Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference: Full Schedule

9:00am CDT

Challenging Behavior in Inclusive Settings: Innovative Tier I Strategies *Early Learning Session*

Tuesday September 17, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT

**Early Learning Session are an additional cost.**

Behaviors that challenge adults in inclusive settings are on the rise. In this engaging workshop, we will use motivation as a lens to better understand these behaviors and as a basis for how to prevent and handle them. The workshop will include numerous examples from classroom practice and opportunities for discussion and planning.

Speakers

Adam Holland

Implementation Specialist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Adam Holland, PhD, is an Implementation Specialist at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His interests include challenging behavior, progressions-based pedagogies, and scaling up evidence-based innovations. Currently... Read More →

240917 DEC ChallengingBehavior Handouts pdf

Tuesday September 17, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
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Practice

12:00pm CDT

Research Committee Meeting (by invitation only)

Wednesday September 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT

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Speakers

Sloan Storie

Research Associate, University of Cincinnati

Jisun Oh

Wednesday September 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
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Meetings and Socials

4:00pm CDT

Implementing the Federal Inclusion Policy Statement (OSEP)

Wednesday September 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT

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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

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 →

Alissa Rausch

Faculty, University of Denver

DEC OSEP 2024 pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
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The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Introductory

9:15am CDT

How to Integrate Neurodiversity Affirming Practices in the Classroom

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

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Many educators are eager to incorporate neurodiversity-affirming practices in their classroom. In a hands-on workshop setting, learn some of the basics of neurodiversity affirming practices and how a shift in mindset can help every child thrive.

Speakers

Celest Austin

Founder/CEO, GoManda

GoManda is an iOS app that teaches the basics of communication via a science-backed method designed for neurodivergent children. The GoManda app targets the comprehension arm of communication by providing:- Photorealistic visual library of common nouns, colors, shapes and more- Real... Read More →

Katrina Martin

CEO/ Founder, Bridges Learning System

Talk to me about--Why teaching discreet social skills is harmful for neurodivergent children What SEL should look like in the EC classroomHow you can implement neurodiversity-affirming practice in Early Childhood!

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

Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Intermediate

1:00pm CDT

Enhancing Coaches’ Use of Evidence-Based Coaching to Promote Outcomes (OSEP)

Thursday September 19, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT

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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

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 →

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 →

Lisa Knoche

Research Associate Professor, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools/ UNL

Kathleen Artman-Meeker

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Carol Davis

Rachel Schachter

2024 DEC Conference Handout pdf

2024 DEC Conference PPT Accessible pdf

Thursday September 19, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
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The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Intermediate

2:15pm CDT

Building the Bridge between EHDI and IDEA (OSEP)

Thursday September 19, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT

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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

Vinetta Freeman

Sharon Walsh

Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children

Thursday September 19, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
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The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Introductory

3:30pm CDT

Enhance and Empower: Using AT to Promote Engagement in STEM Experience (OSEP)

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

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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

Tracie Dickson

EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/OSERS/OSEP

Megan Vinh

Co-Director, ECTA and STEMIE Centers

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
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The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Families
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Introductory

9:00am CDT

Systems Level Change in Early Intervention: Access to Quality Coaching

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CDT

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This panel will elicit discussion related to change at different system levels so that families and children, particularly those that are historically marginalized, access evidence-based early intervention services. We discuss a statewide professional development program and then discuss how such practices may be implemented in a shelter setting for unhoused families.

Speakers

Lauren Little

Scott Tomchek

Professor, University of Louisville

Serena Wheeler

Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Coaching in Early Intervention Training and Mentorship Program, University of Louisville

I train and mentor EI Providers in a statewide PD program and support ongoing program quality and improvements efforts. My primary areas of interest are evidence-based practices related to effective PD for early intervention providers and caregiver coaching to build family capaci... Read More →

Anne Hoffmann

Kristen Vincent

Speech and Language Pathologist, Rush Univeristy Medical Center

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
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Policy

Age 0-3
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Intermediate

10:15am CDT

Elevating Family and Self-Advocate Perspectives in Preservice Programs

Friday September 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am CDT

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"Nothing about us without us" should include preservice programs! This session will have a panel including faculty, administration, family, and self-advocate perspectives on involving individuals with disabilities at every level of curriculum development and teaching and practical strategies for forming and sustaining partnerships between communities and classrooms.

Speakers

Jennifer James

Assistant Teaching Professor, Wichita State University

M'Lisa Shelden

Chair & Program Director, Department of Physical Therapy, Wichita State University

Friday September 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am CDT
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Professional Development

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Faculty
Audience 2 Families
Content Level Intermediate

1:15pm CDT

Male Caregivers and Breaking Gender Norms

Friday September 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT

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The power of male caregivers in early intervention cannot be overstated. This session engages the continuum of male caregivers to find their voice and define their own role that contributes to their child’s development and family success. Presenters will explore the opportunities to advance the equity and inclusion of male caregivers in a culturally responsive way.

Speakers

James Young

Project Administrator, Johns Hopkins University

Beth Boyle

Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

Friday September 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
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Professional Development

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Families
Audience 2 Practitioners
Content Level Introductory