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Special Education
Summer Professional
Development Institutes
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education:
Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office
This document was prepared by the
Massachusetts Department of Education
Dr. David P. Driscoll
Commissioner of Education
Board of Education Members
Mr. Christopher Anderson, Chairman, Westford
Ms. Ann Reale, Vice-Chair, Commissioner, Early Education and Care, Boston
Ms. Harneen Chernow, Jamaica Plain
Dr. Thomas Fortmann, Lexington
Mr. Trevor Frederick, Chair, Student Advisory Council, Ipswich
Dr. Patricia Plummer, Chancellor, Higher Education, Boston
Dr. Roberta R. Schaefer, Worcester
Dr. Sandra L. Stotsky, Brookline
Mr. Henry M. Thomas, III, Springfield
Dr. David P. Driscoll, Commissioner
and Secretary to the Board
The Massachusetts Department of Education, an affirmative action employer, is committed to ensuring that all of its
programs and facilities are accessible to all members of the public. We do not discriminate on the basic of age, color,
disability, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
Inquiries regarding the Department’s compliance with Title IX and other civil rights laws may be directed to the Human
Resources Director, 350 Main St., Malden, MA 02148 781-338-6105.
© 2007 Massachusetts Department of Education
Permission is hereby granted to copy any or all parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes. Please
credit the “Massachusetts Department of Education.”
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Massachusetts Department of Education
350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5023
Phone 781-338-3000 TTY: N.E.T. Relay 800-439-2370
www.doe.mass.edu
Letter from the Commissioner
Program
Information May 21, 2007
Registration Priorities Dear Educators:
See “Participant Information” within We are pleased to announce this statewide program of
each institute description in this free special education professional development summer
brochure for specific qualifications institutes designed to increase the practical and policy
for participation. Where appropriate, knowledge of Special Education professionals. Sponsored
we encourage registration by teams by the Massachusetts Department of Education in
from schools and districts. partnership with school districts, educational
collaboratives, institutions of higher education, and
Registration/Application professional associations, these institutes are designed to
Procedures support approved private special education schools,
educational collaboratives and local school districts’ efforts
To register or apply and obtain to increase the quality of programs and services provided
detailed information, please contact to students with disabilities and increase the number of
the person or persons listed within highly qualified educators working in the field of Special
the institute of your choice. As Education.
spaces are limited, please register
early. Institutes are open to These Institutes are valuable, cost-effective, and available
educators from districts across the for all Massachusetts educators. I hope you will consider
state. Participants must commit to participating in them.
attend the entire program of the
selected institute, including follow-up Sincerely,
days.
Participation Requirements
David P. Driscoll
Each institute will provide at least 45 Commissioner of Education
hours of instruction between June
and December 31, 2007.
Participants are required to attend
all sessions, take part in pre- and
post-assessments of institute
content knowledge, and complete
activities outside of class time that
result in a project that demonstrates
their learning. Participants’ institute-
related work should be included in
their personal professional
development plans and should be
strongly linked to school
and district priorities.
Professional Development Points and Graduate Credit
Participants who choose the PDP option will earn 67.5 PDPs for attending all sessions and completing
their pre- and post-assessments and a project that documents their learning. No partial PDPs will be
awarded. Some institutes also offer optional graduate credit for which participants may register at their
own expense. Participants in some of these institutes will receive certificates of participation, where
applicable. Please see institute descriptions for more information.
2007 Special Education Summer Institutes
General Information
For more information about the Summer Institute Programs, please contact Ann Marie John, by email
(ajohn@doe.mass.edu) or by phone at 781-338-3383 at the Massachusetts Department of Education.
