| Wednesday,
June 2, 2010: Opening Reception |
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| 4:15 - 5:00 pm |
Travel to Reception |
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Meet in Lobby for Carpooling |
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| 5:00 - 7:00 pm |
Reception |
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Red Butte Garden Orangerie &
Patio |
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Red Butte Garden:
Utah's Botanical Garden and Arboretum |
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300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108 |
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*Note: The Red Butte
Garden is located approximately 15 minutes from the Hotel Monaco.* |
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We hope you have
RSVP'd for this evening reception at the scenic Red Butte Garden. There will be food, drinks, and
entertainment to celebrate our regional conference and the hard work of our
Parent Centers. You will also have the opportunity to explore parts of the
garden that should be in peak bloom in June! |
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until 9pm, so there will be plenty of time to explore the garden after the
reception, though you may need to arrange your own transportation back to the
hotel if you want to stay. General
admission to the garden is included with the reception. |
| We have been working
to coordinate carpooling and public transportation based on those who have
RSVP'd. We will share more information
on-site. |
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| Thursday,
June 3, 2010: |
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| 7:30 - 10:00 am |
Registration
Check-In |
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Paris Foyer (2nd Floor) |
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| 7:30-8:30 am |
Breakfast |
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Paris Foyer & Ballroom |
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| 7:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Assistive Technology
Lab Open |
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Tokyo Board Room |
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| 8:30-9:00 am |
Welcome and Introductions |
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Paris Ballroom |
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| 9:00-10:00 am |
Keynote |
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Paris Ballroom |
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Why Bad Presentations
Happen to Good Causes |
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Andy Goodman,
Director, The Goodman Center, Los Angeles, CA |
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Do you know the first
question to ask yourself before planning a presentation? How about the five
mistakes that most undermine presentations? And can you identify the three
elements that audiences eagerly look for in presentations they attend? You'll
get the answers to these and many other questions in “Why Bad Presentations
Happen to Good Causes," a workshop based on the book of the same name
and geared especially to the needs of public interest presenters. |
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| 10:00-10:15 am |
BREAK |
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| 10:15-11:45 am |
Breakout Sessions (2) |
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| 1. |
Using Web Conferencing
Technology to Connect and Collaborate at a Distance |
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Paris B |
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Stephen Luke,
Director, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
(Formerly Known as NICHCY), Washington D.C. |
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Web Conferencing can
be an effective tool for connecting and collaborating with others at a
distance. This session will discuss some useful features of web conferencing
and provide a live demonstration of its use to provide guided technical
assistance and assess user needs. As part of the session we will connect with
staff from the Technical Assistance and Coordination Center (TACC) and The
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities to learn about
new initiatives and supports for TA. The session will close with an onsite
web conferencing demonstration with meeting participants. |
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Session
Takeaways:
Users will gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which web
conferencing can support collaboration as well as serve as a tool to provide
effective TA. In addition, information about leveraging PEAK's access to
iLinc, a powerful web conferencing tool will be discussed. |
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Parent
Leadership: The Important Role You Can
Play in Sustaining Improvement Efforts Benefiting Our Children |
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Paris A |
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Debra Jennings,
Executive Co-Director and Diane Malley, START Project Director, Statewide
Parent Advocay Network, Inc., Newark, NJ |
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Developing a cadre of
parent leaders is critical for implementing and sustaining reform. This
session offers examples of strategies for collaborating with “critical
friends” to ensure that improvement efforts are responsive to children and
families, and for transforming parent leaders into “avid supports” to sustain
your efforts when changes in leadership, political climate, economic factors,
ect. could stall the momentum. |
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Session
Takeaways:
1. Participants will walk away with concrete strategies for systems change,
specifically how to develop and sustain parent leadership and advisory
committees to truly make a difference. |
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| 11:45 am
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Lunch
*Note: Please be sure to be in the Paris Ballroom at
12:15 pm. This year's host, the Utah
Parent Center, is going to showcase some of their center's work, and we will
take our Region 5 group photo. Directors, bring your fun cap! |
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Paris Foyer & Ballroom |
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| 12:45 - 1:45 pm |
Keynote |
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Paris Ballroom |
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Asking the Key
Questions: Alignment in Evaluation of Project Outcomes |
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Susan Moore, Director
of Clinical Education and Services, Department of Speech, Language, and
Hearing Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado |
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Are we using the data
