Haring Center

Haring Center Speakers Bureau

If you’re searching to discover the most cutting edge techniques for a successful classroom where all children can contribute regardless of ability, check out the Haring Center Speakers Bureau.

Our speakers have been researching the most effective inclusive education techniques for decades. They produced two of the leading texts in inclusive early learning and early childhood special education (Building Blocks and the Project DATA Manual). Book one of our speakers as the first step to unlocking the potential for every child in your daycare, school, district and community!

Meet Our Speakers

Ilene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Kathleen Artman Meeker, Ph.D.

Speaker Topics

We welcome requests for specific topics centering in early childhood education, inclusive education and communities, equity and social justice, and special education. Below are examples of previous topics:

Topics for Professionals

  • Get an “A” in ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
  • Finding Your Feedback Fit: Strategies for Coaching
  • Creating Caring Classrooms
  • Let’s Play: Helping Children with Autism Make Friends
  • Why Is She Doing That? Addressing Challenging Behavior in Young Children

Topics for Community Groups

  • Don’t say the “R-Word”: Why Retarded Isn’t Cool
  • Everything You Want to Know About Autism but Were Afraid to Ask
  • Teach Your Children Well: Inclusive Education and Character Development
  • Equity, Social Justice, Civil Rights – the History of Disabilities and the Role that UW and Seattle Have Played in It

To book a speaker or learn more, please contact Alison Winfield.