Table of Contents
Institute Focus: Assessing English Language Learners (ELL) with Disabilities Page 4
Institute Focus: Effective Evaluation of Special Education Programs Page 4
Institute Focus: Indivdualized Educational Plan Team Facilitation Skills Page 5 & 6
Institute Focus: Managing Behavior in an Inclusive Classroom Page 7
Institute Focus: Occupational Therapy Services in Educational Settings Page 7
Institute Focus: Special Education Administrative Leadership Academy Page 8
Institute Focus: Teaching Strategies for Students with Vision Impairments, Page 9
Blindness or Deafblindness
Institute Focus: Teaching Strategies for Students Who are Deaf and Hard-of- Page 9
Hearing
Institute Focus: Teaching Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Page 10 & 11
Disorders in the General Education Classroom
Institute Focus: Transition Page 11
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2007 Special Education Summer Institutes Special
Institute Focus: Assessing English Language Learners Institute Focus: Effective Evaluation of Special
(ELL) with Disabilities Education Program
Institute Name: Assessing English Language Learners Institute Name: Collaborative Evaluation of Special
(ELL) with Disabilities Education Programs
Institute Provider(s): Lesley University, School of Institute Provider(s): Learning Innovations at WestEd
Education
Institute Participation: Special education administrators of
Institute Participation: School personnel involved in public school districts (with two other individuals, if
the special education evaluation process, including possible, such as a special education teacher or school
special educators, diagnosticians, school psychologists principal); executive directors of educational collaboratives
and speech/language pathologist or executive directors of approved private special education
schools. We strongly suggest interested school districts
Grade Level(s): Elementary consider applying as teams of 2-3 individuals.
Dates Grade Level(s): All
• Summer Institute: August 20-24, 2007
• Fall Sessions: 3 dates (TBD) October Dates
&November, 2007 one in February 2008 • Summer Institute: August 13-August 16, 2007
• Fall Sessions: 2 days (TBA)
Location: Lesley University
29 Everett Street Location: Wachusett Village Inn and Conference
Cambridge, MA Center, Westminster, MA
Registration: 25 spaces available Registration: 30 spaces available
Contact Contact
• Name: Dr. Maria B. Serpa & Dr. Solange A. Lira • Name: Mary Stenson
• Telephone Number: 617-349-8403; 617-349- • Telephone Number: 781-481-1109
8461 • Email Address: mstenso@wested.org
• Email Address:
mserpa@lesley.edu & slira@lesley.edu Institute Summary This institute will be conducted by the
developers of the publication “Collaborative Evaluation Led
Institute Summary: Assessing English Language by Local Educators – A Practical, Print and Web-Based
Learners (ELL) With Disabilities (a five day Institute Guide to Program
with three follow-up seminars) focuses on research- Evaluation.”(www.neirtec.org/evaluation)During the
based professional development for 25 Massachusetts August session, participants will learn how to plan an
educators involved with assessment who will learn evaluation of a selected special education program, develop
together how to better identify and implement sound clear evaluation questions, and choose appropriate data
evaluation procedures and assessment measures for gathering strategies. Ample opportunity will be provided to
students with disabilities who are ELL. The ultimate develop data gathering instruments and to practice a range
goals are: (1) to reduce over-identification and over- of strategies, including interviews, focus groups, and
representation of linguistic minorities in Special observations. Participants will leave with a manageable
Education; (2) to increase the number of assessment plan for gathering data during the fall semester; and will
professionals who are better qualified and who can return for two follow-up days in November/December to
improve the assessment practices used with ELL analyze their qualitative and quantitative data, create
students; and (3) to improve pre-referral practices. presentations of findings, and practice leading discussions
of potential program improvements based on evaluation
findings. WestEd staff will provide telephone and e-mail
support during the fall data gathering activities. PDPs will
be provided and college credit will be available. Sixteen
*Funds have been provided for lodging for participants school districts participated in this institute in 2006 with
living more than 60 miles from the institute. This is excellent results.
available on a first come-first serve basis.
*Funds have been provided for lodging for participants
living more than 60 miles from the institute. This is
available on a first come-first serve basis.
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Institute Focus: IEP Team Facilitation Skills Institute Focus: IEP Team Facilitation Skills
Institute Name: Essential Facilitation Skills for IEP Institute Name: Essential Facilitation Skills for IEP
Meetings Meetings
Institute Provider(s): Spectrum K12 School Solutions Institute Provider(s): Spectrum K12 School Solutions
(formerly JDL Associates, Inc.) (formerly JDL Associates, Inc.)
Participant Information: Individuals assigned the Participant Information: Individuals assigned the
duty of chairing IEP Team meetings. duty of chairing IEP Team meetings.
