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CEC WEBINAR
CEC-DR Webinar | More Than a Feeling: Understanding Emotions in Family-School Conflict to Strengthen Collaboration and Educator Well-Being
CECDR
August 21, 2025
Online Event

Family-educator conflict is not just about disagreement but also how we interpret and emotionally respond to challenging interactions. Drawing from emotion theory and practical tools for educator...

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British Columbia Unit
BC CEC Fall Workshop
Understanding Emotional & Behavioural Regulation Through a Neuro-Affirming & Trama-Informed Lens
British Columbia Unit
October 25, 2024

Metrotown Holiday Inn
4405 Central Blvd
Burnaby BC
Canada

BC CEC Fall Workshop

Join Nicola for an insightful workshop on understanding your nervous system, the impact of toxic positivity, and how to reconnect with your authentic self. Explore a neuro-affirming and trauma...

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Teaching the Whole Child: Practical Strategies for SEL in K-3
July 27, 2023
Online Event

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is one of the key domains of childhood development but is sometimes overlooked. There is ample evidence to demonstrate the positive impact that SEL instruction can have...

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CEC
Using Curriculum Based Measures to Identify Instructional Goals in Writing
DEAL
August 31, 2023
Online Event

How can educators use writing assessment data to identify effective interventions and instructional targets? This webinar presented in partnership with the Council for Educational Diagnostic Services ...

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CEC
IDCDT & ICEC Chapter #336 Annual Event Membership Drive at Top Golf
DCDT
September 22, 2022

Top Golf Schaumburg
2050 Progress Pkwy
Schaumburg, IL 60196
United States

We hope that you can attend our FREE casual networking opportunity for members within our chapter.  Please feel free to bring a friend - member or non-member of CEC!  ICEC Chapter #336 and the newly developed state division of Illinois Division on Career Development and Transition (IDCDT) are excited to kick off the school year with you!
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