N e w Yo r k S t a t e Council for Exceptional Children NYS CEC Annual Convention Syracuse Crowne Plaza October 31-November 1, 2014 In Memory of Frederick Jacob Weintraub 1942-2014 Fred Weintraub transformed the spectrum of educational opportunities and services for children with exceptionalities in the United States. For over 20 years, he directed state and Federal legislative and judicial advocacy activities for the international Council for Exceptional Children. He is recognized as an author of what is now known as The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law that guides all U.S. special education practices, and he played a significant role in the design and passage of other landmark legislation that improved education and life opportunities for children and youth with disabilities. Fred was active in the Teacher Education Division of CEC and in 2006 was awarded CEC’s highest honor, the CEC J.E. Wallin Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding career contributions to the education of children with disabilities. The NYS CEC honors this pioneer in Special Education advocacy, law, and service to children with disabilities. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome and Greeting 4-5 Map of Crowne Plaza Hotel 6 Keynote Speaker - Paul Riccomini 7 NYS CEC Award Winners 8-9 Announcements 10-13 Introduction to Strands 14-17 Session Schedules by Day 18-22 Session Descriptions 23-35 Mini-grant Winners 36 NYS CEC Executive Board 37 NYS CEC Past Presidents 38 Exhibitors and Donors 30-46 Acknowledgements 46-47 Schedule at a Glance 48 3 Welcome to the 2014 New York State Council for Exceptional Children’s Annual Convention. NYS CEC is delighted to be in the mid-west region of the state in vibrant Syracuse! This year’s conference program was carefully crafted from many proposals submitted by talented and knowledgeable teachers, researchers, students, parents, administrators, and policy makers from across the state and beyond. We are confident that you will experience a rich and diverse menu of conference presentations that are sure to expand your knowledge and skill in the field of special education. Over the next two days we hope that you will become informed and inspired as you learn about a variety of topics including issues and trends in teaching the common core curriculum to students with disabilities, transition, and the use of technology—just to name a few of the topics. In addition to our numerous sessions, we hope that you find time to visit the exhibitors. Vendors are ready to share with you their latest educational materials, texts, and information about programs for children with special needs, as well as programs in higher education. We are pleased to offer sessions in conjunction with the New York Division for Learning Disabilities and with the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders, covering best practices for teaching children with learning disabilities and emotional and behavioral disorders, as well as a special strand on teaching children with Autism spectrum disorders. NYS CEC is proud to welcome Dr. Paul Riccomini, this year’s keynote speaker. Paul is an associate professor at Penn State and past president of the CEC Division of Learning Disabilities. He is a national leader in the field of mathematics and common core instruction for students with disabilities. 4 During our lunch on Friday, we will honor professionals who have made a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities. Please join us in congratulating Ashli Skura Dreher for her Excellence in Teaching, Senator Catherine Young for her Excellence in Community Service, and Joanne Donaruma for her Excellence in Leadership to the field of Special Education. We will also honor Dr. Jed Luchow with the NYS CEC Lifetime Service Award. Saturday, we will honor our Yes I Can! Award winners, Laura Levi and Gracie Caggiano, in a ceremony at the conclusion of our conference. We have exciting events planned for Friday evening as well. Be sure to stop by the Reception on Friday from 5-7pm in the Horizon Room. During this Meet and Greet Social and Poster Session you can meet current board members, connect with colleagues, and visit informative poster sessions - all while enjoying delicious food and beverages, co-sponsored by SUNY GENESEO. We will also be hosting a Halloween Party from 8-10pm in Lafayette A & B - please join us for music, food, candy, and a open cash bar. The Syracuse Visitor’s Bureau is staffing an information table in the registration area - please stop by for information on the many cultural, sporting, and entertainment options in Syracuse this weekend. Thank you for your support and dedication in your work on behalf of individuals with disabilities. Enjoy the convention! Sincerely, Annnmarie Urso 5 Map of Meeting Rooms Horizons Room and Executive Lounge are in the main hotel Included in your registration fee: Continental Breakfast – Fri & Sat, 7:30-8:30am Manlius Coffee, Tea, Lemonade in Manlius throughout the day Morning Break- Friday 10-10:30am in Manlius Luncheon – Fri, 12:00-12:45 pm Horizons (located in Main Hotel) Reception & Poster Session – Friday 5:00pm-7:00pm Horizons Hot and cold Hors D’Oerves Halloween Party— 8pm - 10pm in Lafayette Rooms Snacks Provided– Open Cash Bar $12 Yes I Can! Awards & Refreshments 12-12:30pm Saturday Lafayette B GRAB & Go Snacks 12:30-1:30pm Saturday in Manlius 6 Friday Keynote Address Dr. Paul J. Riccomini 1pm in Lafayette Room Dr. Paul J. Riccomini, Associate Professor The Pennsylvania State University (pjr146@psu.edu). An experienced classroom teacher, author, mathematician, and leading special education expert, Dr. Paul J. Riccomini has taught mathematics to both general and special education students in inclusive settings in grades 7-12. He is co-author of the bestselling Response to Intervention in Math (Corwin, 2010) and Developing Number Sense through the Common Core (Corwin, 2013). His teaching experiences required him to have both a strong content knowledge in mathematics and to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with both general and special educators. Paul's dynamic presentations offer research-validated practices that focus on the development of improved instructional practices for all students, but especially students with learning disabilities. Paul can be followed on Twitter @pjr146. More information can be found at: http://www.ed.psu.edu/educ/epcse/special-education/people/paul-riccomini Connecting people globally. Whatever it is, you can do it with Math. 7 CONGRATULATIONS 2014 NYS CEC AWARD WINNERS! Join us as we honor our award winners at the General Session Friday, 1-2pm in Lafayette Rooms NYS CEC Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Jed Luchow Excellence in Leadership Award Joanne Donaruma Excellence in Service Award Senator Catherine Young Excellence in Teaching Award Ashli Skura Dreher 8 We are pleased to announce the following winners of the NYS CEC 2014 Yes I Can! Awards honoring children and youth with disabilities for their significant accomplishments! Ms. Laura E. Levi Inlet, NY ACADEMICS Town of Webb Union Free School District Nominated by Ms. Mary Starring Ms. Gracie Caggiano Rome, NY SCHOOL & COMMUNITY Holland Patent Central School Nominated by Mr. William Morotti Join us Saturday, November 1st at 12pm in Lafayette B to learn more about these exceptional students during our Yes I Can! Award Ceremony. Refreshments will be served. 9 Friday, October 31 Invited Panel Varied Perspectives: Timely Topics in the Field of Special Education Come hear the leaders in the field of special education discuss hot topics. Bring your questions! Dr. Michael Glover, Moderator Former Genesee Valley BOCES Superintendent and Past President of NYS CEC Mr. James P. DeLorenzo, Panelist Assistant Commissioner , Office of Special Education, NYSED Dr. Anjoo Sikka, Panelist Dean of the Ella Cline Shear School of Education, SUNY GENESEO Dr. Kevin Miller, Panelist NYS CEC Political Action Committee, Buffalo State College Dr. David Bateman, Panelist CEC Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) , Public Policy Committee Shippensburg University Mr. Lawrence Waite, Panelist NYSUT Manager of Educational Services Lafayette Room B 10:45-12pm Friday, October 31 10 Halloween Party Friday, Oct. 31 Lafayette Rooms 8pm –11pm Open Cash Bar Free SnackS MUSIC Costumes encouraged!! Come have a Spooktacular Time! 11 NYS CEC REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY Annual Meeting Saturday 7:30-8:30am in the Executive Lounge ~ Breakfast will be served. The Representative Assembly shall conduct all business as outlined in the NYS CEC constitution. RA membership includes: NYS CEC elected officers, executive board members (regional representatives, student CEC advisor, Student CEC president), Chapter presidents or their representatives, and Division representatives. Calling Students and Professors!! New York State CEC Student Association STUDENT LEADERSHIP WEEKEND June 12-14th, 2015 The College of St. Rose Albany, NY For more information, contact: Mike Kelly, NYSCEC Student Advisor mike.kelly@dc.edu 12 LE S F F A R WING A R D Support the Student CEC Association Tickets 1 ticket $1 3 tickets $2 10 tickets $5 Drawing to take place during Friday’s General Session & Reception Tickets for sale in the Registration Area at the student table! ENTER TO WIN! Stop by the table and buy tickets for wonderful gift baskets and items. Become a member today and Get a chance to win special prizes! Stop by membership table. 