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Are you interested in learning how to create an inclusive, diverse early learning environment that meets the needs of all students? Workshop recordings are available from our free Virtual UnConference: Exceptional Care with a Team Approach to Inclusion.

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In January 2021, Trying Together hosted our free Virtual UnConference: Exceptional Care with a Team Approach to Inclusion to explore the importance of working together—with a collaboration between teachers, intervention specialists, and parents/caregivers—to provide a supportive, inclusive environment for children to learn and grow. Presenters explored the following topics:

• • Keynote: Exceptional Care with a Team Approach to Inclusion
    Presented by: Trying Together and Children’s Institute | Keynote Speaker: Wendy Pardee
• • Transition and Educational Support in the Early Childhood Environment
    Presented by: Kristina Berg and Loreleigh Elders, DART
• • Creating and Building Inclusive Support Teams for Children
    Presented by: Serena Washington, Trying Together
• • How to Assess Your Students Needs: Using the ASQ through the Lens of Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Program
    Presented by: Gloria Rodriguez-Ransom, The Pennsylvania Keys
• • Overview of Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Services in Allegheny County Referral Through Transitioning Out of 0-3 Services
    Presented by: Gloria Rodriguez-Ransom, The Pennsylvania Keys
• • Catering to The Whole Classroom: Lesson Development and Implementation That Speaks to Every Child
    Presented by: Daile Fordoski, Lyasha Bishop, LaRae D. Cullens, The Learning Loft

Workshop Recordings

Recordings of the keynote and all workshop sessions are available. To learn more about creating a supportive, inclusive early learning environment for all children, watch the videos below.

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