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ANNUAL CONFERENCES
Great Beginnings
Each year, since 1996, Criterion has joined with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Center for Language, Speech and Hearing to co-sponsor the “Great Beginnings Conference”. This conference, designed to provide experienced professionals with the opportunity to focus on current research in a specific area relevant to their work, attracts hundreds of early intervention specialists, teachers and pediatric professionals from all over New England. Past conference topics and keynote speakers have included:
| CONFERENCE | KEYNOTE SPEAKER | |
| 1997 | Issues in Service Coordination | Carl Dunst |
| 1998 | Efficacy of Early Intervention | Craig Ramey |
| 1999 | Attachment Theory | Gary Kramer |
| 2000 | Genetics | Robert Shprintzen |
| 2001 | Critical Periods of Development | Don Bailey |
| 2002 | Child Directed Learning | Todd Risley |
| 2003 | Routines | Steve Warren |
| 2004 | Making the Connection | Mark Wolery |
| 2005 | Integrated Developmental Therapies | Diane Bricker |
| 2006 | "In Search of Evidence-Based Practices in Early Childhood Education" |
Kevin Nugent |
"Promoting Parental Responsiveness Through Routines-Based Intervention" |
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| 2008 | "The Developing Brain: The Impact of Early Experience on Learning”, | James E. Black, M.D, Ph.D |
| 2009 | “Assessment in Context: What Early Educators Need to Know” |
Samuel J. Meisels, Ed.D |
| 2010 | “Can We all Get Along: The Case for Blended Autism Interventions” |
Travis Thompson, Ph.D |
You may click on the underlined conferences to view more information on that conference.
Information is not available for all previous conferences.
Contact Info:
Professional Education Resources and Conference Services
321 Fortune Boulevard
Milford, MA 01757
Tel.: 508-473-3882 x117
Fax: 508-478-0615
services@percs.info