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 What
is Arizona DEC?..... Click here
Click here for Flyer and Registration form for
Pathways to Independence
Mini-Grants are back, and open to ALL
Get ready for the
2009-2010 AZ DEC Mini-Grants! Hurry…The submission deadline is October
30th. Here is your chance to apply for a $250 mini-grant for
an educational project involving young children (birth-8) with
developmental delays, at risk for delays, or those with developmental
exceptionalities. AZ DEC members and other providers in Arizona may
request up to $250 for innovative projects designed to enhance the
optimal development of these young children and their families. Do you
work directly with at-risk infants/toddlers? Do you work in an inclusive
setting that provides educational opportunities for children with
developmental delays or exceptionalities? Do you need funds for: taking
pictures? Providing a parent education session or workshop? Going on a
field trip? AZ DEC has opened the mini-grant program to all providers,
not just DEC members. A total of four grants for $250 each will be
available. To access the information sheet, application forms, and
our criteria for choosing the four winning applications, click here.
UPCOMING EC/ECSE EVENTS IN ARIZONA
Autism Workshop for Teachers and School Psychologists
Date: Friday, September 18, 2009
Time: 9:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: ASDB
–Tucson, Berger Auditorium
Registration cost:
$50, on-site $60
Description: The Ziggurat Model is a
framework for designing comprehensive intervention plans for individuals
with social challenges, helping
practitioners design interventions that are responsive to the
strengths and needs of individuals with social challenges with
emphasis on positive approaches to interventions. For
more information, click here.
SAzAEYC Annual
Workshop: The Joy of Learning
Date: Saturday, Sept 26, 2009
Place: University of Arizona Student
Union
1303 East University Boulevard
Tucson, Arizona
Click here for registration
Pathways to
Independence
Date:
Sat, October 10,
Time: 8:30-4:00
Place: So Az Assoc for the Visually Impaired
3767 E Grant Rd, Tucson
Presented by ASDB Early Childhood
Program for the Visually Impaired
AZ DEC is
proud to be one of the sponsors of this free workshop for families
of young children with visual impairments.
For further information please contact
Susan Greer
520-770-3002
Click
here for
Registration and Flyer
Get Ready...The
National DEC conference will be in Albuquerque
October 15th-18th
 Wow,
a national conference just a short plane ride away. Or you might want to
find friends and carpool for 330 miles. This is a very exciting national
conference with hundreds of sessions geared for early childhood...and
featuring the 'hot topic' of inclusive practices. Earn lots of CEUs.
Check it out on the DEC website:
www.dec-sped.org or
click here for the conference program.
Register by Sept 10th and save $50, or
register with a group of 5 or more and save $10 on all registrations.
DEC members save $100 on full conference registrations or $80 on one-day
registrations. Lower rates for students and family members.
Full conference $345/$245
One-day
$275/$195
Students/family $195/$135
s/f one-day $150/$110
Going to a national conference will change your
perspective...do it!
Arizona Head Start
Association
3rd Annual Birth
to Five Mental Health Conference
Practices that Support Social & Emotional
Development
Date:
Thurs & Fri, October 22-23,
2009
Place: Desert Willow Conference Center, Phoenix
To register,
click here
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