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Implementing Evidence-Based Practices and School-Wide Impact [BCBA Session]
Thursday, July 26, 2012: 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
Golden Ballroom (Town and Country Resort and Convention Center)
In this session, attendees will learn how evidence-based practices were embedded into school settings universally to benefit all students. Case studies and rich examples will be used to illustrate content. Strategies adopted are related to behavior, visual supports, social skills instruciton, and instruction. Examples will be used from various grade levels and for those across the spectrum.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn practical educational strategies that are evidence-based and that can be utilized across grade levels.
- Learn how entire schools and systems are adopting evidence-based practices universally.
- Gain information about the research behind practices.
- Understand how systemic change can happen in schools and in districts.
Content Area: Education
Presenters:
Cathy Pratt, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Director, Indiana Resource Center for Autism/IIDC
Indiana University
Dr. Cathy Pratt is the Director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community located at Indiana University. Dr. Pratt is on the faculty at Indiana University and presents internationally. She is the past Chair of the Board for the national Autism Society.
Kristie Lofland, M.S.
Educational Consultant
Indiana Resource Center for Autism
Lofland has worked in the field of special education for over 30 years in both educational and clinical settings as a speech language pathologist, audiologist, Autism consultant and special education administrator. Ms. Lofland currently is an Educational Consultant for the Indiana Resource Center for Autism.