Michigan AEYC 2021 Virtual Early Childhood Conference Program

April 29—May 1, 2021 on-demand access through May 31

Join us virtually for an experience sure to motivate, inspire and focus your commitment to early childhood education!

Engage in dynamic sessions, special events and innovative learning opportunities live and on-demand for ultimate flexibility in achieving your professional development goals.

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On behalf of the Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children - Governing Board, staff and volunteers - I welcome you and thank you for choosing the 2021 Virtual Michigan AEYC Early Childhood Conference as part of your professional development journey. The conference focuses on best practices, up-to-date research, advocacy, and ideas, strategies and activities to support your daily work on behalf of Michigan’s young children and their families.

Please join us for the keynote, spotlight and closing sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday that will inform and energize you.

Thursday’s keynote, Children, Passion, Purpose: Engaging the Never Give Up Mindset by Scott Lesnick, Certified Public Speaker, will kick off the conference. Join us Thursday afternoon for a Spotlight Session, Read Allow Wow! Making Story Time the Best Time of Day, with Amy Vandament and Isabel Baker of The Book Vine for Children. Friday morning kicks off with an insightful and engaging keynote, Developmentally Appropriate Practice and Why We Don’t Push Kids Down the Stairs, by Amanda Morgan of Not Just Cute. Explore the topic of power struggles with Dan Hodgins during Friday afternoon’s Spotlight Session, You can’t Make Me, You’re Not My Mom!. Marica Cox Mitchell of the Bainum Family Foundation starts our Saturday sessions with her inspiring keynote, Change is Coming. Who Is Leading It?. And finally, get ready for some fun with our closing session, A Joyous Way To Learn, with renowned musician and author Jim Gill.

Thursday and Friday mornings pop into Breakfast Breakouts to engage with representatives, ask questions, and learn more about Licensing, Advocacy Efforts and Opportunities, Michigan AEYC Membership and NAEYC Accreditation. Breakfast Breakouts are a drop-in format and open to all conference attendees. Join the session and we’ll connect you with a live representative from the topic or topics you choose.

Saturday morning join us for the 2021 Michigan AEYC College & Career Fair from 9am-10am. Talk one-on-one with employers, college representatives, training organizations and workforce initiatives during this interactive drop-in event.

Each day, grab your lunch and visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall to interact live with exhibitors and learn about the newest trends, materials and tools in early childhood education.

Looking for some fun to break up your day? Grab your staff, students or family members and join us for a pre-recorded Community Video Concert with Jim Gill. Get up, sing, dance and shake along with Jim and the rest of us on Friday at 4pm.

We’ve got after hours fun happening both Thursday and Friday evenings. Thursday, we invite our Michigan AEYC members to join us for a Members Only event. Grab your cocktail or mocktail and join fellow members for Crafts and Cocktails/Mocktails. Friday evening all attendees are invited to relax and unwind at our Virtual Friday Night Fun! Join in the fun for trivia, games and PRIZES. This year’s Michigan AEYC Silent Auction is filled with amazing treasures generously donated by Michigan AEYC members, exhibitors, business partners and others. All proceeds from the auction go to the Student Scholarship Fund. The online Silent Auction begins PRE-CONFERENCE April 18th at 8am and closes at 3pm Saturday, May 1st. Visit the online auction here:

Bid early, bid often, bid high!

The virtual conference schedule provides you with many choices. In addition to live keynotes, concerts, activities and sessions Thursday - Friday, conference attendees will have access to an additional 30 sessions on-demand through May 31. Can’t make one of the live sessions? Not to worry. Live sessions will be recorded and included in the on-demand access as well. The sessions are organized by category to make your selection process easier and are designed to provide everyone, regardless of their role or experience, with information to support and extend their knowledge and enhance their practice.

I trust your conference experience will provide you with opportunities to expand your knowledge, connect with friends, old and new, and renew your commitment to young children.

Casey Sterle Michigan AEYC President 2

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE The Michigan AEYC Early Childhood Conference is going virtual! Join your peers for 3 days of inspiring speakers, dynamic learning workshops, exhibits featuring the latest and greatest in early childhood environments and resources, and endless networking opportunities.

Continue your conference experience for an additional 30 days! Conference registrants receive access to live conference content April 29 - May 1 AND continued on-demand access to over 30 conference sessions through May 31, 2021.

WEDNESDAY April 28 6:30pm - 7:30pm

FRIDAY April 30

Annual Membership Meeting

8:30am - 9:30am

Breakfast Breakouts Licensing, Advocacy, Membership, Accreditation

THURSDAY April 29 8:30am - 9:30am

10:00am - 11:00am

Amanda Morgan, Not Just Cute

Breakfast Breakouts

11:30am - 12:30pm

Conference Sessions

Accreditation

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction

Welcome & President’s

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Spotlight Session

Licensing, Advocacy, Membership,

9:45am - 10:00am

Keynote

Dan Hodgins, Early Childhood Consultant

Address

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Conference Sessions

Scott Lesnick, CSP

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Community Concert w/Jim Gill

11:30am - 12:30pm

Conference Sessions

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Friday Night Fun

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Spotlight Session

10:00am - 11:00am

Keynote

Isabel Baker & Amy Vandament, The Book Vine for Children

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Conference Sessions

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Crafts & Cocktails (Members Only)

Michigan AEYC Member Rate (Standard or Premium Level)

Not-Yet Member Rate

$99 $134

SATURDAY May 1 9:00am - 10:00am 10:00am - 11:00am

Marica Cox Mitchell, Bainum Family Foundation

11:30am - 12:30pm 12:30pm - 1:30pm 1:30pm - 2:30pm

(Including Entry Level)

Student / T.E.A.C.H. Recipient Rate NEW! Organizational Rate (Up to 10 registrations per license/site. See registration for details.)

bit.ly/ecc21conf (deadline April 23)

College and Career Fair Keynote Conference Sessions Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction Closing Session Jim Gill, Musician and Author

$55 $595

3:00pm

Silent Auction Closes

PLUS 30 additional days of on-demand content! *MiRegistry and/or SCECH training credit available for eligible attendees, pending approval.

