Symposium 2024: Multi-Tiered and Intersectional Support for Students with ASD/EBD

Partners
AuSM, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota Department of Education, BrightWorks

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Wednesday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Location
University of St. Thomas St. Paul Campus- McNeely 100
2060 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Virtual via Zoom

Cost
Individual Registration (in-person): $125
Individual Registration (virtual): $75
Group Registration (virtual): $250

This year’s summer symposium highlights an equity-based integrated multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework participants can utilize to plan support for students with autism spectrum (AS) and emotional behavioral disorders (EBD) through an intersectional sociocultural identity lens. This workshop is ideal for educators of all kinds.

Objectives:

Participants will gain a foundational understanding of MTSS and Intersectional sociocultural identities for students with ASD and EBD
Participants will learn from local examples on how strategies are implemented to support students with ASD and EBD in the classroom
Participants will utilize an intersectional sociocultural lens to plan for tier 1, 2, and 3 strategies for students with ASD and EBD

Presenter

Marcus Charles Fuller, Ph.D., is a Black, pansexual heteroromantic, cisgender, educated, male originally from the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Marcus has many years of experience as an practitioner, as well as an intervention coach within the K-12 classrooms across several geographical areas including Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana, Washington D.C., Vermont, and Maryland. Currently, Marcus is an assistant professor of special education at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a land-grant Historically Black University. His research focuses on disability and diversity through helping practitioners increase their use of culturally sustaining pedagogies, the understanding of intersectionality in the classroom, and creating a classroom environment that promotes Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI). He is also an active member of The Council for Exceptional Children and other subdivisions such as DADD, and DEBH. In his free time, Marcus enjoys running, catching up on his streaming shows, and playing with his dog and pet clients.