13 Council for Children with Behavior Disorders (CCBD) Strand Leader: Dr. Michael Rozalski Strand Summary: The goal of this strand is to provide an overview of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and to offer specific academic strategies and procedures that encourage positive behavior in students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The strand will cover various content areas from preschool to high school. Strand Leader: Michael Rozalski is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at Binghamton University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. He has taught and worked with students with behavioral disorders from grades K-12 in a variety of settings, including selfcontained and resource classrooms, special day schools, wilderness programs and a residential treatment center. Now, he teaches graduate level courses on how to educate students with behavior problems and frequently consults with schools. His professional research interests include classroom and school-wide supports, including alternatives to aversive procedures like seclusion and timeout, and legal issues related to students with disabilities. He has published over 30 journal articles and book chapters and frequently presents with students at national and international conferences and is currently the co-editor of Beyond Behavior, CCBD’s practitioner-oriented journal. 14 NY Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) Strand Leader: Dr. Dee Berlinghoff . Strand Summary: The goal of this strand is to provide an overview of Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) and to offer specific academic strategies and procedures that positive outcomes for students with learning disabilities. In addition, issues related to litigation will be presented. The strand will cover topical areas from preschool through high school. Strand Leader: Dee Berlinghoff is a professor at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. She received her Ph.D. from Penn State. She has taught and worked with students with a variety of disabilities from grades pre-K through college age in a variety of settings, including self-contained and resource classrooms, alternative programs, and special day schools. During the 20132014 school year she served as an instructional coach in a high needs K-8 school. She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses on evidence-based instructional practices for students with disabilities. Her expertise is frequently shared at professional development workshops in schools in New York. She is president of the New York Division for Learning Disabilities and past president of New York State Council for Exceptional Children. 15 Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Strand Strand Leader: Dr. Mary MacDonald Strand Summary: The goal of this strand is to provide presentations of both a clinical and research nature regarding autism spectrum disorders from early childhood to adulthood. The strand will offer attendees particular evidence-based strategies that can be used in the classroom and community. Topics will be presented relation to behavioral support, socialization, language, academic support and transition. Stand Leader: Dr. McDonald is an associate professor in the Special Education Department at Hofstra University. She is currently the Program Director for the Advanced Certificate Programs including the advanced certificates in Applied Behavior Analysis and Severe and Multiple Disabilities. Dr. McDonald serves as the Director of ABA and Research for Long Island Programs for Eden II/Genesis, supervising outreach, consultation and research programs. She has over 20 years experience directing programs for students with autism from early intervention through adulthood. Dr. McDonald presents at local, national and international conferences on the topic of autism. She has published both peer-reviewed and popular articles. Some recent areas of publication include: self-management, social reciprocity, response to intervention, inclusion, persistence of fads in autism intervention and technology in education. 16 STUDENT STRAND Leader: Jonathan Pollino CEC Student Association President. Student Strand Sessions Friday F17d. Exploring Adaptive Physical Education (Round Table Session) Presenter: Kelly Farrell Time: 11-11:50 am Location: Dewitt F29. Promoting Understanding and Inclusion Using Children’s Literature with Characters with Disabilities Presenter: Cindy Chatoo, Marilyn Yang, Angela Curto, Courtney Denmar Time: 2:00-3:15pm Location: Pompey F36. Who Cares About Kelsey? A documentary by Dan Habib Moderated by Dr. Amanda Fenlon, SUNY Oswego Time: 4:00-5:00pm Location: Dewitt Saturday S14a. What Did You Say? The 411 on Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Presenter: Mary Lelonek Time: 9:00-9:50am Location: Lafayette NYS CEC SA President Jonathan Pollino currently serves as the President of the New York State CEC’s Student Association Executive Board. Jonathan, a three-year veteran of the board, currently teaches eighth grade special education at a Public School in Manhattan, New York. Jonathan is currently a graduate student at St. John’s University, where he is enrolled in their School Building Leadership Program. He is honored to be serving as the CEC SA President, and believes that the CEC mission is essential to bring to colleges and universities state wide. 17 18 Kristen Kurtzworth-Keen Christina Dressler, Hillary Wassel Laura Bannister F8. Livescribe Pen: A Powerful AT for Readers with Dyslexia 9:00-10:20 Kara Faraclas Kathleen Magiera Rhea Simmons Christine Givner F15. Transitions in Rural Education: Enhancing School-University Partnerships 10:00-10:50 Michele Marable Katy Rustowicz Katelyn Rubach Hannah Moreli F9. Creating Social Stories Using iPad APPS for Children with ID 9:00-9:50 Damien LaRock Ronda Rufsvold F11. Perspectives and Attitudes of Sp Ed Teachers toward the CCSS Mary McDonald 9:30-10:20 F10. Effects of PECS On Maladaptive Behavior In Children With ASD: A Lit Review Paul Riccomini F4. Facilitating Fluency in the CCSS-M: Purposeful, Planned, and Targeted Practice Activities 8:00-9:15 Lafayette B 9:30-10:45 Jennifer Tripp Maryra Grande F2. Walking the Walk: Co-teaching at the College Level I Alyson Martin Emily Shamash F3. Is My Intervention Working? Progress Monitoring with CBA 8:00-8:50 8:30-10:20 8:00-8:50 F1. Improving Professional Development Training for Co-Teachers 8:00-9:15 Fayetteville Dewitt Camillus Lafayette A Micheline Malow F12. Mindfulness: What is it and How Does it Apply to Teaching Practices? 9:30-10:20 Terese Dana F5. Categorizing Emotions to Enhance SelfRegulation & Social Competency 8:00-9:15 Pompey Lawrence Maheady F13. The Failure of Educational Reforms to Improve Student Learning: A New Direction! 9:30-10:20 Stephen Hernandez Michael Rozalski Candace Mulcahy Meagan Lovelace F14. Overview and Introduction to PBIS: The Potential of PBIS Across Various Settings 9:30-10:45 David Bateman 8:00-9:15 F7. Preventing Litigation F6. Creating a Culture of Collaboration Skaneateles B 8:00-9:15 Skaneateles A NYS CEC Annual Convention – Friday, October 31, 2014 Poster Sessions 19 Elizabeth Anderson F32. School is for SELF: Safety Emotions Learning –Family 3:15-4:30 Mary Theresa Kiely F24. Secondary Content Area Teachers’ Supports for Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classes 2:10-3:00 Camillus Peter Martin F33. Learning from a master differentiator in an inclusive setting 3:45-4:35 Megan Foster F25. The impact of educational policy has on the inclusion of students with disabilities 2:00-3:15 Dewitt Peter Gerhardt Helen Bloomer F34. Adaptive behavior, resilience and community inclusion in transition to adulthood for individuals with ASD 3:45-5:00 F26c. Comprehensive Educational Approaches Eric Shyman F26b. Reducing Bruxism Patricia Isaac F26a. Responsibility of Daycare Centers Elaine Feigenbaum 2:10-3:00 ROUND TABLES Fayetteville Melissa Ciaravino F35. Establishing Explicit Contracts to Reinforce Executive Functioning with ASD 4:00-5:00 Loretta MasonWilliams Stephanie Berkowitz Jamie Hillegas F27. Using the Implementation Stages Framework with Challenging Adolescents 2:30-3:45 Lafayette A Amanda Fenlon Moderator F36. Who cares about Kelsey? 4:00-5:00 Toby Karten F28. Champion the Inclusive Classroom: Strategies to Make the Ideal a Reality 2:30-3:45 Lafayette B Corrine Stadler Kimberly Farr Liane Schaub Jessica Washington F37. Increasing Phonological Awareness in Pre-K Students 4:00-5:00 Cindy Chatoo Marilyn Yang Angela Curto Courtney Denmar F29. Promoting Understanding and Inclusion: Using Children’s Literature 2:00-3:15 Pompey Diana Abbott Marianne Blanda F38. Beyond the classroom door: Effective Practices for Successful Community Interaction for Individuals with ASD 3:45-5:00 Matthew Halfond F39. Using Co-Teaching for Students with Emotional Behavioral Disorder 3:455:00 Candace Mulcahy F31. Teaching Mathematics to Secondary Students with EBD: Challenges and Practical Suggestions for Teachers F30. Current Education Policy Issues and Students with Disabilities David Rothfuss 2:103:25 Skaneateles B 2:10-3:25 Skaneateles A NYS CEC Annual Convention – Friday, October 31, 2014 20 Tara Kaczorowski Dane Marco Di Cesare c. Exploring Adaptive Physical Education Kelly Farrell College-School Partnership Katherine Trela, Norah Merritt, Leah Raftis b. Educators Perceptions of Inclusive Practices Stephanie Johnson F18. Collaborative writing for children with ASD: Using strategy instruction with peer support F17. a. College Students’ Perspectives on Peers with ASD Rebekah Feller Jie Zhang Michael Glover Jim DeLorenzo Anjoo Sikka Kevin Miller David Bateman Larry Waite LeeAnn SnyderConcepcion Erica Vernold Miller