2006 Conference Schedule
25thNational Conference for Paraprofessionals Schedule (2006)
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Wednesday May 10th, 2006
| 4:00-7:30 PM | Registration in the Ballroom Foyer at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel |
Thursday, May 11th, 2006
| 7:00 AM -5:00 PM | Registration - Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30-8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast - Garden Court |
| 7:00 AM-9:00 PM | Exhibits - Garden Court |
| 8:30-8:45 | Ballroom Center and East Introduction and Welcome-Commissioner of Education, Alice Seagren and Barbara Jo Stahl, Minnesota Department of Education |
| 8:45 -9:45 |
Ballroom Center and East Keynote Speaker: Scott McConnell Promoting Literacy Development in Young Children |
| 9:45-10:00 | Break |
| 10:00-11:30 | Session 1: Veranda 1-4 Ritu Chopra Choice is Yours: Do You Want to Help or Hamper Inclusion? |
| Session 2: Veranda 5-8 Kent Gerlach Let's Team Up: Communication and Team Building Strategies for Paraeducator and Teacher Teams |
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| Session 3: Atrium 7 Hungti Hsu Law Suits and Legal Issues Regarding Paraprofessionals |
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| Session 4: Atrium 2 Arlene Barresi Paraeducator and Teacher Trainers/Mentors: A New Approach to Staff Development |
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| Session 5: Atrium 1 Mary Lasater and Sheila Fernley Proactive Planning for Highly Qualified Paraeducator Staff Development |
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| Session 6: Edina Mary Wiesen and Ellen Crayne Para University: Math Strategies |
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| Session 7: Atrium 8 Marilyn Likins Building Systems in Utah: A Blueprint for Success | |
| Session 8: Plaza 1 Anna Lou Pickett, Peggy Hayden and Susan Simon Strategies for Establishing Policies and Building Systems to Support and Strengthen Teacher and Paraeducator Teams |
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Session 9: Bloomington Lynette Dobberpuhl Packing Light: Essential Tools for Paraprofessionals |
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| Session 10: Atrium 3 Linda Alsop Paraeducators Working With Students With Deaf/Blind Disabilities-Stepping Up to the Next Level |
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| 11:30-1:00 | Lunch (On Your Own) |
| 1:00-2:30 | Session 11: Veranda 1-4 Ivory Mitchell and Patsy Wilburn Building Professional Development for Educational Support Professionals |
| Session 12: Plaza 1 Christine Macfarlane and Hayley Hill Moving Up the Career Development Ladder: From Paraprofessional to Special Education Teacher |
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| Session 13: Bloomington Robert Morgan Building Better Behavior: A Program Describing Fundamental Behavior Strategies for Paraeducators (Repeat Session 45 - Friday) | |
| Session 14: Atrium 7 Elena Sandoval-Lucero Identifying Resources for Paraeducator Professional Development |
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| Session 15: Atrium 6 Barbara Jo Stahl, Paul Wasko and Sally Baas Para efolio-Your Talent Skills and Abilities in an Electronic Portfolio | |
| Session 16: Plaza 2 Adam Wendt MISSION |
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| Session 17: Atrium 1 Emily Williams, Mary Deluney, Terry Ann Flynn, Rick Norby and Mary Jo Connolly Working Together to Address the Teacher Shortage in Minnesota-Teacher Corps, Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis Teacher's Union & St. Mary's University | |
| Session 18: Veranda 5-8 Betty Montgomery and Linda Gray Training and Professional Development Opportunities for Paraprofessionals |
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| Session 19: Edina Jim Olson Nonviolent Communication | |
| Session 20: Atrium 2 Abdallah Bendada Paraprofessional Standards and Development Programs |
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| 2:30-3:00 | Break - Gardan Court |
| 3:00-4:30 | Session 21: Veranda 1-4 Kent Gerlach Current State and National Issues Regarding Paraeducators: Their Qualifications, Roles, Training and Supervision |
| Session 22: Veranda 5-8 Alice Brody GETTING PREPARED: A Statewide Initiative to Assist Paraprofessionals in New York State Meet New State and Federal Requirements |
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| Session 23: Bloomington Mary Fisher, Brooke Baker & Wanda Hubbard Educators Learning, Talking and Creating Change: Different Formats for Conversations About Practice | |
