Featuring
Making What Matters Happen: Building Integrated Educational
Systems Using Response to Intervention
Judy Elliott, Ph.D
Thursday, November 6
Identifying and Treating Learning Disabilities: The
Importance of Response to Intervention
Jack M. Fletcher, Ph.D
Friday, November 7
Also featuring:
The 2008 Intern Conference
Wednesday, November 5
November 5-7, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel
6500 Doubletree Avenue
Columbus OH 43229
(614) 885-1885
Conference
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Thursday, November 6th
Judy Elliott, Ph.D.
Making What Matters Happen: Building Integrated Educational
Systems Using Response to Intervention
This fast paced workshop will explore what
it takes to systemically implement RtI. The importance of leading
for change will be highlighted. We will work with some hard,
practical questions that school psychologists must answer. What
does it take to plan, implement, and evaluate RtI systems for
all students? How we get folks on board? Buy-in vs. ownership
-- What’s the difference? Where do we start? How do we
prioritize the work? How do we know we are really doing RtI?
Participants will explore where they are in the process of planning
an implementation and discuss where they need to go. Come to
this workshop to further your knowledge, leadership, and spirit
of RtI implementation.
Judy Elliott, Ph.D. is currently the Chief
Academic Officer for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Past experience include Chief of Teaching and Learning in the
Portland Public School District (OR), Assistant Superintendent
of Long Beach Unified School District in CA, and a Senior Researcher
at the National Center on Educational Outcomes at the University
of Minnesota. She started her career as a classroom teacher
and then a school psychologist. Judy continues to assist districts,
national organizations, state and federal departments of education
in their efforts to update and realign curriculum frameworks,
instruction and assessment to include all students. Her research
interests focus on data based systems reform, effective instruction
for all students, including special education, second language
learners, and gifted students, the alignment of standards, assessments,
accommodations, and decision making for accountability and improved
achievement. Judy’s most recent book writing efforts include
several co-authored books: Strategies and Tactics for Effective
Instruction-II (SoprisWest, Inc), Timesavers for Educators (SoprisWest,
Inc), Testing Students with Disabilities: Practical Strategies
for Complying with State and District Requirements (2nd ed Corwin
Press), Improving Test Performance of Students with Disabilities
on
District and State Assessments (2nd ed. Corwin Press)), and
Response to Intervention: Policy Considerations and Implementation
(NASDSE).
Friday, November 7th
Jack Fletcher, Ph.D.
Identifying and Treating Learning Disabilities: The Importance
of Response to Intervention
Research over the past 30 years suggests a
need to reconceptualize classifications of learning disabilities
(LD) in terms of response to intervention (RtI). Traditional
identification models that do not incorporate RtI may not adequately
measure the essential component of the LD construct, “unexpected
underachievement.” This construct can only be assessed
in relation to response to quality instruction, providing an
alternative classification of LD with specific implications
for identification and intervention. This presentation reviews
classification, neurobiological, and instructional research
on the nature and causes of LD, with a focus on the implications
for identification, assessment, and treatment.
The conceptual basis for RtI will be discussed in relation to
this research, leading to specific methods for assessing and
identifying children with LD. Specific intervention principles
for disorders involving reading, math, and written language
will be presented, along with links to public policy initiatives
in the U.S. epitomized by the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals
with Disabilities In Education Act (IDEA). As a result of participation,
attendees will have (1) an understanding of current research
on the nature and causes of LD; and (2) the implications of
this research for identification, assessment, and intervention
Jack M. Fletcher, Ph.D., ABPP, is a Distinguished
University Professor in the Department of Psychology at the
University of Houston. His research interests include the neuropsychology
of learning disabilities as well as pediatric brain injury.
For the past 25 years, Dr. Fletcher, a board certified clinical
neuropsychologist, has completed research
on children with developmental disabilities, with a focus on
the development of reading, language, and other cognitive skills.
Much of his research has been supported by grants from the National
Institutes of Health, including program projects on spina bifida,
math, and learning disabilities. Dr.
Fletcher presently serves on the NICHD National Advisory Council.
He served on the Rand Reading Study Group, the National Research
Council Committee on Scientific Principles in Education Research,
and the President’s Commission on Excellence in Special
Education. Dr. Fletcher was the recipient of the Samuel T. Orton
award from the International Dyslexia Association in 2003.
Program Schedule (return to top)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
4:30-7:00 OSPA Executive Board Meeting
Thursday,November 6, 2008
7:45-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15-9:15 Legislative Update - ODE
9:30-11:45 Elliot Presentation (Ballroom)
12:00-1:15 Luncheon (Included) OSPA Awards
1:30-4:30 Elliot Mather (Continued)
4:45-5:30 OSPA Committee Meetings (Ballroom)
Friday, November 7, 2008
7:00-8:30 Regional President's Breakfast (Salon A)
8:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-11:00 Fletcher Presentation (Ballroom)
11:15-12:30 Luncheon (Included)
12:45-3:15 Fletcher Presentation (Ballroom)
Registration
Fees (return to top)
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Registration
Before/After Oct.15 |
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One
Day |
Both
Days |
Both
Days
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| OSPA Member |
$95/$110 |
$160/$180 |
$145 |
| Student & Interns |
$80/$85 |
$85/$95 |
$75 |
| Non-Member |
$120/$140 |
$190/$210 |
$170
|
Dealine for conference refund is October 15, 2008.
*Denotes a special rate for building team registrations received
at the same time. (Teams are one psychologist and any teacher(s)
and/or administrators from the same building.)
Location
& Lodging (return to top)
Location:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
6500 Doubletree Avenue
Columbus OH 43229
(614) 885-1885
The OSPA room price is $99.00 for king or double untilOctober
15th. Double rooms (two beds) sell out quickly. Please call
the Crowne Plaza Hotel (614) 885-1885 to make your reservations.
Directions from I-71: Take Route 161 exit (117). Turn west
onto Route 161. Turn right on Busch Boulevard. Go (3) traffic
lights to Kingsmill Parkway and turn right. Kingsmill goes directly
into the Crowne Plaza parking lot.
Books (return to top)
There are no books accompanying this conference.
