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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Preschool/Literacy/Mobility for Learning

Times	Activity/Speaker(s)	Presentation Title & Abstract
7:45 – 11:00	Morning Refreshments: Coffee, tea, water and juice
8:00 – 8:30	Registration
8:30 – 9:15	Welcome and Introductions Vicki Casella & Pegi Young
9:15 – 10:45	Plenary: Christine Wright-Ott	Mobility for Discovery
10:45 -11:00	Break	Break
11:00 – 12:15	Concurrent 1: Mary Hunt-Berg, Joy McCollum-Franco, Christine Wright-Ott	Stand up to Move, Explore and Interact: Using hands free support walkers and AAC strategies to promote participation and learning by preschoolers with speech and physical impairment
11:00 – 12:15	Concurrent 2: Mary Hunt-Berg, Elisa Kingsbury, Janelle Ziobro	Hear All About It! Home News Informs AAC System Development and Early Literacy Instruction for Preschoolers
12:15 – 1:15	Lunch	Box lunches
1:15 – 1:30	Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. June L. Bigge
1:30 – 3:00	Plenary: Caroline Musselwhite	Writing – Pushing the Limits! Moving from Emergent to Early Conventional Literacy for Students Who Use AAC
3:00 – 3:15	Break	Break
3:15 – 4:30	Concurrent 1: Caroline Musselwhite	Emergent Literacy Through Song, Play, and Story Interaction: Supporting ALL Learners!
3:15 – 4:30	Concurrent 2: Caitlin Daly, Mary Hunt-Berg, Elisa Kingsbury, Janelle Ziobro	Look what I’m Doing! Supporting Authentic Hands-on Experience and Learning in a Preschool Program for Children with Complex Communication Needs and Physical Impairment
4:30 – 5:15	Professional Networking and Sharing	Professional Networking and Sharing
	Cisco Technology in Education Showcase	TelePresence Life Size Video

Friday, February 24, 2012

Self-determination/Global Dissemination

Time	Activity/Speaker(s)	Presentation Title & Abstract
7:45 – 10:30	Morning Refreshments: Coffee, tea, water and juice
8:00 – 8:30	Registration
8:30 – 10:00	Plenary: Sarah Blackstone, Marcela Manzur Camacho, Gabriela Berlanga Ramírez, Alina Smyczek	Developing Successful International Collaboration using WebEx
10:00 – 10:15	Break	Break
10:15 – 11:30	Concurrent 1: Sarah Baroody, Tiké DeMarco, Holly Hamilton, Maricor Pagsanjan, Chris Toomey	Make it Happen!: A Self- Determination Program for students using AAC – Supporting middle school students with complex communication needs to develop self-determination skills through mentorship, guided practice, and real-world opportunities
10:15 – 11:30	Concurrent 2: Jill King, Judith Lunger-Bergh	Framing A Future: A Tool for Supporting Person-Centered Goal Planning
11:30 – 12:30	Lunch	Box lunches
12:30 – 2:00	Plenary: Kristin Rytter	The Importance and Developmental Aspects of Becoming Self-Determined
2:00 – 2:15	Break	Break
2:15 – 3:30	Concurrent 1: Tiké DeMarco, Thanh Diep, Clay Holquist, Keith Kingston, Tyson Renze, Peter Schlegel	Leading Your Meeting
2:15 – 3:30	Concurrent 2: Sarah Blackstone, Marcela Manzur Camacho, Gabriela Berlanga Ramírez, Alina Smyczek	Global Collaboration
3:30 – 5:00	Professional Networking and Sharing	Professional Networking and Sharing
	Cisco Technology in Education Showcase	Cisco Hands-On Technology Showcase

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Writing

Times	Activity/Speaker(s)	Presentation Title & Abstract
7:45 – 10:30	Morning Refreshments: Coffee, tea, water and juice
8:00 – 8:30	Registration
8:30 – 10:00	Plenary: Janet Sturm	Who’s An Author? High-Quality, Differentiated Writing Instruction For Students Who Use AAC
10:00 – 10:15	Break
10:15 – 12:00	Workshop Part 1: Janet Sturm, Bridge School Staff
11:30	Lunch	Working Lunch
12:15 – 1:30	Workshop Part 2: Janet Sturm, Bridge School Staff
1:30 – 2:00	Summation: Sarah Blackstone	Summation: What did you learn? What new information are you taking back to your job?

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