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Administrative/Leadership:

• Newport News Bus Drivers Leave No Child Behind! (2006)
• Tiered Interventions Start with General Education (2005)
• Making Collaborative Leadership a Reality (2004)

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Assessment:

• Teacher-Friendly Data Collection (2007)
• The Data Dilemma (2007)
• Virginia Grade Level Alternative Assessment (VGLA) At-A-Glance (2007)
• Virginia Substitute Evaluation Program (VSEP) At-A-Glance (2007)
• Math Instruction: Increasing Student and Staff Performance Through Assessment and Intervention (2007)
• Data Conversations: Collaborating for Student Success (2007)
• Data Conversations for Student Success (2007)
• Getting the Right Data (2006)
• A Flow Chart for Success: Connecting Assessment to Instruction (2006)
• The Forgotten Art of Formative Assessment (2006)
• Response to Intervention (2005)
• KIDTAP: A Strengths-Based Approach to Curriculum-Based Assessment (2004)

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Assistive Technology:

• Differentiation for Their World (2008)
• Time and Task Management Using Portable Computers: Solutions for Transition-Age Students (2008)
• I Can't Read: Providing Access to the Curriculum Without Reading (2006)
• Success for All Students: Leaving No Child Behind in the Digital Age (2002)
• Assistive Technology Supports for Reading (2002)
• Assistive Technology Supports for Math (2001)
• Write:OutLoud - A Tool to Empower and Motivate Frustrated Learners (2001)
• Using Technology to Bolster the Academic Success of Students with Disabilities (2000)
• Making Better Technology Choices: Where Do We Begin? (2000)
• The "Write" Tools Can Make a Difference (1999)

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Challenging Behaviors:

• Reclaiming the "Miracle" Through Strength-Based Behavior Management (2008)
• What Do You Mean? A Common Understanding of the Language of Behavior (2008)
• And the Two Shall Become One: Marrying Behavior Intervention Plans and Individualized Education Programs (2007)
• Instruct-A-View: An Alternative to Suspension (2007)
• Newport News Bus Drivers Leave No Child Behind! (2006)
• Avoid Being Lost in Space, or Teaching Students Behavior Expectations Through a Classwide Incentive System (2006)
• The Long Road to Nowhere, or How I Learned to Roll with VDOT: Teaching Students Coping and Tolerance Skills (2006)
• Self-Management Can Be Sweet! (2006)
• Are You Ready for Some Behavior? (2005)
• What's the Story, Morning Glory (2005)
• Keeping "Graphic Behavior" Socially Appropriate: Using Visuals to Teach Behaviors (2005)
• Count on Countoons to Teach Students to Self-Monitor (2005)
• Revisiting Classroom Rules (2004)
• Behavior Problems Leave Students Far Behind (2003)
• Ten Ways to Support a Person with Challenging Behavior (2000)
• Managing Confrontation: "Keep Your Cool" (1997)
• Managing a Crisis (1997)
• Origins of Violence and Aggression (1997)
• Developing a Plan for Crisis Intervention (1997)
• Developing School-Wide Programs for Aggression Prevention and Intervention (1997)
• Classroom Physical Arrangement/Environment (1997)
• Classroom Interventions for Behaviorally and Socially Difficult Students (1997)
• Skills Related to Effective Interpersonal Communication (1997)
• Six Principles of Behavior Management(1997)
• Verbal Interventions with Aggressive Children and Youth (1997)
• Response Cost System to Reduce High-Rate Aggressive Behaviors Employing a Positive Group Contingency (1997)
• Aggression and Violence: Factors Related to Their Development (1997)
• Peer Mediation Programs (1997)
• A Challenging Behavior I Want to Change (1996)
• Behavior Influence Techniques (1996)
• Providing Structure, Preventing Problems
• Providing Structure: Routines and Rules Checklist

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Consultation/Collaboration:

• Collaborate, Communicate, and Respond (2008)
• Coaching: Not Just for Athletes (2008)
• Supporting Coaching (2008)
• Creating and Guiding a Data Team to Support School Improvement (2007)
• Collaboration Is In! (2007)
• A Principal's Guide to Leading an End-of-the-Year Reflection (2007)
• Collaboration Confusion: Clarifying Vocabulary (2007)
• The Power of Teachers on Teams to Create and Sustain Change (2006)
• The Team Meeting Process (2005)
• Supervising Co-Teaching: Moving Beyond a Staffing Arrangement (2005)
• Parental Participation: Co-Teaching Partners and Families (2005)
• A High School Principal Steers a Course for Collaboration (2004)
• Charting the Course for Collaboration (2003)
• General & Special Educators Collaborating: Essential for Student Success (2003)
• Effective Collaboration in Inclusive Settings (2001)
• Sustaining the Momentum: Dancing the Dance of Collaborative Teamwork (2001)
• Collaboration (1998)
• Collaborative Planning Questionnaire (1998)
• What Is Integrated Therapy? (1998)
• Finding Time for Collaboration (1996)
• Opportunity to Utilize Improving Special Education Experiences Demonstration Site Training & Technical Assistance (1995)
• Sustaining Changes Prevents "Passing Fad" (1995)
• Consultation (1992)

