Keynote Speakers
Paula Kluth, Ph.D., is a consultant, teacher, author, advocate, and independent scholar who works with teachers and families to provide inclusive opportunities for students with disabilities and to create more responsive and engaging schooling experiences for all learners. Her research and professional interests include differentiating instruction, and supporting students with autism and significant disabilities in inclusive classrooms.
Dr. Kluth is the author of You're Going to Love This Kid!" Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom, and the co-author of the newly published You're Welcome: 30 Innovative Ideas for the Inclusive Classroom. She is also the co-author of three new published books: A Land We Can Share: The Literate Lives of Students with Autism; Joyful Learning: Active and Collaborative Structures for the Inclusive Classroom; and Just Give Him the Whale! 20 Ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise, and Strengths to Support Students with Autism.
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is inarguably the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. She is known world wide for her work on the design of livestock handling facilities. In North America half the cattle are handled in systems she has designed. She has been featured on major television programs, such as "ABC's Primetime Live", the "Today Show", "Larry King Live", "48 Hours" and "20/20" and written up in national publications, such as Time magazine, People magazine, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, and New York Times. Among numerous other recognitions by media, Bravo Cable did a half-hour show on her life, and she was one of the "challenged" people featured in the best-selling book, Anthropologist from Mars.
She presently works as an Associate Professor at Colorado State University but also speaks around the world on both autism and cattle handling.
Dr. Grandin's current best seller is Animals in Translation. She also authored Thinking in Pictures; Emergence: Labeled Autistic; Developing Talents; and Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships.
Workshop Details
Thursday, July 31
7:30-8:30am Registration
8:30-8:45am Welcome and Opening
Remarks
8:45-10:00am Teaching Students with
Autism in Inclusive
Classrooms - Part One
with Paula Kluth, Ph.D.
10:00-10:15am Visit the Vendors/Break
10:15-11:35am Breakout Sessions
11:45-12:45pm Lunch (On your own)
1:00-2:15pm Teaching Students with
Autism in Inclusive
Classrooms - Part Two
with Paula Kluth, Ph.D.
2:15-2:30pm Visit the Vendors/Break
2:30-3:45pm Breakout Sessions
Friday, August 1
7:30-8:30am Registration
8:30-8:45am Welcome and Opening
Remarks
8:45-10:00am Transition for Adolescents
with Autism - Part One with
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
10:00-10:15am Visit the Vendors/Break
10:15-11:35am Breakout Sessions
11:45-12:45pm Lunch (On your own)
1:00-2:15pm Transition for Adolescents
with Autism - Part Two with
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
2:15-2:30pm Visit the Vendors/Break
2:30-3:45pm Breakout Sessions
Location
Three Rivers Convention Center
7016 W. Grandridge Blvd.
Kennewick, WA 99336
509-737-3700
Directions
From West
East on I-82 to Clearwater Ave, Exit 109. Turn right onto
Clearwater Ave and follow to Columbia Center Blvd. Turn
left on Columbia Center Blvd and follow to Grandridge Blvd.
Turn right on Grandridge Blvd, follow until you reach center.
From North and East
South on Highway 395 to Highway 240 (cross the Blue
Bridge). Follow Highway 240 to the Columbia Center Blvd
exit, turn left on Columbia Center Blvd and follow to Grandridge
Blvd. Turn left on Grandridge Blvd, follow until you
reach the center.
From South
West on I-82 to Clearwater Ave, Exit 109. Turn right on
Clearwater Ave and follow to Columbia Center Blvd. Turn
left on Columbia Center Blvd and follow to Grandridge Blvd.
Turn right on Grandridge Blvd, follow until you reach the
center.
Registration
Professional, Through July 11th:
Two Days: $150
One Day: $100
Professional, July 12th - August 1st:
Two Days: $175
One Day: $125
Family Member: (Price will not rise)
Two Days: $100
One Day: $75
Register online with credit card
On-site Bookstore
Bookstore
Spectrum Training Systems, Inc. will be providing an extensive autism-related bookstore at this conference. We accept Visa, Mastercard, checks, purchase orders and cash.
Spectrum Training Systems, Inc. will have an
extensive autism related bookstore at the conference.
They take purchase orders, Visa, Mastercard, checks
and cash. Keynote speaker books will be available.
Continuing Education
General certificates of attendance will be given out.
Clock hours will be available for certified school staff.