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President

Northern Chapter Member-at-Large

Casey Sterle (2020-2022)

Jennifer Ray (2019-2021)

Past President

Southern Chapter Member-at-Large

Laurie Linscott (2020-2021)

Peretz Hirshbein (2020-2022)

Vice President

Southeastern Chapter Member-at-Large

Michelle Burkhard (2020-2022)

Beth Pierson (2019-2021)

Secretary

Southwestern Chapter Member-at-Large

Annie McCutchen (2020-2022)

Christine Whitmire (2019-2021)

Treasurer

Upper Peninsula Chapter Member-at-Large

Heather Lucas (2019-2021)

Tammra Houseman (2020-2022)

Student Member-at-Large

Western Chapter Member-at-Large Tonya Clevenger (2019-2021)

Jenna Craven (2019-2021)

Central Chapter Member-at-Large

Committee Chairs:

Michelle Stevens (2020-2022)

Advocacy Committee: Kirsten Charnesky Awards Committee: Patricia Lanzon Finance Committee: Heather Lucas Nominating Committee: Liz Garman

Eastern Chapter Member-at-Large Jackie Ellrich (2020-2022)

Executive Director

Director of Professional Programs

Erica Willard

Kelsey Laird

Program Manager

Program Manager

Dianna Erickson

Paula Spencer

Fiscal and Program Assistant

Program Specialist

Laura Laubenthal

Jennifer Davis

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Matt Foster

Alison Hoepfner

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Nikki LaMaster

Lindsay White

Director of Accounting Kelly Williams

Fiscal and Program Assistant Tony Hoerner

Program Specialist Miranda Durham

Program Specialist Katherine Julson

advertising or exhibits imply endorsement of any products or services by Michigan AEYC.

are not considered endorsed by the State Board of Education or Michigan Department of Education.

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Scott Lesnick is a high content international keynote speaker who is motivational, instructional and educational in style and tone. He presents powerful keynotes and interactive breakout sessions and webinars at 50+ events a year and is a consultant and author. Also, Scott earned his CSP- Certified Speaking Professional from the National Speakers Association. Only 12% of speakers world-wide have this designation! Scott is also a Certified Virtual Presenter. In addition, Scott spent 24 award-winning years at Shaw Industries a Berkshire Hathaway Fortune 500 company leading sales and management teams. Scott served as the Dean of the Academy for Professional Speakers in 201617. He is a graduate of The University of Miami, Florida.

With a bachelor's degree in both elementary and early childhood education and a master's degree in human development, Amanda has taught students ranging from preschool to sixth grade, along with teaching university students, parents and early childhood professionals.

She has experience in public, private and migrant school environments.

Amanda is passionate about intentional, whole child development, and about making sure that what we know about how children grow and learn is reflected in what we do as parents and teachers. Perhaps the ultimate immersive experience in child development, Amanda is also a mom to four boys.

Marica Cox Mitchell is the Director of Early Learning for the Bainum Family Foundation. Her prior work as Deputy Executive Director, Early Learning Systems at NAEYC guided the organization’s major efforts in early childhood program and higher education accreditation. Marica has worked in the early childhood education field for more than 20 years in both administrative and classroom settings. She has served as the Director of Higher Education Accreditation for NAEYC, and prior to that she led the Early Childhood Professional Development Unit at the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education. Marica began her early childhood professional journey working in early childhood programs as a teacher assistant, teacher and curriculum specialist. She holds a B.A. in Early Childhood Education from the University of the District of Columbia and a M.S in Educational Administration from the University of Scranton.

Jim Gill is a musician and author with singular credentials among children’s artists. Jim spent twenty years directing programs in music play for families with children with special needs in the Chicago area.

Jim completed his graduate studies in child development at the Erikson Institute of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. His work experience and studies have led Jim to create each of his recordings and books as an opportunity for playful interactions between a child and a caring adult. Jim recently released a 3-CD collection of his “most celebrated songs”- the active musical games that teachers and care providers most often share with children. Jim is also the author of two award-winning children’s books. Over the years he has received five awards from the American Library Association for his publications and releases.

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Dan Hodgins is an exceptional, internationally renowned presenter and author of two books, Boys: Changing the Classroom, Not the Child and Get Over It, Relearning Guidance Practices. As a consultant, he helps educators and parents understand research-based theory and how to adapt curriculum and environments to support the continued development of children and families. Dan has a unique grasp of children and family issues learned from over 30 years of experience as a teacher, director, educator and parent, and is the former Coordinator of Early Childhood Education at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. He is a past president of Michigan AEYC.

Isabel Baker started The Book Vine for Children over forty years ago.

Armed with master’s degrees in Education and Library Science, experience as a librarian and a passion for getting good books into the hands of children, Isabel started consulting with preschool teachers and helped them create collections for their classrooms.

Amy E. Vandament is President of The Book Vine for Children. A bookseller for over 25 years and a former Barnes & Noble store manager, she specializes in selecting books for early childhood. As a lover of children’s picture books and with a BS in Art she maintains a passion for the medium: the marriage of well-written text and great art.

Her goal is to expose teachers to quality children’s literature so they can pass the magic on to the children in their programs.

Today, Isabel and Amy E. Vandament conduct Literacy trainings for Early Childhood programs around the country.

