#MCEC 2021: Innovations in Special Education

1125 Boston-Providence Turnpike,Norwood MA 02062

19 November, 2021

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An in-person conference focused on intersectionality, racial justice, and equity in education! $99 for Members$129 for Non-MembersKeynote Speaker: Dan Losen, Director, Center for Civil Rights Remedies, UCLA IntersectionalityPresidential Speaker: Keah Brown, Author, Self-Advocate Disability VisibilitySpecial Plenary Speakers: Jason Wheeler: Consultant/Expert School Environments & LGBTQA+Brittany Sinitch: Advocate/Former Teacher Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, FL School Safety/Gun Violence/Mental HealthPractitioner Plenary Sessions: A deeper dive: Developing understandings across culturally and linguistically diverse families in the special education process Zach Rosetti, Janet Sauer, and Oanh BuiRestorative Practices for Students in the School to Prison Pipeline Beverley Evans and Jenelle RidleyEquity & Excellence: Inclusion in an Urban Classroom Dina Traniello and Emma Fialka-FeldmanSpecial Programming: Live podcasting with the hosts of A Special Education Teacher, Administrator, and Lawyer Walk into a Bar#MCEC2021 Innovations in Special Education is a one-day event focused on intersectionality and justice in education. #MCEC2021 will be completely in-person. All education professionals and related practitioners are invited to learn and connect with each other through discussion of key topics in our work.  See you on November 19th!  The Massachusetts Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC) is a state chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the largest international professional organization of educators dedicated to advancing the field of special education. We accomplish our mission through advocacy, standards, and professional development. Our members include special education professionals, self-advocates, higher education faculty in special education or related fields, administrators, general educators, and students preparing for careers in the field of education.