2017 Regional EHDI Teams Annual Training

Minnesota Regional EHDI Teams Annual Training Meeting

Sponsored by the MN Low Incidence Projects and MN Department of Education-Special Education
November 1, 2017 1:00 PM—6:00 PM
November 2, 2017 8:30 AM—3:00 PM
Breezy Point Resort Conference Center—Pelican Room
9252 Breezy Point Drive, Breezy Point, MN 56472

MEETING AGENDA - Day 1
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Welcome, Team introductions, Announcements
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM “Meeting the Challenges to Provide Evidence-Based Early Intervention and Preschool Services for Children Who are DHH in Minnesota; Strategies for Program Planning and Provider Supports”
Presenter: Dr. Catherine Carotta, Associate Director, Clinical Services, Center for Childhood Deafness, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Group Discussion Facilitator: Kathy Anderson, MN Statewide EHDI Specialist, MN Low Incidence Projects
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Break
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM “Meeting the Challenges…” continued; Initial goal-setting discussion
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Teams set up resource share displays
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Dinner, EHDI Teams resource share

MEETING AGENDA - Day 2
Thursday, November 2
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast, Browse resource share tables
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Overview of the day; Reflections
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Language and Learning Outcomes for MN Children who are DHH; MDE data reporting; Implications for services
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM “Supporting Dual Language Learners who are DHH and their Families; Strategies for Language, Literacy, and Program Planning”
Presenter: Dr. Lillian Duran, Associate Professor, Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Working Lunch; MDE updates
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Regional EHDI Teams goal writing, action plans
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Share-out; Closing

This initiative is made possible in whole with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using
federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education – Grants to States. This event does not necessarily
represent the policy of the federal Department of Education or the state Department of Education. You
should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government.

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