Friday, April 30 | 4:00pm - 4:30pm Jim Gill creates active musical games that are filled with opportunities to learn. That is why educators all across the country share his songs and musical books with children and families as part of their teaching!

Jim has picked up his banjo and created a special video concert that coincides with this year’s virtual conference! This is different than Jim’s Saturday keynote session. This concert is created as a special family event… filled with opportunities for everyone to sing and play along in a way that keeps us all safe at this time.

Children need to move and play… now more than ever. And everyone needs a chance to experience the joy that singing and playing together brings.

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Karen Menke Paciorek, Ph.D. Professor

| Eastern Michigan University

For nearly 40 years, Dr. Karen Menke Paciorek has mentored and taught hundreds of Michigan’s early childhood educators, has passionately advocated for best practices for children, families and teachers, and has made significant contributions to the field through her publications and scholarship. She showed exemplary leadership in the creation and adoption of the early childhood major and ZS endorsement in Michigan and again in the development of the Birth-K certification. Dr. Paciorek works with pre-kindergarten programs, Head Start programs and school districts to provide in-service education, and is an approved Early Childhood Specialist for the State of Michigan and a Great Start to Quality approved evaluator. She is a past president of Michigan AEYC and edits the Early Childhood Annual Editions, a publication of significant and timely articles available for early childhood teachers.

2020 - Ashley Collard

2021 - Grant Weston

2021 - Chrissandra Padilla

2020 - Kathy Ahmed 2021 - Zena Maghamez

The Debbie Antone Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of beloved Michigan AEYC staff member Debbie Antone who died in December 2020 following a courageous battle with COVID-19. Debbie leaves behind a legacy of promoting further education and putting others’ needs before her own. Recognized for her abilities to bring about the best in others, Debbie’s talents to help others and passion for the early childhood workforce will be memorialized through the recipient of this scholarship.

Donate to the scholarship fund HERE or visit www.miaeyc.org for more information.

THANK YOU for your support in continuing Debbie’s legacy, no matter the size of your donation.

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The 2021 Michigan AEYC Early Childhood Conference is hosted virtually at learn.miaeyc.org.

Conference registrants will receive log-in access to the conference 48 hours prior to the conference date to the e-mail used in registration. This e-mail will serve as your log-in username.

Michigan AEYC training credit is issued through MiRegistry.org, Michigan’s statewide early childhood workforce and training registry. Eligible attendees will also receive SCECH training credit recorded in their MOECs account.

Training credit will be issued for

The conference website is where you will access all of the live and on-demand sessions, keynotes, spotlights, special events, and exhibits.

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Attendees who include their MiRegistry ID number (and PIC number for those eligible) in their conference registration

Some helpful hints:

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Completing all required components for each session you are seeking credit for. Session completion includes watching the session recording or live event in its entirety, AND completing the session quiz.

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The conference platform will not work with Internet Explorer. Please utilize another web browser.

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Change your internet settings to allow pop-up blockers.

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Refresh your page if a session button or component does not appear at a specified time.

Each session is worth 1 training hour/SCECH. You may select how many or few you choose to attend and receive credit for.

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Add the following web and IP addresses to your whitelisted addresses if you experience firewall issues:

Training attendance will be verified in MiRegistry following the on-demand conference access period, after May 31.

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Conference content, sessions, and exhibits will open Thursday, April 30 at 8:00am and remain available through May 31, at 11:59pm.

No certificates will be awarded. Verification of your training attendance will be available in your Individual Learning Record in MiRegistry.

Need a MiRegistry account? Visit www.MiRegistry.org and select Create Account.

Going once, going twice … SOLD Michigan AEYC is sponsoring its first ever VIRTUAL Silent Auction as part of the 2021 Conference to raise money for Student Scholarships.

Sale items, including early childhood materials and equipment, books, hotel packages and gift certificates, will be on display in the Silent Auction app at beginning April 18th at 8am. Auction closes at 3pm Saturday, May 1st and item winners will be notified after that time.

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Thursday, April 29 10am - 11am

Children, Passion, Purpose: Engaging the Never Give Up Mindset Scott Lesnick, CSP Imagine how much the guy who figured out a way to rescue his two small children when they were kidnapped to the Middle East can teach you about resilience, successfully navigating change, perseverance and seeing the big picture in your professional and personal life. You’ve been through a lot professionally and personally. COVID-19 has changed many things. Yet, you’re making a difference in children’s lives despite limitations!

In this session, you’ll learn strategies to: Increase your leadership abilities through more effective relationship building, improve your communication effectiveness and engagement with administration, parents and staff, recognize when stress may be affecting decisions and the tools to help, provide you with tools to reduce stress and increase focus and engage employees, develop agile approaches to long-term challenges through strategy, tenacity and persistence, learn to grow, mentor and lead even during times of change.

Friday, April 30 10am - 11am

Developmentally Appropriate Practice and Why We Don’t Push Kids Down the Stairs Amanda Morgan, Not Just Cute This insightful and engaging keynote identifies societal trends that push curriculum and expectations further and further down to our youngest children. Rooted in the belief that these changes have been made with the best of intentions, but not the best information, this presentation works to lay out the facts of how children are meant to learn and why respecting the process of development is always appropriate. We’ll talk about the importance of recognizing childhood as valid and valuable, laying an appropriate and solid foundation for early learning, and avoiding the too-much-too-soon approach to childhood. This is a call to action presentation, helping others to use facts to fight fear, and stand up for children and childhood.

Saturday, May 1 10am - 11am

Change is Coming to Child Care. What Is It? Who is Leading It? Marica Cox Mitchell, Bainum Family Foundation We have all been saying this for years – the existing child care system is overly burdensome for families and early childhood education professionals. Families can’t pay for quality child care and educators are underpaid. The public and policy makers are now paying more attention to child care as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that change is coming. But who is leading the change and what decisions are being made? This session will highlight the critical questions and issues that are being tackled as plans are being made to reimagine and build a better child care system.

