Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

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Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

9:00am CDT

A Child-Centered Approach to Fostering Inclusive STEM Experiences *Early Learning Session* TBAHsiu-Wen Yang • Megan Vinh • Douglas H. Clement • Julie Sarama • Chih-Ing Lim • Elica Sharifnia Building Blocks for Teaching All Children in Inclusive Settings *Early Learning Session* TBA 1Ariane Gauvreau • Julie Ashmun Challenging Behavior in Inclusive Settings: Innovative Tier I Strategies *Early Learning Session* TBA 2Adam Holland Let’s Learn Together!”: Project-Based Learning in Inclusive EC Settings *Early Learning Session* TBA 3Amber Friesen • Karina Prince • Maryssa Mitsch • Prince Estanislao • Hadas Arbit • Krystal Anderson Prevent Teach Reinforce: for Young Children - Effectively Shaping Behavior *Early Learning Session* TBA 4Kelly Wilson • Dameri Watson Supporting the Traumatized Child in Early Learning Settings *Early Learning Session* TBA 5Teri Dawn Pentz • Kimberly Blair, PhD BONUS SESSION: Getting to Know the EI/ECSE Standards and Their Relationship to Recommended and High Leverage Practices *INCLUDED in the cost of the conference* TBA 6Vicki Stayton • Mary Beth Bruder • Sheresa Blanchard • Megan Purcell Bridging Educational Gaps with Unified Diagnostic Curriculum Design (UDCD) *Early Learning Session* TBA 7Myung Koh DEC Professional Development Foundations: Elevating Service Coordination: Exploring Ways to Prepare, Empower, and Retain Service Coordinators *included in the cost of conference* TBA 8Sarah Nichols • Dana Childress Intersections Between Well-Being and Social Emotional Learning *Early Learning Session* TBA 9Dana Cox • Stephanie Castillo-Johnson Strategies to Engage in Challenging Conversations Around Equity *Early Learning Session* TBA 10Anni Reinking • Laycee Thigpen Supporting Inclusion through Play and Routines: Using the ECEE Indicators *Early Learning Session* TBA 11Alissa Rausch Toddler Talk: Coaching Educators to Promote Language and Interaction *Early Learning Session* TBA 12Ann Kaiser • Kathleen Artman-Meeker • Tara Lynn • Abby Taylor • Jennifer Baumingham • Rachel Crumpler

12:00pm CDT

1:00pm CDT

Enhancing Relationships and Interactions w/ Families with Diverse Profiles - * Early Learning Session * TBAPrince Estanislao • Maria Sargent • Karina Du • Hadas Arbit • Krystal Anderson Caregivers as the Change Makers: Capacity Building through Coaching *Early Learning Session* TBA 1Serena Wheeler • Scott Tomchek • Lauren Little • Minda Kohner-Coogle Increasing Cultural Humility in our Practice *Early Learning Session* TBA 2Shelly Gore Trust at the Table:Supporting Mealtimes with a Trauma-Informed Lens *Early Learning Session* TBA 3Karen Dilfer • Stephanie Cohen Be a Well-being Advocate: Learn Well-being Strategies and Advocacy Tools *Early Learning Session* TBA 4Karin Spencer • Laura McCarty BONUS SESSION: Equitable Use of the EI/ECSE Standards: Improving Outcomes for Children and Families *Included in the price of the conference* TBA 6Megan Purcell • Deborah Rooks-Ellis • Vicki Stayton • Jennifer Kilgo Boosting Peer Play: How to Support Interactions in Early Childhood Settings *Early Learning Session* TBA 5Helen Livshits Is This Child Just Shy? Or Could It Be Selective Mutism? *Early Learning Session* TBA 7Ann Sander Understanding Preschoolers' Fine Motor Development *Early Learning Session* TBA 8Jeanne Shellenberger • Elaine Ulmer • Torey Clem • Madden Elentrio Using Personas to Support Culturally Relevant and Recommended Practices *Early Learning Session* TBA 9LaShorage Shaffer • Toni Miguel • Camille Catlett

4:30pm CDT

Are We There Yet?: Moving the Field Toward Equity One Day at a Time *Keynote* Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st flMonique Matute-Chavarria • William White

5:45pm CDT

DEC Welcome and Cocktails 6-8pm Including Posters from 6-7pm and 7-8pm Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st fl

6:00pm CDT

An Integrated Consultation Model to Support Early Childhood Inclusion - Poster 33 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHadas Arbit • Maryssa Mitsch • Stacy Frauwirth • Maria Less Fostering Global Cognitive Development: A Teachers-to-Teachers Approach - Poster 18 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLin Zhu • Kendall Brown • Denise Ellenwood • Baylee Roden • Ann Van Wig • Tara Haskins Supporting Families of Young Children with an Incarcerated Parent - Poster 24 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNicole M. Edwards • Kimberly Houser The Impact of Autism Interventions on Family Quality of Life - Poster 3 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAmanda Duncan • Hannah Keene • Collin Shepley Researcher-Translators’ Role in Early Childhood Inclusion (ECI) Research - Poster 36 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAngi Stone-MacDonald • Serra Acar Oregon’s Adoption of the DEC Standards to Support Personnel Development - Poster 30 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLois Pribble • Jantina Clifford • Holly Reed-Schindler Creating “Just” Early Experiences for young Black Children - Poster 14 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flPricella Morris Mindfulness Use to Improve Adult-Child interactions and Support Children - Poster 17 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJill Bockmann • Seon Yeong Yu The State of Empathy in Teacher Education: Where Do We Go From Here? - Poster 6 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMariana Mereoiu • Lisa Handyside • Alicia Mrachko • Kimberly Christensen • Sherri Horner Using AAC to Support Belonging in Children with Complex Communication Needs - Poster 20 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSusan Johnston EI Collective: Attuned and Intentional, a Reflective Practice Group Series - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMeg Liebreich • Shameka Brown • Susan Connor • Nisha S. Sanghvi • Maria Matticks • Melissa Schnurr Grow Your Own EI Professional Development Capstone Highlights - Poster 27 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLori Ann Malina-Lovell • Maya L Raimondi Pre-service Training of ECSE Teachers and BCBAs in Urban Communities - Poster 5 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYa-Chih Chang • Jennifer Symon • Mitch Fryling Reaching in-service Educators via Online Learning and Micro-credentials - Poster 19 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flByul Yim The Benefits of Schmoozing: Parent-Professional Perspectives & Partnerships - Poster 26 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNancy Sall • Cathy Hall Rikhye • Darnell Newsum • Samreen Hoda A Systematic Review of Video Modeling to Teach Play Skills in Preschool - Poster 10 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKaitlyn Viera Advocacy Training for Chinese Immigrant Parents of Children With Autism - Poster 8 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLei Huang • Cynthia Vail Child Challenging Behavior and Parenting Stress: Role of Parent Confidence - Poster 1 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSabine Scott • Elizabeth Denluck • Megan Kunze • Laura Lee McIntyre Coaches’ Self-Monitoring and Self-Evaluation of Practice-Based Coaching - Poster 16 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMackenzie Martin • Patricia Snyder Coaching Paraprofessionals to Increase Communication Skills of Preschoolers - Poster 4 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Arthur Early Childhood Special Education, NDBIs, and Peers - Poster 34 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKate Anderson Early Intervention Dosage: Perspectives from the Field - Poster 15 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTeran Frick • Alana Schnitz Evidence Synthesis through Overview of Reviews on Early Intervention - Poster 7 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJinwei Song • Brian Reichow Experiences of Pediatricians and Part C EI Personnel Amidst COVID-19 - Poster 25 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAsha Yadav • Jane Squires • Randall Alan Phelps Exploring the Prevalence of STEM indicators in Infant and Toddler ELGs - Poster 23 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHsiu-Wen Yang • Jessica Amsbary • Ann Sam • Kellen Reid • Chih-Ing Lim • Philippa Campbell Factors Influencing Implementation of Primary Service Provider Model in EI - Poster 2 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKyunghwa Kay Park • Eva Horn Head Start Early Educators' Perceptions of Bilingualism for Preschoolers - Poster 35 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJisun Oh • Gregory Cheatham Incorporating Response Prompting Strategies Within Explicit Instruction - Poster 31 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTim Morse It’s Entirely Different: Provider Views of Coaching in Childcare - Poster 22 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMollie Romano • Ashley Sellers Practitioners’ Perceptions of Families with Prenatal Substance Exposure - Poster 13 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKara Boynewicz • Alyson Chroust Scarcity, Disparity and Exclusion in ECE in Allegheny County - Poster 32 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAmanda Cross Supporting ECE Teacher Candidates’ Competence in Assistive Technology - Poster 37 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKwangwon Lee • Juliana Fabrizi Teacher Views of Inclusion for Autistic Students: A Literature Review - Poster 9 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flChristina Ihnen The Impact of Parent-Implemented Interventions on Family Quality of Life - Poster 11 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYuanchen Kuo • Angel Fettig The Landscape of Social Emotional Learning Standards Across 50 States - Poster 29 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHsiu-Wen Yang • Ching-I Chen • Kelsey Clayback • Jennifer Arthur • Alexandar Gariba • Sascha Longstreth The Use of Digital Therapies for Children with ASD: A Meta Analysis - Poster 12 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flFang Xu • Songtian Zeng • Nicholas Gage • Madian Zhang This Happens Too Often: Early Intervention Providers’ Responses to Common - Poster 21 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJessica Hardy • Sana Zeeshan • Maisie Rees • Grace Sawyer • Crystal Williams

