“A Showcase of Modules from BC CASE”
Keynote Speaker - Saima Fewster
BC CASE Resource Teacher Learning Series Project Manager
February 20, 2009
Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops
Co-sponsored by KTTA, BC CASE and LATA
The focus of the workshop was on the process of developing SMART IEP's, (Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented - what the student will do, Realistic and relevant to the student's needs & diagnosis and Time bound.) |

A sample of some of the many journals published by LATA over the years. To order copies of specific issues, go to BCTF Lesson Aids. |

Members of the LATA executive waiting for the workshop to begin. |
Alan Peterson, LATA Conference Chair, and Sandra Bava, LATA Treasurer, look on as workshop participants sign in at the registration table. |

Janice Neden, LATA President, introduces Saima Fewster, BC CASE Resource Teacher Learning Series Project Manager. |

Workshop participants discuss what is working well for them, what challenges they face and questions they have about the IEP process. |

Worshop participants review different methods of gathering information about students prior to developing the IEP. |

Workshop participants evaluate a sample IEP to determine whether it is a SMART IEP. |

Janice Neden, LATA President, chats with a workshop participant. |

Workshop facilitator, Saima Fewster, talks with participants as they work to create an IEP for special needs student, Wile E. Coyote! |

Members of LATA hard at work planning an IEP for Wile E. Coyote. |

LATA Executive 2009 Back row (L to R): Elaine McKenna (Member-at-Large), Alan Peterson (Conference Chair), Maryanne Reavie (Editor), Noreen Pankewich (Secretary), Karen Erickson (Member-at-Large) and Sandra Bava (Treasurer) Front row (L to R): Rae Perry (Web Manager), Don Beggs (Vice-President), Saima Fewster (BC CASE), Janice Neden (President) |