CEC Headquarters is in the process of preparing the list of CEC members who died between January 2009 and February 2010 for presentation at the Representative Assembly in Nashville.

Please forward the names and the state/provincial unit or division the member was part of by February 28, 2010 to Dao Tran, daot@cec.sped.org.

Annually, CEC publishes the Federal Outlook for Exceptional Children, which provides an overview of special and gifted education funding provided by the Federal government. The Outlook is an education and advocacy tool distributed to members of Congress, federal agencies, and other leaders in the education community used to increase support and advocacy for services for children with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.

LDA 47th Annual International Conference

February 17-20, 2010
Baltimore, Maryland

The Maryland Council for Exceptional Children is pleased to present its 2010 Spring Conference titled: Executive Functioning.

According to Dr. Russell Barkley, executive functions are the actions we perform to ourselves and direct at ourselves so as to accomplish self-control, goal-directed behavior, and the maximization of future outcomes." Attendees will learn the neuropsychology behind executive functioning as well as strategies and techniques to improve executive dysfunctions within the classroom and in everyday life.

Keynote Speaker: Donna Lauerhahs

Maryland State Unit of the Council for Exceptional Children
Special Education Teacher of the Year
Donna J. Lauerhahs