Webinar: Everything You Wanted to Know About Evidence-Based Practices (and Shouldn't be Afraid to Ask)

On 8 March 2011, CEC and the Division for Research are co-hosting a webinar on evidence-based practices that DR has developed as a service to its members and to other university faculty and their graduate students. The webinar, presented by Bryan Cook, the new chair of CEC's Committee on Evidence-Based Practices, explores what evidence-based practice means for researchers, teacher educators, practitioners and administrators, and how evidence-based practices differ from other practices that claim to be research-based. As with CEC/DR's previous webinars, one registration can be used for a group, as long as the group is using one computer. All you need is an internet connection, a speaker phone, and a computer projector, and your entire group can participate in the webinar. After the webinar is over, you will receive your own copy of the webinar file, which you can keep to re-show to classes or other groups at your convenience. With the CEC member discount, each webinar registration costs only $89.00.

Click here to register online at the CEC web site.

Hosted in Collaboration with CEC's Division for Research (CEC-DR) Anyone who goes to a conference, attends professional development, or even has a conversation about instruction is bombarded with the term "evidence-based practice." Evidence-based practices represent the most recent, and perhaps most sophisticated, attempt to identify what works and what has the potential to meaningfully improve the educational outcomes of students with disabilities. But what exactly does evidence-based practice mean for practitioners? How are evidence-based practices different from "best practices" and "research-based practices"? Where can you find them? How should you select them? How can you use them? How can you evaluate them? This webinar will provide researchers, teacher educators, administrators, teachers, parents and other stakeholders with the answers to these and other questions related to evidence-based practices for students with disabilities.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 4:00-5:00 PM Eastern time (-5 hours GMT)

PRESENTER: Bryan Cook, University of Hawaii
Bryan Cook is a professor of special education at the University of Hawaii. He received his PhD in special education from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1997. One of his primary areas of research interest is evidence-based practices—how they are identified as well as issues related to their adoption and maintenance. Dr. Cook has published broadly on the topic, serving as lead guest editor, for example, for recent special issues related to evidence-based practices in special education in Intervention in School & Clinic (2008), Exceptional Children (2009), and Intervention in School & Clinic (2010). He is currently president-elect of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Research (CEC-DR) and chairs CEC's Evidence-based Practice Workgroup. He is also the previous recipient of CEC-DR's Distinguished Early Career Research Award.

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Shining Stars brochure

A coalition of groups concerned with early childhood education will hold its seventh annual conference in mid-July of 2010. Shining Stars: Charting the Future for Today's Children will be held at the Cavalier Inn in Virginia Beach (VA, US). Click on the upcoming image to download a brochure or go to the Shining Stars conference website for more information.

Four TEACHER EDUCATOR STIPENDS will be available for the 2010 International Learning Disabilities Association Conference, February 17-20, 2010, at Baltimore’s (MD, US) Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

Two-person teams must come from the same institution and include one faculty member who trains teachers to work with children with LD and one who teaches general education courses taken by those teachers. The selected teams must attend all four days of the Conference and can be reimbursed for airfare, lodging, meal, and parking expenses up to $1,000 per team. Registration and Banquet fees are waived.

The Conference includes a Wednesday afternoon Professional Preparation Workshop on the difficulties of high-school-to-post-secondary transition from a variety of perspectives. General session speakers will be Martha Denckla, Lisa Dieker, and Michelle Rhee (Chancellor of the Washington, DC, Public Schools). Over 200 other sessions will fill the four-day conference with information, networking opportunities, and greater understanding of the challenges student with learning disabilities and their teachers, face.

Faculty teams desiring to participate must submit the required Application and related materials to:
LDA Teacher Educator Stipends

4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234

All materials must be received by November 16, 2009. The application and an Information Sheet are available at LDAamerica.org. You may also contact LDA by phone at (412) 341-1515 or e-mail at info [at] LDAamerica [dot] org. Selected teams will be notified via e-mail by January 5, 2010

Now in its 14th year, special thanks to the Learning Disabilities Foundation for making stipend funding available for 2010.

Learn more: Click here.

