Presentation Style: Practical teaching and
administrative techniques, personal anecdotes.
Cara Shores, EdS, began her career as a special education
teacher and taught children in both pullout and inclusive
classrooms. She received her master’s degree and
educational specialist degree from the University of West
Georgia and has since served as Student Support Services
Coordinator and District Director of Special Education.
Mrs. Shores has trained thousands of teachers and
administrators across the United States and Canada on
practical strategies for inclusion, co-teaching, and
increasing achievement for all students through differentiated
instruction and RTI. She has provided keynote and
feature presentations for numerous state and national
organizations including the Council for Exceptional Children,
National Council for Administrators in Special Education,
National Middle School Association, Student Services
Administrators Association of Manitoba (Canada), Student
Assistance Professional Association, and the Georgia
Association of Educational Leaders. Mrs. Shores is
author of A Comprehensive Approach to RTI: Integrating
Behavioral and Academic Interventions, Response to
Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher, and Using RTI for School Improvement: Raising sEvery
Student’s Achievement Scores. Mrs. Shores
serves as the President of Wesley Educational Service.
Recent topics include: Co-teaching in the Differentiated
Classroom Differentiated Instruction in the Elementary
Classroom Differentiated Instruction in the Middle/High School
Classroom Team Building through Communication and
Collaboration Planning for Co-taught Classrooms The Inclusive
Education Puzzle Utilizing Student Support Teams as a Tool for
School Improvement
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