EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Refereed International Conference Presentation:

 

Almasi, J. F., Garas, K., Cho, H., MA, W., Shanahan, L., Augustino, A., & Green, C. (2005, April). Social and Linguistic Development among K-3 Students who Participate in Peer Discussions of Text. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research

Association, Montreal, Quebec.

 

State Conference Presentations:

 

April & May 2019, Kentucky Association for Psychology in the Schools: SLD Identification Utilizing Response to Intervention: How Scott County's Process has Evolved.

 

October 2007, Kentucky Safe Schools Conference: "I'm going to KILL you!" Are they serious? Should we be concerned? and How Risk Assessment Can Help You Decide.

 

Presentations throughout the state of Kentucky:

 

April 2023: OVEC (State Directors and Administrators): The Evolution and Process of Using the RtI for Special Education Eligibility in Scott County.

 

December 2022: OVEC (School Psychologists): The Evolution and Process of Using the RtI for Special Education Eligibility in Scott County.

 

September 2022: GRREC (School Psychologists): The Evolution and Process of Using the RtI for Special Education Eligibility in Scott County.

 

September 2022: CKEC (SPED Directors): The Evolution and Process of Using the RtI for Special Education Eligibility in Scott County.

 

University of Kentucky:

 

Annual presentation to School Psychology graduate students regarding Threat Assessment in the Schools.

 

District Presentations/In Service Training Topics (offered to admin, faculty, and staff):

 

• ADHD

• Autism

• Behavior 101

• Book Discussion: "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?" and other discussions about race.

• Bullying

• Child Abuse

• Confidentiality/FERPA

• Dyslexia

• Mood Disorders

• New SPED Teacher Trainings

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• Qualitative Reading Inventory - 5th Edition

• Referring Students for Special Education

• Response to Intervention

• Ruby Payne's Framework for Understanding Poverty

• Sexting and Cybersafety

• Stress

• Threat Assessment

• Tourette Syndrome