Q & A
Getting the Answers to your Questions.
Hi5!
This is a power-packed Conference week!
Got our Questions ready!
Conferences about various aspects of Autism are happening every week, every month and all year long.
Conferences are conducted on-site, online, on the phone, VOIP, live-streaming with many Accessible features.
We enjoy the conferences that provide ample Q & A time.
Tailor your Q & A time to get the Answers to the Questions that matter to you.
Here are a few Conferences we've enjoyed.
Get the 'White Paper', audio, powerpoint and/or archived video.
Check these sites for upcoming conferences!
Timothy 'Tim' Welsh, Autism Society of Illinois aka 'Tanners Dad' of Generation Rescue
is a Q & A ready PRO! 
He managed to get his Autism-related Questions Answered during the 'Appropriations and Women's Issues' and the 'Appropriations and Education' Conference Calls! Conference Strategy:
Get a Team to participate in various conferences.
This maximizes Q & A sessions.
But, if you can't, then, review the online Agenda in advance.
Plan your Questions.
Be ready for the Conference using time-management.
Focus on the part of the session that is relevant to you.
Only ask Questions that pertain to the subject/topic.
Remember, you conference to learn and contribute.
Get involved in the Q & A.
autismNOW.org | The National Autism Resource and Information Center | Autism NOW Webinar: Inclusive.
Inclusive Education & The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - Presenter Michael McSheehan is a project director with the Institute on Disability/UCED and Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders; coordinator with the National Inclusive Education Initiative for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders; and is a developer, researcher, and co-author of The Beyond Access Model, .
We commented on the AutismNOW Facebook page:
"Good info. by Professor Michael McSheehan. Listen, watch the archived video. Autism NOW Center provides wonderful webinars every month."
Here's our 1st Q:
- Brenda Lee Cosse': Common Core Standards does have components for Students with Disabilities. What can be done to make CCS more relevant or raise awareness of this fact? Also, do you find that Educators are more reluctant to implement CCS for Students with Disabilities when Performance Incentives are in question?
The League of Women Voters is conducting a National Discussion on the 'Role of the Federal Government in Public Education'. Common Core Standards (including applied to Students with various Disabilities) is addressed.
{Professor Michael McSheehan read my 1st Q and chuckled,
loaded question, but glad you asked.}
- Professor McSheehan: (summary) I haven't found resistance. working with 4 states, Alternate Assessments for Students with disabilities(Autism). Relief for SPED Educators to be talking about the same standards and curriculum as General Education Teachers. Some states are finding the Implementation of Common Core Standards is (not difficult). In New Hampshire, transition will go smoothly because we already were incorporating CCS components in our curriculums.
Surprisingly, AutismNOW Center Program Associate Jennifer Sladen
read our 2nd Question {submitted 4 :-) }
- Brenda Lee Cosse': Is interactive technology becoming the primary method to 'educate' Students on the Autism Spectrum? Considering Communication, Social Interaction and sometimes Behavioral issues, it seems that iPad, smartphones, e-tablets and the like are providing success in the classroom, especially in General Education, Least Restrictive and Inclusive settings.- Professor McSheehan: (summary) Boston is using I-Techn(o)logies use. HIGH INTEREST, HIGH MOTIVATION. CAUTION, HOLD SAME STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE AND PRACTICES. DON'T LOOSE SIGHT BEHIND HAVING EVIDENCE OF WHAT IS SOLD OR GIVEN. I TECH IS NOT A SEPARATE CURRICULUM.
EXAMPLE: SCHOOL ALL STUDENTS GET, ACCESSIBILITY IS GREAT, DOWNLOAD, SORTING, VOCABULARY, LINKING, BUILD FROM COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS. INTEGRATE. WHITE PAPERS RAISE FLAGS REGARDING AUGMENTED COMMUNICATIONS AND I-TECH. TRY THINGS OUT CAUTIOUSLY, ENGAGE STUDENT WITH TYPICAL PEERS, GEAR UP FOR COLLEGE AND FUTURE CAREERS AND LIVES.
We enjoy AutismNOW weekly webinars Get the full-version of these ANSWERS and more when Autism NOW posts today's Inclusion Education webinar in the on-demand archives. Also, it features the sessions conducted during the National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).
“Administrators "Speak Up" about Leveraging Technology to Drive Student Outcomes.”
sponsored by K12, Inc., Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow's CEO will share an exciting new set of Speak Up data that directly answers this critical question: how are today's administrators leveraging technology to close the achievement gap?
APSE teleconference Moderator Jenny Levet, Leader - Alliance for Persons in Supported Employment
Employment First: Moving from Policy to Practice (with) Alternative Communication Services (ACS) for captioning this webinar.
Get your Questions ready!
Get the Answers that matter to you.
We enjoy the conferences that provide ample Q & A time.
Tailor your Q & A time to get the Answers to the Questions that matter to you.
Remember, you conference to learn and contribute.
Get involved in the Q & A.
{Remember, all of the above Conferences have already occurred. Check their websites for the next ones.}
ENJOY!
References & Resources
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A national initiative of The Arc, The Autism NOW Center is the nation's source for resources and information on community-based solutions for individuals with autism, other developmental disabilities, and their families. Funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
Nominate a New Product
We are always looking for new "products." If you know about any publications, web sites, organizations, programs or other person-centered resources for people with developmental disabilities, feel free to use one of our nomination forms to submit it to Quality
School Greets Behavior Challenges With Alternative Approach
When students have behavior problems at one school in Maine, staff take a hands-off approach, forgoing restraint and seclusion in nearly all cases, and they say it works.
Postage Stamps To Feature Artists With Autism
The United Nations will honor autism awareness next year with a series of postage stamps designed by individuals with the developmental disability.
Fate Of Marine With Autism In Court's Hands
A court is set to decide whether a young man with autism and a low IQ who enlisted in the Marines three years ago should have been allowed to do so in the first place.
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