Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference: Full Schedule

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9:15am CDT

Finding a Friend: Key Social Skills for Children with Visual Impairments

Thursday September 19, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CDT

This session will discuss a variety of interventions that enable children with visual impairments to be effectively included in early childhood settings. Topics to be discussed include strategies that will increase social opportunities, peer-mediated interventions, and simple modifications that can make social activities more engaging for children with visual impairments.

Speakers

Kathy Boisvert

Integrated Early Childhood Teacher & Assistant Professor, Blackstone-Millville Regional School District & Worcester State University

DEC HANDOUT Finding a Friend (SEPT 2024) pdf

Thursday September 19, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
Starboard/Port - Riverside Bldg

By Practitioners for Practitioners

Age 3-5
Audience 1 Practitioners
Audience 2 Families
Content Level Introductory

10:30am CDT

Teacher/Family Perceptions of Using Reach for the Stars for IEP Development

Thursday September 19, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CDT

Starboard/Port - Riverside Bldg

Reach for the Stars (RFTS) is a person-centered approach that is used as a functional assessment tool and can lead to the development of a child's IEP. This session will discuss the effects of using RFTS with families, and teacher attitudes and perceptions of young children with disabilities. Lastly, we will discuss how this process shapes the development of the IEP.

Speakers

Sarah Hawkins-Lear

Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky

Jennifer Grisham

Professor, University of Kentucky

Jennifer Grisham, Ed.D., is Professor in the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education program at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. She received her doctorate in Education from the University of Kentucky. She is also Faculty Director of the Early Childhood Laboratory at the... Read More →

Thursday September 19, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Starboard/Port - Riverside Bldg

Research

Age 3-5
Audience 1 Families
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Intermediate

3:30pm CDT

Tiered Coaching to Support Itinerant Practices in Early Childhood

Thursday September 19, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT

Starboard/Port - Riverside Bldg

This session focuses on an Itinerant Coaching Model designed to meet the specific needs of early
childhood special education (ECSE) itinerant practitioners within school districts. Attendees of this
session will gain access to the nuts and bolts of a state-wide itinerant training and be able to identify
the benefits of tiered coaching for ESCE itinerant practitioners.

Speakers

Tanya Hutchinson

SEIT Coach, South Carolina Partnerships for Inclusion

Kate Ascetta

Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina

Melissa Griffin

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... Read More →

DEC SEIT Academy and Coaching Presentation pdf

2024 Coach's Corner Newsletter copy pdf

Resource Padlet Tiered Coaching pdf

SEIT Consultation and Tiered Coaching Model pdf

Thursday September 19, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Starboard/Port - Riverside Bldg

By Practitioners for Practitioners

Age 3-5
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Introductory