Michigan DEC Conference - FULL

Date:

May 01, 2015

Location:

Central Michigan University
Education & Human Services Building
195 East Ojibway Court
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859

195 East Ojibway Court
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859

Time:

Registration begins at 8:30 AM
Training is from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Continental Breakfast will be served.
Lunch will be served.

Details:

The Michigan Division for Early Childhood 2015 Conference offers a strong emphasis on Inclusion: Access, Participation, and Supports. This year's conference features sessions that offer strategies for incorporating the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Joint Position Statement on Inclusion into every day practice, including: strategies for embedding learning and/or addressing challenging behavior, use of the Program Quality Assessment (PQA) in inclusive classrooms, including children in child care settings, Positive Behavior Supports, including English Language Learners, family engagement, and inclusion within Great Start Readiness Programs and/or Head Start. Sessions will offer content for personnel, administrators, faculty, and families with vital interest in serving/educating children birth to age 8 with special needs.

Inspirational and informative keynotes include:
Access, Participation, and Supports:  Strategies for Including Young Children
    Lydia Moore, M.Ed., Oakland Schools
Early childhood inclusion embodies the values, policies, and practices that support the right of every infant and young child and his or her family, regardless of ability, to participate in a broad range of activities and contexts as full members of families, communities, and society (DEC / NAEYC, 2009).  Join Lydia as she presents practical strategies and real-life examples of ensuring access to a wide variety of opportunities, participation in learning with peers and adults, and system-level supports for young children with special needs.

Authentic Family Engagement: Beyond the Classroom
  
 Noel Kelty, Saginaw Intermediate School District
    Michelle Nicholson, Ingham Intermediate School District
    Pamela Pugh Smith, Michigan State Board of Education and Saginaw County Community Member
Parent Involvement in educational programs is often valued and discussed, but what does Family Engagement really look like in the broad range of inclusive educational early childhood programs and services?  Join us for an overview of Family Engagement and a panel discussion of parents, early childhood partners, and community leaders representing Saginaw and Ingham Intermediate School Districts.

Click here to view the Conference Brochure

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Parking will be available in Lots 22 & 43.

State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) will be offered, pending approval.  The fee is $10 payable at the conference.

Cost:
Members: Through April 11: $50
After April 11: $80
Non-Members: Through April 11: $70
After April 11: $80
Parents: $25
Students: $25

Mail checks or purchase orders payable to MCEC to:
Nancy Surbrook, Treasurer
Michigan DEC
c/o CCRESA EOT&TA

240 S. Bridge St., Suite 250
DeWitt, MI 48820

Cancellation requests must be submitted to Nancy Surbrook at surbrook_n@ccresa.org  on or before April 19.  A $15.00 processing fee is charged for each cancellation.  The full conference fee is due for cancellations that occur after April 19.  Substitutions may be made up to the start of the conference.

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The registration deadline for this event has passed.