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New York City
January2002

Council for Exceptional Children Prepares for 2002 Convention

The New York Local Arrangements Committee of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) has been preparing for the 2002 Annual Convention and Expo, the largest professional development event for individuals working in the field of special education, scheduled to take place in New York City on April 3-6.

The Convention, held annually at various cities across the country, has not taken place in New York City for more than 20 years. Its return to the city coincides with the 80th anniversary of the founding of the CEC, which took place at Teachers College, Columbia University in 1922 by Elizabeth F. Farrell.

“The convention draws all the top people in the field of special education,” said Jed Luchow, the president of the New York Chapter and Professor of Special Education at the College of Staten Island. “It keeps people in the field of special education in touch with the latest in research, the latest in materials and the latest in technology for persons with disabilities.”

According to Luchow, the convention,will
provide all participants with a chance to “share the comraderie of working in the field of special education.”

According to Luchow, “CEC has a prominent place in the field of Special Education” and the convention provides a real opportunity for professionals and students.

“The textbooks they are reading were written by the people who are speaking [during the workshops and panel discussions] at the convention,” he said.

This year, the general session keynote speaker, Alvin Poussaint of Harvard, will address the role of special educators in assisting children to understand and deal with the uncertainties of today’s world.

Preconvention workshops will kick off the three day event, which will be held at the Hilton New York Hotel and the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. The full and half-day workshops, are specifically designed to provide participants with an in-depth look at particular topics including Classroom-Based Functional Assessment Procedures; Strategies and Methods for Working With Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Life Centered Career Education. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to see demonstrations of new technologies created for students and teachers.#

For more information visit www.cec.sped.org or call 1-888-CEC-SPEC (232-7733)

 

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