Saturday, May 1 1:30pm - 2:30pm

A Joyous Way to Learn!

Promote Readiness, Literacy, Math Development and Inclusion Through Active Music Play

Jim Gill, Musician & Author Thirty-five years ago Jim Gill picked up a banjo excited by the idea that music, apart from the joy it brings, is a great way to play and a great way to help young children learn. In this energizing session Jim shares examples of his award-winning songs and musical books that combine opportunities for active movement with word play and rhymes. Teachers and care providers will appreciate the finger plays and singable songs that they can share with children immediately after the workshop.

These practical ideas inspire play, but Jim also reminds early childhood professionals why we play. Early childhood educators will leave the session inspired to celebrate with new songs and playful literacy activities. Even more, they will leave the session thinking about new strategies to help children learn!

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Thursday, April 29 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Read Aloud Wow! Making Story Time the Best Time of Day! Amy Vandament & Isabel Baker, The Book Vine for Children The relationship between an adult, a young child and a good book creates a safe space and a bond, and it fuels a passion for learning and literacy. This year, when children are deprived of the comforts of their school routines, finding joy and connection through reading is especially crucial. Amy Vandament and Isabel Baker will present read-aloud techniques and strategies and review some of the best new picture books of the year. We will include books on a range of subjects, including stories, STEAM, and Social Emotional, always with an eye on inclusion and diversity. Our presentation will emphasize that the joy of reading is a fundamental part of the experience! We will demonstrate how that joy can be cultivated. Reading with children should leave the adult and child feeling transformed and wanting more. Virtual learning and upended routines present considerable challenges for young learners right now, but reading continues to be joyful and transformative even online. An alphabet book about feeling left out can use humor to deliver walloping laughs to a whole class at once, even virtually. A story’s interesting characters and surprising situations can push children to engage and discuss with each other, even at a distance. The tenderness with which a teacher reads a book is a safe haven in an uncertain time. We will show teachers that the social-emotional benefits of reading are found both in the subject matter of the books themselves and in the relationship that develops between the adult and the children reading together.

Friday, April 30 1:30pm-2:30pm

You Can’t Make Me, You’re Not My Mom! Power Struggles Dan Hodgins, Early Childhood Consultant When is the last time you heard a child say that to you? Did your hair stand up on the back of your neck? Did you get red in the face? Did you say behind your breath, "You little...."?

We will discuss why power struggles occur, how to develop more opportunities for children to attain POWER and how to make changes in your program to support children developing self control.

Member Event Thursday, April 29 7:00pm-8:00pm Join fellow Michigan AEYC members for a fun and creative evening!

Grab your favorite cocktail or mocktail, or follow our signature event drink recipe, a few basic craft supplies and log in to socialize, create, win prizes and network with your early childhood peers. No experience is necessary, this is a beginner project.

This event is FREE and open only to Michigan AEYC members. Michigan AEYC Members (with an active membership) who register for the conference by APRIL 16th will receive a private invitation including log-in information, our signature drink recipe, a member only gift and materials needed for the craft.

We hope to see you there!

Craft instruction provided by Chicago artist, Ana E. Spencer

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Friday Night Fun! Unwind with us Friday evening, 7-8pm. Grab your favorite drink, snack, even a friend or loved one for

Trivia Games FUN

Drop-in to Breakfast Breakouts anytime between 8:30am and 9:30am Thurs & Fri mornings to chat live with Licensing, discover Advocacy opportunities, explore Membership options or find out more about NAEYC Accreditation.

PRIZES Friday Night Fun is a virtual social event held via Zoom. All conference registrants are welcome to join. No RSVP necessary.

Virtual Exhibit Hall While we wish we could be exploring the grand ballroom with you, this year’s Virtual Exhibit Hall is still the place to be to learn about the newest trends, materials, and tools in early childhood education. Exhibitor information will be available for the duration of the conference, including the on-demand period. Special live exhibit hall hours each day allow you to drop in to the virtual booths of your choosing and interact live with a representative, view demo videos and explore materials all via Zoom.

LIVE EXHIBIT HOURS Thurs, Fri and Sat 12:30pm - 1:30pm 11

Trauma

COVID-19

IT = Infant/Toddler

PS = Preschool

Leadership

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

Building Resilience through Early Talk Sisi Dong Brinn, LENA The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted many challenges in our society, particularly in how we care for and support young children and their families. Stress associated with the pandemic continues to be wide-ranging and to impact all the adults in children's lives, as well as children themselves.

Research shows that a focus on maintaining positive interactions can help reduce stress for everyone and build responsive relationships, a key component in boosting resilience.

IT, PS

Don’t Say Sorry Erica Schrodt & Molly Davis, Gretchen’s House Ever wondered how to help the young children you work with "walk in someone else's shoes?” We will talk about the research behind developing empathy in young children and look at tools that caregivers can use to help scaffold this skill for children of various developmental levels.

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Inclusive Practice

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD = Adult

Referring Children to Early Intervention in Child Care Setting Jenny Koenigsknecht, Early On Michigan Laura Goldthwait, M.Ed., Michigan Department of Ed. Do you know what to do if a child in your care is not meeting their developmental milestones or has a pre-existing health condition? Early On® Michigan offers early intervention services for families who have infants and toddlers, birth to three years of age, with developmental delay (s) and/or disabilities. Research has shown that by addressing delays early on we can more effectively impact a child's development, even into adulthood. In addition, children ages 3 through 5 with developmental concerns or difficulty learning may be eligible for preschool special education services and support. Build Up Michigan helps parents and their young children get additional educational support as they learn the skills needed to enter kindergarten.

