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7:30am CDT

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

7:55am CDT

Mother's Room - available all dayPlease pick up key at registration

8:00am CDT

Raising the Bar for Children with Disabilities and their Families (OSEP) Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st flDavid Cantrell • Christy Kavulic • James Young

9:15am CDT

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

11:00am CDT

Neurodiversity in Early Childhood Education: the Neuroscience and More!Celest Austin • Katrina Martin Empowering Families Through Play Eglinton Winton - 2nd flSara Lemons • Cindy Florence • Kierstin Cusumano • Angela Anselmo • The Bell Center for Early Intervention Programs It Takes a Village: Community Partnerships Supporting Inclusive Childcare GrandSalon 3 - 1st flElizabeth McLaren Join Us for More: Common Sense Assistive Technology Made Simple GrandSalon 16 - 1st flSarah Hawkins-Lear • Julie Rutland • Amanda Duncan DEC Position Statement: Inclusion, Equity, and Social Justice Cambridge - 2nd fl Front Room People: Family Experiences with Culturally Unresponsive EI Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Megan Schumaker Murphy • Adrienne Thomas Let’s Play Together: Engaging Families and Young Children in Inclusive Play Using Technology Prince of Wales - 2nd flMary Beth Bruder Family Voices Matter: Innovation in Collection of Family Outcomes Data GrandSalon 10 - 1st flKeena Sims • Susan Connor • Chelsea Guillen Preparing Teachers for the Literacy Trifecta: Research, Policy, & Practice Starboard/Port - 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 GrandSalon 6 - 1st flApril Robinson • Danielle Gaglio Community-Engaged Research: Cultivating Meaningful Researcher-Practitioner GrandSalon 15 - 1st flAlana Schnitz • Kathryn Bigelow Developing Meaningful Relationships with Parents of Neurodiverse Students Burgundy - 1st flShelley Kenow Exploring Playmate Preferences in Early Childhood Classrooms GrandSalon 18- 1st flAbby Taylor • Kristen Granger • Yiran Ling Prevent Marginalization and Promote Resilience in Trauma-Informed Care GrandSalon 21 - 1st flZhe An • songtian zeng Caregiver Coaching in EI: Partnering to Support Children & Families GrandSalon 7 - 1st flSerena Wheeler • Minda Kohner-Coogle • Scott Tomchek How Enhancing the Virtual Delivery of PBC is Changing the Early Childhood Landscape GrandSalon 12 - 1st flAmanda Rottman • Dr. Mary Jimerson • Sylvia Chavez • Denise Calcanis • Gina Turowski Introduction to the Early Childhood Recommended Practices Modules GrandSalon 24 - 1st flAllison Jones • Bethanne Vergean • Elizabeth Beavers • Kristen Votava • Karen Lange • Kristen Paul Reimagining Technical Assistance to Facilitate Success and Equity GrandSalon 4 - 1st flDesiree Yoro Yoo • Diana De la Lanza • Monica Mathur-Kalluri Service Coordination Committee: Recruitment, Retention, & Training GrandSalon 22 - 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?! GrandSalon 9 - 1st flKristen Votava • Megan Purcell • Jennifer Buchter • Erica Lee • Tanya Pinkerton Examining Equity in the Early Intervention Pipeline: A Scoping Review GrandSalon 19 - 1st flRuby Batz • Lauren Cycyk • Katie Zuckerman • Veronica Underwood Carrasco • Ben Sanders • Sam Lim • Gauri Bharadwaj • Margaret Gillis • Sheresa Blanchard Federal Listening Session: We Want to Hear Your Stories! Marlboro B - 2nd flDavid Cantrell • Christy Kavulic

12:00pm CDT

Break -- DEC Early Intervention Community of Practice Meet Up - All are welcome! GrandSalon 3 - 1st flLorelei Pisha DECIDE Business Meeting (open meeting) Marlboro B - 2nd flSamantha Riggleman • Veronica Kang Indiana DEC Chapter Meet and Greet ~ Come visit with your fellow Hoosiers! (Open Meeting) GrandSalon 16 - 1st flConstance Young • Megan Purcell Infant Mental Health CoP Meet and Greet - open meeting Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Elvia Cortes, PhD, MSW • Lisa Terry Program Review Committee Meeting (invite only) GrandSalon 15 - 1st flJennifer Buchter Research Committee Meeting (by invitation only) GrandSalon 13 - 1st flSloan Storie • Jisun Oh

