Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

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Division for Early Childhood 2024 Conference

9:00am CDT

BONUS SESSION: Getting to Know the EI/ECSE Standards and Their Relationship to Recommended and High Leverage Practices *INCLUDED in the cost of the conference* TBA 6Vicki Stayton • Mary Beth Bruder • Sheresa Blanchard • Megan Purcell Bridging Educational Gaps with Unified Diagnostic Curriculum Design (UDCD) *Early Learning Session* TBA 7Myung Koh DEC Professional Development Foundations: Elevating Service Coordination: Exploring Ways to Prepare, Empower, and Retain Service Coordinators *included in the cost of conference* TBA 8Sarah Nichols • Dana Childress Intersections Between Well-Being and Social Emotional Learning *Early Learning Session* TBA 9Dana Cox • Stephanie Castillo-Johnson Strategies to Engage in Challenging Conversations Around Equity *Early Learning Session* TBA 10Anni Reinking • Laycee Thigpen Supporting Inclusion through Play and Routines: Using the ECEE Indicators *Early Learning Session* TBA 11Alissa Rausch Toddler Talk: Coaching Educators to Promote Language and Interaction *Early Learning Session* TBA 12Ann Kaiser • Kathleen Artman-Meeker • Tara Lynn • Abby Taylor • Jennifer Baumingham • Rachel Crumpler

1:00pm CDT

Be a Well-being Advocate: Learn Well-being Strategies and Advocacy Tools *Early Learning Session* TBA 4Karin Spencer • Laura McCarty BONUS SESSION: Equitable Use of the EI/ECSE Standards: Improving Outcomes for Children and Families *Included in the price of the conference* TBA 6Megan Purcell • Deborah Rooks-Ellis • Vicki Stayton • Jennifer Kilgo Boosting Peer Play: How to Support Interactions in Early Childhood Settings *Early Learning Session* TBA 5Helen Livshits Is This Child Just Shy? Or Could It Be Selective Mutism? *Early Learning Session* TBA 7Ann Sander Understanding Preschoolers' Fine Motor Development *Early Learning Session* TBA 8Jeanne Shellenberger • Elaine Ulmer • Torey Clem • Madden Elentrio Using Personas to Support Culturally Relevant and Recommended Practices *Early Learning Session* TBA 9LaShorage Shaffer • Toni Miguel • Camille Catlett

6:00pm CDT

EI Collective: Attuned and Intentional, a Reflective Practice Group Series - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMeg Liebreich • Shameka Brown • Susan Connor • Nisha S. Sanghvi • Maria Matticks • Melissa Schnurr Grow Your Own EI Professional Development Capstone Highlights - Poster 27 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flLori Ann Malina-Lovell • Maya L Raimondi Pre-service Training of ECSE Teachers and BCBAs in Urban Communities - Poster 5 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYa-Chih Chang • Jennifer Symon • Mitch Fryling Reaching in-service Educators via Online Learning and Micro-credentials - Poster 19 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flByul Yim The Benefits of Schmoozing: Parent-Professional Perspectives & Partnerships - Poster 26 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flNancy Sall • Cathy Hall Rikhye • Darnell Newsum • Samreen Hoda

7:00pm CDT

Building Belonging Through Collaborative Strategic Planning - Poster 21 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMelissa Griffin • Kerri Kannengieser Learn, Practice, and Apply Inclusive STEM: A Pilot Study - Poster 36 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flChih-Ing Lim • Michele Stites • Hsiu-Wen Yang • Megan Vinh • Susan Sonnenschein • Jonathan Singer Supporting Paraprofessionals on their Path to Become Certified Teachers - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flAlina Mihai • Sarrah Grubb • Tara Kingsley Sustainable & Data Driven Professional Development Programming - Poster 30 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Kampmann The Value of Teaching and Modeling UDL - Poster 19 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flErin Anderson Using a Video Observation Platform to Expand Professional Development - Poster 22 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flKatrina Cripe • Colleen Kutchkus • Juliann Woods Using Augmented Reality to Teach Life Skills for Preschoolers with IDD - Poster 24 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flPhyllis James

