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Wednesday, September 18
 

8:00am CDT

Raising the Bar for Children with Disabilities and their Families (OSEP)
Wednesday September 18, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st fl
Join federal leaders in the Office of Special Education Programs as they discuss Department of Education priorities, guidance, investments, and upcoming plans to increase high-quality inclusive early childhood programs and services to support positive outcomes for all young children and their families.
Speakers
DC

David Cantrell

Deputy Director, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
avatar for Christy Kavulic

Christy Kavulic

Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Christy Kavulic is the Director of the Research to Practice Division in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this position, she oversees the development and management of discretionary grants funded under the Individuals with Disabilities... Read More →
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James Young

Project Administrator, Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday September 18, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st fl
  The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

11:00am CDT

Federal Listening Session: We Want to Hear Your Stories!
Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Marlboro B - 2nd fl
This session gives participants a chance to meet with federal partners from the Office of Special Education Programs to highlight practices in their communities that support high-quality inclusive services for children with disabilities and their families and discuss resources and technical assistance that would support them in providing high-quality inclusive services.

The Department is especially interested in hearing from military families and practitioners supporting infants, toddlers, and young children and their families!
Speakers
DC

David Cantrell

Deputy Director, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
avatar for Christy Kavulic

Christy Kavulic

Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Christy Kavulic is the Director of the Research to Practice Division in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this position, she oversees the development and management of discretionary grants funded under the Individuals with Disabilities... Read More →
Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Marlboro B - 2nd fl
  The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

1:30pm CDT

Federal Resources to Support Child Find (OSEP)
Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
GS B7 - 1st fl
Access to early intervention services is important for all children,  particularly for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families who are traditionally underserved. During this session, resources developed by a federal interagency work group to support child find will be shared. OSEP-funded projects focused on child find will also share lessons learned.
Speakers
avatar for Jenine Schmidt

Jenine Schmidt

Program Associate, WestEd
Jenine Schmidt is an Early Childhood Program Associate at WestEd. Schmidt holds expertise in early childhood development and culturally responsive pedagogy. Currently, Schmidt is developing early math resources to support professional learning providers throughout California. She... Read More →
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Leslie Fox

Director, Early Childhood Intervention, Mental Health & Inclusion, WestEd
avatar for Christy Kavulic

Christy Kavulic

Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Christy Kavulic is the Director of the Research to Practice Division in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this position, she oversees the development and management of discretionary grants funded under the Individuals with Disabilities... Read More →
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Mary Beth Bruder

UCEDD/ECPC Director, UNIV OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CTR
Infants & Young Children is an interdisciplinary journal focusing on children with disabilities or at risk for disability age birth to five years and their families. Of special interest are articles involving innovative interventions, summaries of important research developments and... Read More →
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Bethanne Vergean

CT Learn the SIgns Act Early Ambassador, UCONN UCEDD
Bethanne Vergean provides technical assistance and training for Connecticut’s Early Childhood system. Her work over the past 20 years has been centered on improving developmental monitoring in Connecticut. Through her dedicated advocacy, she has developed strong networking systems... Read More →
DEC 2024 Federal Resources to Support Child Find OSEP pdf
Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
GS B7 - 1st fl
  The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

2:45pm CDT

Foundations for Inclusion: Bringing Child Guidance Policies to Life (OSEP)
Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
GS B9 - 1st fl
OSEP has been clear in guidance to reduce and eliminate exclusionary discipline practices. NCPMI has created a resource to help leadership teams assess their existing child guidance policies as they move toward this practice. Presenters will share how ECE programs, higher education faculty, leadership, advocates and families can use guidance.
Speakers
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Lise Fox

professor, USF
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Camille Catlett

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... Read More →
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Laurie Dinnebeil

Project Director, University of Toledo
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Tracie Dickson

EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/OSERS/OSEP
DEC Session Child Policy Guidance OSEP Slides pdf
developing a child guidance policy pdf
Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
GS B9 - 1st fl
  The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

4:00pm CDT

Implementing the Federal Inclusion Policy Statement (OSEP)
Wednesday September 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
GS C13 - 1st fl
This session will highlight the federal Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children in Early Childhood Programs and provide examples of how states and local programs have implemented recommendations from the policy statement.  Resources that state and local programs can use to implement the policy statement will also be shared.
Speakers
avatar for Christy Kavulic

Christy Kavulic

Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Christy Kavulic is the Director of the Research to Practice Division in the Office of Special Education Programs in the US Department of Education. In this position, she oversees the development and management of discretionary grants funded under the Individuals with Disabilities... Read More →
avatar for Alissa Rausch

Alissa Rausch

Faculty, University of Denver
Wednesday September 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
GS C13 - 1st fl
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Thursday, September 19
 

1:00pm CDT

Enhancing Coaches’ Use of Evidence-Based Coaching to Promote Outcomes (OSEP)
Thursday September 19, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
GS C13 - 1st fl
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Coaching is an evidence-based approach to support the use of effective practices with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities. Panelists will describe lessons learned through three OSEP-funded model demonstrations designed to enhance the use of evidence-based coaching frameworks to support outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families.
Speakers
avatar for Darbianne Shannon

Darbianne Shannon

Assistant Research Scientist, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of FL
Dr. Shannon is an Assistant Research Scientist with the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Dr. Shannon supports states and early childhood programs with the installation, implementation, sustainability and scale-up of professional... Read More →
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Patricia Snyder

Director, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of FL
I am a Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Early Childhood Studies, an affiliate Professor of Pediatrics, the David Lawrence Jr. Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Studies, and Director of the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies at the University... Read More →
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Lisa Knoche

Research Associate Professor, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools/ UNL
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Kathleen Artman-Meeker

Associate Professor, University of Washington
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2024 DEC Conference Handout pdf
2024 DEC Conference PPT Accessible pdf
Thursday September 19, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
GS C13 - 1st fl
  The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

2:15pm CDT

Building the Bridge between EHDI and IDEA (OSEP)
Thursday September 19, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
GS C13 - 1st fl
Effective collaboration between Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C (Part C) can help both programs better support families. This session aims to grow attendee’s understanding of the EHDI programs, how Part C and EHDI can coordinate, and the available resources to support coordination.
Speakers
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Sharon Walsh

Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
Thursday September 19, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
GS C13 - 1st fl
  The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

3:30pm CDT

Enhance and Empower: Using AT to Promote Engagement in STEM Experience (OSEP)
Thursday September 19, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
GS C13 - 1st fl
By Practitioners for Practitioners Join the STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (STEMIE) Center for an interactive session and discussion on why assistive technology (AT) is critical for young children with disabilities to engage and participate fully in STEM learning and how assistive technology devices can support children’s STEM learning experiences.
Speakers
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Tracie Dickson

EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/OSERS/OSEP
avatar for Megan Vinh

Megan Vinh

Co-Director, ECTA and STEMIE Centers
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Chih-Ing Lim

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... Read More →
Myths and Facts Surrounding Assistive Technology Devices 01 22 2024 pdf
AT DEC STEMIE Handout pdf
Thursday September 19, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
GS C13 - 1st fl
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