AWARDS and KEY NOTE ~ Paul Riccomini Lafayette Room ~ 1:00 ~ 2:00 Andrew Shanock F22. Conducting collaborative assessments between speech pathologists and school psychologists F21. Special Education Teacher Resiliency: What Keeps Teachers in the Field? F20. Varied Perspectives: Timely Topics in the Field of Special Education Skaneateles A F19. Managing IEP Responsibilities without Sacrificing the Quality of IEPs Pompey 10:30-11:50 Lafayette B 10:30-11:50 10:30-11:20 10:30-11:50 Lafayette A LUNCH 12:00 - 12:50 Main Hotel ~ Top Floor ~Horizons Room Kristie AsaroSaddler Kathy Costello 11:00-11:50 Fayetteville 11:00-11:50 10:30-11:50 F16. Bypassing Barriers and Securing Solutions: A Paradigm Shift in Mobile Technology Implementation Dewitt ROUND TABLES Camillus NYS CEC Annual Convention – Friday, October 31, 2014 Candace Mulcahy Erin Wsashburn F23. Using the Self-Regulated Strategy Development Framework to Address Academic and Behavioral Needs 10:5512:00 Skaneateles B 21 Lisa Rafferty S8. Error Self -Correction: Increasing Students’ Spelling Accuracy Performance 9:3010:45 Lisa Rafferty S1. SelfMonitoring: Eyes on Me 8:00-9:15 Camillus Posters 8:3010:15 Dewitt Daqi Li Frank Thornton S9. Improving student teaching supervision through collaboration 9:30-10:20 Judy Bentley Kimberly Rombach S10d. Motivation and Resiliency Dawn Hamlin Sara Fulmer S10c. Dance Movement Therapy Audra Surman S10b. Transitioning to College V. Sue Atkinson Jacob Hammond ROUND TABLE S10a. Service Learning Jennifer Ashton 10:00-10:50 Mary Lelonek Timothy Zgliczynski Stephen Shore 9:20-10:35 S12. Senses and sensibilities: An inside view on recognition and addressing sensory issues 9:20-10:35 S11. Promoting Engagement for Students with Disabilities Using the Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures Bruce Saddler Kristie AsaroSaddler S13. The effects of a summarization strategy on struggling writers’ written summaries Viki Caruana S14b. Universal Design for Learning John Tomasetti S7. National Work Readiness Credential: A nationally recognized credential focusing on Entry Level Employment Skills 8:00-8:50 Skaneateles B S14a. What Did You Say? The 411 on Individuals who are Deaf or HH 9:30-10:45 Amanda Mazin Elizabeth Finnegan Vincent Marinelli S6. One for All or Just for One: Effective Reading Comprehension Strategies 8:00-9:15 Skaneateles A 9:00-10:15 LawrenceMaheady S5. Specially Designed Instruction for SWD in the Common Core Era Kim Mackay Pam Roberge 8:00-9:15 8:00-9:15 Pompey S4. The Effects of the 3 Jars Game on the Math Homework Completion and Accuracy of a 7th Grade Inclusion Class Lafayette B 9:00-9:50 Dawn Hamlin 8:00-8:50 S3. Evidence Based Practices 8:00-8:50 Lafayette A S2. Evidence of Evidence-Based Practice: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach All Children Fayetteville NYS CEC Annual Convention – Saturday, November 1, 2014 22 Andrew Hashey Ben Smith S16. A 5-Step PBIS Model to Build Effective Behavior Support Classroom and Plans 10:30-11:45 Dewitt Sarah Howorth Elizabeth Finnegan Shirley Charles Amanda Mazon S17. Reading Comprehension Strategies for Students with ASD: What Works? 11:00-11:50 Fayetteville Kathy Giordano S18. Educating Students with Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders 11:00-11:50 Lafayette A Kristine Loccisano S19. A rose by any other name….the development of language concepts in children with ASD 10:45-12PM Lafayette B Meenakshi Garija Regine Rossi Joseph Gilson S20. Embedding "close reading" strategies in teaching social studies and science in middle/ secondary classrooms 10:45-12pm Pompey Diane Berger S21. Paraeducator Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, Job Satisfaction Assessment and Recommendations 11:00-11:50 Skaneateles A 10:30-11:45 Skaneateles B Stephen Hernandez S22. Collaboratively managing challenging behavior in young children with ASD Yes I Can Awards ~ 12-12:30 pm ~ Lafayette B S15. Examining Technology-Enhanced SRSD Writing Instruction for Secondary Students with EBD 11:00-11:50 Camillus NYS CEC Annual Convention – Saturday November 1, 2014 8:00-8:50 F1. Improving Professional Development Training for Co-Teachers Presenter: Kara Faraclas Strand: Inclusive Education Focus: Inclusive Education, Elementary & Adolescence Location: Camillus F2. Walking the Walk: Co-teaching at the College Level in Teacher Education Practicum Courses It is crucial for pre-service teachers to learn about the implications and value of coteaching and to experience it first hand. The presenters will offer an overview of their experience co-teaching three practicum based courses for pre-service educators. Implications for further teaching approaches and potential benefits will be discussed. Presenters: Alyson Martin, Emily Shamash Strand: Teacher Education Focus: All grade levels Location: Fayetteville F3. Is My Intervention Working? Progress Monitoring with Curriculum Based Assessments Effective mathematics teachers provide a continuum of systematic and explicit instructional supports to help students learn essential mathematical concepts and master new important skills. This interactive session will expand your repertoire of instructional techniques by providing specific strategies and activities for more purposeful, planned, and targeted fluency practice. Presenter: Paul Riccomini Strand: LD Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Lafayette B F6. Creating a Culture of Collaboration This presentation will provide attendees with insight into the establishment of a collaborative culture within an organization. The presenter will discuss the essential elements of collaboration, the challenges organizations face when trying to implement collaborative teamwork as well as the steps to overcome these challenges. Presenter: Stephen Hernandez Strand: Teacher Education Focus: All audiences Location: Skaneateles A Invited LD Strand F7. Preventing Litigation F5. Categorizing Emotions to Enhance Self-Regulation and Social Competency There are many different things you can do to prevent litigation. This session will highlight common, and some not so common ways of preventing Denial of access to requested reinlitigation for students with disabilities forcers or changes in routine often so you can focus on providing approevoke problem behavior in individu- priate services. The presenter is a als with ASD. former special education due process This workshop will focus on a cate- hearing officer. gorization process that teaches individuals how to self-regulate and Presenter: David Bateman move on when faced with situations Strand: Policy where they wanted, expected or Focus: All audiences looked forward to something, and it Location: Skaneateles B did not due to necessary limits or changes. Videotaped examples will be provided as well as ways to incorporate technology to utilize the system for non-verbal students. Presenter: Terese Dana This presentation will share how progress Strand: Autism monitoring with sensitive CBAs can be used Focus: Ages 5-21 to monitor effectiveness of interventions Location: Pompey conducted by teachers or teacher candidates. Steps to conduct the progress monitoring will be covered as well as excellent resources of free or low-cost curriculum based assessments. Presenter: Jennifer Tripp Maryra Grande Strand: Teacher Education Focus: Elementary Location: Lafayette A 23 Visit the Poster Sessions 8:30 – 10:20 Dewitt FRIDAY AM Findings will be presented from a study that examined the effect of research-based professional development training on the coteaching performance of regular and special education teachers. Elements of the training model, opportunities for active learning, practice, observation and feedback, and strategies for effective collaboration and differentiated instruction will be reviewed. Invited LD Strand F4. Facilitating Fluency in the CCSS-M through Purposeful, Planned, and Targeted Practice Activities FRIDAY AM POSTERS 8:30-10:20 PM in Dewitt PF1. Using Function Wheels to Manage Aberrant Behaviors Presenter: Keith Amerson This poster will describe the use of Function Treatment Wheels, is a quick and easy way to determine the function of problematic behavior of individuals. This tool also promotes consistency with intervention and promotes treatment reliability between staff. Autism Strand PF2. Publishing In Exceptional Individuals, the journal of the NYS CEC Presenter: Kristie Asaro-Saddler The purpose of this poster is to provide NYS CEC membership with explicit information on the different avenues available to enable them to publish their work in Exceptional Individuals. PF3. Using Assistive Technology to Enhance Learning in the Common Core for Students with Disabilities Presenter: Amanda Fenlon This poster will highlight how technology tools such as SOLO6, Classroom Suite, IPads, digital books and adaptive keyboards can increase accessibility to common core and general education curriculum and scaffold learning for students with disabilities. PF4. Improving Social Interactions Among Preschoolers with and without ASDs: Role of Play Presenter: Poonam Dev and Jessica L. Walrath This pilot project was designed to investigate the effect of play on social interactions of children with ASD. Preschoolers with ASDs were observed, parents were surveyed and teachers interviewed to determine the relationship between type of play and social interactions between children with ASDs and their peers. Autism Strand PF5. Retrospectives on Factors Influencing Inclusive Opportunities for College Students with Multiple Disabilities Presenter: Megan Foster Researchers interviewed two college students with multiple disabilities and their caregivers