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SAVE THIS DATE!!! The
2009 Welcome the Children
Celebrating Cultural Harmony - Professional Development Institute will be held
November 18 - 20,
2009 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Look for additional information coming soon! Our conferences have
previously been held in May but we have moved it to the fall this year
to accommodate scheduling conflicts. Also, note the new location.
We think you will be pleased. This will be our fourth annual
two and one-half day professional development event on working with children and families from diverse cultures.
In case you missed it, please check out the
2008 Conference
program to view the type sessions you may expect.
We
hope to see you in 2009!! If you have any questions
about the event, please contact Brenda Reynolds at
reynoldsbrendak@uams.edu.
NEW Training Opportunity!!
Register Now!!
UAMS Partners for Inclusive Communities Welcome the Children Project
proudly presents
The Brain-Body Connection: Sensory
Processing and Its Impact on the Behavior and Learning of Young Children,
by Karan Burnette, M.A., CCC-SLP.
This
full-day professional development session will be held
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Ferndale 4-H
Center, from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. The
$95 registration cost includes lunch,
break refreshments, a sensory kit and certification of attendance.
Early education training hours will be verified through the Traveling
Arkansas Professional Pathways (TAPP) system and professional
development hours are available for K-12 educators through the Arkansas
Department of Education.
Click here for
additional information
and
registration form.
Register early as
space is limited! For additional information, please
contact Brenda Reynolds at
reynoldsbrendak@uams.edu
or 501-922-1880, or you may call our main office, 501-682-9900 (V);
501-682-9902 (TTY); 800-342-2923 (V/TTY) and ask to speak to someone
about Welcome the Children.
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