Grade Level(s): All Grade Level(s): All
Dates Dates
• Summer Institute: July 16-20, 2007 • Summer Institute: July 16-20, 2007
• Fall Sessions: November 6-7, 2007 • Fall Sessions: November 8-9, 2007
Location: Radisson Hotel Hyannis, Hyannis, MA Location: Embassy Suites, Marlborough, MA
Registration: 30 spaces available Registration: 30 spaces available
• On line: www.spectrumk12.com • On line: www.spectrumk12.com
• Telephone: 866-688-3857, Option 2 • Telephone: 866-688-3857, Option 2
• By U.S. Mail: • By U.S. Mail:
Spectrum k12 School Solutions, Inc. Spectrum k12 School Solutions, Inc.
901 Dulaney Village Rd., Suite 800 901 Dulaney Village Rd., Suite 800
Towson, MD 21204 Towson, MD 21204
Attn: Professional Development/Registration for Attn: Professional Development/Registration for
MA Summer Institutes MA Summer Institutes
Contact Contact
• Name: Beth DuBose • Name: Beth DuBose
• Telephone Number: 866-688-3857, Option 2 • Telephone Number: 866-688-3857, Option 2
• Email Address: • Email Address:
madoeregistration@spectrumk12.com madoeregistration@spectrumk12.com
Institute Summary: The Summer/Fall Institute will Institute Summary: The Summer/Fall Institute will
provide participants with the skills necessary to lead or provide participants with the skills necessary to lead or
participate in the IEP team meeting process by means participate in the IEP team meeting process by means
of a collaborative and non-adversarial process, as well of a collaborative and non-adversarial process, as well
as to develop student-centered goals and objectives. as to develop student-centered goals and objectives.
The essential facilitation skills for the IEP team The essential facilitation skills for the IEP team
meeting process have been specifically designed to meeting process have been specifically designed to
assist IEP team members in working collaboratively assist IEP team members in working collaboratively
and making consensus-based decisions that all IEP and making consensus-based decisions that all IEP
team members can implement and support. It will also team members can implement and support. It will also
provide participants with the necessary skills to conduct provide participants with the necessary skills to conduct
the IDEIA 2004-mandated IEP resolution sessions. the IDEIA 2004-mandated IEP resolution sessions.
The skills and benefits learned in the Institute will The skills and benefits learned in the Institute will
provide participants with the facilitation skills to hold provide participants with the facilitation skills to hold
complaint IEP meeting, develop positive relationships complaint IEP meeting, develop positive relationships
between staff and parents, significantly reduce due between staff and parents, significantly reduce due
process hearings, improve staff morale, and learn process hearings, improve staff morale, and learn
transferable skills that can be used in other types of transferable skills that can be used in other types of
meetings. meetings.
Participants will also be trained in the process of Participants will also be trained in the process of
writing Meaningful and Measurable Goals and writing Meaningful and Measurable Goals and
Objectives that are based on the strengths and needs of Objectives that are based on the strengths and needs of
the student, that can be successfully implemented, and the student, that can be successfully implemented, and
that can be used to show measurable progress. that can be used to show measurable progress.
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Institute Focus: IEP Team Facilitation Institute Focus: IEP Team Facilitation
Institute Name Essential Facilitation Skills for IEP Institute Name Essential Facilitation Skills for IEP
Meetings Meetings
Institute Provider(s): Spectrum K12 School Solutions Institute Provider(s): Spectrum K12 School Solutions
(formerly JDL Associates, Inc.) (formerly JDL Associates, Inc.)
Participant Information: Individuals assigned the Participant Information: Individuals assigned the
duty of chairing IEP Team meetings. duty of chairing IEP Team meetings.
Grade Level(s): All Grade Level(s): All
Dates Dates
• Summer Institute: July 23-27, 2007 • Summer Institute: July 23-27, 2007
• Fall Sessions: November 13-14, 2007 • Fall Sessions: November 15-16, 200
Location: Best Western Hotel, Northampton, MA Location: Doubletree Hotel, Lowell, MA
Registration: 30 spaces available Registration: 30 spaces available
• On line: www.spectrumk12.com • On line: www.spectrumk12.com
• Telephone: 866-688-3857, Option 2 • Telephone: 866-688-3857, Option 2
• By U.S. Mail: • By U.S. Mail:
Spectrum k12 School Solutions, Inc. Spectrum k12 School Solutions, Inc.