7:00pm CDT

Collaborating with Diverse Families during School Placement Disputes - Poster 29 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMichele Havens Addressing AAC Knowledge & Skill Barriers: Strategies for Success - Poster 10 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSusan Johnston Applying the DEC EI/ECSE Professional Standards Through Program Redesign - Poster 20 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNancy M Sileo • Hasan Zaghlawan Guidance for Intensifying MTSS Instruction via Short-Duration Lessons - Poster 7 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTim Morse Interactive Shared Book Reading with Young Children Who Use AAC - Poster 6 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHeidi Burke • Renae Cuevas Dias Modalities used in preparing teacher candidates to assess diverse learners - Poster 15 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMargaret Gichuru The Role of the School Psychologist in Inclusive Preschool Environments - Poster 1 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flEmily Holden • Tessa Kranski Building Belonging Through Collaborative Strategic Planning - Poster 21 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMelissa Griffin • Kerri Kannengieser Learn, Practice, and Apply Inclusive STEM: A Pilot Study - Poster 36 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flChih-Ing Lim • Michele Stites • Hsiu-Wen Yang • Megan Vinh • Susan Sonnenschein • Jonathan Singer Supporting Paraprofessionals on their Path to Become Certified Teachers - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAlina Mihai • Sarrah Grubb • Tara Kingsley Sustainable & Data Driven Professional Development Programming - Poster 30 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Kampmann The Value of Teaching and Modeling UDL - Poster 19 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flErin Anderson Using a Video Observation Platform to Expand Professional Development - Poster 22 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKatrina Cripe • Colleen Kutchkus • Juliann Woods Using Augmented Reality to Teach Life Skills for Preschoolers with IDD - Poster 24 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flPhyllis James A Review of Caregiver-Mediated Intervention Improving Emotional Regulation - Poster 9 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYi Zhang • Jun Ai Acquiring a Speech-Generating Device for my Child: the Parents’ Perspective - Poster 8 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flBrianna Coltellino Community-Engaged Research to Support Linguistically Diverse Families - Poster 37 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNikki Adams • Kathryn Bigelow Comparing U.S. and Türkiye Preschool Teachers' Beliefs about Math Books - Poster 38 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJessica Hardy • Ayşegül Akinci Coşgun • Fatmanur Önder Culturally Responsive Parent Education and Empowerment to Improve Play! - Poster 4 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMichelle Thompson Disability, Diversity, and Representation in Preschool Reading Curricula - Poster 35 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCourtney OGrady • Ragan McLeod • Alison Hooper • Lori Bruner • Megan Landmeier ECSE Teacher Preparedness in Supporting Trauma-Affected Children: Factors - Poster 25 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flPrince Estanislao • Maryssa Mitsch Examining Inclusive Childcare for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities - Poster 14 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTuria M. Penkalski, M.Ed. Exploring Classroom Practices in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs - Poster 31 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSerra Acar • Hsiu-Wen Yang • Ching-I Chen Exploring EI Research to Policy: Organizations and Their Influence - Poster 13 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCatherine Citta • Cynthia Vail Exploring Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Content in Preparation Programs - Poster 17 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMelissa Yarczower • Jenna Weglarz-Ward Factors that Impact Intention to Quit in Early Intervention Providers - Poster 32 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAnne Schneider • Cathron Donaldson • Jason Cherry Families’ Perspectives on What it Means to Be “School Ready” - Poster 26 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSalenah Cartier • Koryne Nnoli • Beth Boyle • Rachel Hur • Lisa Shanty Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Nature-based Preschools - Poster 3 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCathy Grist • Derek Becker • Myra Watson Indian Parents’ Perceptions About Inclusive Education: Mixed Methods Study - Poster 12 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAnkita Bhattashali • Gregory Cheatham • Jun Ai • Suma Suswaram Perspectives from the Field: How is Special Instruction Delivered? - Poster 33 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTeran Frick • Dana Childress • Corinne Wilson • Megan Schumaker-Murphy • Dr. Stephanie Parks Promoting Culturally Competent Parent Training: A Qualitative Study - Poster 23 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMehreen Z. Hassan Psychometric Study of the Environmental Screening Questionnaire - Poster 2 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJane Squires • Luis Anunciacao • Rodrigo Nascimento • Louise Marques • Kimberly Murphy Readiness to Implement SEL Within and Across Preschools and Communities - Poster NEED NUMBER Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flEkta Ghosh • Craig Bailey • Rashida Banerjee • Nikki Antenucci • Kelly Elliott Teachers’ Perspectives on Toddlers’ Development and Supportive Practices - Poster 18 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Baumingham • Kathleen Artman-Meeker • Shawna Harbin • Shannon Core • Mary Louise Hemmeter • Ann Kaiser • Rachel Crumpler The Impact of Joyful Learning for Early Childhood Special Educators - Poster 11 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHolly Hoffman TUESDAY Feasibility and Fidelity of Technology-based Asynchronous Coaching - Poster 16 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAnne Larson • Sonja Griebel • Sadie Cross • Mirka Zhagui Twenty Years of Virtual Coaching with Families: What Have We Learned? - Poster 5 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLaura McCorkle • Amanda Duncan • Jessica Hardy • Thai Williams • Casey Kim What Do Researchers Think About Social Validity Assessment? - Poster 34 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAli Zelan • Erin E. Hamel Who Leads Home Visit Decision-Making, and How? A Qualitative Study - Poster 27 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flChristine Hancock

7:30am CDT

Professional Development (PD) CoP Connecting and Planning for 2025 Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Serena Wheeler • Becky Hoffman

8:00am CDT

Federal Session Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st fl

9:15am CDT

The Journey of Joy *Keynote* Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st flAmy Nelson

