Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference: Full Schedule

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9:00am CDT

Equitable Part C Services: Perspectives of Early Intervention Coordinators

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

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

9:00am CDT

Impact of Pyramid Model Behavior Incident Reports in Early Childhood

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

GrandSalon 16 - 1st fl

Research highlights the need for improved social-emotional learning (SEL) in preschool, necessitating professional development (PD) for effective SEL practices (Buettner et al., 2016). This quality PD study included coaching and BIR training to empower educators with effective SEL strategies, enhancing academic success and mitigating challenging behaviors.

Speakers

Stephanie Farris

Audra Classen

Associate Professor, University of Southern Mississippi

Friday September 20, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
GrandSalon 16 - 1st fl

Research

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

12:00pm CDT

Review of an Evidence-Based Coaching Framework: Practice-Based Coaching

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

Starboard/Port - Riverside Bldg

Findings from a review of published research on PBC including, the (a) characteristics of coaches and coachees, (b) extent to which PBC components were described, measured, and adapted, (c) provision of coach implementation supports, and (d) quality and rigor of the literature are shared. Search methods, findings, and implications for practice and research are discussed.

Speakers

Adrienne Golden

Research Associate, Vanderbilt University

Adrienne K. Golden, Ph.D., BCBA, is a Research Associate at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She currently coordinates two large multi-year research studies, one to support implementation and sustainability of the Pyramid Model in PreK and Kindergarten classrooms in... Read More →

Darbianne Shannon

Assistant Research Scientist, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, University of FL

Dr. Shannon is an Assistant Research Scientist with the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies at the University of Florida. Dr. Shannon supports states and early childhood programs with the installation, implementation, sustainability and scale-up of professional... Read More →

Mackenzie Martin

Student, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies

JinHee Hur

Friday September 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Starboard/Port - Riverside Bldg

Research

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

12:00pm CDT

Teachers’ Use of Effective Feedback: Inclusive Early Childhood Settings 

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

GrandSalon 18- 1st fl

Early childhood (EC) educators seek professional development (PD) to gain new strategies for teaching young children. Offering coaching is more effective for impacting change than one-time PD sessions. We explore how PD with coaching impacts the creation of high-quality inclusive preschools using the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP) to measure feedback.

Speakers

Angel Greer

University of Southern Mississippi

Thomas Lipscomb

Audra Classen

Associate Professor, University of Southern Mississippi

Alicia Westbrook

Friday September 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
GrandSalon 18- 1st fl

Research

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

1:15pm CDT

Can You CRAwl?: Growing Confidence and Competence in Childcare Providers

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

GrandSalon 22 - 1st fl

This session will focus on the effects of nurse-led experiential training on childcare providers’ self-efficacy, response efficacy, confidence, and competence for specific healthcare needs such as seizures or asthma. How a program such as Childcare Ready for All (CRAwl) supports inclusivity and readiness will be discussed as well as policy implications.

Speakers

Victoria H. Davis

Associate Professor, Co-Program Director of CRAwl, University of South Carolina College of Nursing, University of South Carolina

Kate K Chappell

Professor, Co-Program Director of CRAwl, University of South Carolina College of Nursing

Can You CRAwl Presentation pptx

Friday September 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
GrandSalon 22 - 1st fl

Research

Age 0-5
Audience 1 Researchers
Content Level Intermediate

1:15pm CDT

Exploring Professional Identity in Teacher Preparation

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

GrandSalon 15 - 1st fl

What aspects are part of an educator’s professional identity? How do the personal and professional aspects of the job intersect in varying ways for different individuals? During this session, participants will hear about a qualitative study on professional identity and have the opportunity to reflect on their own.

Speakers

Katherine Szocik

Postdoctoral Associate, Boston University

I am a postdoctoral associate studying special education teachers working conditions. I am also a member of DEC's personnel preparation committee. I received my PhD from George Mason University in special education teacher preparation with a focus in early childhood. My dissertation... Read More →

Jihyae Choe

DEC 2024 professional identity ppt pdf

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

Research

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

1:15pm CDT

Infusing the Pyramid Model into a Teacher Preparation Program

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

GrandSalon 16 - 1st fl

The Pyramid Model (PM) has a strong base of research with in-service teachers. However, an entire population of the future workforce has been excluded from the research – pre-service teachers. We will share our process for embedding the PM into teacher preparation programs. Attendees will be able to revise their own syllabus to include key features of the PM.

Speakers

Kate Ascetta

Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina

Heather Googe

Research Associate Professor, University of South Carolina

DEC Infusing the PM Ascetta & Googe 2024 pdf

Friday September 20, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
GrandSalon 16 - 1st fl

Research

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