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October 2007

DEC 2007: Crossing New Borders
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Sponsor: Division for Early Childhood

New Directions and Promising Approaches To Address Professional Development Challenges
Presenters: Pamela J. Winton, Sharon Rosenkoetter, Linda Brekken, and Susan Stewart
Date: October 25, 2007
This workshop examined theory and research for professional development and provided a process for planning/evaluating learning experiences, using data from 13 regional/national systems change initiatives. Participants explored strategies for meaningful learning experiences to promote individual and systems change.
Presentation [ PDF 2.5mb ] Handout [ PDF 0.8mb ]
Summary of Participant Comments [ PDF 0.1mb ]

Preparing and Supporting Effective Professionals: Evidence and Applications in Early Intervention
Presenters: Camille Catlett and Pamela Winton
Date: October 26, 2007
This session will offer evidence and insights that can assist both individual providers of professional development (faculty, trainers, consultants), administrators, and policy makers in developing, implementing and evaluating professional development more systematically and effectively.

But Are They Learning What We're Teaching? Researching Personnel Preparation Outcomes
Presenter:  Camille Catlett
Date:  October 27, 2007
This research roundtable will present promising research strategies and emerging evidence and will invite participants to share research strategies that address preservice students' acquisition of early childhood special education knowledge, skills, and dispositions. A particular emphasis will be placed on preparation to work in diverse cultural communities.

DEC's Position on Inclusion: An Opportunity for Dialogue
Presenters: Camille Catlett and Virginia Buysse
Date: October 27, 2007
This session provided an opportunity for members and other interested individuals to learn more about the draft of the position on inclusion and provide input. Participants offered input into the development of the position statement and were provided information about how to submit additional feedback.
Handout (dialogue) [ PDF 0.mb ] Handout (definition) [ PDF 0.1mb ]
DEC Position Statement [ PDF 0.1mb ]

July 2007

What We Know about Inclusion and Need to Do to Support High Quality Personnel Working in Inclusive Setting
2007 Inclusion Institute, Chapel Hill, NC
Presenters: Pam Winton, Virginia Buysse, Camille Catlett, Shelley deFosset
Date: July 31, 2007
Target Audience: Administrators, practitioners, TA providers, faculty, families
Description: This interactive session provided participants with a chance to learn about the data on inclusion and professional development, hear about a definition and conceptual framework on professional development from the National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI); and work in small groups to identify ways they can contribute to improving the quality of personnel working in inclusive settings.  Powerpoint, handout and activity sheet are attached.
Presentation [ PDF 1.6mb ] Handout [ PDF 0.1mb ] Activity [ PDF 0.1mb ]

National Professional Development Center on Inclusion: Working with States to Support High Quality Professional Development for Preschool Inclusion
2007 Project Directors’ Meeting: Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC
Presenters: Pam Winton, Virginia Buysse, Shelley deFosset
Date:  July 16, 2007
Target Audience: Project directors of OSEP funded projects, project officers of federal agencies, faculty, administrators,  TA providers
Description: This interactive session provided participants with a chance to learn about the data on inclusion and professional development, hear about a definition and conceptual framework on professional development from the National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI), discover resources to help states with planning meetings,  and work in small groups to identify ways they can contribute to improving the quality of personnel working in inclusive settings. Powerpoint, handout and activity sheet are attached.  Links to products on the website are provided.
Presentation [ PDF 1.6mb ] Handout [ PDF 0.1mb ] Activity [ PDF 0.1mb ]

Critical Issues in Urban Special Education: Improving Outcomes for Children at Risk
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Education
Presenter: Pamela J. Winton
Dates:  July 16-20, 2007
Sponsor: Harvard Graduate School of Education
Target Audience: Directors of curriculum, instruction, & special education; superintendents & assistant superintendents; principals; directors of early intervention, preschool, & early education programs; local, state, & federal education leaders; parents/family advocates
Description: High quality early intervention and education makes a positive difference for young children, especially those at risk. The policies, practices and resources that comprise high quality early education programs will be explored along with strategies for ensuring that schools incorporate the best of early childhood and elementary education to serve young children ages 3 through 8 and their families.

