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Melissa Hudson
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Building teacher capacity together to increase belonging and access to the general education curriculum for students with extensive support needs. 2025
Throw me a lifeline! Effective practices for students with extensive support needs 44th Annual American Council on Rural Education 2025
Building Teacher Capacity Together to Increase Belonging and Access to the General Education Curriculum for Students with Extensive Support Needs ,
Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity 2025
Living a Life of Choice and Purpose: Presuming Competence ,
North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children 2025
Effective Practices for Rural Teachers of Students with Extensive Support Needs 42nd American Council on Rural Special Education National Conference 2024
Effective Practices for Students with Extensive Support Needs . Council for Exceptional Children 2024 Convention & Expo 2024
Unique Teacher Experiences with the EC Collaboratory Research Grant Focused on Learners with Extensive Support Needs . North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children 2024
Don't leave us out! Improving early numeracy skills for students with autism and behavior and emotional needs . 25th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities 2024
Letting go: DeImplementation of low value practices. 25th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities 2024
Specialized interprofessional training for students with high intensity needs 25th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disabilities 2024
Communication and Learning in Natural Environments: Generalization and Collaboration between Speech-Language Pathologists, Educators and Families ,
North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children 2023
Specialized interprofessional training for students with intensive support needs. 2022 TASH Conference 2022
Specialized Interprofessional Training via ECU CONVEY Summer Institute ,
2020 OSEP Project Directors' Conference 2020
Preparing Special Education Pre-Service Teachers to Manage a Classroom Using Mixed Reality Teaching Experiences ,
Council for Exceptional Children Division of International Special Education (DISES) 2020 Conference 2020
The Effects of Mixed Reality Teaching Experience on Special Education Preservice Teachers' Classroom Management Skills ,
American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2020 Conference 2020
edTPA: Evaluating classroom characteristics and their impact special education candidate scores? ,
American Council on Rural Education. 2020
Improving Child Advocacy and Outcomes with Specialized Interdisciplinary Team Training ,
Division of International Special Education & Services Conference 2019
Interprofessional University Training Model for future Speech Language Pathologists, Special Educators, and School Psychologists (CONVEY) ,
American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention 2019
Undergraduate special education students' ability to manage a classroom after mixed reality teaching experiences ,
2019 American Educational Research Association Annual Conference 2019
Using iPad-delivered instruction and self-monitoring to improve the early literacy skills of middle school students with severe disabilities ,
20th International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, & Developmental Disabilities 2019
Differently-Abled Tutoring: A Service Learning Community Partnership Preparing Undergraduate Special Education Students to Teach Reading, Math, and Science ,
2018 Connecting Communities of Education Stakeholders Conference (Sponsored by NC DPI) 2018
Preparing special education pre-service teachers to manage a classroom using mixed reality simulation teaching experiences ,
Exceptional Children 2018 Convention and Expo 2018
Preparing Special Education Pre-Service Teachers to Manage a Classroom using Mixed Reality Teaching Experiences ,
Docencia International Conference on Educational Training and Educational Research 2016
Teaching early numeracy skills to student with severe multiple disabilities and blindness ,
CEC 2016 Convention and Expo 2016
Teaching early numeracy skills to students with severe multiple disabilites ,
2016 College of Education Faculty Research Showcase 2016
Adapting early numeracy curriculum for students with severe multiple disabilities ,
North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children 29th Annual State Conference 2016
MAST modules: Electronic support for educators of students with deafblindness ,
TASH Annual Conference 2015
Differentiating Instruction for All Learners â" Really? ,
NC Council for Exceptional Children 2015
Increasing listening comprehension for students with moderate intellectual disability during literacy class ,
TASH Conference 2014
Activating authentic assessment through student engagement ,
Clinical Teacher Conference 2014
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Council for Exceptional Children's Division of Leadership and Legacy, Professional Development Committee
The Division of Leaders and Legacy is dedicated to preserving the Council's history, fostering emerging leaders, and upholding the organization's foundational principles - member involvement, professional development, advocacy, public policy, professional standards, equity, and inclusivity - in both current and future endeavors of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). 2024
Reviewer for the Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities Journal
Wrote a manuscript review for the Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities Journal 2024
North Carolina Extended Social Studies Standards
Worked with Matthew Martinez at NC DPI to revise North Carolina's extended content standards for Social Studies 6-8. 2021
NC TASH Professional Organization
Member of the NC TASH Editorial Board 2017 - 2021
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities
Editorial Review Board Member 2021
External Reviewer for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Special Education Doctoral Program
I reviewed the rubrics for the PhD in Special Education at UNC Charlotte as part of a content validity study for the university. For each rubric, I evaluated how well it measured the construct, its clarity, and how important it is to the overall construct. 2015
2015 Council for Exceptional Children Expo and Convention
Reviewed proposals for the Division on Autism and Developmental Disatilities strand of the 2015 CEC Expo and Convention in San Diego, CA. 2015
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
Guest reviewer for the journal. 2015
2013 Council for Exceptional Children Expo and Convention
Reviewed proposals submitted to the 2013 CEC Expo and Convention in San Antonio, TX. 2012
National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Evidence-Based Practice Update Group
Reviewed a group of studies for quality and possible inclusion into the evidence-based practice for individuals with ASD. 2012
Subcommittee Co-chair for 2012 AAIDD Conference
Served as subcommittee Co-chair for the 2012 AAIDD national conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. 2011
Assessment for Effective intervention
Manuscript reviewer for a special issue of Assessment for Effective Intervention (May, 2011). 2011
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012 Council for Exceptional Children Expo and Convention
Reviewer of proposals submitted to the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities strand for the 2012 Council for Exceptional Children Expo and Convention in Denver, CO. 2011
Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011 Council for Exceptional Children Expo and Convention
Reviewed proposals for the Division on Autism and Developmental Disatilities strand for the 2011 CEC Expo and Convention in National Harbor, Maryland. 2010
Drs. Chris O'Brien and John Beattie (Eds.)
I reviewed the textbook, Teaching students with special needs: A guide for future educators (ISBN-13: 978-1465204936). 2010
The ARC of the United States/Wal-Mart Foundation School-to-Work Community Transition Project
Reviewer of applications for the ARC of the United States/Wal-Mart Foundation School-to-Work Community Transition Project grant competition. 2010
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