Enhance Your Learning with Pre- & Post-Convention Workshops

CEC’s 2024 Convention and Expo offers countless professional development and learning opportunities. In addition to our concurrent sessions on  Wednesday, March 13 – Saturday, March 16, we offer pre & post-convention workshops on Wednesday, March 13, and Saturday, March 16. These additional full- and half-day opportunities provide a closer look into a range of topics that will help you enhance your practice. 

Check out just a few of the many workshops being offered: 

• Engaging Diverse Partners and Families throughout Early Intervention/Early Childhood Personnel Preparation
  The science is clear that the first years of children's lives set the foundation for their healthy development, and a child's demographics should not determine their access to needed services, experiences, and outcomes. This workshop will emphasize the development of pre-service and in-service curriculum with a focus on engaging diverse faculty and students and related services and highlighting engaging families.
  • Presented by Peggy Kemp, Ph.D., Division for Early Childhood (DEC), and Darla Gundler, The Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC) 
     
• Contemporary Co-Teaching: What's New and What Really Matters 
  Many professionals have learned about co-teaching and have implemented this service model for students with disabilities. However, co-teaching has evolved considerably over the past decade or so, supported by federal, state, and local policies, research and practitioner evidence, and broad culture shifts. Whether you are relatively new to co-teaching, a co-teaching veteran, or a school or district leader, in this workshop, you will deepen your understanding of co-teaching's transformative potential, learn practical strategies that are co-teaching best practices (classroom, school, district/division), and more.  
  • Presented by Marilyn Friend, Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro 
     
• Using Current and Emerging Technologies to Enhance Outcomes for Students with ASD and/or Intellectual Disability 
  This workshop combines practical demonstrations for educators while providing updated research evidence supporting interventions for students with ID or ASD. This workshop includes opportunities to learn about using mobile devices and immersive technologies to improve academic, functional, and health outcomes for individuals with IDD. Immersive learning tools such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and wearable devices provide us with new resources to build a more inclusive future for everyone. This session will feature applications of these technologies for students with disabilities. In addition to the demonstrations, you will have opportunities to try different tools in stations with our experienced session leaders. 
  • Presented by Don McMahon, Ph.D., Washington State University; Sarah Howorth, Ph.D., University of Maine; Aleksandra Hollingshead, Ed.D, University of Idaho  
     
• The Remix: Culturally Sustaining Practices for Student Engagement in MTSS 
  Engagement is the cornerstone of capturing the attention of your audience. In Hip-Hop, engaging your audience can include making them a part of the cultural expression through some of the core elements related to auditory, visual, and movement arts. In this workshop, you'll learn to build community for the students you serve through positive relationships and the personal experiences of your students, particularly those who come from marginalized backgrounds. You'll discover interventions, strategies, and considerations that can support you in working with all students academically and behaviorally.
  • Presented by William Hunter, Ed.D., and other presenters. 

With these workshops and so many more, the 2024 Convention and Expo is an event you do not want to miss. Learn more about these pre- & post-convention workshops and others. 

We cannot wait to see you in San Antonio, Texas, from March 13 to March 16. Register today, and don’t forget to add on these additional convention workshops.