Other National Events Listed in Past IssuesHigh-Leverage Partnerships to Transform the High School Experience
Web-based Event
February 25, 2011
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Eastern)
The Alliance for Excellent Education will present a conversation with two educational leaders (Michelle Cahill and Robert Hughes) to talk about their roles in the redesign of secondary education in New York City that resulted in a more than 20% increase in the graduation rate. The webinar will address the district role in managing a portfolio of schools by maximizing partnerships with external organizations to fashion the elements of the reform. It will focus on the lessons learned from this partnership that can help districts and states create innovative solutions to improve the outcomes of public school students, regardless of race or economic class. Learning Disabilities Association of America’s 48th Annual International Conference
Conference
February 23, 2011 - February 26, 2011
Jacksonville, FL
Sponsored by the LDA of America, the LDA Conference is the largest meeting on learning disabilities in the world, featuring over 300 workshops and exhibits presenting the latest in LD research, effective teaching techniques and strategies, and critical policy issues, with opportunities to network with experts in LD and colleagues and earn graduate or continuing education credits (CEUs). The 2011 Conference is in Jacksonville, Florida. More information is available in pdf (71 pages, 7.1 MB). Learning Disabilities of American Annual International Conference
Conference
February 23, 2011 - February 26, 2011
Jacksonville Beach, FL
The 48th Annual International Conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of
America (LDA) will feature experts in education, special education, psychology, and policy sharing information on timely topics such as: Response to Intervention (RTI) for elementary, middle and high school, common core standards, direct teaching, early childhood education, interventions, learning strategies, transition, learning disability evaluation, social skills, behavior strategies, and recent research on environmental links to learning, behavioral and other developmental disabilities. For adults with SLD/ADHD, and for young people soon to transition into the world of adults, there will be sessions on self-advocacy, and on accommodations in postsecondary education and the work place. Changing Tides: Innovations in Wraparound; Our Legacy, Our Future
Conference
February 23, 2011 - February 28, 2011
Cocoa Beach, FL
The Brevard Family Partnership’s conference on innovations in wraparound will focus on how child welfare and system of care agents can engage in and undergo system transformation, through the implementation of wraparound values and principles of practice. LDA 48TH Annual Conference
Conference
February 23, 2011 - February 26, 2011
Jacksonville, FL
Sponsored by the Learning disabilities Association of America (LDAA), the conference will address problems in both children and adults with learning disabilities, discussing recent research on learning disabilities, with workshops on medical, mental health, teacher preparation, public policy, adults, assessment, research and other topics. RTI at the Learning Disabilities Association of America’s Conference
Conference
February 23, 2011 - February 26, 2011
Jacksonville, FL
The LDA Conference sponsored by the LDA of America will include in its activities and presentations a thread on response to intervention (RTI) as a strategy for helping students with learning disabilities. More information is available in pdf (2.15 MB, 72 pp.). Setting Bigger Goals: Postsecondary Success
Web-based Event
February 22, 2011
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Eastern)
This Ready by 21 webinar will focus on older youth and key barriers facing low-income, first-generation college students, with speakers who are leaders in community-based organizations, community colleges and employers changing the odds for disadvantaged young adults. State Level Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Special Education and Related Service Personnel
Web-based Event
February 22, 2011
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Eastern)
Project Forum and the Personnel Improvement Center (PIC) will host a webinar February 22, 2011, on state level strategies for recruiting and retaining special education and related service personnel. Representatives from eight states will discuss their work in initiatives that help raise the quantity and quality of personnel working with students with disabilities. Engaging and Involving Youth in Wraparound
Web-based Event
February 22, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Pacific)
The webinar will discuss strategies to increase the extent to which young people participate meaningfully on their own wraparound teams, providing coaching/training to people who carry out these strategies, and evaluating the quality and impact of these efforts to increase youth participation. Disability Policy Seminar
Seminar
February 14, 2011 - February 16, 2011
Washington, DC
Sponsored by many organizations, Disability Policy Seminar will gather disability advocates from around the country to discuss public policy issues affecting people with disabilities and their families. Featured topics will include employment, health care reform, budget & appropriations, fiscal commission recommendations, housing, and autism. Previous 10 | Next 10 Results: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69
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