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7th Annual
Symposium on Educational Leadership
in Memoriam of Dr. Mindy O'Brien, Ed.D. Alumna of Cohort 4
 
Symposium Directors:
Ann C. Gaudino, Ed.D. Wendy L. Kubasko, Ed.D.

Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Online via Zoom
 

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.

Click HERE to view a previous program


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.

Keynote
About the Symposium
Sessions

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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