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Welcome to 2008 FCEC 42nd Annual Conference !

On behalf of the Florida Council for Exceptional Children and Sarasota Chapter 296, welcome to beautiful Sarasota, Florida!

The 2008 FCEC Conference will be held at the Hyatt Sarasota (Oct. 23 – 25). This year’s theme is

Under the Big Top with FCEC

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Florida Council for Exceptional Children

Under the Big Top with FCEC

2008 Annual Conference

POSTMARK DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2008

The Florida Council for Exceptional Children (FCEC) would like to invite all interested persons to submit proposals for the 42^nd Annual FCEC Conference, hosted by Sarasota Chapter 296, to be held at the Hyatt Sarasota, in beautiful Sarasota, Florida, on October 23-25, 2008. The Conference will continue the collaborative efforts with school districts, universities, family organizations in Florida and the Florida Association Student CEC. Together we will celebrate our mutual commitment to children and youth with special needs. There will be seven (7) strands highlighted this year. We encourage that all presentations submitted target the specified topics listed under each strand.

Presentations shall be in one of the following formats: (All sessions are 50 minutes in length)

Demonstration/Lecture Session: consists of an individual or group presentation to increase the knowledge of the participants with the expectation that the presenter will provide informational packets with the presentation.

Panel Session: consists of an oral presentation by three or more speakers intended to increase the level of awareness for the participants in a particular interest area with the expectation that the presenters will provide informational packets with the presentation.

Interactive Session: consists of an individual or group presentation to increase the knowledge of the participants through interactive information dissemination and activities with the expectation that the presenter will provide materials and informational packets with the presentation.

Poster Sessions: consist of a display of various innovative strategies. Multiple poster sessions will be available for viewing with presenter interaction throughout the overall poster session timeslot. Presenters of poster sessions are expected to be available during the time allotment.

FCEC 2008 Strands

Strand 1: School Climate and Discipline

· School-wide approaches

· Positive behavioral support

· Functional assessments of behavior

· Behavior intervention plans

· Research-validated practice

· Prevention of bullying

Strand 2: Family/School Partnerships

Suggested topics for sessions:

· Developing trust, collaboration and partnerships

· Involving families of students with disabilities

· Parent education, training and resources

· Families as faculty

· Para educator training and support

Strand 3: School, District and State Administrative and Personnel Issues

Suggested topics for Sessions:

· Legal issues regarding the implementation of IDEA 2004

· No Child Left Behind

· State, District and School-Based accountability

· Professional Development Partnerships

· Teacher preparation and out-of-field teachers

· Mentoring programs

· Critical teacher shortages

· Alternate certification

· Meeting “highly qualified” requirements

Strand 4: Early Childhood

Suggested topics for sessions:

· Early Intervention

· Collaboration between agencies and families of young children

· Effective learning strategies for young children

· Child development

Strand 5: Technology

Suggested topics for sessions:

· Integration

· Assistive technologies

· Software

· Advanced technologies

· Professional development

· Evidence-based practices

· Web-based distance learning

Strand 6: Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Exceptionalities

Suggested topics for sessions:

· Access, participation and progress in the general curriculum

· Effective instructional practices

· Gifted and Talented curriculum

· Information related to specific disabilities

· School-to-work, career, vocational and transition services

· Appropriate accommodations for classroom and testing

· Alternate assessment

· Collaboration between special and general education

· Participation in statewide assessments

· Research-based practice

Strand 7: Culturally, Linguistically, and Socially Diverse Students with Exceptionalities

Suggested topics for sessions:

· Urban Education Issues

· Bilingual Issues and English Language Learners

· Over/ under representation of minority students in exceptional education

· Closing achievement gaps

· Teaching for Social Justice

June M. Logue

President

Janet Raney

President Elect

Florida Council for Exceptional Children

Elizabeth Cramer

Program Chair

16219 SW 78 Avenue

Palmetto Bay, FL 33157

cec.cramer@gmail.com

Paula Evans

Local Coordinator

2158 Lakewood Drive

Nokomis, FL 34275

941-918-2633

paula_evans@sarasota.k12.fl.us

Donald D. Deshler, Ph. D.