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Intro to Trauma Competent Care Kaleena Wiseman, More Precious Than Rubies, LLC Children who have experience trauma are 15x more likely to attempt suicide, 10x more likely to experience behavior problems, 10x more likely to have learning disabilities, 4x more likely to have drugs or alcohol problems, 3x more likely to experience depression and 2x more likely to experience poverty. However, there is hope. All it takes is one adult that is invested in that child to make a difference, and as early childhood professionals we are perfectly set up to be that positive adult. This training is in two parts and will go over what trauma is, how it affects children, and how we as ECE professionals can respond to make a difference.

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How to Keep Children Engaged in Art Throughout the School Year Paige Pruhomme & Anastasia Bristley, Central Michigan University Follow our journey as we focus on providing children with a variety of experiences with various art materials.

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Trauma

COVID-19

IT = Infant/Toddler

PS = Preschool

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

Back to School!: Moving Beyond the Decline in Preschool and Kindergarten during the Pandemic Dr. Christina Mirtes, Eastern Michigan University This session focuses on how the pandemic has impacted in-person preschool and kindergarten, the decline in enrollment preschool and kindergarten, the increase in the use of technology due to virtual learning environments. It discusses how many families have struggled and how thousands of our youngest children are missing out on DAP hands-on experiences during the critical formative years in brain development birth-age 5 that naturally occur in high-quality ECE programs. We need to consider the possible short-term and long-term effects and what has been lost in early education for our children over the last year. Lastly, practical applications to share with families on how to best support development of the whole child during these times and considerations as they make decisions about moving forward beyond the pandemic.

PS

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD= Adult

Social Emotional Development Julie Bak, ONP International All emotions are good. We will explore how to work with children to understand what they are feeling. Learning to identify a feeling is the beginning of learning to control our emotions: Anger, Sadness (loss), Anxiety and Happiness. Gain hands-on ideas and resources for you to use in your classroom.

IT, PS, KP

I'm Trying to be OK: Learning About Emotional Development Rose Pardiac, Development Centers Tired, hungry, sad, happy, excited, bored. These are just some of the emotions we feel all the time, every day. How important is it for children to understand emotions and get through their day? We will learn how to understand children's emotional development and its relationship to developmental growth.

IT, PS

Overcoming Trauma-Early Childhood Educators

Prevent Academic Failure Through Quality Early Literacy Instruction

Beth Garza, Noel Sauer & Carissa Orr, Wayne RESA

Terrie Noland & Carol Reed, Learning Ally

Join us as we begin our journey of becoming trauma informed.

Learn about the Michigan ACE Initiative and the Understanding N.E.A.R. (Neuroscience, Epigenetics, Adverse Childhood Experiences [ACEs], and Resilience) research that demonstrates how ACEs and social determinants affect the health and development of children and adults. Leave this workshop with an understanding of the unique opportunity educators have to help students, families and staff overcome the effects of trauma by building resilience.

Presentation includes research on brain-based early literacy strategies and how teachers engage children to master these skills by applying evidence-based instruction to prevent academic failure. Educators will be motivated to implement best practices in early literacy instruction.

PS, KP

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Trauma

COVID-19

IT = Infant/Toddler

PS = Preschool

Leadership

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

Incorporating the Element of Arts in everyday learning.

Jessica McCoy, Next Generation Learning Center Bring the elements of art to meet multiple domains with quick reference tools to help navigate lesson plan writing. Create your own bag of tricks to help you through rough moments.

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Introduction to Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics Cari O’Connor, MAISD Kim Fox, Calhoun ISD A framework to support the NEW! Essential Instructional Practices in Early Mathematics - what you should know, what you need to know and what you want to know - including opportunities to provide feedback and share experiences.

Explore how these practices can support early childhood, general and special education teachers, parents, administrators, coaches and consultants in building mathematicians in PreK- third grades.

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Rocks, Sticks, & Mud - Creating an Outdoor Classroom for Meaningful Play Windy Carroll & Sara DeYarmond, Our Savior Lutheran School No matter your school's setting, you can create an outdoor learning space for the students in your Early Childhood program. Learn how to overcome perceived barriers to outdoor learning and work with the space and materials available to you to support meaningful outdoor play.

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Inclusive Practice

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD = Adult

Digging Into the Birth to Age 3 and Pre-K Literacy Instructional Practices and Moving Towards Implementation Susan Townsend, MAISA Sean LaRosa, Livingston ESA The School-wide and Center-wide Essentials in Literacy provide a researched based foundation that supports leaders in creating conditions for staff to implement the PreKindergarten Essential Instructional Practices. This session will introduce participants to the School-wide and Center-wide Essentials in Literacy and provide them with tools for implementation.

PS, KP

Addressing Challenging Behaviors During Routines and Transitions Dr. Charis Wahman, Michigan State University In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of young children entering early childhood programs with significant social and emotional needs. This presentation will highlight strategies teachers can employ within the Pyramid Model framework to prevent challenging behavior during routines and transitions.

PS, KP

Integrating Science, Math and Literacy for Earth's Sake Dr. Vanessa Wyss, Ferris State University Lindsey Bailey, Population Education Engage in inquiry-based activities -- games, role-playing and cooperative group exercises -- that build academic skills in several subject areas while broadening ecological awareness.

Receive lesson plans matched to state standards.

KP, SA

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Trauma

COVID-19

IT = Infant/Toddler

PS = Preschool

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD= Adult

Watch Me! Watch Me! Engaging Students in Stories Online and In-Person

Start From Where You Are: A Journey to Play

Casey Sterle, Leslie Public Schools

Research has proven that play can optimize learning for early childhood. No matter where you are on your play-based education journey, join us to learn more about how to embrace authentic opportunities to build more play into your practice.