11:00am CDT

Listening Session (Valarie) B12 - 1st fl OSEP 1 C13 - 1st fl Empowering Families Through Play Eglinton Winton - 2nd flSara Lemons • Cindy Florence • Kierstin Cusumano • Angela Anselmo • Jane Lamb It Takes a Village: Community Partnerships Supporting Inclusive Childcare A3 - 1st flElizabeth McLaren Join Us for More: Common Sense Assistive Technology Made Simple C16 - 1st flSarah Hawkins-Lear • Julie Rutland • Amanda Duncan Front Room People: Family Experiences with Culturally Unresponsive EI Marlboro B - 2nd flMegan Schumaker-Murphy • Adrienne Thomas Preparing Teachers for the Literacy Trifecta: Research, Policy, & Practice Compass - Riverside BldgGretchen Robinson • Kellee Watkins • Nichole Smith The Bridge to Civility 2.0: Continuing the Conversation Marlboro A - 2nd flSuzanne Martin • Hannah Ehrli Big Feelings! Using the HUGS Framework to Build Responsive Interactions A6 - 1st flApril Robinson • Danielle Gaglio Community-Engaged Research: Cultivating Meaningful Researcher-Practitioner C15 - 1st flAlana Schnitz Developing Meaningful Relationships with Parents of Neurodiverse Students Burgundy - 1st flShelley Kenow Exploring Playmate Preferences in Early Childhood Classrooms C18 - 1st flAbby Taylor • Kristen Granger • Yiran Ling Inclusive Play for Infants & Toddlers B10 - 1st flValencia Ashley Prevent Marginalization and Promote Resilience in Trauma-Informed Care D21 - 1st flZhe An Caregiver Coaching in EI: Partnering to Support Children & Families B7 - 1st flSerena Wheeler • Minda Kohner-Coogle • Scott Tomchek How Enhancing the Virtual Delivery of PBC is Changing the Early Childhood Landscape Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Amanda Rottman • Mary Jimerson • Sylvia Chavez • Denise Calcanis • Gina Turowski Introduction to the Early Childhood Recommended Practices Modules D24 - 1st flAllison Jones • Bethanne Vergean • Elizabeth Beavers • Kristen Votava • Karen Lange • Kristen Paul Reimagining Technical Assistance to Facilitate Success and Equity A4 - 1st flDesiree Yoo • Diana De la Lanza • Monica Mathur-Kalluri Service Coordination Committee: Recruitment, Retention, & Training D22 - 1st flMelissa Schnurr • Beth Friedman • Sarah Nichols • Kimberly Morse • Dana Childress • Amber Pullmann Systemic Change & Creating Inclusive Early Childhood Public School Programs Chequers - 2nd flMichele Gardner • Annie Corley-Hand We Are More than Just Rubrics! How Do I Get My CAEP Report to Reflect It?! B9 - 1st flKristen Votava • Megan Purcell • Jennifer Buchter • Erica Lee • Tanya Pinkerton Examining Equity in the Early Intervention Pipeline: A Scoping Review D19 - 1st flRuby Batz • Lauren Cycyk • Katie Zuckerman • Veronica Underwood Carrasco • Ben Sanders • Sam Lim • Gauri Bharadwaj • Margaret Gillis • Sheresa Blanchard Family Conversations on Disability with Young Children Prince of Wales - 2nd flDanielle Dushane DEC Position Statement: Inclusion, Equity, and Social Justice Cambridge - 2nd fl

12:00pm CDT

DEC Early Intervention Community of Practice Meet Up - All are welcome! A3 - 1st flLorelei Pisha DECIDE Business Meeting (open meeting) Marlboro B - 2nd flSamantha Riggleman • Veronica Kang Infant Mental Health CoP Meet and Greet - open meeting Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Elvia Cortes • Lisa Terry Program Review Committee Meeting (invite only) B9 - 1st flJennifer Buchter Break --

1:30pm CDT

DaSy Partnership A6 - 1st fl ECIPC 1 Eglinton Winton - 2nd fl OSEP 2 C13 - 1st fl Vicki 1 *Spotlight Session* Marlboro A - 2nd fl Improving Reflection and Practice: EI Competencies Cambridge - 2nd flCarol Johnson • Kristen Votava • Roxane Romanick Watch this! The Steps to Intentional Modeling Marlboro B - 2nd flAmber Lineberger • Kaitlin Porter Family Leadership: Experiences of Parents in Multicultural Communities B12 - 1st flMaren Christenson • Rufo Jiru • Fatima Molas • Delia Samuel Out-of-The-Box Transition Planning B9 - 1st flCharissa Darland • Janet Ballard Peggy hold - was POV session 1 D21 - 1st fl Exploring Preschool Data for Insights on Significant Disproportionality Prince of Wales - 2nd flChristina MacDonald • Julia Hartwig The Five Ws To Promote Equitable and Inclusive Policy and Systems Changes in Your States *Spotlight Session* D22 - 1st flMina Hong Disability Does Not Mean Challenging Behavior and Vice Versa B7 - 1st flCourtney OGrady • Jen Newton • Megan Vinh Eat Sleep Console Method: EI's Role in Addressing Service Gaps Chequers - 2nd flStacy Inman • Megan Glaze Resources to Support Meaningful Participation and Quality Inclusion B10 - 1st flAllison Jones • Lisa M. Gehring Strategy Development With Caregivers as the Key to Collaborative Inclusion C16 - 1st flRobin McWilliam • Cami Stevenson We're In This Together: Creating a Co-Conspirator Relationship Framework A4 - 1st flAnna Mei Piro • Zhe An Address Exclusionary Discipline Using the Behavior Incident Report System Compass - Riverside BldgMyrna Veguilla Figueroa • Lise Fox • Meghan von der Embse • Denise Perez Binder Coaching the Coach to Support Caregivers: A Cascading Approach to Coaching A3 - 1st flSerena Wheeler • Scott Tomchek • Minda Kohner-Coogle Now What? Bringing the Racial Equity Point of View to Life D24 - 1st flRobyn DiPietro-Wells • Megan Vinh • Jocelyn Ruffin • Courtney O'Grady • Ruby Batz • Amy Szarkowski Adapting and Evaluating the FBSApp for Spanish-Speaking Families Burgundy - 1st flClaire Winchester • Erin Barton • Ana Paula Martinez Cueto Assessing the Validity of a Fidelity Checklist for the AEPS-3 C18 - 1st flCameron Tyrrell • Jennifer Grisham Can Family Confidence Help with the Effects of Caregiver Burden on FQoL? D21 - 1st flMargarita Canadas • Pau Garcia-Grau • Gabriel MartÍnez-Rico • Catalina P. Morales-Murillo • Rómulo González-García • Claudia Escorcia-Mora Workload Factors Affecting the Service Coordination Workforce C15 - 1st flDana Childress • Melissa Schnurr • Margarita Canadas Journal of Early Intervention (JEI) D19 - 1st fl Neurodivergent Play! A Different Way! (presenter Amy Nelson, Keynote Speaker) Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st flAmy Nelson Hot Topic 1- Bethany Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

2:45pm CDT

OSEP 3 C13 - 1st fl Vicki 2 *Spotlight Session* Cambridge - 2nd fl Navigating Intra-Family Conflict for Service Coordinators in EI Chequers - 2nd flElisabeth Teller • Kelly Rauscher The More We Get Together, the Happier We'll Be Prince of Wales - 2nd flMeg Liebreich Embracing Family Stories: Enriching Higher Ed & PD A4 - 1st flKelly Brown • Toni Miguel • Matthew Nelson • Wenxi Schwab • Marisol Rose • Kathleen Gibson Strategies to Effectively Empower Families in Data Discussions A6 - 1st flSusan Barlow • Michelle Lewis Supporting Families with LEP Through Culturally Responsive Practices B7 - 1st flMaria Matticks • Keena L. Sims We Hear You Sis: Black Mothers Advocacy in Special Education Process Eglinton Winton - 2nd flMonique Matute-Chavarria • Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg • Asia Johnson • Meridith Rose • William White Family-Centered Early Intervention-Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH) B10 - 1st flAmy Szarkowski A Deeper Dive into State Policy Change Opportunities *Spotlight Session* D22 - 1st flMina Hong Charting Progress: What Does the Child Outcomes Data Tell Us? Marlboro B - 2nd flKellen Reid • Nicholas Ortiz Family Voices Matter: Innovation in Collection of Family Outcomes Data B9 - 1st flKeena L. Sims • Susan Connor • Chelsea Guillen Executive Function and Play: Authentic Assessment in Natural Environments D21 - 1st flPatricia Blasco • Karin Lifter • Tara Rutter Foundations of the Neurorelational Framework - Nurturing Well Being For All A3 - 1st flTwyla Bruce • Gina Blank Rightful Presence, Realized Potential: Equitable Inclusion and IEP Teams Marlboro A - 2nd flAlissa Rausch • Erin Barton Collaboration and Teaming in Early Childhood Personnel Preparation C15 - 1st flChing-I Chen • Zhen Chai • Serra Acar • Kizzy Albritton • Tracy Paskiewicz Now What? Part Two: Coaching Others to Use the Racial Equity POV D24 - 1st flChristine Spence • Katherine Szocik • Jocelyn Ruffin • Sarah Wiegand • Sarah Pedonti • Courtney O'Grady Tiny Words, Big Impact: Pronouns and Belonging in Early Childhood C18 - 1st flShameka Brown • Benton Johnson II Unlocking Potential: Designing Short Courses Through a Structured Approach Compass - Riverside BldgLorelei Pisha • Lisa Terry • Cori Hill Supporting the Practice and wellbeing of Special Educators D19 - 1st flChristan Coogle • Heather Walter • Clarissa Wade • Katherine Szocik Understanding Mother-Educators Raising Children with Disabilities B12 - 1st flRuby Batz • Sheresa Blanchard

