on Exceptional Children

61 st CONFERENCE on EXCEPTIONAL CHILDRENConference Chair: Mary N. WatsonCo-Chairs: Ira Wolfe, Tom Winton, Laura Snyder, Joe Simmons, Susan Davis, and Sherry AbernethyCommitteesTom Winton, ChairValerie Herndon, Co-ChairBarbara Scriven, Co-ChairSherry AbernethyNorman AllardRenee BanksLaura BrittPaula CrawfordConference ProgramTeresa DaisPerry FlynnFelicia GoodgionClaire GreerClaire HakinKrista HeavnerCaroline HexdallLauren HolahanVivian JamesMary JarrettChris JonesJulie KagyKristi KamadaFreda LeeDreama McCoyPollye PruittAubrey QuinlanRachael RaginLaurie RayTracy RiddleDottie SnyderShelby TaylorTerri TerrellWilliam TubillejaAdministrators’ InstituteRebecca Dowless, Co-ChairTracy Riddle, Co-ChairLynn BaileyAngie CloningerValencia DavisEileen DavisonGreta HarrisNancy JohnsonGay LyttonBill RynnLynn SmithBudget / Finance / LocalArrangementsLaura Snyder, ChairSherry Abernethy, Co-ChairKelly BreestDreama McCoyPoster Sessions &School-Based EnterprisesFreda Lee, ChairHeather BrooksJulie KagyDeanna SteedSherri VernelsonPublicity & PublicationsHeather Reynolds, ChairPaula CrawfordValencia DavisAshley HerringShelby TaylorCECAS WorkshopQuentin Parker, Co-ChairAshley Herring, Co-ChairLori CrowderAngelia HerringIlona KettingKhaliiah O’FarrowJennifer SimsPat SmithKelley SteenEquipmentJoe Simmons, ChairRenee BanksMary JarrettMinnie KiddMuhammad MannanDywanda PettawayDana RusherRichard TedescucciWilliam TubillejaCorrey WatkinsLaura WinterRegistration CommitteeSusan Davis, ChairKate Neale, Co-ChairTish Bynum, Chair Pre-RegistrationNorman AllardTeresa DaisSharon FarleyElizabeth GibbsChris JonesRebecca MarksCamilla RobersonLisa TaylorAll Support StaffExhibits / VendorsBobbie Grammer, ChairClaire Greer, Co-ChairKelly BreestDeanna SteedRenee BanksTeresa DaisElizabeth GibbsChris JonesCamilla RobersonInstitute RegistrationLaurie Ray, Co-ChairLauren Holahan, Co-ChairTish BynumPaula CrawfordPerry FlynnCayce McCamishRachael RaginCamilla RobersonTeachers of ExcellenceIra Wolfe, ChairBobbie Grammer, Co-Chair (CEC Liaison)Marie Massengill, Co-ChairCynthia CarusoTeresa DaisRebecca DowlessGreta HarrisSharon MooreMichele NealVicki NorrisRachael RaginBarbara ScrivenWendy StevensJulie WeathermanLeading change: improving outcomes 7

Poster Displays for the 61 st ConferencePrefunction Area :: 3 rd Floor :: Koury Convention CenterYou are invited to visit the poster displays during the Conference. These displays highlight innovativetechniques and best practices related to teaching and learning of children with disabilities. Please visit with ourposter presenters and give them an opportunity to share the great things that are happening across our state.sponsorAlexander County SchoolsCatawba County SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsDepartment of Health & Human ServicesEast Carolina UniversityGuilford County SchoolsGuilford and Wayne County SchoolsGuilford County SchoolsNCDPI Exceptional Children DivisionMacon County SchoolsPitt County SchoolsPitt County SchoolsUNC Chapel HillVance County SchoolsWake County SchoolsPoster Session TitleFrom Simple Space to Sensational Sensory – On a Minimal Budget!Use My Dreams to Help Me Learn!The Educational Impact of Language DisordersTask Analysis: Using an Old Strategy to Meet 21st Century NeedsClient Assistance Program “A Bridge Over Barriers”Lessons Learned from Watching Students on the Postsecondary Side ofthe Transition BridgeOCS and Life Skills Students at Work!North Carolina Division on Career Development and TransitionExceptional Children’s Parent Advisory CouncilE-Mentoring for Student SuccessA Collaborative Partnership That is Producing Catch Up Growth in Literacy“Moving Toward Replacing the Behavior and Not the Child!”Facilitating the RtI/Problem Solving Process Using Technology: TAT/PSM ProcessFive Steps for High Quality Preschool IEP PracticesThe Journey of the Career Portfolio: “Raising the Bar of Self Determinationto Future Ready Excellence.”Bulletin Boards for a Weekly Occupational Therapy/Speech/LanguageTherapy GroupSchool-Based Enterprise Bazaar for the 61 st ConferencePlease plan to visit and support the School-Based Enterprise Bazaar between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Monday inColony A, B, and C. All of the products being displayed and sold were designed, created and marketed by studentswith disabilities in local schools across North Carolina. School-based enterprises are designed to provide students anopportunity to apply and generalize academic skills they have learned in the classroom to the real world. All purchasesmade support the continuation and enhancement of the individual school programs. The Bazaar provides a greatopportunity to stock up on those special handmade holiday gifts for family, friends, and co-workers.sponsorSAlexander County SchoolsAshe County SchoolsAsheboro City SchoolsBladen County SchoolsCaldwell County SchoolsCatawba County SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsChatham County SchoolsDavidson County SchoolsElizabeth City/Pasquotank County SchoolsIredell-Statesville SchoolsJohnston County SchoolsMontgomery County SchoolsMoore County SchoolsNash-Rocky Mount SchoolsPitt County SchoolsRockingham County SchoolsScotland County SchoolsWhiteville City Schools861st Conference on Exceptional Children

Leading change: improving outcomesMONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration (1 st Floor near Food Court)7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (3 rd Floor) 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Instructional Sessions 1 - 118:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. School-Based Enterprise Bazaar (Room: Colony A, B, and C)10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Plenary Session (Room: Guilford A, B, and C)11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Box lunch provided for conference attendees) Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Instructional Sessions 12 – 32*2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Instructional Sessions 33 - 53*6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Teachers of Excellence Recognition (Room: Guilford A, B, and C) All Conference Participants Invited*Administrators’ Institute is combined with the Instructional Sessionsleading change: improving outcomes 9

7. Improving Outcomes: Data Organization,Collection, and DisaggregationRoom: Victoria APresenter(s): Nancy Moore & Willa Craft, Duplin County SchoolsParticipants will gain the knowledge of deciding what data tocollect, how to organize data, how to collect data, and howto use data to drive instruction in reading and math.Presentation Level: Basic8. An Update on CECASRoom: Guilford FPresenter(s): Jane Cottingham & Carolyn Hammond,Exceptional Children Delivery Team, NCDPIParticipants will receive an update on the ComprehensiveExceptional Children Accountability System (CECAS) andother Exceptional Children Delivery Team activities. Thepresentation will include a review of the current projectstatus, recently completed enhancements, efforts inprogress and expected future activities. Participants willhave an opportunity to ask questions and offer comments.This session will be most relevant for CECAS users.Presentation Level: intermediate9. Evaluation from a Postsecondary Programfor Individuals with Intellectual DisabilitiesRoom: Auditorium IIIPresenter(s): Kelly R. Kelley & Cassie Moffitt,Western Carolina UniversityThe University Participant Program is a modelpostsecondary education program at Western CarolinaUniversity. This presentation reviews evaluation resultsfrom external evaluators at the Carolina Institute forDevelopmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina.The evaluation process – focus groups, surveys, andinterviews – reaches student volunteers, families, faculty,and program participants.Presentation Level: all10. RtI 101: An Introduction toResponsiveness to InstructionRoom: Guilford DPresenter(s): Amy Jablonski & Amy Miller, NCDPIThis session is intended for participants who are not familiarwith, or have limited understanding of, North Carolina’sResponsiveness to Instruction (RtI) model. Participants willleave the training with a general understanding of the state’smodel, as well as a brief history of RtI in North Carolina. Thiswill be a lecture style presentation with an opportunity forquestions from the audience.Presentation Level: Basic11. Communication for EducatorsRoom: Grandover East & WestPresenter(s): Eric Hartwig, Marathon County Children withDisabilities Education Board, Wausau, WIMost of us do fairly well in everyday communication.However, it is in the situations that matter most to us thatwe are likely to have trouble. It is often simply a matter ofhow to get your message across to a difficult person. Whatare some of the most effective ways to communicate? Dr.Hartwig emphasizes positive and principled negotiation tohelp staff members work more effectively and efficiently tocreate a mutually beneficial school climate.Presentation Level: AllLeading change: improving outcomes 11

