Professional Development
2025-2026 Inclusion Webinar Series
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), in collaboration with WestEd, is happy to announce a series of free webinars coming soon through the CDSS funded Beginning Together project. Beginning…
Building Blocks for Including and Teaching Young Children with Disabilities (Video)
This edWebinar provides information about the development, use and latest revision to Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs, a multi-tiered framework for planning and providing individualized support and…
Creating Neurodiversity Affirming Schools
Explore the transformative world of neurodiversity in education with host Tim Villegas and his guests Emily Kircher Morris, and Amanda Morin. This episode of Think Inclusive focuses on thought-provoking insights…
Hayward Unified School District Early Learning Inclusive Practices
Hayward Unified School District has created a website focused on inclusive practices funded through their Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP) grant, and is designed to provide a “one-stop” resource…
2026 Beginning Together Inclusion Facilitators Institute
Next year, Beginning Together will hold a virtual Institute for Inclusion Facilitator with Training-of-Trainers sessions, offered as a combination of synchronous and asynchronous activities. The institute is designed to support…
2026 CAAEYC Annual Conference & Expo
In 2025, we created virtual site tours. They were among the workshops sessions. We are continuing with the virtual site tours — centers, museums and other ECE-focused programs will submit…
International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute
Save the date for the 2026 Institute!
DEC and ECTA Equity Series: In Pursuit of Equity in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
“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…
Supporting Children with Disabilities Who Are Also Dual Language Learners
Presented by: Head Start, National Center for Quality Teaching and Learning Length: 1 hour In this hour long webinar, discover myths and facts about and ways to support children with…
Understanding Inclusion Training Modules for Families and Caregivers
Presented by: Early Choices Date: February 2021 Language: Available in English and Spanish The Understanding Inclusion series contains 6 topics that explore key ideas about inclusion in early childhood. The…
2021 Early Edge California – Designing the TK World: Ensuring Equity for Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
October 20, 2021 Part 1: How to Design Your TK Classroom to Support Dual Language Learners November 3, 2021 Part 2: Effective Classroom Practices for Equitably Serving Preschool-Age Dual Language…
Early Start Online: Transition from Early Start
Transition From Early Start is a free self-paced online course focused on the transition of services for children with disabilities out of Early Start, early intervention, at age three. This…