Thank you to everyone that made the Third Annual Inclusion Summit a Success! Stay
tuned for information about the 2019 Summit.
Focused on inclusive educational and community-based practices for individuals with
disabilities including afternoon breakout sessions, a social hour with a poster session,
dinner, and keynote address by Dr. Marilyn Friend, titled, "Concepts are appealing, but actions are what matter: What can you do to foster inclusive
practices?”
Keynote Speaker Marilyn Friend, Ph.D. Biography
The Inclusion Summit will be held in cooperation with NCTASH, NCTED, and the WCU UP
Program.
There will be something for everyone!
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Information on Inclusive Practices will be shared via panel presentations, sessions,
and poster presentations
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Individuals with disabilities and their families will share their experiences and
insights in support of inclusive communities
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Opportunities to connect with teachers, faculty, administrators, policy makers, and
other school professionals
*Itinerary Subject to Change.
Pre-conference meetings (light breakfast and lunch will be available for free to the
registered attendees of these pre-conference meetings).
9-10 a.m. NC TED (North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education
Division - Higher Education faculty in teacher preparation for inclusive and special
education).
10-11 a.m. NC TASH (Disability Advocacy Organization for People with Intellectual
and Developmental Disabilities)
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Advisory Board Meeting for Western Carolina University's undergraduate
program inclusive education (local and regional stakeholders meeting to provide feedback
and updates on new initiatives affecting pre-service preparation).
* Itinerary Subject to Change.
11:30 a.m. Registration/Check-In Desk Open
1:00 p.m. Conference Welcome and Overview
1:30 - 2:20 p.m. Breakout Presentation Sessions - Round 1
2:30 - 3:20 p.m. Breakout Presentation Sessions - Round 2
Brownie Break
3:40 - 4:30 p.m. Breakout Presentation Sessions - Round 3
4:40 - 5:30 p.m. Breakout Presentation Sessions - Round 4
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Wine & Cheese Social with Poster Session
6:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner Begins
7 - 8 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Marilyn Friend
*Sample Presentation List, subject to change.
Families
- Families 1
- Families 2
- Families 3
- Families 4
Transition
- Supported Living - Making a Difference - Greta Byrd, Liberty Corner Enterprises, Inc.
- FSN Panel
- UP Students
- UP Graduates
Miscellaneous/Uncategorized
- Engagement of Families through Early Intervention, Preschool, and School-Age Transition
for Students with Disabilities - Fain Barker, Ph.D., Meredith College and Dionne Sills Busio, Ph.D., Appalachian
State University.
- Lessons Learned: 5 Essential Actions to Build Inclusive Classrooms in the Elementary
School - Lori Long, Macon County Schools, Ali Bovender, Western Carolina University and
Brianna Woody, Western Carolina University
Co-Teaching
- Mountain View Intermediate and Catamount School
- Designing Co-taught Classrooms for Success - Paula Crawford, Ed. D., NC DPI Exceptional Children Division Program Improvement
and Professional Development, Carol Moffitt, Rick Powers, Teri Queen, Laura Marsden,
Beth Gilchrist, Bridget Bilbro and Laura Dendy, NC DPI ECD PIPD Literacy and Math
Consulting
- All Inclusive Learning - A Combined EC and General Education Kindergarten Classroom - Erin Selle and Megan Turner, Watauga County Schools
- Co-teaching with Confidence - Dr. Sophia Crawford-Mapp, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Teachers
- Telling Our Stories - Sybil Jefferson and Jen Doherty, Asheville City Schools
- The Nest - Promotion and Empowerment through Innovative School-Based Enterprise - Mr. Ryan Rotundo, MPA, Buncombe County Schools
- Teaching on the Spectrum - Malinda Pennigton, North Carolina State University
- What is Mindfulness and How Can it Support Inclusion? - Dr. Albert P. DuPont, APD Consulting Group, LLC
Methods/Strategies
- Strategies for Struggling Math Students - Julie Person, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- The Critical Role of Advanced Phonemic Proficiency and Orthographic Mapping for Adolescent
Readers - Bridget Bilbro, NC DPI Exceptional Children Division and Beth Gilchrist, NC DPI
Exceptional Children Division
- Using Sound Practices to Support Academic Learning of Students with Significant Cognitive
Disabilities in Inclusive Settings - Belva Collins, Ed.D. and Elizabeth Reyes, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- AAC Language Instruction and Device Integration in the Inclusive Classroom - Kathryn L. Haughney, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Policy/Law
- EC Directors Panel
- Inclusion in the United States: Correlations between Key State Variables - David L. Westling, Western Carolina University
- Self-Advocacy Instruction and Students with IDD in Post-secondary Education - Dr. Debra G. Holzberg, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- The I.D.E.A.'s Presumption of Inclusion - Stacey Gahagan, The Gahagan Law Firm, P.L.L.C.
