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The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), Special Education Programs Division, is pleased to announce our in-person Week of Academic Vision for Excellence (WAVE) Conference to be held August 1-3, 2023, at the University of Wyoming Gateway Center in Laramie. This conference is relevant for special education directors, administrators, educators, parents, and other Wyoming stakeholders.
State and national presenters will cover topics, such as:
- Behavior.
- Literacy.
- Specially Designed Instruction.
- Social/Emotional.
- Trauma Informed Care.
- IEP Process.
- Special Education Law.
WAVE Conference cost: $350 (registration ends July 3, 2023).
Early Bird registration: $275 (Must register by June 5, 2023).
For more information, contact Deana Smith at 307-777-5326 or deana.smith@wyo.gov,or Jennifer Duncan at 307-777-3530 or jennifer.duncan@wyo.gov.
Join us for a post-WAVE, New Special Education Teacher Boot Camp on August 3-4, 2023.
From 1-5:30 p.m. on August 3.
From 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on August 4.
University of Wyoming Conference Center (UWCC): Hilton Garden Inn.
Are you a new Special Education Teacher with three years or less experience? Join us for a post-WAVE boot camp to dive deeper into the following topics:
- Providing FAPE.
- IEP Development.
- Classroom Strategies.
- Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)
- High-Leverage Practices (HLPs).
- Behavior strategies.
Note: There are two separate registration forms
for the New SPED Teacher Boot Camp.
If you are attending the 2023 WAVE conference and would also like to attend the Boot Camp for new special education teachers with the $50 add-on, register here.
If you wish to attend only the 2023 new special education teachers Boot Camp, register here.
For more information, contact Thom Jones at 307-777-6376 or thom.jones@wyo.gov, or Jennifer Duncan at 307-777-3530 or jennifer.duncan@wyo.gov.
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