Zero to Three Call for Proposals 2010

2010 Call for Proposals Now Open

ZERO TO THREE’s National Training Institute is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary conference that focuses on cutting-edge child development research, best practices, and policy issues for infants, toddlers, and families.We seek proposals to be featured in presentations or posters that align with the following topic areas:

POLICY
RESEARCH
CLINICAL PRACTICE
TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH

Topic areas of specific interest related to services for families and infants/toddlers from birth to three years old include:

Infant/toddler development in all domains
Child care
Reflective supervision
Child welfare
Early intervention (Part C)
Infant mental health
Health care
Services for military families and children
Work across disciplinary or agency lines
Advanced clinical reasoning/practice
Personnel preparation
Impact of culture, language, race, ethnicity, class, and gender onearly development
Family-centered practice
Observation/assessment
Prenatal health and services

Submissions are invited for:

1 ½ hour presentations that feature:

a) Lessons learned from practice, research, or public policy endeavors

b) Clinical intervention with an individual child (birth to three years old) and, the child’s family (case presentations).

OR

Poster presentations that feature:

a) Research projects and/or new research findings.

b) Program models or practices, especially in experimental/ early stages.

The proposal website may be viewed by clicking the link in this post's title.

AmeriCorps Regional Information Sessions Set

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service will host AmeriCorps information sessions this fall at sites across the state. The goal is to familiarize perspective grantees with information surrounding the 2008-09 grants process.

Public or private non-profit organizations, labor organizations, higher education institutions, schools, state and local government agencies, community and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for AmeriCorps grants. Funding must be used to recruit, train, and manage AmeriCorps members who address critical needs in the areas of education, public safety, health, housing, and the environment.

Sessions are scheduled for:

Thursday, October 18, 2007, 9 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 200, Columbia

Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Poynor Adult Education Center
301 South Dargan Street, Florence

Thursday, November 15, 2007, 9 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 200, Columbia

Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Greenville Adult Education Center
206 Wilkins Street, Greenville

Thursday, December 13, 2007, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Charleston County Public Library - Auditorium
68 Calhoun Street, Charleston

For more information, please click the title above.

EdTech Conference: Call for Proposals

EdTech is coming soon and it's a 10th anniversary!!

Myrtle Beach, SC October 24 - 26, 2007

The Call to Present is now open and accepting proposals. Please consider submitting a proposal and share some of your ideas and success stories with others. To learn more about presenting, visit: http://apps.scaet.org/presentations/ then submit your idea today!

The deadline for submissions is April 30,2007.

If you are not interested or able to present or exhibit, then set mark your calendar to come enjoy and benefit from the many excellent presentations, workshops, exhibits, and other conference events.

Help us celebrate our anniversary and theme of "Technology-Past, Present, & Future," where we will take a look at where we have come from in educational technology in the past years, celebrate our achievements of the present, and prepare for the future of technology enhancing education.

Please share this email with others that may be willing to present a session at this premier technology conference.

Looking forward to seeing you in October.

To view conference website, please click the title above.