901 Dulaney Village Rd., Suite 800 901 Dulaney Village Rd., Suite 800
Towson, MD 21204 Towson, MD 21204
Attn: Professional Development/Registration for Attn: Professional Development/Registration for
MA Summer Institutes MA Summer Institutes
Contact Contact
• Name: Beth DuBose • Name: Beth DuBose
• Telephone Number: 866-688-3857, Option 2 • Telephone Number: 866-688-3857, Option 2
• Email Address: Email Address: madoeregistration@spectrumk12.com
madoeregistration@spectrumk12.com
Institute Summary: The Summer/Fall Institute will
Institute Summary: The Summer/Fall Institute will provide participants with the skills necessary to lead or
provide participants with the skills necessary to lead or participate in the IEP team meeting process by means
participate in the IEP team meeting process by means of a collaborative and non-adversarial process, as well
of a collaborative and non-adversarial process, as well as to develop student-centered goals and objectives.
as to develop student-centered goals and objectives. The essential facilitation skills for the IEP team
The essential facilitation skills for the IEP team meeting process have been specifically designed to
meeting process have been specifically designed to assist IEP team members in working collaboratively
assist IEP team members in working collaboratively and making consensus-based decisions that all IEP
and making consensus-based decisions that all IEP team members can implement and support. It will also
team members can implement and support. It will also provide participants with the necessary skills to conduct
provide participants with the necessary skills to conduct the IDEIA 2004-mandated IEP resolution sessions.
the IDEIA 2004-mandated IEP resolution sessions.
The skills and benefits learned in the Institute will
The skills and benefits learned in the Institute will provide participants with the facilitation skills to hold
provide participants with the facilitation skills to hold complaint IEP meeting, develop positive relationships
complaint IEP meeting, develop positive relationships between staff and parents, significantly reduce due
between staff and parents, significantly reduce due process hearings, improve staff morale, and learn
process hearings, improve staff morale, and learn transferable skills that can be used in other types of
transferable skills that can be used in other types of meetings.
meetings.
Participants will also be trained in the process of
Participants will also be trained in the process of writing Meaningful and Measurable Goals and
writing Meaningful and Measurable Goals and Objectives that are based on the strengths and needs of
Objectives that are based on the strengths and needs of the student, that can be successfully implemented, and
the student, that can be successfully implemented, and that can be used to show measurable progress.
that can be used to show measurable progress.
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Institute Focus: Managing Behavior in an Inclusive Institute Focus: Occupational Therapy
Classroom
Institute Name: Current Issues in School-based
Institute Name: Managing Behavior in an Inclusive Occupational Therapy
Classroom
Institute Provider(s): Partnership for Advancement of
Institute Provider(s): Green Mountain Psycho- School Service Providers & Tufts University Boston
Educational Services School of Occupational Therapy
Institute Participation: General and special educators Participant Information: Occupational therapists
working with students on an IEP in the general working in school-based practice
education and/or special education environments.
Grade Level(s): All Grade Levels
Grade Level(s): All Grade Levels
Dates
Dates
• Summer Institutes: June 29; August 21-23, 2007
• Summer Institute: August 6 -9, 2007
• Fall Sessions: October 25, 26, 2007
• Fall Sessions: TBD
Location: Radisson Hotel, Marlborough, MA Location:
• Summer Sessions: Boston School of Occupational
Registration: 30 spaces available preferably teams of Therapy Tufts University, Medford
3-4 professionals from the same school • Fall Session: MESPA, Marlborough
Contact: Registration: 30 spaces available
• Name: MaryEllen Seaver
• Telephone Number: 802-434-4746 Contact
• Email Address: gmps@consultant.com • Name: Dr. Sharon Ray
• Telephone Number: (617) 627-5961
Institute Summary: This institute will focus on • Email Address: otpartnership@gmail.com
expanding school efforts to improve educational
outcomes for all children. It will focus on practices that
lead to the development of responsible student behavior Institute/Academy Summary: This institute will be
and academic engagement and a decrease in conducted by authors of Guidelines for Provision of
maladaptive and disruptive behavior. Structuring the Occupational Therapy Services in Massachusetts
classroom and broader school environment for success Public Schools (http://maot.org/guidelines.htm). It will
will be a central focus of the institute. A preventive address competencies critical for providing effective
approach to student discipline will be emphasized. In school services. Participants will be empowered to
addition, tiers of intervention will be explored that are provide educationally relevant services consistent with
aimed at assisting more challenging students through policies governing school practice. Content includes
the provision of increasingly intensive supports. This issues related to workload management, assessment
institute stresses the importance of a team approach and process, effective documentation, planning and
the examination of student progress data to inform implementation of services, and team collaboration.
