Download Conference Materials - Listed by Session and Workshop Title
(Materials will be posted on this page until July 1)
Friday Workshops
Session |
Title |
Presenter |
Handout |
| A-1/Plenary | You Don't Know Me Until You Know Me | Michael Fowlin |  |
| B-1 | Helping Children and Families Deal With Grief and Loss | Bob Brinker |  |
| B-2 | Successful Outdoor Classrooms in Both Urban & Rural Environments |
Kevin Carnes and Susie Wirth |
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| B-3 | All Means All: Evidence-based Practices for Supporting Each Young Learner | Camille Catlett | |
| B-4 | Authentic Assessment through Observation and Portfolios | Gaye Gronlund | |
| B-5 | Playing to Learn! | Sharron Krull | |
| B-6 | Learn Every Day: Creating Multi-Sensory Learning Environments |
Clarissa Willis |
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| B-7 | Sitting, Stacking, Walking, Talking: Red Flags for Developmental Delays | Britta Schasberger | |
| B-8 | Reflective Supervision in Infant and Toddler Programs | Kimrenee Coaxum and Izetta Montgomery | |
| B-9 | "I'm so mad!" Helping Children Master Angry Feelings | Jean Schreiber | |
| B-10 | Tools for Creating Cooperative Kids | Bill Corbett | |
| B-11 | 10 Ways to Use Music & Movement in the Classroom | Beth and Scott Bierko | |
| B-12 | What's The Big Idea? Teaching Kids in Grades 1-3 How to Identify the Main Idea! | Catherine McGeehan | |
| B-13 | Public Policy Seminar: Building a Powerful Movement for Public Investments in Early Childhood Education | Donna Cooper and Sharon Easterling | |
| C-1 | Impact of Incarceration on Children and Families | Bob Brinker | |
| C-2 | Full Participation: Strategies for Supporting Authentic Family Engagement | Camille Catlett | |
| C-3 | May I Have Your Attention Please? Complexities and Connections about Attention Giving or Withholding | Tamar Jacobson | |
| C-4 | The Circle of Life and Loss: Talking to Children about Death | Jean Schreiber | |
| C-5 | The Impact of Trauma on Children, Families and Schools | Diane Wagenhals and Pamela Nicolson | |
| C-6 | Taming Tantrums and Managing Meltdowns | Bill Corbett | |
| C-7 | Providing Responsive Personal Care Routine for Infants and Toddlers | Jennifer Bradshaw and Teresa Hayes | |
| C-8 | Best New Books for Preschool Children | Isabel Baker | |
| C-9 | The Circle of Life and Loss: Talking to Children about Death | Jean Schreiber | |
| C-10 | Planning for Play, Observation, and Learning: How on Earth Do You Do it All? |
Gaye Gronlund |
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| C-11 | Picasso Meets Einstein! Discovering Math & Science through Art | Sharron Krull | |
| C-12 | Songs and Stories Together With Classical Music | Sally Guerrero | |
| C-13 | Distributed Leadership: Building Leadership and Learning Capacity in Schools | John DeFlaminis | |
| D-1 | Power of Documentation: Beyond Panels and Posters | Jarrod Green | |
| D-2 | Food Allergies | Susan Gresko | |
| D-3 | Tying Literacy-Based Play Curricula to Learning Standards | Claudia Setubal and Jill Jacobs | |
| D-4 | Effective Communication through Engagement Using both Art and Music | Steve Pullara | |
| D-5 | ABC's of Safe Sleep Practices/Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome | Roxana Leon and Anastasia Nikolopoulos | |
| D-6 | Elwyn Parent Partnership Program: Successfully Engaging Preschool | Melissa Modesti, Cathy Roccia-Meier, Daphin Baker-Jackson, Rejean Wilson |
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| D-7 | Building a Caring Learning Community: Engaging Teachers, Children, and Parents | Laura Erhard Fiorenza and Sara Lamb Kistler | |
| D-8 | Risk Factors for Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties in Preschool Children | Eugenie Flaherty, Susan Chaplick and Cynthia Solot | |
| D-9 | Everything I Know I Learned in the Block Corner | Alexandra Patterson | |
| D-10 | "Oh WOW" Books: Latest and Best Nonfiction/Fiction 2012-13 | Barbara Gross | |
