2008 Education Conference Program Agenda

Friday, September 5

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Opening Reception & Poster Session

A cash bar will be available.

Saturday, September 6

8:30 am - 9:00 am
Opening Remarks and Introductions
Janet S. Twyman, Ph.D., BCBA, Vice President of Instructional Development, Research & Implementation, Headsprout

9:00 am - 9:45 am
Evidence-Based Education: Can We Get There from Here?
Ronnie Detrich, Ph.D., The Wing Institute

9:45 am - 10:30 am
Solution Driven Research
Lynn Okagaki, Ph.D., Institute of Education Sciences

10:30 am - 11:00 am
Break

11:00 am - 11:45 am
Sources of Evidence-Based Education Recommendations
Timothy Slocum, Ph.D., Utah State University

11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch Break

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Critical Issues in the Use of Randomized Clinical Trials and Control Groups Within Applied Settings: Rationale, Challenges and Benefits
Hill M. Walker, Ph.D., Center on Human Development

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm
The Role of Single Subject Research Design in Establishing Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines
Susan M. Wilczynski, Ph.D., BCBA, National Autism Center

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Break

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Nailing the Educational Pendulum to the Wall
W. David Tilly III, Ph.D., Heartland Area Education Agency

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Using RTI to Accomplish System Change
Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D., Education Research and Consulting, Inc.

4:30 pm
End of Day Remarks
Janet S. Twyman, Ph.D., BCBA, Vice President of Instructional Development, Research & Implementation, Headsprout

Sunday, September 7

9:00 am - 9:45 am
A Place at the Education Reform Table: Why Behavior Analysis Needs To Be There, Why It’s Not as Welcome as It Should Be, and Some Actions that Can Make Our Science More Relevant
William L. Heward, Ed.D., BCBA, The Ohio State University

9:45 am - 10:30 am
Teacher Stress and Collegiality: Overlooked Factors in the Effort to Promote Evidence-Based Practices
Anthony Biglan, Ph.D., Oregon Research Institute

10:30 am - 11:00 am
Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Implementing Evidence-Based Practices at Socially Important Scales
Robert H. Horner, Ph.D., University of Oregon

12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Concluding Remarks
Janet S. Twyman, Ph.D., BCBA, Vice President of Instructional Development, Research & Implementation, Headsprout