instructional and programmatic success or need for Participants will learn to utilize on-line resources to
change. The institute will highlight the importance of inform their practice. There will be opportunities for
the provision of targeted interventions and support collaborating with therapists from other districts.
services that have been shown to be effective in
addressing behavioral and learning challenges. The This institute includes 6 days of on-site instruction and
institute will meet for 6 full days. Three (3) graduate five or more hours of on-line learning. The entire
credits will be made available through St. Michael’s institute is free of charge. Graduate credit available
College at a cost of $225.00. from Tufts University for a fee with the completion of
an extra assignment.
*Funds have been provided for lodging for participants
living more than 60 miles from the institute. This is *Funds have been provided for lodging for participants
available on a first come-first serve basis. living more than 60 miles from the institute. This is
available on a first come-first serve basis.
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Institute Focus: Special Education Administrative Institute Focus: Special Education Administrative
Leadership Academy Leadership Academy
Institute Name: Special Education Leadership Institute Name: Special Education Leadership
Academy I for New Administrators (1-5 years): Laws, Academy II for Experienced Administrators (over 5
Regulations, Policies and Procedures years)
Institute Provider(s): ACCEPT Education Institute Provider(s): Learning Innovations at WestEd
Collaborative
Participant Information: Special Education
Participant Information: Special Education Administrators with a minimum of 5 years experience
Administrators with 1-5 years experience as a Special as special Education Administrator in Massachusetts
Education Administrator in Massachusetts
Grade Level(s): Pre-K – 12 Grade Level(s): Pre-K – 12
Dates Dates
• Summer Institute: July 31- August 2, 2007 • Summer Institute: August 6- August 9, 2007
(Overnight) (Overnight)
• Follow-up Sessions: September 27, October 24, • Fall Sessions: October 5, November 2, November
November 29, 2007 & January 17, March 19, April 30, 2007
30, 2008
Location
Location
• Summer Institute: Wachusett Village Inn and
• Summer Institute: Warren Inn and Conference Conference Center, 9 Village Inn Road,
Center, Ashland Westminster
• Fall & Spring Sessions: Hampton Inn, Natick • Fall Session: TBD
• April 30: Warren Inn and Conference Center,
Ashland Registration: 30 spaces available
Registration: 30 spaces available Contact
• Name: Vicki Hormus
Contact
• Telephone Number: 802-951-8220
• Name: Susan S. Rees
• Email Address: vhornus@wested.org
• Telephone Number: 508-653-6776
• Email Address: srees@accept.org Institute/Academy Summary: This academy will
provide experienced special education administrators
Institute Summary: This nine day Institute teaches the opportunity to develop leadership skills as change
proactive leadership skills to new special education agents within their school system in order to contribute
administrators to ensure positive outcomes for students to positive educational outcomes for students with
with disabilities. Through a series of workshop sessions disabilities and their families. Topical focus areas will
led by outstanding faculty, facilitated mentoring groups, include effective leadership in instructional program
on-line coaching, outside assignments and a workshop design and improvement, data collection and analysis
binder filled with useful materials, participants forum a for decision-making, legal compliance, fiscal
Professional Learning Community (PLC). This PLC administration and management, and access to the
provides a supportive environment to assist participants general education curriculum. Participants will plan and
with implementation of IDEA and the myriad of highly implement a local project to address an identified
complex tasks and challenges they face. Major topics organizational problem or systems’ change issue.
include: effective leadership of State and Federal Instructional practices will encourage active
special education laws and regulations; fiscal participation and the application of theoretical
administration; data collection and analysis; staff constructs, research, and leadership skills to the
recruitment and retention; instructional program design practical day-to-day contexts in which participants are
and improvement; and access to the general education working. 6 1/2 days. Graduate credit available from
curriculum based on the Massachusetts Curriculum Framingham State College.
Frameworks. Graduate credits from Endicott College.