11:00am CDT

Caregiver Coaching in EI: Partnering to Support Children & Families B7 - 1st flSerena Wheeler • Minda Kohner-Coogle • Scott Tomchek How Enhancing the Virtual Delivery of PBC is Changing the Early Childhood Landscape Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Amanda Rottman • Mary Jimerson • Sylvia Chavez • Denise Calcanis • Gina Turowski Introduction to the Early Childhood Recommended Practices Modules D24 - 1st flAllison Jones • Bethanne Vergean • Elizabeth Beavers • Kristen Votava • Karen Lange • Kristen Paul Reimagining Technical Assistance to Facilitate Success and Equity A4 - 1st flDesiree Yoro Yoo • Diana De la Lanza • Monica Mathur-Kalluri Service Coordination Committee: Recruitment, Retention, & Training D22 - 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?! B9 - 1st flKristen Votava • Megan Purcell • Jennifer Buchter • Erica Lee • Tanya Pinkerton

1:30pm CDT

Address Exclusionary Discipline Using the Behavior Incident Report System Compass - Riverside BldgMyrna Veguilla Figueroa • Lise Fox • Meghan von der Embse • Denise Perez Binder Coaching the Coach to Support Caregivers: A Cascading Approach to Coaching A3 - 1st flSerena Wheeler • Scott Tomchek • Minda Kohner-Coogle Now What? Bringing the Racial Equity Point of View to Life D24 - 1st flRobyn DiPietro-Wells • Megan Vinh • Jocelyn Ruffin • Courtney O'Grady • Ruby Batz • Amy Szarkowski

2:45pm CDT

Collaboration and Teaming in Early Childhood Personnel Preparation C15 - 1st flChing-I Chen • Zhen Chai • Serra Acar • Kizzy Albritton • Tracy Paskiewicz Now What? Part Two: Coaching Others to Use the Racial Equity POV D24 - 1st flChristine Spence • Katherine Szocik • Jocelyn Ruffin • Sarah Wiegand • Sarah Pedonti • Courtney O'Grady Tiny Words, Big Impact: Pronouns and Belonging in Early Childhood C18 - 1st flShameka Brown • Benton Johnson II Unlocking Potential: Designing Short Courses Through a Structured Approach Compass - Riverside BldgLorelei Pisha • Lisa Terry • Cori Hill

4:00pm CDT

Can Someone Tell Me What “Good” Progress Monitoring Actually Looks Like? Compass - Riverside BldgEmily Webb • Collin Shepley • Amanda Duncan Exploring Assessment: PD That Supports Shared Understanding and Practice Prince of Wales - 2nd flBecky Hoffman Honoring the Whole Child Through Culturally Responsive Family Engagement B12 - 1st flLynne Hall • Janet Ballard Iterative Development of Online Professional Development for the COS C16 - 1st flJacqueline Towson • Tahnee Wilder • Katy Green Lessons Learned: Advocating for Education and Basic Needs in State Policy C18 - 1st flChelsea Morgan • Chavis Lickvar-Armstrong Let's Get Physical: Tools to Help Children Get Moving A6 - 1st flPaula Kerchenski • Cori More • Jennifer Buchter Pre-natal Drug Exposure and Implication for the Early Interventionist Cambridge - 2nd flKara Boynewicz • Alyson Chroust The Power of Teaming and Collaboration in Personnel Preparation B7 - 1st flPatricia Blasco Using ECE and EI/ECSE Standards to Support Blended Preparation Programs D24 - 1st flShawna Harbin • Christine Spence • Alina Mihai • Heather Walter • Ann Mickelson • Amanda Duncan Wellbeing: Early Childhood Education (Bienestar para la Educación Infantil) B10 - 1st flSara Daniel • Yimma Davila Castro • Diana Billstrom

