Guest guest Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Upcoming Advocate Academy Webinars::Understanding Assessments > > > Two Weeks Left to Register:: Understanding Assessments Webinar Series > > Join us for these very special presentations designed to provide advocates > and parents with a basic understanding of assessments used in the special > education evaluation and eligibility process. > > Presented in two parts, Dr. Alan Brue will provide an overview of the > array of evaluations commonly used in schools and how each should be used > in determining eligibility for special education. > > > Wednesday, October 24, 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: Understanding Assessments: Psychological, Processing, and > Achievement Evaluation Data > Presenter: Alan Brue, Ph.D. > > and > > Wednesday, November 7, 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: Understanding Assessments: Emotional and Behavioral Evaluation Data > Presenter: Alan Brue, Ph.D. > > Cost: Each Webinar is affordably priced at just $40.00. Purchase BOTH > Webinars for $65.00 and you SAVE 20 percent. > > Online purchasing of this event is available at: > http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/shop/Webinars.html > >>>About the Webinars > > October 24:: Psychological evaluation reports can be complex and > confusing. The purpose of this webinar is to provide participants with > information about evaluation data obtained from psychological, processing, > and achievement testing. Essential components of the testing will be > covered, including general statistical properties. General knowledge of > evaluations is needed to better understand the results, recommended > interventions, and special education eligibility decisions. The speaker > will also discuss different assessment measures to give participants some > familiarity with ones that may be used in a typical assessment. > > November 7:: The purpose of this webinar is to provide participants with > information about evaluation data obtained from emotional and behavioral > testing. Essential components of the testing will be covered. General > knowledge of evaluations is needed to better understand the results, > recommended interventions, and special education eligibility decisions. > The speaker will also discuss different assessment measures to give > participants some familiarity with ones that may be used in a typical > assessment. > > Time is allotted for Q & A during the Webinar, so you can ask any > questions you have. > >>>About the Presenter > > Alan W. Brue, Ph.D., NCSP received his M.A.E., Ed.S., and Ph.D. degrees in > School Psychology (with a Gifted Education specialization) from the > University of Florida. He currently works as a school psychologist in > Bartow County School District in Georgia. Prior to working in Bartow > County, he was Director of Professional Standards and Continuing > Professional Development for the National Association of School > Psychologists (NASP), Assistant Professor at Texas Woman's University, and > a school psychologist for two other Georgia school districts. Dr. Brue > currently teaches part-time in Capella University's School Psychology > Program and serves as a test development independent contractor for the > Educational Testing Service (ETS). Dr. Brue holds state certification as a > school psychologist and Director of Pupil Personnel Services and Director > of Special Education leadership endorsements. He is a Nationally Certified > School Psychologist (NCSP) and a member of the National Associatio! > n of School Psychologists (NASP). > > Active within his field, Dr. Brue has served as Secretary, Conference > Chair, Research Chair, and IDEA 2004 Ad-Hoc Committee Chair for the > Georgia Association of School Psychologists; Convention Co-Chair for the > National Association of School Psychologists; and editorial board member > for the journal Research in the Schools. He has also served as > Co-Principal Investigator for the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales-Fifth > Edition; Site Coordinator for the Kaufman Assessment Battery for > Children-Second Edition and Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-Second > Edition; examiner for the Differential Ability Scales-Second Edition, > Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test-Second Edition, Stanford-Binet > Intelligence Scales-Fifth Edition, Reynolds Intellectual Assessment > Scales, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Second Edition and Learning > Efficiency Test, Third Edition; Fairness/Bias Reviewer for the > Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition; and Test Item Writer > for the Adaptive ! > Behavior Assessment System and Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-Second > Edition. Dr. Brue has presented on professional issues at more than 15 > conventions, conferences, and meetings, and a book he coauthored - A > Parent's Guide to Special Education: Insider Advice on How to Navigate the > System and Help Your Child Succeed - was published in 2005. > >>>Space is limited. Easy, secure online purchasing of this event is >>>available at: http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/shop/Webinars.html > > The Advocate Academy is a Webinar service designed to meet the training > needs of special education and disability rights advocates nationwide. > Learn from top experts in the comfort of your home or office. Get unique > access to experts in a variety of topical and programmatic areas critical > to special education supports and services. To participate in a Webinar > you will need access to a phone and a computer with internet access - > preferably high speed. > _________________________________________________ > > The Advocacy Institute > P.O. 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