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Vol. 2

Issue 2 February 2007 Newsletter

Greetings!

The Advocacy Institute is an independent, not-for-profit organization

dedicated to services and projects that work to improve the lives of

children, youth and adults with disabilities.

Our projects and publications focus on providing easy-to-understand

information about complex education laws, policies and practices. Our

mission is to help you be a better advocate. This newsletter keeps you up to

date on what we're up to!

Advocate Academy Webinar - February 2007

Realistic Ways to Build Collaboration in IEP Meetings

DATE: Wednesday, February 21, 2007

TIME: 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET (1:00 to 2:30 PM CT, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM PT)

TOPIC: Realistic Ways to Build Collaboration in IEP Meetings

Negotiation is often a give and take process resulting in winners and

losers. Collaborative negotiation is positive, forward thinking, respectful

and allows the needs of all parties to be incorporated into the solution.

This session will cover a four-step collaborative problem solving process

and touch on effective communication skills that support all team members to

do their best work together.

PRESENTER: Kathy Wian, MPA, Director of the Conflict Resolution Program

(CRP) at the University of Delaware.

COST: $40.00 includes participation in live audio/web event plus unlimited

access to the archived event and exclusive materials.

Space is limited so register today!

Easy, secure online purchasing available here...

Advocate Academy Webinar - March 2007

Equitable, Effective and Meaningful Grading Practices for Students with

Disabilities

DATE: Wednesday, March 21, 2007

TIME: 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET (1:00 to 2:30 PM CT, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM PT)

TOPIC: Equitable, Effective and Meaningful Grading Practices for Students

with Disabilities

Evaluating and grading student performance is a complex and controversial

practice for all students, but is especially so for students receiving

special education services. This presentation will describe common issues

and concerns regarding grading students with exceptionalities, including

increased risk of low or failing grades, and the indiscriminate use of

special grading procedures that may not be useful. Strategies for assessing

the accuracy, fairness, and usefulness of grades and grading systems will be

described, as will a process for making appropriate grading adaptations.

PRESENTER: Dennis D. Munk, Ed.D., Professor of Education, Carthage College,

Kenosha, Wisconsin and Author of Solving the Grading Puzzle for Students

with Disabilities

COST: $60.00 includes participation in live audio/web event, unlimited

access to archived event plus exclusive materials and a copy of Solving the

Grading Puzzle for Students with Disabilities.

Early registration will guarantee receipt of your copy of Solving the

Grading Puzzle for Students with Disabilities in time for the Webinar.

Easy, online ordering available here ...

2006 Advocate Academy Webinar Collection

Sharpen your advocacy with this incredible set of resources

2006 ADVOCATE ACADEMY WEBINAR COLLECTION available for a limited time.

Get all eight Webinars conducted in 2006 - more than 15 hours of

presentations - plus all related materials for just $299.00 - 1/3 off the

regular price of $445.00.

You get these Webinar events:

- Negotiating Assistive Technology Supports and Services

- Functional Behavioral Assessments - Foundation for Effective Interventions

- IQ Testing - Not Just about the Numbers (2 part)

- Understanding the Woodcock- III (2 part))

- Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Under the New Federal Special

Education Regulations

- Response-to-Intervention (RtI): What Special Education Advocates Need to

Know

- Understanding Reading Instruction and Remediation (2 part)

- The Power of Section 504

Advocate Academy Webinars are great for professional development or support

group presentations. Every Webinar features a leading expert in the field,

providing you with unparalleled access to the very best knowledge available.

Act now to take advantage of these terrific savings!

Easy, online order available here...

Advocacy in Action

A Look at Student Perspectives

Advocacy in Action is designed to bring you key findings from important

research in special education. We boil it down to the essential information

and tell you why it matters.

Our newest issue of Advocacy in Action reports on a study of the

perspectives of students with intellectual disabilities about their

experiences with paraprofessional support in school. The findings reaffirm

previous observations from the field that the use of paraprofessional

support can have several negative implications for students, both socially

and academically.

Read this issue of Advocacy in Action...

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