About the Symposium
The Symposium on Educational Leadership focuses on topics pertinent to educational leadership in PK-12 schools and how school and district leaders can meet the needs of diverse learners. The 2023 Symposium will feature a keynote address and sessions surrounding research and recommended practices.
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. David Bateman
David F. Bateman, Ph.D., is a Principal Researcher at the American Institutes for Research, and is finishing up this academic year as a professor at Shippensburg University in the Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education where he teaches courses on special education law, assessment, and facilitating inclusion. He is a former due process hearing officer for Pennsylvania for hundreds of hearings. He uses his knowledge of litigation relating to special education to assist school districts in providing appropriate supports for students with disabilities and to prevent and to recover from due process hearings. He has been a classroom teacher of students with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, intellectual disability, and hearing impairments. He has recently co-authored the following books: A Principal’s Guide to Special Education, A Teacher’s Guide to Special Education, Charting the Course: Special Education in Charter Schools, Special Education Leadership: Building Effective Programming in Schools, Current Trends and Legal Issues in Special Education, and A School Board Members Guide to Special Education.
SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS
9:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m. WELCOME and PANEL DISCUSSION
Opening Welcome!
Dr. Rhonda Brunner, Shippensburg University
Alumna Acknowledgements
Faculty Acknowledgements
Keynote: Dr. Bateman:
Tips for Today:
Students with Disabilities and the Need to Assure They Receive an Education
10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. BREAK
10:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1
Room A:
Dr. Dreon and Dr. Brooks, Moderators
Doctoral Students, Millersville-Shippensburg Universities, Educational Leadership
Room B:
Dr. Brunner and Dr. Wright, Moderators
Doctoral Candidates, Millersville-Shippensburg Universities, Educational Leadership
Room C:
Dr. Kubasko and Maddie Van Pelt (GA), Moderators
Shippensburg University Master's in Educational Leadership Students
11:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. BREAK
11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 2
Room A:
Dr. Dreon and Dr. Brooks, Moderators
Room B:
Dr. Brunner and Dr. Wright, Moderators
Doctoral Candidates, Millersville-Shippensburg Universities, Educational Leadership
Room C:
Dr. Wendy Kubasko and Maddie Van Pelt(GA), Moderators
Shippensburg University Master's in Educational Leadership Students
11:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. BREAK
12:00 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3
Room A:
Dr. Dreon and Dr. Brooks, Moderators
Doctoral Students, Millersville-Shippensburg Universities, Educational Leadership
Room B:
Dr. Brunner and Dr. Wright, Moderators
Doctoral Students, Millersville-Shippensburg Universities, Educational Leadership
Room C:
Dr. Kubasko and Maddie Van Pelt (GA), Moderators
Shippensburg University Master's in Educational Leadership Students
12:40 p.m. End of Symposium
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