Manage Better by Monday: Intensive Intervention Strategies for Challenging Behaviors— Elizabeth Frisbie
Participants will have the opportunity to explore the roots of their students’ challenging behaviors and will come away with prevention and intervention strategies that will work in the Pre-K—12 classroom. Learn new ways of looking at behavior that will result in your ability to design and implement interventions that will really make a difference.

Positive Behavior Support: Systems, Data & Practices to Establish & Maintain Student Success - Marla Dewhirst, Assistant Dir, Illinois PBIS Network
This interactive session will provide simple function of behavior overview (Why do they do that?) behavioral support skills and practical classroom management techniques to support children in inclusive settings.

Co-Teaching — Bill Peters and Ann Kremer, Project CHOICES
AM session will look at co-teaching as part of the foundation of a collaborative school. Participants will learn about different co-teaching arrangements to help students access general education curriculum and achieve higher standards. There will be a focus on getting started in co-teaching, enhancing beginning relationships and using the different approaches to co-teaching. The PM session will have a panel of experienced co-teachers from the Middle and High school levels. Teachers will share some of the strategies they use to plan and deliver instruction. Participants will have an opportunity to hear how co-teachers solved problems and developed collaborative relationships. Come with your teaching partner to make the most of this experience!

Joyful Learning: Active & Collaborative Strategies for Differentiation — Alice Udvari-Solner
By design inclusive classrooms are comprised of students who differ greatly in their learning abilities and needs. It only follows that the techniques of teaching be as varied as those learners. This session will introduce a variety of active strategies that can be used across grade levels and subject areas. Participants will have the opportunity to apply these techniques to their own instructional context and consider specific students in implementation. Leave with a wealth of ideas that energize, revitalize and create access to learning for diverse students

Engaging Families and the Community to Improve Results for all Children — Merle Siefkin, Parent & Educator Partnership
How do we welcome families and communities into our schools to collaborate on the educational and social outcomes for all students? Discover strategies to welcome families and community members into our schools. Gain an understanding of the barriers families face. Explore the influences cultural backgrounds have and the effects. Build on positive techniques for communication and team building in order to successfully improve relationships between families, communities and schools.

Transition-Rich IEPs — Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Sue Walters, Transition Consultant, ISBE
This session will examine issues related to the IDEA 2004 requirement for age-appropriate transition assessments and the impact on developing transition-rich IEPs and improving outcomes for students. Participants will learn about the definition and "landscape" of transition assessment; how to access a range of assessment tools, both formal and informal; how to properly document the use of transition assessments in the IEP and how to use assessment results to assist students in discovering their strengths and interests and guide the development of post-school goals.

Transition Rich IEPs — Measurable Post-School Goals Take the Lead — Sue Walter, Transition Consultant, Illinois State Board of Education
The core of a transition-rich IEP lies in a commitment to individual student strengths, preferences, interests and needs. Transition-rich IEPs create synergy among IEP team members and improve outcomes for students with disabilities by merging "compliance" with "best practice." This session will focus on the nuts and bolts of transition-rich IEPs, measurable post-school goals, transition services, completion of program and more. Some guided practice in developing measurable post-school goals and other transition plan components will be included. Participants will explore tools that can support their roles and will also explore effective transition practices and Indicator 13 resources.