Thursday | June 18, 2020
7:45 – 8:15 am ~ Registration
8:15 – 8:30 am ~ Welcome
8:30 – 9:30 am ~ Keynote Session 1: Camille Catlett | From All to Each and Every: Evidence-Based Practices that Support the Whole Child
9:30 – 9:45 am ~ Break & Vendor Visit
9:45 – 10:45 am ~ Breakout Workshop 1
- Brown Bag STEM Challenge: Experiencing STEM Through Play | Nichole Myles and Starr Jordan
- Policy Initiatives for School: Mental Health Impacting Early Childhood | Margaret Meriwether, Lee Fletcher and Robert Stevens
- Advancing Equity in the Primary School: Classroom Perspectives from Three Primary School Teachers | Reginald Williams
- Let It Go: Student-Centered Literacy Centers | Emma Armstrong and Meagan Corrigan
10:45 – 11:00 am ~ Break & Vendor Visit
11:00 am – 12:00 pm ~ Breakout Workshop 2
- How to Start and Grow a School Garden | Kelli Bellant
- The Right Stuff: Free, High-Quality Resources to Support Your Work | Camille Catlett
- The Relationship Between Teacher-Child: Relationships and Social and Emotional Skills | Keith Johnston
12:00 – 1:30 pm ~ Lunch and Table Talks led by Dr. Andrew Lewis
1:30 – 2:30 pm ~ Breakout Workshop 3
- #ECProfessionalsMatter | Taylor Spencer
- Using Dialogic Reading to Enhance Oral Language and Vocabulary Skills with Young Dual Language Learners | Kristi Godfrey-Hurrell
- Action Based Learning’s 12 Foundations for Learning Readiness in Early Education | Dave Spurlock
2:30 – 2:45 pm ~ Break & Vendor Visit
2:45 – 3:45 pm ~ Breakout Workshop 4
- Writing Strong Goals: The Key to Improving Strong Family/School Partnerships | Mary Beth Moore
- Promoting Young Children’s Social-Emotional Development and Positive Behavior | Maureen Conroy and Pat Snyder
- Idea Factory: STEM Through Play | Nichole Myles and Starr Jordan
Friday | June 19, 2020
8:00 – 8:30 am ~ Registration
8:30 – 9:30 am ~ Keynote Session 2: Marie Masterson | Guided Play: Serious Fun-Intentional Play
9:30 – 9:45 am ~ Break & Vendor Visit
9:45 – 10:45 am ~ Breakout Workshop 5
- Updates from the Field | Sally McClellan
- Trauma-Informed Early Education in the Public Schools: Responding to Preschoolers At-Risk for Mental Health Issues | Dee Stegelin
- Emotional Literacy: Social-Emotional Learning in Preschool Environments | Keri Baker and Lisa Entstrasser
10:45 – 11:00 am ~ Break & Vendor Visit
11:00 am – 12:00 pm ~ Breakout Workshop 6