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Institute Focus: Teaching Strategies for Students with Institute Focus: Teaching Strategies for Deaf or Hard-
Vision Impairments, Blindness or Deafblindness of-Hearing Students
Institute Name Instructional Methods and Materials for Institute Name: Teaching Literacy Skills to Students
Increasing Accessibility to Elementary and Middle School who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: New Directions in
Science Curricula for Students with Visual Impairments Literacy: Instruction in and about American Sign
Language
Institute Provider(s): The Carroll Center for the Blind,
Newton, MA Institute Provider(s): Boston University
Participant Information: Teachers and Participant Information: Teachers of the deaf or hard-
paraprofessionals working with students who are of-hearing and other educators working with students
visually impaired on elementary and middle science who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
curriculum
Grade Level(s): Elementary, Middle or High School
Grade Level(s): Elementary, Middle Dates
• Summer Institutes: July 30-August 3, 2007
Dates • Fall Sessions: September 22-23, 2007
• Summer Institute: August 6-9, 2007
• Fall Sessions: December 1, 2007 Location: The Learning Center for Deaf Children,
• On line Session: 9 hours TBA Framingham
Registration: 30 spaces available
Location: The Carroll Center for the Blind, Newton
Contact
Registration: 30 spaces available • Name: Casey Spencer
• Telephone Number: 617-353-3205
Contact • Email Address: Deafstdy@bu.edu or
• Name: Dina Rosenbaum cespence@bu.edu
• Telephone Number: 617-969-6200 ext. 238
• Email Address: dina.Rosenbaum@carroll.org
Institute Summary: This weeklong and follow-up
weekend series of presentations will provide
participants with training on how to enhance literacy
Institute Summary: This institute will bring together instruction using ASL. This approach redefines
national and regional resources to support Teachers of the traditional notions of literacy, considering literacy to be
Visually Impaired, paraprofessionals, science educators much more than simple decoding skills. We will
and regular classroom educators working with students demonstrate the application of best practices and
who are visually impaired on elementary and middle effective ASL instruction in order to ensure that
school science curricula. Participants will increase their students continue to improve their language abilities.
knowledge in research-based modifications, materials and Additionally, techniques and strategies presented align
manipulatives such as tactile graphics, low vision access, with the current Massachusetts frameworks for English
audible materials, etc. presented by national and regional Language Arts. The format for the presentations will
educators. Regional presenters will provide participants include lecture, small group work and hands-on
with the additional instructional support and mentoring to activities that utilize technology in the classroom. 7
participants specific to the Massachusetts Science days. In order to qualify for PDP’s participants must
Curriculum framework. Course will be a combination of complete the full institute. PDPs from Boston
lecture, hands-on activities, and web based instruction. University will be available upon request.
5 (4 Summer and one Fall) Days and 9 hours of online
sessions. Graduate Credit available from UMass Boston.
*Funds have been provided for lodging for participants *Funds have been provided for lodging for participants
living more than 60 miles from the institute. This is living more than 60 miles from the institute. This is
available on a first come-first serve basis. available on a first come-first serve basis.
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Institute Focus: Teaching Strategies for Students with Institute Focus: Teaching Strategies for Students with
Autism Spectrum Disorders in the General Education Autism Spectrum Disorders in the General Education
Classroom Classroom
Institute Name: Teaching Strategies for Students with
Institute Name: Developing Positive Supports for Autism Spectrum Disorders in the General Education
Students With ASD in the General Education Classroom
Environment
Institute Provider(s): The May Institute
Institute Provider(s): Cape Cod Collaborative
Participant Information: General educators special Participant Information: School-based instructional
education teachers, therapist, paraprofessional ns support personnel such as regular and special education
special teachers (e.g. gym, art, music) teachers. Other staff such as school psychologist,
counselors, and other specialized staff will be strongly
Grade Level(s): All considered
Grade Level(s): All
Dates
Dates
• Summer Institute: June 25-29, 2007
• Summer Institute: July 30-August 3, 2007
• Fall Sessions: October 13 & 20, November 3,
• Fall Sessions: Sept. 26, Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 2007
2007
Location: 41 Pacella Park, Randolph, 02368
Location: Mass Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay
(Bresnahan Bldg, room 305) Registration: 30
Contact
Registration: 30 spaces available
• Name: Kelli Leahy-Iorlano
Contact • Telephone Number: 781-437-1328
• Name: Sheila Murray • Email Address: kiorlano@mayinstitute.org
• Telephone Number: 508-564-5099, ext 10
• Email Address: s.murray.ccc@comcast.net
Institute Summary: School districts are increasingly serving
students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in their
Institute Summary: This Institute will provide to
public schools. Recent CDC information (2007) indicates that
participants knowledge of the general characteristics of
prevalence of autism has increased to at least 1 individual in
Autism Spectrum Disorders including the diagnostic
150 children. The majority of this population is currently
criteria and learning deficits (Central Coherence,
being served at the elementary level and below. These
Theory of Mind, Executive Function). The
students present unique challenges, and serving these
presentation and implications of these learning deficits
students in general education classrooms means that staff
(academically and behaviorally) will be explored.