Study abroad in the beautiful city of Guanajuato! On-site cultural and educational experiences and instruction will take place at the University of the Americas in Mexico City, the Universidad de Guanajuato, the Academia Falcon and in public school settings in Guanajuato, México. As part of the program, you will spend the first five days in Mexico City visiting such sites as the world-renowned National Museum of Anthropology, the pyramids at Teotíhuacan, the Frida Kahlo Museuem, the Ballet Folklórico, and the world famous Diego Rivera murals in the National Palace and the Secretary of Education. Participants also meet with educational officials from the Secretary of Education in Mexico City.  In Guanajuato, students are placed in regular and special education settings 20 hrs per week for four weeks in public schools. Coursework is provided by faculty from Chile, México, Perú, and the U.S.  This is an enriching educational experience that will provide an opportunity to reflect on your own cultural identity and professional practice. See the Verano en México brochure .

Deadlines

Application and Travel Grant Deadline : March 15, 2009
$300 Non-Refundable Deposit Due : April 1, 2009
Final Payment of Fees : April 21, 2009

Applications

Apply by visiting the University of Arizona Study Abroad Office web site (www.studyabroad.arizona.edu ) and search for the keyword 'verano'. Or, visit the Verano en Mexico Study Abroad page directly .

More Information

See the Verano en México brochure . Visit the Verano en México web site (www.uacoe.arizona.edu/verano ). And, contact Dr. Todd Fletcher or Renee Griggs.

Dr. Todd Fletcher, Project Director
toddf@u.arizona.edu
(520) 621-0939

Renee Griggs, Study Abroad Office Contact
griggsr@email.arizona.edu
(520) 626-7180

March 25-28, 2009

Cascais - Portugal

Child Development Centre

For more information go to: www.cadin.net

Contact: congressos _at _ cadin.net

Lisbon

Cascais

Submit your abstract Until January 31st

CADIn

International Congress

Abstracts submitted until November, 30th will be evaluated before the end of the year.

To register for the event, click here. Folks who can make it to the Easter Seals offices in Washington (DC, US) should contact Jennifer Dexter at (jdexter_at_easterseals.com) about reserving a seat. For more information, contact David Hutt of the National Disabilities Rights Network at david.hutt_at_ndrn.org.

To learn more about the CCD, click here.

Session Proposals Invited-Deadline extended to September 15

Colleagues and Friends:

The Behavioral Institute for Children and Adolescents and co-sponsors, the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), are pleased to present the biennial International Child and Adolescent Conference XIV on November 6-8, 2008 at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport-Mall of America Hotel. The conference theme is zxcvDecoding RTI-PBS-EBD to Improve Learning and Social Outcomes for Students.

This event will feature keynote addresses, in-depth workshops and topical strands. The conference is a transdisciplinary forum for individuals from education, mental health, juvenile justice and related fields to share information on effective interventions and programs for challenging children and youth.

Proposal deadline has been extended to September 15, 2008.

We are seeking proposals for a wide variety of presentations surrounding this theme from practitioners, administrators, researchers, trainers, advocates, parents, students and others who work in or with education, mental health, juvenile justice or related fields. You are invited to submit a proposal and participate in the program. Topical strands include: .Assessment/RTI * Autism Spectrum. Behavioral/Clinical Interventions * Coaching/mentoring/professional training * Community/Interagency Services * Curriculum and Instruction - Academic * Curriculum and Instruction - Social Development * Diversity and Culture * Families * Gender-specific Interventions * Hospital/Residential Services * Inclusion Services in General Education * Juvenile Justice/Secure Settings * Law/Policy/Research * Mental Health. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) * Transition

• All proposals must be submitted on line at our website, www.behavioralinstitute.org
• Click the conference logo on the home page and complete the requested information. Please note:
• All presenters and co-presenters must register for the conference. BICA is unable to offer either an honorarium or a waiver of registration fees to program presenters. Presenters will be eligible for discounted registration rates. Your proposal is an acknowledgement of this requirement.
• Acceptance of a proposal does not imply approval or support by BICA, its employees or Board of Directors or co-sponsoring organizations.

See the website for additional information about registration, lodging, program and exhibiting opportunities.