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2024 RISE Conference
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Monday, August 5th - Secondary Schools

Tuesday, August 6th - Elementary Schools

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  • All Staff: Choose ONE Keynote and ONE Lunch

  • Required Sessions: Attend sessions that are noted as required for your role. This will be communicated from the department or area you work with (Exceptional Children, Student Services, etc.). 

  • Filtering Sessions: You can filter sessions by clicking “Filter By Type” on the left-hand side of the page on the desktop version of Sched. “All Teachers” Sessions are for all staff. “K-2 Teachers” are targeted for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade Teachers, 9-12 Teachers for High School teachers, etc. For example, a Kindergarten teacher can click “K-2 Teachers” and see all sessions that would apply to them. You can further filter by sub-type in each area, by hovering over the type: review session titles and descriptions for more specific information. The search feature in the top right is also helpful for finding sessions using keywords.

  • Networking and Collaboration Sessions: These sessions are provided for many content areas, grade levels, and specialty areas. Filter by the session type that best matches your role to see if a Networking and Collaboration/Job Alike session is offered. 

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Tuesday, August 6 • 10:40am - 11:25am
Supporting Kindergarteners with Disabilities in Play-Based Learning

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One of the largest incoming classes of kindergarteners with disabilities will be walking into our classrooms this August - the same classrooms that are implementing play-based learning.

Play based learning is essential for kindergarteners to build real-world social skills, learn how to transition, and access a more developmentally appropriate curriculum. Play-based learning ALIGNS with NCELI and many IEP goals. However, for students with developmental delays and disabilities, there are additional challenges beyond what a typically-developing kindergartener experiences. Teachers need strategies to support data collection and assessment. Students need explicit social-emotional instruction, strategies, and proficiency in our play centers. So, how do we get there?

In this session, we will dive into the realities of these disabilities in our kindergarteners academics while sharing the tools and resources we have to best serve them. Attendees will be given opportunities to ENGAGE with and address misconceptions about visual supports, reinforcement systems, sensory tools, developmentally appropriate language, social stories and the importance of equity in the classroom culture. We will share our own differing experiences in our respective fields on how to practically implement these strategies and effectively collaborate across school teams to get students holistically supported. Attendees will then be encouraged to reflect on challenges in their own classrooms and leave with more tools in their toolboxes to make their classrooms and data collection more accessible.

These strategies will help teachers create an equitable and inclusive classroom, especially for one of our most impressionable populations, ready to ignite the minds of all students.
Speakers
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Ana Treschl

K-2 EC Resource Teacher, Cabarrus County Schools
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Tuesday August 6, 2024 10:40am - 11:25am EDT
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  K-2 Teachers, Exceptional Children
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