Walk Ups ABC's of SCHOOL

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FEAT North Texas presents:

The ABC's of SCHOOL

> Saturday, November 5th

>

> FREE EVENT

>

> 8:00 - 8:30 Registration

> 8:30 - 10:15 - Intro, Carla - ARD's & IEP's

> 10:15 Break

> 10:30 - 12:00 Gail Wayman - Working With Your Teacher

> 12:00 - 1:15 Lunch on your own

> 1:15 - 2:45 Barbie Blizzard - Shadowing

> 2:45 - 3:00 Break

> 2:45 - 4:30 Sawyer - What to Do if There are Problems

>

> “The ABC’s to Suceeding in School for the Special Needs Childâ€

> What Every Parent and Professional Should Know When Planning an

> Individualized Education Plan for Children with Special Needs.

>

> Location:

> Northwood Church for the Communities

> 1870 Rufe Snow Drive

> Keller, Texas

>

> Working with Your Child’s School District from a Behaviorally Analytic

> Persepective

> BCBA, received his bachelor degree from the University of

> Florida in 1996, and master degree from the University of North Texas in 1999.

> He is co-owner of Behavioral Innovations, Inc. (B.I.) based in Dallas, Texas.

> He has experience in instructional design, precision teaching, functional

> assessment (laboratory as well as classroom implementation), and non-human

> laboratory work. He has practiced as a BCBA since 2000 and is an active member

of

> numerous Behavior Analysis organizations and is involved with efforts to

> change local, state, and federal legislation to improve the quality of

services

> made available to children.

>

> Making Your Child’s Individualized Educational Plan and Attending ARD

> Meetings

> Carla BCBA, received her bachelor degree from the University of

> North Carolina in 1995, and master degree from the University of North Texas

in

> 1999. She is a co-owner and consultant for Behavioral Innovations, Inc. (B.I.)

> based in Dallas Texas. She has practiced as a Board Certified Behavior

> Analyst since 2000 and is an active member of The Association for Behavior

> Analysis. She has worked as an Autism Program Coordinator for a public school

> district which includes conducting functional analysis in and outside of

classroom

> settings, developing IEP goals, program structure, and training staff

> members.

>

> Working With Your Child’s Teacher to Ensure Maximum Success

> Gail Wayman M.Ed., BCBA, holds a Masters degree in Special Education and is

> certified by the state of Texas to teach children of all ages receiving

> Special Education. She has worked for a number of years as a Special Education

> teacher, most recently as a Behavior Specialist and Consultant for Dallas/Ft.

> Worth area public school districts, and as a private Consultant for children

> with special needs and families implementing ABA programs. She is now

providing

> direct Applied Behavior Analysis services through Wayman Learning Center,

> located in Plano, Texas.

>

> What do I do now? What if problems arise?

> Sawyer BCBA, is the Executive Director of the DFW Center for Autism

> and holds a master degree in behavior analysis and an undergraduate degree in

> psychology and child development. As both an alumnus and an adjunct faculty

> member at the University of North Texas, she teaches a course in applied

> behavior analysis. She formerly operated a private practice in the Metroplex

> providing consultative behavioral and educational services to area school

> districts and families. She has presented her work in the area of play, social

> skills, and teacher training at regional and national conferences.

>

> Shadowing in Schools. Hints for effective training of shadow aids in

> schools.

> Barbie Blizzard M.Ed, has worked in the field of Autism for over 20 years.

> She has her Masters of Education (with an emphasis on Autism) from Texas

Woman’

> s University. She was the Educational Coordinator for the Autism Treatment

> Center of Dallas for 11 years. She has worked as a therapist, trainer and

> Consultant for ABA programs for the last 10 years. As a consultant, she works

> with children, families and teams in the home setting. She also consults with

> school districts. She has spoken in public often on “School Shadowingâ€,

“

> Troubleshooting Home Programsâ€, “Changing Problem Behavior†and

“Effective

> Reinforcementâ€. She also has provided many workshops on the “ABC’s of

ABAâ€

> through FEAT-NT. As well, she conducts in-service trainings for several early

> childhood and school programs in North Texas.

>

> Please Register by Emailing featntevents05@...

>

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