DCDT 2009-2010
OFFICERS & REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Dale Matusevich
PRESIDENT
Dalun Zhang
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Mary Morningstar
VICE PRESIDENT
Sherrilyn Fisher
PAST PRESIDENT
Kendra Williams-Diehm
SECRETARY
Darlene Unger
TREASURER
Sally Smith
NORTHWEST
Lori Peterson
Jamie Van Dycke
SOUTHWEST
Stelios Gragoudas
NORTHEAST
Kathe Wittig
SOUTHEAST
Stacie Dojonovic
NEWSLETTER
EDITOR
Jane Razeghi
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
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Register now for the best
2009 DCDT Conference Rate!!
The 2009 DCDT Conference registration is still open, but the Early Bird Registration Rates end September 19th, 2009.
Register Today and download the conference flyer to share with your colleagues. For more information, visit www.dcdt.org.
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 Book your hotel room now to guarantee the conference rate!!
Rooms are booking up quickly, so call today and receive the reduced conference rate.
Conference Rate:
Single/Double - $194
Registration Code: DCDT
The cut off date is October 7, 2009.
Click the link below to book your room:
The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa
Please use the following code when making reservations:
3705
Or call:
The Westin
Savannah Harbor
One Resort Drive
PO Box 427
Savannah, GA 31421
(912) 201-2000 |
 Special Events at DCDT in Savannah
Riverboat Cruise
Wednesday, October 28, 7:00-9:00 pm
Enjoy a gourmet buffet dinner with something to satisfy everyone's taste buds! After dinner tap your feet or get up and dance to the music of the riverboat entertainers. Venture out on the third deck and enjoy the calm Savannah evenings with amazing sights and sounds of historic Savannah.
Spooktacular Shindig
Friday October 30th 5:30-9:00 pm
- Travel on the Savannah Belles Ferry and Trolley to Chippewa Square in Historic Downtown Savannah.
- Enjoy a Southern Barbeque, Brunswick Stew, and Fried Chicken Dinner In the Square with Live Music and Cash Bar
- Tour the Most Haunted home in Savannah!
Paula Dean Rags to Riches Tour
Saturday October 31st 1:00-5:00 pm
Join us for a peek into the life of the famous Southern
cooking entrepreneur, Paula Deen. Sample the Low Country's best when you have lunch at "The Lady and Sons Restaurant"
Visit shops that Paula frequents on her television show and used to establish one of the most popular restaurants in Savannah! Old Savannah Tours will take guests through the Historic District, Polk's Produce, Savannah Candy Kitchen, River Street, Bethesda Boys Home where she and her husband Mike were married and much more...
VIP vouchers for Lady and Sons Restaurant and a Paula Deen souvenir bag included.
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Keynote Speaker Matthew Sanford
Our Mind-Body Approach to Health,
Wellness, and Success"
Paralyzed from the chest down at age thirteen, Matthew Sanford draws
upon his unique experience as a paraplegic, a yoga teacher, an author, a
husband and a father to offer not just a mind-body approach to living with a
disability, but a mind-body approach to living well. In this interactive
presentation, participants will gain insight into the nature of disability, the
fundamental importance of their own self- care, and learn practical ways that a
mind-body practice can enhance both the
quality
of their own life and the lives of the students they serve.
Matthew Sanford is an award-winning author, a nationally
recognized yoga teacher and founder
of the non-profit Mind Body Solutions.
For more information, visit www.matthewsanford.com or www.mindbodysolutions.org
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A DCDT Preconference Workshop: Making Summary of Performance Meaningful & Managable
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
1pm - 4pm
The Westin Savannah
Are you struggling to make Summary of Performance (SOP) that are both meaningful and manageable?
Join Audrey Trainor, Gary Clark, and James Patton at a preconference workshop on The Summary of
Performance System (SOPS), a software program designed to help
educators, families, and young adults develop summaries of performance.
A copy of the SOPS program will be provided to each registered participant at no additional cost.
This
preconference
workshop is designed for teachers,
transition specialists and other transition-related professionals.
Individualized
summaries of performance provide important information for students,
families, and educators to utilize when planning and implementing
postsecondary opportunities to live independently, work, and continue
education. The presenters will use cases studies to illustrate the
features of
the SOPS program that correspond to components of summaries of
performance.
