Conferences/Workshops
2010 Special Education Conference
March 11 & 12, 2010 (Thursday & Friday)
Shoreline Conference Center
Shoreline, Washington
Courses include Cognition & Autism by Jill Fain Lehman, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University; Special Considerations when Teaching Students with High Functioning Autism/Aspergers (HFA/AS) by Rebecca Klaw, MS, MEd; and Effective Behavioral Strategies for Students with Autism and Multiple Disabilities by Carol Davis, EdD. Go to www.rehabseminars.org to download a full brochure or register online. Call (360) 379-6994 for additional information.
Autism Society of Washington
Bridges to Adulthood: Promoting Competence through Comprehensive
Transition Planning for Learners with Autism and Related Disorders
April 16, 2010
Vancouver, Washington
Presented by Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., this one-day workshop will focus on redefining the outcomes of the transition process beyond employment to include measures of personal competence and life satisfaction. For more information and to register, check the ASW website at www.autismsocietyofwa.org OR contact the registrar at Consult4Autism@gmail.com. Registration will begin December 7, 2009.
Infant and Early Childhood Conference (IECC)
April 28, 29 & 30, 2010
Greater Tacoma Convention Center
Tacoma, Washington
Keep watching the IECC website for upcoming information on this conference.
2010 Combined Summer Institute
"Team Collaboration for Student Success"
July 12-15, 2010
Yakima, Washington
Co-sponsored by the Autism Outreach Project, the Combined Summer Institute will include strands on how to work with children, age 3 to 21, with autism, blindness/visual impairments, deafness/hearing loss, traumatic brain injury, and multiple disabilities. The overall focus of the 2010 Institute will be on providing appropriate and successful inclusion of these students in the curriculum through use of team collaboration for each developmental stage and transition. See the North Central ESD 171 website for registration and session information.
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