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Concurrent Session One
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| 1.1 |
Intervening in Difficult Conversations
with
Greg Abell
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| 1.2 |
Guerrilla Mediation
with
Robert Benjamin
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| 1.3 |
The Dynamics of Facilitating Effective IEP Meetings
with
Fran Fletcher,
Kathy Wian
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| 1.4 |
Advanced Mediation Skills: Empowerment, Strategy & Style
with
Jim Melamed
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| 1.5 |
Creating Conflict Partnerships: Essential Steps to Resolving Disputes
with
Dudley Weeks
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Professional Development Institute, Afternoon Session
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| 2.1 |
Intervening in Difficult Conversations
with
Greg Abell
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| 2.2 |
Guerrilla Mediation
with
Robert Benjamin
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| 2.3 |
The Dynamics of Facilitating Effective IEP Meetings
with
Fran Fletcher,
Kathy Wian
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| 2.4 |
Advanced Mediation Skills: Empowerment, Strategy & Style
with
Jim Melamed
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| 2.5 |
Creating Conflict Partnerships: Essential Steps to Resolving Disputes
with
Dudley Weeks
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| 2.6 |
'Walter', Is That You? Using Data and Thoughtful Self-Examination to Improve Dispute Resolution System Performance
with
Richard Zeller,
Marshall Peter
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Friday Concurrent Session, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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| 3.1 |
Educating Our Children Together: Strategies for Effective Family-School-Community Partnerships
with
Susanne Carter
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| 3.2 |
Facilitated IEPs: The Next Step in a Stakeholder-Designed Dispute Resolution System
with
Nissan Bar-Lev,
Jan Serak,
Eva Soeka
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| 3.3 |
Special Education Challenges Involving the Most Vulnerable Children: Experiences from Rwanda
with
Ellen Yamshon
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| 3.4 |
The Conflict Partnership Catalyst Process: An Alternative to Mediation
with
Dudley Weeks
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| 3.5 |
Examining States APR Dispute Resolution Data: Early Findings
with
Richard Zeller,
Aimee Taylor
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| 3.6 |
How About a Mutually Agreed Upon Third Party, Carrying Out a Mutually Agreed Upon Process to Resolve Current or Even Future Disputes?
with
Lyn Beekman
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Friday Concurrent Session, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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| 4.1 |
The CADRE Continuum: Dispute Resolution Process and Practices
with
Jim Melamed,
Philip Moses
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| 4.2 |
Illuminating Research in Special Education ADR
with
John Reiman,
Bonnie Todis
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| 4.3 |
Moving Toward More Productive Conversations: Practical Approaches to Improving Early Conflict Resolution Through Effective Communication
with
Gail Nugent,
Elaine Talley
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| 4.4 |
Mediating Special Ed Disputes Really Is Different! Some Possibly New and Different Tips and Strategies
with
Lyn Beekman
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| 4.5 |
Preventing and Managing Legal Problems Before They Escalate
with
Michael Opuda
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| 4.6 |
Engaging Parent Perspectives in State and Local Dispute Resolution Systems
with
Jeanne Bowman,
Margaret Burley,
Susanne Carter,
Jan Serak
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Friday Concurrent Session, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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| 5.1 |
Re-Designing Special Education Dispute Resolution in the District of Columbia: A Bold Partnership
with
Brenda Brown,
Kelly Evans,
Sheldon Krantz,
Marshall Peter,
Deborah Spitz,
Joseph Tulman,
Ellen Wayne
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| 5.2 |
Voluntary Binding Arbitration: The Promises And The Cautions
with
Homer LaRue
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| 5.3 |
Disputant Perceptions of Institutionalized Special Education Mediation Services
with
Grace D'Alo,
Nancy Welsh
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| 5.4 |
Research on Hearing/Review Officers and Court Decisions in Special Education: A Trends Analysis
with
Perry Zirkel
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| 5.5 |
Mediation Agreements: Design, Implementation and Enforceability
with
Greg Abell,
Anita Engiles,
Pamela Kraynak,
Michael Opuda,
Edie Primm
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| 5.6 |
Lessons Learned from IEP Facilitation Initiatives
with
Judy Alderton,
Fran Fletcher,
Patricia McGinnis,
Eva Soeka
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| 5.7 |
Resolving Disputes Early Through the Use of Independent Advocates, Resource Parents & Solution Teams
with
Jeanne Bowman,
Carlo Rossi
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Saturday Concurrent Session, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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| 6.1 |
Lessons Learned from IEP Facilitation Initiatives
with
Judy Alderton,
Fran Fletcher,
Patricia McGinnis,
Eva Soeka
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| 6.2 |
How About a Mutually Agreed Upon Third Party, Carrying Out a Mutually Agreed Upon Process to Resolve Current or Even Future Disputes?
with
Lyn Beekman
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| 6.3 |
CADREs National Effectiveness Study and Integrated Data Management Systems for Dispute Resolution
with
Howard Schrag Judy Schrag
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| 6.4 |
Creating a Dispute Resolution Community of Practice for Parent Leaders
with
Sharman Davis Barrett,
Jan Serak
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| 6.5 |
The Role of Students In Special Education Mediation
with
Anita Engiles,
Melissa Mueller
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