The Minnesota Department of Education in conjunction with the Institute on Community Integration will host a free public screening of the nationally acclaimed documentary Who Cares about Kelsey? at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Dan Habib will attend the film screening with co-presenter and film subject, Kelsey Carroll. Sponsorship has also been provided from the Minnesota School Social Workers Association and the Minnesota School Psychologists Association. This screening will be followed by a short Q&A with Dan Habib and Kelsey Carroll. Habib is the Emmy-nominated director/producer of Including Samuel, which was broadcast nationally on public television. Who Cares About Kelsey? has been featured in Education Week and has been screened at film festivals, national conferences and school districts around the country.

FILM SYNOPSIS:
Kelsey Carroll has one goal – to graduate from high school – and plenty of reasons why she shouldn’t. She attends a school with one of the highest dropout rates in New Hampshire and has dealt with homelessness, sexual abuse, and ADHD. As a freshman, she didn’t earn a single academic credit, but she did get suspended for dealing drugs. Who Cares About Kelsey? is the story of Kelsey’s transformation from a defiant and disruptive “problem student” to a motivated and self-confident young woman. Along the way, critical figures in her personal and educational life shape her coming of age and play important roles in an education revolution that’s about empowering – not overpowering – youth with emotional and behavioral challenges.

During Kelsey’s sophomore year, a new school leadership team implemented Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), a youth-directed planning process called RENEW and other reforms to improve the school’s culture and reduce the dropout rate. This schoolwide overhaul gave Kelsey a chance at a different outcome.

Who Cares About Kelsey? will make viewers reconsider the “problem kids” in their own high schools and spark new conversations about an education revolution that’s about empowering–not overpowering–our most emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth.

For registration information please click on the blue link to the Institute on Community Integration, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

To learn more about the movie, go to http://www.whocaresaboutkelsey.com/

Click on the blue text below to view handouts and other information. This page will continue to be updated as more handouts become available.

Session Descriptions and Speaker Bios

Handouts:

Thursday Morning Keynote: Use of Data to Improve the Odds of Children success System-Wide by Amanda VanDerHeyden

Early Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 1:15 pm-2:45 pm

• Providing Mathematics Multi-Tiered Instruction that Works by Amanda VanDerHeyden
• Integrating RtI with Cognitive Neuropsychology: A Scientific Approach to Reading by Steven Feifer
• What’s New in the World of Internet Safety by Katrina Berzins
• Statistics and Measurement for the Practicing School Psychologist by Dan Hyson (Dan will be presenting alone as Ted Christ is unable to make it)

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions  3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

• The Untapped Potential of Functional Behavioral Assessment by Kevin Filter
• Integrating RtI with Cognitive Neuropsychology: A Scientific Approach to Reading by Steven Feifer
• Special Education Law: Trends and Ethics by Jill Coyle (also download her second handout: SpEd Flow Chart)
• WPPSI IV (handout) (sample report) by John Hanson

Friday Morning Keynote: Building Leaders by Amy Smith – NASP President

Morning Concurrent Sessions 10:15 am- 11:45 am

• The Affordable Care Act and School Psychology by Amy Smith, Sally Baas, and Kelly Vaillancourt
• WIIIP 2.0: The Woodcock Interpretation and Instructional Interventions Program by K.R. Duffy
• Writing Interventions for Students with EBD: Applications in the Classroom by Carlos Panahon and Alexandria Hilt-Panahon
• School Crisis Prevention and Intervention: Critical Components and Response Tips by Scott Woitaszewski

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

• Sexuality Education for Individuals with Autism and Developmental Disabilities by Christine Peterson
• Applying Learning Theory to Brief Experimental Analysis: Using Skill by Treatment Interactions to Identify Tier 3 Interventions by Matt Burns  (continuing into late afternoon)
• Neurological Disorders: Their Impacts on Education and Implications for Special Education by Kelly King
• Scaling up and Sustaining PBIS in Minnesota by Kevin Filter, Eric Kloos, Mary Hunt and Ellen Nacik

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm

• Facing the Frontal Lobe: Executive Function Deficits in Elementary Age Learners by Jill Kuzma
• Applying Learning Theory to Brief Experimental Analysis: Using Skill by Treatment Interactions to Identify Tier 3 Interventions by Matt Burns (continuing session)
• Prevention of School Bullying: Implications of the Task Force Report for Partnership by Christy McCoy, Marilyn Leifgren, Sally Baas and Dan Hyson
• University Trainers Session with Annie Hansen

Click here for the updated 2013 Midwinter Conference Brochure

“School Psychologists as Leaders: Using Data to Improve Student Outcomes”

The brochure includes all of the information you need about the 2013 Midwinter Conference including the two-day schedule, speakers, and session information.

