KASP 2010 Fall Convention
On the Road to Success:
Expanding the MTSS Horizon
Hilton Wichita Airport Conference Center
October 21st, 22nd, 2010
The 2010 KASP convention will focus on the how-to’s in the MTSS process for academic, social/emotional and behavioral issues.
 Featured Speakers
Dr. Howard Knoff, nationally known speaker, is highly respected for his research and writing on school reform and organizational change, consultation and intervention, social skills and behavior management training and Response-to-Intervention training. On Thursday, Oct. 21st, Dr. Knoff will present a day-long workshop on the behavioral side of RT, including positive behavioral support, Tier 2 interventions, and Tier 3 support systems needed for success.
Yes, we are bringing back Dr. Matt Burns! Dr. Burns, an exceptional speaker, wowed our 2008 convention attendees and has been requested by the membership to come present again. Academic issues will be his focus during an all day workshop, Friday, Oct 22nd. As a former school psychologist and special education administrator, Dr. Burns will share more of his work related to academic issues and the team processes and outcomes.
Special MTSS team rate! School Psychologists can bring up to 3 members of their MTSS team at a reduced rate.
The registration form for the convention is available here! The same form available as electronic registration will be available on the website shortly for those who prefer it.
A brochure with more information about the final program and concurrent sessions will be available at a later date.
There will be special opportunities available for candidates training in school psychology programs! There will be a special lunch and panel discussion on internship, interviewing, preparation for PRAXIS, and other key issues provided on the second day of the conference.
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2008-09 CONFERENCE ARCHIVES
Kansas Association of School
Psychologists
2009 Fall Convention
Featured Speakers: Dr. John J.
Murphy
and NASP President Dr. Kathleen Minke
Dr. Murphy is an internationally recognized trainer
and practitioner of brief solution-focused counseling
with children, adolescents, and school problems
and author of Brief Intervention for School Problems:
Outcome-Informed Strategies (with Barry Duncan,
Guilford Press, 2007) and the award-winning Solution-
Focused Counseling in Schools
Dr. Minke is Full Professor at Indiana University, where she teaches courses in counseling techniques, family-school collaboration and supervised field experiences. Before joining the faculty, Dr. Minke worked as a school psychologist in Virginia and Indiana. She served as chair of the NASP convention committee and is President-Elect of NASP.
Some conference materials made available by presenters:
- A copy of the final program can be downloaded here.
- Download Dr. Kathleen Minke's "Family School Collaboration" notes (powerpoint) and "Core Beliefs" handout (MSWord).
- Download Dr. Murphy's "7 Habits of Highly Effective School Psychologists" article here.
- Download Dr. Murphy's "Brief Solution Focused Counseling" notes (powerpoint), and additional training materials here (MSWord).
- Download Brad Chapin's "Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Children who Struggle with Self-Regulation" notes (powerpoint).
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Kansas Association of School
Psychologists
2008 Fall Convention
Featured Speakers: Dr. Matt Burns
and Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden
Our key presenters
in 2008 are among the most prolific researchers and
presenters on RTI in the nation
 Dr.
Matthew K. Burns, University of Minnesota
Dr. Burns has authored more than
50 professional publications and has conducted
an equal number of local, state, national, and
international presentations. His work addresses
matching instructional demands to student skill
with curriculum-based assessment and problem-solving
team processes and outcomes. He is Associate Editor
for Assessment for Effective Intervention and
is on the editorial board of School Psychology
Review and Remedial and Special Education.
Powerpoints used in his presentations
can be accessed here:
Intro: Using Data to Enhance Outcomes for All Learners
Problem
Solving Teams
Problem
Solving Teams Figure 1
Problem
Solving Teams Figure 2
Reading
Interventions
 Dr.
Amanda VanDerHeyden, University of California-Santa
Barbara
Dr. VanderHeyden achieved one
of school psychology's highest honors in receiving
the Lightner Witmer Early Career Award Winner
in 2006. Working with Joe Witt, she's helped develop
LSU's STEEP model: Screening to Enhance Equitable
Placement. Dr. Vanderheyden has authored over
35 related articles and book chapters and works
as a national trainer and consultant to assist
districts implementing RTI models. She serves
on the editorial boards for School Psychology
Review, Journal of Early Intervention, and
is associate editor for Journal of Behavioral
Education.
They are Co-Authors of The
Handbook of Response to Intervention: The Science
and Practice of Assessment and Intervention (2007,
Springer). In January, Dr. Burns published with
co-author K. Gibbons Implementing Response-to-Intervention
iin Elementary and Secondary Schools: Procedures
to Assure Scientific-Based Practices (Routledge,
2008).
Powerpoints used in her presentations
can be accessed here:
Intro: Using Data to Enhance Outcomes for All Learners
STEEP
Model
RTI Integrated with Early Intervention for Young Learners
Mathematics
Interventions |
Dr. Larry Hanken, National Consultant and Director of the Pearson University Alliance Program.