Summer Institute: High School Inclusion & Transition Planning August 4 - 5, 2009 For students,families, high school staff, transition coordinators: planning inclusive HS & Post HS experiences for students with disabilities. Get brochure here! New Position!: Behavior Support Training Facilitator  Become part of a MCIE-Baltimore City Schools training team; share your skills in functional behavior assessment (FBA)& positive behavior support (PBS). More information Summer Institute on Deaf Blindness: Communication Development and Instructional Strate June 22 - 26, 2009 This course covers instructional techniques used in the education of students who are deaf-blind, including tactile strategies, concept development, routine-based instruction, active learning and “Intervention”. The development of communication and individualized communication systems is the central focus of the course. Topics include an overview of communication, receptive and expressive communication, augmentative communication and assistive technology, calendar systems, communicative functions of behavior, and specific forms and functions. Get your registration form here! Board Member Position: Apply to the MCIE Board of Directors  MCIE is looking for business representatives who embrace inclusion to join our Board of Directors. Please call 410-859-5400 for more information! Get application here Top MBE Award Winner: Carol Quirk November 2008 MCIE's own Carol Quirk was selected as one of the top 100 Minority Business Entrerpeneurs in the Marylnd-DC-Virginia region, from over 1400 nominations. Read more...         MCIE Books IEP and Inclusion: Full Participation Through the IEP Process is a guide for parents, teachers, administrators and advocates. MCIE developed this book to assist people who want to advocate for the full inclusion of a student with disabilities in his or her neighborhood school. These advocates are members of a school-based team (teachers, parents, administrators and advocates) who design special education services and supports that are individualized for a student with a disability. The book helps team members navigate the legal requirements necessary to fulfill their respective responsibilities. It contains a listing of suggested supplementary aids and services as well as excerpts from the IDEA and interpretations by the US Department of Education, the Office of Civil Rights and federal courts. * This book is available from MCIE. Please send a check (for $20 plus $3 shipping/handling) with mailing information to MCIE. (Maryland residents please add $1.00 for sales tax.) Our Library Listing We have a comprehensive library of printed material, funded by the Maryland State Department of Education. Please visit our library, located in our conference room, to learn about the most recent views on educating and including students with disabilities. Our office hours are 9 am to 5 pm, however please call in advance to be sure the room is available. Books may be checked out for a two week period. We have several professional journals that may be read on site. Videos may only be checked out through a Professional Development Services staff member. Click the links below to view our listings: To see our Library list sorted by Author Click Here To see our Library list sorted by Title Click Here Miscellaneous Publications Inclusive School Quality Indicators MCIE Systems Change Process Student Perspectives on Paras A Letter to Rene Collaborative Team Practices Survey of Staff Attitudes Guiding Principles Friendships All Inclusive Issue #1 All Inclusive Issue #2 Identifying "Functional" Skills A Blueprint for Maryland