to elicit information about educational factors that contributed to the participants’ eventual enrollment in postsecondary institutions. Major themes related to advocacy and to factors that influenced inclusive opportunities will be presented. PF6. Picture This: Award wining children’s picture books and inclusion - progress yet? Presenters: Anne Perrault and Gliset Colon This study examines the representation of characters with disabilities in Caldecott Medal and Honor Books. The study replicates and extends a 2006 study conducted by Dyches, Prater and Jenson. Results as well as implications for practitioners and research will be shared. PF7. Successful Implementation of Assistive Technology Programs Presenter: Amy Ranalli The implementation of AT into the classroom can help support children with disabilities to access a higher education. With the ever growing push for AT to be present in the classroom, teachers and parents need to become informed of the benefits. Participants will gain a conceptual understanding of successful AT programs. PF8. Mathematics Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners Presenter: Frank Thornton This poster suggest methods and practices to enable teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional children to engage in culturally responsive math instruction. Strategies include: Building trust with students, becoming culturally literate, using culturally responsive questioning techniques, providing responsive feedback, and analyzing content for bias. PF9. Adapting Grade Appropriate Text for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities Presenter: Katherine Trela, Kaitlyn Murphy, Kelly Stein, Kimberly McVetty and Gabriella Gilmartin This poster describes a research-based method of adapting text appropriate for upper elementary and middle school students with significant cognitive disabilities designed to promote participation in grade appropriate language arts, math, and science lessons. Adapted texts support NYS Common Core English Language Arts, Math, and Science instruction. 24 9:00-10:20 9:30-10:20 9:30-10:45 F8. Livescribe Pen: A Powerful Assistive Technology for Readers with Dyslexia F11. Perspectives and Attitudes of Special Education Teachers Toward the Common Core State Standards Invited EBD Strand Presenters: Kristen Kurtzworth-Keen, Christina Dressler, Hillary Wassel, Laura Bannister Strand: Technology Focus: All audiences Location: Camillus 9:00-9:50 F9. Creating Social Stories Using iPad APPS for Children with Intellectual Disabilities Teacher candidates created Social Stories as part of the practica requirements in a methods course for students with ID and ASD. Road blocks and challenges as well as successes were documented in both the development and implementation stages. Insights from the experience will be shared. Presenters: Michele Marable, Katy Rustowicz, Katelyn Rubach, Hannah Moreli Strand: Technology Focus: Students with Autism or ID Location: Fayetteville This presentation will discuss the thoughts of three special education teachers about the standards, how they are being implemented, and impact on teachers and their students. F14. Overview and Introduction to Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: The potential of PBIS Across Various Settings The goal of this strand is to provide an overview of Positive Behavior Presenter: Damien LaRock, Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Ronda Rufsvold to offer specific academic strategies and Strand: Policy procedures that encourage positive Focus: All audiences behavior in students with emotional and Location: Lafayette B behavioral disorders. This session will discuss the potential of the PBIS frameF12. Mindfulness. What is it and How work across various settings. These Does it Apply to Teaching Practices? settings will include: Alternative Educational Settings, Large Urban Mindfulness is a clinical technique that Districts, and Statewide Initiatives. has been found useful for increasing psychological well-being and cognitive Presenters: Michael Rozalski performance and reducing anxiety and Candace Mulcahy, rumination. Through the use of selfMeagan Lovelace regulatory skills, students and teachers Strand: Council for Children with can learn to become more mindful in the Behavioral Disorders classroom setting with the goal of imFocus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD proving attention and learning. Location: Skaneateles B Presenter: Micheline Malow Strand: Best Practices Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Pompey Invited LD Strand 10:00-10:50 F15. Transitions in Rural Education: Enhancing School-University Partnerships SUNY Fredonia’s Project RAISE-UP investigators surveyed university faculty F13. The Failure of Educational and staff and rural school partners to Reforms to Improve Student Learning: determine how to sustain our collabora9:30-10:45 A New Direction tive relationships. Participants will F10. Effects of (PECS) On Maladaptive learn, (a) How school-university partStructural educational reforms have Behavior In Children With ASD: nerships enhance on-campus education failed to improve student learning. They A Literature Review classes and (b) How university faculty failed primarily because they have not and rural school personnel can improve impacted the most relevant instructional This presentation will provide an overview work collaboratively to enhance student variable, teaching practice. This session of the literature investigating the use of learning outcomes. describes an alternative approach for PECS with individuals with ASD. The improving practice and pupil learning. functional relationship between the use of Presenter: Kathleen Magiera, Rhea the Picture Exchange Communication Simmons, Christine Givner Presenter: Lawrence Maheady System (PECS) and maladaptive behavior Focus: Teacher Education Strand: Policy in individuals with ASD as it has been Location: Fayetteville Focus: All audiences shown in the single-subject research literaLocation: Skaneateles A ture will be discussed. Presenter: Mary E. McDonald Strand: Autism Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Lafayette A 25 FRIDAY AM This presentation will describe the academic applications of LiveScribe Pens with students with Learning Disabilities. Outcomes and parent perspectives regarding the pen’s use will be shared. 10:30-11:50 FRIDAY AM NYS CEC Mini Grant Winners F16. Bypassing Barriers and Securing Solutions: A Paradigm Shift in Mobile Technology Implementation 11:00-11:50 ROUND TABLE PRESENTATONS Dewitt F17a. College Students’ Perspectives on Peers with Autism Spectrum Disorders As teachers begin to make room for in Residence Halls mobile technology, they often face a This presentation will explore the unique variety of barriers. Rather than characteristics of college abandoning technology and accepting students with ASD in the residence halls defeat, we propose educators secure through a survey from their peers’ point solutions to work around them, providing of view, and investigate effective ways to students the opportunity to benefit from foster peers’ support. the rich experiences afforded by mobile Presenters: Rebekah Feller, Jie Zhang technology. This presentation will guide Strand: Autism teachers and administrators toward Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD focusing on solutions. Participants will be presented with some best practice uses F17b. Unveiling Educators Perceptions for mobile technology, and have an of Inclusive Practices: Study Results and opportunity for hands-on brainstorming. Implications for Practice Participants are strongly encouraged to This presentation aims to unveil general bring an iPad. and special educators’ as well as teacher’s assistants’ perceptions of inclusion. Two Presenter: Dane Marco Di Cesare, questionnaires measured knowledge and Tara Kaczorowski skill of inclusion, attitudes toward incluFocus: All levels sion, and perceived resources to successLocation: Camillus fully implement inclusive practices. Presenter: Stephanie Johnson Strand: Higher Education F18. Collaborative writing for children Focus: Adult Learners with ASD: Using strategy instruction with peer support F17c. College-School Partnership: Supporting Progress in General The results of a study utilizing peer sup- Curriculum for Students with port to help children with autism Significant Disabilities spectrum disorders (ASD) improve their This presentation describes a collaborawriting will be discussed. tive literacy project between teacher candidates in a dual certification program and Presenters: Kristie Asaro-Saddler teachers of students with significant disKathy Costello abilities in a neighboring school district. Strand: ASD Anecdotal evidence on the impact of this Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD project for each setting will be shared. Location: Fayetteville Presenters: Katherine Trela, Norah Merritt, Leah Raftis Focus: Teacher Education F19. Managing IEP Responsibilities without Sacrificing the Quality of IEPs Location: Dewitt New special education teachers need support to manage their caseloads and write quality IEPs. Discussion of these topics needs to continue throughout the school year and careers. Participants will work on caseload organizers, time management techniques and outlines of quality IEPs to facilitate their success in managing their own IEP caseloads. Presenter: LeeAnn Snyder-Concepcion Focus: Teacher Education Location: Lafayette A 10:30-11:50 INVITED PANEL F20. Varied Perspectives: Timely Topics in the Field of Special Education A panel of distinguished guests will review