CONFERENCE AGENDA
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN DIVISION st 21 ANNUAL FAMILY/TEACHER CONFERENCE JUNE 20-24, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008 (Arrival Day)
4:00pm 6:30pm – 10:00pm Begin Check-in at Hotel Pick-up Information Welcome, Assignments, Child Care Preparation Dinner Staff & Parent Orientation
Saturday, June 21, 2008 (Opening Day)
7:30am - 9:00am Breakfast Welcome Completion of Child Assignment Forms/Activities Introductions – Speakers, Guests, Staff Conference Overview and Project Update - Chris Jones Deaf-Blind Grant Update – Chris Jones Overview of NCDB Services – Mike Fagbemi Update on the Deaf-Blind National Agenda – Kat Stremel Functional Vision Assessment – Marvin Efron Teacher Support Program, Literacy Project & Victory Junction Lunch Opening Session with Jerry Petroff Family Profiles Break, Check on the Children Topical Discussions with Jerry Petroff, Kat Stremel, Alana Zambone Free Time-Networking Dinner
9:00am - 10:00am 10:00am - 12:00pm
12:00pm - 1:00pm 1:00 pm - 2:30pm
2:30pm - 2:45pm 2:45pm - 4:45pm 4:45pm - 6:00pm 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sunday, June 22, 2008
7:30am - 9:00am 9:00am - 10:30am Breakfast The Process of Transition and the Future - Jerry Petroff Concurrent Session for Teachers with Alana Zambone Break, Check on Children The Process of Transition and the Future - Continued
10:30am - 10:45am 10:45am - 11:45am
11:45am - 12:45pm Lunch 12:45pm - 2:30pm Specific Focus Group Discussions for Parents & Teachers 2:30pm - 2:45pm 2:45pm - 5:00pm Break, Check on Children Concurrent Topical Discussions on Transition, Communication & Literacy, Teacher Support Functional Vision Assessment Dinner Individual Consultations begin with Selected Presenters
5:30pm - 7:30pm 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Monday, June 23, 2008
7:30am - 9:00am Breakfast
9:00am - 10:30am Individual Consultations continue with Selected Presenters (By Appointment) Concurrent Sessions for Teachers on Literacy and Vision Assessment 10:30am - 10:45am Break, Check on the Children
10:45am - 11:45am Small Group Activities 11:45am - 12:45pm Lunch 1:00pm - 2:45pm Continue with Group Activities 2:45pm - 3:00pm Break, Check on the Children
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teachers – Continue Session Facilitated Discussions for Moms & Dads Break/ Networking Dinner
4:00pm - 5:00pm 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
7:30am -
(Departure Day)
9:30am Breakfast
9:30am - 10:30am Calibration of Process - Kat Stremel, Jerry Petroff, Alana Zambone 10:30am - 11:30pm Check-out 11:30am 1:00 pm 1:00 pm Lunch 2:30 pm Review Action Plans Closing Comments, Evaluation
Have a Safe Trip Home!
This conference is sponsored by the North Carolina Deaf-Blind Project and in cooperation with the Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Association of North Carolina and the National Consortium on Deaf-Blind (NCDB)