Confirmed Sessions
We are pleased to announce confirmed session titles and presenters for the 2026 Inclusion Institute. Session descriptions and time slots will be available on Sched soon. More sessions will be added as they are confirmed.
A Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Toolkit for Families of Young Children
A Retrospective on Inclusion: Building and Sustaining Inclusive Early Childhood Systems Over Time
Authentic Assessment and Multilingual Learners: How Parents and Educators Interpret Child Development and Learning
Be Prepared: New Tools for Planning and Facilitating an Evidence-Based Coaching Conversation with a Colleague
Better Together: Partnering with Child Care Providers for Inclusive Experiences
Bridging the Gap: Linking CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. (LTSAE) and the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Recommended Practices to Strengthen Early Childhood Inclusion
Community Inclusion Teams in Early Childhood: Innovation to Implementation
Creating Professional Development with Adult Learning Principles
Data-Informed Family Advocacy: Strengthening Inclusion & Choice
Engaging Families and Community Members While Centering Students’ Humanity and Rightful Presence in MTSS Implementation in Early Learning Settings
Every Child, Every Classroom: Navigating the Path to Early Childhood Inclusion
Families as Partners in Assessment
Finding the Right Fit: Using the Coaching Match Tool to Strengthen Inclusive Practices
From Awareness to Belonging: Partnering with Families to Create Sesame Street’s Autism Resources
From Vision to Practice: The Revised Division for Early Childhood (DEC)-National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Joint Position Statement on Early Childhood Inclusion
Building Belonging for Infants and Toddlers: Strategies for Inclusive Child Care Experiences
It’s You I Like!: Building Belong in Our Neighborhoods–Lessons Learned from Fred Rogers
Many Ways to Show You Care with Fred Rogers Productions
Meeting Children Where They Are: Adapting Instruction for Preschool Children
Resources to Support Families as Partners to use Evidence-Based Practices in Early Intervention
Scaffolding Caregiver Learning
Stop, Collaborate & Listen
Supporting Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families
Strategies for Supporting Participation and Learning for Children with Vision and Hearing Needs
The Bridge to Belonging: Building True Partnerships in Our Child’s Early Years
The Japanese Practice of Mimamoru and Lessons on Inclusion
The What and Why Behind Blended Personnel Preparation for Inclusion
Translating the What and Why into the How: Designing and Implementing Blended Preparation and Professional Development
Turning Toward: Moving from Challenging to Connected When Behavior Feels Hard
Using the AEPS-3 in International Contexts
Using the AEPS-3 to Support Inclusion for Young Children
Why the Routines-Based Interview Is a Cross-Cultural Success
Robin McWilliam, Cami Stevenson