James Madison University

THE ASOL SPECIAL EDUCATION ACADEMY is new this year and will focus on the content areas of READING and MATHEMATICS for teachers who teach students who are assessed with Virginia's Aligned Standards of Learning (ASOL). The Academy sessions will focus on how teachers can take general education content and adapt it for students using new strategies, assistive technology, and available resources to make learning interactive for all students. Instructors for this Academy include professionals with expertise in teaching students who are learning and being assessed with the Virginia ASOL, as well as master teachers who include students with severe disabilities into their general education classroom instruction. Throughout the Academy, teachers will have multiple opportunities to apply what they're learning through make-it take sessions and round-table discussions.

This academy is limited to 100 participants

ACADEMY SCHEDULE

ACADEMY REQUIREMENTS

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FUNDING AVAILABLE

to offset costs

of attending this

Academy

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Deborah Yancey

Academy Co-Chair

 Debbie Yancey is the Low Incidence Coordinator at the Virginia Department of Education Region 5 Training and Technical Assistance Center at James Madison University. She was a public school speech/language pathologist for over 15 years before joining the T/TAC staff as the Assistive Technology Coordinator in 1999. In 2001 she earned her M.Ed. in Special Education at JMU. She is an adjunct instructor in the Exceptional Education Department at JMU teaching Assistive Technology and has previously been an adjunct instructor at Eastern Mennonite University.

Angela Levorse

Academy Co-Chair

Angi Levorse is the Program Specialist for the Virginia Department of Education Regions 2 and 3 Training and Technical Assistance Center at Old Dominion University. She was a public school special educator for over 9 years before joining the T/TAC staff in 1997. Angela Holds a B.A. Degree in Special Education from East Carolina University, North Carolina (1989) and a M.A. Degree in Education from Old Dominion University (1998).

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  JUNE 23-27, 2008