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Conferences:


2013 Annual SPED Conference:


2013 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

To register for the 2013 Pre-Conference events, as well as the 2013 SPED Conference (which includes the RTI Summit) Please follow the link for conference registration. There is no registration fee.

http://www.cvent.com/d/gcqc5g/4W


2013 SPED CONFERENCE / RTI JOINT SUMMIT

Conference Program At-A-Glance


Hotel reservations Reservations may now be made at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel by calling 1-888-777-6779. The group code is S-TSE13. Rate is $107 per night.

Special Pre-Conference Event: March 11- High School Transition Summit.

Conference Questions: tnspedconference@utk.edu


2012 Special Education Supervisor’s Institute

Remarks from the Commissioner -
Commissioner Huffman

Common Core State Standards and PARCC -
Emily Barton

Centers of Regional Excellence Update -
Ken Green

Licensure Standards & Endorsements Update -
Vance Rugaard

Standards Based IEPs -
Andrea Mayfield

Team Evaluation Update-
Sara Heyburn and Luke Kohlmoos

State Assessment -
Lori Nixon, Deb Malone Sauberer& Janine Whited




2012 Annual Special Education Conference

Handouts & PowerPoints:

Aligning IEPs to CCSS

Employment & Transition Initiatives & Resources in Tennessee

Putting the "U" in Incl "U"sion

Living With Down Syndrome

Online Boggle Relay

Fraction Action

Letter War Intermediate

Hang-Man in Motion K-5

Math Frenzy

Time Travel Frenzy

Touchable Technology

What Inclusion Should Look Like

Modeling and Adaptive Coping for Special Education Teachers

Writing a Defensible Standards-Based IEP

Classroom Management for Elementary Classrooms

3:1 Service Delivery Model for Speech/Language Pathologists

Downloading the Future

Collaborations & Partnerships: Firing Up Your Students, Parents & Community

The Evidence-Based Classroom

Writing a Standards-Based IEP: Utilizing State Standards, Common Core State Standards, and Power Standards

The Secret

Which Brain Do You Want

Assessing Your Learning Style

Ron Glodoski's Recommended Booklist

Bullying Handout for Parents

10 Concrete Steps for Working with At-Risk Youth

Cyberbullying

40 Developmental Assets

Monthly Conference Calls

Monthly calls to special education supervisors present an opportunity for the department to share new information, reinforce current best practices, and provide a forum for special education supervisors to have a voice in a structured manner.


Desktop Monitoring
November 19, 2012
Jan. 23, 2013 Call Information
Proposed Special Education Legislation
Writing Instructionally Based IEPs Tied to Common Core State Standards

 

Additional News/Information

Part B State Application

Memorandum - Memos from the Division of Special Education

Publications & Presentations

Special Education Secondary Transition

Additional Training Opportunities

Tennessee State University Master's Level BASE-TN Speech-Language Pathology Online /Distance Education Program

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic-Tennessee Chapter (RFB&D) & Learning Through Listening- Are you, as a teacher, parent, or student dealing with issues of blindness, visual impairment, learning disability, or physical disability that hinder using standard textbooks? If so, read on and access the recommended links. RFB&D has, for more than 60 years, provided audio educational assistance to print-disabled students. That means students who are blind or visually impaired, or who have learning disabilities, or students with certain physical disabilities that hinder their ability to use standard print. RFB&D has more than 46,000 digitally recorded education titles covering all subjects, from Kindergarten through Graduate School. Schools or individuals can access the library through memberships and play our books through software, handheld or desktop CD players, and now even by downloading our books to portable media devices such as mp3 players. Independent research studies by major universities have documented significant improvements by students using RFB&D materials.  

VSA Arts of Tennessee - VSA Arts of Tennessee is a statewide nonprofit organization with a mission to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in and express themselves through the arts and arts education. We offer artist residencies, professional development for educators, competitions/scholarships in music and writing, exhibitions and performances.

Vision and Hearing : Evaluations and Consultations

Evaluation and Consultation Services - For Students With Severe or Complex Vision or Hearing Disabilities