Plenary Session AgendaMonday :: October 31, 2011 :: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Room: Guilford A, B, and CWelcome and Introductions ............................................................................Mary N. Watson, DirectorExceptional Children Division, NCDPIPresentation of the Colors and the Pledge of Allegiance......................... Naval JROTC Color GuardPage High SchoolGuilford County SchoolsSinging of the National Anthem................................................................................... Led by Ira WolfeExceptional Children Division, NCDPIRecognition and Greetings............................................................................................ Mary N. WatsonKeynote Address ................................................................................ David Richards and Jose Martin,Richards, Lindsay & Martin, LLC, Austin, TXAttorneys Dave Richards and Jose Martin, with the law firm of Richards, Lindsay & Martin, LLC, representschool districts and special education cooperatives in Texas on issues involving the education of studentswith disabilities. Through working with regular and special educators for over 15 years, Dave and Jose havedeveloped an appreciation for the need of public educators to develop a working knowledge of disability lawissues. Today’s keynote presentation, Special Education Goes to the Movies: Lessons from the Silver Screen,will offer poignant and often humorous insights into various provisions of the IDEA statutes and regulations,together with common areas where schools encounter IDEA compliance problems. Participants will be treatedto a unique keynote presentation that should prove to be both thought-provoking and entertaining.Announcements and Closing........................................................................................ Mary N. WatsonLunch............................................................................................ Box Lunch for Conference Attendees*Musical accompaniment provided throughout the session by Ola Mae Cimerro1261st Conference on Exceptional Children

instructional SESSIONS 12-32Monday :: October 31, 2011 :: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.12. Hot Topics in IDEARoom: Guilford GPresenter(s): David Richards & Jose Martin, Richards, Lindsay& Martin, LLC, Austin, TXCourt cases and USDOE guidance are alerting us to key trendsand hot topics in special education law. This session willreview some of the most current topics of interest, includingRtI vs. Child-Find, physical restraint of students, the changinglegal landscape of residential placement, modern IDEAeligibility issues, and the new generation of manifestationdetermination cases, among others. Each hot topic will bepresented from the perspective of the practical lessons thatschools can learn from the cases and legal analyses.Presentation Level: intermediate/Advanced13. Developing Measurable IEPsRoom: Auditorium IVPresenter(s): Barbara Scriven & Jennifer Cash, NCDPIThis session will focus on creating IEPs that contain databasedpresent levels of academic achievement and functionalperformance statements and measurable annual goals.Presentation Level: Basic14. Parent Involvement ImprovesStudent OutcomesRoom: AugustaPresenter(s): Pollye Pruitt, NCDPI & Mary LaCorte,Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center, &Representatives of Guilford County Schools andCumberland County SchoolsAs part of the State Performance Plan, the ExceptionalChildren Division surveys parents of children withdisabilities on a statewide basis. The results are analyzedand reported under Indicator 8 of the Annual PerformanceReport. This session will provide information regarding datagathered and how two local educational agencies use theirdata to increase parent participation.Presentation Level: all15. The 10 Rs of Behavior ManagementRoom: Grandover East & WestPresenter(s): Eric Hartwig, Marathon County Children withDisabilities Education Board, Wausau, WIThis session will focus on the 10 R behavior change processand re-energize your strategies for intervention. Participantswill learn a step-wise process to help redefine, refocus,and re-evaluate approaches for dealing with disruptivebehaviors, and gain strategies that can be integrated into theclassroom environment (repeated session 36).Presentation Level: all16. The COSF Five Years In:What Is the Data Showing Us?Room: Blue AshPresenter(s): Norman Allard, Office of Early Learning, NCDPIThis session will cover essential knowledge for LEAs toevaluate the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) datathat have been collected. A review of SPP Indicator #7data collection will be provided. An update will be givenon current resources to support COSF data collection andreporting. This will include an update to the “Q & A” onNorth Carolina’s Early Childhood Outcomes Process.Presentation Level: intermediate17. Postsecondary Program EmploymentPractices for Individuals withIntellectual DisabilitiesRoom: OakPresenter(s): Kelly R. Kelley & Cassie Moffitt,Western Carolina UniversityThe University Participant (UP) Program is an on campusliving and learning experience for individuals withintellectual disabilities. It provides inclusive academic,independent living and career development opportunitiesfor participants. This presentation will explain data andpractices implemented to help individuals determine futurecareers, job performance, and skill sets.Presentation Level: AllLeading change: improving outcomes 13

18. Teaching Biology to Diverse LearnersRoom: Victoria BPresenter(s): Benita Tipton & Ragan Spain, K-12 Curriculum& Instruction, NCDPICome learn about the 2009 OCS Biology Essential Standardsthrough discussion, demonstration, and role play. The sessionwill be particularly beneficial to high school science inclusionteachers or teachers of exceptional children who will bedelivering direct science instruction to students enrolled in theOccupational Course of Study. Resources will be provided.Presentation Level: All19. Common Core Standards for MathematicalPractice and Math Foundations, Part 1 of 2Room: Victoria APresenter(s): Rebecca Borowski, Cumberland County SchoolsThe Standards for Mathematical Practice in the CommonCore Standards represent a shift in the way we think aboutthe teaching and learning of mathematics. In this session,we will explore each practice standard in detail, discussstrategies for teaching the standards across the gradelevels, and explore how these practices connect to the MathFoundations training (continued in session 40).Presentation Level: all20. Literacy: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility –The Road to SomewhereRoom: Guilford FPresenter(s): Glenda Callicutt & Regina Mathis,Swain County SchoolsThis session presents Swain County Schools’ journey toimprove student reading achievement to reach the goal of90% of all students reading at grade level. The goal grewout of a six month study of Lynn Fielding’s book ‘AnnualGrowth for All Students, Catch-Up Growth For Those Whoare Behind.’Presentation Level: All21. Co-Teaching: A Tale of Two TeachersRoom: Auditorium IIIPresenter(s): Julie Bost & Michele Woodson,Alamance-Burlington SchoolsThis interactive session examines co-teaching from theneeds and perspectives of general and special educationteachers. Student achievement data will be shared alongwith results from a co-teacher survey highlighting necessarycomponents of inclusion. Participants will use tools to buildcollaborative partnerships, reflect on co-teaching practicesand improve lesson planning.Presentation Level: All22. ‘Hey, I’ve Got This Kid’…Ideas for PE ClassRoom: Imperial HPresenter(s): Marie Slusser, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools& Barbara Meleney, Durham Public SchoolsOften questions arise regarding how best to serve the ECpopulation in PE class (“Hey, I’ve got this kid!”). Questionswill be answered about PE/Adapted PE and the role of leastrestrictive environment and best practices for students withdisabilities. An expert panel will offer disability specificsuggestions, curricular and equipment ideas, and ideas forIEP development and inclusion (repeated Session 43).Presentation Level: All23. Exploring a Day Treatment Partnership:A Toolbox of Successful Strategiesfor CollaborationRoom: CedarPresenter(s): Shanon Fagan, Buncombe County Schools &Kimberly Sasdelli, Families Together, Inc., AshevilleThis session will discuss multiple methods to createsuccessful collaboration including: principles of Systemsof Care; structured feedback; team planning; agendasand meeting structure; staff, student, and parent training;21st century communication strategies; and creativeproblem solving and conflict resolution. The session willalso address strategies to maintain collaboration duringtransition to mainstream schools.Presentation Level: All24. PBIS Training Module UpdatesRoom: Guilford EPresenter(s): PBIS State Team, Exceptional ChildrenDivision, NCDPIThis presentation will provide PBIS trainers and coaches theopportunity to learn about the latest revisions to PositiveBehavior Intervention and Support training materials.Recent changes include an emphasis on effective actionplanning and the inclusion of the Team Initiated ProblemSolving (TIPS) model. The TIPS model is a framework forimplementing effective meeting operations and using datafor decision-making.Presentation Level: intermediate/Advanced1461st Conference on Exceptional Children

