Presentations from the Eleventh National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute held May 16-18, 2011 are now available.

State Level Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Special Education and Related Service Personnel, a free webinar, was hosted by the Personnel Improvement Center (PIC) on February 22nd, 2011. Representatives from eight states talked about their work in a variety of initiatives that are making a difference in the quantity and quality of fully prepared personnel for students with disabilities.

NECTAC State TA Systems Webinar/Conference Call featuring the Wisconsin Preparing Mentors Project: held February 15, 2011. Presenters were Linda Tuchman-Ginsberg, Ph.D. and Carol Noddings Eichinger, MS, LPC from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Key features of ARRA funded mentoring projects were featured.

• State TA Systems Webiner: Overview (PPT: 3100kb)
• State of Wisconsin "Preparing Mentors Project": Birth to 3 ARRA Initiative (PPT: 3400kb)
• Audio Recording of Call (MP3: 7,416kb)
• State of Wisconsin "Preparing Mentors Project" Introduction (PDF: 48kb)
• Mentor Commitment Details (PDF: 64kb)
• Birth to 6 Events: Fall 2010 (PDF: 720kb)
• Birth to 6 Events: Spring 2010 (PDF: 384kb)

CONNECT Modules Instructor Webinar Series: held Friday, February 4th, 2011 (3 EST). Learn how other faculty are using CONNECT modules in a variety of ways. The session will be facilitated by CONNECT staff and Alison Lutton, Senior Director, NAEYC Higher Education Accreditation & Support.

Part C and Preschool National Picture: What we Learned from Reviewing APR Indicators: A NECTAC Webinar Series, November - December 2010. Recorded presentations and related materials have been posted for all three sessions.

Webinar: From a Distance… Using Performance-based Video Feedback for Mentoring: December 15, 2010 Presented by Juliann Woods, Emily Marturana with ND partners: Deb Balston, Carol Johnson and Kristen Votava.

2010 OSEP Leadership Mega Conference - Meetings and Strands: held July 30 - August 5th, 2010 in Arlington, VA

• July 30-31, 2010 - Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Meeting View Handouts
• August 1 and 2, 2010 - State TA Systems Constituency Meeting and Early Childhood Strand View Handouts
• August 4, 2010 - Collaborative Leadership Strand View Handouts