Eastern's 4th special education summit features 2 speakers
Willimantic, CT (04/17/2024) — The fourth annual Special Education Program Summit will be held at Eastern Connecticut State University on April 25. Participants can attend in person or virtually.
The in-person session begins at 5:30 p.m. in room 301 of the Science Building. The virtual session begins at 5:30 p.m. The speakers are Lynnette D. Lawson Yeaman, a speech-language pathologist at New Britain High School, and Sally V. Drew, associate professor of special education at Sacred Heart University.
Dinner will be provided for guests at the in-person program.
To register for the in-person program or connect to the virtual summit on Zoom, follow these links:
Inperson: https://specialedsummit.rsvpify.com/?securityToken=IYNyEzHlXlogqydqRkKl265lSTwRyybL
Virtual: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3066612223#success
Eastern's master's degree program in special education is coordinated by Kwangwon Lee, assistant professor of education, whose research interests include parent-mediated interventions for children with autism and embedded assistive technology instruction in early childhood teacher education. Learn more at https://www.easternct.edu/graduate-division/online/programs/master-of-science-in-special-education/ .
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving upwards of 4,000 students annually on its Willimantic campus. In addition to attracting students from 160 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 30 states and eight countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 68 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal arts foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 20 public institutions in the North by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022-23 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 14 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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