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7:55am CDT

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

9:00am CDT

Does Your Early Childhood Evaluation Repertoire Include the Right Mix? Cambridge - 2nd flAnn Rogers • Ashley Arnold DEC - "COFFEE CHAT" LIVE Marlboro A - 2nd flDEC Board Members • Peggy Kemp Building Family Voice- Impact for Family Advocacy and Professional Learning Chequers - 2nd flCarol Stein • Aynsley Hill • Michelle John • Doris Tellado • Cynthia Vail Beyond Mentoring: What to Consider When Supporting International Scholars GrandSalon 12 - 1st flChing-I Chen • Serra Acar • Hsiu-Wen Yang • Chih-Ing Lim • Jennifer Arthur Digging into Child Outcomes: Data Use at the Local Level GrandSalon 15 - 1st flElizabeth Schroeder • Kellen Reid • Nicholas Ortiz Playing Nice in the Sandbox: ND Part C to Part B Workgroup GrandSalon 4 - 1st flJordan Anderson • Angela McSweyn Systems Level Change in Early Intervention: Access to Quality Coaching GrandSalon 13 - 1st flLauren Little • Scott Tomchek • Serena Wheeler • Anne Hoffmann • Kristen Vincent Where Do We Begin? Talking with Families about Developmental Screening GrandSalon 6 - 1st flJenine Schmidt • Beth Cole • Leslie Fox • Jamie Michaud An Antibias Approach to Peer Mediated Interventions Eglinton Winton - 2nd flAbby Taylor • Brandy M. Locchetta Beautifully Autistic: Assessing for Strengths GrandSalon 19 - 1st flSarah Wiegand • Sheri Bayley • Jenna Strain Lutz • Shannon Connaire Four Partnering Strategies for Inclusion in the Blended Preschool Prince of Wales - 2nd flDr. Joy Bauman • Courtney Adkins • Judi Flodin Inclusive Play for Infants & Toddlers GrandSalon 7 - 1st flValencia Ashley Infant Mental Health Endorsement and Early Intervention Supports Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Nicole Cossette Intersecting Trauma with Behavior Based Practices: Ethical Considerations Starboard/Port - Riverside BldgJennifer Buchter • Conrad Oh-Young • Cori More The Pyramid Model for Kindergarten: How it Started...How it's Going! GrandSalon 21 - 1st flKiersten Kinder • Andrea Riddle • Beth Vorhaus • Mary Louise Hemmeter Advancing Specialized Competence: A Statewide Early Intervention Credential GrandSalon 18- 1st flBonnie Keilty • Sabrina Crowe • Koleen Kerski Building Socially-Emotionally Cognizant Learners Through Constructive Play GrandSalon 24 - 1st flCrystal Foles Develop, Nurture, and Coach: Deconstructing Key Skills in a Leader GrandSalon 10 - 1st flDeborah Bruns • Annie George-Puskar • Elizabeth Beavers Implementing Recommended Practices in Low-Resource Settings of Colombia GrandSalon 9 - 1st flMargarita Canadas • Eliana Saldarriaga • Nidia Johana Arias Becerra • Carlos Qunitero Moving Beyond Play: Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions GrandSalon 22 - 1st flRebekah Norris What New EI Providers Need to Know about Home Visiting GrandSalon 3 - 1st flKimberly Hile • Nikki Thompson • Elizabeth Rodriguez Equitable Part C Services: Perspectives of Early Intervention Coordinators Marlboro B - 2nd flRebecca G. Lieberman-Betz • Cynthia Vail • Jennifer Brown • Heather Benton • Karrah Bowman • Ashley Harrison Impact of Pyramid Model Behavior Incident Reports in Early Childhood GrandSalon 16 - 1st flStephanie Farris • Audra Classen

10:15am CDT

Open GrandSalon 24 - 1st fl Everyone Has a Voice: Embedded Functional Communication Systems Eglinton Winton - 2nd flRon Roybal • Ronald Roybal Exploring the Power of Video During Early Intervention Service Delivery Marlboro B - 2nd flApril Robinson • Kristi Byers "I just ask a parent" - Partnering with Families the Smart Way Prince of Wales - 2nd flDr. Kim Bennett Empowering Families: The Who, What, Why & How of the Parent Center Network Cambridge - 2nd flMichelle Lewis • Susan Barlow • Michele Tyler Honoring Intersectional Identities of Families GrandSalon 6 - 1st flKarina Du • Krystal Anderson • Danielle Grayson Online Preservice Training: Strategies for Family-Professional Partnerships GrandSalon 10 - 1st flChelsea Barone • Annie George-Puskar Family Centered Intervention: Greece - The Theotokos Foundation Pilot GrandSalon 15 - 1st flIoanna Karavaggeli • Mirella Giannakopoulou A Leadership Framework to Begin/Restart and Sustain Inclusive Education GrandSalon 9 - 1st flMollie Sheppard • Kaitlin Moran • Andrea Golloher An Equity Analysis of a State’s Early Intervention Program GrandSalon 12 - 1st flEvandra Catherine • Shantel Meek • Eric Bucher • Brittany Alexander • Adai Tefera • Diana Abarca Using Part C Exit Data to Understand the Experiences of Families of Color Marlboro A - 2nd flDiana Abarca • Evandra Catherine Artificial Intelligence In Early Childhood Special Education Starboard/Port - Riverside BldgConrad Oh-Young • Jennifer Buchter • Delilah Krasch • Kathleen Scarlett O’Hara • Leslie Nelson Decoding the Expulsion Equation: Decision-Making of Preschool Directors Chequers - 2nd flNatalie Hess Equitable, Inclusive EC Identification and Special Education Services GrandSalon 4 - 1st flSara Wenten • Scott Zimmerman • Megan Pierce • Amy Hefty • Nancy Molfenter Inclusion as a Personnel Retention Strategy: Making Collaboration Work GrandSalon 18- 1st flPaula Grubbs • Jani Kozlowski NDBIs and Autism: Empowering Families in IDEA Part C Programs GrandSalon 7 - 1st flRenee Hoffman • Melissa Looney Three Essential Tools for Homes, Child Cares, and Preschools GrandSalon 22 - 1st flCami Stevenson • Robin McWilliam Actionable Insights: Building Collaborations for Positive SE Growth in EI GrandSalon 21 - 1st flJackie Robinson Brock • Lorelei Pisha • Cori Hill • Lisa Terry • Tracy Walters Building Inclusion for Young Children in Mississippi - One State’s Journey GrandSalon 3 - 1st flAlissa Rausch • Ben Riepe • Nicole Briceno • Alicia Westbrook Building Tier-3 Behavior Supports for Child Care: One State’s Journey Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Stephanie McAvoy • Heather Googe • Nicole Randall Elevating Family and Self-Advocate Perspectives in Preservice Programs GrandSalon 13 - 1st flJennifer James • M'Lisa Shelden

11:15am CDT

12:00pm CDT

How Neurodiversity Creates Language Diversity Marlboro A - 2nd flTracey Tasker MECP’s High Quality Inclusion Model: From Exploration to Program-wide LEAP Chequers - 2nd flTim Andrews • Edward Bovey Practical Coaching Strategies of The PLAY Project’s Parent Training Model GrandSalon 19 - 1st flStephanie Moore • Rick Solomon Building Blocks of Communication (WE-BBC) - Singapore Burgundy - 1st flShaun Ng • Nurul Ain Bte Mohd Komari Parental Empowerment: The Role of Interagency Coordinating Councils (ICC) GrandSalon 9 - 1st flHollie Hix-Small • Denise Tafen Retrospective: Mothers of Children with ESN Reflect on Inclusive EI/ECSE GrandSalon 7 - 1st flCarrie Wysocki • Kimberly Christensen Grow Your Own: Training Educators from the Community, for the Community Cambridge - 2nd flJeanne Alter • Carolyn Cleveland Addressing School Readiness in Early Intervention: Family and Practitioner GrandSalon 24 - 1st flJames Young • Cecilia Leger • Koryne Nnoli • Lisa Shanty • Salenah Cartier • Beth Boyle • Rachel Hur Advocating for Early Intervention: Our Passion, Our Future GrandSalon 12 - 1st flZareen Kamal • Leanne Barrett • Karen Berman • Caitlin Conley Beyond Best Practice: Creating a Sense of Belonging in Inclusive Settings GrandSalon 4 - 1st flMeridith Karppinen • Sondra M Stegenga Coaching and Educator Capacity Building in Early Childhood Environments GrandSalon 3 - 1st flJulia Moore • Janice Comrie Connecting to our Work: Transformational Reflective Practice as Liberation GrandSalon 15 - 1st flDesiree Yoro Yoo • Rosanne Carter • Alicia Martinez Opportunities and Challenges of Virtual Assessment in EI and ECSE GrandSalon 21 - 1st flSheresa Blanchard • Kathy Hebbeler • Lori Ganz • Ryan Grimm • Lauren Barton • Geneva Dischinger-Smedes Pathways to Inclusion: Social-Emotional Learning and Behavioral Supports Eglinton Winton - 2nd flShawna Harbin • Amanda Passmore • Alina Mihai Family Rights in EI Video Series: From Referral Through Transition Marlboro B - 2nd flKristen Schraml-Block • Maria Kastanis • Susan Connor • Chris Guillen Nurturing Empathy & Equity in Early Childhood: Little Learners Big Hearts GrandSalon 6 - 1st flOrinthia Harris • Jill Flanders • Randy Ross Partnering with Newcomer Families, Community Navigators, and Schools GrandSalon 16 - 1st flRashida Banerjee • Gloria Miller • Grace ILORI • Savannah Hobbs Reaching Every Child: Innovate & Implement Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Prince of Wales - 2nd flBetsy Schrubbe • Kristine Black • Erin Moran • Tracy Orrico Relationship-Based Partnerships: Pathways to Enhance Educator Well-Being GrandSalon 10 - 1st flLori Caudle • Cathy Grist • Hannah Thompson Review of an Evidence-Based Coaching Framework: Practice-Based Coaching Starboard/Port - Riverside BldgAdrienne Golden • Darbianne Shannon • Mackenzie Martin • JinHee Hur Teachers’ Use of Effective Feedback: Inclusive Early Childhood Settings  GrandSalon 18- 1st flAngel Greer • Thomas Lipscomb • Audra Classen • Alicia Westbrook

1:15pm CDT

Nielsen’s Active Learning Approach Promotes Engagement for Complex Learners GrandSalon 4 - 1st flCarol Stein • Danna Conn • Adrian Primm Applying Evidence-Based Practices for Young Children with ADHD Cambridge - 2nd flsongtian zeng • Michael Kim • Muqing Zhang • Fang Xu • Xiaotong Liu Building Racial Equity in Policy and Practice Through Family Leadership GrandSalon 6 - 1st flMary Mikus • Sarah Holland • Vanessa Allen • Marisol Rose • Will Moncrease, Jr. • Misti Pollaro • E Renae` Antalan Building Strong Connections: An ISD Early Learning Family Engagement Marlboro B - 2nd flLuisa Sanchez-Nilsen,Ed.D • Carina Piscitelli Infant Mental Health in Early Intervention: The Role of Reflection GrandSalon 21 - 1st flSarah Martinez • Linda Gilkerson • Susan Connor Effects of Multi-Tiered Approach for Inclusive Daycare Centers in Korea Starboard/Port - Riverside BldgEUN HEE MA • Kay Heo • Byul Park • Hye Rim Jang A Statewide, Multi-Faceted Approach to Inclusion in All Communities GrandSalon 24 - 1st flLaura Maddox • Wendy Grove Banning Culturally Relevant Books: Denying Equitable Access to the Future Chequers - 2nd flSuzanne Martin • LaSonya Moore Strategic Alchemy: Forging a Powerful Stakeholder Engagement Blueprint GrandSalon 10 - 1st flGreta Stanfield • Christina MacDonald Building Bridges: Early Care Providers as Key Partners in EI Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Julie Parker Nurturing Self-Regulation: Trauma-Informed Practices for Young Children Prince of Wales - 2nd flCathy Grist • Lori Caudle • Hannah Thompson Partnering with Families to Create Inclusive Classroom Communities Eglinton Winton - 2nd flAmanda Tamagni • Anna Winneker • Denise Perez Binder Got Trust? Building Collaborative Relationships in Teams GrandSalon 9 - 1st flNora Bryant • Mary Tobin • Adrienne Quarles-Smith • Sandy Wilberger Male Caregivers and Breaking Gender Norms GrandSalon 13 - 1st flJames Young • Beth Boyle Monitor Child Progress with An Activity Matrix and Goal Attainment Scaling Marlboro A - 2nd flZhen Chai • Ching-I Chen • Serra Acar Supporting Coaches within the PBC Framework: Research to Real Life Burgundy - 1st flAdrienne Golden • Darbianne Shannon • Sarah Basler Using Rich Talk to Support Inclusive Classrooms Every Day GrandSalon 3 - 1st flRebecca Rolland What About Service Coordinators? Preparing for the Future GrandSalon 12 - 1st flKristen Gunnoud • Sheena Jennings • Laura McCorkle Can You CRAwl?: Growing Confidence and Competence in Childcare Providers GrandSalon 22 - 1st flVictoria H. Davis • Kate K Chappell Exploring Professional Identity in Teacher Preparation GrandSalon 15 - 1st flKatherine Szocik • Jihyae Choe Infusing the Pyramid Model into a Teacher Preparation Program GrandSalon 16 - 1st flKate Ascetta • Heather Googe