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Keynotes
Opening keynote address:
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“Building an Integrated System of Support
While You are Flying It: Experience From
the Field”
George Batsche, Ed.D
Professor and Co-Director of the Institute for School Reform, University of South Florida
Don Kincaid, Ph.D
Director, Florida's Positive Behavior Support Project, University of South Florida |
| Integrating academic and behavior instruction and interventions in a multi-tier system of student supports is a significant challenge. Although consensus is easy to achieve around the "idea" of integrating these services, the fact is that the services are often housed in organizational, funding, pedagogical and ego-driven silos. Overcoming these challenges requires strategic planning, collaborative problem-solving and consensus regarding the importance of outcomes over process. This keynote address will identify the challenges, offer field implemented strategies to overcome the challenges and, hopefully, provide a frame and context that participants can use during the conference. |
Closing keynote address:
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"RtI: You CAN Handle the Truth Because Houston, we Have a Solution"
Innovations Committee.
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| We'll have you from hello! The closing keynote will chronicle important RtI implementation lessons from the conference committee--all of whom are longstanding RtI implementation leaders. This keynote will be fast-paced, light, to the point and relevant and will use humor and famous "one liners" as a vehicle to convey key lessons. Not to be missed, this session is a follow up to last year's closing "RtI Unplugged." |
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