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Dr. Marilyn Friend
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Marilyn 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 among service providers. She also currently is serving on the Board of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. She has consulted with school professionals nationally and internationally (more than 1000 presentations and projects in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia) as they collaborate to educate their students, assisting them to form productive and efficient work teams, to learn the best ways to manage awkward or adversarial conversations, and to communicate effectively with parents. |
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Her particular areas of interest include skills for collaboration, co-teaching, inclusive school practices, team building, shared problem solving, interpersonal communication, conflict and controversy, and home-school communication. She is the author of Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals (2005), Interactions: Collaboration Skills for School Professionals (5th edition, 2007 with Summer 2006 release date) (with Dr. Lynne Cook), Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (4 th edition, 2006) (with Dr. William Bursuck), and Co-Teach! A Manual for Creating and Sustaining Classroom Partnerships (in press with Spring 2006 release date). In addition, she is the co-producer on a series of videotapes about collaboration, co-teaching, and inclusion, including The Power of Two (2 nd edition, 2005), and the author of more than 45 articles on collaboration, inclusive practices, and related topics.
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2007-2008 National Conference Presentations
Bureau of Education and Research (BER) presentations, Spring 2008:
Chicago: February 21 and 22
Pittsburgh: March 10
Cleveland: March 11
Columbus: March 12
Cincinnati: March 13
Indianapolis: March 14
Click here to link to the BER website for details.
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2007-2008 Seminars Open to the Public
Conferences:
Council for Learning Disabilities, Myrtle Beach SC October 13, 2007
--Keynote on collaboration
--Follow-up session on co-teaching issues National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Scottsdale, AZ
October 22, 2007
--Keynote on co-teaching in high schools What Works Conference of the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, Washington, DC, November 6, 2007
--Luncheon keynote Teacher Education Division of CEC
Milwaukee, WI November 9, 2007 Council for Exceptional Children Convention Boston, MA April 2, 2007
--Research and advanced practices for co-teaching (full day)
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