Grisham-Brown to speak on person-centered planning in early childhood special education

• Date: Thursday, Sept. 19
• Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Location: Aderhold Hall Room 119

The Georgia Sensory Assistance Project and the PIPs Project are pleased to bring Jennifer Grisham-Brown to the University of Georgia to discuss her work on person centered planning in early childhood special education. Please let us know whether you are coming by completing this form.

Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Ed.D., is a professor in the interdisciplinary early childhood education program and faculty director of the Early Childhood Laboratory School at the University of Kentucky. Grisham-Brown has been named a Teacher who Made a Difference on two separate occasions, and is co-author of two books on blended practices in early childhood education. She also co-authored a book entitled “Reach for the Stars: Planning for the Future” (2013), which is used to support families of young children to plan for their children’s future and articulate their priorities to educational team members. Grisham-Brown has directed or co-directed numerous state and federal grants in the areas of personnel preparation, program evaluation, training and technical assistance, model development, and research, including the Kentucky Deaf-Blind Project. Her research interests include authentic assessment, tiered instruction, and inclusion of children with disabilities.

Grisham-Brown has provided professional development to state departments of education, universities, and local education agencies on topics she researches throughout the country, as well as internationally. She is the co-founder of a children’s home and preschool in Guatemala and has been taking her students there as part of a summer study abroad program since 2009. Next year, she will lead a second group of students to South Africa to work in preschools in the Ulindi region.