Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference: Full Schedule

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11:00am CDT

Front Room People: Family Experiences with Culturally Unresponsive EI

Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT

This session shares the experiences of families with marginalized identities in EI in their own words to help provide real world context for Bradshaw’s Framework for Culturally Responsive Early Intervention. Family’s suggestions for how EI providers can better meet client’s cultural needs are included.

Speakers

Megan Schumaker Murphy

Assistant Professor, Salem State University

Dr. Megan Schumaker-Murphy is an assistant professor in the McKeown School of Education at Salem State University. Her research interests include early intervention service provision and culturally responsive teaching.

Adrienne Thomas

Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

Family

Age 0-3
Audience 1 Practitioners
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Intermediate

1:30pm CDT

Assessing the Validity of a Fidelity Checklist for the AEPS-3

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

GrandSalon 18- 1st fl

Implementation fidelity is an important factor in field testing a new version of any curriculum. The presenters designed a fidelity checklist for the AEPS-3 curriculum and conducted a content validity study with AEPS-3 developers and users. The session will share results from that survey, along with suggestions for further ways that online surveys can validate curricula.

Speakers

Cameron Tyrrell

Doctoral Candidate, University of Kentucky

Doctoral candidate, M.Ed., M.A. Emphasis in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education. Detroit native, sociologist from another life.

Jennifer Grisham

Professor, University of Kentucky

Jennifer Grisham, Ed.D., is Professor in the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education program at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. She received her doctorate in Education from the University of Kentucky. She is also Faculty Director of the Early Childhood Laboratory at the... Read More →

AEPS 3 Content Validity Checklist Presentation DEC 2024 pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
GrandSalon 18- 1st fl

Research

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Researchers
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Advanced

2:45pm CDT

We Didn’t Reinvent the Wheel: The EI/ECSE Standards and State Certification Policies **Spotlight Session**

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT

Cambridge - 2nd fl

Both DEC and NAEYC are advocating that states adopt the ECE and EI/ECSE Standards versus developing separate state standards. Representatives from states who have or are in the process of adopting these standards will discuss the process employed, challenges and celebrations experienced, and recommendations for other states. Time will be provided for participant reflection and discussion.

Speakers

Peggy Kemp

Executive Director, Division for Early Childhood (DEC)

Welcome! Thank you for attending DEC 2024! Please introduce yourself if we are in sessions together and tell me a bit about your work/dreams for DEC/questions/concerns! - Peggy

Rashida Banerjee

Professor, University of Denver

Vicki Stayton

Kate Ascetta

Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina

Mary Harrill

Aaron Deris

Megan Lovinguth

We Didn’t Reinvent the Wheel The EI ECSE Standards and State Certification Policies pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Cambridge - 2nd fl

Professional Development

Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Intermediate

2:45pm CDT

Foundations for Inclusion: Bringing Child Guidance Policies to Life (OSEP)

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT

GrandSalon 9 - 1st fl

OSEP has been clear in guidance to reduce and eliminate exclusionary discipline practices. NCPMI has created a resource to help leadership teams assess their existing child guidance policies as they move toward this practice. Presenters will share how ECE programs, higher education faculty, leadership, advocates and families can use guidance.

Speakers

Lise Fox

professor, USF

Camille Catlett

Consultant, Camille Catlett

Camille Catlett is a scientist at the University of North Carolina's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. She has helped over 30 states to organize collaborative professional development efforts that support the full participation of each young child and his or her family... Read More →

Laurie Dinnebeil

Project Director, University of Toledo

Tracie Dickson

EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/OSERS/OSEP

DEC Session Child Policy Guidance OSEP Slides pdf

developing a child guidance policy pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
GrandSalon 9 - 1st fl

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Intermediate

4:00pm CDT

Early Childhood Special Education Teachers’ Use of Trauma-Informed Care

Wednesday September 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT

Marlboro A - 2nd fl

This project explored how ECSE teachers use trauma-informed care in their classrooms. Participants completed a survey that measured their trauma-informed attitudes and participated in interviews and photo-elicitation to explore their trauma-informed practices. Key findings will be shared, and implications for research and practice will be discussed.

Speakers

Research

Age 3-5
Audience 1 Researchers
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Intermediate

Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

11:00am CDT

Megan Schumaker Murphy

Adrienne Thomas

1:30pm CDT

Cameron Tyrrell

Jennifer Grisham

2:45pm CDT

Peggy Kemp

Rashida Banerjee

Vicki Stayton

Kate Ascetta

Mary Harrill

Aaron Deris

Megan Lovinguth

2:45pm CDT

Lise Fox

Camille Catlett

Laurie Dinnebeil

Tracie Dickson

4:00pm CDT

Mia Chudzik

Catherine Corr

Abby Hardy