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Kate Mitchem, PhD
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Surviving and Thriving in Diverse Classrooms: Strategies to Support Teachers, Learners, and Students with Special Needs
Convocation Center
South
Room #11 (in red)
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Morning Workshop (11:00-12:10 PM)
Surviving and Thriving in Diverse Classrooms: Strategies to Support Teachers, Learners, and Students with Special Needs
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Workshop Description:
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This presentation provides participants with practical strategies for meeting the needs of the 5 R’s student (the reluctant, recalcitrant, reading and (w)riting resistant student). Following this presentation, the participant will be able to:
implement a proactive problem solving approach to learning and behavior problems and integrate technology and universal design for learning principles to support students with disabilities, struggling learners and teachers.
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Target Group:
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Teachers seeking help/support including students with special needs
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Kate Mitchem, PhD
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Kate Mitchem, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA, is a professor and Edith L. Trees Endowed Chair in the Department of Special Education at California University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include the use of evidence-based practices and technology integration to support all learners in school and higher education. Dr. Mitchem has certification and teaching experience in secondary education English and German, multicategorical special education N-12, autism, and years of experience working as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Behavior Consultant for school districts to support students with very challenging behaviors and autism. She was director on a U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Preservice Training Improvement Grant, and has co-directed a series of technology grants including an Institute for Education Sciences project, Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) as Assistive Technologies: Improving Secondary and Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with Mild Disabilities, and three U.S. Department of Education Steppingstones projects. She has published widely in the area of technology-supported instruction, self-management interventions, and effective professional development.
