CEC's 2016 Leadership Institute: 5 "Take-Aways" for
DVIDB
Amy T. Parker, DVIDB President-Elect, parkera@wou.edu,
and Nicole Johnson, DVIDB Secretary,
njohnson@kutztown.edu
Every year, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) engages its
many divisions and units in professional development to encourage the
growth and sustainability of the organization through the Leadership Institute.
This gathering, typically in Alexandria, Virginia, is an amazing opportunity to
connect with professionals from across the U.S. and Canada who are deeply
committed to special education and to learn about the diverse efforts that our
collective units are working on. In early July 2016, Nicole Johnson, Division
Secretary and I, President-Elect attended on behalf of DVIDB, not only to
participate in the training opportunities but to share our Division's unique
perspective within the larger CEC organization. Although there were many
valuable aspects of the Leadership Institute, we would like to summarize 5
gems or "take-aways" from the gathering that specifically pertain to our own
growth and viability as a Division within this larger community and to reflect
how our organization contributes to the fields of visual impairment and
deafblindness as a whole.
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