2014 conference program

Making Inclusion Work:

Transdisciplinary Teaming

for Assessment &

Intervention Planning

March 7, 2014

2014 Annual

Conference

Inclusion Conference – March 7, 2014

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Making Inclusion Work: Transdisciplinary Teaming for Assessment & Intervention Planning

Conference Agenda

Friday, March 7, 2014

8:00 8:30

Registration / Continental Breakfast

(FCN Main Hall)

8:30 9:00

Welcome & Introduction

(Quad E)

9:00 11:00

Keynote – Jennifer Kilgo

(Quad E)

11:00 11:15 Break

11:15 12:30

Moving From the

Functional Behavior

Assessment to the

Behavior

Intervention Plan:

Linking the Results

of Your Assessment

to Effective

Programming

Kim Killu, Ph.D., LLP,

BCBA-D, Associate

Professor of Special

Education

(Room 110)

NICU Developmental

Follow-up: The

Multidisciplinary

Approach

Derek K. Bair, MD

FAAP, Corporate

Director, Neonatology

(Room 111)

An Exploration of

Diagnostic Reading &

Writing Assessment

Tools for K-5 Students

Kirsten Dara Hill, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor

(Room 120)

Supporting Academic

Success through Social

Emotional Competence

Assessment

LaShorage Shaffer, M.Ed.,

Assistant Professor

(Quad E)

Planning for Success:

Assessing &

Evaluating

Transdisciplinary

Activities

Laura Reynolds, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor

(Room 121)

12:30 1:45

Lunch

“Bring a Case to the Transdisciplinary Team”

Optional Panel Session

Jennifer Kilgo, Susan Youngs, Kim Killu, LaShorage Shaffer, Samar Nasser, Dara Hill, Candace Edwards, Daniel Keelan

(Quad E)

1:45 2:00 Break

2:00 3:15

Using

Accommodations &

Modifications to

Support

Participation in the

Least Restrictive

Environment

Lydia Moore,

Early Childhood

Special Education

Consultant

(Room 110)

Connecting

Assessment Data to

Support Intervention

Nancy H. Wrobel,

Ph.D., Professor of

Psychology, Licensed

Clinical Psychologist

(Room 111)

Using Assessments for

Home Planning &

Intervention

Nicole Addison,

ECEC/CEF Parent,

Danielle Camardese, B.A.

Lead Teacher

Christine Hamstra, PT

(Room 120)

Using Assessments for

Classroom Intervention

& Planning

Kathryn Coldren, SLP

Rachel Machnacki, SLP

Nancy Kelly, M.A., OTRL

(Quad E)

Supporting Students’

Literacy

Development

Danielle DeFauw,

Ph.D., Assistant

Professor

(Room 121)

3:15 3:30

Complete Evaluation Form & Pick Up Certificate of Completion

(Quad E)

3:30 4:30 ECEC / CEF Tours


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Opening Keynote Address

9:00-11:00 a.m., Quad E

Jennifer Kilgo, Ph.D., Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Alabama at Birmingham

"A Transdisciplinary Teaming Approach: The Quest to Provide More Family-Centered,

Coordinated, and Integrated Services"

Drawing on over 30 years of involvement with transdisciplinary teaming,

Dr. Jennifer Kilgo will use these experiences to illuminate the beliefs,

recommended practices, and team-based processes that ensure successful

collaboration. She will use her experiences as a backdrop to answer the

central question: How can the broad attributes of a transdisciplinary

teaming model be used to inform and improve all aspects of services for

children with disabilities and their families. To answer this question, she

will present findings from her work with faculty, students, and professionals representing multiple

disciplines, as well as families. Through active audience engagement, participants will identify

strategies for more successful team-based collaboration with colleagues and families.

Conference Sessions

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Moving From the Functional Behavior Assessment to the Behavior Intervention Plan: Linking the

Results of Your Assessment to Effective Programming

Kim Killu, Ph.D., LLP, BCBA-D, Associate Professor of Special Education, UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health & Human

Services

ROOM 110, FAIRLANE CENTER NORTH BUILDING

This presentation will discuss the elements of Functional Behavior Assessment, and examine the relationship between

assessment results and the development of an effective Behavior Intervention Plan.

NICU Developmental Follow-up: The Multidisciplinary Approach

Derek Bair, MD, Neonatology & Pediatrics, Oakwood Healthcare


Level III NICUs are expected to provide some form of developmental follow-up to monitor outcomes of their

graduates. There is little to no standardization of what this follow-up should look like in the clinical setting. This

presentation will explore the multidisciplinary approach to addressing follow-up evaluation and care coordination.

