Funding for the production of this event was provided by the Ministry of Education. Please note that the views expressed by the presenters and exhibitors are their views and do not necessarily

reflect those of the Ministry of Education or the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario.

HILTON MISSISSAUGA/MEADOWVALE MISSISSAUGA, ON | AUGUST 22 & 23, 2017

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WELCOMEThe Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO) wishes to extend a warm welcome to all of the delegates, volunteers, speakers, and exhibitors participating in this year’s 4th Annual Educators’ Institute.

We would like to thank the Ministry of Education’s Special Education/Success For All Branch for their support of the Educators’ Institute and of the LD@school/TA@l’école websites, which provide educators with information, tools, and resources to support their students with learning disabilities.

LDAO would also like to thank this year’s keynote speakers, Dr. Peg Dawson, Psychologist, Center for Learning and Attention Disorders, Seacoast Mental Health Center, and Rick Green, Comedy Writer, Performer, and Director, as well as TalkLD LIVE participants, Mitzie Hunter, Minister of Education, and Pauline Janke, Senior Literacy Lead, Trillium Demonstration School.

Once again, thank you to everyone in attendance for your role in helping us achieve our goals, giving individuals with learning disabilities the right to learn, the power to achieve. We hope that everyone enjoys their time at the 4th Annual Educators’ Institute and their stay at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale!

Sincerely,The LD@school Team

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Information at a Glance...............................................................3

Conference Venue/Main Floor Plan........................................4

English Keynote Presenters.......................................................5

Agenda.................................................................................6–9

Thank You...............................................................................10–11

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INFORMATION AT A GLANCECONFERENCE DOCUMENTSPlease note that LD@school will not be providing any printed supplementary materials. Electronic materials can be accessed online at:

http://bit.ly/EImaterials

by using the password LDEI2017. Approximately 4 weeks following the Educators’ Institute, you will be able to access video recordings of keynote addresses.

FEEDBACK FORMSIn order to better respond to your needs next year, we want to know what you think about each session! At the beginning of each session, you will be given a feedback form to complete. When leaving each session, please ensure that you give your completed feedback form to the designated volunteer in your breakout room. Alternatively, you can help us go green by completing the feedback forms for each session online, by using the following link:

http://bit.ly/breakout- 2017

We thank you in advance for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

CONFERENCE SURVEYHow did we do? What topics do you want to learn more about next year? Let us know by completing the LD@school feedback survey for this year’s Educators’ Institute! The survey will be emailed to attendees approximately one week after the conference. By completing the survey, you provide us with important data that will guide our efforts in the planning of next year’s event.

Keep an eye on your inbox for this survey! We appreciate you taking the time to complete it.

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Please leave your conference badge at the registration desk so that we can reuse the lanyard and badge holder next year.

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CONFERENCE VENUE/ MAIN FLOOR PLANHilton Mississauga/Meadowvale

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LEGEND

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DAY 1/GRAYDON ABC BALLROOM BEYOND “LAZY AND UNMOTIVATED”, WHY EDUCATORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EXECUTIVE SKILLS DR. PEG DAWSON Psychologist, Center for Learning and Attention Disorders, Seacoast Mental Health Center The co-author of Smart but Scattered and other books on executive skills explains the executive skills framework she’s been working with for over 20 years—why it’s a better way to describe struggling students than calling them lazy or unmotivated, and why the more teachers understand about these skills, the better they’ll be able to help students strengthen these important habits of mind.

DAY 2/GRAYDON ABC BALLROOM TalkLD LIVE MITZIE HUNTER Minister of Education

PAULINE JANKE Senior Literacy Lead, Trillium Demonstration School The TalkLD podcasts on the LD@school website are typically recorded in studio, but for the very first time, this edition will be presented to a live audience! Join your host Lawrence Barns for a live recording of TalkLD with very special guests, Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter and Pauline Janke, as they discuss their areas of expertise.

DAY 2/GRAYDON ABC BALLROOM ADHD? WHO, ME? MYTHS BUSTED AND TOOLS THAT WORK RICK GREEN Comedy Writer, Performer, and Director

Comedian Rick Green’s hilarious story takes us through his childhood struggles, lonely adolescence, and chaotic show-biz career that unexpectedly turns into a life dedicated to ADHD. Rick takes us into the tornado of emotions that erupted after he was diagnosed in his 40s. What follows is a wild roller coaster ride of unexpected successes, unforeseen calamities, and a surprising crusade to change how the world sees ADHD.

