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Photos taken from my trainings of “School Safety Drills and Autism” and “School Assemblies and Neurodiversity” at the CARSplus 2024 Conference in Irvine, CA on Friday February 23rd, 2024 and Saturday February 24th, 2024.
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Heading out to Rhode Island TF Green International AIrport
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Delta Airlines Check in at Rhode Island TF Green International Airport
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Leg #1: Delta Flight 4866 to Detroit, MI
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Climbing out of Providence
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Landing in Detroit
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Connections in Detroit
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Leg #2: Delta Flight 1628 to Orange County, CA
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Climbing out of Detroit
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Landing in Orange County, CA
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Getting the Gear
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The Duke himself, John Wayne…Orange County’s most famous resident
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Staying at the Irvine Marriott
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Dinner with the CARSplus Board
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CARSplus President Lana Telles
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Ready for Day 1 of Training
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CARSPlus Board President Lana Telles opening the conference…
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Erik Francis delivering the keynote
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Training #1: School Safety Drills and Autism
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Using “Pablo” to answer the question…what is autism?
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Using “Arthur” to illustrate a school fire drill
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Using the Genie from “Aladdin and the King of Thieves” to illustrate how a neurodivergent student might view a lockdown drill….
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Using “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) as an illustration of why tornado drills are practiced for elementary school students
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Using “Twister” (1996) to demonstrate the importance of tornado drills for neurodivergent middle and high school students
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Using Dominque Dunne in “Poltergeist” (1982) to demonstrate what goes through the mind of a neurodivergent student during an earthquake
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Training #1 in the books
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My wingman talking with CARSplus board members Laura Daniels and Terri Pickering
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Post training dinner
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Post Training #1 dinner at Gulliver’s…decent food, service a lot to be desired
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Round #1: Crab Cakes
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Round #2: Clam Chowder
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Round #3: King Salmon
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Ready for Training #2
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CARSplus board members Barbara Gejer and Terri Pickering during breakfast
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Keynote Speaker Erik Francis heading out early
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Training #2: School Assemblies and Neurodiversity
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Using “The Simpsons” to illustrate what is a school assembly?
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Yes, Charlton Heston can describe school assemblies in one word…A MADHOUSE!!
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Using Albus Dumbledore to illustrate schoolteachers and principals who yell at large crowds of students at assemblies
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Roger Rabbit demonstrating a student having a sensory overload at an assembly
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Using the escape scene from “ET: The Extra Terrestrial” (1982) to demonstrate escaping a school assembly.
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Using the Magic Mirror from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937) to illustrate a virtual school assembly.
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Another training in the books
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Doing a practice run for an educational version of “The Man Behind the Curtain”
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Using Bing Crosby to demonstrate how Holiday Music relaxes me
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Using “Remember the Titans” (2000) to illustrate the importance of flexibility.
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Heading to Anaheim…
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…but not Disneyland, sadly.
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Behind the former Tower of Terror (now Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout)
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In case you’re wondering why there are no pool pictures this trip…
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Heading out to John Wayne Airport
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Delta Airlines Check in at John Wayne Airport
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Leg #1: Delta Flight 417 to Atlanta, GA
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Climbing out of Orange County
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Landing in Atlanta
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Connections in Atlanta #1
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Connections in Atlanta #2
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Leg #2: Delta Flight 2659 to Providence, RI
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Climbing out of Atlanta
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Landing in Providence
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Collecting the Gear
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End of Conference
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