Sharing Web Resources

I followed a link on their social media feed and it lead me to a media segment where Dr. Jennifer Greene of the University of Illinois explains a little about the workshop she will be presenting at the Division for Early Childhood’s 30^th annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and their Families in October.  She gives an overview of what she is going to discuss in “Mixed Methods Design and Alternative Representation of Data.”

I searched the area of the site that explains more about DEC Special Interest Groups which are:

-a group of DEC members who have a shared interest on a particular topic. The purpose of a SIG is to engage members and provide a forum for dialogue around a specific topic of interest. SIGs are independent, autonomous communities for DEC members to gather information, learn about resources and share ideas with other who have similar interests

The 6 current topics are:

1.      Early Intervention

2.      Leadership

3.      Research and Practice

4.      Professional Development

5.      Student

6.      International

The DEC urges members to get involved in SIGs:

•    To develop collaborative relationships and learn from their colleagues
•    To explore and discuss topics of interests within the field in a variety of formats (i.e. electronically, by teleconference, through web-conversations, face-to-face, etc.)
•    To build community within DEC
•    To gain opportunities for professional growth, to develop relationships, network with other DEC members in the US and internationally
•    To gain leadership opportunities as desired

 (http://www.dec-sped.org/)

The newsletters I have been receiving are all focused on information about the upcoming conference.  I did receive a newsletter about the DEC bookstore and saw a few interesting titles like Quality Inclusive Services and Supporting Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Although I did not have access to these titles I am sure that they address the issues of excellence and equity with regards with children who have special needs.