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National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality National Issue Forum



National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
Roundtable Discussion

“Preparing Special Educators:
Critical Issues and Emerging Needs”


DoubleTree Hotel, Arlington, Virginia
June 27, 2007

 Agenda

June 27, 2007

12:00 p.m.

Registration

1:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions
  • Amy Jackson, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
  • Kathleen Paliokas, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and Center for Improving Teacher Quality (TQ)

1:15 p.m.

Certification and Licensure of Special Educators: Policy and Practice
  • Angela Baber, Education Commission of the States and National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
Innovation Configurations
  • Dan Reschly, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University and National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
  • Susan Smartt, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University and National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: NCLB and IDEA—
Implications for Preparation and Certification/
Licensure of Special Education Teachers
  • Phoebe Gillespie, Ph.D., National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers at Nationaal Association of State Directors of Special Education
  • Richard Mainzer, Ed.D., Council for Exceptional Children
  • Mary Brownell, Ph.D., University of Florida
  • Al Bennett, Ph.D., Roosevelt University (Moderator)
3:45 p.m. Roundtable Discussion: Potential Solutions and Possibilities
  • Gretchen Weber, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
  • Kathleen Paliokas, CCSSO and CTQ
Needs and Next Steps
  • Laura Goe, Ph.D., ETS and National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
  • Dan Reschly, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University and National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
5:00 p.m. Adjourn