14th IASE Conference "New Dimensions Toward Education, Advocacy and Collaboration for Individuals with Special Needs"
Sun, 21/06/2015 - Thu, 25/06/2015
The 14th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Special Education (IASE) "New Dimensions Toward Education, Advocacy and Collaboration for Individuals with Special Needs" will take place in Wroclaw, Poland from June 21-25, 2015. The conference is organized in collaboration with University of Lower Selesia, Wroclaw.
Featured Topics Include
- ~ Delivery services
- ~ Teacher leadership
- ~ Professional roles & ethics in special education
- ~ Service learning
- ~ Technology & society
- ~ Emotional, behavioral & social development
- ~ Teacher training world-wide
- ~ Early intervention
- ~ Collaborative Practices & inclusion
- ~ Administrative advocacy, policy & procedure development
- ~ Distance learning
- ~ Life transitions
- ~ Support services
- ~ Education, family, school & community partnerships
- ~ Life-long learning
Iwona Chrzanowska - Opening Plenary Speaker "Problems of Pedagogy and Special Education"
Professor Chrzanowska is the Head of the Department for the Special Educational Needs in the Department of Educational Studies at Adam Mickiewicz University and the Chairman of the Committee of Special Education at the Pedagogical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Susan A. Conners - Second Plenary Speaker "Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders in the Classroom"
This keynote will discuss the criteria for diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome and will include an in-depth description of all the symptomology. It will also deal with the most common neurological disorders associated with TS, in particular, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dysgraphia and more, and the impact of all of these disorders on social emotional well-being, classroom performance and behavior. It will include some specific classroom strategies and techniques for working with these children in a variety of settings.
Kevin Spencer - Closing Plenary Speaker "It's Not an Illusion: Engaging Students with Special Needs"
This presentation will introduce attendees to a groundbreaking, arts-integrated intervention by sharing research and anecdotal evidence demonstrating the magnificent relationship between the arts and special education. This promises to be an informative, educational, and heartwarming experience for all those who attend - remarkably entertaining and poignantly inspiring.
Click here for more information about Kevin Spencer.
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