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SUMMARY:History\, Legal Issues\, and Support Systems in Special Education - Section 2
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails and Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course examines the legal and ethical issues embedded in the provision of special education services to individuals with disabilities and their families. The course addresses the historical treatment of people with disabilities from a service delivery model perspective. Significant legislation and court decisions will be addressed along with current special education legal requirements and local\, state\, and community issues impacting services. Specific attention will be given to ways in which disability may be viewed as a form of diversity. Additionally\, important frameworks and concepts including social construction of disability\, self-determination\, inclusion\, collaboration with diverse families and person-centered planning will be explored in-depth. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis is part of a sequence of courses in the VT-HEC’s Special Educator Initial Licensure or Endorsement Program. It is designed to meet the competencies for licensure as a special educator in Vermont. \n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: June 15 – July 25\, 2026 \n\n\n\nSynchronous Online Learning Sessions \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\nBecky Ebel
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/history-legal-issues-and-support-systems-in-special-education-section-2/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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SUMMARY:Collaboration and Consultation in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Montpelier\, VT \n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course focuses on the characteristics\, processes\, and roles associated with effective collaboration\, teaming\, consultation\, facilitation\, and communication within family\, school\, and community systems. We will examine strategies for collaboration and consultation with professionals and agencies involved in supporting the family and child in a variety of settings\, as well as with families of children under the age of six who have special needs. Students will learn about the skills needed to create a successful team and how to communicate with others effectively. We will analyze how interdisciplinary teams function and make suggestions for improvements. We will also review working with and supporting paraeducators.As part of this course\, we will examine family systems theory\, diverse family structures\, and the role of the family as the primary context for children’s development. The differences among families due to race\, culture\, language\, socio-economic status\, and/or composition will be discussed so that early childhood special education professionals can understand and come to value each family’s unique strengths. \n\n\n\nCourse Start/End Dates: June 15 – August 23\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor:\n\n\n\nJennifer Knowles
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/collaboration-and-consultation-in-early-intervention-early-childhood-special-education-2/
LOCATION:Montpelier\, VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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SUMMARY:Early Language and Literacy Development
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule &  Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course focuses on the nature of language development (including phonology\, morphology\, syntax\, semantics\, and pragmatics) from infancy through grade three with a specific focus on the development of these skills in preschool and kindergarten.Various theoretical perspectives on how language develops will be discussed. This course provides a basic understanding of cultural and linguistic aspects of first and second language acquisition and an overview of communication disorders.  \n\n\n\nThe connections between oral speech and language skills to early literacy development are examined\, as well as a preliminary introduction to early reading and writing strategies. This course includes an overview of assistive technologies used for communication and literacy in early childhood. The Vermont Early Learning Standards will be integrated as a tool for creating developmentally appropriate language learning opportunities.  \n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: June 20 – August 15\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor\n\n\n\nDanielle Kent
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/early-language-and-literacy-development-2/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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SUMMARY:Advanced Child Development
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Montpelier\, VT \n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. & Sara Bailey \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule & Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course is designed to provide current and aspiring early childhood and early childhood special educators with an opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge of children’s typical and atypical development across all domains\, from conception through middle childhood. The course will assist educators to develop a deep understanding of how children develop and apply this knowledge not only in classroom assignments\, but more importantly\, in their work as early childhood educators.  \n\n\n\nWe will study child development by observing children\, examining research\, and considering various theoretical perspectives that have formed our interpretations of how and why children develop in both similar and unique ways. We will explore the cultural and familial contexts in which children develop and the factors that impact their development through readings\, discussions\, multimedia\, child observations\, and personal experiences. In addition\, students will develop a better understanding of research methods and refine their own observational skills.  \n\n\n\nIn this course\, students will conduct observations of children at different stages of development and analyze and interpret their observations by applying what they are learning in this course. Students will also do in-depth research into a topic in child development that interests them and teach others what they have discovered.  \n\n\n\nStart/End Dates: June 22 – August 16\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructors\n\n\n\nKate Boursiquot\, M.Ed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSara Bailey\, M.Ed. 
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LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses,Initial Teaching License
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SUMMARY:Career Exploration: Engaging Teens in Their Own Career Development
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\nGeneral Education\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule and Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis course provides the theory and tools needed to engage students in their own career development while helping them find meaning and relevance in their high school experiences. Candidates explore the necessary steps for career planning and design practical applications that help students discover paths that align with their interests and motivations.  In this course\, candidates learn the primary theories of career development and how they inform available tools and resources. They learn how to help students establish realistic career goals\, create plans\, and find experiential opportunities. Candidates also explore aspects of student self-assessment\, including interests\, abilities\, values\, and personality; examine tools for self-awareness and career exploration to utilize with students; gain strategies to spark student interests; and discover current resources to research career paths. The course explores decision-making strategies applicable to career choice. Participants complete this course using an individualized curriculum or program to implement with their students. Course Start/End Dates: June 24 – August 16\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Instructor:\n\n\n\nLaurie Berryman
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/career-exploration-engaging-teens-in-their-own-career-development/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses
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SUMMARY:Providing Effective Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Students\, Schools\, and Businesses
DESCRIPTION:Date:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Berlin\, VT \n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor(s):  \n\n\n\nRuth Durkee\, J.D. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Type:  \n\n\n\nHybrid \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate Credits:  \n\n\n\n3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule and Registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants must attend all events:  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\nEvent Date\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn order to develop legal\, safe\, and effective work-based learning programs and experiences\, school personnel must understand labor and safety laws and practices; sales and marketing; career development strategies; and effective systems for organizing\, monitoring and evaluating student learning opportunities with businesses and community partners. This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge base needed to develop and operate a coherent work-based learning (WBL) program for a school or organization under the Vermont Work-Based Learning educator’s license endorsement.  \n\n\n\nCourse Start/End Dates: June 25\, 2026 – July 23\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by\n\n\n\nRich Tulikangas
URL:https://www.vthec.org/event/providing-effective-work-based-learning-opportunities-for-students-schools-and-businesses/
LOCATION:VT
CATEGORIES:Endorsements,Graduate Courses
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