Annual Teachers Conference

About The Event

West River Student Services is pleased to announce our 1st Annual Teachers Conference!  The special education conference was held on Monday, August 10, 2020 from 8:00am – 3:00pm.  Our guest speaker was ND DPI Superintendent Kirsten Baesler!!

Our conference was held at the Roosevelt Grand Dakota Lodge and Conference Center in Dickinson, ND. The conference was free to all special education teachers, para-educators and administrators.

The conference will also included breakout sessions including presentations from West River staff and Connect Teletherapy. 

The staff presented the following:

Josh Cofer –

  • Understanding your Assessment 

  • Behavioral Interventions for the Classroom 

     

Emily Dukart -

  • OT – How to Utilize in the Classroom 

  • OT – Utilizing OT Strategies in the Classroom 

     

Troy Knudsvig –

  • Paraprofessional Training: How to Provide Maximum Support

  • Providing Guidance for High School Transition – Getting to Graduation 

     

Connect Teletherapy – Getting the Most Out of Your Teletherapy 


Jessica Buckman/Traci Weinreis/Justene Gjermundson -

  • Intro AAC 

  • Speech Intervention for Classroom Teachers 

Karla Hill –

  • TieNet 101 (Only for new teachers from 2019 or 2020) 

  • TieNet Update/Legal Questions General Questions 



Corinne Chruszch –

  • Intro to Teacch 

  • Building Visual Schedules 

 

Pictures & Videos from the Event

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