Dordt Education Symposium: Welcoming All Learners to Inclusive Classrooms

Nov 14, 2024
All Day

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Join us on November 14 for an education symposium focusing on special education. Dordt University’s education faculty will share current research and key strategies that you can immediately implement in your classroom. This event will allow you to network with fellow special educators as you learn alongside one another.

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Sessions will be led by Dr. Kathleen VanTol and Dr. Gwen Marra.

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Dr. Kathleen VanTol, Ed.D., BCBA, BCASE

  • Master of Special Education Program Director
  • Special Education and TESOL
  • Thrive Center Faculty Director
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Dr. Gwen Marra, Ed.D., Wilson Dyslexia Practioner

  • Professor of Education at Dordt University
  • Director of Thrive Center for Achievement

Registration will be available August 2024

We want to know...

What would you like to learn?

Please fill out the form below to provide feedback on which topics are most valuable to you to discuss at the event.

Please note: this is not your official event registration. This is an opportunity to share what topics will be most valuable for you. Official event registration will open in August.

Please select your top 3 topics of interest.

Thrive Center Tour Option

The Thrive Center of Dordt University is a teaching center that serves the Northwest Iowa region in the areas of behavior therapy and skills acquisition for children. Dordt University professors and students are involved in numerous aspects of the services provided. This unique relationship allows future teachers and practitioners to gain a supervised hands-on learning experience.


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