Below you will find links to past webinars that were sponsored by the LRE Part B Community of Practice. These webinars were very well received and they are now available for you to access and share 24/7. If you have any questions or feedback please send it to us via the contact information at the end of this email.

LRE Part B co-facilitators,
Diana Autin, NE-PACT Region 1
Cynthia Mruczek, NIUSI-Leadscape
Angela Penfold, Center on Instruction
Cynthia Glimpse, TACC

Get to Know the Institute on Disability’s National Inclusive Education Initiative

Presenter – Cheryl M. Jorgensen, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor; and Sarah O’Rourke, Program Assistant, Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire

Recording of session: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/xtcrptw

This web tour included information about:

• The National Inclusive Education Initiative’s web-based professional development offerings http://www.iod.unh.edu/Projects/niei/Webinars.aspx
• The Institute on Disability’s Facebook community of practice
• The Including Samuel website http://www.includingsamuel.com/home.aspx
• I am Norm youth empowerment initiative and website http://www.iamnorm.org/home.aspx

University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability advances policies and systems changes, promising practices, education, and research that strengthen communities and ensure full access, equal opportunities, and participation for all persons.

How to Make Inclusion Work
Presenter – Janice Battaglia, Manager, Inclusion Collaborative, Santa Clara County (CA) Office of Education

Recording of session: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/perl/ilinc/lms/recording_launch.pl?pvr_id=611541&session_id=pwyktbsh

The focus was on two main components of their website:

• Inclusion Model Decision Matrix
• Supporting Documents for the Decision Matrix

The Inclusion Collaborative of Santa Clara County is committed to ensuring that children with disabilities and special needs have equal access to full participation in inclusive learning environments. There are resources for teachers, families, and administrators (some are California specific).

Doing What Works (DWW) Resources for Response to Intervention
Presenter – Chris Dwyer, Senior Vice President, RMC Research

Recording of session: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/bbppmfv

This web tour included information about:

• The research-to-practice structure of the Department of Education’s Doing What Works website
• Tips for navigating the DWW site
• Highlights of media resources and toolsfor the Response to Intervention topic in mathematics and reading
• Favorite resources related to RtI that reside within other topics on the DWW site
• New topics in production

Tiered Interventions Search Engine: Parent & Professional Tool to Increase Inclusion & Outcomes
Presenters: Diana Autin, Co-Director, SPAN; Shirley Johnson, Newark parent; Mitch Gerry, UFT; and Tom Dugan, NPS, Special Education Director

Recording of session: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/perl/ilinc/lms/vc_launch.pl?activity_id=vrysccj&user_id=

The webinar featured an overview of the Tiered Interventions Search Engine; strategies to use the Search Engine for parent and professional development; IEP development and inclusion; and a panel discussion of how the collaboration is producing positive results for students with disabilities. A Collaboration of: Newark Public Schools, Newark Teachers Union, and the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network

Disproportionality and Inclusion in the Least Restrictive Environment
Presenter: Susan Myers, Executive Director, ASK Resource Center.

Recording of the session: https://tadnet.ilinc.com/join/jcvbpcv

In this webinar, the Executive Director of Iowa’s Parent Training and Information Center, ASK, provided an overview of their efforts and outcomes and shared “lessons learned” on disproportionality and Inclusion in the Least Restrictive Environment.

Susan Myers has extended the reach of training and assistance to families who are underserved, including those from cultural and linguistic minorities. Susan has offered technical assistance nationally for families from minority backgrounds, such as African-American, Hispanic and people with low incomes. Before joining ASK, Susan was a mediator for the state of Iowa for special education disputes. She has been engaged professionally in mediation and conflict resolution for over 23 years.

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Contact Information
cglimpse@aed.org
phone:202-884-8203