Best Practice in Mainstream Education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Conference
Best Practice in Mainstream Education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Conference
2024 Best Practice in Mainstream Education Conference
June 21-23, 2024
Join us to engage with world-renowned educators of the deaf and learn cutting-edge pedagogy!
Cost: $150, includes all conference sessions/presentations, cocktail hour Friday night, breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
Registration opens soon.
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Keynote Presentation
Redefining roles: Putting the Teaching Back into Itinerant Teaching
Presenter: M. Christina Rivera, Ph.D.
M. Christina Rivera, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Practice in the department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies at the University of Arizona. She is the director of the Special Education-Deaf/Hard of Hearing teacher preparation program and Accelerated Master’s Program. She has been a researcher with the Center on Literacy and Deafness since 2012 and has over 30 years of experience as a teacher and leader in the field of educating students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Dr. Rivera’s research interests include literacy development in DHH students, the itinerant model of service delivery, and teacher quality.
Conference Schedule
Friday, June 21 |
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12:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
5:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Cocktail Hour at Lovin’ Cup Restaurant |
Dinner on your own | |
Saturday, June 22 |
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7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration/breakfast |
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Keynote #1 M. Christina Rivera: "Redefining Roles: Putting the Teaching Back into Itinerant Teaching" |
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Breakout Sessions* |
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions Follow-up Discussions* |
11:45 – 12:00 p.m. | Break |
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided) |
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions* |
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Follow-up Discussions* |
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. | Break |
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Breakout Sessions* |
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Follow-up Discussions* |
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Break |
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions* |
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Follow-up Discussions* |
Dinner on your own | |
Sunday, June 23 |
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8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion: “What to Tell our High School Seniors About Transition to College/Career?” |
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Breakout Sessions* |
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions Follow-up Discussions* |
11:45 – 12:00 p.m. | Break |
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions* |
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Follow-up Discussions* |
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Boxed lunches |
* All Breakout Sessions and Breakout Sessions Follow-up Discussions will be organized in four tracks:
- Interpreting in K-12 Education
- Language and Literacy
- Technology and Innovation
- Transition and Postsecondary Supports