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Welcome! The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is an international membership organization for those who work with, or on behalf of, young children (0-8) with disabilities and other special needs, and their families. DEC Collaborate provides parents and professionals an online format to facilitate discussions and resource sharing through a library.

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Anyone can join DEC Communities of Practice. 
4. Start collaborating - post a message, browse current discussions to share your expertise, and search library entries.

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  1. Discussion posts with requests for resources, resource recommendations, free event recommendations, etc.
  2. Job posts on the DEC Community (this is a DEC member benefit!). If you are not a DEC member, please visit the Career Center to post your job listing! 
  3. Research requests that have been approved by the DEC Research Committee. Submit your research request here for the committee to review! 

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Latest Discussions

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    Conference happenings with the DEC Personnel Preparation Committee

    By: Katherine Szocik , 16 days ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    Come join the personnel preparation committee (PPC) at DEC in Minneapolis! The PPC invited session "Two truths and a tall tale: Common misperceptions about EI/ECSE standards" is on Wednesday, 11/29 at 4:30pm CST https://sched.co/1R1Sq Also make sure to join us at DEC Celebrates on 11/29 at ...

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    Project CIRCLE: Doctoral leadership training

    By: Serra Acar , one month ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    Greetings! Please join our virtual open house on October 27th, 5pm eastern. Project CIRCLE is recruiting new doctoral students in EI/ECSE/School Psychology focusing on interdisciplinary & culturally responsive research, practice and policy. Please see the attached flyer for more information! ...

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    New Faculty Posting at Rowan University in NJ - Associate/Full Professor (Special ...

    By: Nicole Edwards , one month ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    Greetings! Rowan University's College of Education has a new job posting for a tenured Associate/Full Professor. Check out the link to learn more: https://jobs.rowan.edu/en-us/job/498930/associatefull-professor-special-education-and-inclusive-practices Looking forward to seeing many of you at ...

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    Come join our faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte!!

    By: Ann Mickelson , one month ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking a new team member to join our Special Education and Child Development Department. See a short description of this tenure eligible position here and more information and application materials here ! ------------------------------ ...

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    RE: Early Childhood Mental Health Month

    By: Patricia Blasco , 2 months ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    Hello Anna, That's a wonderful idea to have a month celebration! There are many resources available on the Infant Mental Health Community of Practice webpage as well as from Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA). Here are the links: https://www.dec-sped.org/infantmentalhealthcop ...

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