The ICEC 73rd Annual Fall Convention November 3-5, 2022 was an outstanding professional experience. Special educators, related service providers, teacher educators, preservice special educators, administrators, policy makers, parents, and special education advocates attended this Convention. Presentations and posters addressed this year’s theme "Forging Resilience, Building Positive Outcomes For ALL." Convention presenters addressed legal updates, academic and behavior development, co-teaching, collaboration, collaborative partnerships, protecting and enhancing special educators’ and students’ health, safety, and motivation, and so much more. Dr. Cheryl Watkins and Dr. Ozalle Toms inspired all who had the good fortune to be present during their keynote addresses. We hosted more than 20 exhibitors, honored professional and student accomplishments, and so much more. Thank you again for your generous participation – I, E. Paula Crowley, President if ICEC greatly appreciate and warmly welcome your assistance, support, and participation. Let’s begin our planning for the 74th Annual ICEC Fall Convention, November 2-4, 2023, at the Chicago Marriott Hotel, Naperville.
It is time to start planning for the CEC 2023 Convention and Expo, March 1-4, 2023. This is a professional event that brings together special educators and all related professional personnel from all over the world. Just imagine: Over 500 posters and concurrent sessions; two general sessions and the Yes I Can Awards; access to the Expo Hall with hundreds of exhibitors; option to add on Convention Workshops on Wednesday, March 1 or Saturday, March 4; option to add on Virtual Convention at a 50% discount; Virtual Convention; Access to live virtual sessions selected from the in-person programs on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 25 and 26; and access to more than 40 hours of curated on-demand content from the “best of the best” in-person convention sessions, accessible for 6 months. Register today and see more details on the CEC website: https://exceptionalchildren.org/
On August 10, 1922, now one hundred years ago, a group of students asked Elizabeth Farrell to attend a meeting "to discuss ways to promote fellowship among educators as well as a means of exchanging ideas among workers in special education" (Elizabeth Farrell and the history of special education, Kode, 2017, p. 47). The Illinois Council for Exceptional Children honored the 100th Anniversary of the International Council for Exceptional Children (known today as CEC). We held a distinguished lecture series that took place virtually on Zoom on either the 9th, 10th, or 11th day of every month beginning August 10, 2021. All the sessions are recorded and available to you under Current Posts on the Communication tab.