An Exploration of Diagnostic Reading & Writing Assessment Tools for K-5 Students

Kirsten Dara Hill, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Reading & Language Arts, UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health &

Human Services


This presentation will provide hands-on experiences with a variety of authentic reading and writing assessment tools. The

intended audience is K-5 classroom teachers who are interested in on-going assessment that informs authentic classroom

instruction.


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Conference Sessions 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Supporting Academic Success through Social Emotional Competence Assessment

LaShorage Shaffer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Early Childhood, UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health & Human

Services

ROOM QUAD E, FAIRLANE CENTER NORTH BUILDING

This presentation will provide the importance of supporting social emotional development beginning with social

emotional assessment. A focus on the connection between social and emotional competence and academic success will

be addressed.

Planning for Success: Assessing & Evaluating Transdisciplinary Activities

Laura Reynolds, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, College of Education, Health and Human Services,

University of Michigan-Dearborn


This session will focus on planning, methodologies and strategies that facilitate the evaluation and assessment of activities

that combine or cross disciplines. Special emphasis will be given to the types of data collection and analysis that help

support continuous improvement, accreditation, and the preparation and evaluation of grants.

Lunch Panel Discussion

12:30-1:45 p.m., Quad E

Bring a Case to the Transdisciplinary Team

| Jennifer Kilgo, Ph.D., Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Susan Youngs, MD, Medical Director, Oakwood’s Center for Exceptional Families

Kim Killu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Special Education, UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health &

Human Services

LaShorage Shaffer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Early Childhood, UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health &

Human Services

Samar Nasser, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health & Human Services

Kirsten Dara Hill, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UM-Dearborn College of Education Health & Human Services

Candace Edwards, MS, OTR, Oakwood Center for Exceptional Families

Daniel Keelan, MA Speech Therapy, Oakwood Center for Exceptional Families

PLEASE VISIT THE REGISTRATION TABLE TO SUBMIT A CASE TO THE TEAM.


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Conference Sessions 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Using Accomodations & Modifications to Support Participation in the Least Restrictive Environment

Lydia Moore, M.Ed., Early Childhood Special Education Consultant, Oakland Schools


This presentation will provide an overview of the differences between an accommodation and modification, including

examples of both. Strategies for using assessment information to plan appropriate accommodations and modifications

for individual students will be discussed.

Connecting Assessment Data to Support Intervention

Nancy Wrobel, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences, UM-Dearborn College of Arts, Sciences & Letters


This presentation will address how psychologists in private practice or hospital settings can be engaged in the process of

assessment related to educational placement and planning. This will include an overview of intellectual, achievement, and

neuropsychological testing as well as evaluation of related emotional and behavioral disorders, and provide information

on how these assessments may aid intervention planning for school personnel and parents.

Using Assessments for Home Planning & Intervention

Nicole Addison, CEF/ECEC Parent, Danielle Camardese, B.A., Lead Teacher, UM-Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center,

Christine Hamstra, PT, Oakwood Center for Exceptional Families


Using Assessments for Classroom Intervention & Planning

Kathryn Coldren, SLP, Wayne-Westland Schools, Rachel Machnacki, SLP, Wayne-Westland Schools, Nancy Kelly, M.A., OTRL,

Wayne-Westland Schools

ROOM QUAD E, FAIRLANE CENTER NORTH BUILDING

Supporting Students’ Literacy Development

Danielle DeFauw, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Reading & Language Arts, UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health &

Human Services


Join this session to gather multiple strategies you can use with your readers to teach the Big 5: phonemic awareness,

phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

This presentation will benefit anyone who supports students' literacy development: elementary teachers, families, etc.


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Conference Committee

Jisu Han Michelle O’Connor-Teklinski

Seong Hong Jane Schwyn

Debbie Jones LaShorage Shaffer

Tammy Morris Lia Simpson

Samar Nasser Mary Trepanier-Street

A special thank you to The Schwyn Family for hosting the keynote dinner held

at the Bravo Cucina Italiana prior to the conference.

“This was the best

conference I’ve been to in

a long time. Great

speakers, really salient

information.”

-2011 Attendee

“Thank you for reminding us that what we

do is extremely important and validating

why and how we do it. And for keeping the

dream of inclusion for all moving forward.”

-2012 Attendee

I enjoyed the strategies learned and ways to

incorporate these strategies in the classroom

discussed in the conference. I have learned a lot

of important information and how I can use this

information to help children and their families.

-2013 Attendee

The caliber of presenters was

nice to see and sharing this

across many professional

disciplines was great!

-2013 Attendee

“As a parent of a child in the ASD

classroom I found the conference very

helpful in the area of partnering with the

professionals to support my child’s

learning.”

-2010 Attendee

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! PLEASE

REMEMBER TO COMPLETE YOUR

CONFERENCE EVALUTION FORM AND

RETURN IT TO THE REGISTRATION TABLE.

WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!