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What We Do

  • Feb
    13
    Connecticut Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
    UConn UCEDD 270 Farmington Ave Farmington Suite 181
    ALL DAY

     The CT LEND provides training to graduate students from audiology, nursing, psychology, public health, school psychology, social work, special education, speech language and hearing science. 

  • Feb
    19
    CT Leaders in Special Education
    Virtual
    11:30 AM

    The UConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), in collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education, is offering ongoing training and support to first and second-year special education administrators. The focus is on developing a network of support by building successful structures, routines, and relationships. 

  • Feb
    20
    Connecticut Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
    UConn UCEDD 270 Farmington Ave Farmington Suite 181
    ALL DAY

     The CT LEND provides training to graduate students from audiology, nursing, psychology, public health, school psychology, social work, special education, speech language and hearing science. 

  • Feb
    27
    Connecticut Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities
    UConn UCEDD 270 Farmington Ave Farmington Suite 181
    ALL DAY

     The CT LEND provides training to graduate students from audiology, nursing, psychology, public health, school psychology, social work, special education, speech language and hearing science. 

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We are excited to welcome an outstanding group of guest speakers to our upcoming LEND class on February 13. Bryan Klimkiewicz, Special Education Bureau Chief at the Connecticut State Department of Education, and Renee Kleinman, Early Childhood Consultant in the Special Education Bureau, will present on Special Education in Connecticut: Current Status and Priorities.

Tom Cosker will share a parent perspective, highlighting lived experience and advocacy. John Eisenberg, Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, will provide a national view of special education, and Courtney Houle will share a family story that brings these topics to life.
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