we collect in the most effective way? Are we measuring the ways and to what
extent our project and activities are effective? How do we know that the
knowledge, skills, and effectiveness of families have increased as a result
of our work? The importance of measuring outcomes will be addressed including
key elements leading to effective formative and summative evaluation of
program and projects using logic models and evaluation strategies. |
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| 1:45 - 2:00 pm |
BREAK |
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| 2:00 - 4:15 pm |
Directors' Intensive
Follow-up Session |
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Paris B |
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Asking the Key
Questions: Alignment in Evaluation of Project Outcomes, Continued |
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Susan Moore, Director
of Clinical Education and Services, Department of Speech, Language, and
Hearing Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado |
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This session will
review evaluation purposes, design, and methodologies including key elements
of project planning using a logic model. Interactive practice and handouts
regarding use of surveys, focus groups, and interviews to document
achievement of outcomes will be provided. |
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| 2:00 - 3:00 pm |
Program Staff Breakout
Session 1 |
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Paris A |
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Connecting with Native
American Families |
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Jill Bedard,
Transition Outreach Coordinator, VISIONS, Dunedin, FL |
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This track is designed
to dispel the myths and misconceptions that create barriers in communication
and delivery of services between Native American communities and non-native
professionals. Culturally accurate information on family dynamics, community
structure and communication style will be shared. A brief review of
historical trauma and its effects will lend insight to the dynamics that
places Native American communities at the top of the list of “at risk”
populations. This track is strongly recommended for professionals working
with Native American youth and families. |
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| 3:00 - 3:15 pm |
BREAK |
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| 3:15 - 4:15 pm |
Program Staff Breakout
Session 2 |
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Paris A |
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Teaching Tools and
IEPs |
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Jeramy Reed, Sales
Consultant, DynaVox-Mayer Johnson, Utah |
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This session will
share new ways to use speech generating devices to help accomplish IEP goals.
DynaVox has created innovative new Teaching Tools to help educators and
parents better achieve IEP goals. |
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| 4:15 pm |
End of Thursday's
Content - We hope you enjoy exploring Salt Lake City! |
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| Friday,
June 4, 2010 |
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Room |
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| 7:15 - 8:00 am |
Breakfast |
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Paris Foyer & Ballroom |
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| 7:15 am - 5:00 pm |
Assistive Technology
Lab Open |
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Tokyo Board Room |
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| 8:00 - 9:15 am |
Keynote |
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Paris Ballroom |
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Let a Thousand Flowers
Bloom |
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Holly Ross, Executive
Director, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network, Portland, OR |
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For many leaders,
technology is among the scariest aspects of nonprofit management. Technology changes frequently, most leaders
don’t have formal technology training, and when mistakes are made, they can
be expensive. But managing technology well can also lead to some of the
greatest gains in productivity and effectiveness. The same skills that lead to a successful
nonprofit career are the very same skills that will help you manage
technology well in your organization. In this session, we’ll ask you to
change how you think about technology and challenge you to let technology run
wild in your organizations, so that a thousand flowers can bloom. |
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Takeaways:
1. The relationship between mission and technology.
2. Don't spend, invest: making smart technology decisions.
3. Grow gardeners throughout your organization: finding the right people
and helping them do their jobs well. |
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| 9:15 - 9:30 am |
BREAK |
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| 9:30 - 11:00 am |
Breakout Sessions (2) |
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Follow-Up Question
& Answer Session with Holly Ross |
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Paris B |
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Facilitated by Roger
Holt, Director, PLUK, Billings, MT |
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Attend this session
and have the opportunity to voice your questions related to Holly Ross's
session "Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom"
*Note: This session may have somewhat more of a
Director focus, but all are welcome to attend based on interest. |
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Improving Post-School
Outcomes with Quality Transition Education and Services: Engaging Families as Key Players in the
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Paris A |
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Jennifer Coyle,
Project Coordinator, National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance
Center (NSTTAC), Career Connections Research Center (CCRC), Dept. of Special
Education and Literacy Studies, Western Michigan University |
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This session will
focus on transition education and services as included in IDEA and how OSEP
Indicators 13 and 14 can support improved implementation of the spirit and
intent of the law. Participants will
be provided with opportunities for discussion and practical "take
home" knowledge for engaging families in transition planning. |
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Takeaways:
1. Better understanding of IDEA and Federal Regulations that Support
Transition.
