Sharing a Vision

Description

The conference is for you, whether you are an early childhood educator in a public school, community based program, or Head Start program; early childhood special educator; teaching assistant; early intervention specialist, service coordinator, or other service provider; therapist; higher education faculty or student; administrator; policy-maker or family member. Learn new ideas and skills from the experts and share this wonderful experience with your colleagues.

The following sessions are approved for EI credit:
Strengthening Families Through Fatherhood - 0.75 Working with Families
Bringing Stories to Life for Young Children: Increasing Opportunities for Participation & Learning - 2 Intervention
Digging Deeper: Finding the Treasures in Our Partnerships with Families - 1.5 Working with Families
Infant Massage: Bundles of Benefits for Babies & Caregivers - 1.5 Intervention
Sharing Developmental Concerns with Families - 1.5 Working with Families
Desiging Inclusive Lives with Families - 1.5 Working with Families
Do You See What I See? Helping Young Children with Cortical Visual Impairment in Natural Environments - 1.5 Intervention
Transition From Early Intervention to Early Childhood Special Education - 2 Working with Families
Emotionally Secure, Socially Sure - 0.75 Typical Development
Teaching Strategies to Reduce Challenging Behavior: Level I - 0.75 Intervention
Finding the Right Information, Right Now: Guidelines for Families, Caregivers, and Teachers - 1.5 Working with Families
'I'm Trying to Tell You Something!' Understanding the Messages in Children's Challenging Behavior - 1 Intervention
At Least the Cockroach Waved Hello: Using Reframing to Find Strengths in Challenging Families - 1.5 Working with Families
The Masks We Wear - 2 Working with Families
Breaking Bad: Preventing and Addressing Challenging Behaviors Through Promotion of Positive Social Skills - 0.75 Intervention
Basic Everyday Sign Language for Young Children - 1.5 Intervention
Developing Teaming Relationships in Your Daily Early Intervention Practices - 2 Working with Families
Hearing Aids, Cochlear Implants and Babies! Oh My! - 1.5 Intervention
First Feelings: A Snapshot of Infant's Social-Emotional Development - 1.5 Typical Development
'But Aren't You Just Playing?...The Importance of Infant and Toddler Play - 1.5 Typical Development & 0.5 Atypical Development
Teaching Strategies to Reduce Challenging Behavior: Level 2 - 0.75 Intervention
The Inter-Relatedness of Movement, Child Development and Academic Readiness - 0.75 Typical Development
Speech and Language Development: Typical or Atypical - 0.75 Typical Development & 0.75 Atypical Development
Using DEC's Evidence-Based Resources to Promote Inclusive Practices: A Primer for Teachers, Providers, Families, Trainers, Policy Makers, and Administrators - 1.5 Working with Families
Facilitating True Family Partnership in Early Intervention - 1.5 Working with Families
Beyond Letters, Nouns & Numbers: Shifting Focus to Verbs and Sentences to Enhance Language Development Trajectories - 0.75 Intervention
Using Prompting Procedures to Teach Skills - 0.75 Intervention
A Cross Cultural Approach: The Path to Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Hearing Loss - 1.5 Working with Families
Five Things Early Interventionists Need to Know Before Embedding Intervention Strategies into Family Routines: An Infant Mental Health-Informed Early Intervention - 0.75 Working with Families
Early Childhood Trauma Awareness Training: How to Identify Trauma in Young Children and How to Communicate About It With Parents - 1 Atypical Development & 1 Working with Families
Messy Hands, Growing Minds: Developmental Benefits of Messy Play - 1.5 Typical Development
All the Intervention Occurs Between Visits - 1.5 Intervention
Routines are the Vertebrae of Families’ Lives - 1.5 Working with Families
Interactive Literacy and Music: Fun in Learning - 0.75 Intervention

Location Crowne Plaza Hotel
3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy
Springfield, IL 62703
Date 9/28/2015 8:30 AM - 9/30/2015 3:00 PM
Sponsor Illinois Division for Early Childhood
Trainer various
Principles 1. Support families
2. Active participation
3. Collaborative relationships
8. Quality services
Credit Hours 0
Cost $225; see website for details
Status Closed