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The Eighth National
Early Childhood Inclusion Institute will be held July 29-31, 2008, in Chapel Hill,
NC.
The Seventh National
Early Childhood Inclusion Institute was held July 31 - August 2, 2007, in Chapel Hill,
NC. Copies of the materials used in the plenaries and concurrent sessions are available for
download from the meeting Web Site.
The Sixth National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute was held July 25-27, 2006
in Chapel Hill, NC. Copies of the materials used in the plenaries and concurrent
sessions are available for download from the meeting Web Site.
The Fifth National
Early Childhood Inclusion Institute was held August 3-5, 2005 in Chapel Hill, NC.
Copies of the materials used in the plenaries and concurrent sessions are avilable for
download from the meeting Web Site.
In December 2004 Project Forum, at the request of OSEP,
convened a Policy Forum: High
Quality Inclusion Opportunities for Preschool-Age Children with Disabilities
(PDF: 371kb) .
The purposes of this Forum were to continue the dialogue among stakeholders about increasing high
quality inclusion opportunities for preschool-age children with disabilities and to generate options for
resources and strategies that promote these opportunities.
On August 9, 2004, NECTAC held
The Fourth National Early
Childhood Inclusion Institute "Supporting Natural Environments and Inclusion for Children Age Birth - Five" in Chapel Hill, NC.
On July 8, 2002, NECTAC held
The Third National Early
Childhood Inclusion Institute "Widening the Circle" in Chapel Hill, NC.
On August 14, 2001, NECTAS held
The
Second National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute "Focus on Change"
in Chapel Hill, NC. Presentations from the opening and closing sessions are
available.
On August 9, 2000, NECTAS held the first national inclusion
meeting "Children, Families, and Inclusive Communities: Rethinking State Systems for
Supports and Services."
Key Influences on Initiation
and Implementation of Inclusive Preschool Programs (note: Link will open in new window)
links to a power point presentation delivered by Joan Lieber at the
OSEP
Research Institute Meeting, December 8, 1999, Washington, D.C.
Summaries From the NECTAS Research-to-Practice Summit: NECTAS
in collaboration with the Early
Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion and the U.S. Department of Education's
Office of Education Research and Improvement (OERI) sponsored a Research
to Practice Summit in July 1998 in Washington, D.C. An audience of researchers,
practitioners, administrators, and families gathered to
discuss findings from research into inclusive policies and practices. Some of these
research summaries are presented here:
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