*A crisis response session has been added to the conference, which is reflected in the updated brochure above.

Click here to register for the 2013 Midwinter Conference
or copy and paste the link below:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4804336901

Rates this year have stayed the same as previous years.
MSPA Member
Thursday ONLY: $135
Friday ONLY: $135
BOTH days: $205

Non-Member
Thursday ONLY: $165
Friday ONLY: $165
BOTH days:  $275 (will receive a free 1-year membership w/purchase)

Student/Retiree
Thursday ONLY: $40
Friday ONLY: $40
BOTH days: $65

If you’re headed to the 2013 Annual MSPA Conference in the Twin Cities from January 17th to the 18th and would like to reserve a room, do so by January 4th to receive the special MSPA discount rate! Note: there is no cancellation fee.

Click here to register online or call the hotel at: 1-888-236-2427

If you aren’t able to click above, copy and paste the following url into your browser: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mspnw-minneapolis-marriott-northwest/?toDate=1/18/13&groupCode=mphmpha&fromDate=1/16/13&app=resvlink

Hotel Information:
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest
7025 Northland Drive North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 USA

MSPA Discount rate: $119.00 per night
Check in: 3pm
Check out: 12pm

Hope to see you there!

Keynote Speakers for the 2013 MSPA Annual Conference

Dr. Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, Ph.D.

Amy Smith, NASP President

Minnesota School Psychologists Association

Call for Poster Proposals

  Midwinter Conference 2013

MSPA is taking proposals for the 2^nd annual poster session as part of the 2013 Midwinter Conference on January 17^th and 18^th, 2013. We plan to display posters in the main hallways of the conference center during the conference with half of the posters on display on Day 1 and the other half of the posters to be displayed on Day 2. Poster proposals are due on November 15^th, 2012, and authors will be notified of their acceptance status via email by December 1^st, 2012.

Poster presentations will be of two types: (a) original research studies and (b) summaries of innovative practices. Original research studies must include descriptions of the purpose of the study, research methods, results/discussion, and implications for practice. Summaries of innovative practices must provide a description of the innovative practice and how it has impacted outcomes where they have been implemented. Innovative practices with clear outcomes data will be given the highest priority.

Authors will be expected to stand by their posters and answer questions during a brief poster session during the conference. The remainder of the time the posters will be displayed for conference attendees to review at their leisure. MSPA will provide poster boards and stands for visual display of content. More details will be provided upon acceptance of poster proposals.

Please complete the attached Poster Presentation Application and submit to Dr. Kevin Filter, MSPA President, at kevin.filter@mnsu.edu. Please also direct any questions to Dr. Filter before the application deadline of November 15^th.

MSPA 2013 Midwinter Conference

Poster Presentation Application

Primary author name (as you would like it to appear in a brochure):

Primary author affiliation:

Secondary author name(s) (as you would like them to appear in a brochure) and affiliation(s):

Primary author title (e.g., graduate student, school psychologist, professor):

Primary author email address:

Primary author phone #:

Title of poster:

Poster type (check one): (   ) Original Research Study        (   ) Summary of Innovative Practices

250 word abstract:

Please submit proposals via email to:
Kevin Filter, Ph.D.
MSPA President
Minnesota State University,  Mankato
kevin.filter@mnsu.edu

Deadline: November 15^th, 2012.

http://www.mspaonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MSPA-Call-for-Posters-20131.pdf

Workshop Online Resources

The Minnesota School Psychologists Association (MSPA) and TIES are pleased to announce their co-sponsorship of the 2012 Fall workshop entitled “Using Technology in the Day-to-Day Life of a School Psychologist.”  The workshop will be presented by Dr. Ben Silberglitt, Director of Software Applications, and Caroline Little, Education Technology Specialist, with TIES. 

The workshop will be available BOTH to those attending in person at TIES and those choosing to attend virtually via a live stream.  Please indicate when you register by which method you wish to attend.  The registration fee is the same regardless of the attendance method.  Those attending virtually will be sent a link to access the live stream on the day of the workshop, as well as an email address to which they can send questions for the presenters during the session.  

It is scheduled for Monday, November 12, 2012, from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, at TIES (1667 Snelling Ave. North, St. Paul).