4:00pm CDT

OSEP 4 C13 - 1st fl Creating a Collaborative Space for Learning Through a Community of Practice Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Kimberlee Telford • Helen Evans • Molly Colling • Mary Beth Pistillo Keeping It Real – Skill Versus Participation in Routines Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st flKris Everhart Moving From “Compassion Fatigue” to “Compassion Satisfaction” Eglinton Winton - 2nd flTeri Dawn Pentz • Kimberly Blair, PhD Caregiver Implemented Intervention: Building Confidence and Competence D19 - 1st flCathy Hyslop • Megan Kunze • Alexis Bacon-Yates Experienced Parents Supporting Early Intervention D21 - 1st flKristen Votava • Nicki Maddock • Carol Johnson Social-Emotional Linking Approach for Inclusive Programs in South Korea Marlboro B - 2nd flKay Heo • Sohee Kim • Seoyoung Song • Byul Park Creating a Paradigm Shift in Alberta’s Inclusive Child Care B9 - 1st flJanice Comrie • Julia Moore Leveraging Policy to Support Diverse Professionals in Early Childhood D22 - 1st flPaula Grubbs • Samantha Riggleman • Karen Berman • Jennifer Amilivia • Matt Klein Equity in A Community of Practice: From Theory to Practice C15 - 1st flMelanie Reese • Nancy Goins • Kate Grannemann • Kathi Gillaspy Got Equity? Wisconsin's Journey to Advancing Racial Health Equity in EI. Chequers - 2nd flMelissa Velez • Regena Floyd-Sambou How to Develop Positive Relationships With Caregivers A4 - 1st flCami Stevenson • Robin McWilliam Navigating New Waters: Immigrant Families Special Education Experiences A3 - 1st flL. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan • Deeqaifrah Hussein • Korto Dixon Can Someone Tell Me What “Good” Progress Monitoring Actually Looks Like? Compass - Riverside BldgEmily Webb • Collin Shepley • Amanda Duncan Exploring Assessment: PD That Supports Shared Understanding and Practice Prince of Wales - 2nd flBecky Hoffman Honoring the Whole Child Through Culturally Responsive Family Engagement B12 - 1st flLynne Hall • Janet Ballard Iterative Development of Online Professional Development for the COS C16 - 1st flJacqueline Towson • Tahnee Wilder • Katy Green Lessons Learned: Advocating for Education and Basic Needs in State Policy C18 - 1st flChelsea Morgan • Chavis Lickvar-Armstrong Let's Get Physical: Tools to Help Children Get Moving A6 - 1st flPaula Kerchenski • Cori More • Jennifer Buchter Pre-natal Drug Exposure and Implication for the Early Interventionist Cambridge - 2nd flKara Boynewicz • Alyson Chroust The Power of Teaming and Collaboration in Personnel Preparation B7 - 1st flPatricia Blasco Using ECE and EI/ECSE Standards to Support Blended Preparation Programs D24 - 1st flShawna Harbin • Christine Spence • Alina Mihai • Heather Walter • Ann Mickelson • Amanda Duncan Wellbeing: Early Childhood Education (Bienestar para la Educación Infantil) B10 - 1st flSara Daniel • Yimma Davila Castro • Diana Billstrom Early Childhood Special Education Teachers’ Use of Trauma-Informed Care Marlboro A - 2nd flMia Chudzik • Catherine Corr • Abby Hardy

5:30pm CDT

Family Partnership Speaker Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Roxane Romanick

7:00am CDT

YogaDanielle Brunson

7:30am CDT

Subdivision Meeting - invitation only Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg. Posters & Coffee Coffee begins at 7:30am and Posters 8:00-9:00am Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st fl

8:00am CDT

Inclusion of Students With Moderate to High Support Needs in Montessori - Poster 10 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flRaejean Burton Lopez • Nicholas Black • Cathy Keith Collaborating with Parents Using ABA and DIR Methodology - Poster 29 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMichele Havens EI/ECSE Personnel Recruitment & Retention Synthesis of Innovative Practices - Poster 11 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flTed Burke • Paula Grubbs Applying Developmental Activities for Learning in Action in ECE Settings - Poster 2 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLois Pribble • Ching-I Chen Coping Skills Instruction and Proactive Responding for Tier 3 Behaviors - Poster 12 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSarah Scott • Anna Louise Lewis • Anna Hoepfner • Mary Louise Hemmeter How to Create Inclusive Opportunities for Children with Visual Impairments - Poster 8 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKathy Boisvert Incorporating AI Into University Teacher Preparation Courses - Poster 32 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flConrad Oh-Young • Jennifer Buchter Preschool Teachers’ Needs for Successful Inclusion: A Study From Utah - Poster 24 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMeridith Karppinen • Sondra M Stegenga Adapting the Early Childhood Environment for Children with Disabilities - Poster 1 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flApril Crutcher. M.Ed. • Beth Barnard Caregiver Coaching In Early Intervention and a Transition to Telehealth - Poster 27 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Campanella Developing and Validating a Measure to Appraise Progress Monitoring Quality - Poster 21 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCollin Shepley • Amanda Duncan • Emily Webb Infusing Infant Mental Health into an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program - Poster 3 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHattie Harvey • Mary Dallas Allen • Cary Moore • Karen Gallagher Leveraging Individual and Community Cultural and Social Assets - Poster 36 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYa-Chih Chang • Talya Drescher Needs Assessment Data Drives DEC Professional Development CoP - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flBecky Hoffman • Serena Wheeler New CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Developmental Milestone for Families - Poster 33 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flBethanne Vergean • Melissa Crist • Janel Preston • Deepa Srinivasavaradan • Deana Buck • Jennifer Hall Outcomes of Interprofessional Competency in Interdisciplinary Preparation - Poster 38 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flRenee Hepperlen • Bonnie Ingelin • L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan Supporting Children with Disabilities- Begin with Belonging: What-Why-How - Poster 25 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMaureen Ruby • Avinash Mishra Using Standards to Support Candidate Reflection and Field Experiences - Poster 6 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMegan Purcell • Shawna Harbin • Sara Schmitt Advocacy Among Chinese Immigrant Parents of Children With Autism - Poster 16 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLei Huang • Cynthia Vail Comparing Caregiver Coaching Fidelity during Inperson and Telehealth Visits - Poster 20 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flScott Tomchek • Serena Wheeler • Lauren Little Conceptualizing Their Role: Perceptions from Special Instructors - Poster 15 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMegan Schumaker-Murphy • Dr. Stephanie Parks • Dana Childress • Teran Frick • Corinne Wilson Disproportional Child Behavior and Teacher Outcomes in Head Start - Poster 19 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJun Ai • Gospel Kim Early Numeracy, Online PD, and EI Professionals’ Practices and Perspectives - Poster 30 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKoryne Nnoli • Salenah Cartier • Lisa Shanty • Beth Boyle • Rachel Hur Embedding Sociocultural Competencies into Professional Development - Poster 4 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flL. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan • Renee Hepperlen • Bonnie Ingelin Evidence-Based Practices for Bilingual Children with Disability - Poster 31 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flF. Kivanc Erdogan • Serra Acar Exploring Factors Impacting Retention of WA EI Workforce - Poster 14 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMolly Stryker • Kathleen Artman-Meeker Impact of a PD Session on Head Start Providers' Autism Perceptions - Poster 5 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSarah Wiegand • Dr. Angela Owens Intersections of Disability and Poverty: An Early Intervention Case Study - Poster 37 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCrystal Williams • Michaelene Ostrosky • Grace Sawyer Latine Families’ Autism Journeys: Initial Concerns to Present Partnerships - Poster 9 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flElizabeth Cambray • Norma Lopez-Reyna • Silvia Rodriguez Literature Review: Identifying Young Children’s Perspectives in Research - Poster 18 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKristen Witzling Metaverse and Its Technological Application - Poster 7 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flSangsu Baek • Eunyoung Jung Perceptions of Integrating Telehealth in Early Intervention: A Review - Poster 22 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHsiu-Wen Yang • Sunyoung Kim • Jing Wang • Victoria Aragon • Emily Gregori Preschool Teachers' Use of Self-Determination Teaching Practices in Class - Poster 17 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flQunshan Zheng • Patricia Snyder Sensory-Motor Language Intervention for Emergent Writing in Young Children - Poster 13 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMichelle Thompson • Danika Pfeiffer Sibling Synergy: Facilitating Dialogic Reading Use with Older Siblings - Poster 34 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMiguel Garcia-Salas Special Educators’ Partnership Practices with Refugee Families - Poster 23 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNikki Adams • Rosa Milagros Santos • Erica Ranade Supporting Children who are Deafblind to Access General Education - Poster 26 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flIra Padhye Virtual Equity: Parent Inclusion in Early Intervention Language Program - Poster 35 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCherina Williams • Kelly Robinson