Through intentional action steps, We'll save you from the overwhelm by starting from where you are.

A year ago… this looked different. How many times have we said that recently? We are learning a different set of skills but how do incorporate the old with the new? Enjoy engaging stories and books while picking up some strategies for continuing to teach children about a love of literacy, even in our new world.

Annie Friday & Candis Ogilvie, Blue Bridge School

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Make Yourself More Musical Beverly Meyer, The Music Lady Program Creative thinking and flexibility are the cornerstones of good living these days. Learn innovative ways that YOU can bring more music activities into your classroom setting. You will learn joyful songs that can be expanded easily to fit any curriculum or just be enjoyed as presented.

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The Positive Affect of Advancing Equity and Diversity in an Early Childhood Cohort Dr. Charmaine Johnson & Najwa DahDah, Wayne County Community College District How to apply the NAEYC position statement of, "Recommendations for those Facilitating Educator Preparation and Professional Development." Learn teaching strategies to foster a sense of belonging, and community among first-generation college students.

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Supporting Infant and Toddler Early Childhood Educators with Professional Development and the Opportunity to Earn the MI-AIMH Infant Family Associate Endorsement Joni Zieldorff, Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health Robin Zeiter, Office of Great Start This workshop will include an overview of FREE professional development opportunities funded by The Michigan Department of Education, in partnership with the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, and MiRegistry.org.

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PS = Preschool

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD= Adult

Goal Setting: Utilizing a "From Here to There" Mindset

MiRegistry 101

Dr. Holly Hoffman, Central Michigan University

MiRegistry is an online tool for individuals to track their experience, education, credentials, and training. MiRegistry houses a statewide calendar of professional development offerings and will promote and support personal growth along a career pathway. Join the MiRegistry team in this session for a look at how the registry can support you as a professional!

This session will provide specific examples of goal setting techniques used to support early childhood professionals. In this community of learners, we will discuss how holistic approaches addressing a variety of goals on a weekly, monthly, and long term basis have the potential to benefit early childhood professionals. Approaches have resulted in self-reported increases in self-confidence, knowledge, and levels of preparedness by goal setters, as they increase goal attainment.

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The New Normal: Benefits of Successfully Navigating Change in a Fast-Paced Early Childhood Workplace Scott Lesnick, CSP The world has changed professionally and personally. Not since 9-11 have we been challenged to change how we live, work and socialize. None of us are the same now that a pandemic has shown us a new normal. People are uncertain, scared and worried about their jobs. To retain your talent, you must understand the effect change has on talent or risk losing them to someone else who care for, educate, and work with young children. Address concerns openly and the massive impact it has will increase retention, grow productivity, lower stress and health issues, as well strengthen communications.

We understand that change is a constant and it’s our job as leaders to assist staff who are struggling, give them the tools and let them know they’re not alone. From workplace innovation and remote technology to increasing enrollment and a focused and strong culture. Change comes in many forms.

Sometimes, it’s organizational change or health concerns. Or, it may be uncertainty in your industry, more disruption, more competition. And, it can be the people side; how to cope. Fear and anxiety, new management, new staff and new roles can be an opportunity for growth. Plus, an opportunity for additional learning and possible advancement too.

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Carlie McKinney & Emily Finnerud, MiRegistry

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10 Steps to Avoid Teacher Burnout Tammy Tanner, Tomorrow’s Adventures We all face burnout, sometimes on a daily basis, and in my case, especially after fourth period. Most of the time, we can pick ourselves up, brush ourselves off, and go back to the drawing board to try another strategy to find success with student learning. We have to admit that it is getting more and more difficult to make that transition back to a willingness to try again. We can't help to think students are more difficult than they used to be a few years ago, and pressures from accountability are becoming more oppressive. And of course, the pay for teachers is inadequate All, AD

Normalizing Bias: A Driver to Self-Awareness Althea Wilson & Javon Jason, Washtenaw ISD We will examine the brain science behind bias formation, explore types of biases, personal biases, how we demonstrate them, who they may impact, and our capacity to rethink our biases using the change process.

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The CDA and T.E.A.C.H. Support Jen Davis & Katherine Julson, Michigan AEYC Participants will be provided with an overview of the CDA credential process to help meet their educational professional goals. We will discuss how to apply to the Council for Professional Recognition, how to apply for a scholarship, eligibility requirements, potential costs, and more!

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PS = Preschool

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD= Adult

GSQ Now and In the Future

T.E.A.C.H. 101

Melissa Mosley & Nicole Kretzschmer,

Dianna Erickson, Michigan AEYC

The Early Childhood Investment Corporation Get the most up to date information on how COVID-19 is impacting the rating process, upcoming changes to professional development indicators, helpful tips and tricks on navigating the system, and what is coming next for Great Start to Quality.

Hear an overview of the early childhood education degree continuum and what T.E.A.C.H. scholarships are available at different levels of education. Scholarship eligibility, requirements and potential costs to recipients and employers are outlined.

Learn about the application process at the school and scholarship level, and about the CDA credentialing process.

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Changes in Early Childhood Teacher Certification: What to Know About the New Birth-K Early Childhood Endorsement

Be a Better Leader by Becoming the Best YOU

Gina Garner, Michigan Department of Education

Get inspired! Become your best "YOU" by aligning your values and actions with your goals. This informative, motivational presentation engages you with "Power Challenges" - practical tools to empower yourself and become a more effective leader.

Recent changes in Michigan's teacher certification structure include extending lower elementary certification to preschool and expanding early childhood certification to cover birth-kindergarten. This session will review what this means to the field, look at a timeline of implementation, and provide an opportunity to ask state representatives questions about the certification changes.