federal and state policy. Audience members are encouraged to presubmit questions and engage in productive dialogue with the panelists. Questions from the audience will be taken as time allows. Presenters: Mr. James DeLorenzo, NYSED Assistant Commissioner for Special Education Dr. Anjoo Sikka, Professor and Dean of the Ella Cline Shear School of Education at SUNY Geneseo Dr. Kevin Miller, Professor and Chair, Exceptional Education Department Buffalo State College, CAN Coordinator for NYS CEC Dr. David Bateman, Professor Shippensburg University, DLD Political Action Committee Mr. Lawrence Waite, NYSUT Manager of Educational Services Moderator: Dr. Michael Glover Strand: Policy Focus: All levels Location: Lafayette B 10:30-11:20 F21. Special Education Teacher Resiliency: What Keeps Teachers in the Field? This presentation will share suggestions for how schools can build special educator resiliency and promote special educator retention. This presentation will highlight the findings of the Special Education Teacher Resiliency Study F17d. Exploring Adaptive Physical enabling participants to: (a) Gain an Education The field of adapted physical education is understanding of teacher resiliency, (b) become aware of resiliency building not a new; yet many are unaware of the factors, and (c) learn how to foster services provided, as well as the many roles of the adapted PE teacher. This pres- educational environments that build/ entation will provide insight to the profes- promote special educator resiliency and retention. sion and its relation to special education, strategies for inclusion, how physical Presenter: Erica Vernold Miller activity contributes to academic success, Focus: Teacher Education and ways to incorporate it into the classLocation: Pompey room. Presenter: Kelly Farrell Strand: NYS CEC Student 26 FRIDAY AM 12:00-12:45pm Luncheon in the Main Hotel Top Floor Horizons 1:00 - 2:00 Awards and Keynote Presentation Lafayette Room Be sure to stop by one of the many vendor tables at this year’s conference. Remember to get your card punched to enter a drawing for a KINDLE! 10:30-11:50 10:55-12:00 F22. Conducting collaborative assessments between speech pathologists and school psychologists F23. Using the Self-Regulated Strategy Development Framework to Address Academic and Behavioral Needs This presentation will advocate for school psychologists and speech pathologists to adopt the CHC cross battery framework so they may produce a more comprehensive understanding of a child’s learning needs, while reducing evaluation time by 45 minutes per child. Cognitive constructs of major test batteries will be reviewed. Presenter: Andrew Shanock Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Skaneateles A The evidence base for SRSD-based interventions for students with EBD is growing. We propose that the framework can be adapted to address both academic performance and social behavior, to address the academic and behavioral needs of students with EBD. Participants will identify the features of SRSD for writing and reading interventions across content areas and educational settings and then discuss how practitioners can adapt the framework to their students’ specific behavioral needs. Presenters: Candace Mulcahy, Erin Washburn Strand: CCBD Focus: Adolescence Location: Skaneateles B 27 2:10-3:00 FRIDAY PM F24. Secondary Content Area Teachers’ Supports for Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classes Despite the widespread practice of inclusion, little is known about how teachers provide support to included students with disabilities, particularly in secondary content areas. In this study, 60 secondary content area teachers described how they learned about and implemented support for included students. Practices secondary content area teachers used to support students with disabilities and influences on teachers’ choices for providing support will be shared. Presenter: Mary Theresa Kiely Focus: Secondary Location: Camillus 2:00-3:15 F25. The impact of educational policy has on the inclusion of students with disabilities This case study explored how recently implemented policy affected the inclusion of students with disabilities in two contrasting school districts. The study examined the impact performance-based pay and the Common Core State Standards had on students with disabilities. Recommendations for administrators, and teachers will be provided. Presenter: Megan Foster Focus: All audiences Location: Dewitt 2:30-3:45 F27. Using Implementation Stages Framework to Design Interventions for Challenging Adolescents This session describes how teachers can use the implementation stages framework to implement research-based practices. Two examples for high school students will be described: a social narrative to improve work-appropriate behaviors, and POW+TREE to improve the persuasive writing skills. Presenters: Loretta Mason-Williams, Stephanie Berkowitz, Jamie Hillegas Focus: Adolescence Location: Lafayette A 2:10-3:00 ROUND TABLE PRESENTATONS Fayetteville Moderator: Stephen Hernandez F26a. Responsibility of Daycare Centers to Identify Atypical Behaviors and Effectively Communicate with Parents Currently, most daycare facilities are not qualified to identify atypical behaviors. Daycare centers struggle with what to do and how to inform parents. Parents may be in denial, unable to accept the issue(s), unaware of the severity, fear the stigma. Regrettably, the child loses precious time and the problems remain unacknowledged. Presenter: Elaine Feigenbaum Strand: Early Childhood Focus: Daycare Providers F26b. Using FBA and PBS in Reducing Bruxism for an Intellectually Disabled Child This presentation will discuss how an FBA and PBS were used to develop a highly specialize intervention plan, for an 8 year old child with Intellectual Disabilities which resulted in a reduction of bruxist behavior while the child’s tolerance to learning improved. Presenter: Patricia Isaac Strand: ASD F26c. Embracing Comprehensive Educational Approaches for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Proponents of Applied Behavior Analysis as the most effective approach in ASD have recently gained a powerful voice. However, such claims may be premature and inaccurate. This presentation will offer evidence for comprehensive approaches, including Applied Behavior Analysis, as well as methods of relationship-based, sensory -based, and socioemotional communication based approaches. Presenter: Eric Shyman Strand: ASD Focus: All levels 28 2:30-3:45 F28. Champion the Inclusive Classroom: Strategies to Make the Ideal a Reality Students in inclusive preschool and K-12 classrooms compose a diverse group of learners. All students can learn; however some students process things differently. Recognize the obstacles students present with proactive responsive instruction that differentiates the methods, materials, and classroom designs to turn the inclusion challenges into success. Presenter: Toby Karten Focus: All levels Location: Lafayette B 2:00-3:15 F29. Promoting Understanding and Inclusion: Using Children’s Literature with Characters with Disabilities This session presents examples of children’s literature depicting characters with disabilities. The various influences literature can have on both individuals with disabilities and their peers without disabilities will be discussed. Tips will be provided for selecting appropriate literature in which the characters with disabilities are not marginalized. Presenters: Cindy Chatoo, Marilyn Yang, Angela Curto, Courtney Denmar Session Type: Best Practices Strand: Inclusive Education Focus: Early Childhood, Elementary Location: Pompey F30. Current Education Policy Issues and Students with Disabilities This session will provide information on current topics affecting students with disabilities, particularly the impact of the Regents Reform Agenda that includes college and career readiness, exiting credentials, and the "Safety Net"; the Alternate Assessment for students with severe disabilities, any recent changes to law or regulation; and other issues. Presenter: David Rothfuss Strand: Policy Focus: All levels Location: Skaneateles A F37. Increasing Phonological Awareness Skills in Pre-Kindergarten Students At-Risk for Reading Failure Presenter: Peter Gerhardt Helen Bloomer Session Type: Paper In this best practices workshop, practical, Strand: Autism Strand Focus: Adolescence research-based strategies for improving Location: Fayetteville mathematics engagement and performance of secondary students with EBD will be shared. A discussion of the exist4:00-5:00 ing challenges faced by secondary mathematics teachers of students with F35. Establishing Explicit Contracts to EBD, followed by strategies to address Reinforce Executive Functioning with those challenges will be provided. Autism Spectrum Disorder Students at-risk for reading disabilities often display signs of deficits in phonological awareness skills. We will share the results of our study examining the effects of an early reading intervention, Magic Penny Reading. F31. Teaching Mathematics to Secondary Students with EBD: Challenges and Practical Suggestions for Teachers Presenter: Candace Mulcahy Strand: CCBD Focus: Adolescence Location: Skaneateles B The purpose of this presentation is to give professionals who work with students with ASD a practice to implement when school and classroom rules are not enough for learning to occur. Implementing this style of contracts provides all 3:15-4:30 involved with common language and expectations. Participants will have the F32. School is for SELF: Safety materials needed to begin establishing Emotions -Learning -Family explicit contracts and will have examples to reference, and a foundational underSchool climate must be viewed in the context of students' families and commu- standing of how, to collaborate with the student, parents, and other professionals. nity experiences In this presentation, participants will explore the role trauPresenter: Melissa Ciaravino matic and toxic stress may play in stuSession Type: Workshop dents' lives and effective strategies for supporting their healing process using the Strand: Best Practices Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD School is for SELF: Safety-EmotionsLocation: Lafayette A Learning-Family model. Presenter: Elizabeth Anderson Strand: Inclusive Education Focus: All levels Location: Camillus F36. Who Cares About Kelsey? A documentary by Dan Habib Dan Habib, director of Including Samuel, has produced a new film project Who 3:45-4:35 Cares About Kelsey? This film documents the lives of students with emoF33. Learning from a master differenti- tional /behavioral challenges, and shows ator in an inclusive setting innovative educational approaches that help these students to succeed – while The presentation concerns a year-long improving the overall school culture and study of the differentiation practices of a climate. master teacher in an inclusion setting. Factors and practices that underlie the Moderated by Dr. Amanda Fenlon teacher’s excellence in meeting the diStrand: NYS CEC Student verse needs of her students are presented. Time: 4:00-5:00pm The findings include suggestions for Location: Dewitt teacher education and professional development. Presenter: Peter Martin Strand: CCBD Focus: Childhood Location: Dewitt 29 Presenters: Corrine Stadler, Kimberly Farr, Liane Schaub, Jessica Washington Strand: Inclusive Education Focus: Early Childhood Location: Pompey 3:45-5:00 F38. Beyond the classroom door: Effective Practices for Successful Community Interaction for Individuals with ASD This session will provide strategies on how to teach others to: recognize, understand and effectively interact with individuals with ASD within the community; provide skills for responding appropriately to “stereotypical” behaviors and socially “awkward” communication; and de-construct commonly-held beliefs. Presenters: Diana Abbott Marianne Blanda Strand: Autism Strand Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Skaneateles A F39. Using Co-Teaching for Students with Emotional Behavioral Disorder This workshop will report on the research-based practice of co-teaching and how it can be effectively used for students with Emotional Behavioral Disorder. Six models of co-teaching and how each can be effective for students with EBD will be discussed. Sample lessons and activities will be shared. Presenter: Matthew Halfond Strand: ASD Focus: Adolescence Location: Skaneateles B FRIDAY PM F34. Adaptive behavior, resilience and community inclusion in transition to adulthood for individuals with ASD 2:00-3:15 FRIDAY PM 5:00-6:30 PM in Horizons PF10. Going to ‘College’: Post-Secondary Possibilities for Students with Disabilities Presenter: Jennifer Benamati This poster will identify different options for students with disabilities that provide adapted college experiences for students with disabilities in NY. PF11. Sharpening Teaching Skills by Incorporating Music in the Classroom Presenter: Morgan Herbst, Sofia DeLouisa Music is a valuable method to encourage learning and reinforcing positive student participation and behaviors. The poster will explore a variety of musical activities that can be used in the classroom to provide academic and behavioral support. PF12. Current Disability Models and the Success of Students with Special Needs Presenter: Amanda Kibbler The current models of disability will be explained. By analyzing the alignment of each model with evidence-based practices, a preferred model or combination, which may optimize success rates for students with special needs will be presented. PF13. Using Social Stories to Increase Positive Behavior in the Classroom Presenters: Courtney Kurtz, Hope Miller, Megan Gigandet, and Nicole O'Brien This poster session will discuss ways to integrate the use of social stories as part of the students’ behavior support plan. Various examples of social stories, which disability categories have responded best to social stories interventions, and the effectiveness in using social stories will be shared. PF14. Improving Scores for Students with Disabilities Using Evidence Based Test Taking Strategies Presenters: Kayla Leader, Meghan O'Connor, and Alyssa Horton Test anxiety and low test scores are common for student with disabilities, but with research proven test taking strategies those scores and anxiety levels can improve. Not all strategies are “one size fits all”, this poster will recommend which strategies are best for different disabilities. PF15. Supplementing text with graphics to promote vocabulary acquisition in CLDELs Presenters: Kristen Mueller and Katherine Trela A software program, SymWriter, that creates graphics-supplemented text was used to teach new vocabulary to a student who is an English learner and who also has a language disorder. Data revealed SymWriter can be effective in promoting vocabulary acquisition. PF16. What about Cameron? Presenters: Alyssa Plows and Marua Iorio This poster investigates the impact Common Core Learning Standards have had on students with profound cognitive disabilities. While higher expectations for all learners and increased teacher accountability are positive goals of NYS CCLS, we need to explore the reality of the challenges they present to the world of special education. PF17. Views of Minority Faiths Towards Inclusion of People with Disability Presenters: Toby Ring and Stephanie Berkowitz Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam all contain explicit references to inclusion of people with special needs in their sacred texts. This poster explores text based references to people with disability in the minority religions of the US, and looks at how these groups implement the practices of inclusion. PF18. Military, Firefighter, Police, and Special Forces treatment of people with disabilities Presenter: Julia Russell Military, Firefighters, Police and other Special Forces are respectable people in society and looked upon as a high official in society. This poster examines the treatment of disabilities in each of these forces and if there are certain rules/guidelines in order to enforce the equal treatment of all. Co-sponsored by NYS CEC & SUNY GENESO Complimentary hors d'oeuvres! 30 8:00-9:15 Invited LD Srand S7. National Work Readiness Credential: A Nationally Recognized Credential focusing on Entry Level Employment Skills Presenter: Lisa Rafferty Strand: LD Focus: Pre-service Teachers Location: Camillus 8:30-8:50 Presenter: Lawrence Maheady Strand: LD Focus: Adolescence Location: Lafayette B S5. Specially Designed Instruction for SWD in the Common Core Era This workshop will focus on the delivery of effective specially designed instruction for students with disabilities. Presenters will model and engage participants in a lesson planning process With a rigorously inclusive mission to better that will enable educators to embed specially designed instruction within prepare teachers to teach all children, SUNY Cortland faculty are collaborating to Common Core-aligned lesson plans to enhance new and existing syllabi with evi- meet individual student needs. dence-based pedagogical practices. We'll share what we've learned: Process, problem- Presenters: Kim Mackay Pam Roberge solving, and progress. Strand: Best Practices Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Presenters: Judy Bentley Location: Pompey Kimberly Rombach Strand: Teacher Education S6. One for All or Just for One: Focus: Higher Education Effective Reading Comprehension Location: Fayetteville Strategies S2. Evidence of Evidence-Based Practice: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach All Children Invited LD Strand S3. Evidence Based Practices Presenter: John Tomasetti Strand: Transition Focus: Secondary Location: Skaneateles B The presenters will demonstrate practical applications for classroom use of comprehension strategies for students with ASD. A comparison of general and disability-specific strategies will be given to assist teachers planning instructional supports in different classroom settings. This session will discuss the who, what, why and how of Evidence Based Practices. Specifically this presentation will identify the reasoning and mandates behind EBPs, how one can discern whether a practice has a sufficient evidence-base, the occasional Presenters: Amanda Mazin divide between ‘best practices’ and Elizabeth Finnegan, ‘evidence based practices’, and how to look Vincent Marinelli for the most ‘powerful’ EBP interventions. Strand: ASD Focus: Childhood Presenter: Dawn Hamlin Location: Skaneateles A Strand: Best Practices Focus: All levels Location: Lafayette A 31 8:00-10:15 Visit the Poster Session held in Dewitt 9:30 - 10:45 S8. Error Self-Correction: Increasing Students’ Spelling Accuracy Performance This presentation will focus on discussing effective versus ineffective instructional practices for teaching spelling skills to students, especially those with disabilities. Attendees will learn about the error self-correction procedure, which is an evidence-based practice that can be used to meet students’ individual needs when teaching spelling. Presenter: Lisa Rafferty Strand: Best Practices Focus: Elementary Location: Camillus SATURDAY AM S4. The Effects of the Three Jars Game on the Math