9:15am CDT

ECIPC 2 C18 - 1st fl GoManda D19 - 1st fl OSEP 5 C13 - 1st fl Building Cohesive Early Intervention Assessment Teams D22 - 1st flAlissa Rausch • Alicia Westbrook • Nicole Briceno Finding a Friend: Key Social Skills for Children with Visual Impairments Compass - Riverside BldgKathy Boisvert Bridging the Gap: Linking LTSAE and The DEC RPs for Families Prince of Wales - 2nd flMelissa Crist • Bethanne Vergean • Deepa Srinivasavaradan • Kristen Paul • Deana Buck Oh...I'm so sorry: Shifting from Sympathy to Celebration Chequers - 2nd flAnn Mickelson • Holly Dregne Early Childhood Inclusion: Building Research Collaborations C16 - 1st flChing-I Chen • Margarita Canadas • Maria Kastanis • Susan Shapiro • Chih-Ing Lim • James Lee Peggy hold - was POV session 2 D21 - 1st fl 2024 Revised DEC Position Statement: The Role of Special Instruction in EI B9 - 1st flSerena Wheeler • V. James Young • Dana Childress Equity Audit: Identifying Disparities and Implementing Systemic Change A4 - 1st flCatasha Williams • Evandra Catherine Professional Identity and EI Special Instructors: Who Are We? A3 - 1st flDana Childress • Teran Frick • Megan Schumaker-Murphy • Dr. Stephanie Parks Using the Recommended Practices for Equitable Family Participation Eglinton Winton - 2nd flStephanie Moss • Sasha Bueno • Adriana Fontaine DECIDE: Fostering Future Leaders through Mentorship B10 - 1st flSamantha Riggleman • Veronica Kang Grow Your Own EI Professional Development Retention Initiative Marlboro B - 2nd flLori Ann Malina-Lovell • Maya L Raimondi OER for Access, Equity, and Quality in Personnel Preparation C15 - 1st flSerra Acar • Ching-I Chen • Zhen Chai The Quest for OSEP Funding: Wowing the Reviewers and Writing Winning Grants B12 - 1st flJennifer Kilgo • Harriet Able Virtual Case-Based PD Approach on Assessment Data & Intervention Strategies Marlboro A - 2nd flJennifer Brown • Jennifer Grisham • Leah Davidson Examining Referral Practices Between Pediatricians and Early Intervention A6 - 1st flAsha Yadav • Jane Squires • Randall Alan Phelps Exploring Family-Profession Partnerships Through Intersectionality Cambridge - 2nd flAnkita Bhattashali • Gregory Cheatham Perspectives on Leadership in EI and ECSE: Insights from Educators B7 - 1st flAmanda Passmore • Veronica Kang • Marie Tejero Hughes The Role of Digital Communication in Building Family-Educator Partnerships D24 - 1st flHollie Hix-Small • Denise Hughes-Tafen To Use or Not to Use - That is the Question: MEISR 0-60 months Burgundy - 1st flCatalina P. Morales-Murillo • Mónica Gutierrez-Ortega • Irene León-Estrada • Manuel Pacheco-Molero • Pau Garcia-Grau What's Happening in Washington: Congressional Panel Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

10:30am CDT

ECIPC 3 C18 - 1st fl OSEP 6 C13 - 1st fl Introduction to the DEC Recommended Practices and Support Tools Marlboro A - 2nd flAllison Jones • Stephanie Moss Partnering with Immigrant Families for Promoting Social Emotional Learning C15 - 1st flGounah Choi • Kathryn Bigelow Saluting Strengths: Military Families with Children with Disabilities Burgundy - 1st flKaren Terry • Robyn DiPietro-Wells • Michaelene Ostrosky • Rosa Milagros Santos Survivor: Starting, Reviving and Keeping Your Subdivision Alive D22 - 1st flKaty Green • Amanda Quesenberry • Summer Gunn • Donna Wadsworth • Julie Rutland Ableism in Early Childhood: Policy Implications for Our Field B9 - 1st flJani Kozlowski • Jennifer Fung • Allyson Dean Authentic Assessment Practices to Support Child Development D24 - 1st flMarisa Macy Ideas for a Trauma-Informed Classroom: Practices From ECSE Teachers Cambridge - 2nd flMia Chudzik • Abby Hardy • Catherine Corr Meeting Families When and Where They Are: FAB Scheduling Eglinton Winton - 2nd flKaitlin Porter • Teran Frick Psychological Safety Considerations for Early Intervention Teaming A6 - 1st flKristen Votava • Carol Johnson Using UDL to Plan and Implement STEAM Activities in Inclusive Settings Chequers - 2nd flClarissa Wade • Christan Coogle • Heather Walter • Murat Koc A Before & After Story: Professional Development to Engage Adult Learners Marlboro B - 2nd flSally Hansen • Dameri Watson • Nancy Burdic • Ronald Roybal Calm is Overrated: How to Nurture Resilience as an Antidote to Burnout Prince of Wales - 2nd flDanielle Brunson • Trinity Wilbourn Embedding DEC RPs and EI/ECSE Standards in Infant/Toddler Training Programs D19 - 1st flJami Swindell Establishing Community Norms and Equitable Engagement in Virtual Spaces C16 - 1st flMelissa Schnurr • Sarah Nichols • Melanie Reese • Jisun Oh • Nicole M. Edwards No One Here Looks Like Me: Creating Professional Development for All Staff A4 - 1st flLaycee Thigpen • Anni Reinking Practical Strategies for Engagement Across Online & In-Person Instruction D21 - 1st flLindsay Diamond • Cynthia Baughan • Laura McCorkle Reimagining Preparation for Early Intervention Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Monique Matute-Chavarria • Sarah Wiegand Scaling-up Community Partnerships to Prepare Inclusive EC Educators A3 - 1st flRashida Banerjee • Ritu Chopra • Julianne Daniel Supporting Instructors to Embed Inclusive STEM Content in Higher Education B12 - 1st flJessica Amsbary • Chih-Ing Lim • Megan Vinh A Tale of Two Tools: (Mis)Alignment Between CDC Milestones and ASQ-3 B10 - 1st flMarney Pollack • Bethanne Vergean • Amie Lopez • Mary Beth Bruder PRRFCT Match: A Parent-Mediated Intervention with Virtual Coaching B7 - 1st flMegan Kunze • Qi Wei • Alexis Bacon-Yates Teacher/Family Perceptions of Using Reach for the Stars for IEP Development Compass - Riverside BldgSarah Hawkins-Lear • Jennifer Grisham

