2009
MSPA
MIDWINTER
CONFERENCE
MSPA Conference Information
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MSPA Conference 2009 Online Registration
The 2009 Minnesota School Psychologists Association (MSPA) Midwinter Conference
was January 29 (Thursday) and January 30 (Friday).
Location: University of Minnesota Continuing Education & Conference Center (CECC), University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus. Click here for Conference Center information, and map & directions. Directions to the Conference Center are also available in a PDF file - Click here.
Parking: Parking lot east of conference center is $6
per day, cash only.
Parking garage west of conference center is $3/hour or $12/day, cash or
credit.
Social Gathering Event Thursday: Please join us at this social event (Complimentary appetizers) at Axel's Restaurant (Walnut Room) in the Radisson Hotel Roseville. You are welcome to stay for dinner at your expense. The event is on Thursday (4-10pm).
Open MSPA Board Meeting Friday: You are invited to attend our MSPA Board Meeting on Friday morning (8:30-9:30). Check at the registration table for location at the conference center.
Lodging: A block of rooms has been reserved for MSPA at the Radisson Hotel Roseville for $91/night (plus taxes). You must make your reservations by January 14th to receive the reduced rate. There is a free shuttle that runs between the hotel and conference center. To reserve a room call 651-636-4567 or 1-866-444-6835. Click here for Radisson hotel information, and map & directions. If you are driving to the Conference Center from the hotel, then click here for a map & directions (Word doc file).
Vendors: If you, or someone you know, is interested in exhibiting as a vendor during the conference, please send an email to webmaster@mspaonline.net with Jami Walth in the Subject Line.
Sponsor: A special thanks goes out to John A. Hanson and Pearson! John was a presenter (Introducing the WAIS-IV), and vendor representative for Pearson at this year's Midwinter Conference. The attendees' lunch was sponsored by John and Pearson. Thanks John!
Free CPD Opportunity: An additional thanks goes out to Kevin Price and Capella University. Kevin was a representative for Capella and offered attendees to this year's Midwinter Conference a free continuing professional development opportunity!
NASP Children's Fund: Instead of a Silent Auction, this year MSPA will be collecting money for the NASP Children's Fund though open donation. There will be a collection jar at the registration desk both conference days. Please make out your check to: NASP Children's Fund, or place your dollar amount in the envelope provided at the desk.
Student Volunteers Needed: If student members are interested in receiving a further reduced rate by volunteering their time at the conference please send an email to webmaster@mspaonline.net with Mindy L. Butman in the Subject Line.
Disability Services: Attendees at MSPA sponsored events who have a physical or medical disability, either temporary or permanent, may be eligible for reasonable accommodations at the event. In order to receive such accommodations at the event, attendees must identify themselves in advance of the event. Send an email to webmaster@mspaonline.net with Stacy Kosciolek in the Subject Line or call 651-766-6944 to collaborate on the development of an accommodation plan.
Networking Opportunities: This year's conference
provides multiple opportunities to network with other attendees.
The following rooms will be available for informal networking:
Thursday, 8:00 - 2:00: Room 166
Friday, 8:00 - 3:00: Room 52
Conference Keynote Speaker
David Berliner
Regents Professor of Education at Arizona State University
Past President, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Past President, Division of Educational Psychology of the American
Psychological Association (APA)
Co-author (with B.J. Biddle) of the best seller The Manufactured
Crisis
Co-author (with U. Casanova) of Putting Research to Work
Co-author (with N.L. Gage) of Educational Psychology, 6th
Edition
Co-author (with S. Nichols) of Collateral Damage
Dr. Berliner has also authored more than 200 published articles,
technical reports, and book chapters. He is highly regarded
for his expertise on education reform, educational policy,
educational psychology, best practices in teaching and instruction,
and using research to inform educational decision-making.
Topic: School Reform
(Thursday 8:30 - 10:15)
Session Presenters
Andrea Canter
Ethical Standards in School Psychology:
Proactive Applications and Common Sense
(Thursday 12:30-2:00)
Approved for 1.5 hr. NCSP ethics credit
Gordon Wrobel, Sally Baas, & Heidi Springborg
Grassroots Advocacy: Simple Steps to
Lasting Change (I)
(Thursday 12:30-2:00)
David Berliner
Breakout Session (Thursday
12:30-2:00)
Sandra L. Christenson
Check & Connect: Enhancing School
Completion through Student Engagement (Thursday
2:15-3:45)
Check & Connect PowerPoint Presentation
Check & Connect Presentation (pdf)
Check & Connect Description (doc)
Check & Connect Description (pdf)
Gordon Wrobel, Sally Baas, & Heidi Springborg
Grassroots Advocacy: Simple Steps to
Lasting Change (II)
(Thursday 2:15-3:45)
Debra Schipper
Autism Intervention (Thursday 2:15-3:45)
Autism Spectrum Disorders Presentation (pdf)
Andrea Canter (Facilitator)
Discussion Panel - Not Really Retirement:
Perspectives on Life after School (Thursday 2:15-3:45)
Gene Cash
Make a Difference: Be the Difference!
(Friday 9:30-11:00)
Barb Scierka
Planning Tier II Math Interventions (Friday
9:30-11:00)
Planning Tier II PowerPoint Presentation
Planning Tier II Presentation (pdf)
Marilyn J. Monteiro
Using the MIGDAS Team-Based Approach to Identify
High-Functioning Forms of Autism (Friday 9:30-11:00)
BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya
Multiple Areas of Student Diversity
(Friday 11:45-1:15)
Vicki Weinberg
Navigating the Changes to the SLD Rule
(II-Continuation from Midwinter Conference 2008)
(Friday 11:45-1:15)
Holly Windram (Facilitator)
Discussion Group: Early Childhood RTI
(Friday 11:45-1:15)
Renelle Nelson
Working Together: Fostering Good
Communication and Collaboration with Parents in Difficult Situations
(Friday 1:30-3:00)
John A. Hanson
Introducing the WAIS-IV
(Friday 1:30-3:00)
Andrea Bie, and Kevin Filter (Facilitators),
and Gene Cash, Antanas "Tony" Levinskas, and Olivia Melroe.
Discussion Group for School Psychology
Trainers (Friday 1:30-3:00)
Jason Welch (Facilitator)
Discussion Group for MSPA Regional Representatives
(Friday 1:30-3:00)