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Family Involvement:

• PIPP Training for Parents and Educators (2008)
• The Parent Involvement Priority Project (PIPP) Survey (2007)
• The Virginia Parent Involvement Priority Project (PIPP) (2007)
• Tips for Parents: Making the Most of Organizations Designed Especially for Parents (2007)
• Tips for Parents: Accessing Resources to Meet IEP Goals (2007)
• Tips for Parents: Monitoring Your Child's Educational Progress (2006)
• Connecting Families to Schools: Building Trusting Relationships (2006)
• Parental Participation: Co-Teaching Partners and Families (2005)
• New and Noteworthy IDEA 2004 Updates (2005)
• Parents and Educators Partner for Student Success (2005)
• Parental Participation: Collaborating to Support Student Learning (2004)
• Parental Participation: Collaboration in the IEP Process (2003)
• Creating Home School Links (2001)
• Collaborating with Families (1999)
• Collaborating with Families Checklist (1999)
• What is Family Voices? (1997)
• Parents as Partners in Education (1997)
• Local Parent Centers and Teams in VA (1997)
• You can make a difference in our lives (1996)
• Strategies to Facilitate Family Involvement (1995)

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IEP:

• Aligning IEPs with State Standards and Accountability Systems (2004)
• Virginia Standards of Learning and Students with Disabilities: Pretest Checklist (2002)
• Short-Term Objectives or Benchmarks (2001)
• Examples of Procedures, Schedules, and Criteria for Creating Complete Short-Term Objectives (2001)
• Think "Positive"! Creating Positive Present Level of Educational Performance (PLOP) Statements (2000)
• Checklist for Present Level of Performance Descriptions (2000)
• Checklist for IEP Transition Planning (2001)
• Annual Goals Checklist (2001)

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Inclusion:

• Planning for a More Inclusive School: Reflecting on Current Practices and Progress (2008)
• Inclusion Needs Assessment (2006)
• Tips for Promoting and Supporting Inclusive Programs (2004)
• Revisiting Classroom Rules (2004)
• Effective Teaching Practices for Students in Inclusive Classrooms (2004)
• Effective Instructional Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom (2004)
• Inclusion, a Success Story (2004)
• Co-Teaching: An Effective Approach for Inclusive Education (2003)
• Effective Collaboration in Inclusive Settings (2001)
• Preparing Parents for Inclusive Classrooms (2000)
• Watering-Up the Curriculum (2000)
• Facing Resistance to Inclusion? Try Sending Yourself Some New Messages (2000)
• Inclusion vs. Individualized Reading Instruction: A Dilemma with Some Solutions (1999)
• Planning Lessons for Diverse Learners (1999)
• Inclusion Confusion (1998)
• Planning for Inclusion (1998)
• Administering Fair Tests (1997)
• Designing Fair Tests (1997)
• Adaptations: What's Really Fair? (1996)
• Checking Your School's Readiness for Inclusion (1996)
• Adapting Physical Space for Students with Special Needs (1996)
• Defining Integration: What Does It Mean? (1995)
• Children's Reaction To One Another (1990)

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Instructional Support Teams:

• Problem-Solving: Connecting Effective Instructional Strategies with Student Concerns (2007)
• Instructional Assessment: An Essential Tool for Instructional Support Teams (2002)
• Instructional Support Team’s Strategies for Success (2002)
• The IST Problem Solving Approach (2001)
• Instructional Support Team Effort (2001)

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Learning Disabilities:

• Twice Exceptional: Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities (2005)
• The Art of Engagement: Using "Inspiration" to Empower Frustrated Learners (2002)
• Establishing Procedures for School Success (1999)
• I Think I Did It But I Can't Find It: Assisting Students Who Lack Organizational Skills (1999)
• Cuisenaire Rods: Space, Color, and Mathematics (1997)
• Graphic Organizers (1997)
• Homework for Students with Learning Disabilities; Guidelines for Teachers and Parents (1996)
• Techniques for Reversing Reversals: Suggestions for Instructing Students who Reverse Letters in Written Work (1996)

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Legal Issues:

• Implementing IDEA 2004: T/TAC Can Help! (2005)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2005)
• What Constitutes a Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
• No Child Left Behind: Now What Do We Need to Do to Be Culturally Responsive? (2003)
• The Perils, Pitfalls, and Promises of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Implications for the Education of African American and Other Minority Learners (2003)
• No Child Left Behind Act Raises the Accountability Bar for Schools (2002)
• Virginia's Alternate Assessment Program (2000)
• Accommodations for State Assessment (1999)
• High Stakes Tests Ensuring Accurate Reflections of Learning (1999)
• Testing Accommodations Checklist (1999)
• IEP Changes (1997)
• IDEA Reauthorization (1997)

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Other:

