2024 TASH Conference: Full Schedule

Welcome to the official website for the 2024 TASH Conference!

Each year, the TASH Conference brings together our constituents to share resources and success stories, learn about field-driven best practices, and network within a community engaged in shared values. The Conference is attended by passionate leaders, experts, and advocates from every corner of the disability community. Conference attendees are influential in their fields and communities, and play an important role in the provision of services and supports for individuals and organizations around the world; and include professors and researchers from leading institutions; those involved in local, state, and federal governments and public policy; special and general educators, and school administrators; self-advocates, adult service providers; students, family members, and many others. This year’s conference theme is Celebrate Together: Let the Good Times Roll!

Click on the "Registration and More" tab for additional information about our Conference location, registration, reserving a guest room, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more! The full Conference schedule is now available for viewing. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to log in and create a personalized schedule.

9:00am CST

Quality Indicators of Inclusive School Leadership

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:00am - 11:30am CST

3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin G

This session will highlight the quality indicators of school and district leadership that promote and sustain inclusive schools. Participants will explore these indicators: 1) Communicate a Vision 2) Distributive Leadership among Team Members 3) Model and Plan for Collaboration/Co-Teaching 4) Use Data to Develop and Implement a Strategic Plan 5) Model and Encourage Inclusive Language and Practices An interactive process will be used to engage with each indicator using scenarios and examples from the experiences of leaders in districts and schools across the country. These scenarios will serve as the foundation for discussion, assessing readiness, and action planning toward realizing the full and meaningful inclusion of learners with disabilities in general education within their neighborhood schools. Participants will leave with an understanding of each indicator as well as a plan for implementation in their respective district and/or school.

Moderators

Carolyn Teigland

Presenters

Brittni Sammons

Professional Learning Coordinator, Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education

Brittni joined MCIE in 2023 as a Professional Learning Coordinator after over 20 years in education with Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS). She has served as a Special Educator, Assistant Principal, Inclusive Education Facilitator, and Supervisor of Instructional Performance. Throughout... Read More →

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:00am - 11:30am CST
3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin G Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113

Day 1 Intensive Workshops

Primary Topic Inclusive Education
Themes of Interest K-12 Education
Key Words Education, Leadership, Systems Change, K-12 Education

9:00am CST

Inclusive Literacy Planning: Reaching All Learners Through Universal Design

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CST

3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin A

In this interactive presentation, Inclusion Facilitators from New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education will guide participants through a thoughtful literacy planning process using the Universal Design for Learning framework. Participants will explore effective strategies for designing literacy instruction to meet the range of diverse learners in an inclusive general education setting. Participants will learn how inclusive design will enhance their teaching as well as how it will greatly impact student learning and progress. This session is applicable to all K-12 educators.

Moderators

Sara Jutcovich

All In For Inclusive Education

Presenters

Julie Lang

All In For Inclusive Education

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CST
3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin A Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113

Day 1 Intensive Workshops

Primary Topic Inclusive Education
Themes of Interest Universal Design
Key Words K-12 Education, High Expectations, Research to Practice, Universal Design

9:00am CST

Overcoming Implementation Barriers: UDL For Adults

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CST

3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin C

According to Everett Rogers â€œDiffusion of Innovationsâ€ we know that adults will not all implement change at the same time and in the same way. Instead of feeling frustrated or defeated by this fact, this session is designed to support leaders to plan for the variability of adults through applying and explicitly modeling the Universal Design for Learning. Participants will learn, network, and plan universally designed communication plans, universally design adult learning, and ensuring adults in their systems have multiple entry points for engaging improving and increasing inclusionary practices.

Moderators

Cassie Stevens

NWESD

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CST
3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin C Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113

Day 1 Intensive Workshops

Primary Topic Inclusive Education
Themes of Interest Capacity Building for Inclusion
Key Words K-12 Education, Capacity Building for Inclusion, Systems Change, Universally Designed Systems, Adult Learners