Videos
Click on the links to watch the short videos profiling Conference 2011 and many of its sessions.
Keynote and Plenary Sessions:
- Plenary Panel Session: The State of Special Education Reform: Challenges and Opportunities
- Keynote Address: The Gift of Technology and Learning Disabilities, Speaker: David Chalk
- Bonus Coffee Cup Session: Capture the Conference with EverNote! Speaker: Lisa Boone
- Bonus Coffee Cup Session: Assistive Technology Solutions in the Classroom: Using a Transdisciplinary Approach. Lessons from the Alberta Health Services and Edmonton Public Schools Partnership. Speakers: John Toporowski, Pam Pederson & Krista Chichak
- Bonus Lunch Time Learning Session: The Role of School Psychologists in Special Education Reform. Speakers: Coranne Johnson & Michele Pentyliuk
Concurrent Sessions: Technology Stream
- Software for Reluctant Readers and Writers – Read & Write Gold 10. Speaker: Jay Cottell
- Reading. Reimagined! Making Books in Alternative Formats Available to Students with Print Disabilities. Speaker: Emily Tufts
- Free and Inexpensive Technology for the Classroom. Speaker: Linda Tomlinson
- Observations of a Dyslexic: How to Use Technology to Support People with Learning Disabilities to Excel. Speaker: David Chalk
- Power Up 2 Learn: iPod Technology in the Classroom and Creating an Environment for all Learners. Speakers: Shawn Haggarty & Heather Tumbach
Concurrent Sessions: Putting Policy Into Practice Streams
- Access to Learning: Determining Appropriate Academic Accommodations for Learners with Disability. Speaker: Bonnie Blankert
- Universal Design for Learning: What is it and why should I care? Speaker: Kathy Howery
- Best Practices for Diverse Learners: One Size Does Not Fit All. Speaker: Sandra Gluth
- The Role of the ATA in Special Education Reform: Thoughtful Inclusion. Speaker: Joni Turville
- Get Teched: Get in Touch with your Future. Speakers: Mary Ellen Lickfold & Wendy Thurston
Concurrent Sessions: Building Capacity Theme
- Getting the Message from the Source: What Teachers Say they Need to Teach Students with Learning Disabilities. Speaker: Karlene Chorney
- Psycho-babble 101: Understanding Test Scores and Psycho-Ed Assessments. Speaker: Michele Pentyliuk
- Translating AT Assessments for Teachers: When should a student get an AT Assessment, What Does it Mean, and How Can it be Implemented? Speaker: Paul Reid
- Screening and Early Intervention for Risk for Reading Problems in the Early Elementary Grades: The Reading Readiness Screening Tool. Speakers: Judy Craig & Joanne Heckbert
- ADHD in Our Schools: How can Teachers and Doctors Pay Attention? Speakers: Dr. Paul Soper & Patricia Schwandt