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January 2010

Febuary 2010

Sponsor: Langara College

Date: February 2, 2010, 7-9 p.m.Title: Inclusive Circle Time Strategies with Debra Mayer of SpeciaLinkDate: February 3, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 12 noonTitle: Inclusion Visionaries with Debra Mayer of SpeciaLinkLocation: Langara Community College, ECE Diploma Program 100 West 49th Ave Vancouver, BC For more information: syoung@langara.bc.ca
Sponsor: University of British Columbia

Early Years Conference 2010 The Rights of the Child Title: Disability and Inclusion: Changing Attitudes-Changing Policy with
Debra Mayer of SpeciaLinkDate: February 5, 2010 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Location: The Victoria Conference Centre
720 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, CanadaFor more information:
http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Brochures/Brochure_EarlyYears2010.pdf

Sponsor: Comox Valley Early Childhood Educators of BC and Comox Valley Child
Development Association, Supported Child Development ProgramTitle: Social Play in Inclusive Child Care Settings with Debra Mayer of
SpeciaLink Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010 9 am - Noon
Location: Glacier View Gymnasium 241 Becher Drive, Courtenay, BCFor more information: Comox Valley Child Development Association
(250)338-4288

Sponsor: The GRIT Program
Title: From Policy to Practice: Inspiring Quality Inclusive Early Learning
with Debra Mayer of SpeciaLink
Date: February 25, 2010, full day
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Edmonton, Alberta
For more information, please contact The GRIT Program (780)454-9910
Email: <mailto:gritprog@gritprogram.com
Website: <http://www.gritprogram.com/>

March 2010

Sponsor: The Manitoba Child Care Association
Title: How It Can Be Done: Learning From the Pan-Canadian Experience with Debra Mayer of SpeciaLink
Date: Thursday March 11, 2010 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon
Location: MCCA 2nd floor, 2350 McPhillips St, Winnipeg MBFor more information: (204)586-8587http://mccahouse.org/documents/WinterWorkshops2010.pdf


Sponsor: West Kootenay Boundary Supported Community Services Co-op
Title: Inclusive Social Play, Inclusive Circle Time and Getting Ready for Transition to School with Dr. Sharon Irwin
Location: Sandman Hotel, Nelson, BC
Date: Friday, March 26, 2010
For more info:  Dr. Bill Reid, Spectrum Solutions, 250-354-1164 bill@callbill.ca

Sponsor: West Kootenay Boundary Supported Child Development, Kootenay Family Place
Title: Creating Places for All Children, with Dr. Sharon Irwin
Location: Selkirk College
Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010 (full day)
For more info: Tashia Weeks, 250-365-5616 supcc@telus.net

Sponsor: Kootney Boundary Community Services
Title: Inclusive Social Play, Inclusive Circle Time and Getting Ready for Transition to School with Dr. Sharon Hope Irwin of SpeciaLink
Location: Nelson, BC

April 2010

April 24 Sponsor: Campbell River Association for Community Living - Supported Child Development Program
EARLY LEARNING CONFERENCE: CELEBRATING CHILD CARE ~ CREATING POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS
Title: Inclusive Circle Times and Social Play in Inclusive Child Care Settings with Debra Mayer of SpeciaLink
Date: Saturday April 24:  10:00 – 12:00pm and 1:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Campbell River Community Centre 401 – 11th Avenue, Campbell River, B.C.
For more information: Phone: 250-286-0955 ext 232   

May 2010

Sponsor: The Manitoba Child Care Association
Annual provincial Conference, "Opening the Door to Adventure in ECE"Title: No Easy Buttons Here: Developing a Zero Reject Policy with Debra Mayer of SpeciaLink
Date: Friday, May 28, 2010 1:45-4:00 p.m.Location: The Victoria Inn, Winnipeg MBFor more information: Karen Gander, (204)586-8587. Please watch the MCCA website at <http://www.mccahouse.org/> for the conference
programme.

Sponsor: Ryerson University Early Childhood Department
Title: The SpeciaLink Early Childhood Inclusion Scale with Dr. Sharon Hope Irwin of SpeciaLink.
Date: May 10, 2010
Location: Ryerson University, Toronto.

October 2010

Sponsor: 26th Annual International Conference, Division of Early Childhood (DEC), Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
The hurdler’s guide to high quality inclusion: Australia, Canada and the USA. John Forster, Virginia Buysse, Sharon Hope Irwin.
Date: October 15, 2010
Location: Kansas City, Missouri

 

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