February 2006 Supporting Children and Families Conference presentations by EDC staff EDC staff members will make presentations at the following conferences:
To learn more about any of these presentations, contact the staff members taking part or visit the Web site of the conference. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * National Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) SymposiumNACCRRA’s Symposium features more than 70 sessions on the latest policy, research, and practice developments in child care and child care resource and referral centers. The NACCRRA Symposium is being held in Washington, DC from February 21–25, 2006. Learn more about the NACCRRA Symposium Diane Schilder and Sheila Skiffington, Center for Children & Families Partnerships between child care and Head Start are on the rise. Partnerships have the promise of offering child care providers more professional development opportunities, supports, and funding. What can we learn about these partnerships? Through a lively and interactive discussion, the session will provide practical and research-based strategies for designing partnerships that result in higher quality. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Core Knowledge National ConferenceThe 15th Core Knowledge National Conference is a chance for teachers from schools who use the Core Knowledge Sequence and Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence curriculum, as well as others interested in learning more about the curriculum, to meet, network, share knowledge, and expand their own education horizons. The conference is held in San Antonio, Texas from February 23–25, 2006. Learn more about the Core Knowledge National Conference Joanne Brady and Nancy Clark-Chiarelli, Center for Children & Families In this session, presenters will share research-based strategies that use book reading to enhance learning. Specifically the session will cover strategies for selecting texts, identifying vocabulary and concepts, the READ process, and rereading. We will pay particular attention to effective strategies for working with children who are at risk. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * National Head Start Hispanic InstituteThe 2nd National Head Start Hispanic Institute is sponsored by the Head Start Bureau and seeks to raise awareness within the Head Start community, intensify outreach, and enhance services to Hispanic/Latino children and their families throughout the country. The institute will be held in Denver, Colorado from February 27–March 3, 2006. Learn more about the National Head Start Hispanic Institute Sheila Skiffington and Patricia Fahey, Center for Children & Families These sessions will provide directors and mangers in Head Start programs with knowledge and skills that they need to launch successful partnerships with child care centers, family child care homes, or pre-K programs in their communities. The session will focus on the needs of Hispanic children and their families, the partnership research, and the steps programs can take to reach and improve services to Hispanic families. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) SummitDIBELS are a set of standardized, individually administered measures of early literacy development. They are designed to be short fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of pre-reading and early reading skills. Naomi Hupert and Cricket Heinze, Center For Children and Technology This session presents findings from the evaluation of New Mexico's Reading First program where those making the greatest gains on DIBELS assessments are Native American students. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Annual ConferenceASCD is a community of educators advocating sound policies and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner. Their annual conference is being held in Chicago from April 1–3, 2006 and has the theme: "Constructing the Future, Challenging the Past: Excellence in Learning Teaching and Leadership." Learn more about the ASCD Annual Conference Amy Aparicio Clark and Amanda Dickerson, Center for Family, School, and Community In this session, discover proven strategies that community- and university-based outreach programs use to make Latino parents true partners in making postsecondary education a reality for their children. The PALMS project (Postsecondary Access for Latino Middle-Grades Students) has developed profiles of these programs and summarized their lessons for school and community leaders. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * National Head Start Association (NHSA)NHSA’s Annual Conference offers sessions for every level of local, state, and federal Head Start staff as well as other early care and education practitioners. The Conference is being held from May 10–13, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan and highlights include keynote speakers, legislative updates, program tours, receptions, and special tracks and events. Learn more about the NHSA Annual Conference Sheila Skiffington and Patricia Fahey, Center for Children & Families In these sessions, Head Start program directors will learn how to assess staff performance and professional development needs and to target their resources to help their program reach its highest potential through effective planning. Louisa Anastasopoulos and Susan Washburn, Center for Children & Families In this one-day seminar, education managers, mentor coaches, and supervisors will learn the essentials of using the research-based Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO) Toolkit appropriately and reliably in the preschool classroom.
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