25. It is Time to be Bully-Free! An Anti-BullyingPresentation for School EducatorsRoom: Auditorium IPresenter(s): Richard Spurling, Mitchell County SchoolsInformation will be provided about one of the mostimportant issues in the lives of school-age children...bullying. The presenter, a nationally known author, willemphasize the trauma students go through when bullied,or a witness to bullying, and will stress the responsibilityand the influence that we all have in eliminating bullyingbehavior (repeated Session 46).Presentation Level: All26. Designing Diversity with Decision:Leadership in a Multicultural SettingRoom: Imperial FPresenter(s): Gloria Campbell-Whatley, UNC CharlotteEducators need to be aware, acknowledge and value thedifferences in gender and ethnicity of diverse populations.These differences cause variations in the behavior andlearning styles of students. This session will focus on manyof these cultural differences and how to remediate thesedifferences in classrooms (repeated Session 47).Presentation Level: All27. There’s an App for That!Room: Imperial GPresenter(s): Beth Holder & Becca Irvine, High Point UniversityThe world of technology is booming - and expanding. Manyteachers, and students, have access to devices that enhancesocial interactions, provide educational enhancement, andincrease productivity. There are also multiple applications (manyof them free) that can be utilized to meet the needs of studentswith disabilities. This session will explore various ‘apps’ that canbe utilized to assist in addressing a variety of educational needs.Presentation Level: Basic28. Navigating the Deaf/Hard of HearingCommunication Plan WorksheetRoom: BiltmorePresenter(s): Denise Nelson, Durham Public SchoolsThe presenter will give a brief overview of federal requirementsrelated to communication needs of students who are deaf orhard of hearing. Also, guidance will be given on how to usethe Deaf/Hard of Hearing Communication Plan Worksheet todocument how the IEP Team is addressing a student’s access tocommunication within the school environment.Presentation Level: All29. Trends in Autism and IntellectualDisability PrevalenceRoom: Guilford DPresenter(s): Julie Daniels & Paula Bell, UNC Chapel HillUnderstanding the prevalence and patterns of diagnosis forautism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability helpsidentify opportunities for earlier diagnosis and intervention,and provides data for programmatic planning.Presentation Level: All30. NCEXTEND1 Field Testing: An UpdateRoom: Auditorium IIPresenter(s): Sarah Reives, Division of AccountabilityServices, NCDPIThis session will provide an overview of statewide findingsfrom the 2011 NCEXTEND1 Audit as well as considerationsand implications for the Spring 2012 NCEXTEND1 Field Testand the next generation of NCEXTEND1 assessments.Presentation Level: All31. Linking Interventions to Student Needs:A Profile-Based ApproachRoom: MeadowbrookPresenter(s): Donna Yerby, UNC Chapel HillThis presentation will provide educators with an approachfor determining appropriate interventions for at-risk studentsusing a profile-based approach. The session objectivesaddress the importance of identifying specific academicweaknesses and needs, as well as strengths, in light ofneurodevelopmental functions, learning style, and culturaldifferences (repeated Session 52).Presentation Level: Basic/Intermediate32. Master Data ManagementRoom: Victoria CPresenter(s): Karl Pond & KC Elander, Data, Research& Federal Policy, NCDPIMaster Data Management (MDM) comprises processesthat consistently define and manage all data elements ofthe Department of Public Instruction. MDM provides theExceptional Children Division guidance for collecting,aggregating, matching, quality-assuring, and reporting data,internally and externally. This guidance ensures consistencyand accuracy when making data-driven decisions, resultingin stronger outcomes for students with disabilities.Presentation Level: AllLeading change: improving outcomes 15

instructional SESSIONS 33-53Monday :: October 31, 2011 :: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.33. The Common Core and Available Resources:An OverviewRoom: Guilford GPresenter(s): Mary Russell & Gregory McKnight, EducatorRecruitment & Development, NCDPIOn June 2, 2010, North Carolina adopted the Common CoreState Standards in K-12 Mathematics and K-12 EnglishLanguage Arts released by the National Governors AssociationCenter for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State SchoolOfficers. With the adoption of these state-led educationalstandards, North Carolina is in the first group of states toembrace clear and consistent goals for learning to preparechildren for success in college and work. This conferencesession will give an overview of the Common Core andprovide a tour of the supporting resources and toolkits toassist administrators with implementation at the LEA level.Presentation Level: intermediate/Advanced34. Inclusion and the Least RestrictiveEnvironmentRoom: Auditorium IVPresenter(s): David Richards and Jose Martin, Richards,Lindsay & Martin, LLC, Austin, TXFocusing on the IDEA changes since 1997 (and the rise ofNCLB), this session examines the requirement to providemaximum exposure to grade level curriculum as appropriatefor student progress. Through analysis of rule changesand cases, the presenters will discuss the legal frameworkfor providing appropriate levels of services so as not todeprive special education students of access to grade levelcurriculum and skills they are capable of mastering.Presentation Level: All35. Forum for Parents of Children with DisabilitiesRoom: AugustaPresenter(s): Mary LaCorte, Exceptional Children’s AssistanceCenter; Gay Lytton and Pollye Pruitt, NCDPIPlease Note: This session is one hour, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.The Council on Educational Services for Exceptional Childrenis the federally mandated State Advisory Panel to the stateeducational agency (NCDPI). Parental input is needed. Comeshare your thoughts about State Board Policies and services forchildren with disabilities.Presentation Level: All36. The 10 Rs of Behavior ManagementRoom: Grandover East & WestPresenter(s): Eric Hartwig, Marathon County Children withDisabilities Education Board, Wausau, WIThis session will focus on the 10 R behavior change processand re-energize your strategies for intervention. Participantswill learn a step-wise process to help redefine, refocus, andre-evaluate approaches for dealing with disruptive behaviors,and gain strategies that can be integrated into the classroomenvironment (repeat of session 15).Presentation Level: All37. Alamance Alliance Overview: Buildingthe Foundations of Social-EmotionalSchool ReadinessRoom: Blue AshPresenter(s): Gary Ander, Alamance County Social Services &Libby Jones, North Carolina Families United,BurlingtonNew brain research indicates that later school success andsuccess in later life is based on a strong social-emotionalfoundation that is established in the first three years of life.The Alamance Alliance is dedicated to identifying, screening,assessing and treating these children and their families tosupport their readiness to be successful in school.Presentation Level: All38. Using Transition Assessment to Develop IEPsRoom: OakPresenter(s): La’Shawndra Scroggins, NSTTAC/UNC Charlotte& Valerie Mazzotti, Western Carolina UniversityThis session provides the opportunity to examine studenttransition assessment information to develop postsecondarygoals, identify transition services and coursesof study to prepare students for their post-secondarygoals, and develop annual goals. The session will balancea presentation and group work to help participants becomemore comfortable conducting transition assessment andusing information in meaningful ways.Presentation Level: intermediate1661st Conference on Exceptional Children

47. Designing Diversity with Decision:Leadership in a Multicultural SettingRoom: Imperial FPresenter(s): Gloria Campbell-Whatley, UNC CharlotteEducators need to be aware of, acknowledge and value thedifferences in gender and ethnicity of diverse populations.These differences cause variations in the behavior andlearning styles of students. This session will focus on manyof these cultural differences and how to remediate thesedifferences in classrooms (repeated Session 26).Presentation Level: All48. Shared and Guided Reading forStudents with Significant DisabilitiesRoom: Imperial GPresenter(s): Penny Hatch, UNC Chapel HillThis session will focus on two extremely importantliteracy activities: shared reading and guided reading. Thecontributions of each of these activities will be discussedas well as instructional strategies, resources, and particularconsiderations for students with significant disabilities.Presentation Level: All51. “I Can Read! I Can Write!”Room: Auditorium IIPresenter(s): Judy Jennings, Alamance-Burlington SchoolsAs teachers, we are given boxed research-based programsto address reading and writing. Learn about strategies forintegrating more than one research-based program to meetthe individual needs of students with significant learningchallenges. Hear from students who learned to read and write!Presentation Level: all52. Linking Interventions to Student Needs:A Profile-based ApproachRoom: MeadowbrookPresenter(s): Donna Yerby, UNC Chapel HillThis presentation will provide educators with an approachfor determining appropriate interventions for at-riskstudents using a profile-based approach. The sessionobjectives address the importance of identifying specificacademic strengths, weaknesses and needs, in light ofneurodevelopmental functions, learning style, and culturaldifferences (repeat of session 31).Presentation Level: intermediate49. The Wilson Reading Programwith Visual PhonicsRoom: BiltmorePresenter(s): Joane Mapas & Kathy Metzer,Guilford County SchoolsA presentation on how the Wilson Reading Program withVisual Phonics has helped signing deaf students improvetheir reading skills. Teacher-made materials and resourceswill be available for attendees.Presentation Level: all53. CEDARS Reporting System OverviewRoom: Victoria CPresenter(s): Terra Dominguez, Data, Research, & FederalPolicy, NCDPIThis session will introduce users to the CEDARS ReportingSystem. The overall project initiative will be discussed andattendees will be introduced to the types of data collected, witha concentration on exceptional children data. Attendees will alsobe provided a demonstration of DPI-created dashboards and adhoc report analysis specific to special education.Presentation Level: Basic50. Reading Comprehension Interventionfor Individuals with AutismRoom: Guilford DPresenter(s): Eric Sanders, UNC Chapel HillA number of best practices have been identified to teachreading comprehension. However, individuals with autismwho have adequate word reading abilities but strugglewith reading comprehension present unique challenges foreducators. This presentation will examine best practices inteaching reading comprehension for this population.Presentation Level: All1861st Conference on Exceptional Children

