BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE 4th ANNUAL CONFERENCE DECEMBER 8 & 9, 2011

Register for the conference at http://gapbs.eventbrite.com or email pbis@gsu.edu for additional information. Attendance limited to 350; so, please reserve your space early. Registration deadline is November 19, 2011. GSU Student Center, 44 Courtland Drive, Atlanta, GA Parking Map Directions to GSU
KEYNOTE

Janine Stichter, PhD University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Setting Stage for Success: The many faces of preventative approaches
We know that the learning and behavioral challenges that students can bring to educational environments come in many forms, for many reasons. Yet what do we know about these students strengths and how to maximize those within the settings and tools we already have? The keynote will explore the many faces of preventative approaches and their use within PBIS. Dr. Stichter has conducted extensive research and activities concerning the study of social skills assessment and intervention for children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), the correlation of specific environmental variables with increases in communication and pro-social behavior in children and youth with Emotional Behavioral Disorders (EBD) and ASD and antecedent Interventions for children with social and behavioral challenges. She serves on the editorial boards for several publications including the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Journal of Behavior Education, Behavior Disorders, Teacher Education and Special Education, and Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. Thursday, December 8, 2011 Registration: 8:00-8:45 Introductions & Keynote: 8:45-9:50 Sessions: 10:00-10:50, 11:00-11:50, 1:30-2:20, 2:30-3:20 Lunch on Your Own: 12:00-1:30 SESSION TOPICS FOR DECEMBER 8TH INCLUDE: SCI-A: Research-based Tier 2 Social Competence Intervention Benefits and Buy-Ins of a School-wide PBIS Program: Administrators Perspective Follow Your PAWS to Success The Adaptation of School-wide PBIS at Woodland Middle School to Individual Students Addressing Roadblocks to Promoting Positive Classroom Behavior PBS strategies with students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities Being Data Driven for Elementary PBIS Adapting a secondary tier PBIS intervention, check in/ check out, for use in alternative education settings Choice Making as a Secondary Tiered Intervention in Preschool and Early Childhood Classrooms Coaching to Improve Program-wide PBIS in Preschools The Function of Fidelity ...and much more! Friday, December 8, 2011 Sessions: 8:30-9:20, 10:00-10:50, 11:00-11:50, 1:30-2:20 Deans Reception: 9:30am-10:00am Lunch on Your Own: 12:00-1:30

SESSION TOPICS FOR DECEMBER 9TH INCLUDE: So What? An alternative programs journey of creating curricular relevance through service learning Enhancing PBIS to Meet the Needs of Students Served in Self-Contained and Resource Settings From Self Contained to Regular Special Education - The BIP: Creative Strategies for Successful Outcomes-- A Case Study Using Effective Instructional Strategies as SecondaryTier Interventions for Increasing Academic Engagement and Decreasing Problem Behaviors Integrating Response to Intervention (RtI) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at the School and Classroom Levels Building Bright Futures: Positive Youth Engagement through Community Collaborations Classroom-Wide Fidelity of Implementation: What and Why? Creating Successful Outcomes with Direct Instruction High School SW-PBIS Applications and Outcomes