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Alaska Council for Exceptional Children is set up for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes to advance the education of children and youth with exceptionalities and to establish and administer programs and activities for the education of its members.
About Us
We are special education teachers just like you. We are volunteering our time to assist with the advancement of our profession. Please ask us questions, share your successes and let us know how we can help you.
About CEC
Our professional organization is awesome!!! Not only does CEC has 17 divisions which will keep you current on latest research, best practices and current trends, they also have many publications, resources and professional devlopment opportunities. As an educator and life long learner chances are you will never run out of information about special learners with your valuable membership to CEC. Finally, CEC develops the national standards which colleges and universities teach to earn their National Council of Accredidation for Teacher Education (NCATE), the standard of excellence in teacher preparation.
Nominations are now open. The Yes I Can! Awards were established to honor children and youth with disabilities who have excelled. Thousands of children and youth have been recognized since the program’s inception in 1982. Each year, CEC selects approximately 27 winners for their outstanding achievements in one of nine categories: Academics, Arts, Athletics, Community Service, Employment, Extracurricular Activities, Independent Living Skills, Self-Advocacy, Technology