must address problematic behavior, social skills and
Curriculum modifications and classroom
communication deficits. This Institute will provide
accommodations (including the use of visuals) will be
participants training in evidenced-based interventions to
shared. Functional behavior assessments will be
effectively serve students with ASD in general education
addressed along with development of positive behavior
classrooms. Sixty-seven and one half PDP credits are
support plans. Understanding the social and sensory
available for all participants and paraprofessionals will
differences will be incorporated into designing effective
receive certificates of completion for 45 hours of training.
supports for students with ASD. Effective team
communication and collaboration will also be
incorporated into identifying effective ASD supports.
Institute will include 5 days during June and 3 follow-
up fall Saturdays. Graduate credits are available
through Fitchburg State College.
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Institute Focus: Teaching Strategies for Students with Institute Focus: Transition
Autism Spectrum Disorders in the General Education
Classroom Institute Name: Promoting Youth Development and
Leadership for ALL Students
Institute Name: Proven Practical Strategies for
Educating Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in
General Education Classrooms from Pre-K through Institute Provider(s): Institute for Community
High School Inclusion University of Massachusetts-Boston
Institute Provider(s): Community Resources for Participant Information: General and Special
People with Autism Educators, Guidance Counselors
Participant Information: Preference will be given to
Grade Level(s): Middle and High School
teams of least two (one general educator and one or
more special educators including service related service
Dates
providers).
• Summer Institute: August 13-17, 2007
Grade Level(s): All • Fall Sessions: Sept. 10 &24; Oct. 8& 22; Nov. 2
Dates
• Summer Institute: August 20-23, 2007 Location: Institute for Community Inclusion
• Fall Sessions: October 20 & November 17 2007 University of Massachusetts-Boston
Location: Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA Registration: 30 spaces available
Contact
Registration: 30 spaces available
• Name: Berenise Reyes-Albino
• Telephone Number: 617-287-4314
Contact
• Email Address: berenise.albino@umb.edu
• Name: Karen Greaney
• Telephone Number: (413) 529-2428
• Email Address: greaneyk@theassn.org
Institute Summary: Teachers will learn to implement
tools and strategies that promote self-determination and
Institute Summary: This institute will provide self-advocacy (AKA youth development) for all
information about practical, research-based strategies students. The intent of this course is to provide
within a values-based and theoretical framework educators with a framework for understanding how
consistent with current best practices for educating youth development can prepare youth to meet the
students with labels on the Autism Spectrum in general challenges of adolescence and adulthood. Teachers will
education pre-school through secondary school be able to use this structure to teach and provide
classrooms. Course content will enable participants to mentoring in areas of effective communication, goal-
define various “types” of autism and the educational setting, problem-solving, informed decision-making,
implications of each in terms of relationships and social and leadership – all necessary skills for youth
supports, meeting communication needs, positive ways development. The course will focus on how to prepare
to address behavior challenges, and curricular and students to take the lead in advocating for their
instructional modifications and accommodations education, career development, and community
necessary to successfully reach and teach these students participation. Teachers will understand the principles of
as effectively as their nondisabled classmates. youth development and integrate these principles into
Participants will develop skills needed to implement their work with all students.
strategies presented through class work and structured
application opportunities during the period between the
intensive study of the summer institute and the fall
follow-up sessions.
*Funds have been provided for lodging for participants
living more than 60 miles from the institute. This is
available on a first come-first serve basis.
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