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North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference

January 29, 2013 – February 1, 2013
Pinehurst, North Carolina

Join us in as we collaborate around the topic of
Parents as Partners

2012 Annual State Conference Wrap Up

Presidents Message
Greetings!  I am so pleased with the feedback from the conference and the energy and inspiration that was generated from gathering together with colleagues and friends, gaining information from outstanding presenters, and collaborating on challenges within our field.   I hope that you went away with various ways to support the learners in your classrooms, be they K-12 students, undergraduate or graduate students.  I want to thank our guest speakers who presented with a passion and insight and brought us a new knowledge and perspective about closing the achievement gap for students from diverse racial and ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds... Click here to read the full message

Congratulations to our 2012 Awards Winners:

Yes I Can! Award Winner - Asha Gandhi
5th Grader Brunson Elementary School
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Felix Barker Award Winner - Sam Dempsey
Exceptional Children Director, Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools
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Teacher of Excellence - Amber Izrael
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
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Student Scholarship Recipient - Lindsay Rachel Stump
East Carolina University

Mini Grant Award Recipients - Dr. Lynn Knight and Mr. Bulluck,
EC Teachers and Virtual/Online EC Facilitators,
Turning Point Academy
“Increasing Academic Success for Virtual Students in
Exceptional Education”

NC AAIDD Student Research Award - Jennifer Bautel Williams, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, East Carolina University; Debbie Metcalf, Teacher-in-Residence, College of Education, East Carolina University; and Rhys Potts, EC Teacher, Pitt County Schools
"Preparing Educators to Integrate Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology in the Inclusive Classroom Setting."

NC DADD Presentation and Poster Session Award
Jennifer Williams, Debbie Metcalf and Rhys Potts. 
"Preparing Educators to Integrate UDL and AT in the Inclusive
Classroom Setting".

2012 Conference Pictures

New Officers for 2012:

Congratulations to our new officers for 2012.
Anna Strickland - Treasurer
Valerie Mazzotti - Secretary