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February 04, 2012
Events Calendar

 

Search here for events of interest to professionals, students, families, and others involved in the lives of young children.     

To have your event posted on our calendar, please email DEC with the following information in your email:

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February 2012 Events

2012 National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs

Date: 2/15/2012 - 2/16/2012


Please join the Pew Home Visiting Campaign with the Pew Center on the States for the 2012 National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs: Connecting Research to Policy and Practice.  The summit will be held on February 15-16 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

Leaders in home visiting research, policy, and practice will discuss the latest developments in the field, highlighting strategies to ensure home visiting investments are supporting evidence-based models backed by strong policies and embedded in early childhood systems.  These discussions will stimulate thinking that will move towards innovation and quality in the home visiting programs of the future.

To stay updated on the event, please visit the 2012 National Summit website.



Creating Embedded Learning Opportunities Using the DEC Recommended Practices Webinar

Date: 2/20/2012


Have you been looking for a way to be more effective and save time? If you work directly with young children with disabilities and their families, this webinar is just for you!  Join us to learn more about the background, importance and use of the DEC Recommended Practices and find out how you can use what works to help children achieve their goals.  This webinar will show you how to creatively embed learning opportunities in daily routines.  

You will learn practical strategies that you can use immediately.  The strategies work in the home, community, child care, or preschool program.  You will love the creative ideas to turn mealtime, toileting, and even running errands into meaningful learning opportunities.  Imagine being able to use the routine and play materials to give a child more learning opportunities throughout the day. Then imagine how you will feel when you have helped a child accomplish important developmental milestones without adding anything else to your already busy routine!  Don’t waste any time—register now for this very fun, creative, and inspiring webinar.

Target audience:  Practitioners working with young children from birth to five years of age.  This webinar is designed for those working in early intervention, infant and toddler child care programs, Early Head Start, family child care providers, Head Start, preschool programs, and preschool special education programs.

 

Date:          February 20, 2012

Time:          1:00 p.m. MT, 2:00 CT, 3:00 ET

Duration:    75 minutes

Cost:          $55 for DEC members

                 and $75 for non-members

Click here to register.






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