11:30am CDT

1:00pm CDT

Early Start Chequers - 2nd fl ECIPC 4 C18 - 1st fl OSEP 2 D21 - 1st fl Recommended Practices - DEC Committee D22 - 1st fl Becoming Anti-Racist: Using Cultural Humility to Address Implicit Bias B7 - 1st flJasmine Crane Setting the Stage for a Peaceful and Productive IEP Meetin Burgundy - 1st flAmanda Duncan • Julie Rutland Strategies to Include Family Voice and Choice in the Behavior Support Plan Prince of Wales - 2nd flMeghan von der Embse • Aniva Lumpkins Talking with Families about Autism: Action Steps for Practitioners C15 - 1st flLucy Zook • Kathryn Horn • Hannah Schertz • Addison McGeary Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) in Everyday Routines: Systematic Review C16 - 1st flAmy Szarkowski • Martina Curtin • Evelien Dirks Connecting the Dots! Collaborating as a Cross-Sector State Leadership Team D24 - 1st flBeth Vorhaus • Ashley MacNish • Kerri Wikel Unity in Diversity: Co-Creating Equitable Systems with Diverse Perspectives Eglinton Winton - 2nd flSherri Britt Williams • Sonia Sabater • Sanaa Sharrieff Do Service Coordinators Coach? Marlboro A - 2nd flSarah Sexton • Andrea Matias-Lemoine The Play to Learn Curriculum: Increasing Play Complexity in Children A6 - 1st flErin Barton • Claire Winchester The Power of Reflection: Social-Emotional-Focused Questions for Families Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Ashley MacNish • Crystal Williams • Julianne Daniel • Julia Sayles A Little Neurobiology and A Lot of Reframing B12 - 1st flCorinne Catalano • Eileen McKeating How ECE and ECSE Teachers Leverage Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) to Differentiate Instruction and Create Learning Environments that Support ALL Children’s Development *Spotlight Session* A3 - 1st flBridgitt Mitchell • Susan Friedman Active Supervision in Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms Compass - Riverside BldgSara Germansky • Tiara Brown Developmental Monitoring PD: Educator Change and Family Engagement B10 - 1st flAudra Classen • Jean Kang EI Providers’ Perspectives Supporting Children with Medical Complexities Cambridge - 2nd flCrystal Williams • Julianne Daniel • Michaelene Ostrosky • Renae Cuevas Dias Evolving Perspectives: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis of Transitions D19 - 1st flBeth Rous • John Nash • Zijia Li Tiered Online Training and Supports for Parents of Children with IDD Marlboro B - 2nd flSabine Scott • Megan Kunze • Christina Karns • Laura Lee McIntyre DEC Position Statement: Inclusion A4 - 1st fl Hot Topic #2 - Research C13 - 1st fl Annual aRPy Ambassador Summit (invite only) B9 - 1st flStephanie Moss • Allison Jones

2:15pm CDT

Early Start Chequers - 2nd fl PTI 3 Cambridge - 2nd fl CDC's Learn the Signs. Act Early: Milestones, Materials, and More! A6 - 1st flJanel Preston • Deana Buck • Deepa Srinivasavaradan • Bethanne Vergean • Jennifer Hall • Melissa Crist Partnering with Parents to Provide the ‘Just Right’ Support Marlboro A - 2nd flLindsey Moss • Tina Grove What to Expect When You are Expecting an Interventionist in Your Classroom A4 - 1st flKris Everhart Creating Connection for Families of Children with Developmental Needs A3 - 1st flMalathy Krishnasamy • Siti Raudhah Zailani • Jesline Teo • Shaun Ng Lights, Camera, Red Flags! Roll Out the Parental Red Carpet C15 - 1st flBrooke Frenkel How Are Children with Disabilities Included in the Reggio Emilia Approach? C18 - 1st flJacqueline Towson • Marisa Macy • Judy Levin • Dena Harshbarger Building Sustainable Solutions to EI Workforce Challenges in Illinois B12 - 1st flAbby McCartney • Zareen Kamal • Ted Burke • Benny Delgado Rural vs Urban Barriers to Accessing Inclusive Preschool Opportunities Eglinton Winton - 2nd flCori More • Jennifer Buchter • Paula Kerchenski Autism & Inclusion: The Power of Words, Representation & Visuals Prince of Wales - 2nd flEmily Parker • Alyssa McDonald • Meggan Wentworth Expand Your Leadership Vision with the Habits of a Systems Thinker Marlboro B - 2nd flMelanie Reese • Monica Yudron • Betsy Lin • Pamela Elwood • Eboni Walker • Britt Braun Fostering Dignity and Equality for Every Child D24 - 1st flErin Barton • Claire Winchester From External- to Self-Regulation: Inclusive Practices for Infants/Toddlers D21 - 1st flSara Schmitt • Elizabeth Schlesinger-Devlin • Chanele Robinson-Rucker • Megan Purcell Reimagining Professional Development for Equity and Inclusion Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Sally Hansen Black Fathers of Children With Disabilities: A Ripple Effect B10 - 1st flBrandy James Exploring Early Childhood Expulsion Through a Trauma-Informed Lens B7 - 1st flMia Chudzik • Courtney OGrady • Catherine Corr Just Stop And See How The Family Does Things: Cultural Responsiveness in EI C16 - 1st flDiana Abarca • Mollie Romano • Elizabeth Biggs • Michelle Therrien Making an IMPACT: The Dimensions of Equity in Early Childhood Assessment D22 - 1st flAllison Kimble-Cusano Partnering with Community Providers to Support Black Autistic Children D19 - 1st flJamie Pearson • DeVoshia Mason Martin Social Validity of Technology Enhanced Coaching to Support Diverse Families Compass - Riverside BldgClarissa Wade • Christan Coogle • Heather Walter • Xiaolu Zhang "Be Part of" Campaign: Recruiting Early Interventionist Burgundy - 1st flChris Guillen • Peggy Kemp