| Session 24: Edina Harlan Leopold Tracking Student Behaviors' So That Administrators and Staff Can Identify Strategies to Help All Students Be Successful |
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| Session 25: Atrium 1 Caroline Doerr, Mike Lee, Saliban Garbiye, Abdi Ali, Richard Zehn and Wangyal Ritzekura Diverse Student Populations: Welcoming Immigrant Students and Their Families to Our Educational System | |
| Session 26: Atrium 7 Thalia Moshoyannis The Holland Self-Directed Search: An Interest Inventory |
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| Session 27: Atrium 6 Susan Simon, Doug Van Oort, Julie Wenzel and Carolyn Cleveland How Can We Use Assessment Techniques to Enhance the Learning of Pareducators? Or, How Do We Know if Our Students Are Learning? | |
| Session 28: Atrium 8 Joe Timmons Transition Needs of Older Youth With Disabilities |
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| 4:45-6:00 | Peggy Hayden, Facilitator - Garden Court State Leadership Networking Session |
| 4:45-6:00 | Reception: New Ulm Chamber Orchestra - Garden Court |
Friday May 12th, 2006
| 7:00-4:30 | Registration - Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30-8:30 | Continental Breakfast - Garden Court |
| 7:00-5:00 | Exhibits - Garden Court |
| Ballroom Center and East 8:30-8:45 |
Introductions and Welcome |
| 8:45-9:45 | Ballroom Center and East Keynote: Tina (Sue Edwards) and Lena (Annette Hustad)- Tina & Lena A 'Para' Funny Ladies |
| 9:45-10:30 | Break - Garden Court |
| 10:30-12:00 | Session 29: Veranda 1-4 Tish Olshefski and Lisa Thomas Meeting the Standards for Paraprofessionals: An American Federation of Teachers Study in Professional Development |
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Session 30: Veranda 5-8 Steven Kaatz Remediating Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities |
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| Session 31: Plaza 1 Kathy Sweezey Preparing Teachers to Work Effectively With Paraeducators | |
| Session 32: Edina Kjell Fenn Study Groups As a Professional Development Model for Paraprofessionals |
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| Session 33: Atrium 1 Peggy Hayden and Ann Marie Dubuque The Effective Use of Teacher Assistants | |
| Session 34: Atrium 2 Sharon Johnson Paraprofessional Orientation: Need to Know |
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| Session 35: Atrium 7 Nancy French Paraeducator Training: Making the Decisions and Finding the Materials That Meet Your District's Needs | |
| Session 36: Atrium 6 Bonnie Lotzer Nobody Told Me About This! (Repeat Session 66-Saturday) |
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| Session 37: Atrium 4 Julie Neuberger and Beverly Plagge Load Your Toolbox: Behavioral Strategies for Everyone! | |
| Session 38: Atrium 8 Susie Branon and Lisa Oden Keys for the Future Paraprofessionals Becoming Teachers |
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| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch (On Your Own) |
| 1:30-3:30 | Session 39: Veranda 1-4 Dale Asami, Judith Kappenberg, Lorelei Karasaki and Louise Pagotto Hawaii State Department of Education and Community Colleges: Partnerships in Paradise |
| Session 40: Veranda 5-8 Cookie Miranda and Carmela Wisniewski Communication and Team Building: Interactive and Problem Solving Skills for Partners in Learning |
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| Session 41: Atrium 1 Teri Wallace Using Fluency Data to Inform Instructional Decisions: What's My Role? (Repeat Session 75 Saturday) | |
| Session 42: Edina Marla Beckman and Vicki Uecker Engaging Mathematical Activities for Struggling Elementary Students |
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| Session 43: Bloomington Kit Giddings Classroom Assessment Made Easy: How to Identify, Record, and Monitor Student Progress and Still Teach (Repeat Session 69 Saturday) | |
| Session 44: Atrium 2 Carol Long and Suzanne Koprowski Portfolio Development for Paraeducators |
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| Session 45: Atrium 4 Robert Morgan Building Better Behavior: A Program Describing Fundamental Behavior Strategies for Paraeducators (Repeat Session 13 Thursday) | |
| Session 46: Atrium 6 Donna Ramsey Let's Make Books |
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| Session 47: Atrium 7 Jim Olson Creating a Sense of Peace Less Than a Peaceful World | |
| Session 48: Plaza 1 Bonnie Houck Strategies for Incorporating the National Reading Panels Five Components of Reading into the Classroom |
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| 3:30-3:45 | Break - Garden Court |