Leading change: improving outcomesTUESday, November 1, 2011CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration (1 st Floor near Food Court)7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Grand Continental Breakfast (3 rd Floor) 7:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Instructional Sessions 54 - 74*10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor) and Hotel Check-out10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Instructional Sessions 75 - 95**Administrators’ Institute is combined with the Instructional Sessionsleading change: improving outcomes 19

instructional SESSIONS 54-74TUESday :: November 1, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.54. Discipline and Behavior: BalancingProcedural Expectations with PositiveEducational PracticeRoom: Guilford GPresenter(s): Eric Hartwig, Marathon County Children withDisabilities Education Board, Wausau, WIThis session will focus on current issues of discipline andbehavior, and provide practical, functional options that schooldistricts can use in the development and implementation ofpositive educational practice for all students.Presentation Level: Advanced55. Issues in Secondary Transition:Updates and Resources from NSTTACRoom: Auditorium IVPresenter(s): Jennifer Cease-Cook, Catherine Fowler,NSTTAC/UNC-Charlotte & Valerie Mazzotti,Western Carolina UniversityThis session will overview current topics facing secondaryeducation and their impact on students with disabilitiesincluding “college and career readiness” and “high schoolredesign”. Additionally, participants will examine resourcesto be sure they are able to incorporate the most effectivepractices and programs in their students’ IEPs and their schools’transition programs.Presentation Level: Intermediate56. Effective IEP Team Meetings andProcedural SafeguardsRoom: MeadowbrookPresenter(s): Marie Massengill & Gay Lytton, ExceptionalChildren Division, NCDPIThis interactive session provides an overview of the ProceduralSafeguards: Handbook on Parents’ Rights and tips on effectivemeeting practices for IEP Team members. Participants willlearn when the notice must be provided as well as thecontent areas within the notice. The session further equips IEPTeam members with guidance in conducting a collaborativemeeting, utilizing time management, and generatingproductive meeting outcomes.Presentation Level: All57. Leading Change: ImprovingCompliance OutcomesRoom: Guilford CPresenter(s): Lynn Smith & Bill Rynn, Exceptional ChildrenDivision, NCDPIThis session will focus on clarifying what seem to becomplicated processes. Presenters will explain thereevaluation process and the provision of prior writtennotice to parents. Following this session, participants will beable to lead the change in their schools in order to improvecompliance outcomes (repeated session 78).Presentation Level: Intermediate58. Building a Model Preschool Programwith Multiple Funding StreamsRoom: Blue AshPresenter(s): Trina Wenzel & Patricia Sehorn,Cabarrus County SchoolsThis session will review the critical components to considerwhen attempting to access multiple funding streams for thepurpose of developing a high quality inclusive program.Program standards, child care licensure, and the needs ofchildren with disabilities will be discussed.Presentation Level: intermediate59. College Bound! A Pathway for Young Adultswith Intellectual DisabilitiesRoom: OakPresenter(s): Terri Shelton & Joan Johnson, UNC GreensboroBeyond Academics at UNC Greensboro is North Carolina’sfirst four-year certificate based course of study offeringeducation and comprehensive support for independentliving and careers. Participants will learn the five majorelements of the model, approaches to Universal Design forLearning, inclusion practices, and the program evaluationand research structure underway.Presentation Level: All2061st Conference on Exceptional Children

60. Preparing Students with Disabilities to beSuccessful in High School MathematicsRoom: Guilford APresenter(s): Robin Barbour, K-12 Curriculum &Instruction, NCDPIThe standards for the Introduction to High SchoolMathematics course prepare students for the first year ofhigh school mathematics. Come prepared to experiencesome of the mathematical concepts.Presentation Level: intermediate61. Using Manipulatives to De-Mystify Algebra!Part 1 of 2Room: Grandover WestPresenter(s): Austin James, Wake County Public SchoolsParticipants will focus on two learning tools - the Hands onEquations learning system and algebra tiles. Teachers willlearn how to incorporate these tools into daily instructionto make algebra more accessible for ALL students.Supplemental instructional strategies and resources will beprovided (continued in Session 82).Presentation Level: All62. Instructional Toolbox for TeachingAll Areas of ReadingRoom: Guilford FPresenter(s): Teresa Anderson, Lenoir County Public SchoolsDuring this session, learn to recognize why your studentsare struggling with reading and comprehension. Exploreeffective mnemonic strategies and take away activitiesto close the gap in your classroom. These strategies willaddress phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabularyand comprehension.Presentation Level: all63. Making Co-Teaching Work in anElementary ClassroomRoom: Auditorium IIIPresenter(s): Cheryl Mitchell & Megan Anderson, OrangeCounty SchoolsThis session will give special and regular educators practicalways to make co-teaching, as a service delivery model, workin an elementary classroom. Participants will learn howto collaboratively plan, assess, interact with parents, andreach all levels of students. The presenters will model teamteaching as an example of one of the several approachesthat can be used in co-teaching. Participants will be given theopportunity to experience and consider other co-teachingapproaches for implementation.Presentation Level: Basic64. Defining and Exploring Theoriesof Developmental DyslexiaRoom: Guilford DPresenter(s): Lynn Flowers, Lindamood-Bell LearningProcesses, Winston-SalemThis presentation will address the topic of dyslexiafrom the perspective of a researcher experienced in thediagnosis of developmental dyslexia, giving cognitive andneurobehavioral evidence for the principal hypothesesbehind its cause. Points for how parents and educatorscan assess the evidence to select instruction that currentscientific studies indicate are the best will be shared.Presentation Level: all65. Keeping the Child in the Village:School-Based Day Treatment ProgramsRoom: CedarPresenter(s): Cathy Ray & Beverly Joseph, Franklin CountySchoolsParticipants will be able to gain information on the benefits ofimplementing day treatment programs at individual schoolsin a rural district. We will provide successful strategies for allstakeholders (administrators, teachers, support staff, mentalhealth agencies, and parents) implementing day treatment.Lastly, we will examine effective methods in providing qualityservices with less funding.Presentation Level: All66. District Implementation of PBISRoom: Imperial EFGHPresenter(s): Nancy Kueffer, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools& Jill Croom, Lenoir County SchoolsDurable, adaptable PBIS implementation requires systemicsupport that extends beyond an individual school. Thispresentation will provide an overview and outcomes ofschool district level support for PBIS. Participants will havethe opportunity to learn about key structures and practicesneeded to guide successful implementation.Presentation Level: All67. First Aid for the ClassroomRoom: Grandover EastPresenter(s): Michelle Perry, Buncombe County SchoolsParticipants will learn how to deal with challengingbehaviors by implementing Positive Behavior Interventionsand Supports. We will discuss practical behavior plans,visuals, schedules, and strategies that can be usedthroughout a school environment. Participants will havethe opportunity to actively participate in using behaviorstrategies and visuals during the presentation.Presentation Level: AllLeading change: improving outcomes 21

68. Improving Outcomes in ArticulationTherapy: A Ten-Minute ApproachRoom: Colony B&CPresenter(s): Kimberley Okirima-Tiluk, Guilford County SchoolsThis session will present the articulation therapy programimplemented at Rankin Elementary over the past two years,and the positive outcomes of seeing students individuallyfor shorter periods of time. Participants will gain anunderstanding of how to implement this therapy option intheir own schools.Presentation Level: Basic69. Low-Tech, No-Tech That Won’t Breakthe Piggy BankRoom: AugustaPresenter(s): Sue Porr, Lee County Schools and UNC ChapelHill & Becky Edmonson-Pretzel, UNC Chapel HillThis instructional session will provide participants withpractical, inexpensive low tech and no tech strategies foradapting materials and tasks. It will include ideas for bothcurriculum and functional activities in a student’s school day.Activities will include discussion and demonstration.Presentation Level: Basic/Intermediate70. K-12 Students with Hearing Loss andUniversity Partnerships in STEMRoom: Colony APresenter(s): Treva Haynes, North Carolina School for the Deaf& Elham Fini, North Carolina A&T State UniversityK-12 and university partnerships provide valuableopportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathInstruction for students with hearing losses: opportunitiesfor career sampling, for inquiry-based instruction; forinterdisciplinary experiences; and for hands-on experiencesin modern labs. These same opportunities for studentstranslate into professional development for teachers. Inaddition, students with different communication modalitiescan collaborate in lab and classroom activities.Presentation Level: All72. Adapting Materials for Students withSignificant Physical and Cognitive DisabilitiesRoom: Auditorium IIPresenter(s): Alesa Davis & Heather Riddle, Newton-ConoverCity SchoolsThe session will provide research-based information on a multisensoryapproach to teaching students with significant cognitivedelays, sensory issues, and physical disabilities. Ideas on howto adapt cross-curricular materials for students in grades K-12will be presented with examples of materials and technologyintegration that have been used in classrooms.Presentation Level: All73. Track Better. Teach Better.Data Collection that Works!Room: Auditorium IPresenter(s): Wendy Lybrand & Jennifer Eigenrauch,Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsSearching for a way to collect better data? We have youranswer. We created a method for collecting common data onstudents we serve together using Google Forms. Come learnhow you too can use our method tomorrow to improve yourdata collection and teaching for EC or RtI students!Presentation Level: Intermediate74. The Gfeller-Waller Act: New Legislationon Traumatic Brain InjuryRoom: BiltmorePresenter(s): Sandra Farmer, Brain Injury Association ofNorth Carolina & Paula Hildebrand, Officeof the State Superintendent, NCDPI & TBAThis program session will provide an overview of the newrequirements of the Gfeller-Waller Concussion Act passedthis legislative session and effective this school year. Thepresentation will then progress to classroom implicationsfor students with concussions and how these and othertraumatic brain injuries can be effectively addressed.Presentation Level: All71. Social Thinking and School SuccessRoom: Victoria ABCPresenter(s): Ginny Thompson, Chatham County SchoolsMichelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking approach is a vitaltool for the school professional seeking to foster schoolsuccess for students who present social cognitive deficits.The development, vocabulary, strategies and impact ofsocial thinking on the school success of our students willbe presented.Presentation Level: All2261st Conference on Exceptional Children