June 2007

NAEYC National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sponsor: NAEYC

National Professional Development Center on Inclusion: What we know, what we don't know, and what we plan to learn
Presenters: Pamela J. Winton, Camille Catlett, Virginia Buysse, and Shelley deFosset
When: Tuesday, June 12, 2:00pm-4:00pm
The increasing numbers of children with disabilities in early childhood programs make it imperative for personnel to have the knowledge and skills to support effective inclusion. Moreover, a statewide multiagency system is needed to ensure effective professional development. This session will highlight how the National Center for Professional Development on Inclusion (NPDCI) is working to change what we know, what we don't know and what we do about these important issues.
Handout [ PDF 0.1mb ] | Activity [ PDF 0.1mb ]

 

New pieces for a familiar puzzle: Resources and strategies for increasing the emphasis on inclusion for children with special needs
Presenter:  Camille Catlett
When:  Sunday June 10, 10:30am-12:30pm
This session will provide ideas and strategies on how best to prepare personnel to support the inclusion of young children with special needs in community settings. Participants will review and evaluate classroom materials and receive information on professional development resources.

Standards vs. Standardization: Using early learning standards and authentic assessment to intentionally support a curriculum that is appropriate for all children
Presenter:  Camille Catlett
When: Monday, June 11, 8:00am-10:00am
Explore how Early Learning Standards, coupled with authentic assessment and appropriate early education practices, can provide the foundation for an intentional curriculum that is appropriate for ALL children. A panel of early education leaders will consider how early learning standards support high quality early education practices that are appropriate for all children, especially those who are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse?

The year in early childhood research: What's new and what can we do with it?
Presenter: Pam Winton
When:  Monday, June 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm

May 2007

Evidenced-Based Practice: What It Really Means for the Early Childhood Field
Presenter:  Virginia Buysse
Date:  May 22, 2007
Sponsor:  ZERO TO THREE
Location:  Los Angeles, California
Targeted Audience:  Policy makers, funders, administrators, and practitioners in the early childhood field.
To introduce concepts related to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), examine a proposed definition of EBP, trace the origins of this movement, and apply these concepts to research, policy, and practice in early childhood.
Presentation [ PDF 1.3mb]

April 2007

Early Childhood Faculty Consortium Spring Conference
Evidence-Based Practice: What Does it Mean for Early Childhood Practitioners and Higher Education Faculty
Presenters: Pam Winton and Pat Wesley
Location: Richmond, VA
Target Audience: EC faculty, practitioners and administrators from across the state of VA

March 2007

Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center Conference Call
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion
Presenters: Camille Catlett, Shelley deFosset and Pam Winton
Location: Conference Call
Sponsor: Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center
Target Audience: Early childhood and State Improvement Grant (SIG) coordinators from 11 jurisdictions (AZ, BIA, CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, MN, SD, UT, WY)
Presentation [ PDF 1.2mb ] [ PPT 5.3mb ]

February 2007

NPDCI National Planning Meeting
Presenters: Pam Winton, Virginia Buysse, Camille Catlett, Shelley deFosset
Location: Washington, DC
Sponsor: NPDCI
Target Audience: State Representatives, Parent Network Groups, National Projects, Project Funders, TA Providers/Supports
The National Professional Development Center on Inclusion gathered with other national projects, family networks, state representatives and technical assistance projects to discuss collaboration and coordination of efforts to maximize their impact on systems that serve children with disabilities and their families.
Presentation [ PDF 0.8mb ] [ PPT 1.4mb ]

 

North Central Regional Resource Center Conference Call
Evidence-Based Practice and the National Professional Development Center on Inclusion
Presenters:  Virginia Buysse and Pam Winton
Location:  Conference Call
Sponsor: North Central Regional Resource Center at the University of Minnesota
Target Audience: Early Childhood State Administrators from 9 states.
This presentation to the Part C and 619 Coordinators in 9 states, provides a definition of evidence-based practice, its origins and its effect on policy, research, knowledge utilization and professional development.  In addition, information is shared on the newly funded National Professional Development Center on Inclusion and how states might be involved.
Presentation [ PDF 2.6mb ] [ PPT 7.6mb ]

January 2007

National Advisory Board and Leadership Team Meeting
Conference call held January 9, 2007.
See meeting page for more details and listen to the presentation.

October 2006

DEC Conference on Young Children with Special Needs & Their Families
National Professional Development Center on Early Childhood Inclusion
Presenters:  Pam Winton, Virginia Buysse, Camille Catlett & Pat Wesley.
Location:  Little Rock, AR.
Sponsor: Division of Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children
Presentation [ PDF 0.6mb ]