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Wednesday, April 12
1-4 p.m. - Robyn Schumacher - Developmental Understanding of Infant and Young Children's Well-Being (timeline, case)
6:30-8 p.m. - Katy Smith - Greatest Hits: The Songs and Stories That We ALL Know
Thursday, April 13
8:30-9:45 a.m. - Jit Kundun - Duty of Care – The Human Factor!
9:45-10 a.m. - Break and Exhibits
10-11:30 a.m. - Workshop Session A
- A-1 Relational Trust - Employing Asset Based Thinking and Doing to Support The Whole Child!
- A-2 The Impact of Covid-19 on Early Childhood Reading Practices (resources)
- A-3 A Playbook for Revitalizing Your Parent Advisory Council
- A-4 Maintaining Mental Wellness While Moving Mountains (repeat D-4)
- A-5 Navigating Conflict
- A-6 Risky Play in the Outdoors
- A-7 FastTrackerMN.org - Your instant source for real time Mental Health & Substance Use Resources (handout)
- A-8 The Growing Brain - Cognition and Executive Function (key terms, infographic)
- A-9 Nurturing Father Engagement: Dads Matter! (repeat B-9)
- A-10 Helping Families Connect to Early Childhood and Family Support Resources (table of contents, template)
- A-11 Bringing the Science of ACEs into Education
- A-12 Parenting Education Practice Committee (PEPC)
1-2:30pm - Workshop Session B
- B-1 Having Fun Yet? How Singing and Musical Fun with Young Children Pays Off in Reading Readiness
- B-2 Becoming Mental Health Champions for Refugee and Immigrant Families
- B-3 Engaging Families Using Early Math Activities
- B-4 Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Classroom Environment
- B-5 Understanding the Unifying Framework & Minnesota's Progress
- B-6 The Successful Learner Equation
- B-7 Building a Curriculum Resource for Parent Educators
- B-8 Overindulgence: Building Resiliency in the Face of the New Normal
- B-9 Nurturing Father Engagement: Dads Matter! (repeat A-9)
- B-10 Early Childhood Screening: Empowering Parents
- B-11 Problem-Solving with The Hourglass Method: A parent development approach to coaching, home-visiting, and consulting
- B-12 Leadership for P3 Systems
2:45-4:15 p.m. - Workshop Session C
- C-1 ECFE for Parents of Newborns 0-12 Weeks
- C-2 Magic Moments: Creating Community for Learning in ECFE (repeat D-2)
- C-3 Building Engagement with Your Teams While Having Fun!!
- C-4 Regulation Strategies for Families and Young Learners
- C-5 Using the Knowledge and Competency Framework for Early Childhood Professionals to Support the Early Childhood Workforce
- C-6 Your Marketing Toolkit (toolkit guide) (additional resources)
- C-7 Gender Education for Parents of Young Children
- C-8 Working with Multilingual Learners and Their Families
- C-9 Creating a System that Supports Young Children (repeat D-9)
- C-10 Inclusive Sports and Play- Special Olympics Young Athletes
- C-11 Addressing Implicit Bias through Reflective Dialogue
- C-12 New Coordinators' Community of Practice
- Welcoming New Early Childhood Staff
- Driving Family Change - Are you Ready for a Parent and Family Education License?
- ECFE for Parents of Newborns 0-12 Weeks (Continued discussion from workshop)
- Risky Play in the Outdoors
- Eat With Permission
Friday, April 14
7:15-8 a.m. Exhibits open
8-9:15 a.m. - Dr. Joshua Stein - The Pandemic is over, right? Approaching the new normal as parents, educators, and caregivers
9:15-9:30 a.m. - Break and Exhibits
9:30-11 a.m. - Workshop Session D
- D-1 QPR: Question Persuade Refer
- D-2 Magic Moments: Creating Community for Learning in ECFE (repeat C-2)
- D-3 Supporting Multilingual Learners with IGDIs: Using Technology for Assessment and Intervention
- D-4 Maintaining Mental Wellness While Moving Mountains (repeat A-4)
- D-5 Supporting Outdoor and Nature Based Learning in Early Childhood Programs
- D-6 Let's All Learn Together: Mixed Ages Classes in ECFE
- D-7 ADT Full Day Care, a Partnership of School and Therapy
- D-8 The Revised Parent Education Core Curriculum Framework: Share Your Voice - Feedback in Action
- D-9 Creating a System that Supports Young Children (repeat C-9)
- D-10 Little Moments Count: Partnering Across Sectors to Educate & Support Families
- D-11 Input Session: How could state leadership help your ECFE program thrive?
- D-12 Sharing Parenting Success Stories from Early Childhood Family Education (repeat E-12)
11:15-12:45 p.m. - Workshop Session E
- E-1 Why Do Mixed Delivery Partners and Partnerships Make a Difference—Where Do We Start?
- E-2 Opportunity Knocks; Working Together to Buffer Children Against Toxic Stress in Parent Education Spaces
- E-4 Parent Group Facilitation - Supporting All Parenting Personalities Through Reflective Questioning
- E-5 Proposed Changes to the MN Early Childhood Teacher Licensure Standards
- E-6 Nature-Based Early Childhood Program Assessment and Guidebook
- E-7 African Immigrant Parents' Engagement in their Young Children's Education
- E-8 Using the Parent Education Core Curriculum Framework: Within and Beyond Your Learning Environment
- E-9 Increase focus and decrease behavior with Brain Gym®
- E-10 LEARN Survey Cultural Community Results: Magnifying MN cultural community parent voices and needs
- E-11 Adventures in Coparenting!
- E-12 Sharing Parenting Success Stories from Early Childhood Family Education (repeat D-12)