8:00am CDT

Adapting the Early Childhood Environment for Children with Disabilities - Poster 1 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flApril Crutcher. M.Ed. • Beth Barnard Caregiver Coaching In Early Intervention and a Transition to Telehealth - Poster 27 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flJennifer Campanella Developing and Validating a Measure to Appraise Progress Monitoring Quality - Poster 21 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flCollin Shepley • Amanda Duncan • Emily Webb Infusing Infant Mental Health into an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program - Poster 3 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flHattie Harvey • Mary Dallas Allen • Cary Moore • Karen Gallagher Leveraging Individual and Community Cultural and Social Assets - Poster 36 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flYa-Chih Chang • Talya Drescher Needs Assessment Data Drives DEC Professional Development CoP - Poster 28 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flBecky Hoffman • Serena Wheeler New CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Developmental Milestone for Families - Poster 33 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flBethanne Vergean • Melissa Crist • Janel Preston • Deepa Srinivasavaradan • Deana Buck • Jennifer Hall Outcomes of Interprofessional Competency in Interdisciplinary Preparation - Poster 38 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flRenee Hepperlen • Bonnie Ingelin • L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan Supporting Children with Disabilities- Begin with Belonging: What-Why-How - Poster 25 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMaureen Ruby • Avinash Mishra Using Standards to Support Candidate Reflection and Field Experiences - Poster 6 Grand Ballroom A (Exhibits) - 1st flMegan Purcell • Shawna Harbin • Sara Schmitt

9:15am CDT

DECIDE: Fostering Future Leaders through Mentorship B10 - 1st flSamantha Riggleman • Veronica Kang Grow Your Own EI Professional Development Retention Initiative Marlboro B - 2nd flLori Ann Malina-Lovell • Maya L Raimondi OER for Access, Equity, and Quality in Personnel Preparation C15 - 1st flSerra Acar • Ching-I Chen • Zhen Chai The Quest for OSEP Funding: Wowing the Reviewers and Writing Winning Grants B12 - 1st flJennifer Kilgo • Harriet Able Virtual Case-Based PD Approach on Assessment Data & Intervention Strategies Marlboro A - 2nd flJennifer Brown • Jennifer Grisham • Leah Davidson

10:30am CDT

A Before & After Story: Professional Development to Engage Adult Learners Marlboro B - 2nd flSally Hansen • Dameri Watson • Nancy Burdic • Ronald Roybal Calm is Overrated: How to Nurture Resilience as an Antidote to Burnout Prince of Wales - 2nd flDanielle Brunson • Trinity Wilbourn Embedding DEC RPs and EI/ECSE Standards in Infant/Toddler Training Programs D19 - 1st flJami Swindell Establishing Community Norms and Equitable Engagement in Virtual Spaces C16 - 1st flMelissa Schnurr • Sarah Nichols • Melanie Reese • Jisun Oh • Nicole M. Edwards No One Here Looks Like Me: Creating Professional Development for All Staff A4 - 1st flLaycee Thigpen • Anni Reinking Practical Strategies for Engagement Across Online & In-Person Instruction D21 - 1st flLindsay Diamond • Cynthia Baughan • Laura McCorkle Reimagining Preparation for Early Intervention Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Monique Matute-Chavarria • Sarah Wiegand Scaling-up Community Partnerships to Prepare Inclusive EC Educators A3 - 1st flRashida Banerjee • Ritu Chopra • Julianne Daniel Supporting Instructors to Embed Inclusive STEM Content in Higher Education B12 - 1st flJessica Amsbary • Chih-Ing Lim • Megan Vinh

1:00pm CDT

A Little Neurobiology and A Lot of Reframing B12 - 1st flCorinne Catalano • Eileen McKeating How ECE and ECSE Teachers Leverage Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) to Differentiate Instruction and Create Learning Environments that Support ALL Children’s Development *Spotlight Session* A3 - 1st flBridgitt Mitchell • Susan Friedman

