Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference: Full Schedule

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7:30am CDT

Professional Development (PD) CoP Connecting and Planning for 2025

Wednesday September 18, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am CDT

Speakers

Serena Wheeler

Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Coaching in Early Intervention Training and Mentorship Program, University of Louisville

I train and mentor EI Providers in a statewide PD program and support ongoing program quality and improvements efforts. My primary areas of interest are evidence-based practices related to effective PD for early intervention providers and caregiver coaching to build family capaci... Read More →

Becky Hoffman

Professional Development Specialist, CESA5 RESource for the WI Birth to 3 Program

Wednesday September 18, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

Meetings and Socials

11:00am CDT

Front Room People: Family Experiences with Culturally Unresponsive EI

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

Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

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

12:00pm CDT

Infant Mental Health CoP Meet and Greet - open meeting

Wednesday September 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT

Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

Speakers

Elvia Cortes, PhD, MSW

Founder, IMH Interventions, Refective Practice Mentor- Ca, FINE Infant Program

Elvia Cortes, PhD, MSW, is the founder and executive director of FINE Infant Program, an Early Intervention program, leading in-home visitors and mental health practitioners providing direct services to children 0-3 years and their families in California. She collaborates with in-home... Read More →

Lisa Terry

Early Intervention Professional Development Consultant, Virginia Commonwealth University/Partnership for People with Disabilities

Lisa provides support for the design and implementation of professional development activities for early intervention providers and administrators in Virginia. She has worked in early intervention for over 15 years as an educator, service coordinator, clinical supervisor, and consultant... Read More →

Infant Mental Health CoP pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

Meetings and Socials

1:30pm CDT

Writing for Practitioner Publications: Encouraging Authorship for All (OSEP)

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

Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

In this session, we'll discuss the transformative power of practitioner-focused articles when the experiences of practitioners, educators, families, and disabled adults are centered. In this session, you will learn tips, receive guidance, and discover resources available to include and support authors who identify among these groups across phases of article writing.

Joint Session: Publications and Products Committee & DEC Journal Editors

Speakers

Lori Meyer

Associate Professor, University of Vermont

Angel Fettig

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Hsiu-Wen Yang

Researcher, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Matt Klein

Wednesday September 18, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

Professional Development

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Practitioners
Audience 2 Researchers
Content Level Introductory

2:45pm CDT

Professional Identity and EI Special Instructors: Who Are We?

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

Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

This session will use recent research and the revised DEC position statement on special instruction to explore the development of shared professional identity. Through lively discussions and reflection on how special instruction is provided and respected in the field, we will consider who we are and what we need to improve our identity as important service providers.

Speakers

Dana Childress

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, ODU

Dana Childress, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Special Education at Old Dominion University. She has worked in the field of early intervention (EI) for more than 27 years as an educator, service coordinator, supervisor, training facilitator, author, and consultant... Read More →

Teran Frick

Professional Development Coordinator, Family, Infant & Preschool Program (FIPP)

Megan Schumaker Murphy

Assistant Professor, Salem State University

Stephanie Parks

Assoc Director, Career Pathway, University of Kansas

Dr. Parks is an occupational therapist and associate director of the Kansas Career Pathway for ECCE. She was a faculty member in early childhood education at the University of Kansas prior to joining K-State.

Handout Professional Identity and EI Special Instructors pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

Practice

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

4:00pm CDT

Creating a Collaborative Space for Learning Through a Community of Practice

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

Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

A Community of Practice (CoP) is an effective, equitable, and culturally supportive platform that enhances professional learning, improves family engagement, and strengthens community relationships, while utilizing funds of knowledge. We will analyze the characteristics of a successful CoP and participants will design an individualized framework.

Speakers

Kimberlee Telford

Program Specialist, University of Nebraska: Buffett Early Childhood Institute

Helen Evans

Molly Colling

Birth to 5 Program Specialist, Buffett Early Childhood Institute

Mary Beth Pistillo

CoP Final DEC (1) pdf

4 phases pdf

belonging inclusion diversity equity pdf

Community of Practice Resources pdf

identity & positionality pdf

passing the fitness test pdf

Wednesday September 18, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

By Practitioners for Practitioners

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Practitioners
Content Level Introductory

5:30pm CDT

Time Together - Families and Professionals Talk About Leadership **Spotlight Session**

Wednesday September 18, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm CDT

Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

Please join the Family Committee as they host a session for families and professionals to join round table discussions on relevant topics that all affect family leadership and our efforts for advocacy. Roxane Romanick will provide facilitation of the session, including related content to the DEC recommended practices. Roxane is a parent leader from North Dakota with an extensive background working in and collaborating the Part C and ECSE system.

Speakers

Roxane Romanick

Self-employed, NA

Roxane Romanick is the Executive Director of Designer Genes of North Dakota. Roxane's lived experience comes from being the "momager" for Elizabeth who is 24, graduated from college with an associate's in Early Childhood Special Education Paraprofessional, works for ND’s UCED... Read More →

Wednesday September 18, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm CDT
Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.

Family