BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-AUCD VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DCREATED:20240328T125427 LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T125427 DTSTART:20200512T000000Z DTEND:20200512T000000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:COVID-19: How UCEDDS and LEND programs can partner with state and local special education systems during this, and future pandemics LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Webinar DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=0D=0A=0D=0AAbout this Webinar:=0D=0A=0D=0AJohn Eisenberg, Executive Director of The National Association of State Directors of Special Education will highlight what is currently happening across the country to support students with disabilities in schools, and he will discuss recommendations on how UCEDD and LEND Programs can be instrumental in helping state and local systems deal with the many obstacles faced by service providers. He will also provide some tips and strategies that participants can use immediately and in the future.=0D=0A=0D=0AThis is a webinar by sponsored by AUCD's Early Childhood Special Interest Group.=0D=0A=0D=0APresenters:=0D=0A=0D=0AJohn Eisenberg assumed the role of Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE). Before this new role, Mr. Eisenberg worked in the Office of Special Education and Student Services at the Virginia Department of Education for fifteen years, seven of those as the State Director of Special Education. Throughout his career in special education, he worked in a variety of other roles including Director of the Virginia Deaf-Blind Project, Technical Assistance Specialist with the National Technical Assistance Consortium for Deaf-Blindness and a classroom teacher for students with developmental disabilities and Deaf-Blindness. Mr. Eisenberg proudly served on the NASDSE Board of Directors for over four years and became President in 2015. Mr. Eisenberg earned his M.Ed in severe disabilities from Hunter College at the City University of New York and his B.A. from New York University. He is also a proud graduate of the Virginia LEND program from Virginia Commonwealth University. He comes from a family of teachers and special educators and is very passionate about improving the educational outcomes of children and families across the United States.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0APlease Note:There is no cost for this webinar.CEUs are not offered for this webinar.You can test your connection to Zoom prior to the scheduled time by visiting this test webpage.For disability accommodations e-mail aucdinfo@aucd.org.This webinar will be archived.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A PRIORITY:3 URL:http://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=8656&id=547 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR