IDEAnews - June, 2001 Volume 2, Issue 10

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June, 2001 Volume 2, Issue 10

It's hard to believe, but the 2000-2001 school year is

about to draw to a close. This is our last issue of

IDEAnews until the beginning of the 2001-2002 school year.

But keep visiting the IDEA Practices web site!

Throughout the summer we'll have weekly giveaways of books,

guides, videos, or CDs produced by the IDEA Partnership Projects.

Each week that you visit the web site you'll be able

to submit a giveaway contest form and have a chance to win

one of these valuable resources.

Have a wonderful summer!

The IDEA Practices Web Team

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I N T H I S I S S U E

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* New on IDEA Practices

> Win a Free Video Package on Assessment Accommodations!

* IDEA News Briefs

> New Report on Special Education Released

> Directory of Summer Camps for Children with Disabilities 2001

> Now Available - Audiotapes from the 2001 Council

for Exceptional Children Annual Convention and Expo!

* New Products and Resources

> IDEA Videos Now Available in Spanish

> " Implementing IDEA: A Guide for Principals " - Download Your Free Copy

* Calls for Participation

> CEC Seeks Your Comments on Teacher Preparation Standards

> Partners Make A Great IDEA...Please Join Us!

* IDEA Calendar

> Upcoming Conferences

* Unsubscribe/Subscribe Information

View an online version of IDEAnews at

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New on IDEA Practices

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Win a Free Video Package on

Assessment Accommodations!

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Register to win a FREE copy of " Making Assessment

Accommodations Introductory Video & Pamphlet " .

Go to the Discover IDEA Give-Away form and follow the

directions to enter the contest.

The 14-minute videotape comes with 2 versions in the same cassette.

One version is close-captioned in English, and a second version

on the tape is captioned in Spanish.

Learn about using accommodations during large-scale tests

and assessments. The video shows what happens during a testing

situation. You will hear from educators, family members and

school leaders across the nation. Each video comes with 40

copies of an informational pamphlet. (20 English and 20 Spanish)

This new tool is ready-made for meetings, training

sessions or staff inservice.

Learn more about the " Making Assessment Accommodations

Introductory Video & Pamphlet " , and how to order copies at:

http://www.ideapractices.org/toolkitvideo.htm

Sign up for the Give-Away at:

http://www.ideapractices.org/forms/giveaway.asp

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IDEA News Briefs

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New Report on Special Education Released

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The Fordham Foundation and the Progressive Policy Institute

have jointly published a new volume of 14 papers examining

federal education policy. The papers entitled, " Rethinking

Special Education for a New Century " , identify problems in

special education, analyze the sources of the problems,

and suggest some solutions.

This report is available online at: http://www.edexcellence.net/

Order a copy of the publication:

The B. Fordham Foundation

1627 K Street, NW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20006

(888) TBF-7474

Fax

E-mail: fordham@...

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Directory of Summer Camps for

Children with Disabilities 2001

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The National Information Center for Children and Youth with

Disabilities (NICHCY) offers a listing of campsites and

programs around the nation that offer services and specialized

summer camp programs for children and youth with disabilities.

This directory is offered online at:

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/genresc/camp2000.htm

or http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/genresc/camp2000.pdf

and it can also be ordered by contacting:

NICHCY

P.O. Box 1492

Washington, DC

20013-1492

(Voice/TTY)

(Voice/TTY)

Phones answered " live " 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST,

voice-mail all other times

Fax

E-mail: nichcy@...

http://www.nichcy.org

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Now Available - Audiotapes from the 2001 Council

for Exceptional Children Annual Convention and Expo!

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Choose from audiotapes of the most popular sessions.

If you were unable to join CEC in Kansas City - this

is a great opportunity to hear sessions presented by

internationally recognized speakers on current issues

related to education of students with exceptional learning

needs. If you were a convention attendee, here's a chance

to hear one or more sessions you may have missed at

the convention.

Visit the " Hour Recording Company " and order today!

http://www.hourrecording.com/refer.php?o=Council%20for%20Exceptional%20Child

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New Products and Resources

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IDEA Videos Now Available in Spanish

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The " Discover IDEA " video and the " Assessment Accommodations "

video are now available in Spanish closed captions.

More information on both of these videos is available at:

http://www.ideapractices.org/DiscoverIDEAvideo.htm

http://www.ideapractices.org/toolkitvideo.htm

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" Implementing IDEA: A Guide for Principals " -

Download Your Free Copy

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Developed by the National Association of

Elementary School Principals (NAESP) in collaboration

with the IDEA Local Implementation by Local Administrators

Partnership (ILIAD) project, this guide is an easy-to-read

product written for building principals in elementary and

middle schools. It provides information on ensuring quality

special education services and early intervention to students

with disabilities.

To download your free copy, please visit:

http://www.ideapractices.org/principalsguide.htm

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Calls for Participation

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CEC Seeks Your Comments on Teacher

Preparation Standards

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The Council for Exceptional Children, (CEC) has completed

development of performance-based standards for the preparation

and licensure of special educators in preparation for approval

by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher

Education (NCATE). The performance-based standards are

built on CEC's current set of validated knowledge and

skill standards. They have been edited to eliminate redundancy

and to increase the precision of the language. The knowledge

and skill standards are reorganized into ten content area

standards that correlate closely to the Interstate New

Teacher and Assessment Consortium (INTASC) principles.

This not only addresses NCATE's requirement that programs

standards are aligned with INATASC, it also provides a

model for states collaborating with INTASC. The ten content

area standards were written to reflect the knowledge and

skills addressed in each area. In the performance-based

approach, CEC will review preparation programs for

accreditation at the standard level, using the appropriate

knowledge and skills to inform the standards.

CEC invites your review these standards!

To access these standards go to:

http://www.cec.sped.org/ps/perf_based_stds/index.html

Each set of standards includes a form you can use

to e-mail your comments to CEC.

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Partners Make A Great IDEA...Please Join Us!

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June 20-23, in Washington D.C., the IDEA Partnerships

are coming together for " The National Summit on Shared

Implementation of Individuals with Disabilities Education

Act " . Throughout the year, each partnership addresses the

IDEA information needs of a particular audience:

policymakers, administrators, service providers, families

and advocates. Once a year, the four IDEA Partnerships

engage all the partners in pursuing issues of common

interest. Since their founding, the IDEA Partnerships

have clearly recognized the important role the partners

play in successfully implementing the law while improving

results for all students. This national summit: " Partners

Make a Great IDEA " , is a key strategy in bringing the

full range of stakeholders into the discussion and

building a commitment to move forward together.

There are two types of participation in the Summit:

First, groups that are member organizations in the IDEA

Partnerships will commission delegates to represent

their organizational perspectives in the Summit discussions.

Special Delegate Sessions will build on work already

underway. Beyond the Delegates, all interested individuals

can choose to participate through individual or team registration.

This participation is vital to the success of the Summit.

Participants from the field will interact with Office of

Special Education officials, policymakers, educators,

family leaders, advocates and representatives of other

key groups in pursuing the challenge of shared implementation!

Please consider joining us for this important national

discussion. Participation by a broad range of individuals

holding various job titles and playing various roles in

implementing IDEA, will enable a reality based discussion

throughout the Summit.

For more information including registration forms,

please visit: http://www.ideainfo.org/summit.htm

To view the summit agenda, please go to:

http://www.ideainfo.org/itinerary.htm

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IDEA Calendar

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Upcoming Events

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Many national educational organizations, including

some of the ASPIIRE and ILIAD Partners, will be

holding their annual conferences over the next

several months. Please check the IDEA Practices homepage and

calendar for information about these conferences.

http://www.ideapractices.org/

http://www.ideapractices.org/ideacentral.htm#calendar

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