• Coaching: Not Just for Athletes (2008)
• “So Long, Mr. Romero, and Thanks for All the Zombies”
  A Teacher’s Guide to Self-Awareness and Avoiding Burnout (2007)
• Virginia Standards of Learning At-a-Glance (July 2006)
• Long-Term Commitments: Collaborating for Success (2005)
• Learning Never Stops: Making the Most of Professional Development During the Summer (2005)
• Placement Cards (2005)
• Cultivating Learning Communities (2004)
• Charting a New Course for T/TACs (2003)
• Special Education Teacher Retention (2001)
• Searching for Strengths: Focus on Abilities (2000)
• Strength-Focused Questions (2000)

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Teaching Techniques:

• When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Give Choices (2007)
• SOL Enhanced PLUS - Lesson Differentiation at Your Fingertips! (2007)
• Instructional Strategies That Support Authentic Assessment Within the Dimensions of Math (2007)
• Writing Instruction: A Way of Life for Teachers and Students (2006)
• I Can't Read: Providing Access to the Curriculum Without Reading (2006)
• Learning From What Doesn't Work (2005)
• Keeping "Graphic Behavior" Socially Appropriate: Using Visuals to Teach Behaviors (2005)
• Count on Countoons to Teach Students to Self-Monitor (2005)
• Different Types of Graphic Organizers and Their Uses (2005)
• Effective Teaching Practices for Students in Inclusive Classrooms (2004)
• Effective Instructional Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom (2004)
• The Strategic Instruction Model - Helping All Students Succeed (2004)
• Using a Student-Driven Word Search in a Classroom Setting (2003)
• Accessing the English Language: Limited English Proficient Students and Learning Disabilities (2003)
• Vocabulary Strategies for English Language Learners (2003)
• Cultural and Academic Excellence Leaves No Child Behind (2003)
• No One Best Way to Teach Reading (2002)
• Assessment: An Integral Part of Instruction (2002)
• Writing with POWER (2002)
• Four Critical Steps for Instructional Success (2001)
• Helping Students Solve Word Problems (2001)
• Teaching with Simple Enhancers (2001)

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Transition:

• Transition Time (May/June 2008) Using Transition Assessment Data to Design Transition Services

• Transition Time (February/March 2008) Using Transition Assessment Data to Develop Postsecondary Goals

• Transition Time (November/December 2007) Summarizing Transition Assessment Data in the PLoP

• Transition Time (September/October 2007) The Requirement to Conduct Transition Assessment

• Transition Time (May/June 2007) Connecting the Virginia Transition Outcomes Project to Effective IEP Development

• Transition Time (February/March 2007) Connecting with Internet Resources That Support Transition Planning

• Transition Time (November/December 2006) Connecting Virginia's Standards of Learning to Secondary Transition Planning

• Transition Time (September/October 2006) The Connection Between IEP Development and Successful Transition to Adult Life

• Transition Time (May/June 2006) Writing the Summary of Performance

• Transition Time (February/March 2006) The Relationship Between Postsecondary Goals and Transition Services

• Transition Time (November/December 2005) The New Definition of "Transition Services"

• Transition Time (September-October 2005) Virginia's New Self-Determination Curriculum

• Transition Time (May-June 2005) Self-Determination, Part 4: Curricular Materials That Support Self-Determination Instruction

• Transition Time (Feb/Mar 2005) Self-Determination, Part 3: Explicit Instruction

• Transition Time (Nov/Dec 2004) Self-Determination, Part 2: Curricular Components

• Transition Time (Sept/Oct 2004) Self-Determination, Part 1: Assessment

• Transition Time (May/June 2004) Eastern Virginia Initiates the Virginia Transition Outcomes Project

• Transition Time (Feb/Mar 2004) College Quest Comes to Eastern Virginia

• Transition Time (Nov/Dec 2003) Transition Curriculum Materials Added to T/TAC Library

• Transition Time (Sept/Oct 2003) Transition Outcomes Project Comes to Virginia

• Transition Time (May/June 2003) Self-Determination: A Critical Competence

• Transition Time (February/March 2003) School Counselors' Roles in Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities

• Transition Time (November/December 2002) T/TAC Library Materials That Facilitate Transition Assessment

• Transition Time (September/October 2002) Agencies and Services: Part 2

• Transition Time (May/June 2002) Agencies and Services
• Transition Time (Feb/March 2002) The Role of Vocational Assessment in Transition Planning
• Transition Time (Nov/Dec 2001) The Transition Behavior Scale IEP and Intervention Manual
• Checklist for IEP Transition Planning
• Goodness-of-Fit (2001)
• Annual Goals Checklist
• What the NLTS has to Say about Effective Transition Planning (1999)
• Transition and Fair Labor Standards (1999)
• The Evolution of Transition Services in Virginia: An Interview with Sharon Hall deFur (1999)
• Transition Services (1999)
• Collaborative Service Delivery: Linking Students to Positive Employment Outcomes (1999)
• Take Inventory to Create Inclusive Transition Plans (1998)
• Teamwork in Transition (1998)
• What Does a Transition Coordinator Do? (1998)
• The Present Performance Level of What (1997)
• Empowerment, Choice, and Control: The Power of Self-Determination Skills (1996)
• Four Stages of Teambuilding (1996)

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