Event Details
Event Title 2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute
Location THE WILLIAM AND IDA FRIDAY CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION
Sponsor FPG CDI
Date 05/13/2025 - 05/15/2025
Event Price
For more information, contact the event administrator: Barbara Lowery barbara.lowery@unc.edu
Session Status Session Session Date Start Time End Time Cutoff Session Price
Registering Inclusion Institute - In-person Attendee 05/13/2025 - 05/15/2025 05/08/2025 $540.00
Registering Inclusion Institute - Virtual Attendee 05/13/2025 - 05/15/2025 05/08/2025 $250.00
Registering Pre-Conference Workshop (In-Person): Advancing Inclusive Practices to Promote Social-Emotional Behavioral Development. Presenters: Courtney O'Grady & Megan Vinh 05/13/2025 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 05/05/2025 $100.00
Registering Pre-Conference Workshop (In-Person): The Right Stuff: Evidence-Based Practices, Tools, and Strategies for Early Childhood Faculty and Professional Development Leaders. Presenters: Camille Catlett, Sharon Little, Kelli Odden, and Samtra Devard 05/13/2025 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 05/05/2025 $100.00
Registering Pre-Conference Workshop (Virtual): Making Inclusion Work: Use of and Resources for Planning and Implementation of Early Care and Education Environment (ECEE) Indicators of High Quality Inclusion. Presenters: Ben Riepe & Alissa Raush 05/13/2025 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 05/05/2025 $85.00
Registering Pre-Conference Workshop (In-Person): Fostering Communication and Literacy Skills for Children. This session will describe specific supports that increases access, participation, and learning success for children with complex support needs. Presenter: Lisa Thompson 05/13/2025 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 05/05/2025 $100.00
Registering Demystifying Assistive Technology: Practical Tips for Early Childhood Professionals (Hybrid-In-Person) Presenters: Jessica Amsbary, Ann Sam, and Hsiu-Wen Yang 05/13/2025 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 05/05/2025 $100.00
Registering Demystifying Assistive Technology: Practical Tips for Early Childhood Professionals (Hybrid-Virtual) Presenters: Jessica Amsbary, Ann Sam, and Hsiu-Wen Yang 05/13/2025 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 05/05/2025 $85.00
 

2025 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute

  Honoring Our 25 Year History—Reflecting, Celebrating, and Advancing

May 13-15, 2025


For 25 years, the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute's International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute has drawn people from across the nation and around the world to Chapel Hill to: 
This year, we are looking forward to our third hybrid event, and we are thrilled to be welcoming participants virtually and in-person. We are working hard to plan an event that shines a light on topics that matter the most to you in serving children with disabilities in our world right now. We hope that the Inclusion Institute will leave you feeling informed, energized, and supported. 
 
We have two options for attending the Inclusion Institute this year: 
 
    1. Inclusion Institute in-person attendee: Attending live sessions in-person in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the Friday Center (beginning on May 13th at 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time) 
    2. Inclusion Institute virtual attendee: Attending sessions virtually via Zoom from anywhere in the world (beginning on May 13th at 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time) 

We are also offering pre-conference workshops on May 13th from 9 am until 12 pm at the Friday Center. If you would like to attend a pre-conference workshop, please select only one as they run concurrently.  

There are several registration opportunities, including:

Please select your choice(s) from the session list on the next page.

* If you are an ECTA, OSEP, or OHS staff member, an Inclusion Institute presenter, vendor, or volunteer, please look out for an email with your unique registration link or contact Barbara Lowery (barbara.lowery@unc.edu). *Please do not register on the main site. 

For registration questions, contact Barbara Lowery (barbara.lowery@unc.edu) and Erica Nouri (erica.nouri@unc.edu).