Connect & Learn

The Division for Exceptional Children believes in the power of learning together. To assist you in your learning journey, we want to connect you to information and platforms that allow you to ask questions, access research, collaborate and learn from other professionals in the field from around the world.

DEC Collaborate

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Let's get started.

DEC Collaborate provides parents and professionals an online format to facilitate discussions and resource sharing through a library.

  1. Login (DEC Members) OR  Create an account (New Non-Members).
  2. Adjust your subscription settings.
  3. Join a Community. DEC Members are automatically members of the DEC Community.
    Anyone can join DEC Communities of Practice.
  4. Start collaborating - post a message, browse current discussions to share your expertise, and search library entries.

Rules for Posting

What's okay to post?

  1. Discussion posts with requests for resources, resource recommendations, free event recommendations, etc.
  2. Job posts on the DEC Community (this is a DEC member benefit!). If you are not a DEC member, please visit the Career Center to post your job listing! 
  3. Research requests that have been approved by the DEC Research Committee. Submit your research request here for the committee to review! 

Read the full rules for posting to DEC Collaborate here.

Latest Discussions

Postdoctoral Research Associate -- Early Childhood Math and Family Engagement
BY: JESSICA HARDY, 22 DAYS AGO
Posted in: DEC Community
Hello all, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a project focused on early childhood math, family engagement, and coaching. Please see this job posting, and feel free to email me directly if you have questions: [email protected] Thanks, ...

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DEC eLearning Library

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Family Service Coordination Toolkit

Welcome to DEC's eLearning Library! This page brings together all our eLearning materials in one place to help our members and visitors find DEC's e-based learning resources easily (modules, courses, webinars, etc.).

Some of the resources are DEC created, and others are products of partnerships with other programs, nonprofits, and organizations. Each partner is recognized within the opening page and/or footer of each of their products. We thank them for trusting DEC to be their project's "forever home".

Access the Family Service Coordination Toolkit >

CECommunity

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Membership Forum 

The CECommunity, CEC’s online members-only forum, is where thousands of your special education colleagues are here for you 24/7. No question is too big or too small! 

Please log in to view the most recent All-Member Forum discussions.

https://exceptionalchildren.org/engage/cecommunity-all-member-forum

Let's get started.

1. Login and customize your profile and privacy preferences.
2. Adjust your subscription settings.
3. Start a conversation - post a message in the All-Member Forum