Conference Agenda: Session D

Sunday, October 26, 2008, 10:15-11:45 a.m.

The following sessions run concurrently. Unless otherwise noted, the following rooms are located in the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University.

Circus Room, chaired by Peggy Swerdlik, Illinois State University, USA

1. Individualized Special Education System for Each Country—Do Cultural Differences Affect Styles of Special Education?

Presented by: Taku Hagiwara, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan
Theme: Special Education and Diversity

2. The Development of Screening Test for Autism in Pre-primary Education of Thailand

Presented by: Unchalee Sanrattana, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Themes:
          Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability
          Special Education and Diversity

3. Ubiquitous Systems, Global Education, Universal Design

Presented by: Ira David Socol, Michigan State University, USA
Themes:
          Special Education and Diversity
          Assistive and Instructional Technology

Founder's Suite, chaired by Jim Thompson, Illinois State University, USA

1. Trainees' Views on their Practical Teaching Experience in Initial Teacher Education—A Comparative Research in England and Japan

Presented by: Masataka Kizuka, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan
Theme: Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability

2. The Effects of Teacher Preparation Model on Persistence in Elementary Education Employment

Presented by: Nancy Latham, Illinois State University, USA
Theme: Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability

3. The MIND Project's K-12 Curriculum:  Creating Researchers in the 6-12 Classrooms

Presented by: Barbara Meyer, David Anderson, Elisa Palmer, and Darci Harland, Illinois State University, USA
Theme: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Old Main Room, chaired by George Padavil, Illinois State University, USA, Illinois State University, USA

1. An Innovative Holistic Approach To Pacific-Rim Teacher Education Today: An Arts and Sciences College Partners with a College of Education in Alaska

Presented by: Kerry Feldman, Martha Hatch, Donna Gail Shaw, Letitia Fickel, Pat Chesbro, and Frances Pekar, University of Alaska–Anchorage, USA
Theme: Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability