Workshops by Track, with Lead Presenter

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Early Care and Education (100's)
Early Childhood Development and Health (200's)
Early Childhood System Development (300's)
Leadership and Development (400's)
Public Engagement and Advocacy (500's)
Family Support and Leadership (600's)

Early Care and Education

100 - Go Outside for STEM!
Muntazar Monsur, Natural Learning Initiative (NLI)

101 - ACEs, Resiliency, and the ECE Program
Jenny Vial, Buncombe Partnership for Children

102 - Innovative Professional Development: Meeting the Needs of Early Childhood Educators
Jenna Barnes, NC State University

103 - aRPy Explains it All - Promoting Use of Evidence Based Practices
Carl Dunst, Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute

104 - Comparison between ECERS 3 and ECERS-R
Linda Hestenes, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

105 - Beyond the Workshop: Maximize staff professional development - Coach. Click. Connect.
Lyn Horning, Penn State Better Kid Care program

106 - Mission Critical: Filling the Gaps for Infant Toddler Educators
Sarah LeMoine, ZERO TO THREE

107 - Use of CLASS-Based Professional Development in NC: MMCI and MTP
Sedra Spano, Teachstone

108 - Implementing Early Learning and Development Standards: Strengthening Professional Development Exponentially
Teressa Sumrall, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

109 - Instructional Coaching: What's In Your Tool Belt?
Lisa Sutherland, First Things First

110 - Using Public/Private Partnerships to Increase TQRIS Participation
Jan Walker, Vermont Department of Children and Families, Child Development Division

111 - Assessment Sandwich: Strengthening Programs Before and After Program Assessment
Marcy White, Arkansas State University Childhood Services

Early Childhood Development and Health

200 - Child Care Health Consultants: Improving Outcomes and Strengthening Systems
Christina DiSalvo, The North Carolina Partnership for Children

201 - 100 Billion Neurons: Fostering Language Development in Young Children
Rebecca Akers, Brunswick County (Virginia) Public Schools

202 - Outdoor Learning Environment Best Practices in Action
Nilda Cosco, Natural Learning Initiative

203 - Supporting Developmental Screening and Referrals: Findings from the ABCD Project
Amy Germuth, EvalWorks, LLC

204 - Ready or Not! Community Strategies Supporting Developmental Screening and Intervention
Lesley Gudgel, Community Service Council

205 - Navigating Connections Between Regulatory and Voluntary Health Standards
Alyssa Hill, North Carolina Partnership for Children

206 - Yummy Healthy Habits Start Early
Emily Jackson, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

207 - Chronic Anxiety: Reducing the Impact of Childhood Emotional Neglect.
Mary Neal, Capella University

208 - Child Health & Early Learning: Exploring Shared Interests while Addressing Inequities
Sherri Killins Stewart

209 - Interactions and Relationships: Making Connections That Change Lives
Keith Pentz, Kaplan Early Learning Company

210 - Leveraging State Opportunities to Address Maternal Depression
Christina Walker, Center for Law and Social Policy

211 - A Medical Home Systems Building Project: Applicability to Other Settings
Leigh Poole Lodder, NC Pediatric Society

212 - Active Bodies, Active Minds, Active Lifestyles
Richard Rairigh, Be Active Kids

213 - Turning the page: the next chapter in early literacy interventions
Megan Carolan, Institute for Child Success

Early Childhood System Development

300 - Strategic Plan?! Effective System Change Requires a New Approach
Joan Blough, Early Childhood Investment Corporation

301 - Developing Systems Change Agents: Lessons Learned from Three States
Pennie Foster-Fishman, System Exchange Michigan State University

302 - Removing Higher Ed & Workplace Barriers to a Degreed Workforce
Sue Russell, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® National Center

303 - Implementing Powerful Early Childhood Literacy Strategies: What Does it Take?
Kathleen Gallagher, FPG Child Development Institute, UNC at Chapel Hill

304 - Infant Toddler Networks as Levers for Change
Laura Johns, State Capacity Building Center

305 - Pursuing Continuous Quality Improvement?Moving from Collaborative Structures to Collaboration Processes
Laura Johns, National Center on Child Care Quality Assurance

306 - Advancing Issues of Language and Culture in QRIS: Beyond Standards to Measurement and Professional Development
Miriam Calderon

307 - State Systems: The new State Capacity Building Center
Harriet Dichter, ICF International

308 - Grass Tops, Grass Roots: systems and what pulls us.
Julianne Doupe Nickerson, State of Vermont Promise Community

309 - NC Early Childhood Integrated System: A Foundation for System Development
Dale Epstein, Child Trends

310 - Building an Early Childhood Health and Education System through Collaboration
Rebekah Hudgins, Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Inc

