EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS
Abstract Submission for the 2021 EHDI Annual Conference is Now Closed.
Tuesday - March 2, 2021
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Promoting the Social and Emotional Functioning of Children who are DHH Plus: A panel of parents and professionals Amy Szarkowski, Candace Lindow-Davies |
Tuesday, 3/2 9:30 am -11:30 am ET |
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The Consensus Process: Building Unity and Alignment Tony Ronco |
Tuesday, 3/2 9:00 am - 11:00 am ET |
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Increasing Flexibility of Approach for Language Acquisition in D/HH Children Kimberly Sanzo |
Tuesday, 3/2 9:30 am - 11: 30 am ET |
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Wednesday - March 3, 2021
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Promoting Deaf Children's Development of & Proficiency in ASL & English: A Comprehensive Visual Linguistic Approach Jennifer Cranston |
Wednesday, 3/3 8:30 am - 11:30 am ET |
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What Do We Know About the Fathers? Research in the Field of Young Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Amy Szarkowski, Evelien Dirks |
Wednesday, 3/3 9:00 am - 11:00 am ET |
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Among Children with Craniofacial Anomalies JJ Whicker |
Wednesday, 3/3 9:30 am - 11:30 am ET |
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Thursday - March 4, 2021
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Pragmatics in Young Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Amy Szarkowski, Deborah Mood, Susan Wiley, Jareen Meinzen-Derr |
Thursday, 3/4 8:30 am - 11:30 am ET |
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Tele-Education: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in the Mainstream Alexandria Mestres |
Thursday, 3/4 9:00 am- 11:00 am ET |
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Family Leaders and Family Based Organizations: Building your Skills for Optimal Input in Supporting EHDI Programs Janet DesGeorges, Lisa Kovacs |
Thursday, 3/4 9:30 am - 11:30 am ET |
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Friday - March 5, 2021
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The role of socio-economic factors on longitudinal outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, Mallene Wiggin, Allison Sedey, Craig Mason |
Friday, 3/5 9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET |
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A Brief Intro to Trauma Informed Care in a Time of Global Pandemic, Climate Catastrophe, and Racial and Socio-Political Unrest. (AKA "Let's Get Real Y'all!") Jessica Dallman, Djenne-amal Morris, Leigh Hardin, Elizabeth Seeliger |
Friday, 3/5 10:00 am - 2:30 pm ET |
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NCSA and NCHAM Collaboration: Bringing Cued Speech to Families and Early Intervention Providers Rachel McAnallen, Nicole Frye |
Friday, 3/5 10:00 am - 4:00 pm ET |
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JCIH Position Statement Craig Buchman , Patricia Burk, Meredith Sugar, Alison Grimes, Tawny Holmes Hlibok |
Friday, 3/5 10:30 am -2:30 pm ET |
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IDEA and Advocacy Learning Session Andrea Marwah |
Friday, 3/5 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm ET |
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Parents and Professionals Team Up for Speech! Mary McGinnis, Fernanda Hinojosa, Brianda Campero |
Friday, 3/5 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET |
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Instructional Sessions are included in the EHDI Annual Conference for sessions/topics that do not fit into the standard breakout session format. Consider proposing an Instructional Session only if one or more of these considerations apply:
- To be effective/useful, the session topic requires more than the standard 25 or -55 minutes offered for EHDI Conference breakout sessions.
- The session requires a more interactive or hands-on experience than can be adequately achieved in the standard 25 or 55 minutes offered for EHDI Conference breakout sessions.
- The session format requires a different room set-up or technology than typically possible in a standard breakout session room; for example, it requires a more interactive, special technology or equipment that would not be feasible during a standard breakout session.
Proposals will be considered, reviewed, and selected by the 2021 EHDI Annual Conference Planning Committee and the EHDI Conference Co-Organizers. Criteria for selecting Instructional Sessions will align with the broader abstract submission criteria.
Instructional Session abstracts will be reviewed and scored according to the following criteria by the EHDI Conference Planning Committee:
- Relevance and significance to the early identification of hearing loss and early intervention services for infants and young children with hearing loss and their families. [1 - 15 points]
- The abstract should address a current topic and information appropriate for the purposes of the Conference goals.
- The abstract should address important issues or gaps related to improving state-based EHDI services.
- The abstract should describe how the session will inform, enable, or update others in improving EHDI services regarding potential issues related to clinical practice, education of professionals/families, or future research.
- The abstract describes how the session will advance the practice/knowledge base of EHDI.
- The abstract should expand the discussion or perspective to build on existing knowledge or address new knowledge, discoveries, methodologies, tools, technologies, or practices.
- Meets the following Criteria to be considered for an Instructional Session. [1 - 15 points]
- To be effective/useful, the session topic requires more than the standard 25 or -55 minutes offered for EHDI Conference breakout sessions.
- The session requires a more interactive or hands-on experience than can be adequately achieved in the standard 25 or 55 minutes offered for EHDI Conference breakout sessions.
- The session format requires a different room set-up or technology than typically possible in a standard breakout session room; for example, it requires a more interactive, hands-on, application or special technology or equipment that would not be feasible during a standard breakout session.
- Overall clarity. [1 - 10 points]
- The abstract should be well written and organized in a coherent manner.
- The amount of information to be presented should be appropriate for the proposed session length and format.
- The abstract should clearly describe the presentation's goals and learner outcomes.
- The abstract should provide prospective participants enough information to determine if the session will meet their needs
- If research results are included, they should be clearly described and supported by statistical findings with the conclusions supported by the results.
If you have any questions, please contact me at mandy.jay@usu.edu or 501.626.4640.