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What Every Principal Should Know about Special Education: What Is It? Who Receives It? How do I Know It Is Effective?
Review major "rules" of special education practice
and learn about several new provisions! NOW AVAILABLE ON CD-ROM
SNAPSHOT: In today's environment knowing the law is not enough. Do you really know what works best? Do you know how to use your limited resources most effectively? Do you know how to communicate with the parents of students with disabilities? In addition to their many other duties, today's principals must be able to promote and support effective instruction for every student with a disability to help close the achievement gap between these students and their peers. | CD-ROM of webinar $197
Includes link to recording of
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webinar and view the PowerPoint
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Questions? Call 207-632-1954. |
CD-ROM is an audiovisual recording.
You will be able to both hear the
webinar and view the PowerPoint
on your computer. Need to pay by purchase order?
Click here for information.
Questions? Call 207-632-1954. |
The statistics are staggering. In the US alone, 6.6 million students need special services. How can you serve this population well while not short-changing other students? In this 90-minute webinar, Margaret J. McLaughlin, author of What Every Principal Needs to Know About Special Education (Second Edition, Sage Publications, 2008), provides an overview of the critical knowledge every principal should have to administer and lead programs and services for students with disabilities. Suitable for principals in both the US and Canada
This presentation highlights the characteristics of learners with disabilities and focuses on features of effective practices in schools that are achieving excellent results for students with disabilities. The presentation includes a review of the unprecedented changes in US special education programs resulting from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind. However, most of her presentation is focused on the issues underlying the IDEA and NCLB that are driving the need for reconceptualizing special education. These issues are equally
relevant to administrators in the US and Canada. CONFERENCE TOPICS: Topics to be covered in this 90-minute webinar include: - Ensuring that special education students can appropriately access the general curriculum
- How to support accurate identification and eligibility decisions, including Response to Intervention procedures
- Promoting positive behavior and ecnourage family involvement
- How to fulfill requirements of NCLB and IDEA, including standards-based individualized education programs.
- Understanding standardized testing options and accommodations to comply with federal law
| NOT SURE YOU CAN MAKE
THE LIVE EVENT? No problem.
We'll send you a link to a
recording of the webinarthe next
day so you can listen and view
the PowerPoint on your computer
at your convenience! | All participants will have the opportunity to ask Maggie questions online. Other topics to be covered in this webinar include: - How to distinguish between the Intended vs. Taught vs. Learned Curriculum
- Linking IEP goals to the Intended Curriculum
- Creating collective responsibility among general and special ed teachers
- How to develop flexible learning environments
- Setting up data systems for monitoring progress
- How to foster open communicaton among teachers and between teachers and parents
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Margaret J. McLaughlin, Ph.D., is a professor in special education and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Maryland. Maggie has directed several national projects investigating educational reform and students with disabilities, including the national Educational Policy Reform Research Institute. She also leads a policy leadership doctoral program which focuses on quantitative research in special education policy. Maggie has worked in Bosnia, Nicaragua and Guatemala in developing programs for students with developmental disabilities. She has consulted with numerous state departments of education and local education agencies on issues related to students with disabilities and the impact of standards-driven reform policies. Maggie co-chaired the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Goals 2000 and Students with Disabilities, which resulted in the report, Educating One and All, and served as a member of the NRC committee that reported on the disporportionate representation of minority students in special education. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How does an audio conference/webinar work?
It's simple. A few minutes before the start of the webinar, you call a toll-free number in order to listen to the speaker and go to a website on your computer to view the PowerPoint. We will email you the toll-free number and all the access information as soon as you register. You will be able to ask the speaker questions online during the presentation. How many people can listen in per registration?
As many people as can fit in a room. Webinars provide cost-effective opportunities for professional development. Only one phone connection per registration. I'd like to attend the live event, but the time does not work for me and/or my colleagues. Is there a way I can listen at another time?
Yes! We will provide a link to the entire presentation the next morning that can be accessed at any computer. You and your colleagues can watch the presentation at a time that works for you. My school district only pays by purchase order. Do you accept POs?
Yes. You may fax the PO to 815-461-5647 or call us at 207-632-1954. Can I ship the CD-ROM to other district offices so that they can watch and listen at a later date?
An unlimited number of attendees may listen and view the live conference. Please limit use of the CD-ROM to staff in one office. Discounts are available for multiple orders. CONTACT INFO:
Educational Research Newsletter
PO Box 2347
South Portland, ME 04116
Tel: 207-632-1954
Fax: 815-461-5647 | 