311 - Online, All-the-Time! Tapping the national e-learning library for ECE professionals
Kara Lehnhardt, North Carolina Partnership for Children

312 - What are we Learning about System Building through QRIS Frameworks?
Debi Mathias, BUILD Initiative

313 - Lessons learned from developing an innovative, outcomes-based professional development system
Abby Thorman, University of Florida, Lastinger Center for Learning

314 - Systems Building in Vermont's Early Childhood Action Plan
Julie Cadwallader Staub, Vermont Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge Grant

315 - Shared Services:
Building Quality, Leadership and Management Capacity in ECE
Karen Murrell,

316 - System Building through Collaboration: NYC's CCR&R Consortium/Infant-Toddler Resource Center
Samuel Stephens, Center for Assessment & Policy Development

317 - Turning Challenges into Opportunities for Systems Integration and Alignment
Miriam Calderon

318 - Creating Your NextGen Professional Development System: Challenges & Solutions
Anna Carter, Child Care Services Association

Leadership and Development

400 - Succession Planning to Ensure Agency Sustainability
Chandra Storrusten, Visible Value

401 - Going Beyond SWOT: Strategic Planning Tools for Creating Change
Jeanne Allen, Jeanne Allen Consulting

402 - Understanding and Working with Different Ages and Generations
Emily Ballance, Emily Speaks

403 - Performance Culture - Driving Performance Throughout Your Organization Through Coaching
Sandie Bateman, The HR Group, Inc.

404 - How to Make Fundraising a Priority
Libby Currier, Smart Start of Mecklenburg County

405 - Defining Diversity: The Art of Practicing Cultural Competence
Devonya Govan-Hunt, Govan - Hunt Staff Development, LLC & Critical Curriculum Consulting

406 - Reflective Supervision: What Does That Mean?
Jan Williams, Center for Child & Family Health

408 - Leading for Equity - One Data Point at a Time!
Diane Umstead, NC Partnership for Children

409 - So You Want to Submit a Federal Grant....Oh, My...
Ted Whiteside, Durham's Partnership for Children

Public Engagement and Advocacy

500 - Your Voice Matters: Advocacy and Public Engagement for Early Childhood
MaryLou Beaver, Every Child Matters Education Fund

501 - "Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter... Oh My!"
Rebecca Beck, Partnership for Children of Cumberland County

502 - Ordinary Moms Driving Change: Early Learning and Food Justice Advocacy
Jessica Burroughs, North Carolina Partnership for Children

503 - Be a Better Spokesperson for Infants and Toddlers
Rebecca Cohen, Advocacy & Communication Solutions, LLC

504 - Legislative Cafes: Building bridges between parents and elected officials
Sarah Drumm, Kalamazoo Regional Educational Services Agency

505 - Unlocking Local Dollars for Early Childhood
Lisa Finaldi, NC Early Childhood Foundation

506 - Moving from Buy-In to Ownership: Systems Change Through Authentic Collaboration
Scarlett Bouder, Advocacy & Communication Solutions, LLC

507 - An Advocacy Approach That Generates Real Results
Bill Millett, Scope View Strategic Advantage

508 - " Moving Awareness to Action"
Rana Simms, First Things First

509 - Putting Early Learning on the Election Agenda
Tracy Zimmerman, North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation

510 - The right thing, the smart thing: Message, Brand, Engagement
Donna Lowry, Ready for School Holland/Zeeland/Hamilton

511 - Advancing Quality Early Education AND the Workforce Through Effective Advocacy
Michele Rivest, NC Child Care Coalition

Family Support and Leadership

600 - Incorporating Family Voice
Sherri Killins Stewart

601 - You're the Megaphone: Supporting Parent Voice and Leadership
Joan Blough, the System exChange

602 - Family Engagement: Evidence-Based Investments for Tangible, Long-Term Outcomes
Camille Catlett, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

603 - A Tale of Three Cities - Building Literacy in Diverse Communities
Rebecca Lewis, NC Literacy Resources, Inc.

604 - Father Engagement: What Works Based on Research & Reality
Ron Clark, Ron J. Clark Consultants

605 - Parent Engagement Through the Lens of Photo Voice!
MaryJo Deck, Buncombe Partnership for Children

606 - Clarkston Families Decide: Modeling an Early Learning Community Trust Process
Roberta Malavenda, CDF Action

607 - Iowa Family Support Credentialing; Guiding Practice and Ensuring Quality
Anne Plagge, Iowa Department of Public Health

608 - Naming The Invisible: Identifying, Serving, Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents
Melissa Radcliff, Our Children's Place

609 - TANF and the First Year: Opportunities at a Pivotal Moment
Stephanie Schmit, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

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