| D-11 | Using SharedSource PA to Navigate through Keystone STARS | Peg Szczurek and Tyrone Scott | |
| D-12 | PA Pre-Kindergarten Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Programs | Alia Burton and Bill Thomas | |
Saturday Workshops
Session |
Title |
Presenter |
Handout |
| E-1 | Engaging Fathers in Your Program |
Bob Brinker |
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| E-2 | Authentic Assessment through Observation and Portfolios | Gaye Gronlund | |
| E-3 | Bag of Tricks! | Sharron Krull | |
| E-4 | Including Infants/Toddlers with Disabilities in Learning Settings | Kimrenee Coaxum | |
| E-5 | Natural Joys of Singing, Moving & Reading with Kids | Peter Moses | |
| E-6 | Putting the Joy in Enjoyment: Using Informational Picture Books with Kids | Christine Caputo | |
| E-7 | Frameworks & Practices for Early Literacy Development | Nancy Levitt | |
| E-8 | From STEM to STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math - What We Can Learn from Fred Rogers' Approach | Hedda Sharapan | |
| E-9 | Passion through Playful Experiences across All Subjects | Lynn Hartle | |
| E-10 | Environments and Activities to Support Teachers in Working with Challenging Behaviors | Tamara Clark | |
| F-1 | Raising the Emotional Intelligence of the Child (While Also Raising Your Own) | Bill Corbett | |
| F-2 | No Child Left Inside! | Sharron Krull | |
| F-3 | Language of Joy: Making the Home Language Connection |
Karen Nemeth |
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| F-4 | Could Autism, OCD, Eating Disorders & Other Disorders Be Infection Triggered? | Trudy Posner | |
| F-5 | Communications Skills for Advocates |
Joanna LaCorte and C. Jackie Chaney
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| F-6 | The Little Engine that Could: Teaching Persistence to Infants and Toddlers | Britta Schasberger | |
| F-7 | Creating Inclusive Learning Centers in Preschool Settings | Kathy Trainor | |
| F-8 | Help Children Manage Their Own Behavior So You Don't Have To! | Mary Lynn White | |
| F-9 | Makin’ Music Presents Singin’ Safari |
Kim Fink and Sandi Eckberg |
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| F-10 | Moving Beyond Themes: Facilitating Studies in the Preschool Classroom | Donna Fowler | |
| F-11 | Connecting to Standards through Project Based Learning | Zachary Cohen | |
| F-12 | Creating Programs of Wonder and Awe Part 2 | Debra Green | |
| F-13 | Legal Perspective on Inclusive Early Childhood Learning | Jennifer Lowman and Dana Thompson | |
| G-1 | ACT: Raising Safe Kids | Bob Brinker | |
| G-2 | Building Your Bounce: Caregiver and Teacher Resilience | Karen Cairone | |
| G-3 | Impact of Trauma on Children, Families and Schools | Diane Wagenhals and Pamela Nicolson | |
| G-4 | What can Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) do for ECE? | Adriana González-López and Anna Russo | |
| G-5 | Teaching with Special Moments for Infants and Toddlers | Christine Haley-Brinen | |
| G-6 | Play Along, Sing Along! Energize with Fun Exercise and Music! | Yvonne Kusters and Lolly Hopwood | |
| G-7 | No I Won't and You Can't Make Me | Bill Corbett | |
| G-8 | Planning for Play, Observation, and Learning: How on Earth Do You Do it All? | Gaye Gronlund | |
| G-9 | Empowering Your Drama Kings and Queens: The Value of Dramatic Play | Sonna Sanderson | |
| G-10 | Dr. Water Destroys! Creating a Digital Storybook through Emergent Curriculum | Carl Wolf | |
| G-11 | Building Your Staff's Advocacy Skills | Pamela Haines | |
| H-1 | Updates in Early Childhood Health: A Pediatrician’s Potpourri | Naline Lai | |
| H-2 | The Dancing Year: Incorporating Movement throughout the Curriculum | Elizabeth Luff | |
| H-3 | Fun Musical Strategies for Transitions & Quiet Time | Peter Moses | |
| H-4 | Play with the Zoo: Save Animals while Learning Too! | Danielle Quaglia and Alicia Burks | |
| H-5 | Yoga For You and Your Students: Energize Body, Mind and Soul | Beth and Scott Bierko | |
| H-6 | Cooking is Cool! Hands on Cooking Using No Heat Recipes | Marianne Dambra | |