Participants will also be encouraged to work through the SOPS,
generating a sample SOP for one of their students, applying and
adapting information gained throughout the presentation.
Registration Limited to 30 Participants!!
To Register:
1) Email Dr. Cindi Nixon at cnixon@fmarion.edu
2)
Include your name, address, contact telephone number so that your
attendance at this pre-conference session can be confirmed.
3) Send a check for $75.00 made payable to: DCDT
To: Jim Heiden, W167 S7752 Parkland Drive, Muskego, WI 53150
4) Make sure you have the right equipment. Participants
must bring a laptop onto which the SOPS can be loaded. This program
requires Windows 2000/xp/Vista or Macintosh OS X v. 3.9 or later.
You
will receive an email confirming that you have been accepted for this
session once we have received your payment. If the session fills,
individuals will be waitlisted according to date of email and receipt
of registration fee. We
must receive both your email request to attend as well as a check in
advance of the session to confirm your attendance at this session.
Register today and we'll see you in Savannah!!!
For more information on the 15th Annual DCDT Conference, visit www.dcdt.org
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15th
INTERNATIONAL DCDT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Take a look at the schedule for the conference and special events below.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28,
2009
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NSSTAC Workshop for State
Teams 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
(Continental Breakfast/Lunch provided)
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DCDT Preconference Workshop
1:00 - 4:00 pm - Summary of Performance **
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Registration open 2:00 pm -
8:00 pm
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DCDT Board Meeting - 1:00 -
6:00 pm
Special Event
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6:30 pm - DCDT Birthday
Celebration - Savannah
RiverboatCruise
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29,
2009
EXHIBITS OPEN 10:00 am - 4:00
pm
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7:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Registration
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7:30 am - 9:45 pm - Vendor
Setup
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7:00 - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
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8:00 - 9:45 Opening
Ceremonies/Keynote
Keynote
Speaker: Matthew Sanford
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10:00 - 11:00 Breakout
Sessions
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11:15 - 12:15 Breakout
Sessions
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12:15 - 1:30 Lunch-on-your-own
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1:30- 2:30 Breakout Sessions
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2:00 - 3:00 DCDT Book Signing
& Meet the Authors
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2:30 - 2:45 Snack Break
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2:45 - 3:45 Breakout sessions
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4:00 - 5:00 Student Research
Poster Session/Pat Sitlington Student Research Award
Special Event
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6:30 - 9:30 President's
Reception
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30,
2009
EXHIBITS OPEN 8:00 am to 5:00
pm
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7:00 am - 2:00 pm -
Registration
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7:00 - 8:00 Continental
Breakfast
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8:00 - 9:00 Breakout Sessions
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9:15 - 10:15 Breakout
Sessions
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10:30 - 11:30 Breakout
Sessions
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11:45 - 1:15 Conference
Luncheon with Keynote speaker
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1:30 - 2:30 Breakout Sessions
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2:30 - 2:45 Snack Break
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2:45 - 3:45 Breakout Sessions
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4:00 - 5:00 Breakout Sessions
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5:30 - 7:00 State Leadership
Reception (Invitation to State DCDT Leaders)
Special Event-
5:30 - 9:00
Spooktacular Fun Tour of Savannah**
SATURDAY, October 31,
2009
EXHIBITS OPEN 8:30 - 11:00 am
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7:30 - 8:30 Continental
Breakfast
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8:30 - 9:30 Breakout Sessions
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9:45 - 10:45 Breakout
Sessions
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11:00 - 12:00 Breakout
Sessions
Special Event-
1:00 - 5:00 Paula
Deen's Rags-to-Riches Tour**
** Please contact Dr. Cindi Nixon at cnixon@fmarion.edu to check pricing and
availability.
Schedule can be subject to
change pending Westin & SITCC approval.
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| DCDT values every member and is continually trying to determine additional activities and resources that can benefit our membership. Please let us know if you have suggestions for activities, publications, or member support strategies by emailing us at dcdtmembership@yahoo.com.
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Warm Regards,
Meg Grigal, Marketing Chair
DCDT
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