Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference: Full Schedule

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9:00am CDT

Advancing Specialized Competence: A Statewide Early Intervention Credential

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CDT

This session will share how one state revised the existing early intervention (EI) credential, partnered with higher education, and garnered inservice professional development initiatives to prepare, evaluate, and recognize highly specialized, effective EI professionals who are responsive to all families and the systemic marginalization of those from diverse identities.

Speakers

Bonnie Keilty

Sabrina Crowe

Birth to Three Professional Development, Connecticut Office of Early Childhood

Sabrina Crowe joined the CT Office of Early Childhood Birth to Three division in early 2021 in the Education Outreach position and more recently supporting Professional Development. Her background is as a Speech Language Pathologist. She has spent over the past 20 years working within... Read More →

Koleen Kerski

Personnel and Development, Office of Early Childhood: Birth to Three

Advancing Specialized EI Competence pptx

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
GrandSalon 18- 1st fl

Professional Development

Age 0-3
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Advanced

9:00am CDT

Equitable Part C Services: Perspectives of Early Intervention Coordinators

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CDT

Marlboro B - 2nd fl

To maximize the impact of Part C early intervention services, it is essential that all eligible infants and toddlers and their families are served, especially those from low resourced, marginalized communities. Through surveys and individual interviews with Early Intervention Coordinators, we examined supports and barriers to providing high quality equitable services.

Speakers

Rebecca G. Lieberman-Betz

Professor, University of Georgia

Cynthia Vail

Professor, University of Georgia

Dr. Cynthia Vail received her Ph.D. from Florida State University and has been on the faculty of the University of Georgia in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education since 1989, where she is currently Professor. She teaches in the Birth through Kindergarten/Early... Read More →

Jennifer Brown

Associate Professor, University of Georgia

Dr. Jennifer A. Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education at the University of Georgia. She is a clinically certified speech-language pathologist and has provided early childhood services to young children with and at-risk for... Read More →

Heather Benton

Karrah Bowman

Ashley Harrison

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Marlboro B - 2nd fl

Research

Age 0-3
Audience 1 Administrators
Audience 2 Faculty
Content Level Advanced

10:15am CDT

A Leadership Framework to Begin/Restart and Sustain Inclusive Education

Friday September 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am CDT

GrandSalon 9 - 1st fl

“Where do I start?” “How do I start over?” “What is my role?” Program leaders and administrators seeking to develop early childhood programs frequently hear these questions as they navigate the transition to inclusive programming. We will discuss this work in context of Hitt and Tucker’s (2016) unified framework for education leaders.

Speakers

Mary Sheppard

Associate Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Kaitlin Moran

Assistant Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Andrea Golloher

Associate Professor, San Jose State University

Andrea Golloher teaches courses in the Education Specialist and Masterâ€™s programs. Her research explores methods of supporting inclusive education, including the impact of teacher preparation and professional development on attitudes toward and beliefs about disability and... Read More →

Friday September 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am CDT
GrandSalon 9 - 1st fl

Policy

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

12:00pm CDT

Grow Your Own: Training Educators from the Community, for the Community

Friday September 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT

Cambridge - 2nd fl

Programs that serve children with the most significant needs have been hit hardest by the ongoing teacher shortage. Learn how one NYC agency is addressing this crisis by helping motivated adults from low-income communities become certified to work in ECSE. Attendees will gain inspiration and practical advice on how to establish their own Grow Your Own program.

Speakers

Jeanne Alter

CEO, Kennedy Children's Center

Carolyn Cleveland

COO, Kennedy Children's Center

DEC Conference New Orleans, 2024 pdf

DEC Conference 2024 Speaker Notes pdf

Friday September 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Cambridge - 2nd fl

Policy

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

12:00pm CDT

Nurturing Empathy & Equity in Early Childhood: Little Learners Big Hearts

Friday September 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT

GrandSalon 6 - 1st fl

Discover practical strategies and resources to foster empathy and equity in early childhood education in "Little Learners, Big Hearts." Participants will engage in dynamic discussions and activities aimed at creating inclusive learning environments where every child feels valued and supported. Leave the session equipped with tangible resources and actionable strategies.

Speakers

Orinthia Harris

Executive Director, STEMearly

Early Childhood and STEM Education Consultant, Orinthia Harris, Ph. D. (Dr. OH) has provided on-site and virtual educational consulting services to organizations, public and private schools, library systems, and more. She has inspired thousands of students, educators, and administrators... Read More →

Jill Flanders

Executive Director, Center for Educational Improvement

I am still learning and teaching, equity and empathy, antiracism through children's literature. Leadership with mindful practice and emotional intelligence.

Randy Ross

Little Learners, Big Hearts DEC.pptx pdf

Friday September 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
GrandSalon 6 - 1st fl

Professional Development

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

1:15pm CDT

Using Rich Talk to Support Inclusive Classrooms Every Day

Friday September 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT

GrandSalon 3 - 1st fl

•Setting the tone: Building warm relationships through discussion and dialogue
•Whole-classroom strategies to support children’s engagement, belonging, and connections with teachers and peers;
•Enhancing dialogue and discussion around differences; developing an inclusive learning environment
•Conversational frameworks using UDL principles to enhance communication

Speakers

Rebecca Rolland

Friday September 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
GrandSalon 3 - 1st fl

Professional Development

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

1:15pm CDT

What About Service Coordinators? Preparing for the Future

Friday September 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT

GrandSalon 12 - 1st fl

Service coordination requires a highly specialized set of skills to support the needs of young children with developmental delays/disabilities and their families. This session focuses on the partnership of a university and Part C program to support the development of EI professionals and the mentorship needed for implementation of service coordinator activities.

Speakers

Ei ECSE Standards2020 pdf

Friday September 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
GrandSalon 12 - 1st fl

Professional Development

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

Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

9:00am CDT

Bonnie Keilty

Sabrina Crowe

Koleen Kerski

9:00am CDT

Rebecca G. Lieberman-Betz

Cynthia Vail

Jennifer Brown

Heather Benton

Karrah Bowman

Ashley Harrison

10:15am CDT

Mary Sheppard

Kaitlin Moran

Andrea Golloher

12:00pm CDT

Jeanne Alter

Carolyn Cleveland

12:00pm CDT

Orinthia Harris

Jill Flanders

Randy Ross

1:15pm CDT

Rebecca Rolland

1:15pm CDT

Kristen Gunnoud

Sheena Jennings

Laura McCorkle