Carla Rogg, ProSolutions Training

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Staffing Solutions: How to Partner With Your Local High School

Build Your Dream Team: How to Recruit, Train, and Retain Early Childhood Staff

Robin Zeiter, Candace Vinson, Lorraine Thoreson,

Dr. Thomasa Bond, Child Care Licensing

Michigan Department of Education Students in Career & Technical Education programs need center-based field placements to help them earn their early childhood or youth development credential. A partnership with your program could prove to be mutually beneficial.

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The best leaders are individuals that utilize their power with understanding. Building a dream team will happen when leaders and managers, communicate, respect and acknowledge their employees as team players. Participants will gain information needed to build their dream team by recruiting, hiring, training and retaining the right person for the position and the center.

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Trauma

COVID-19

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PS = Preschool

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD= Adult

Professional Balance: How to Manage It All from the Classroom to the Director's Office

Child Care Legal Issues in Trying Times

Dr. Tangella Colston, Colston’s Caring Hands

The last year has raised new legal issues for child care providers in Michigan. Additionally, these times have heightened sensitivity to employment and client legal issues that pre-existed COVID. This seminar will assist providers with take-aways on how to best protect themselves and their centers.

This session will focus on tools for owners, center directors, teachers or anyone with multiple responsibilities within a program. Gain tools, insight and professional strategies for multi-tasking Effectively AD

Michael Hale & Melissa Hirn, 360 Risk Management

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Boosting and Maintaining Enrollment in a New (or Reinvigorated) Child Care Center Kari Momcilovich, Loy Norrix Child Care Center This training will uncover different ways to market your child care program and boost your enrollment. We will also discuss how to manage your enrollment and your waitlist.

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The Importance of Early Childhood Oral Health

Ready or Not? Preparing for Critical Incidents and Active Violence.

Jessica Martin, McMillen Health

Jason Russell, Secure Education Consultants

Dental disease is the most common chronic childhood disease.

Yet dental care remains the most frequently cited unmet health need for children in the United States. Caries in young children can get worse quickly. It leads to pain; sepsis; and chronic ear, nose, and throat infections. Children with dental decay are more likely to miss and perform poorly in school. Caries in school-age children account for over 51 million hours of missed school each year. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted oral health around the globe, in addition to fueling unhealthy eating and drinking habits, the pandemic has also severely disrupted self-care routines, dentistry services, and access to care.

Learn the three main components of a comprehensive approach to preparation. This includes facility assessments, emergency planning, and critical incident training. This session will cover practical approaches to prepare for a variety of emergencies and critical incidents including active violence situations, all with application to childcare.

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Haddie's Story and the Importance of Supporting Infant Safe Sleep Colleen Nelson, MDHHS Sandy Bromley, Haddie’s Calling - Every Child Wakes Up Hear one family's story of loss due to unsafe sleep in a child care setting. Learn why supporting safe sleep is important and how to do it by implementing a safe sleep policy/protocol in your facility.

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IT = Infant/Toddler

PS = Preschool

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD= Adult

Cultivating Social Emotional Health with Farm to Early Care and Education

Are You In Compliance With State Licensing Rules In Your Toddler Room?

Dr. Meagan Shedd, Michigan State University Center for

Bagvati Yedur, Child Care Licensing

Regional Food Systems Farm to Early Care and Education can effectively support young children's learning and growth, but particularly social-emotional development. This training identifies how farm to ECE is part of existing practices with participants identifying strategies to incorporate farm to ECE in their settings that support social emotional development across their settings, thinking about how these strategies can also be consistent with recent CDC guidelines.

The session will highlight the various licensing rules in a classroom to support a safe, developmentally appropriate environment for toddlers. The participants will gain an understanding of the procedures, programming and postings in a toddler room.

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The Revised DEC Position Paper on MTSS in Early Childhood: The What, The Why, and the How

Examining Early Childhood Data in MI School Data Redesign

Elaine Meyer, Oakland Schools

Come on a guided tour of the new redesigned MI School Data portal, the home for Michigan's educational data. Explore the Early Childhood menus to access demographic and performance data. See how to search students by early childhood programs and explore their educational success.

Check out the new features now available to connect PK programs to third grade M-STEP with assessment and performance comparisons.

The draft version of the revised position paper on Multi-Tiered Structures of Support for Early Childhood will be reviewed.

This paper outlines recommended evidence-based practices for MTSS and the important nuances unique to young children and their families.

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Dr. Rhonda Provoast, Macomb ISD

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Engage in Formative Assessment as a Process Tara Becker-Utess & Jen Bricarell, Ingham ISD The Early Math Essentials single out Formative Assessment as a critical component of an elementary mathematics classroom.

This session will walk through the steps of ongoing and planned-for formative assessment that continuously assess children's mathematical thinking using observation and discussion.

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PS = Preschool

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

SA = School Age

All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD= Adult

Rascals, Rhythm, and Risk

Beginning Anti-Bias with Infants and Toddlers

Elizabeth Powers, University of Michigan Towsley

Olivia Wendorf, Michigan State University Child

Children’s House

Development Laboratory

Do you have challenging behaviors in your classroom? Join me for a journey about how to use risk taking activities, humor and a daily routine to adapt and redirect challenging behaviors.

We will also discuss what risk taking and routine look like during these challenging times!

Have you heard of anti-bias but not sure what it means?

Confused about where to start? In this session we will learn some of the basics and learn how to apply them in our infant and toddler classrooms.

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Working with Challenging Behaviors Kyle Curtis, Farmington Public Schools This session will review strategies and suggestions to assist with behaviors such as anxiety, aggression, non compliance and temper tantrums.

