Events

NYS DCDT Pre-Conference Event: November 8-9, 2016

New York State DCDT Presents The 5th Statewide Institute on Transition TALKING TRANSITION Partnerships to Leverage Success: A Collaborative Forum PRE-CONFERENCE November 8, 2016 4pm to November 9, 2016 11:00am At the Gideon Putman Spa and Resort, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Tuesday. November 8, 2016 – 5pm to 8pm Featuring James Patton, Author and Consultant Keynote: “Transition: Why It Has Mattered & Why It Must Continue to Matter” Session will highlight the importance of transition planning on the lives of students who have special needs from historical and a futuristic perspective. Meet and Greet Reception: Network with others working in the field of Transition and spend some time talking to presenters and participants at the conference Heavy hors d’oeuvre & Cash Bar.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 – 7:30am to 11:00am 7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast; 8:30 -11:00 Welcome Keynote and Keynote Address:

  • Angelica Infante-Green — Deputy Commissioner, NYSED Office of P-12 Instructional Support
  • Tad Ashbury — VP & Executive Director, Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities “Success is Never Final: Keys to Lasting Business Partnerships”

SPECIAL PRICING $75.00

Please register here

Events

Employment First: Maximizing Success and Improving Employment Outcomes for Special Populations

Rochester Rehabilitation will be hosting a first-of-its-kind employment conference in Western New York, focusing on employment outcomes for special populations.
This conference, presented by Wegmans, will offer workshop sessions for both human service providers and other businesses. It will feature evidenced-based, best practice models and highlight successful partnerships between non-profit vocational employment programs and local businesses.
Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Radisson Rochester Riverside – 120 East Main Street, Rochester
For more information or to register, click on the Registration Brochure under Helpful Resources area below http://www.rochesterrehab.org/news-events/events/2016/04/28/employment-first-2016-conference/
You can also contact Jen Bellows at jbellows@rochesterrehab.org or via phone at 585-473-2052.

Events, News

Call for Proposals: NYS CEC Convention 2016 – Buffalo, NY – Nov. 4-5, 2016

It is with great excitement that NYS CEC announces the opening of the call for proposals for the 63rd annual conference to be held November 4-5, 2016 in Buffalo, NY. The theme this year is Success for All, and we are looking for proposals that address evidence-based practices, transition, autism, and other issues in SPED. Please go to the NYS CEC website to submit your proposal, and share the information/flyer with others who may be interested.

Proposals are being accepted online at http://www.nyscec.org/convention/cfp/propsub

Events, Funding

Free Webinar: You CAN Win Grants for Your School: Secrets and Strategies from a Pro

On Monday, January 25, 2016, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. (ET), the GetEdFunding community on edWeb.net will host a webinar, “You CAN Win Grants for Your School: Secrets and Strategies from a Pro (Part 1),” sponsored by CDW-G. In this free webinar, learn how to write compelling grant proposals for you school.

For more information and to register, click here.

Events

Webinar: Using Transition Assessment Results to Write Indicator 13-Compliant Transition Plans

In collaboration with the Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT)

From the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC):

“Have you seen transition assessment results that somehow didn’t lead to meaningful transition goals and plans? This program provides guidance in transforming commonly-used transition assessment results into transition plans that comply with Indicator 13 and provide clear goals for training, education, employment and, where appropriate, independent living skills. You’ll see examples of Indicator 13-compliant transition plan components based on age-appropriate transition assessments, with an emphasis on writing annual transition goals and creating individualized transition plans. You’ll come away better able to create viable, age-appropriate transition plans tailored to individual students’ aspirations and ability profiles.

This program is appropriate for special educators, related services professionals, school psychologists, and administrators who write transition plans.

After completing this program, you will be able to:

Discuss IDEA and Indicator 13 transition service requirements.
Review transition assessments for specific purposes.
Write Indicator 13-compliant transition services, activities, and goals based on age appropriate transition assessment results.
Describe where to obtain various transition assessments discussed.”
About the presenters

James Martin, Ph.D., holds the Zarrow Family Chair at the University of Oklahoma, directs the university’s Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment, and is the Zarrow Family Professor in the Dept. of Educational Psychology.

Amber McConnell, Ph.D., is a research associate at the University of Oklahoma’s Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment.

Earn while you learn! This webinar is worth

One Professional Development Hour (PDH)

The cost of this webinar is:

Member: $89.00
Non-Member: $114.00
Student: $69.00

To learn more and register, click here!