The Integrative and Collaborative Evaluation (ICE) symposium is a one-day event focused on the learning and growth of our special education evaluation personnel. A menu of sessions from which to choose will be offered to meet the needs all evaluation personnel. The symposium will feature a variety of sessions focused on research and best practices for conducting collaborative evaluations within a multi-disciplinary team. Participants are encouraged to attend with other evaluators from their district and learn about how together, we are better.

8:00-8:30 Check-in

8:30-10:00 Opening Remarks and Keynote

10:05-11:35 Morning Choice

11:35-12:55 Lunch

12:55-2:25 Afternoon Choice 1

2:30-4:00 Afternoon Choice 2

PLEASE NOTE: If you attend virtually, you will only have access to the sessions covered below. To have more flexibility in sessions, please reach out to shift to in person attendance.

If you are attending the ICE symposium virtually, you will be able to attend our virtual Keynote with Dr. Phuong Palafox, and then a curated selection of sessions. Virtual attendance will feature the following:

8:30-10:00 - Keynote - Empowering Educational Efforts: Reflect, Refuel, Re-Engage

Presenter - Phuong Lien Palafox, MS, CCC-SLP

10:05-11:35 - SLD or SI: Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression Deficits

Presenter - Amy Smith, Pam Sepulvado & Dr. Jyutika Mehta

12:55-2:25 - A Step by Step Guide for Peer Review Committees

Presenter(s) - Frisco ISD Evaluation Review Committee Team Members

2:30-4:00 - Using Your Noggin: Brain Based Interventions

Presenter - Layne Pethick

PLEASE NOTE: If you attend virtually, you will only have access to the sessions covered above. To have more flexibility in sessions, please reach out to shift to in person attendance.

If you are attending the ICE symposium in person, you will be able to attend our virtual Keynote with Dr. Phuong Palafox, and then your choice of sessions during our 3 breakouts.

Special Education Counseling

Presenter - Malia Nompone, MS, LPC, RBT

Collin Room

Students with Visual Impairments and DeafBlind: New Guidance for Eligibility for Special Education

Presenter - Alexa Poynor and Elaine Sveen

Dallas Room

Teleassessment: Essentials to Know

Presenter - Anise Flowers

Ellis Room

Connecting and Collaborating with ECI: What ECSE Teams Need to Know

Presenter - Dr. Cindy Lee

Grayson Room

SLD or SI: Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression Deficits

Presenter - Amy Smith, Pam Sepulvado, Dr. Jyutika Mehta

Houston Room

Blueprint for Success: Matching Evaluation Results to Recommendations

Presenter - Andrea Webb and Rachel Funderburg

Lamar Room

Can I Get an Assist? Working Together on AT Evaluations

Presenter - Susan Key and Shelley Ratcliff

Crockett Room

Writing and Supporting Effective BIPs

Presenter - Michael Tucker

Bowie Room

Social-Pragmatic Assessment -Reading Between The Lines

Presenter - Dr. Jyutika Mehta and Pam Sepulvado

Collin Room

Brain Research and Autism: Understanding and Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorders

Presenter -Layne Pethick

Dallas Room

Using the Pearson Assessment Toolkit to Unravel the Mystery of Dyslexia

Presenter - Kathleen Woodward

Ellis Room

Let's talk about REEDs: Clearly Communicating with ARDCs

Presenter - Jennifer Farley and Ashley Noble

Grayson

A Step by Step Guide for Peer Review Committees

Presenter - Isabel Aragon, Taylor Hernandez, and Patricia Weisman

Houston Room

Autism Evaluations: Diagnosis vs. Eligibility & Differential Assessment

Presenter - Dr. Amanda Gray

Lamar Room

Supervision: What You Need to Know

Presenter - Dr. Julie Ivey

Crockett Room

Building Effective Partnerships With Parents

Presenter - Dr. Tim Allen

Bowie Room

The What and How of Comprehensive Dysgraphia Evaluations

Presenter - Amy Smith

Collin Room

6 Myths of AAC Assessment

Presenter - Dr. Jyutika Mehta and Katie Adams

Dallas Room

Unlocking More Potential: Leveraging Partnerships to Link Assessment to Intervention

Presenter - Ashley Arnold

Ellis Room

Collaboration in the Early Childhood / Preschool Evaluation Process

Presenter - Lori Hawkins, Dina Stephenson, Sarah Welbourne, and Becky Hobson

Grayson Room

Using Your Noggin: Brain Based Interventions

Presenter - Layne Pethick

Houston Room

Autism Evaluations: Girls with Autism

Presenter - Dr. Amanda Gray

Lamar Room

Deafblind Eligibility

Presenter - Hillary Keys

Crockett Room

No More TEIRs: Supporting the MTSS Process

Presenter - Kevin Alaniz

Bowie Room

How much does the symposium cost?

The symposium is free for Region 10 and 11 member LEAs. Nonmembers can register for $150.

Are CEUs awarded for the symposium?

Yes. Attendees can earn a total of 5.5 CEUs from the Symposium.

Where do I find my sessions?

All sessions will be at the Region 10 Spring Valley Building, 400 E. Spring Valley Rd.

Richardson, TX 75081. For a building map to find specific rooms, see the building map at the bottom of the Smore.

What is the difference between in-person and virtual attendance?

In-person attendees will attend the virtual keynote session with all participants, then have choices between a number of sessions during the morning block, as well as our 2 afternoon blocks. Virtual attendees will attend the virtual Keynote and then attend a pre-selected session for the morning and afternoon blocks. The Virtual Sessions are as follows:

8:30-10:00 - Keynote - Empowering Educational Efforts: Reflect, Refuel, Re-Engage

10:05-11:35 - SLD or SI: Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression Deficits

12:55-2:25 - A Step by Step Guide for Peer Review Committees

2:30-4:00 - Using Your Noggin: Brain Based Interventions

Who is the keynote presenter?

Phuong Lien Palafox, SLP, speaker, and author of The Heartbeat of Speech-Language Pathology. You can learn more about Ms. Palafox here.

Ms. Palafox will present the keynote virtually. When you arrive on site, feel free to watch the keynote from any of the training rooms available.

What topics will be presented?

We are bringing in a wide array of speakers from different evaluation specialties to cover advice and strategies on working collaboratively in our evaluations. We will also have some district evaluation teams presenting. Session Topics include:

Social-Pragmatic Assessment

Students with Visual Impairments and DeafBlind: New Guidance for Eligibility

Teleassessment: Essentials to Know

Working Together on AT Evaluations

Writing and Supporting Effective BIPs

Peer Review Committees for SLD & ID Evaluations

Matching Results to Recommendations

Leveraging Partnerships to Link Assessment to Intervention

Let's talk about REEDs: Clearly Communicating with ARDCs

Using Your Noggin: Brain Based Interventions

Understanding and Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorders

And More!

Is there lunch provided?

Lunch is on your own during our 1.5 hour lunch break.

What rooms will the symposium be in?

The Symposium will use the the entire Spring Valley building.

The Kaufman Room will be open throughout the day as an open space to meet with your team, discuss sessions, or collaborate with others.

The Hunt Room will feature a collection of vendors and exhibitors providing information on some of the latest and greatest products in the evaluation world. Please take some time to stop by and check in with them!

The remaining rooms will be used for the symposium sessions. Please see the map below to find your way around:

Email: keya.saleh@region10.org
Location: 904 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX, USA
Phone: 972-348-1598