instructional SESSIONS 75-95TUESday :: November 1, 2011 :: 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.75. The Year in Review: Current Case LawRegarding Significant Behavioral Issuesof Students with DisabilitiesRoom: Guilford GPresenter(s): Eric Hartwig, Marathon County Children withDisabilities Education Board, Wausau, WIThis session will focus on current case law addressing issuesof discipline and behavior of students with disabilities,specifically students identified as Serious EmotionallyDisabled as well as students with Autism.Presentation Level: Advanced76. Do You Voki? Giving Voice to Studentsat IEP MeetingsRoom: Auditorium IVPresenter(s): Sharon Jackson, Cleveland County Schoolsand Jennifer Cease-Cook, UNC-CharlotteIn this session, participants will be provided basic information,directions, and demonstrations of free web-based 2.0 tools tofacilitate secondary students’ involvement and participation inmeetings where transition will be discussed.Presentation Level: Intermediate77. Testing Accommodations UpdatesRoom: MeadowbrookPresenter(s): Carrie Perkis, Division of AccountabilityServices, NCDPIThis session will provide updates related to the newly revisedAugust 2011 Testing Students with Disabilities publication andto testing accommodations provision and policy.Presentation Level: All78. Leading Change: ImprovingCompliance OutcomesRoom: Guilford CPresenter(s): Pollye Pruitt & Eileen Davison, ExceptionalChildren Division, NCDPIThis session will focus on clarifying what seem to becomplicated processes. Presenters will explain thereevaluation process and the provision of prior writtennotice to parents. Following this session, participants will beable to lead the change in their schools in order to improvecompliance outcomes (repeat of Session 57).Presentation Level: intermediate79. Preschool Child Find: The CommunityScreening Clinic ModelRoom: Blue AshPresenter(s): Kelly Pleasant, Johnston County Schools &Winsome Snowden, Onslow County SchoolsThe purpose of this presentation is to provide valuableinformation to preschool program staff on how to improvetheir Child Find systems in the outreach to community basedchildren and families. Two LEAs will explain the processesand procedures they instituted to create their communitybased screening clinic models.Presentation Level: All80. Educating ALL Students: NCVPS’sCommitment to Student LearningRoom: OakPresenter(s): Michelle Lourcey, North Carolina VirtualPublic SchoolNorth Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) is committedto meeting the needs of all learners, from the student withdisabilities to the student who needs to recover a creditto the student who needs a course for the first time. Thissession will show how NCVPS focuses its courses andinstruction on teaching all students.Presentation Level: Basic/Intermediate81. Teaching Algebraic Concepts to Studentsin the Occupational Course of StudyRoom: Victoria BPresenter(s): Robin Barbour, K-12 Curriculum & Instruction,NCDPICome explore some of the algebraic concepts in the Year 1Math Course for the Occupational Course of Study (OCS).Be prepared to experience some of the mathematics ourOCS students will need. Materials will be shared.Presentation Level: IntermediateLeading change: improving outcomes 23

82. Using Manipulatives to De-Mystify Algebra!Part 2 of 2Room: Grandover WestPresenter(s): Austin James, Wake County Public SchoolsParticipants will focus on two learning tools - the Hands onEquations learning system and algebra tiles. Teachers willlearn how to incorporate these tools into daily instructionto make algebra more accessible for ALL students.Supplemental instructional strategies and resources will beprovided (continued from Session 61).Presentation Level: All86. Evaluating Those ‘Other’ TeachersRoom: CedarPresenter(s): Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Davie CountySchools & Emily Summey, Surry County SchoolsThis presentation focuses on developing conversationsbetween administrators and specialists to better evaluate andunderstand expectations of teachers in specialist positions.Originally designed for teachers of the deaf, this presentationhas been expanded to include other specialists who havepositions that may not fully be understood by evaluators.Presentation Level: All83. Multisensory Strategy Instruction in EarlyLiteracy Development: One District’s ApproachRoom: Guilford FPresenter(s): Heather Lowry, Wake County Public SchoolsParticipants will learn about the importance of multisensorystrategy instruction for struggling readers both on the StandardCourse of Study and on the Extended Content Standards. Theywill hear how one district has attempted to meet the needs ofboth populations using research-based methods and resources.Emphasis will be placed on discussing how to provide teacherswith a range of effective tools that can be flexibly used todifferentiate instruction for a diverse range of learners.Presentation Level: Intermediate84. Making EC Inclusion a Success with theUse of Co-TeachingRoom: Auditorium IIIPresenter(s): Jonathan Ribbeck, Iredell-Statesville SchoolsAdministrators, teachers of exceptional children, and teachersin regular education will share how we have successfullyimplemented an EC inclusion model with the use of co-teachingat Celeste Henkel Elementary School. We will focus on thefollowing areas: 1) how to get buy in from your staff to beginthe model 2) how we had to think ‘outside the box’ to create aneffective schedule by using our support staff, and 3) how our 2ndand 5th grade education teachers plan and successfully co-teach.Presentation Level: All85. Are We There Yet? Instructing the Studentwith ADHDRoom: BiltmorePresenter(s): LuAnn Jordan, UNC Charlotte & Tara Galloway,Belmont Abbey CollegeStudents with ADHD are challenged with many andvaried aspects of the school day. This presentation willprovide strategies for supporting students with ADHD inthe school setting.Presentation Level: intermediate87. Braiding Initiatives: Putting It All TogetherRoom: Imperial EFGHPresenter(s): Shane Cassida & April McKinney,Yancey County SchoolsRepresentatives of two PBIS-implementing elementaryschools will discuss how to braid competing initiativesefficiently and effectively with success.Presentation Level: All88. Helping African-American Boys ValueSelf and the Education ProcessRoom: Grandover EastPresenter(s): Melvin Herring & Thomas Barksdale, Charlotte, NCThis workshop will examine ways to effectively engageAfrican American boys in the learning process by identifyingcompatibilities between students’ personal characteristicsand classroom processes. Workshop objectives will focuson promoting greater self-efficacy within the students, whileencouraging flexibility in academic process.Presentation Level: All89. Positive Video Modeling andIts Effectiveness as a Teaching ToolRoom: Colony B&CPresenter(s): Julie Ogletree, Cherokee Central SchoolsThis presentation will briefly review the research backingpositive video modeling and the different perspective levelsof persons on the autism spectrum. A short demonstrationof how to make a video will be provided and then manyvideos will be presented with ideas that you can take back toyour school or practice.Presentation Level: Basic2461st Conference on Exceptional Children