Dr. Donald D. Deshler is currently a Professor of Special Education and Director of the Center for Research on Learning, both at the University of Kansas. Dr. Deshler has been with the university since 1974. He specializes in instructional interventions for at-risk learners and learning strategies. His work includes 103 published articles, 44 books and book chapters, 33 instructional materials, 26 multimedia products, and 12 professional development materials. He currently serves on the Professional Standards and Practices Committee of the Council for Exceptional Children. In 2007, he was awarded the Distinguished Education Achievement Award from the National Center of Learning Disabilities. Dr. Deshler serves on a number of professional advisory boards, committees, and publication boards for a wide number of organizations. He currently teaches a course entitled Problems of Exceptionality: Proposal Development and he is also working on several grants and projects. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Whitman College, his Master’s degree in learning disabilities, and a Ph. D. in special education with a minor in Psychology, both from the University of Arizona.

Beth Harry, Ph.D.

Beth Harry is a Professor of special education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami, Florida. Dr. Harry, a native of Jamaica, entered the field of special education as a parent of a child with cerebral palsy. Her research and teaching focus is on the impact of special education on families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Her studies have included Puerto Rican, African American and a wide range of other cultural groups. In 2002, Dr. Harry served as a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ panel to study the disproportionate placement of minority students in special education. Her research on these topics have been published in numerous books and articles, most recently, two books: Why Are So Many Minority Students in Special Education? and Case Studies of Minority Student Placement in Special Education. In 2003 she received a Fulbright award to do research on Moroccan children’s schooling in Spain, where she was based at the University of Seville. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the University of Toronto, Canada, and her Ph.D., at Syracuse University.

Bambi J. Lockman

Bambi J. Lockman has been Chief of the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services in the Florida Department of Education since October 2004. She is responsible for Florida’s implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) and its regulations. Ms. Lockman provides leadership in numerous statewide initiatives including the Florida Alternate Assessment, Florida ESE Web Process System, transition, and Response to Intervention (RtI) and provides oversight for discretionary projects to meet state needs through research-based, effective practices. She has recently been appointed by Governor Crist to serve as a member of the Governor’s Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Ms. Lockman has had extensive experience at the classroom, school, and district levels in the Santa Rosa School District. She was selected as the district’s exceptional student education (ESE) Teacher of the Year in 1984. While in the district, she served as staffing specialist, assistant principal, director of inservice and instructional technology, supervisor of assessment, and director of exceptional student education and student services. Ms. Lockman holds a Bachelor of Science in special education and a Master of Arts in Clinical Teaching/Habilitative Science from Florida State University. Ms. Lockman has a sense of urgency to make Florida’s educational programs meet the needs of ALL students. “There is no better place to be than where you are, and no better time than now to make a difference.”

Contact Elizabeth Cramer, FCEC Program Chair, for further information

cec.cramer@gmail.com

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FCEC 2008 Strands

Strand 1: School Climate and Discipline

Suggested topics for sessions:

· School-wide approaches

· Positive behavioral support

· Functional assessments of behavior

· Behavior intervention plans

· Research-validated practice

· Prevention of bullying

Strand 2: Family/School Partnerships

· Developing trust, collaboration and partnerships

· Involving families of students with disabilities

· Parent education, training and resources

· Families as faculty

· Para educator training and support

Strand 3: School, District and State Administrative and Personnel Issues

· Legal issues regarding the implementation of IDEA 2004

· No Child Left Behind

· State, District and School-Based accountability

· Professional Development Partnerships

· Teacher preparation and out-of-field teachers

· Mentoring programs

· Critical teacher shortages

· Alternate certification

Strand 4: Early Childhood

· Early Intervention

Strand 5: Technology

· Integration

· Assistive technologies

· Software

· Advanced technologies

· Professional development

· Evidence-based practices

· Web-based distance learning

Strand 6: Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Exceptionalities

· Access, participation and progress in the general curriculum

· Effective instructional practices

· Information related to specific disabilities

· School-to-work, career, vocational and transition services

· Appropriate accommodations for classroom and testing

· Alternate assessment

· Collaboration between special and general education

· Participation in statewide assessments

· Research-based practice

Strand 7: Culturally, Linguistically, and Socially Diverse Students with Exceptionalities

· Urban Education Issues

“Under The Big Top with Florida Council for Exceptional Children”