3:30pm CDT

Everyone Can Play: Supporting ALL Students Through Self-Determination! Chequers - 2nd flMeg Druga • Erin Saxon Imagining Alternate Possibilities for Family-Professional Partnerships Cambridge - 2nd flChelsea Morgan • Christine Hancock Infant & EC Mental Health: Advancing Practices in Personnel Preparation B12 - 1st flSondra M Stegenga • Susan Johnston • Alysse Loomis • Meridith Karppinen Lessons Learned: Promoting Systems Change in Early Intervention C16 - 1st flKatherine Hargreaves • Constance Young Supervisory Coaching: Promoting Deliberate Decision-Making C18 - 1st flSarah Sexton Who Knew Kindergarten Inclusion Would Work? (Spoiler: We did!) D19 - 1st flLorin Terrell

9:00am CDT

Advancing Specialized Competence: A Statewide Early Intervention Credential C18 - 1st flBonnie Keilty • Sabrina Crowe • Koleen Kerski Building Socially-Emotionally Cognizant Learners Through Constructive Play D24 - 1st flCrystal Foles Develop, Nurture, and Coach: Deconstructing Key Skills in a Leader B10 - 1st flDeborah Bruns • Annie George-Puskar • Elizabeth Beavers Implementing Recommended Practices in Low-Resource Settings of Colombia B9 - 1st flEliana Saldarriaga • Nidia Johana Arias Becerra • Carlos Qunitero Moving Beyond Play: Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions D22 - 1st flRebekah Norris What New EI Providers Need to Know about Home Visiting A3 - 1st flKimberly Hile • Nikki Thompson • Elizabeth Rodriguez

10:15am CDT

Actionable Insights: Building Collaborations for Positive SE Growth in EI D21 - 1st flJackie Robinson Brock • Lorelei Pisha • Cori Hill • Lisa Terry • Tracy Walters Building Inclusion for Young Children in Mississippi - One State’s Journey A3 - 1st flAlissa Rausch • Alicia Westbrook • Nicole Briceno 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 C13 - 1st flJennifer James • M'Lisa Shelden Integrating Indigenous Culture and Inclusive Practices in ECE Environments Burgundy - 1st flKassy Lopez • Sarah Collins Supporting Real Inclusion for Each and Every Child and Their Family D24 - 1st flCamille Catlett • LaShorage Shaffer Using Research and Policies to create Trauma Informed Preparation Programs D19 - 1st flCatherine Corr • Mia Chudzik • Abby Hardy • Lynn Burdick • Casey Kim

12:00pm CDT

Family Rights in EI Video Series: From Referral Through Transition Marlboro B - 2nd flKristen Schraml-Block • Maria Kastanis • Susan Connor • Chris Guillen iTCM: Supporting Program Leaders to Build Coaching Capacity Kabacoff - Riverside Bldg.Angel Fettig • Kathleen Artman-Meeker • Carol Davis • Scott Spaulding • Marie Fisher Nurturing Empathy & Equity in Early Childhood: Little Learners Big Hearts A6 - 1st flOrinthia Harris • Jill Flanders • Randy Ross Partnering with Newcomer Families, Community Navigators, and Schools C16 - 1st flRashida Banerjee • Gloria Miller • Grace Llori • Savannah Hobbs Reaching Every Child: Innovate & Implement Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Marlboro B - 2nd flBetsy Schrubbe • Kristine Black • Erin Moran • Tracy Orrico Relationship-Based Partnerships: Pathways to Enhance Educator Well-Being B10 - 1st flLori Caudle • Cathy Grist • Hannah Thompson

1:15pm CDT

Got Trust? Building Collaborative Relationships in Teams B9 - 1st flNora Bryant • Mary Tobin • Adrienne Quarles-Smith • Sandra Wilberger Male Caregivers and Breaking Gender Norms C13 - 1st flBeth 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 A3 - 1st flRebecca Rolland What About Service Coordinators? Preparing for the Future B12 - 1st flKristen Gunnoud • Sheena Jennings • Laura McCorkle