| 3:45-5:15 | Session 49: Veranda 1-4 Katherine Anderson and Ann Goldade Have Questions? Get Answers! |
| Session 50: Veranda 5-8 Bob Braun and Dan Stores The Top Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Transition |
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| Session 51: Atrium 7 Alice Brody Educational Pathways for New York City Paraprofessionals: A Collaborative Effort Between the New York State United Teachers, United Federation of Teachers and Empire State College, SUNY | |
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Session 52: Edina Maury Devolder Let's Use Words Other Than -NO!- |
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| Session 53: Atrium 1 Nancy French The Paraeducator Effectiveness Study: Exploring the Link Between Paraeducator Training and Student Achievement | |
| Session 54: Atrium 2 Sungti Hsu and Betty Ashbaker Direct Supervision: What Is It, What Do the Laws Say, and What Must Paraprofessional and Supervisors Do to Comply With the Law |
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| Session 55: Plaza 1 Marge Meconis and Nan McDonald Changing a Staffing Model: Paraprofessionals in Team Classrooms | |
| Session 56: Atrium 6 Judy Skyllingstad Child Temperament: Traits, Tips and Tools for the Classroom |
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| Session 57: Plaza 2 Ashleigh Molloy Proud to Be a Para Because I Make a Difference! | |
| Session 58: Atrium 8 Janet Hull The Paraprofessional Role in Fostering Student Independence |
Saturday, May 13th, 2006
| 7:00-8:00 | Registration - Ballroom Foyer Continental Breakfast - Garden Court |
| 8:30-8:50 | Ballroom Center and East Hmong Dancers |
| 8:50-9:00 | Ballroom Center and East Introductions and Welcome |
| 9:00-9:30 | Ballroom Center and East Sally Baas, Concordia University Presentation of Para of the Year and Team of the Year |
| 9:30-10:30 . | Ballroom Center and East Keynote Speaker: Jane Bluestein-21st Century Discipline: Building Responsibility, Cooperation and Self-Management |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break - Garden Court |
| 10:45-12:15 | Session 59: Atrium 6 Patty Schoff and Dawn Bendiske Self-Determination:-A Theory Based In Research: If You Take Their Life Jackets Away, Will They Sink or Swim? |
| Session 60: Atrium 1 Ginny Eggen Building Resiliency (Repeat Session 76 Saturday) |
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| Session 61: Edina Teri Wallace and Barbara Jo Stahl Para eLink: Expanding Our Horizons | |
| Session 62: Bloomington Terre Hirst and Katia Milius Para University: Reading and Writing Strategies |
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| Session 63: Plaza 1 Kelly Bredeken and Brian Kasper How Much is Too Much? | |
| Session 64: Atrium 8 Barbara Locker, Vanessa Hale and Sherry Hamilton Back to School: One Avenue to Becoming a Highly Qualified Paraeducator |
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| Session 65: Atrium 2 Carol Long and Suzanne Koprowski A Field Guide for Paraeducators in Clinical Experiences: The First Year on the Job and Transfer Situations | |
| Session 66: Atrium 7 Bonnie Lotzer Nobody Told Me About This! (Repeat Session 36 Friday) |
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| Session 67: Ballroom West Jane Bluestein My Brain Doesn't Work Like That: Accommodating Learning Differences | |
| Session 68: Plaza 2 Deanna Avis The Art of Synergy-Building Effective Teacher/Paraeducator Teams |
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| 12:15-1:15pm | Lunch (On Your Own) |
| 1:15-2:45 | Session 69: Atrium 4 Kit Giddings Classroom Assessment Made Easy: How to Identify, Record, and Monitor Student Progress and Still Teach (Repeat Session 43 Friday) |
| Session 70: Edina Room Jo Ann Stolpa and Karen Malin Top Ten List for Emerging Readers | |
| Session 71: Atrium 6 Marilyn Likins Middle School/Jr. High Students - Love'em or Leave'em: Management Strategies That Work | |
| Session 72: Atrium 1 Barbara Jo Stahl Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing: Increasing Student Independence | |
| Session 73: Atrium 8 Carol A. Long Strategies for Inclusive Instruction | |
| Session 74: Plaza 2 Deanna Avis The Art of Synergy - Building Effective Teacher/Paraeducator Teams (Repeat Session 68 - Saturday) | |
| Session 75: Atrium 2 Teri Wallace Using Fluency Data to Inform Instructional Decisions: What's My Role? (Repeat Session 41 Friday) | |
| Session 76: Plaza 1 Ginny Eggen Building Resiliency (Repeat Session 60 Saturday) | |
| Session 77: Veranda 1-4 Hattie Hollie Foundations of Instruction - The Paraeducator's Role | |
| Session 78: Mary Deluney and Nancy Rekucki Building Assets in School Communities |