90. Transition Considerations for School-AgedLearners with Deaf-BlindnessRoom: AugustaPresenter(s): Susan Bashinski, East Carolina UniversityTransitions for any learner can be challenging. Transitionsare, most typically, especially challenging for a learner withdeaf-blindness (DB). This session will address the primaryconsiderations that should be made to facilitate a smoothtransition for a learner with DB from class to class, year toyear, or building to building.Presentation Level: Basic/Intermediate91. The Language of Math andConcept Development for Deaf/Hardof Hearing StudentsRoom: Colony APresenter(s): Carol Gillespie & Alicia Cope, CumberlandCounty SchoolsThe presenters will share information and ideas relatedto teaching math concepts and skills with a focus onlanguage development for students who are deaf/hard ofhearing. Activities will include those related to vocabularydevelopment, understanding of math language structures,and the language of problem solving.Presentation Level: All94. Data Notebooks are for EC Teachers Too!Room: Auditorium IPresenter(s): Beth Berry & Susan Hollar,Catawba County SchoolsThe data notebook will help you maintain all of the data thatyou collect on each student, especially as it relates to theIEP goals. The student also has an active role in adding data.Students will take their notebook home, in order to sharewith their family their progress.Presentation Level: All95. Responsiveness to Instruction (RtI) UpdateRoom: Guilford DPresenter(s): Amy Jablonski & Anne Nixon, NCDPIParticipants will hear an update on Responsiveness toInstruction (RtI) implementation in North Carolina. Includedin this presentation will be the use of ImplementationScience with this initiative and current state level supportand structure from the Department of Public Instruction.Participants will also have an opportunity to ask questionsregarding implementation of RtI.Presentation Level: intermediate92. Autism 101Room: Victoria ABCPresenter(s): Christie Lockhart, Cumberland County SchoolsThis session will address the needs of the teacher whois new to the world of Autism. Specific strategies will bepresented to address academic, communication and otherneeds of the child on the autism spectrum.Presentation Level: Basic93. MEville to WEville FunctionalLiteracy StrategiesRoom: Auditorium IIPresenter(s): Cynthia Hall, Winston-Salem/Forsyth CountySchools & Teresa Little, UNC GreensboroWinston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools are implementingMEville to WEville, a researched-based literacy programfor students with significant disabilities in kindergartenthrough high school. This session will provide strategies forimplementing activities which address a continuum of servicesfrom elementary, middle, to high school. Also, the session willinclude videotaped examples and a “make and take”.Presentation Level: intermediateLeading change: improving outcomes 25

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Leading change: improving outcomesPOST-CONFERENCE INSTITUTESTUESDAY :: NOVEMBER 1, 2011 :: Post-Conference Institutes10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Post-Conference Institutes’ Registration (1 st Floor near Auditorium II)12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Administrators’ Institute (Room: Guilford B)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Deaf-Blind Institute (Room: Augusta)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Occupational Therapy Institute (Room: Guilford A)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Physical Therapy Institute (Room: Victoria A)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Speech-Language Institute (Room: Guilford C)1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Visual Impairment Institute (Room: Tidewater)WEDNESDAY :: NOVEMBER 2, 2011 :: Post-Conference Institutes8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Behavioral Specialists’/Liaisons’ Institute (Room: Guilford G)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CECAS Institute (Room: Grandover East and West)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Deaf-Blind Institute (Room: Augusta)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Occupational Therapy Institute (Room: Guilford A)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Physical Therapy Institute (Room: Victoria A)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Preschool EC Coordinators’ Institute (Room: Blue Ash)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Speech-Language Institute (Room: Guilford C)8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Visual Impairment Institute (Room: Tidewater)leading change: improving outcomes 27

post-conference InstitutesAdministrators’ InstituteRoom: Guilford BTuesday :: November 1, 2011 :: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Presenter(s): Tammy Howard, Accountability Services Division, NCDPI; Eric Hartwig, Marathon County Children withDisabilities Education Board, Wausau, WI; Mary Watson, Exceptional Children Division, NCDPIThe Administrators’ Institute, as a part of North Carolina’s 61st Conference on Exceptional Children, will offeradministrators the opportunity to be informed of the latest updates in the areas of Testing and Accountability andExceptional Children. Also, Dr. Eric Hartwig will share leadership tips with the participants.Full attendance earns 0.4 CEUs (4 contact hours)Behavioral Specialist/Liaison Instituteroom: Guilford GWednesday :: November 2, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presenter(s): Eric Hartwig, Marathon County Children with Disabilities Education Board, Wausau, WIThis institute will assist behavioral support specialists/liaisons in their work with school personnel and outside agenciesto develop effective interventions and supports for students with behavioral difficulties. Participants attending thistraining will obtain knowledge and skills that will allow them to lead with influence rather than authority allowingstudents to realize their potential to excel.This year’s institute will be especially exciting. The presenter, Dr. Hartwig, has been an adjunct professor for the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, Cardinal Stritch College-Milwaukee and for Aurora University-Wisconsin Campus. He is a wellrespectedand noted speaker providing consultative services for numerous regional, state and national conferences.Full attendance earns 0.7 CEU (7 contact hours)CECAS INSTITUTERoom: Grandover East & WestWednesday :: November 2, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presenter(s): EC Delivery TeamThe CECAS Institute is designed specifically for CECAS Contacts. At this Institute, CECAS Contacts will gain increasedknowledge of CECAS functionality and best practices through refresher training and system updates provided by theEC Delivery Team. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to meet and learn from CECAS users from other LEAs.The Institute will provide a limited number of laptops on a first-come, first-served basis but one will not be available foreach attendee. For questions, contact Quentin Parker (quentin.parker@dpi.nc.gov or 919.807.3215) or Janet Vaught(janet.vaught@dpi.nc.gov or 919.807.3227).Full attendance earns 0.7 CEU (7 contact hours)2861st Conference on Exceptional Children

Deaf-Blind instituteRoom: AugustaTuesday :: November 1, 2011 :: 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.and Wednesday :: November 2, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presenter(s): Alana Zambone, East Carolina UniversityThis institute will focus on the use of the Communication Matrix. The Communication Matrix is designed to show youexactly how your child is communicating now. It will also give you an idea of logical communication goals for your child.We will also focus on the use of the Classroom Observation Instrument for Educational Environments Serving Studentswith Deaf-Blindness. These instruments will help teachers understand how to integrate communication development withother aspects of teaching and learning in the general curriculum. Attendance limited to 50 participants.Full attendance earns 1.0 CEU (10 contact hours)Occupational Therapy (OT) Instituteroom: Guilford ATuesday :: November 1, 2011 :: 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.and Wednesday :: November 2, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presenter(s): Lauren Holahan, Exceptional Children Division, NCDPI & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & JamieBittner, Pace Academy, Chapel Hill, NCTopic: Model Practices in Secondary School and Transition Interventions for Occupational Therapy PractitionersBased on multiple(!) requests from NC school-based occupational therapy practitioners, this year’s OT Institute will focuson service with middle and high school students. Jamie Bittner, MS, OTR/L, will be sharing her work from Pace Academy,a charter high school in Chapel Hill. Jamie is a graduate of UNC- Chapel Hill where she received her master’s degree inOccupational Therapy. Her undergraduate work was completed at Florida State University where she pursued a Bachelor’sdegree in Psychology and Biology.Jamie has been an occupational therapist for eight years with experience in both Durham County and Wake CountySchools. She recently implemented a hands-on, functional, living skills program to facilitate transition for High Schoolstudents. Her philosophy is that a student can build upon skills and reach their academic goals while gaining experiencesin the community in which they live.Full attendance earns 1.0 CEU (10 contact hours)Physical Therapy (PT) InstituteRoom: Victoria ATuesday :: November 1, 2011 :: 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.and Wednesday :: November 2, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presenter(s): Ann Van Sant, Editor-in-Chief, Pediatric Physical Therapy and Emeritus Professor at the Department ofPhysical Therapy, Temple University.Children’s motor development is fundamental to our practice as pediatric physical therapists. Understanding the factorsthat lead to age related change in motor behavior will be elaborated, current evidence presented and opportunitiesprovided to apply this knowledge to specific cases of children with disabilities in school based practice. We are excitedand fortunate to have Dr. Ann Van Sant, Editor-in-Chief, Pediatric Physical Therapy and Emeritus Professor, Department ofPhysical Therapy, Temple University presenting. Dr. Van Sant has served as the Editor of Pediatric Physical Therapy since1994, which received APTA’s Component Award for Best Peer Reviewed Journal in 2002, 2004, and 2005. Her research isdirected at describing age differences, in movement patterns used to perform functional skills across the human life span.Dr. VanSant was awarded the Lucy Blair Service Award for her contributions to the American Physical Therapy Association(APTA) and the Bud DeHaven Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Pediatric Physical Therapy in 2005 and was electeda Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA in 2006.We will also have Updates and our lively and stimulating PT Town Hall meeting. Contact Laurie Ray (laurie_ray@med.unc.eduor 919.636.1827) with questions.Full attendance earns 1.0 CEU (10 contact hours)Leading change: improving outcomes 29

