SAVE THE DATE -----
--- March 25-26, 2010 ---
 
The Child and Family Development Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
presents the 31ST ANNUAL CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
 
“THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD: 
EXAMINING POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT IMPACT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES”
 
An opportunity to examine the research that fuels our policies and practices,
and an occasion to ask “why” and “what does this mean?”

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Keynote speakers on Thursday are:
 
--- Richard L. Gaskill ---
Dr. Gaskill is the Clinical Director at Sumner Mental Health Center in Wellington, KS. 
He is also the Children’s Services Coordinator for the mental health center.
 
--- Cheri Sheridan ---
Ms. Sheridan is an Associate at Loving Guidance, Inc. in Oviedo, FL.
 
Keynote speakers on Friday are:
 
--- Richard Lambert ---
Dr. Lambert is a Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership
at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
 
--- Sally Clark Sloop ---
Ms. Sloop recently retired from Family Support Network of North Carolina
where she served as Statewide Parent-to-Parent Program Coordinator. 
 

      A Sampling of our Workshops:
 
    • Preparing Young Adults with Procreative Consciousness and Responsibility
    • Hooked:  Video Game and Internet “Addiction”
    • Intentionality and Reflection:  Making Preschool Meaningful
    • Are There Critical Periods for Child Attachment?
    • Sibshops:  Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs – Too Important to Ignore!
    • What Preschoolers Really Need to Know to be Ready for School
    • Play Through the Eyes of Children
    • Through the Eyes of the Bilingual Child
    • Photovoice:  How Preschool Children Use Photography to Tell Us What is Important About Early Education
    • Where a Child Learns
   
      and many more…
Our full conference brochure will be online beginning in January. 
See our website then for all the details!   http://education.uncc.edu/spcd/

The registration form is included below, for your convenience.
 

REGISTRATION — 2010 CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

   Name:                                                                        
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   Affiliation:                                                                                     
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  Circle one:                                                                           
  Thursday and Friday *:     $130
  Thursday only:     $65
  Friday only *:     $65
  UNC Charlotte full-time student:     no charge
  Please check:  Thursday  Friday   Both days   (Send copy of Student ID; Friday lunch NOT included)
  Other full-time students:     $35 a day  ($70 for both days)
  Please check:  Thursday   Friday  Both days  (Send copy of Student ID; Friday lunch NOT included)
  
   * Lunch will be provided on Friday, March 26th, only.  Registration cost includes one parking token per day.

No registration confirmation will be mailed; payment receipts will be available upon request at the onsite registration desk.  

Please send registration fee(s) no later than March 10, 2010.  Please note that onsite registration will be available at the conference. 
Make checks payable to UNC Charlotte and mail to Joyce Green, Dept. of Special Education and Child Development, UNC Charlotte,
9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC  28223 ---- 704-687-8830.

To keep conference costs down, we are unable to offer refunds after March 12, 2010.