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BONUS SESSION: Getting to Know the EI/ECSE Standards and Their Relationship to Recommended and High Leverage Practices *INCLUDED in the cost of the conference*
Tuesday September 17, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
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DEC Foundation Series: Elevating Service Coordination - Exploring Ways to Prepare, Empower, and Retain Service Coordinators *included in the cost of conference*
Tuesday September 17, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Speakers
Professional Development Specialist, Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois
Professional Development Specialist, Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois. Passionate about all things service coordination, Communities of Practice (CoPs), and evidence-informed professional development. Special interests also include leadership development...
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ODU
Dana Childress, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Special Education at Old Dominion University. She has worked in the field of early intervention (EI) for more than 27 years as an educator, service coordinator, supervisor, training facilitator, author, and consultant...
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Toddler Talk: Coaching Educators to Promote Language and Interaction *Early Learning Session*
Tuesday September 17, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Speakers AK
Professor, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor, University of Washington
Educational Consultant, Vanderbilt University
Data manager, Wisconsin alliance for infant mental health
Research Scientist, University of Washington - Haring Center for Inclusive Education
Jennifer Cunningham is a Research Scientist at the Haring Center for Inclusive Education at the University of Washington. She has experience working as a classroom assistant, preschool teacher, and instructional coach. She earned her M.Ed and PhD in Early Childhood Special Education...
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Project Coach, University of Washington
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Using Personas to Support Culturally Relevant and Recommended Practices *Early Learning Session*
Tuesday September 17, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Speakers
Consultant, Camille Catlett
Camille Catlett is a scientist at the University of North Carolina's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She has helped over 30 states to organize collaborative professional development efforts that support the full participation of each young child and his or her family...
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Associate Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Consultant, Early Intervention Technical Assistance
I am technical assistance consultant with Pennsylvania Early Intervention Technical Assistance. I work on inclusion, social emotional, and family engagement initiatives throughout the state. I am also the chair of the DEC Family Committee and the parent of two young children who have...
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6:00pm CDT
EI Collective: Attuned and Intentional, a Reflective Practice Group Series - Poster 28
Tuesday September 17, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Speakers
PD Training Consultant and Physical Therapist, EITP
Professional Development Specialist, Developmental Therapist, Infant Early Childhood Mental Health, SCB EDUCATIONAL CONSULTIN
Director, EITP at the University of Illinois
PD Consultant EITP at University of IL
Professional Development Consultant, EITP at University of Illinois
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The Benefits of Schmoozing: Parent-Professional Perspectives & Partnerships - Poster 26
Tuesday September 17, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Speakers NS
Assistant Professor, Hunter College
My colleagues and I have just published a book, Sharing Perspectives for Educating Young Children with Disabilities:Developing Family and Professional Partnerships, that will be available from Routledge Publishers in fall, 2024. I would be pleased to discuss insights gleaned from...
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Early Literacy Assessment Designer, Curriculum Associates
Hi! My name is Samreen. I’m a former early childhood special education teacher, teacher mentor, parent coach, wife, mom of 3 (& twin mom), and a coffee enthusiast. I currently work in the Educational Technology industry and design responsive early literacy assessments that are used...
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7:00pm CDT
Building Belonging Through Collaborative Strategic Planning - Poster 21
Tuesday September 17, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
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Technical Assistance Coordinator, South Carolina Partnerships for Inclusion at the University of South Carolina
Melissa Griffin serves as the Technical Assistance Coordinator with SCPI. In this role, she facilitates the implementation of a tiered framework of supports for early childhood specialists and coordinates service delivery for districts working with SCPI to improve early childhood...
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Program Director, South Carolina Partnerships for Inclusion
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Learn, Practice, and Apply Inclusive STEM: A Pilot Study - Poster 36
Tuesday September 17, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
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Senior Technical Assistance Specialist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Chih-Ing Lim, Ph.D., is currently Senior Technical Assistance Specialist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Chih-Ing is the Co-Chair of the International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute and serves as...
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Researcher, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-Director, ECTA and STEMIE Centers
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Susan Sonnenschein is a Developmental and Educational Psychologist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her research focuses on ways to promote the academic success of children from different demographic backgrounds.
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Supporting Paraprofessionals on their Path to Become Certified Teachers - Poster 28
Tuesday September 17, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Speakers AM
Associate Professor of Education, Indiana University Kokomo
Assistant Professor of Education, Indiana University Kokomo
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Associate Professor, IU Kokomo
Dr. Tara Kingsley has been in education for 19 years and is currently an Associate Professor at IU Kokomo. She is a leader in the use of technology to support both literacy and deeper levels of learning. She has created numerous professional development workshops and is a frequent...
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Using a Video Observation Platform to Expand Professional Development - Poster 22
Tuesday September 17, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Speakers KC
Project Manager, Florida State University
Florida State University
Juliann Woods is professor emerita from Florida State University where she is working part time as research faculty in her retirement. She provides professional and program development consulting services nationwide and continues to author publications on early identification and...
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Using Augmented Reality to Teach Life Skills for Preschoolers with IDD - Poster 24
Tuesday September 17, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
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Educational Diagnostician/Student, Denton Independent School District/Texas Woman's University
Phyllis has worked in education for 15 years and currently works as an Educational Diagnostician for a independent school district in Texas. She attends Texas Woman's University and is working on doctorate in special education with a focus on early childhood.