Any and all school psychologists, trainers, students or other interested participants from related professions are encouraged to attend. 

The workshop registration fee is $40 for either MSPA members or non-members and $20 for student/intern members or non-members and retirees.  Up to 3 NASP-approved CPDs will be available. 

See below for registration information and more information about the workshop.  Please contact MSPA Past President Dan Hyson at dhyson@hved.org or 507-452-1200, ext. 119, with any questions or concerns.  We hope to see you there!

Click here to register online using Eventbrite and PayPal.

To complete a paper registration, print this email, complete, tear off and send the registration form at the bottom of the email with a check for the appropriate amount to:

Dan Hyson, MSPA Past President
Hiawatha Valley Education District
1410 Bundy Boulevard
Winona, MN 55987

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Technology is an increasingly pervasive presence in our lives. While we don’t advocate for pulling out the iPhone at family mealtime, there are certainly many ways that new tools and applications can help make school psychologists’ work lives easier and more efficient. This workshop will examine a variety of tools to assist school psychologists in two key areas of your job: using data for decision-making, and managing information. In the area of data, we will take a product-agnostic look at different tools and how they can be used effectively to inform decisions, from spreadsheet software to data warehouses. In the area of managing information, we will examine how mobile devices and applications can really streamline the day-to-day job of a school psychologist.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their own tablets/iPads, as well as their own ideas and success stories. Time for sharing and Q&A will be included in the session.

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PAPER REGISTRATION FORM

 2012 MSPA Spring Workshop

“Using Technology in the Day-to-Day Life of a School Psychologist”

Dr. Ben Silberglitt and Caroline Little, TIES

November 12, 12:30-3:30 pm

NAME (required):  ___________________________________________________________ 

EMAIL ADDRESS (required): ____________________________________________________________

HOME ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________

TYPE OF REGISTRATION (required):

_____ Regular MSPA Member or Non-member ($40)

_____ Student/Intern/Retiree Member or Non-member ($20)

ATTENDANCE METHOD (required):

_____ In person

_____ Virtual

Please send this completed paper registration form with a check (made out to “MSPA”) for the appropriate amount to:

Dan Hyson, MSPA Past President
Hiawatha Valley Education District
1410 Bundy Boulevard
Winona, MN 55987

It’s not to late to register for the FREE 2012 Conference on the Future of School Psychology! Check the conference website at http://www.indiana.edu/~futures/ for information about registration, continuing professional development, webinars, presenters, and background resources.

The first webinar is coming soon! As a reminder, the live webinars are scheduled for:

Monday, October 8, 2012 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm (Eastern time zone; GMT -5); Theme: Leadership by School Psychologists (Dr. Robert Horner and Dr. Jane Close Conoley, Keynote and Featured Speakers)

Friday, October 26, 2012 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm (Eastern time zone; GMT -5); Theme: Critical Skills of School Psychologists (Dr. Roger Weissberg and Dr. Beth Doll, Keynote and Featured Speakers)

Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm (Eastern time zone; GMT -5); Theme: Advocacy by School Psychologists (Dr. John Lochman, Dr. Howard Adelman and Dr. Linda Taylor, Keynote and Feature Speakers)

The following university school psychology programs in Minnesota and western Wisconsin have made formal or informal commitments to host live and/or archived group viewings of the webinars. For more information about a group viewing in your area, email the contact person listed. You may also register to view the live or archived versions of the webinars on your own. See the conference website listed above for more details.

MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN PROGRAMS THAT ARE HOSTING LIVE AND/OR ARCHIVED GROUP VIEWINGS OF FUTURES WEBINARS:

Minnesota State University – Moorhead (Contact: Dr. Margaret Potter – potter@mnstate.edu)
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (Contact: Dr. Matt Burns – burns258@umn.edu)
Minnesota State University – Mankato (Contact: Dr. Kevin Filter – kevin.filter@mnsu.edu)
University of Wisconsin – River Falls (Contact: Dr. Todd Savage – todd.savage@uwrf.edu)
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (Contact: Dr. Rob Dixon – rdixon@uwlax.edu)

November 2012 Workshop
November 15th in Roseville; and November 16th in Bloomington.

Social Skills:  Evidence-based Strategies to Improve Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Self-Control and Self-Management Skills.

Knoff Minnesota Social Skills November 2012 Presentation Description

Register for November 15th in Roseville click here

Register for November 16th in Bloomington click here