Pre-Conference

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Pre-Conference: Full Day Workshops

Improving Performance on Early Childhood Indicators 6, 7 & 12: Meeting Our MandatesCollaborator: Early CHOICES and Illinois STAR NET
Speaker Name: Ann Kremer & Nancy Kind
Time: 8:30am Registration; 9:00am-4:00pm Workshop
Education Credit Offered: Educator Professional Development Clock Hours, CE, Administrator Academy Credit (An additional processing fee will be collected at the workshop).
Description: This workshop informs participants of the key components in completing the required early childhood indicators for Illinois: Least Restrictive Environments SPPI 6, Early Childhood Outcomes SPPI 7, and, Transition SPPI 12. Participants will review and analyze their actual indicator data to make informed decisions for student and program growth. They will review and summarize research-based practices from the early childhood field to better understand the impact of these indicators on overall student growth. The participants will develop an action plan to facilitate programmatic improvement in the overall performance in one of the indicators.
Painting a Picture: Writing Effective Early Intervention ReportsCollaborator: Early Intervention
Speaker Name: Susan Nevin
Time: 8:30am Registration; 9:00am-4:00pm Workshop
Education Credit Offered: EI
Description: This pre-conference session is designed to support early interventionists in writing informative, understandable, strengths-based early intervention reports. This session will highlight key policies and procedures, as well as common challenges encountered in report writing. Participants will be encouraged to think critically about what to relay as well as how to relay their assessment findings to families and other team members in a meaningful manner.
Supporting Families When Children’s Behavior Becomes Challenging!Collaborator: Early Intervention
Speaker Name: Christine Spence
Time: 8:30am Registration; 9:00am-4:00pm Workshop
Education Credit Offered: EI
Description: This pre-conference will help early interventionists support families of infants and toddlers with challenging behavior. Using a social emotional lens to understand the dynamics of challenging behavior, participants will begin to understand the impact these challenging behaviors have on parents and other caregivers, as well as identify elements of an effective and collaborative intervention plan, which will support the child and family. Family stories and videos will be used to demonstrate the use of a positive behavior support plan, including the use of individualized, intensive strategies aimed at supporting the child in his/her daily routines and activities.
IDEA and IEPs: What Parents, Providers, and Teachers Need to Know as Children Transition from Early Intervention Collaborator: Hearing and Vision Early Intervention Outreach and Illinois School for the Deaf Outreach
Speaker Name: Andrea Marwah
Time: 8:30am Registration; 9:00am-4:00pm Workshop
Education Credit Offered: EI, Educator Professional Development Clock Hours
Description: What makes a parent a successful advocate for the child with a disability? What helps a professional understand what a parent is going through? Sadly, not all parents of children with disabilities are aware that legal protection is available for them. This presentation offers both parents and professionals the basics to successfully work with schools for their child’s educational future. Protection of the parent/school relationship is the most important aspect of successfully advocating for a child with disabilities. Professionals can easily educate parents in this model of parent/school relationship building without jeopardizing their position.
Transformational Leadership: Discovering the Leader Within Collaborator: Early Childhood Center of Professional Development at The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning & Illinois STAR NET
Speaker Name: Dr. Maurice Sykes
Time: 8:30am Registration; 9:00am-4:00pm Workshop
Education Credit Offered: Educator Professional Development Clock Hours, Gateways to Opportunities Certificates
Description: Join Dr. Maurice Sykes on a journey filled with hands-on, action-packed learning experiences based on his recent book, Doing the Right Thing for Children: Eight Qualities of Leadership. Participants will learn about the eight essential qualities to transformational leadership that will lead to improved team/organizational performance, improved outcomes for children and their families, and improved leadership capacity for promoting and sustaining change. Through the use of case studies, self-assessments, video streaming, and facilitated play, participants will discover their inherent leadership qualities and how to apply them in their various work settings.
Being Where Parents Need You to Be: FAN Approach to Attunement with Families in Home VisitingCollaborator: Erikson Institute
Speaker Name: Hannah Jones Lewis, Sarah Martinez, Michelle Lee
Time: 8:30am Registration; 9:00am-4:00pm Workshop
Education Credit Offered: EI, CE
Description: Erikson Institute Fussy Baby Network’s FAN Approach will help home visitors and EI Specialists learn to read parent’s cues for engagement and match their interventions to what the parents are showing you they can most use in the moment. You will also learn to understand and mindfully regulate your own emotional responses during challenging times in home visits. Through video, role-play and discussion, participants will apply the approach in their own practice.

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