UPCOMING EVENTS:
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An Overview of Secondary Transition Requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act of 2004
November 11, 2009 &
February 10, 2010___________________
Planning for a Brighter Future Regional Institute
November 19,
December 1, & 16, 2009 __________________
Skill Building Institutes
December 2, 2009
March 3, 2010
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From Indifference to Empowerment: Preparing Students to Lead Self-Determined Lives
February 17
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Leadership Series for Administrators: Preparing Leaders for Effective Special Education
December 16, 2009
January 20, 2010
February 24, 2010
__________________Mission Possible:
Proven Practices for Successful Inclusion
January 8, 2010
__________________Virginia Council for Learning Disabilities Symposium
March 27, 2010
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School of Education
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Keep Running Successfully in the Learning
Marathon: Evidence-Based Practices
Can Make the
Difference
By Denyse Doerries, Ph.D., and Lori
Korinek, Ph.D. |
Whether we want
improved outcomes in running, health care, or special educati on we need to find
and apply interventions that have the greatest likelihood of positive results.
Evidence-based and promising practices identified by various professional
organizations give educators a head start in their race to help students
succeed. Read this article to increase your chances of instructional success.
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Beyond Co-Teaching: Considering
Supplementary Aids and Services
By Cathy Buyrn, M.S. Ed.
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Co-taught
classrooms are great options for students with disabilities but they aren't
appropriate for every student. Many students with disabilities can access
general education settings with a variety of supplementary aids and
services. Learn how to maximize options by exploring resources focused on
the creative use of a full range of supplementary aids and services. (Firefox is the recommended browser for viewing article)
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A "Ning," a
"Gaggle," and November
By Mary
Murray Stowe, M.Ed.
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Create a  free, by-invitation-only site where your students
can explore information of your choosing and interact with only you and their
classmates. With the Ning, possibilities
abound for communication between you, your students, and their parents. Web-based accommodations are more easily
accessible for your students as well.
This article presents clear information for setting up your unit within
the Ning and locating web resources.
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Transition Time
Creating
Powerful Partnerships Between Schools and Community Services Boards (CSBs)
By
Debbie Grosser, M.Ed., and Dale Pennell, C.A.S.
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This is the second
in a four-part series of
interviews with leaders of agencies that serve persons with disabilities.
Responses to the questions posed describe how schools may create powerful
partnerships with these agencies to facilitate the smooth transition of
students with disabilities from school to adult life. Mary Ann Bergeron, executive
director of the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards (CSBs), was
interviewed for this article.
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Family
Partnerships:
Creating Powerful Partnerships Between Families and the
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
By Debbie Grosser, M.Ed., and Dale Pennell, C.A.S.
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This
is the second in a four-part series of interviews with leaders of agencies that
serve individuals with disabilities. In this issue, Cherie Takemoto, executive
director of the Virginia Parent Educational Advocacy Center (PEATC), describes how
families can create powerful partnerships with her agency to support education
and community involvement for youth with disabilities.
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Continuing the Partnership: Building on Your
Good Day Plan Through a Scaffolded Writing Strategy
By Elaine Gould, M.Ed., and Butler Knight,
Ed.S.
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This is the second in a series of four
articles about teaching students to (a) be more self-determined, (b) become more engaged in learning, and (c) eliminate the need
to resort to negative behavior. This article
highlights an instructional strategy that educators can use to teach the
writing process while imbedding instruction of self-determination skills that
students need to be successful in school.
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Frontloading Vocabulary in Core Content
Classes: Instructional Strategies
Mary Murray Stowe, M.Ed.
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"Frontloading" or preteaching vocabulary is an excellent
before-reading instructional strategy to facilitate student comprehension. Several evidence-based instructional
strategies are available to frontload targeted vocabulary, thereby enhancing
opportunities for student success in core content. This article highlights some of those
strategies.
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Check it Out!
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The following materials are available to individuals in
Superintendents  Regions 2 and 3 on loan from the T/TAC College of William and
Mary lending library. These resources
are companions to the articles in this issue of Link Lines, providing more in-depth coverage on the topics in the
newsletter.
Power
Tools for Adolescent Literacy: Strategies for Learning
By Jan Rozzelle and Carol Scearce
RTI
in Middle and High School: Strategies and Structures for Literacy Success
By Denise P. Gibbs
Towards Inclusive Schools
By Catherine Clark, Alan
Dyson, and Alan Millward
Differentiating
Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
By William N. Bender
Including
Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers
By Marilyn Friend and William D.
Bursuck
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The T/TAC Library Announces
Blackberry and iPhone Access |
 To search the T/TAC Library on your phone, follow a few easy steps.
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Enter http://www.libraryworld.com/mobile on your phone browser. This will bring up the login page.
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Enter the name of our library TACLIB . Do not enter an optional password. Then press the Sign-in button.
You are now in the main search page of the T/TAC Library. You may now find the call reference number and book title for the item you wish to borrow. Please email your request and contact information to our librarian at taclib@wm.edu. |
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Using Lexiles to Improve Reading and Literacy
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Parents and teachers can learn how to help students select books that match their reading level by using Lexile measures. Detailed information, a user-friendly calculator, and conversion tables are now available from the Virginia Department of Education.
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