Next conference: March 6-7, 2009, New York City
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FEATURED SPEAKER: MARILYN FRIEND
Professor of Special Education, University of North Carolina at GreensboroMarilyn Friend, Ph.D., has spent her career as a general education teacher, special education teacher, teacher educator, and staff developer. She is currently Professor of Education in the Department of Specialized Education Services at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she teaches coursework on inclusive practices and collaboration. She has consulted with school professionals nationally and internationally (more than 1200 presentations and projects in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia) as they collaborate to educate their diverse student groups, assisting them to form productive and efficient teaching teams and resolve their differences. She is the author of more than 50 articles as well as these (and other) books: Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (with Dr. Lynne Cook), Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (with Dr. William Bursuck), and Co-Teach! A Manual for Creating and Sustaining Classroom Partnerships (2008). She is the co-producer on a series of videotapes about collaboration, co-teaching, and inclusion, including The Power of Two. |
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