14th Annual Inclusion Conference
Designing Environments for Successful Learning
Thursday, May 8, 2008
8:00 am—3:15 pm
Sheraton Dover Hotel & Conference Center
1570N.DuPont Highway
Dover, Delaware
Keynote Address:
Designing Environments for Successful Learning
Richard A. Villa, Ph.D., has worked with thousands of teachers and administrators to develop and
implement organizational and instructional support systems
for educating all students within general education settings.
His expertise arises from his work as a classroom teacher
and an administrator. As the author of 100+ publications and
a presenter at national and international conferences, he has
gained a reputation for his informed, insightful, and
humorous style of information exchange. This motivating and informative session will expand participants understanding
of the characteristics of inclusionary schools that promote success for all learners.
Dr. Villa will speak about the characteristics of inclusionary schools, rationales for change, organizational and instructional strategies of inclusionary schooling and successful examples from elementary to middle and high school
Other topics include:
- AIMing for Achievement!: Accessible
Instructional Materials for Students with Print Disabilities-Joy Smiley Zabala, Ed.D., ATP; Karen Jones, M.Ed.; Beth MIneo,Ph.D.,CCC-SLP; Dan Fendler,BS; Marvin Williams, ATP(Ret.) - Sharing Books with ALL Children Ages Birth-to-Five-Patsy Pierce, Ph.D. CCC-SLP
- Effective Behavior and Instructional Support -Carol Sadler, Ph.D.
- Diffrentiating Instruction for ALL [students] in Mixed Ability Classrooms-Richard Villa, Ed.D.
This Conference is appropriate for educators, parents, policymakers or child care providers involved with or interested in promoting inclusion. - DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE BROCHURE
Cost: $25 fee, $12.50 full-time students, registration
materials will be mailed and available online at http://www.dati.org/events/in February 2008.
In order for DOE to support substitutes, prior approval is
necessary through your district inclusion facilitator.
For more information contact DATI, 800-870-3284 or 302-
856-1081,rathel@asel.udel.edu.
Planning Committee/Sponsors*
Birth to Three Early Intervention System( Child Development Watch )*
Center for Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware( CDS)*
Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative( DATI )*
Delaware Department of Education*
Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council
Delaware Head Start Association*
and the Parent Information Center of Delaware*