Preschool EC Coordinators’ InstituteRoom: Blue AshWednesday :: November 2, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presenter(s): Vivian James & Norman Allard, Office of Early Learning & NCDPITopic: Using Program Data to Inform Program ImprovementUsing data to develop preschool program improvement activities is frequently difficult to accomplish due to the dayto day demands of the Exceptional Children Preschool Coordinators’ job and the variety of responsibilities they mustfulfill. This session will focus on how to interpret your specific LEA data for Child Find, Child Count, Preschool LRE, EarlyChildhood Outcomes, and Transition and use it for planning program improvement. Each participant will be given theirLEA specific data from which to work. One LEA will demonstrate how they used their program data to present theirprogram needs to the administration so that meaningful program improvement could occur.Full attendance earns 0.7 CEU (7 contact hours)Speech-Language InstituteRoom: Guilford CTuesday :: November 1, 2011 :: 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.and Wednesday :: November 2, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presenter(s): Bill OgletreeThis institute will provide participants with an overview of current communication-based assessment and interventionstrategies for children with intellectual disability. The institute will include collaborative activities throughout to encourageactive learning and problem-solving. Pre- and post-assessment will include responses to problem-based scenarios.All participants will receive resource materials to assist with transferring institute content to “real world” contexts.Full attendance earns 1.0 CEU (10 contact hours)Visual Impairment Instituteroom: TidewaterTuesday :: November 1, 2011 :: 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.and Wednesday :: November 2, 2011 :: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presenter(s): Julia C. McCauley, West VirginiaThe VI Institute will focus on educating participants about completing an educationally based assessment for studentswith Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) using Dr. Christine Roman-Lantzy’s CVI Resolution assessment tool. Participants willlearn how to recognize and categorize specific behaviors related to CVI and to generate a report based upon informationgathered during an assessment. This institute will be a follow-up to the Summer Institute held in Asheville on CVIclassroom interventions; however, attendance at the summer workshop is not a prerequisite for attending the VI Institutein November. Our presenter will be Julia C. McCauley from Clear View Vision Services LLC in West Virginia. Ms. McCauleyhas had extensive experience in providing assessments to students with the diagnosis of CVI and has worked closely withDr. Roman-Lantzy and Dr. Patricia Myers at Marshall University. Attendance limited to 50 participants.Full attendance earns 1.0 CEU (10 contact hours)3061st Conference on Exceptional Children

Leading change: improving outcomesExhibitorsMONDAY :: October 31, 20117:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)TUESDAY :: NOVEMBER 1, 20117:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Exhibitor Connections (3 rd Floor)leading change: improving outcomes 31

Conference ExhibitorsExhibitors are presented in numerical order by booth number(s).North Carolina Association of EducatorsBOOTH(S) : : 99ADDRESS: 700 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27601Phone: 919-832-3000Email: norma.smith@ncae.orgProduct(s): AssociationDiscount School SupplyBOOTH(S) : : 100ADDRESS: 2 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 125, Monterey, CA 93940Phone: 919-280-6879Email: bwolfmueller@discountschoolsupply.comWebsite: www.discountschoolsupply.comProduct(s): Books, Classroom Supplies, Instructional Aids,Computer SoftwareCarolina Mobility & SeatingBOOTH(S) : : 101ADDRESS: 1001 American Way, Apex, NC 27502Phone: 800-488-9170Email: leslietodd@carolinamobility.comProduct(s): Durable Medical EquipmentAchievement ProductsBOOTH(S) : : 102ADDRESS: 2 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 125, Monterey, CA 93940Phone: 919-280-6879Email: bwolfmueller@discountschoolsupply.comWebsite: www.discountschoolsupply.comProduct(s): Books, Classroom Supplies, Instructional Aids,Computer SoftwareKey Technologies, Inc.BOOTH(S) : : 103, 105ADDRESS: 411 South King Street, Morganton, NC 28655Phone: 828-433-5302Email: ken@gokeytech.comWebsite: www.gokeytech.comProduct(s): Instructional Aids, Computer Software, TechnologyNascoBOOTH(S) : : 104ADDRESS: 901 Jansville Avenue, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538Phone: 920-563-2446Email: aklotz@enasco.comWebsite: www.eNacso.comProduct(s): Instructional Aids, Special EducationSmartEd Services /TAP.itBOOTH(S) : : 106ADDRESS: 1821 East 40th Street, Cleveland, OH 44103Phone: 216-432-2400Email: lslama@teachsmart.orgWebsite: www.teachsmart.orgProduct(s): TechnologyCookie Lee JewelryBOOTH(S) : : 107ADDRESS: 107 Crest Hill Road, Jamestown, NC 27282Phone: 336-681-8611Email: mree@triad.rr.comWebsite: www.cookielee.biz/mreevuProduct(s): JewelryTK’s Positive Shirts & GiftsBOOTH(S) : : 108, 110ADDRESS: 211 South Poplar Street, Seneca, SC 29678Phone: 864-882-3471Email: dele911@aol.comProduct(s): OtherODYSSEYWAREBOOTH(S) : : 109ADDRESS: 804 North 2nd Avenue East, Rock Rapids, IA 51246Phone: 602-377-4899Email: mray@glynlyon.comWebsite: www.odysseyware.comProduct(s): Technology, Curriculum3261st Conference on Exceptional Children

Louisburg College Learning PartnersBOOTH(S) : : 201ADDRESS: 501 North Main Street, Louisburg, NC 27549Phone: 919-497-3403Email: kmartin@louisburg.eduWebsite: http://www.louisburg.edu/academics/support/learningpartnersprogram.htmlProduct(s): AssociationETA/CuisenaireBOOTH(S) : : 203, 205ADDRESS: 500 Greenview Court, Vernon Hills, IL 60061Phone: 800-445-5985Email: jciborowski@etacuisenaire.comWebsite: www.etacuisenaire.comProduct(s): Books, Classroom Supplies, Instructional Aids,Computer SoftwareAutism Society of North Carolina BookstoreBOOTH(S) : : 207, 209ADDRESS: 505 Oberlin Road; Suite 230, Raleigh, NC 27605Phone: 919-865-5087Email: deberwein@autismsociety-nc.orgWebsite: http://www.autismsociety-nc.org/Product(s): BooksDiane’s EtcBOOTH(S) : : 211, 213ADDRESS: 1008 Royal Summit Drive, Seneca, SC 29678Phone: 864-654-4049Email: dhanderson@bellsouth.netWebsite: www.dianeetc.comProduct(s): OtherNC Occupational Therapy AssociationBOOTH(S) : : 300ADDRESS: PO Box 20432, Raleigh, NC 27619Phone: 919-785-9700Email: office@ncota.orgWebsite: www.ncota.orgProduct(s): AssociationSchool SpecialtyBOOTH(S) : : 301, 303ADDRESS: W6316 Design Drive, Greenville, WI 54942Phone: 888-388-3224Website: www.schoolspecialty.comProduct(s): Classroom Supplies, Instructional AidsRead It Once AgainBOOTH(S) : : 302ADDRESS: 161 Sunset Drive, Inman, SC 29349Phone: 864-472-5156Email: rae@readitonceagain.comWebsite: www.readitonceagain.comProduct(s): Publishers, Instructional Aids, literacy curriculum unitsMcGraw-Hill School Education GroupBOOTH(S) : : 304, 306ADDRESS: 612 Surrey Path Trail, Winston Salem, NC 27104Phone: 336-331-2772Email: mark_esstman@mcgraw-hill.comWebsite: www.mheonline.comProduct(s): PublishersTE21 Inc.BOOTH(S) : : 305ADDRESS: 1184 Clements Ferry Road, Suite G, Charleston, SC 29492Phone: 843-579-2520Email: kay.williams@case21inc.comWebsite: www.te21.comProduct(s): Publishers, Instructional Aids, Technology, AssessmentsALEKS Online MathBOOTH(S) : : 307ADDRESS: 15460 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618Phone: 919-360-4128Email: rebecca@ncliteracyresources.comWebsite: www.aleks.comProduct(s): Publishers, Technology, Online ResourcesThe Academic Source, LLCBOOTH(S) : : 308ADDRESS: 35 Country Club Lane, Pomona, NY 10970Phone: 877-393-9505Email: mcallahan@theacademicsource.comWebsite: www.theacademicsource.comProduct(s): BooksStrategic ConnectionsBOOTH(S) : : 309ADDRESS: 961 Burke Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101Phone: 336-714-0536Email: jeaniem@strategicmail.netWebsite: www.strategicconnections.netProduct(s): TechnologyFrog PublicationsBOOTH(S) : : 310ADDRESS: 11820 Uradco Place, Suite 105, San Antonio, FL 33576Phone: 800-777-3764Email: conferences@frog.comWebsite: www.frog.comProduct(s): Publishers, Instructional AidsLightspeed Technologies, Inc.BOOTH(S) : : 311ADDRESS: 11509 Southwest Herman Road, Tualatin, OR 97062Phone: 800-732-8999Email: lisa.guerrero@lightspeed-tek.comWebsite: www.lightspeed-tek.comProduct(s): Classroom Supplies, Instructional Aids, Technology,Classroom AudioMeredith CollegeBOOTH(S) : : 312ADDRESS: 3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27607Phone: 919-760-8426Email: terhaary@meredith.eduWebsite: www.meredith.eduProduct(s): recruitmentColoring Puddles and Pointer Pals: Educational ToolsBOOTH(S) : : 313ADDRESS: 208 Bethel Church Road, Oakboro, NC 28129Phone: 704-985-2163Email: chelle8770@yahoo.comProduct(s): Classroom Supplies, Instructional Aids, Educational ToolsLeading change: improving outcomes 33