ENGLISH KEYNOTE PRESENTERS

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AGENDADAY 1: TUESDAY, AUGUST 22

Time Session & Speaker Room

7:30 – 8:30Registration, Breakfast and Time to Visit Exhibitors

FILL IN YOUR BINGO CARD AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW

Foyer outside Graydon ABC Ballroom,

Graydon D Ballroom

8:30 – 8:45 Welcome Address Graydon ABC Ballroom

8:45 – 10:00Opening Keynote – Beyond “Lazy and Unmotivated”, Why Educators Need to Know about Executive Skills

Speaker: Dr. Peg Dawson

Graydon ABC Ballroom

10:00 – 10:20Coffee Break and Time to Visit Exhibitors

FILL IN YOUR BINGO CARD AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW

Foyer outside Graydon ABC Ballroom,

Graydon D Ballroom

BREAKOUT SESSION 110:20 – 11:35

E.1.1 • Strategies for Strengthening Organization Speakers: Janet Manhire & Michelle MacIsaac

Graydon D Ballroom

E.1.2 • Closing the Gap for Those Who Learn Differently Speakers: Lynn McLaughlin, Mike Wilcox & Laura Dunn

South Studio 2

E.1.3 • Overcoming Language Barriers to Math Achievement Using Universal Design Principles

Speaker: Mike HardingSouth Studio 1

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BREAKOUT SESSION 1 (continued)10:20 – 11:35

E.1.4 • Staying Local: Year One Successes and Growing Pains Speakers: Carrie Wilson & Kelly Stevens

Compass Room

E.1.5 • Anxiety in Students with LDs Speakers: Dr. Marjory Phillips, Sarah Glover & Hayley Stinson

Greenwich Room

11:35 – 12:40Lunch and Time to Visit Exhibitors

FILL IN YOUR BINGO CARD AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW

Foyer outside Graydon ABC Ballroom,

Graydon D Ballroom

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 12:40 – 1:55

E.2.1 • Utilizing Conversations and Observations to Help Assess Students with LDs

Speaker: Ian Chalmers

South Studio 1

E.2.2 • Successful Transitions to Post-Secondary Speakers: Marie McCarron, Danya Neville & Candice Daiken

South Studio 2

E.2.3 • Curriculum Integrity Matters! Speaker: Cindy Perras

South Studio 3

E.2.4 • School-based Strategies for Promoting Executive Skill Development

Speaker: Dr. Peg Dawson

Greenwich Room

E.2.5 • Supporting Students in Mathematics Through the Use of a Visual Model

Speakers: Christina Corbett & Elizabeth Mulholland

Graydon D Ballroom

1:55 – 2:15Coffee Break and Time to Visit Exhibitors

FILL IN YOUR BINGO CARD AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAWVarious Locations

BREAKOUT SESSION 32:15 – 3:30

E.3.1 • Guidelines for the Assessment and Diagnosis of LDs Speakers: Dr. Maria Kokai & Dr. Jack Kamrad

South Studio 1

E.3.2 • Overview of the Empower™ Pilot Study Speaker: Dr. Rhonda Martinussen

South Studio 2

E.3.3 • High-Yield Instructional Strategies in Mathematics Speakers: Andrew Brown & Jeff Richardson

Greenwich Room

E.3.4 • Preventing Reading Failure Using RTI Speaker: Dr. Erin Picard

South Studio 3

E.3.5 • Beyond Extra Time: Leading the Implementation of UDL and DI

Speakers: Jenessa Dworet & Chris Sands

Graydon D Ballroom

3:30 – 4:00Time to Visit Exhibitors

FILL IN YOUR BINGO CARD AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW

Foyer outside Graydon ABC Ballroom

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DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23

Time Session & Speaker Room

7:30 – 8:30Breakfast and Time to Visit Exhibitors

FILL IN YOUR BINGO CARD AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW

Foyer outside Graydon ABC Ballroom,

Graydon D Ballroom

8:30 – 9:45 TalkLD LIVE

Participants: Minister of Education Mitzie Hunter & Pauline JankeGraydon ABC Ballroom

9:45 – 10:05Coffee Break and Time to Visit Exhibitors

FILL IN YOUR BINGO CARD AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW

Foyer outside Graydon ABC Ballroom,

Graydon D Ballroom

BREAKOUT SESSION 410:05 – 11:20

E.4.1 • The Renewed Mathematics Strategy Speaker: Zheng Xu

North Studio 3

E.4.2 • Understanding Attention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity Problems in the Classroom

