Taking Charge of Change: A New Decade of Opportunities for All Children

The National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute is the premier event for people that care about young children to come together to learn, share and problem-solve. Don't miss this chance to keep up with what's happening in the field, broaden your knowledge of the latest inclusive practices, and further your professional growth! This year's keynote speakers are Barbara Bowman and Ann Turnbull - two national legends in education and inclusion.

This is a promising time for those who work with young children, thanks to unprecedented support at the federal, state, and community levels. The 2010 Inclusion Institute will highlight the many new opportunities available to support early childhood inclusion, and will cover topics such as:

• Family partnerships
• Challenging behaviors
• Evidence-based practice
• Building collaborative systems
• Transition
• RTI in preschool
• Social-emotional development
• Language and literacy
• Program quality and inclusion, and more!

Special Session - Making it Happen: Implementing Inclusive Systems and Practices

We're also offering a special half-day program for state, administrative, program, or school teams actively engaged in or planning to implement service and systems changes related to inclusion.

Institute Goals

• To learn about research findings, models and resources to guide inclusive policy, professional development and practice
• To develop better collaborative relationships and cross-agency systems to support early childhood inclusion
• To have the opportunity to meet, learn from and problem solve with peers
• To learn how others are working collaboratively to maximize early childhood resources and opportunities

Institute Schedule

The Inclusion Institute will begin at 1:00 pm on Monday, May 17, 2010 and end at 12:30 pm on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The Institute will be held at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The facility is close to the airport, with easy access to public transportation, restaurants and outdoor activities.  Click here for a map to the Friday Center.

Sponsored By

FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

National Early Childhood TA Center (NECTAC)

Brookes Publishing
Brookes Publishing is a contributing sponsor of the lunch at the Friday Center on Tuesday, May 18th for all participants. For 30 years, Brookes Publishing has been a leading provider of resources on education, disabilities, child development, early intervention, communication, language, behavior, and mental health. An independent company, Brookes Publishing is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Brookes will host an exhibit at the Institute featuring their early childhood/early intervention publications which can be purchased on site at a special discount.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

CEUs are available to conference participants through the Friday Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Use Your ARRA Funds!

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriated significant new funding for programs under Parts B and C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for infants and toddlers (Part C), preschool children (Part B Section 619), and school aged students (Part B). ARRA funds may be spent on any activity allowed by IDEA 2004. The Inclusion Institute provides a rich, collaborative learning environment that reflects ARRA's early childhood funding goal: implementing best practices that create positive outcomes for students with disabilities.

For More Information

Contact Shelley deFosset at defosset@unc.edu