Homework Completion and Accuracy of a 7th The National Work Readiness CredenGrade Inclusion Class In this session, participants will learn about tial is a certification of an individual’s what self-monitoring is and the benefits of This session describes the effects of the readiness for entry-level work as defostering self-regulated performance in their Three Jars Game, an intervention com- fined by employers. It is the first asstudents. Additionally, steps to follow to prised of interdependent and dependent sessment for entry-level workers to create and implement self-monitoring with a group contingencies with randomized provide a universal, transferable, nadiverse range of students to remediate social components on the math homework tional standard for work readiness. The and/or academic behaviors will be decompletion and accuracy rates of twenty workshop will address how the certifiscribed. Sample self-monitoring sheets, and 7th grade students, including 12 with cation of work readiness can be implemany suggestions for places to obtain addi- IEPs. mented to special needs programs. tional resources will be shared. Invited LD Strand S1. Self-Monitoring: Eyes on Me SATURDAY AM 8:00-10:15 AM in the Dewitt PS1. Amelioration of Students with Autism’s Writing: The Usage of Electronic Journals Presenter: Huda Almumen This poster will share a review of the literature that identifies pedagogical practices and empirically based strategies to ensure success of students with autism by developing their learning skills such as writing. Autism Strand PS2. Making Sense of Multisensory Instruction: Literacy Strategies for Students with Dyslexia Presenter: Joseph Gilson This literature review summarizes the effects of multisensory instruction upon the academic achievement of students with dyslexia in literacy (reading and writing). The study examined 12 current peer-reviewed studies for student’s ages 5-18. PS3. Repeated Reading & Oral Reading Fluency for African American Males with EBD Presenter: Toni Mixon Although researchers continue to have discourse regarding behavioral interventions for children with EBD, few conversations center on academic interventions. This poster session will highlight the results of a study that used repeated reading and a digital application, as an effective strategy to improve oral reading fluency of African American males with emotional and behavioral disorders. PS4. Encourage Family Involvement to Improve Learning for Children with Diversity Presenter: Carrrie Pellegrino This poster will present best practices to encourage family involvement to improve learning for children with diversity, including children with disabilities. Established teaching methods used by educators to collaborate with culturally and/or linguistically diverse families will be shared. 32 9:30-10:20 10:00-10:50 S9. Improving student teaching supervision through collaboration ROUND TABLE PRESENTATONS Lafayette A Presenter: Daqi Li, Frank Thornton Strand: Teacher Education Focus: Higher Education Location: Fayetteville 9:20-10:35 S11. Promoting Engagement for Students with Disabilities Using the Kagan Cooperative Learning Structures Cooperative learning practices in inclusive classrooms will be examined to determine best practices for students with disabilities. Attendees will participate in Kagan structure demonstrations and discuss research associated with evidence-based practices. All attending will leave with a packet of activities and teacher-tools. Presenter: Timothy Zgliczynski Strand: Inclusive Education Focus: Elementary Location: Lafayette B S12. Senses and sensibilities: An inside view on recognition and addressing sensory issues The variation in perception of sensory stimuli for many with autism often causes great discomfort. The aim of this presentation is to enable susceptible individuals and those close to them to avoid and minimize the effect of sensory overload through easy to implement solutions, thereby enabling those with sensory issues to lead fulfilling and productive lives. Presenter: Stephen Shore Strand: Autism Focus: All levels Location: Pompey S10a. Service Learning: Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Community Collaboration and Course Connections The presenter will discuss experiences initiating a service learning project in an introductory level special education course at The College at Brockport. Workshop. Participants will receive a step-by-step description of the program that includes the planning, organization and collaboration necessary to implement meaningful activities at other college campuses. Presenter: Jennifer Ashton Strand: Teacher Education Focus: Higher Education S10b. Supporting Students with Disabilities Transitioning to College: Mentoring Benefits Students and Future Teachers Learn about and discuss a unique university-based mentoring program in which future special education teachers mentor undergraduate students with disabilities, supporting those students while gaining insights that will guide their future transition work with high school students. Presenters: V. Sue Atkinson, Jacob Hammond Strand: Teacher Education Focus: Secondary S10c. Dance Movement Therapy: Benefits for Children with Cerebral Palsy ages 5-10 Recent movement benefits have been seen through Dance Movement Therapy for children faced with Cerebral Palsy focusing on children ages 5-10. The three areas of study considered in this research include: fine and gross motor movement, current, maintained and improved motor access, and methods of implementation. Presenter: Audra Surman Strand: Inclusive Education Focus: Elementary S10d. Motivation and Resiliency: Key Factors in Successful Student Outcomes Presenters will identify key factors that may help teachers increase their students’ motivation and resiliency at the individual, task, and classroom levels. Strategies to build resiliency and task persistence for academic, behavioral, and social goals will also be identified. Presenter: Dawn Hamlin Sara Fulmer Strand: Teacher Education Focus: All audiences 33 SATURDAY AM This presentation discusses a study that explored ways to improve student teaching supervision by surveying school cooperating teachers. Their responses and implications will be discussed. Findings provide meaningful information for improving our student teaching practices. 9:30-10:45 SATURDAY AM S13. The effects of a summarization strategy on struggling writers’ written summaries 11:00-11:50 S15. Examining Technology-Enhanced SRSD Writing Instruction for Secondary Students with EBD A multiple-probe multiple baseline Summarizing is a critical element of writacross participants design was used to ing. Despite its value, many students with explore the effect of a technologydisabilities have difficulty creating written enhanced self-regulated strategy develsummaries. We investigated the effects of opment (SRSD) instructional method for a summarization strategy on the ability of teaching persuasive writing to secondary young writers with disabilities to produce students with EBD. Findings and impliwritten summaries after reading. Our intercations for technology-based writing vention improved participants’ main ideas, instruction for secondary students with length, and quality. EBD will be shared. Presenters: Kristie Asaro-Saddler Session Type: Paper Strand: Best Practices Location: Skaneateles A 9:00-9:50 S14a. Hearing Impairments Educators will gain a more personal perspective on learning in a classroom as a student with a hearing impairment. Learn basic signs from American Sign Language and become more familiar with different assistive technologies for students with hearing impairments. The sky is the limit for all students with disabilities including students with hearing impairments and it is our job as educators to get them there. Presenter: Mary Lelonek Strand: NYS CEC Student Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Lafayette A 9:00-10:15 Presenter: Andrew Hashey Focus: Technology/Secondary Location: Fayetteville 10:30-11:45 S16. A 5-Step PBIS Model to Build Effective Behavior Support Classroom and Plans This workshop provides participants exposure to a 5-step competing schedules model of PBIS to guide the planning, development and application of evidence-based practices at a program, classroom and/or individual student level. This model facilitates the shift from reactive coercive-based interventions to evidence-based practices including preventative nonpunitive responses to troubling behavior. Presenter: Ben Smith Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Dewitt 11:00-11:50 Invited Presentation S18. Educating Students with Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders This presentation will help foster an understanding of how Tourette Syndrome and co-occurring conditions like Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, and Learning Disabilities impact learning and functioning in the classroom. It will also cover recognition and management of symptoms of TS as well as accommodations and specific classroom strategies in order to create the best possible educational environment for students with TS, their classmates, and teachers. Presenter: Kathy Giordano Strand: Best Practices Focus: All audiences Location: Lafayette A 10:45-12:00 S19. A rose by any other name: The development of language concepts in children with ASD This workshop will explores the importance of concept development, rather than through rote learning , for the acquisition of functional communication language in children with ASD. Presenter: Kristine Loccisano Strand: Teacher Education Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Lafayette