Speakers: Dr. Sue Ball & Lynn Ziraldo

Greenwich Room

E.4.3 • Battle of the SEA Devices: iPad VS Laptop Speakers: Cynthia Gozzard & Joe Archer

South Studio 2

E.4.4 • Planning & Implementing Effective Literacy Interventions Based on CBM Data (Part I)

Speakers: Dr. Todd Cunningham & Dr. Julia Ferrari

South Studio 3

E.4.5 • Closing the Reading Gap for Learners of All Ages (Part I) Speakers: Dr. Donald Shattuck, Dr. Mary-Ellen Thompson &

Martin Smit

South Studio 1

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11:20 – 12:05Lunch and Time to Visit Exhibitors

SUBMIT YOUR BINGO CARD AT THE REGISTRATION DESK TO ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW

Foyer outside Graydon ABC Ballroom,

Graydon D Ballroom

BREAKOUT SESSION 5 12:05 – 1:20

E.5.1 • A Collaborative Approach to Building Teacher Capacity in Supporting Students with LDs in the Math Classroom

Speakers: Marci Damen & Karen Doupe

Greenwich Room

E.5.2 • The Itinerant LD Team: A Comprehensive Look at Accommodations for Students

Speaker: Barbara Williams

Graydon D Ballroom

E.5.3 • Teaching Written Language to Students with LDs 101 Speaker: Chris Samis

South Studio 2

E.5.4 • Planning & Implementing Effective Literacy Interventions Based on CBM Data (Part II)

Speakers: Dr. Todd Cunningham & Dr. Julia Ferrari

South Studio 3

E.5.5 • Closing the Reading Gap for Learners of All Ages (Part II) Speakers: Dr. Donald Shattuck, Dr. Mary-Ellen Thompson &

Martin Smit

South Studio 1

1:20 – 1:40 Break Various Locations

1:40 – 3:00Closing Keynote – ADHD? Who, Me?

Myths Busted and Tools that Work Speaker: Rick Green

Graydon ABC Ballroom

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THANK YOU EXHIBITORSThe LD@school team would like to thank the following exhibitors for their participation at the 2017 Educators’ Institute.

acposb.on.ca bb.ca bridges-canada.com

WIN A PRIZE! EXHIBITOR BINGOIn your delegate bag you will find a BINGO card with the logos of this year’s exhibitors. Throughout the conference, take time to visit our exhibitors and collect stamps to be entered into a draw to win one of eleven prizes. Once you have collected a minimum of four stamps, fill in your information on the back of the card, and submit your card at the registration desk before 12:15 pm on Wednesday. Winners will be announced during the closing keynote. Listen for your name, and collect your prize by showing your delegate badge at the registration desk. Please note that prizes must be collected before 3:30 pm on Wednesday, August 23rd.

cheneliere.ca dc-canada.cacelalibrary.ca

jouetsnancy.comfdmt.ca microscience.on.ca

MICROCOMPUTER Science Centre Inc.

nelson.com specialneedscomputers.ca

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THANK YOU!The LD@school team would like to thank the LD@school/TA@l’école Advisory Committee for their time, commitment, and collaboration with the LD@school/TA@l’école project.

Jocelyne Bouffard, coordonnatrice des services aux élèves ayant des besoins particuliers, Conseil scolaire

catholique Franco-Nord

Kelli Cote, Student Services Coordinator, CEC North

Dr. Julia Ferrari, Literacy Development Project Manager at Learn Different and a sessional lecturer, OISE

Dr. Jack Kamrad, Chief Psychologist, Peel District School Board

Dr. Maria Kokai, Chief Psychologist, Toronto Catholic District School Board

Gilbert Lacroix, facilitateur en mathématiques de la maternelle à la 12e année, Conseil scolaire public du

Grand-Nord de l’Ontario

Lynn McLaughlin, Superintendent of Education – Special Education, Greater Essex County District School Board

Nathalie Paquet-Bélanger, spécialiste francophone des troubles d’apprentissage au sein de l’équipe TA@l’école

Cindy Perras, LD@school Educational Consultant

Mélanie Pouliot, consultante en services d'appoint, école d'application, Centre Jules-Léger

Dre Nadia Rousseau, titulaire, Chaire de recherché Normand-Maurice, Responsable, Équipe QISAQ, Chercheure

régulière, Laboratoire internationale sur l’inclusion scolaire, Département des sciences de l’éducation, Université

de Québec à Trois-Rivières

Martin Smit, Former Principal, Sagonaska Demonstration School

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