2. Better understanding of SPP and Indicator 13 and 14.
3. Strategies for helping parents be more involved. |
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| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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Paris Foyer & Ballroom |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Keynote |
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Paris Ballroom |
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Through the Same Door:
Inclusion Includes College: The Journey of Micah Fialka-Feldman and His
Community |
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Micah Fialka-Feldman,
Self-Advocate and Speaker, Dance of Partnership, Huntington Woods, Michigan
and Alex Cherup, Friend & Former College Classmate, Las Vegas Nevada |
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Since elementary
school Micah has been fully included in general education classes. Through the use of a power point and video
clips, Micah will proudly describe what supports were helpful to him to be
successfully and effectively included and what helped him become a strong
advocate. This spring, Micah graduated from the Options Program at Oakland
University, and has emerged as an example for post secondary inclusive
initiatives nation wide. Micah will
also share his triumphant victory in a Federal Lawsuit he was forced to file
in order to be allowed to live in the dorms with his other college
classmates. Micah will open up a
portion of his keynote presentation to discussion and interaction with the
audience so be prepared to participate! |
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Takeaways:
1. Understanding of how Micah’s journey empowers us all to reexamine what
we believe is possible.
2. Learn new ideas, resources, and how to build networks of support.
3. Realize the infinite power of a natural and authentic community |
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| 1:00 - 1:15 pm |
BREAK |
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| 1:15 - 2:45 pm |
Breakout Sessions (2) |
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Directors' Meeting |
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Tokyo Board Room |
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Project Officer,
NPTAC, and Region 5 PTAC |
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It is a requirement
that all center Directors attend this breakout session. |
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A New Family Approach
to Promoting Well-Being and Reducing Risk Among LGBT Students |
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Paris Ballroom |
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Caitlin Ryan,
Director, Family Acceptance Project, Marian Wright Edelman Institute, San
Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA |
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LGBT youth are at high
risk for a range of health and mental health concerns. School bullying, lack
of family and peer support, and lack of access to accurate information
increase the risk for negative health outcomes, including school failure.
LGBT students with disabilities are at an even greater risk for isolation and
marginalization. This session will discuss recent research findings from the
Family Acceptance Project - the first comprehensive study of LGBT young
people and families - which show that families have a compelling impact on
their LGBT children’s health and mental health; ways that families can help
decrease risk and promote well-being for their LGBT children; the importance
of family advocacy to address bullying and discrimination; and resources on
the rights of LGBT students and promoting safer schools. |
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Takeaways:
Participants will understand the:
1. Critical role of family support to reduce risk and promote the
well-being of LGBT young people.
2. Importance of parental, family and caregiver advocacy to decrease
victimization, promote respect and promote safer schools.
3. Availability of resources to educate parents and community groups on the
needs of LGBT students.
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| 2:45 - 3:00 pm |
BREAK |
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| 3:00 - 4:30 pm |
Breakout Sessions (2) |
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Ideas That Might Work:
An Honest Discussion About Fund Development |
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Paris A |
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Joyce Millard Hoie,
Executive Director, Raising Special Kids, Phoenix, AZ |
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A discussion on Fund
Development as part of a strategy for creating a financially healthy
organization. Content will cover how to evaluate the organization’s capacity
to generate unrestricted revenue, and provide some ideas to consider in
planning your fund development efforts. |
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Takeaways:
1. Boost confidence and knowledge and provide encouragement to try an idea,
or “step it up a notch.”
2. Provide “One Good Idea That Might Work” (where efforts could be
targeted) or an area where you want to build capacity.
3. Improve communication with your Board and staff on fund development
issues. |
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Social Networking Made
Easy and Useful |
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Paris B |
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Rich La Belle,
Executive Director, Family Network on Disability, Duendin, FL |
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Attend this session
and learn best practices for online social networking!
Session Takeaway:
1. Ways Parent Centers can use technology and social networking to generate
the greatest impact. |
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| 4:30 - 5:00 |
Conference Closing &
Prize Drawings |
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Paris Ballroom |
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| 5:00 pm |
Close of Conference |
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Thank you for joining us in Utah and sharing this important
opportunity for each of our centers to learn and grow together!
Please travel
safely!
Remember
to complete your electronic evaluation on the Region 5 PTAC website at
www.region5ptac.org! |
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