Access to the General Curriculum • Assistive Technology • Autism • Behavior • Early Childhood • Reading • Intellectual Disabilities • Technology • Transition • Universal Design for Learning
Professional Development
T/TAC provides quality training and technical assistance in response to local, regional,
and state needs. T/TAC services increase the capacity of school personnel, service providers,
and families to meet the needs of children and youth.
Conferences
The VCU T/TAC is involved with or hosts several training and professional development conferences annually. Select a category or scroll down the page to view all conferences.
Access to the General Curriculum
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Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference
2010 tba - Test Wise-ness: A Learning Strategies Curriculum Workshop
11/17/2009, Richmond, VA
Assistive Technology
- Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
10/28 - 10/31/2009, Chicago, IL - Closing The Gap
2010 TBA, Minneapolis, MN - TechKnowledgy
11/19 - 11/20/2009, Richmond, VA - Rehabilitative Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Conference
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Tech Tuesdays Workshop Series
10/6/2009 - 04/12/2010, Richmond, VA.
Autism
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Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference
2010 TBA - Learning, Living, and Working with
Asperger Syndrome presented by the Virginia Autism Council (VAC)
10/05/2009, Lynchburg, VA -
Insight Conference
10/22/2009, Richmond, VA - Proactive Strategies for Supporting Elementary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
12/03/2009 and 12/10/2009, Richmond, VA
Behavior
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Conference on Positive Behavior Support
3/25 - 3/27/2010, St. Louis, MO - DIY for the Classroom: Building Positive Behavior Supports
- September 23, 2009 - Seeing How Positive Behavior Supports fit in Your Classroom
- October 14, 2009 - Building Positive Relationships with Students and Using Motivators
- November 11, 2009 - Discovering Functions of Behavior - Part 1 of 2 (we recommend participants also attend 1/13/10 session)
- January 13, 2010 - Implementing Strategies to Support Behavior - Part 2 of 2 (we recommend participants also attend 11/11/09 session)
- February 24, 2010 - Avoiding Power Struggles and Changing the Dynamic in the Classroom
- March 17, 2010 - Using Motivators
- April 21, 2010 - Accessing Community Resources
Early Childhood
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Eighth National
Early Childhood Inclusion Institute
2010 Date: TBA -
The Division
for Early Childhood's (DEC) Annual International Conference
10/15-10/18/2009, Albuquerque, NM.
Reading
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Virginia State Reading Association Conference
3/11 - 3/13/2010, Virginia Beach, VA -
Reading First Academies
10/17, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5/2009 - Roanoke, Richmond, and Hampton Roads, VA
2/6, 2/30, 3/6, 3/20/2010 - Charlottesville, Richmond, and Hampton Roads, VA
Intellectual Disabilities
- Content Teaching Academy at JMU
- TASH Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for People with Disabilities
11/18 - 11/21/2009, Pittsburgh, PA
Technology
- VDOE
Technology Leadership Conference
10/28 - 10/30/2009, Richmond, VA - National Center for Technology Innovation - 2009 Innovators Conference
11/16 - 11/17/2009, Washington, DC -
Virginia Society
for Technology in Education Conference (VSTE)
11/30 - 12/2/2009, Roanoke, VA - International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
6/27-6/30/2010, Denver, CO
Transition
- College 4 U
11/7/2009, Midlothian, VA - Virginia
2010 Transition Forum
3/15 - 3/17/2010, Roanoke, VA -
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Conference
7/12-7/17, 2010 Denver, CO - Division on Career Development and Transition International Conference
10/29 - 10/21/2009, Savannah, GA - Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals National Forum
4/8 - 4/11/2010, Oklahoma City, OK
Universal Design for Learning
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UDL Training through the Centers for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
- 2010 Training Series TBA
