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Utah Symposium for Special Education Personnel Preparation

Bring special education stakeholders together to develop specific strategies and actions to ensure that every student with a disability has a knowledgeable teacher, who is able to practice under optimal professional conditions and in suitable settings.

Planting Seeds & Nourishing the Young

Utah Symposium for Special Education Personnel Preparation-2012 - Register Here

When:  February 10, 2012, 8:30am - noon

Where:  UPDC, Cottonwoods Room

Who:  IHE, LEA, USOE, and Consortium Members

Registration:  Click Here to Register (Eventbrite Registration)

Complimentary breakfast will be provided.

Agenda (.pdf) | Consortium Website & Wimba Information (link)

Questions Contact: Suraj Syal - surajs@updc.org

2012 Symposium Resources

Agenda (.pdf)
Interest Group Handout (.pdf) 

Handouts will be available February 2, 2012

 

 

2011 Symposium Resources

Entire Binder PDF (bookmarked) - download (4.6 MB)
Wimba Archive of the Meeting

 

2010 Symposium Resources

Link to the Full Wimba Archive of the Meeting: Click Here

Available Handouts

Entire Binder of Documents  (.zip Folder - Version) | (.pdf All Documents Version)

 

Binder Contents (Sections)

Agenda (.pdf)
Annual Teacher Quality Report - Utah State Office of Education (.pdf)
Utah edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality’s 2009 State Teacher Policy Yearbook (.pdf)
Running Start: Observation data (.pdf)
Utah’s Annual Performance Report (APR) Trend Data (.pdf)
The State Performance Pan and the Annual Performance Report (.pdf)
Graduation Rates for Students with Disabilities (.pdf)
State of Utah AYP Report 2008-09 Grades 3-8 (.pdf)
State of Utah AYP Report 2008-09 Grades 10-12 (.pdf)
Math Presentation (.pdf)
Criticality Report 2009 (.pdf)
IHE Special Education License Areas (.pdf)
Utah Related Service Providers December 2009 (.pdf)
Highly Qualified Teachers Framework - Overview (.pdf)
Article: State of Mind - Teaching for a living (.pdf)
CEC/USOE 10th Annual Recruitment Fair & District Showcase (.pdf)
Review of the Public Education Job Enhancement Program (.pdf)
A Brief Summary of Utah’s Race to the Top Application (.pdf)
NASDSE: Personnel Improvement Center 2010 Services for Utah (.pdf)
Article: The Impact of Alternate Routes to Teaching - Ed week (.pdf)
UPDC Professional Development Strategy (.pdf)
Problem Solving Process (.pdf)
CEC: Initial and Advanced Professional Content Standards and Knowledge and Skill Sets (.pdf)
President's Education Budget Signals Bold Changes for ESEA (.pdf)
Directory: Utah District Superintendents, Special Education Directors, Charter Schools, and Regional Service Centers (.pdf)
Today's Symposium Participants (.pdf)

Available Presentations

Running Start - Shelly Reier (.ppt)
SPP & APR - Nan Gray & Peggy Milligan (.ppt)

 


 

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