Educators+Conference+Schedule-Apr+19

**Thursday, March 19, 2012**
 * Broadening Our Horizons: Living, Learning, and Working Beyond High School **


 * 8:00 - 8:45 |||||||||||||| REGISTRATION  ||
 * 8:45 - 9:00 |||||||||||||| WELCOME  ||
 * 9:00 - 10:15 |||||||||||||| **OPENING KEYNOTE: “If You Believe “**

Barb Guy
Transition/Work Experience Consultant, Iowa Dept of Ed ||
 * 10:15 - 10:30 |||||||||||||| BREAK  ||
 * 10:30 - 11:30

Kristi Drent 5 students previously on an IEP || **// Guardianship //** Colby Lessman || **// Transition 101 //** Erin Vander Velde Pam Megill || // **Work Services Panel** // Gayle Slattery Jean Garelik Panel: JoEllen Puttmann Scott Witte Phil Grove Maggie Johnson ClayAdams Jan Weiland || **// I Have A Plan Iowa //** Tracey Havener || LUNCH ||
 * SESSION I** ||||  || **// Student Panel //**
 * 11:30 -12:45 ||||||||||||||
 * 12:45 -1:45

James Stachowiak || **// Mental Health Panel //** Dean Watchorn Panel: Brenda Crawford Michelle Fiechtner Suzan Loverink Jane Ameen || **// SAVE Program //**
 * SESSION II** |||| **// Assistive Tech //**

Michelle Kogel || // **Voc. Rehab** // Mary Ott Ruth Allison Adam Kahlke || // **CPC Panel** // Linda Porter Katie Boyle Panel: Lisa Langlitz Aaron Haverdink Lonnie Maguire Lisa Bethune Sharon Nieman || **// Developing Postsecondary Expectations that are Challenging Yet Feasible //** Barb Guy ||
 * 1:45 -2:00 |||||||||||| BREAK  ||   ||
 * 2:00 -3:00

Kari Hildring Kari Langel Gary Fuentes || // **Home & Community Based Waivers & Money Follows the Person** //
 * SESSION III** ||  |||| ** //Goodwill Youth Program// **

Sharon Nieman Sherry Stowe || **//Social Security//** Hans Katzenmeier Andrea Hanson || // **College Panel** // Katie Boyle Linda Porter Panel: Brenda Parkhill Marliss Vander Zwaag Michelle Fiechtner John Menning || **// Developing Essential Skills through Annual Goals, Supports & Activities //** Barb Guy ||
 * 3:00 – 3:15 |||||||||||||| BREAK  ||
 * 3:15-4:15 |||||||||||||||| **CLOSING KEYNOTE: “Beyond Classification”**

LeDerick Horne
Poet, Disability Advocate, & Entrepreneur ||