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Hillary Whiteside, Director of Children’s Workshop, had a unique opportunity to travel to the Philippines and teach a young boy with autism and his family. This opportunity arose due to her collaboration and mentorship of Jenna Sleichter, a special education teacher in the San Diego Unified School District, who had been consulting with the family for several years. They assessed the 8-year old’s levels of functioning as well as designed and implemented teaching programs to meet his individual needs. Together they provided intensive training over
Steven Wheless, special educator in the Foundations Program of The Institute for Effective Education’s (TIEE’s) COOK Education Center, a “model TIEE staff member since 2002,” and TIEE’s 2008 Professional of the Year, was awarded the Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Learning Disabilities (CEC-DLD) at that association’s annual conference held at the Catamaran Hotel in San Diego in October. The award, which is presented annually at the CEC-DLD Conference, recognizes outstanding professionals who serve students with specific learning