The COVID-19 Pandemic has given us all the opportunity to participate in virtual conferences that may not have been within our reach with the cost of travel. Find descriptions and links to upcoming virtual conferences supporting inclusion of young children with disabilities. Smaller bites of professional development are available with links to different webinars with an array of options to expand your knowledge in educating all children.
Attendance at this institute is the first step in attaining the Beginning Together Inclusion Facilitator Certification. Local teams of early childhood educators and special education are encouraged to apply.
The Inclusion Collaborative Conference is an interactive and reflective educational opportunity to understand and learn evidenced-based practices for individuals involved in the care and education of children up to age 24 with and without disabilities to create or enhance equity and inclusive practices in their respective programs and communities in which they live.
Join us for sessions offering the latest research, evidence-based practices, and advice for working with young children with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them. Network with like-minded professionals and families as we explore our national response in EI/ECSE to issues of inclusion, equity, and social justice as well as virtual learning and other critical issues. Make plans to join us! Early bird registration is available until July 1st.
The International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute has become one of the premier educational opportunities for anyone involved in the care and education of young children with special needs in inclusive settings. For 20 years, the Institute has drawn people from across the nation and around the world to Chapel Hill to learn about the latest research findings, models, and resources that guide inclusive policy, professional development, and practice; to develop collaborative relationships and cross-agency systems that support early childhood inclusion; and to have the opportunity to meet, learn from, and problem-solve with peers.
“We invite you to Take Heart and join us for our second virtual annual conference. Mark your calendar and get on the list to be the first to know about special offers and registration updates.”
Please join us for a 3-part webinar series focused on supporting and affirming the needs and assets of preschool-aged Dual Language Learners, who represent a large and growing population of young children in California. This series, intended for teachers and administrators, will provide participants with practical strategies and takeaways to apply to their own contexts. The series will also feature expert practitioners from the field, who will share their experiences and key resources.
Supporting children’s social and emotional development and well-being is critical to ensuring successful transitions to full in-person services for children, families, and staff. To support grantees’ efforts to move Head Start Forward, the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning (NCECDTL) is aligning content across several webinar series.
In the upcoming program year, our Education Manager, Teacher Time, Home Visiting, and Coaching Corner webinar series will focus on the Approaches to Learning domain of the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF). Discover effective practices for promoting children’s approaches to learning and embedding equity in teaching, home visiting, leadership, and coaching. Each webinar will include a viewer’s guide to help apply featured practices in your daily work.
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A comprehensive listing of all CDE webinars related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Looking for a new professional development opportunity? Tune in to this series of free video chats with Brookes authors, renowned experts on inclusive education, early childhood, and communication and language development. These brief, informal chats are a great chance to get tips and guidance from the experts on the topics you care about the most. This web page takes you to both upcoming and archived “Chats”. Below are a sample of them:
“This (free) five-part series will be offered live as well as recorded and available on the DEC website for future viewing.”
“Various experts in the field of early childhood special education and early intervention will discuss how to disrupt the pervasive inequities of our systems. Topics will include troubling notions of "at risk," challenging biases about families in home based services, suspension, and expulsion in early childhood settings, counteracting racism and ableism in early childhood systems, and engaging in systems change in pursuit of equity. Sessions will be offered live as well as recorded and available on the DEC website for future viewing.”
The June 7, 2021 webinar is with Dr. Rosemarie Allen. Dr. Allen takes a gentle approach to educating us about bias, race, and microaggressions in early childhood. She uses her personal experience to enlighten us and then provides actionable recommendations on what we can do to be anti-racist.
The Equity Chat Series is designed to provide a forum to further dialogue on equity topics in order to support more equitable systems and strengthen culturally responsive IECMHC practices to reduce disparities and improve child outcomes. Recorded webinars and handouts are posted on this site. Below are the titles of the first three webinars in the series:
The Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children is designed to promote the inclusion of children with disabilities within community programs. In states where there is a focus on increasing the use of high-quality inclusion practices, the implementation and scale-up of the Pyramid Model offers an effective approach. Join us for a webinar featuring new products and resources focused on increasing the use of inclusive practices in Pyramid Model programs to better support children diagnosed with disabilities or needing individualized supports. Learn about important research, statewide implementation potential and an assessment used to support inclusive practices in the classroom.
Explore these webinars about inclusion issues related to children with disabilities or suspected delays. Topics include interactions, individualization, effective teaching practices, clarification of the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), practice-based coaching, and more! Find three series to choose from:
This webpage holds high-quality recorded webinars directly focused on resources and professional development related to inclusion. Here is a sample:
In this hour long webinar, discover myths and facts about and ways to support children with disabilities who are also dual language learners (DLLs). Listen as presenters share high-quality screening practices to determine if a child who is a DLL needs further evaluation. Explore teaching practices for promoting engagement once a child has been identified as having a disability.
The Understanding Inclusion series contains 6 topics that explore key ideas about inclusion in early childhood. The series covers a range of topics from defining inclusion to understanding the benefits to advocating for inclusion. This is a series of bite-size videos with embedded resources and activities to help understand, promote, and advocate for inclusion for children birth to age 5. Developed for families with family input, it is just as meaningful and useful for practitioners working with families who have children from birth to 5.
In each module topic, a topic guide is available for reflecting and applying what you learn to your own experience. The guide also has additional resources to explore the topic further.
We hope this series supports you on your journey of inclusion and provides you with resources that you can share and build upon.