B S20. Embedding Close Reading Strategies in teaching social studies and science in middle/ Secondary classrooms This session describes essential strateS17. Reading Comprehension Strategies gies for close reading-- knowledge of text features and informational text for Students with Autism Spectrum structure, determining central ideas of a Disorders: What Works? In the context of a K-12 classroom, UDL text including its relationship to supportIn this session evidence-based reading can provide strategies for addressing the ing ideas, identifying what is important comprehension strategies for students learner variability of the inclusive classand summarizing text. Strategies to room setting. This session offers educators with ASD will be demonstrated across build academic vocabulary and engage tangible ways to apply UDL principles to the content areas. Presenters will also students in rich conversation dependent their planning, instruction, and assessment provide updates on studies they are con- on the text will be discussed. Instrucducting in the area of reading. efforts. tional procedures for embedding literacy strategies within content area classes Presenters: Sarah Howorth, Presenter: Vicki Caruana will be modeled. Elizabeth Finnegan, Shirley Charles, Session Type: UDL Amanda Mazin Presenters: Meenaksh Garija, Regine Strand: Best Practices Strand: Autism Rossi, Joseph Gilson Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Students with ASD/EBD/LD Focus: Adolescence Location: Skaneateles B Location: Fayetteville Location: Pompey Invited LD Presentation S14b. Universal Design for Learning 34 11:00-11:50 SATURDAY PM S21. Paraeducator Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, Job Satisfaction - Assessment and Recommendations This workshop will present findings from 419 paraeducators working in 12 private special education schools in NYS, will include recommendations to address this situation, and will encourage participants’ exchange of ideas. Presenter: Diane Berger Strand: Teacher Preparation Focus: Higher Education Location: Skaneateles A S22. Collaboratively managing challenging behavior in young children with ASD 12:00-12:30 Held in Lafayette B This presentation will discuss challenging behavior in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and the research and evidence based strategies and techniques that teachers and others can use to collaboratively manage these behaviors. Reception to Follow Presenter: Stephen Hernandez Session Type: Paper Strand: Autism Focus: Students with ASD/EBD/LD Location: Skaneateles B Thank you for joining us at this year’s conference! 35 Congratulations 2013 2013--4 Minigrant Winners! Dane Marco DiCesare and Tara Kaczorowski Bypassing Barriers and Securing Solutions: A Paradigm Shift in Mobile Technology Implementation The eWorkbook is a researcher-developed interactive iPad-based workbook that includes embedded supports. Dane and Tara will present their work with mobile technology for students with disabilities in session F.16. Bring your iPad! Look for information on minigrants on our website JOIN CEC NOW! www.cec.sped.org Why Join CEC NOW? Flexible membership tiers and options Professional Journals Discounted Conferences & Webinars Training Career Development Advocacy Support Networking Insurance Benefits Pick up an application at the registration desk or on line at www.cec.sped.org 36 2014-2015 NYS CEC Board Members President Annmarie Urso urso@geneseo.edu SUNY at Geneseo 1 College Circle South Hall 220D Geneseo, NY 14454 585-245-5468 President-Elect Peter Rice pxr17@dowling.edu 71 Liberty Ave New Babylon, NY 11703 (631) 943-4329 Buffalo Rep Angela Patti pattial@buffalostate.edu Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Avenue Ketchum Hall #215 Buffalo, NY 14222 716-878-5317 Syracuse Rep Frank Thornton Frank.thornton@oneonta.edu 363 Fitzelle Hall SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, N.Y. 13820 (607)436.289 Long Island Rep Student Advisor Mike Kelly Mike.kelly@dc.edu Mary McDonald SDRSR@aol.com 86 Stanton Street Northport NY 11768 631-559-1211 Albany Rep Amy Ranalli ranalli@oswego.edu Vice President New York 1 Rep Rae Lynn McCarthy Stephen Hernandez Stephen.J.Hernandez@hofstra.edu 5367 Horseshoe Lake Road Batavia, NY 14020 585-344-7543 (w) rmccarthy@gvboces.org New York 2 Rep YoungSeh Bae Bae@exchange.tc.columbia.edu Dominican College Dominican College Division of Teacher Ed. 470 Western Highway Orangeburg, NY 10962 845-359-7802 (fax) 845-848-4090 NYS CEC Student President Jonathan Pollino pollinjv01@mail.buffalostate.edu 150 Orchard Street Plainview New York, 11803 Secretary Megan Foster mhfoster1@gmail.com Utica College Library Concourse C128B 1600 Burrstone Road Utica, NY 13502 New York 3 Rep Elizabeth Finnegan efinnega@stac.edu St. Thomas Aquinas College 125 Route 340 Sparkill, NY 10976-1050 845-398-4169 Historian Lisa Rafferty rafferla@buffalostate.edu Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Avenue Ketchum Hall #215 Buffalo, NY 14222 Treasurer Elect Dawn Hamlin (1/1/15) dawn.hamlin@oneonta.edu SUNY Oneonta 500 Fitzelle Hall Oneonta NY 13820 607-436-3526 Treasurer Sharon Raimondi Raimondi@buffalo.edu Rochester Rep Elizabeth (Liz) Hall Halle@geneseo.edu University at Buffalo 589 Baldy Hall Buffalo, NY 14260-1000 716-645-5042 SUNY Geneseo 1 College Circle 220 B South Hall Geneseo, NY 14454 585-245-5351 Exceptional Individual Editors Kristie Asaro-Saddler ksaddler@albany.edu Elfreda Blue ElfredaBlue@hofstra .edu CAN Coordinator Kevin Miller Ketchum Hall 202 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY 14222 millerkj@buffalostate.edu Past President Elfreda Blue Elfreda.Blue@hofstra.edu 216 Hagedron Hall Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11746 37 Name Year Name Year ~ ~ Janet Jacobs 1980-1981 Elfreda Blue 2013-2014 Richard Lee 1979-1980 Dee Berlinghoff 2012-2013 Mary Liane Dempsey 1978-1979 Dawn Hamlin 2011-2012 Barry Glick 1977-1978 Shannon Budin 2010-2011 Barry Glick 1976-1977 Satasha Green-Stephen 2009-2010 Allan Schulps 1975-1976 Sharon Raimondi 2008-2009 Herbert Foster 1974-1975 Laurie DuBos 2007-2008 Thomas Goodman 1973-1974 Margaret McLane 2006-2007 Raphel Simches 1972-1973 John F. Szolnoki 2005-2006 Eileen Corcoran 1971-1972 Elizabeth Hall 2004-2005 Jayne Rychech 1970-1971 Alan Shear 2003-2004 Bernice Kipfer 1969-1970 Timothy Lackaye 2002-2003 Barbara Lake 1968-1969 Jed Luchow 2001-2002 William Younie 1967-1968 Lynn Zubov 2000-2001 Calvin Lauder 1966-1967 Craig Michaels 1999-2000 Emil Lombardi 1965-1966 Michaelene Meger 1998-1999 Murray Bloustein 1964-1965 Marsha Lupi 1997-1998 Marion Wiles 1963-1964 Tom Kelsh 1996-1997 Gladys Rhodes 1962-1963 Michaelene Meger 1995-1996 Wendell Andrews 1961-1962 Deborah Shanley 1994-1995 Marry Harnett 1960-1961 Sharon Cramer 1993-1994 Joseph Fenton 1959-1960 Michael Glover 1992-1993 Kathleen Coogan 1958-1959 Dianne Berkell 1991-1992 Anna Smerka 1957-1958 Horace Mann 1990-1991 Frances Koenig 1956-1957 Barbara Mallette 1989-1990 Charles Gambert 1955-1956 Lyle Lehman 1988-1989 Maurice Fouracre 1954-1955 Tom Assinza 1987-1988 Herman Goldberg 1953-1954 Jed Luchow 1986-1987 Bertha Perez 1985-1986 Sally Quinby 1984-1985 Judith Bondurant-Utz 1983-1984 Alax Tureaud 1982-1983 Gary Carman 1981-1982 NYS CEC Past Presidents 38 EXHIBITORS AND VENDORS GOLD SUPPORTERS AbleNet, Inc. 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DONORS Kleenslate Concepts http://www.kleenslate.com Sage Publisher http://www.sagepub.com/home.nav National Professional Resources, Inc. http://www.nprinc.com/ Graduate Admissions Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, New York www.msmc.edu Oral-Deaf www.oraldeafed.com Thank you for your support! 39 Thank you to this year’s Sponsors! er port p u S inum Plat 40 41 orter Plati 42 n upp um S Thank you to our Sponsors and Vendors for helping us make this year’s conference a success! 43 44 45 Thank you! Conference Planning Committee and Proposal Reviewers Sharon Raimondi Dee Berlinghoff Dawn Hamlin Elfreda Blue Mike Kelly YoungSeh Bae Elizabeth Finnegan Susan Salmon Patricia Barber Rae Lynn McCarthy Mary McDonald Megan Foster And the Doctoral Students at the UBuffalo Thank you! Editing Support Team Dr. Sharon Raimondi Scott Silverman Join us on Facebook nyscec 46 Thank you! Awards Committees Professional Awards Elfreda Blue, Chair Dee Berlinghoff Dawn Hamlin Sharon Raimondi Yes I Can Awards! Elizabeth Hall, Chair Doug MacKenzie Patricia Barber Susan Salmon Donald Marozas A special thank you to the presenters, the invited panelists, the entire boards of the student and state CEC chapters, and our web guru, Ed Teall for their contributions of time and energy in making the 61st annual NYS CEC convention a success! With gratitude, Annmarie Urso President of NYS CEC 47 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Thursday, October 30 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Early Check-in Friday, October 31 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM 8:00 AM - 12:00PM Check-in Continental Breakfast - Manlius Room Morning Sessions 12:00PM- 12:45PM Luncheon Horizons Room - Main Hotel 1:00PM-2:00PM General Session/Keynote Address Lafayette Rooms 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Afternoon Sessions 5:00PM - 7:00 PM Reception & Poster Session– Horizons 8:00PM-11:00PM Halloween Party - Lafayette Rooms Saturday, November 1 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Check-in Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 12:00PM Sessions 12:00PM-12:30PM Yes I Can! Awards 12:30PM-1:30PM Grab n’ Go Snacks 48
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