2009 Conference Presentations

Enjoy the slides and notes from some of our 2009 conference presenters.

Avoiding the “Velcro Effect” Determining When a Student Requires Paraeducator Support

Presentation from Patricia H. Mueller, Ed.D.

Determining When a Student Requires Paraeducator Support Article (by Patricia H. Mueller and Francis V. Murphy)

CSI: Critical Support Interventions for Managing Difficult Behavior

Presentation from Kathy Chartier, Kathy Prewett, Jan Pace, Marie Wise & Taya Johnson

Educating the Whole Child for the 21st Century

Keynote presentation from Linda Mariotti.

How Paraprofessionals Can Neutralize Arguments with Love and Logic

Literacy Instruction for Students with Developmental Cognitive Disabilities (DCD) Edit Presentation

Presentation from Renáta Tichá

Making a Path: Creating Opportunities to Document and Share Promising Strategies or Practices Across One State

Making a Path: Creating Opportunities to Document and Share Promising Strategies or Practices Across One State by Mary Fisher & Mary Jo Dare.

Opportunities for Advancement in Special Education

Presentation from Joy Kutaka-Kennedy, Gertrude Gregorio & Nhung Tran

Paraeducators as Co-Teachers: A Fantasy or Reality?

Presentation from Ann Nevin & Jacqueline Thousand

Paraeducators in China

Presentation from Jessica Dai, Larissa Feng and Sophie Xie.

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Paraeducators in Inclusive Settings Share Their WIZdom

Paraeducators in Inclusive Settings Share Their WIZdom—What Do They Do? How Do They Do It? What Do they Need to Do It Better? by Andrea Liston, Ida Malian, & Ann Nevin.

Paraprofessionals and the Paparazzi—You Think You Know But You Have No Idea!

Presentation from Ashleigh Molloy

Preparing Paraeducators to Assist Students with Autism

Preparing Paraeducators to Assist Students with Autism by Nancy French.

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

Presentation from Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch & Ernesto Mejia

The Paraeducator Effectiveness Study: Supervision Models in Inclusive and Self-Contained Settings

The Power of Positive Relationships: Effective Behavior Management for Paras, by Paras

The Power of Positive Relationships: Effective Behavior Management for Paras, by Paras by Betsy Povtak and Ruth Musicante