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2021 Annual Conference Materials​​​  
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  • 2021 Preconference Speaker & Presentation Information
  • 2021 Keynoter Speaker & Presentation Information
  • 2021 Workshop Speaker & Presentation Information ​

2021 MNAFEE Family & Early Childhood Education Virtual Conference

Wednesday, April 14 Preconference
3:00–4:30pm – Preconference Speaker Lisa Murphy (of Ooey Gooey, Inc.) – What if today was their only day The importance of early experiences (play = readiness!) [bio, Book order form, keynote handout]
6:30–8:00pm – Preconference Speaker Jennifer Clifden, PhD – The Burnout Antidote 

Thursday, April 15
8:30–9:45am – Keynote Speaker – Anne Gearity, PhD – Young children DO remember:  How adults help children who experience trauma and intensely stressful events
9:45–10:00am – Stretch Break
10:00–11:15am – Workshop Session A
  • A-1) Let children know what they experience: communication that helps children manage distress
  • A-2) Preschool Inclusion 20/20 
  • A-3) Strategies for working with Dual Language Learners (repeat C)
  • A-4) CANCELLED
  • A-5) Creating a Multicultural and Multilingual Milieu (repeat D)
11:15am–12:15pm – Lunch / Stretch Break
12:15–1:30pm – Workshop Session B
  • B-1) Parents ARE Sex Educators! [Grading, Parent MS, PASE, Interviews]
  • B-2) Connected and Kind: Parenting with Empathy in a World of Excess Screen Time
  • B-3) What We Have Learned - Pandemic Early Childhood & Parent Education
  • B-4) A Change in Perspective: Engagement Begins with "Welcome" [Build, Intro 1, Intro 2, Engagement 1, Engagement 2, Confronting Racism, rb5 diverse] 
  • B-5) Meet the new Components of the Knowledge and Competency Framework for Early Childhood Professionals: Cultural Responsibility and Practice, Trauma Informed Care and Practices, and Working with Multicultural Children and their Families
1:30–1:45pm – Stretch Break
1:45–3:00pm –  Workshop Session C
  • C-2) Outdoor Learning and Nature Play – You Can Do It Too!
  • C-3) Strategies for working with Dual Language Learners (repeat A)
  • C-4) Developmental Affirmations: A versatile coaching tool [Handout, Fact Sheet, 2 year old, adult, Pre to End]
  • C-5) Every Child Ready to Read: Supporting Early Literacy Development

Friday, April 16
8:30–9:45am – Keynote Speaker – Eric Skanson, PhD – Change Savvy Leadership, Frames, Notes
9:45–10:00am – Stretch Break
10:00–11:15am – Workshop Session D
  • D-1) Music Therapy to Support Executive Functioning Outcomes
  • D-2) Creating a Multicultural and Multilingual Milieu (repeat A)
  • D-3) It’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it. Using the Developmental Highway [Child, Nurture, Parent, Jobs]
  • D-4) Implicit Bias: Do we really see all children the same? Race, Equity, and the Achievement Gap [Resources]
  • D-5) Developing a Virtual Home Visiting Program
11:15–11:30am – Stretch Break
11:30am–12:45pm – Workshop Session E
  • E-1) Use RDPED videos & methods to add transformative learning to your parent education sessions, Heather Cline
  • E-2) Screening During COVID - A Facilitated Discussion, Sarah Holmboe [Vision, Hearing]
  • E-3) PERFECT Connections, Susan Walker
  • E-4) The Art of Being Ugly, Eric Skanson
  • E-5) Introduction to MoveMindfully® Early Education Workshop, Chrissy Mignogna  

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