Special Education Summer Learning
Summit Offerings June 8 - June 11, 2015
Monday - June 8th - Learning Summit 2015
Grading & the IEP
Cathy Sartain, consultant, will be presenting on how the IEP works within board policy for grading and report cards. This as an "awareness" training and a springboard for the next steps; putting together a committee to work further in the development of our own district operating guidelines for grading. This session is really good for both special ed and general ed (particularly administrators) audiences to hear together.
Session 1 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1790
Session 2 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1791
Session 3 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1792
Session 4 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1793
Crisis, Prevention & Intervention
http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1794
Refresher Course Open PK-12
Tuesday, June 9th - Learning Summit 2015
Speech, Language and the RtI Process
Session 1 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1796
Session 2 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1812
Wednesday, June 10th - Learning Summit 2015
Best Practices & Structuring the Gen Ed Classroom for Students with Disabilities
Come find out practical strategies for improving student engagement and motivation through best practices rooted in brain-based learning, addressing students' social-emotional well being, and behavior to foster academic success. Presented by Amber Larue, PhD, LP and Jessica Uretsky, VAC.
Session 1 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1797
Session 2 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1799
Thursday, June 11th - Learning Summit 2015
CTE/SPED: Differentiating Instruction in the CTE Classroom
Full Day Session: http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1798
SPED: Got PLAAFP? Data Collection and Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
Session 1 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1874
Session 2 http://www.schoolobjects.com/wshop/default.aspx?cid=1875
Cathy Sartain, Consultant
Amber Larue, PhD, LP
Laskhmi Mahadevan, PhD
Matthew "Tex" Milner, M.Ed
Andrea Buonnano, SLP-CCC
Andrea has been employed by Little Elm ISD since 2008 as a Speech Language Pathologist serving at the elementary level (3 year olds to 5th graders) and at the secondary level (serving 6 th– 12th graders and 18+). She has a Masters Degree in Speech and Language Pathology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners. Andrea became interested in the field for personal reasons, having learned English at age 7 after immigrating to the US, and after watching a loved one suffer a stroke and lose the ability to speak, both sparking an interest in the complicated nature of speech and language development. She is passionate in her pursuit to educate students, parents, teachers, and administrators about the importance of effective communication skills. She is married to her husband of 25 years and has an 18 year-old son. When not serving the students of Little Elm, you can find her buried in a book.
Jessica Uretsky
Jessica Uretsky currently serves as our Vocational Adjustment Coordinator and 18 + Teacher for Little Elm ISD. She also volunteers her time driving the school bus for Special Olympics. She attended the University of Texas at Dallas where she received her Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Early Childhood Education and a minor in Business Management. She has been in the education field for over 6 years, 1 of which was teaching ESL in Korea. During her time in Frisco ISD she served as the school administrator for Think Through Math, participated in the pilot program First In Math, served on CRISIS Team for behavior intervention, and taught Middle School Math. As a Special Education Educator, she served as an inclusion teacher and helped develop modified curriculum for grades 6-8.
She resides in Frisco,Texas with her husband of 10 years, 7 year old daughter, and 2 dogs.