1:30pm CDT

Celebrations and Struggles: Aligning IHE Programs with the EI/ECSE Standards **Spotlight Session** Marlboro A - 2nd flHailey Love • Megan Purcell • Zhen Chai • Cathy Galyon • Amanda Passmore Improving Reflection and Practice: EI Competencies Cambridge - 2nd flCarol Johnson • Kristen Votava • Roxane Romanick Watch this! The Steps to Intentional Modeling Marlboro B - 2nd flRebekah Norris • Kaitlin Porter DEC - "COFFEE CHAT" LIVE GrandSalon 12 - 1st flDEC Board Members • Peggy Kemp Out-of-The-Box Transition Planning GrandSalon 9 - 1st flCharissa Darland • Janet Ballard 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* GrandSalon 22 - 1st flMina Hong • Leanne Barrett • Karen Berman • Caitlin Conley • Kayla Goldfarb • Zareen Kamal Data Inquiry Cycle: Equity Considerations at Every Stage - DaSy Partnership GrandSalon 6 - 1st flSheresa Blanchard • Micole Talley • Jenna Nguyen • Nicholas Ortiz • Kathy Hebbeler • Howard Morrison • Grace Kelley 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 GrandSalon 10 - 1st flAllison Jones • Lisa M. Gehring Strategy Development With Caregivers as the Key to Collaborative Inclusion GrandSalon 16 - 1st flRobin McWilliam • Cami Stevenson We're In This Together: Creating a Co-Conspirator Relationship Framework GrandSalon 4 - 1st flAnna Mei Piro • Zhe An Address Exclusionary Discipline Using the Behavior Incident Report System Starboard/Port - Riverside BldgMyrna Veguilla Figueroa • Lise Fox • Meghan von der Embse • Denise Perez Binder An Overview of the Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center for Equity Eglinton Winton - 2nd flDarla Gundler • Mary Beth Bruder Calm is Overrated: How to Nurture Resilience as an Antidote to Burnout GrandSalon 19 - 1st flDanielle Brunson • Trinity Wilbourn Coaching the Coach to Support Caregivers: A Cascading Approach to Coaching GrandSalon 3 - 1st flSerena Wheeler • Scott Tomchek • Minda Kohner-Coogle Now What? Bringing the Racial Equity Point of View to Life GrandSalon 24 - 1st flRobyn DiPietro • Megan Vinh • Jocelyn Ruffin • Courtney O'Grady • Ruby Batz • Dr. Amy Szarkowski Writing for Practitioner Publications: Encouraging Authorship for All (OSEP) Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Lori Meyer • Angel Fettig • Hsiu-Wen Yang • Matt Klein 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 GrandSalon 18- 1st flCameron Tyrrell • Jennifer Grisham Can Family Confidence Help with the Effects of Caregiver Burden on FQoL? GrandSalon 21 - 1st flMargarita Canadas • Gabriel MartÍnez-Rico • Rómulo González-García • Claudia Escorcia-Mora Workload Factors Affecting the Service Coordination Workforce GrandSalon 15 - 1st flDana Childress • Melissa Schnurr • Margarita Canadas Federal Resources to Support Child Find (OSEP) GrandSalon 7 - 1st flJenine Schmidt • Leslie Fox • Christy Kavulic • Mary Beth Bruder • Bethanne Vergean Neurodivergent Play! A Different Way! (presenter Amy Nelson, Keynote Speaker) Grand Ballroom C (General Sessions) - 1st flAmy Nelson

2:45pm CDT

CDC Milestones and ASQ-3 and Other Screening Tools: Illustrating the Differences Between Developmental Surveillance and Screening Tools Marlboro B - 2nd flAmie Lopez • Bethanne Vergean • Mary Beth Bruder Keeping It Real – Skill Versus Participation in Routines GrandSalon 16 - 1st flKris Everhart 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 GrandSalon 4 - 1st flKelly Brown • Toni Miguel • Matthew Nelson • Wenxi Schwab • Marisol Rose • Kathleen Gibson • Amanda Duncan Strategies To Effectively Empower Families in all levels of the Early Childhood Systems GrandSalon 6 - 1st flMichelle Lewis • Susan Barlow • Jenna Nguyen Supporting Families with LEP Through Culturally Responsive Practices GrandSalon 7 - 1st flMaria Matticks • Keena Sims We Hear You Sis: Black Mothers Advocacy in Special Education Process (including Keynote Speakers: Monique Matute-Chavarria & William White) Eglinton Winton - 2nd flMonique Matute-Chavarria • Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg • Asia Johnson M.S. BCBA, LBA • Mirage Sanders • Meridith M. Rose, MS, CCC-SLP • William White Family-Centered Early Intervention-Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FCEI-DHH) GrandSalon 10 - 1st flDr. Amy Szarkowski A Deeper Dive into State Policy Change Opportunities *Spotlight Session* GrandSalon 22 - 1st flMina Hong Executive Function and Play: Authentic Assessment in Natural Environments GrandSalon 21 - 1st flPatricia Blasco • Karin Lifter • Tara Rutter Foundations of the Neurorelational Framework - Nurturing Well Being For All GrandSalon 3 - 1st flTwyla Bruce • Sara Murchison Professional Identity and EI Special Instructors: Who Are We? Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Dana Childress • Teran Frick • Megan Schumaker Murphy • Stephanie Parks Rightful Presence, Realized Potential: Equitable Inclusion and IEP Teams Marlboro A - 2nd flJackie Joseph • Alissa Rausch • Erin Barton Collaboration and Teaming in Early Childhood Personnel Preparation GrandSalon 15 - 1st flChing-I Chen • Zhen Chai • Serra Acar • Kizzy Albritton • Tracy Paskiewicz • Debbi Berry Malmberg Lifting Up Leaders to Support Children with Disabilities and Their Families within Early Intervention and Early Childhood Burgundy - 1st flMary Beth Bruder • Darla Gundler • Dia Jackson Now What? Part Two: Coaching Others to Use the Racial Equity POV GrandSalon 24 - 1st flChristine Spence • Katherine Szocik • Jocelyn Ruffin • Sarah Wiegand • Courtney O'Grady Tiny Words, Big Impact: Pronouns and Belonging in Early Childhood GrandSalon 18- 1st flShameka Brown • Benton Johnson II Unlocking Potential: Designing Short Courses Through a Structured Approach Starboard/Port - Riverside BldgLorelei Pisha • Lisa Terry • Cori Hill We Didn’t Reinvent the Wheel: The EI/ECSE Standards and State Certification Policies **Spotlight Session** Cambridge - 2nd flPeggy Kemp • Rashida Banerjee • Vicki Stayton • Kate Ascetta • Mary Harrill • Aaron Deris • Megan Lovinguth Supporting the Practice and wellbeing of Special Educators GrandSalon 19 - 1st flChristan Coogle • Heather Walter • Clarissa Wade • Katherine Szocik Understanding Mother-Educators Raising Children with Disabilities GrandSalon 12 - 1st flRuby Batz • Sheresa Blanchard Foundations for Inclusion: Bringing Child Guidance Policies to Life (OSEP) GrandSalon 9 - 1st flLise Fox • Camille Catlett • Laurie Dinnebeil • Tracie Dickson