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Emotional Intelligence for Teachers & Leaders Michelle Burkhard, Grow By 1 This fast-paced session will help you understand emotions on a different level than ever before. Learn how your emotions affect the children and staff you serve and your quality assessment ratings. Participants will be challenged to use several different strategies to manage their own emotions in order to help children manage their emotions.

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Introduction to System Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Nicole Greiter & Megan Chumbley, Ingham ISD Whether your program has a PBIS system in place or is just considering it, this session is for you. Explore the relationship between children's social-emotional development and challenging behavior. What can we as adults do to set our children up for success?

Our Journey in Supporting Children and their Families Through a Trauma-Informed Lens Abigail Lopez & Madison Kowaleski, Saginaw Public Schools

Follow our journey as we continue to teach using a trauma-informed lens and empower our families as they become the face of continuing their child's education virtually throughout the pandemic. Learn what trauma can be, how it impacts a child's learning, and ways we've combatted trauma as students transition back to in-person learning.

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Trauma-Informed Preschool: Practical Tools & Strategies Sara Deyarmond & Catie Berg, Our Savior Lutheran School Children with trauma need high-quality Preschool experiences in order to be prepared for Kindergarten, but many are suspended or expelled from Early Childhood Programs due to challenging behaviors. Learn how to identify trauma in children, strategies for managing trauma behaviors, how to partner with families of children with trauma and tools for helping children self-regulate in the classroom.

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KP = Kindergarten & Primary

Sensory Safe Place Corah Watson, Morning Star Child Care Children learn in different ways and behavioral issues can arise from not understanding the needs of children in terms of sensory. This is a training that combines zones of regulation and brain works to help children and teachers identify issues and work through them.

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All = IT, PS, KP, SA

AD= Adult

Building Resilience Strategies: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Gloria Sherman, Parenting and Teaching with G.L.O., LLC COVID-19 drastically changed everyone's life. Learn strategies to provide emotional, social and cognitive support to promote resilience. Use the principles of connecting, aspiring, rewiring and empowering (C.A.R.E.).

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Trauma Informed Care for Little Humans Angela Bayer-Persico, World of Angela Trauma-informed care is a model for understanding and compassionately working with little ones have been affected by the consequences of toxic stress or trauma. Our lives have all been changed to a new normal. As adults we have felt the strain and pressures. Little humans have been subjected to an ACE that will be impacting them for many years. This workshop will teach strategies to help you work with the children in your care.

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Beyond Baby Shark: Embracing Diverse Family Structures

Fatherhood Begins at Conception

Lydia Bowers, Speaker & Author

A father's role is critical both during and after pregnancy, but do they know this? Are they getting the support they need? We will take a look at how to encourage fathers before the birth of their child, and what we can do to equip them for the journey ahead.

Not every family has Baby Shark, Mommy Shark, and Daddy Shark! In order to be welcoming and supportive of all children in our care, we need to evaluate how we are welcoming and supporting families. Practice ways to evaluate programs and classrooms, and gain resources for making your space safe for all families.

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Matt Haviland, Alpha Grand Rapids

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Culture and Diversity Marie Haywood, Unique Children’s Center, LLC The purpose of this training is to teach individuals how to welcome and embrace families from diverse cultures. This will be helpful for directors, teachers, staff, and anyone who interacts with diverse clientele.

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PS = Preschool

Leadership

Inclusive Practice

KP = Kindergarten & Primary

What Do/Did We Know About Effective Communication and Collaboration and How Has the Pandemic Changed Our Way of Building Family and School Relationships Bern Dempsey & Diane Kullis, Special Education Mediation Services Communication in special education has always played an important role in building collaborative relationships between families and schools. When we communicate with each other we build better teams which result in improved educational outcomes for students. Covid-19 has presented us with a unique opportunity to create and/or improve family-school partnerships. Now more than ever before we need to work together. This workshop will provide you with communication and collaboration strategies and help you learn how to build stronger, more effective family-school relationships.

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All = IT, PS, KP, SA

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Parental Choice & Perceived Benefits of Reggio Emilia-inspired Programs Heidi Harris, Spring Arbor University & University of Arizona Global

Suzanne Gabli, Building Blocks Preschool- An Early Childhood Learning Community Despite credible research to support a constructivist-based approach in early childhood programs, policymakers continued to push for a more academic-based philosophy in an effort to reach standardized testing goals. Reggio Emilia, a constructivist-based early childhood philosophy that originated in Northern Italy, has been shown to be an excellent model to facilitate optimum learning in young children. The purpose of this presentation is to share the results of a research study conducted that investigated parental experiences when choosing the constructivist-based early childhood program, Reggio Emilia, for their children and to explore parents' perceived benefits after their children attended.

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Engage Parents and Enrich Your Classroom with the Michigan Learning Channel

Parents: "School's Closed, Help Me Become a Teacher!"

Tara Hardy & Gillian Gainsley,

Tiffiny Smith, Monument Academy

Michigan Learning Channel The Michigan Learning Channel is a new statewide program from Michigan's PBS stations that offers high-quality distance learning resources to students, teachers, and families. This session will introduce the programs and content available on the platform, demonstrate how to access resources both on television and on the website, and share MLC's plans to engage students and families throughout the summer.

Presenters will also share a preview of how the Michigan Learning Channel is expected to grow over the next year and how educators and families can offer feedback and ideas to help shape the program.

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Learn how to educate parents on strategies to continue learning at home. These simple and inexpensive tips will help any parent know exactly what approach to take at home, and also what area will be targeted for development.

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Men at Work Kyle Lewandowski, Student, Delta College There is a need for more qualified men in the early childhood field. There are many barriers in preventing men to enter and stay in the field. For our classrooms to be inclusive and accepting we must understand that toys do not have gender identities. We also need to educate staff, families and communities on the importance of men in the field.

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