iStationBOOTH(S) : : 315ADDRESS: 8150 North Central Expressway, Suite 2,000, Dallas, TX 75206Phone: 866-883-7323Email: jhammond@istation.comProduct(s): TechnologySaxon PublishersBOOTH(S) : : 400ADDRESS: 10801 North Mopac Expressway; Bldg 33, Austin, TX 78759Phone: 512-795-3282Email: penny.campbell@hmhpub.comWebsite: www.saxonpublishers.comProduct(s): publishersHameray Publishing Group, Inc.BOOTH(S) : : 402ADDRESS: 11545 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92121Phone: 858-369-5200Email: bill.mortimer@hameraypublishing.comWebsite: www.hameraypublishing.comProduct(s): Books, Publishers, Classroom SuppliesNational Geographic School PublishingBOOTH(S) : : 404ADDRESS: 2016 South Main Street, Suite 700, Wake Forest, NC 27587Phone: 919-554-4500Email: marian@ncliteracyresources.comProduct(s): BooksDelaney EducationalBOOTH(S) : : 406ADDRESS: 1455 West Morena Boulevard, San Diego, CA 29110Phone: 800-788-5557Website: www.deebooks.comProduct(s): Books, Publishers, Classroom Supplies, InstructionalAids, TechnologyThe Imagifriends of ImagivilleBOOTH(S) : : 408ADDRESS: 6650 Crescent Moon Court #208, Raleigh, NC 27606Phone: 919-637-3024Email: djjw9221@earthlink.netWebsite: www.MyImagiville.comProduct(s): Autism AwarenessHeritage Treasures Screen PrintBOOTH(S) : : 500, 502ADDRESS: 45969 Nokes Boulevard, Suite 110, Sterling, VA 20166Phone: 703-444-4800Email: heritreas@aol.comWebsite: www.HTprintables.comProduct(s): Classroom Supplies, school paraphenaliaKaren’s Gift SolutionsBOOTH(S) : : 501ADDRESS: 7612 The Pointe, Raleigh, NC 27615Phone: 919-749-2874Email: klbgifts@aol.comProduct(s): GiftsThe Hill CenterBOOTH(S) : : 503ADDRESS: 3200 Pickett Road, Durham, NC 27705Phone: 919-489-7464Email: kkelly@hillcenter.orgWebsite: www.hillcenter.orgProduct(s): Instructional Aids, K-12 non-profit schoolExceptional Children’s Assistance Center - ECACBOOTH(S) : : 504ADDRESS: 907 Barra Row, Suites 102/103, Davidson, NC 28036Phone: 704-892-1321Email: mcampbell@ecacmail.orgWebsite: www.ecac-parentcenter.orgProduct(s): OtherHealthcare Equipment, Inc.BOOTH(S) : : 505, 507ADDRESS: 4228 Garrett Road, Durham, NC 27707Phone: 800-462-6427Email: llank@mindspring.comWebsite: www.healthcareequipmentinc.comProduct(s): Technology, Mobility EquipmentTriumph Learning - Coach Books and icoreBOOTH(S) : : 506ADDRESS: 3410 Alamance Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609Phone: 919-523-0040Email: jalman@almaneducational.comWebsite: www.coachpublishing.com/NCProduct(s): Publishers, TechnologyNorth Carolina Council for Exceptional ChildrenBOOTH(S) : : 508ADDRESS: 7606 Siple Avenue, Fayetteville, NC 28304Phone: 910-864-9535Email: bobbie.grammer@dpi.nc.govWebsite: http://nccec.coe.ecu.edu/Product(s): AssociationLetterlandBOOTH(S) : : 509ADDRESS: 231 Grey Road, Davidson, NC 28036Phone: 704-996-9010Email: catrut@bellsouth.netWebsite: www.letterland.comProduct(s): PublishersAll That GlittersBOOTH(S) : : 510ADDRESS: PO Box 3335, 523 Belin Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576Phone: 828-238-2398Email: rdharrillfam@yahoo.comProduct(s): JewelryTurning a New PageBOOTH(S) : : 511ADDRESS: 231 Grey Road, Davidson, NC 28036Phone: 704-996-9010Email: catrut@bellsouth.netWebsite: www.letterland.comProduct(s): Publishers3461st Conference on Exceptional Children

DoTheData.comBOOTH(S) : : 513ADDRESS: 705 Oxfordshire Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27517Phone: 919-619-9191Email: wendy@dothedata.comWebsite: www.dothedata.comProduct(s): Classroom Supplies, Computer Software, TechnologyNational Center for Youth IssuesBOOTH(S) : : 515, 517ADDRESS: 6101 Preservation Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416Phone: 423-899-5714Email: cblount@ncyi.orgWebsite: www.ncyi.orgProduct(s): Books, Instructional AidsUniquely YoursBOOTH(S) : : 601ADDRESS: 4302 Mary Ridge Drive, Randallstown, MD 21133Phone: 410-655-3413Email: uniy@verizon.netProduct(s): Classroom Supplies, Cultural Linguistic Diversity MaterialsLevel Four O&P, Inc.BOOTH(S) : : 603ADDRESS: PO Box 24905, Winston-Salem, NC 27114Phone: 336-397-2165Email: rgingras@level4orthotics.comWebsite: levelfour.us.comRethink AutismBOOTH(S) : : 607ADDRESS: 19 West 21st Street, Suite 403, New York, NY 10010Phone: 904-521-0233Email: brendan.smith@rethinkautism.comWebsite: www.rethinkautism.comProduct(s): Computer software, web-based autism curriculumPearson Assessment / AIMSwebBOOTH(S) : : 805ADDRESS: 1307 Sippihaw Drive, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526Phone: 919-285-3652Email: gail.rodin@pearson.comWebsite: www.psychcorp.comProduct(s): Publishers, Computer Software, Assessment ToolsPearsonBOOTH(S) : : 807ADDRESS: 1610 Satellite Boulevard, Suite B, Duluth, GA 30097Phone: 770-622-5406Email: staci.castleberry@pearson.comWebsite: www.pearsonschool.comProduct(s): PublishersUsborne Books & MoreBOOTH(S) : : 811ADDRESS: 100 Gingergate Drive, Cary, NC 27519Phone: 919-460-1292Email: ShelleyM@UsborneBooksNow.comWebsite: UsborneBooksNow.comProduct(s): Books, Instructional Aids, Kid KitsJuice Plus+BOOTH(S) : : 900ADDRESS: 1716 Windsor Drive, High Point, NC 27262Phone: 336-803-1265Email: ddespain@northstate.netWebsite: www.debs4juiceplus.comProduct(s): Nutrition studyCurriculum AssociatesBOOTH(S) : : 901, 902, 903ADDRESS: 153 Rangeway Road, North Billerica, MA 01862Phone: 978-667-8000Email: kwalsh@cainc.comWebsite: www.curriculumassociates.comProduct(s): publishers, computer software, technologySpeechcenterBOOTH(S) : : 904ADDRESS: 185 Charlois Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27103Phone: 336-725-0222Email: melissareavis@speechcenter.netWebsite: www.speechcenter.netProduct(s): servicesHaley’s Joy LLCBOOTH(S) : : 905ADDRESS: 14460 New Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 149-253,Raleigh, NC 27614Phone: 888-425-3956Email: jasonhylton@haleysjoy.comWebsite: www.haleysjoy.comProduct(s): Classroom suppliesBlanchard Educational ServicesBOOTH(S) : : 906ADDRESS: 1124 Scholastic Circle, Durham NC 27713Phone: 919-801-2273Email: mjgbbooks@gmail.comProduct(s): Books, Publishers, Instructional AidsDiscovery ToysBOOTH(S) : : 809ADDRESS: 7024 Englehardt Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617Phone: 919-818-8083Email: ljttoys@yahoo.comWebsite: www.DiscoveryToyslink.com/ToysRmeProduct(s): Educational toys, games, books and musicLeading change: improving outcomes 35

EXHIBITOR BOOTH FLOOR PLAN61ST CONFERENCE ON EXCEPTIONAL CHILDRENLeading change: improving outcomesStairsPhonesMENWOMEN901 902 903 904 905 906 907 908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915HOLLINS Exposition ServicesPO Box 49837Greensboro, NC 27419(336) 315-5225U se or reproduction of this drawingwithout the express writtenpermission of Hollins ExpositionServices is strictly prohibited.Victoria WingBooth Size: 10‘ x 4’Number of Booths: 15Conference on Sheraton Four SeasonsExceptional ChildrenKoury Convention CenterOctober 31 - November 1, 2011Greensboro, NCRevised: 05/26/11WOMENAuditoriumIVBlueAshVictoriaCVictoriaBMENWOMENStairsService HallwayPhonesTorreyPinesPhonesStairsSt.AndrewsPebbleBeachStairsEastMorelandVictoriaAService HallwayNo electrical availableLeading change: improving outcomes 37

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