Kent State University Summer Institute

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Early Childhood Intervention - Summer Institute

2006

Please consider joining us for Kent State University's Early Childhood Intervention Program's first annual Summer Institute June 26th through June 30th. The mission of the ECIS program continues to be to increase the number of qualified personnel to serve young children with disabilities and their families. In particular, the program seeks to prepare personnel with the skills necessary to be effective members of interdisciplinary teams that operate from a developmental framework and that incorporate a family-guided approach to service delivery.

When: June 26th through June 30th

Where: Moulton Hall Ball Room - Kent State University, Kent, OH

Who: Anyone who works with young children with and/or without disabilities and their families.

How Much: The cost for each of the institute strands is $75.00 (total of $150.00 for the whole institute)

Graduate Credit: In addition to the registration fee - the cost for receiving graduate credit $375.00 for the Summer Institute. Receiving college credit is optional. Participants who wish to obtain college credit MUST attend the full Summer Institute and must complete 20-30 hours of outside work.

Meeting Degree and Licensure Requirements: If you are an ECIS major at Kent State you can contact your advisor to see if the Summer Institute can be used toward your master's degree or licensure. For non KSU students you need to contact your college/university advisor to determine if it would be accepted. A full syllabus for the Summer Institute will be posted in the next couple of week.

Participants can register for one and/or two topical strands and can choose to receive college credit. Participants should register online (see below) but will pay the registration and/or graduate credit fee at the door. Participants do not need to be enrolled at Kent State University in order to attend and/or receive graduate credit. At this time the registration fee will be used to cover conference costs, but if enough participants register we'll also have snacks available throughout the day and door prizes.

As more information becomes available, we will post notices on this website. If you have any questions or concerns about the Summer Institute contact Dr. Kristie Pretti-Frontczak (kprettif@...). If you have questions about logistics and/or registering please contact Nibert (anibert@...).

Remember, those who wish to receive graduate credit will have to complete 20-30 hours of outside work before September 15th. The task will be to participate in a research study regarding the AEPS® and to complete five (5) Child Observation Data Recording Forms on young children who are developing typically, at risk, or with identified disabilities. More information to follow.

Conference Schedule At-A-Glance (tentative agenda as of 3-9-06 - to be finalized 3-17-06)

Day One: June 26th

8:00-8:30 Registration

8:30-9:00 Welcome and overview of the Summer Institute

9:00-12:00 Purpose, Content and Organization of the AEPS®

12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own

1:00-4:30 Scoring and interpreting the AEPS®

Day Two: June 27th

8:30-12:00 Aligning the AEPS® to state standards

12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own

1:00-4:30 Using the AEPS® for eligibility, accountability, and the online system

Day Three: June 28th

8:30-12:00 Linking the AEPS® to daily activities and intervention

12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own

1:00-1:30 Registration for second Strand

1:30-4:30 Overview of Universal Design to prevent challenging behaviors and support all learners

Day Four: June 29th

8:30-12:00 Dealing with challenging behaviors, building-wide strategies

12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own

1:00-4:30 Dealing with challenging behaviors, class wide strategies

Day Five: June 30th

8:30-12:00 Dealing with challenging behaviors, intensive individualized intervention

12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own

1:00-4:00 TBA

4:00-4:30 Closing remarks and overview of work for graduate credit

REGISTRATION FORM - Do not complete the online form until after March 17th!

I plan on attending the ECI Program's Summer Institute.

(please enter your full name as you want it to appear on your nametag)

I would like to register for:

Strand 1: The Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming (AEPS®) held June 26th, 27th, and in the morning of June 28th - Cost is $75.00

Strand 2: Universal Design and Dealing with Challenging Behaviors held in the afternoon of June 28th, all day June 29th, and all day June 30th - Cost is $75.00

Both Strand One and Two: AEPS® and Dealing with Challenging Behaviors held June 26th through June 30th - Cost is $150.00

In addition to the registration fee - the cost for receiving graduate credit is $375.00 for the Summer Institute. Receiving college credit is optional. Participants who wish to obtain college credit MUST attend the full Summer Institute and must complete 20-30 hours of outside work.

Yes - I am interested in receiving graduate credit

No - I am not interested in receiving graduate credit

Here is the link to register for this online:

http://fpsrv.dl.kent.edu/ecis/Web/Inservice/SummerInstitute/summer_institute.asp