3:30pm CDT

Tiered Coaching to Support Itinerant Practices in Early Childhood Compass - Riverside BldgTanya Hutchinson • Kate Ascetta • Melissa Griffin Addressing Gaps in Family Support Through Family-Informed Micro-Trainings B10 - 1st flKatherine Herron Building Hope: Exploring Infant Mental Health in Diverse Families B7 - 1st flLisa Terry • Elvia Cortes International Perspectives on Supporting Young Children with Disabilities D24 - 1st flJennifer Grisham • Virginia Ayuso Blazquez • Mireya Vicente Vilas • Cecilia Simón Connecting Awareness to Action: Nationwide Findings and Policy Solutions A3 - 1st flCarrie Gillispie • Nicole Hsu Effective Cost Modeling and Rate Setting in Early Intervention (Part C) Burgundy - 1st flAndy Gomm • Zane Wyrick • Leah Davidson Using a Mental Health Framework to Support Retention in a State EI System D21 - 1st flLaurie Thomas • Molly Stryker • Iris Dunaway A Promising Model to Reduce Suspensions and Expulsions A4 - 1st flJen Neitzel • Ebonyse Mead Adapting Screening Practices to Improve Experiences of Diverse Families. Prince of Wales - 2nd flJuliette Escobar Combatting Bias in Early Childhood Education Systems Eglinton Winton - 2nd flLynne Hall • Janet Ballard Lessons Learned from Two EI/ECSE Personnel Preparation Programs B9 - 1st flSerra Acar • Catherine Brayden-Calias • Moira Downes • Lynne Mendes Making Informed Transition Decisions: Service Coordinators Who Coach Marlboro A - 2nd flSheena Jennings • Kristen Gunnoud Meaningful Inclusion in Early Childhood Through Community Partnerships C15 - 1st flKristen Witzling • Becky Penticoff Everyone Can Play: Supporting ALL Students Through Self-Determination! Chequers - 2nd flMeg Druga • Erin Saxon Imagining Alternate Possibilities for Family-Professional Partnerships Cambridge - 2nd flChelsea Morgan • Christine Hancock Infant & EC Mental Health: Advancing Practices in Personnel Preparation B12 - 1st flSondra M Stegenga • Susan Johnston • Alysse Loomis • Meridith Karppinen Lessons Learned: Promoting Systems Change in Early Intervention C16 - 1st flKatherine Hargreaves • Constance Young Supervisory Coaching: Promoting Deliberate Decision-Making C18 - 1st flSarah Sexton Who Knew Kindergarten Inclusion Would Work? (Spoiler: We did!) D19 - 1st flLorin Terrell Functional Frameworks for Inclusive Fieldwork: A Systematic Review D22 - 1st flMaryssa Mitsch • Jenna Weglarz-Ward • Jessica Branch • Prince Estanislao • Hadas Arbit • Melissa Yarczower Inclusive Early Intervention for Children with ASD: Where Are We Now? Marlboro B - 2nd flDawn Patterson • Allyson Suda • Christy Hicks Research Committee - Updates, Activities, and Ways to Get Involved! C13 - 1st flSloan Storie • Sondra M Stegenga • Ann Mickelson • Angi Stone-MacDonald Understanding Cultural Values for Early Intervention Family Education Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Cathron Donaldson • Maureen Russell • Sara Clancey Why Do They Leave? Results of a State-Wide Survey of EI Professionals A6 - 1st flKristopher Yeager • Beverley Calvo • Dana Childress • Elizabeth Beavers • Yok Fong Paat • Berenice Peralta

5:00pm CDT

DECIDE Meet and Greet (open meeting) Marlboro B - 2nd flSamantha Riggleman • Veronica Kang

9:00am CDT

Caring Across Colors: Bridges to Understanding B7 - 1st flKirsten Sippel-Klug • Kena Chambers Does Your Early Childhood Evaluation Repertoire Include the Right Mix? Cambridge - 2nd flAnn Rogers • Ashley Arnold Building Family Voice- Impact for Family Advocacy and Professional Learning Chequers - 2nd flCarol Darrah • Aynsley Hill • Michelle John • Doris Tellado • Cynthia Vail Beyond Mentoring: What to Consider When Supporting International Scholars B12 - 1st flChing-I Chen • Serra Acar • Hsiu-Wen Yang • Chih-Ing Lim • Jennifer Arthur Becoming an Empowered Educator: The Advocacy Toolkit Marlboro A - 2nd flLaura McCarty Digging into Child Outcomes: Data Use at the Local Level C15 - 1st flElizabeth Schroeder • Kellen Reid • Nicholas Ortiz Playing Nice in the Sandbox: ND Part C to Part B Workgroup A4 - 1st flJordan Anderson • Angela McSweyn Systems Level Change in Early Intervention: Access to Quality Coaching C13 - 1st flLauren Little • Scott Tomchek • Serena Wheeler • Anne Hoffmann • Kristen Vincent Where Do We Begin? Talking with Families about Developmental Screening A6 - 1st flJenine Schmidt • Beth Cole • Leslie Fox • Jamie Michaud An Antibias Approach to Peer Mediated Interventions Eglinton Winton - 2nd flAbby Taylor • Brandy M. Locchetta Beautifully Autistic: Assessing for Strengths D19 - 1st flSarah Wiegand • Sheri Bayley • Jenna Strain Lutz • Shannon Connaire Creating CHANGE for the Next Generation of Early Educators Burgundy - 1st flSloan Storie • Jennifer Ottley • Ching-I Chen • Lindsay Diamond • Anne Larson • Ann Mickelson • Naomi Rahn • Sondra M Stegenga Four Partnering Strategies for Inclusion in the Blended Preschool Prince of Wales - 2nd flDr. Joy Bauman • Courtney Adkins • Judi Flodin Infant Mental Health Endorsement and Early Intervention Supports Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Nicole Cossette Intersecting Trauma with Behavior Based Practices: Ethical Considerations Compass - Riverside BldgJennifer Buchter • Conrad Oh-Young • Cori More The Pyramid Model for Kindergarten: How it Started...How it's Going! D21 - 1st flKiersten Kinder • Andrea Riddle • Beth Vorhaus • Mary Louise Hemmeter Advancing Specialized Competence: A Statewide Early Intervention Credential C18 - 1st flBonnie Keilty • Sabrina Crowe • Koleen Kerski Building Socially-Emotionally Cognizant Learners Through Constructive Play D24 - 1st flCrystal Foles Develop, Nurture, and Coach: Deconstructing Key Skills in a Leader B10 - 1st flDeborah Bruns • Annie George-Puskar • Elizabeth Beavers Implementing Recommended Practices in Low-Resource Settings of Colombia B9 - 1st flEliana Saldarriaga • Nidia Johana Arias Becerra • Carlos Qunitero Moving Beyond Play: Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions D22 - 1st flRebekah Norris What New EI Providers Need to Know about Home Visiting A3 - 1st flKimberly Hile • Nikki Thompson • Elizabeth Rodriguez Equitable Part C Services: Perspectives of Early Intervention Coordinators Marlboro B - 2nd flCynthia Vail • Jennifer Brown • Heather Benton • Karrah Bowman • Ashley Harrison Impact of Pyramid Model Behavior Incident Reports in Early Childhood C16 - 1st flStephanie Farris • Audra Classen

10:15am CDT

Brookes C16 - 1st fl Everyone Has a Voice: Embedded Functional Communication Systems Eglinton Winton - 2nd flRonald Roybal • Nancy Burdic Exploring the Power of Video During Early Intervention Service Delivery Marlboro B - 2nd flApril Robinson • Kristi Byers "I just ask a parent" - Partnering with Families the Smart Way Prince of Wales - 2nd flKim Bennett Empowering Families: The Who, What, Why & How of the Parent Center Network Cambridge - 2nd flSusan Barlow • Michelle Lewis Honoring Intersectional Identities of Families A6 - 1st flKarina Du • Krystal Anderson • Danielle Grayson Online Preservice Training: Strategies for Family-Professional Partnerships B10 - 1st flChelsea Pansé-Barone • Annie George-Puskar Family Centered Intervention: Greece - The Theotokos Foundation Pilot C15 - 1st flLoanna Karavaggeli • Mirella Giannakopoulou A Leadership Framework to Begin/Restart and Sustain Inclusive Education B9 - 1st flMary Sheppard • Kaitlin Moran • Andrea Golloher An Equity Analysis of a State’s Early Intervention Program B12 - 1st flEvandra Catherine • Shantel Meek • Eric Bucher • Brittany Alexander • Adai Tefera • Diana Abarca Using Part C Exit Data to Understand the Experiences of Families of Color Marlboro A - 2nd flDiana Abarca • Evandra Catherine Artificial Intelligence In Early Childhood Special Education Compass - Riverside BldgConrad Oh-Young • Jennifer Buchter • Delilah Krasch • Kathleen Scarlett O’Hara • Leslie Nelson Decoding the Expulsion Equation: Decision-Making of Preschool Directors Chequers - 2nd flNatalie Hess Equitable, Inclusive EC Identification and Special Education Services A4 - 1st flSara Wenten • Scott Zimmerman • Megan Pierce • Amy Hefty • Nancy Molfenter Inclusion as a Personnel Retention Strategy: Making Collaboration Work C18 - 1st flPaula Grubbs • Jani Kozlowski NDBIs and Autism: Empowering Families in IDEA Part C Programs B7 - 1st flRenee Hoffman • Michelle Campbell Three Essential Tools for Homes, Child Cares, and Preschools D22 - 1st flCami Stevenson • Robin McWilliam Actionable Insights: Building Collaborations for Positive SE Growth in EI D21 - 1st flJackie Robinson Brock • Lorelei Pisha • Cori Hill • Lisa Terry • Tracy Walters Building Inclusion for Young Children in Mississippi - One State’s Journey A3 - 1st flAlissa Rausch • Alicia Westbrook • Nicole Briceno Building Tier-3 Behavior Supports for Child Care: One State’s Journey Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Stephanie McAvoy • Heather Googe • Nicole Randall Elevating Family and Self-Advocate Perspectives in Preservice Programs C13 - 1st flJennifer James • M'Lisa Shelden Integrating Indigenous Culture and Inclusive Practices in ECE Environments Burgundy - 1st flKassy Lopez • Sarah Collins Supporting Real Inclusion for Each and Every Child and Their Family D24 - 1st flCamille Catlett • LaShorage Shaffer Using Research and Policies to create Trauma Informed Preparation Programs D19 - 1st flCatherine Corr • Mia Chudzik • Abby Hardy • Lynn Burdick • Casey Kim