4:00pm CDT

Creating a Collaborative Space for Learning Through a Community of Practice Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Kimberlee Telford • Helen Evans • Molly Colling • Mary Beth Pistillo Moving From “Compassion Fatigue” to “Compassion Satisfaction” Eglinton Winton - 2nd flTeri Dawn Pentz • Kimberly Blair, PhD Journal of Early Intervention (JEI) & Young Exceptional Children (YEC) Information Meeting Burgundy - 1st flPeggy Kemp • Angel Fettig Caregiver Implemented Intervention: Building Confidence and Competence GrandSalon 19 - 1st flCathy Hyslop • Megan Kunze • Alexis Bacon-Yates Experienced Parents Supporting Early Intervention GrandSalon 21 - 1st flKristen Votava • Nicki Maddock • Carol Johnson • Roxane Romanick Social-Emotional Linking Approach for Inclusive Programs in South Korea Marlboro B - 2nd flKay Heo • SO HEE KIM • Seoyoung Song • Byul Park Creating a Paradigm Shift in Alberta’s Inclusive Child Care GrandSalon 9 - 1st flJanice Comrie • Julia Moore Leveraging Policy to Support Diverse Professionals in Early Childhood GrandSalon 22 - 1st flPaula Grubbs • Samantha Riggleman • Karen Berman • Jennifer Amilivia • Matt Klein Equity in A Community of Practice: From Theory to Practice GrandSalon 15 - 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 GrandSalon 4 - 1st flCami Stevenson • Robin McWilliam Navigating New Waters: Immigrant Families Special Education Experiences GrandSalon 3 - 1st flL. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan • Deeqaifrah Hussein • Korto Dixon Can Someone Tell Me What “Good” Progress Monitoring Actually Looks Like? Starboard/Port - Riverside BldgEmily Webb • Collin Shepley • Amanda Duncan Exploring Assessment: PD That Supports Shared Understanding and Practice Prince of Wales - 2nd flBecky Hoffman • René Forsythe Honoring the Whole Child Through Culturally Responsive Family Engagement GrandSalon 12 - 1st flLynne Hall • Janet Ballard Iterative Development of Online Professional Development for the COS GrandSalon 16 - 1st flJacqueline Towson • Tahnee Wilder • Ashley Y. Grays • Danica Moise, M.A., BCBA. • Katy Green Lessons Learned: Advocating for Education and Basic Needs in State Policy GrandSalon 18- 1st flChelsea Morgan • Chavis Lickvar-Armstrong Let's Get Physical: Tools to Help Children Get Moving GrandSalon 6 - 1st flPaula Kerchenski • Cori More • Jennifer Buchter Pre-natal Drug Exposure and Implication for the Early Interventionist Cambridge - 2nd flKara Boynewicz • Alyson Chroust Using ECE and EI/ECSE Standards to Support Blended Preparation Programs GrandSalon 24 - 1st flShawna Harbin • Christine Spence • Alina Mihai • Heather Walter • Ann Mickelson • Amanda Duncan Wellbeing: Early Childhood Education (Bienestar para la Educación Infantil) GrandSalon 10 - 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 Implementing the Federal Inclusion Policy Statement (OSEP) GrandSalon 13 - 1st flChristy Kavulic • Alissa Rausch

5:00pm CDT

NC DEC Subdivision Meet and Greet (open meeting) Marlboro B - 2nd flJessica Amsbary • Amanda Berry

5:30pm CDT

Time Together - Families and Professionals Talk About Leadership **Spotlight Session** Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Roxane Romanick