8:00 – 9:30am

Registration

Continental Breakfast

Registration Desk 1 Outside Deans Hall

9:30 – 11:00am

Welcome
Lisa Parker, Director, Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports

Opening Session:
Adaptive Leadership – Growing Through Change

Presenters:
Dr. Brandi Binakonsky and Dr. Jen Furness, EITA Consultants

In this session, participants will learn about elements of adaptive leadership and the skills in preparing for and implementing significant new ways of working.

Change and Adaptive Leadership presented by Dr. Brandi Binakonsky and Dr. Jen Furness

Handout for Dice Roll Discussion

 

 

Deans Hall

11:00 – 11:15am

Break

11:15am – 12:15pm

Early Intervention from a Family Perspective

Presenter:
Dr. Sadia Batool, Family Leader

Using examples from personal and professional experiences, Dr. Batool will share perspectives that strengthen the importance of this work we are doing together.

Early Intervention from a Family Perspective

Resource Document

Deans Hall

12:15 – 1:30pm

Lunch

Gardens Restaurant

1:30 – 3:00pm

Making Connections: High-Quality Individual Education Program (IEP) Goals & Embedded Instruction for Cohorts 1 and 2

Presenters:
Dr. Joy Polignano and Kelly Fisher, EITA Consultants

Participants from Cohorts 1 and 2 will utilize their past experiences with Embedded Instruction to examine the connections and differences between high-quality goals and components of the Embedded Instruction for Early Learning Cycle as they continue to follow the implementation guide.

Making Connections – Participant Handout

Making Connections – Notetaking Form

Making Connections – OMPA and the Seven Aspects

Room 208

1:30 – 3:00pm

Embedded Instruction Foundations for Cohorts 3 and 4

Presenters:
Dr. Patricia Snyder, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida and
Dr. Darbianne Shannon, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Florida

Participants from Cohorts 3 and 4 will explore foundational concepts of Embedded Instruction. When using Embedded Instruction, EI and ECE professionals work to provide supports to preschool-age children with disabilities to enhance their growth and development in everyday routines and activities at home, in the classroom, and within community settings.

Deans Hall

3:00 – 3:15pm

Break

3:15 – 4:30pm

Multiple Perspectives From our First Cohorts

Presenters:
Jodie Holmberg, Facilitator, EITA Project Manager and Panel of Core Leadership Team members from Cohort 1 & Cohort 2

Core Leadership Teams with very different experiences will share information and answer questions about what they have learned in preparing for implementation and how they dealt with challenges they faced.

Deans Hall