11:15am CDT

12:00pm CDT

How Neurodiversity Creates Language Diversity Marlboro A - 2nd flTracey Tasker MECP’s High Quality Inclusion Model: From Exploration to Program-wide LEAP Chequers - 2nd flTim Andrews • Edward Bovey Practical Coaching Strategies of The PLAY Project’s Parent Training Model D19 - 1st flStephanie Moore • Rick Solomon Parental Empowerment: The Role of Interagency Coordinating Councils (ICC) B9 - 1st fl Retrospective: Mothers of Children with ESN Reflect on Inclusive EI/ECSE B7 - 1st flCarrie Wysocki • Kimberly Christensen Singapore: Waitlist Engagement – Building Blocks of Communication (WE-BBC) Burgundy - 1st flNurul Ain Bte Mohd Komari • Shaun Ng Grow Your Own: Training Educators from the Community, for the Community Cambridge - 2nd flJeanne Alter • Carolyn Cleveland Addressing School Readiness in Early Intervention: Family and Practitioner D24 - 1st flCecilia Leger • Koryne Nnoli • Lisa Shanty • Salenah Cartier • Beth Boyle • Rachel Hur Advocating for Early Intervention: Our Passion, Our Future B12 - 1st flZareen Kamal • Leanne Barrett • Karen Berman • Caitlin Conley Assessing Children’s Social-Emotional Development in Authentic Settings C13 - 1st flYaoying Xu • Chin-Chih Chen • Jamie Cage • Yuyan Xia • Fa Zhang Beyond Best Practice: Creating a Sense of Belonging in Inclusive Settings A4 - 1st flMeridith Karppinen • Sondra M Stegenga Coaching and Educator Capacity Building in Early Childhood Environments A3 - 1st flJulia Moore • Janice Comrie Connecting to our Work: Transformational Reflective Practice as Liberation C15 - 1st flDesiree Yoo • Rosanne Carter • Alicia Martinez Opportunities and Challenges of Virtual Assessment in EI and ECSE D21 - 1st flSheresa Blanchard • Kathy Hebbler • Lauren Barton • Mandy Reeve • Ryan Grimm • Geneva Dischinger-Smedes Pathways to Inclusion: Social-Emotional Learning and Behavioral Supports Eglinton Winton - 2nd flShawna Harbin • Amanda Passmore • Alina Mihai Family Rights in EI Video Series: From Referral Through Transition Marlboro B - 2nd flKristen Schraml-Block • Maria Kastanis • Susan Connor • Chris Guillen iTCM: Supporting Program Leaders to Build Coaching Capacity Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Angel Fettig • Kathleen Artman-Meeker • Carol Davis • Scott Spaulding • Marie Fisher Nurturing Empathy & Equity in Early Childhood: Little Learners Big Hearts A6 - 1st flOrinthia Harris • Jill Flanders • Randy Ross Partnering with Newcomer Families, Community Navigators, and Schools C16 - 1st flRashida Banerjee • Gloria Miller • Grace Llori • Savannah Hobbs Reaching Every Child: Innovate & Implement Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Marlboro B - 2nd flBetsy Schrubbe • Kristine Black • Erin Moran • Tracy Orrico Relationship-Based Partnerships: Pathways to Enhance Educator Well-Being B10 - 1st flLori Caudle • Cathy Grist • Hannah Thompson Review of an Evidence-Based Coaching Framework: Practice-Based Coaching Compass - Riverside BldgAdrienne Golden • Darbianne Shannon • Mackenzie Martin • JinHee Hur Teachers’ Use of Effective Feedback: Inclusive Early Childhood Settings  C18 - 1st flAngel Greer • Thomas Lipscomb • Audra Classen • Alicia Westbrook

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Nielsen’s Active Learning Approach Promotes Engagement for Complex Learners A4 - 1st flCarol Darrah • Danna Conn • Adrian Primm Applying Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with ADHD Cambridge - 2nd flSongtian Zeng • Michael Kim • Muqing Zhang • Fang Xu • Xiaotong Liu Building Racial Equity in Policy and Practice Through Family Leadership A6 - 1st flJoseph LaBelle • Mary Mikus • Sarah Holland • Will Moncrease • Vanessa Allen • Marisol Rose Building Strong Connections: An ISD Early Learning Family Engagement Marlboro B - 2nd flLuisa Sanchez-Nilsen • Carinna Piscitelli Disability, Diversity, and Identity in Early Childhood B7 - 1st flCharissa Darland Infant Mental Health in Early Intervention: The Role of Reflection D21 - 1st flNicole Cossette Effects of Multi-Tiered Approach for Inclusive Daycare Centers in Korea Compass - Riverside BldgEun Hee Ma • Kay Heo • Byul Park • Hye Rim Jang A Statewide, Multi-Faceted Approach to Inclusion in All Communities D24 - 1st flLaura Maddox • Wendy Grove Banning Culturally Relevant Books: Denying Equitable Access to the Future Chequers - 2nd flSuzanne Martin • La Sonya Moore Give Me Five - 5 Steps to Family and Professional Partnership for Advocacy C18 - 1st flLaura McCarty • Karin Spencer Strategic Alchemy: Forging a Powerful Stakeholder Engagement Blueprint B10 - 1st flGreta Stanfield • Christina MacDonald The Odd Couple: Partnering With States to Build Capacity & Increase Equity D19 - 1st flAllison Kimble-Cusano Building Bridges: Early Care Providers as Key Partners in EI Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Julie Parker Nurturing Self-Regulation: Trauma-Informed Practices for Young Children Prince of Wales - 2nd flCathy Grist • Lori Caudle • Hannah Thompson Partnering with Families to Create Inclusive Classroom Communities Eglinton Winton - 2nd flAmanda Tamagni • Anna Winneker • Denise Perez Binder Got Trust? Building Collaborative Relationships in Teams B9 - 1st flNora Bryant • Mary Tobin • Adrienne Quarles-Smith • Sandra Wilberger Male Caregivers and Breaking Gender Norms C13 - 1st flBeth Boyle Monitor Child Progress with An Activity Matrix and Goal Attainment Scaling Marlboro A - 2nd flZhen Chai • Ching-I Chen • Serra Acar Supporting Coaches within the PBC Framework: Research to Real Life Burgundy - 1st flAdrienne Golden • Darbianne Shannon • Sarah Basler Using Rich Talk to Support Inclusive Classrooms Every Day A3 - 1st flRebecca Rolland What About Service Coordinators? Preparing for the Future B12 - 1st flKristen Gunnoud • Sheena Jennings • Laura McCorkle Can You CRAwl?: Growing Confidence and Competence in Childcare Providers D22 - 1st flKate Chappell Exploring Professional Identity in Teacher Preparation C15 - 1st flKatherine Szocik • Jihyae Choe Infusing the Pyramid Model into a Teacher Preparation Program C16 - 1st flKate Ascetta • Heather Googe

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