Bresnahan, Halstead and Kephart Centers at the University on Northern Colorado

Symposia 2006

Teaching Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in K-12 Settings

Facilitators: Allen Huang, Ed.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado and Robin Brewer, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

Secondary Services and Transition: Emerging Best Practices

Facilitators: Harvey Rude, Ed.D., and Diane Bassett, Ph.D., Professors of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

Steven Forness, Professor Emeritus, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Psycho-pharmacology and Related Evidence-Based Practices for Children with Behavior Challenges

View Gloeckler's Presentation:

Lawrence Gloeckler, Executive Director of the Institute for Special Education, International Center for Leadership in Education, Rexford, New York

View Rude's Presentation:

Improving Performance for Students with Disabilities: Why We Must and What's Being Done

Howard Goldstein, Professor, Department of Communication Disorders, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Evidence-Based Practices in Social Communication Intervention

Jane Williams, Director of Special Education and Assistant Chair, Reading, Special Education and Instructional Technology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland

View Powerpoint Presentation:
Part 1 | Part 2

IDEA 2004 and Transition: New Perspectives and Challenges

Thomas Caffrey, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, VBN Training, Brick, New Jersey

Teaching Verbal Behavior to Children with Autism in Public School Settings

Mark Shinn, Professor, National Louis University, Evanston, Illinois

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Using Response to Intervention as a Strategy for Success with Secondary Learners

Diane Adreon, Associate Director, University of Miami-Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, Miami, Florida

Strategies for Successfully Including Students with High-functioning Autism and Asperger's Disorder in School

Barbara Ehren, Research Associate, University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning, Lawrence, Kansas

Best Practices: Literacy Strategies for Adolescents

Tracy Mueller, Assistant Professor, School of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

Partnering with Parents: Strategies for Effective Collaboration and Team Empowerment

Diane Bassett, Professor, School of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado Harvey Rude, Director and Professor, School of Special Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado & Project TRAC.

Applications to the Field