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Moving Upstream: The Third National Symposium on Dispute Resolution in Special Education, 2-3-4 December
Convening at the
Academy for Educational Development
Washington, D.C.

1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009

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