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Early Childhood Winter Institute -18: Ready...Set...Teach!

9:00am CST

Everyday SEL in the ClassroomLIMITED S505aStephanie Piatkiewicz Keeping Kids Nice: Developing Empathy in ECEFILLING S501aEvelyn Contreras • Monica Ellerson • Jared Hennen Guided Reading in Grades K-2LIMITED S505bShamika Keepers • Quinlan O'Grady • Karon Purkett Stress Management Through MeditationFILLING S405aDennis Abreu AM LCSW Impact of Trauma on Young Students, School Staff, and Community (2-Part Session from 9:00-11:45)LIMITED S404bcColleen Cicchetti • Karen Gouze Balanced Biliteracy: Best Practices in Early Spanish Literacy Instruction (2-Part Session from 9:00-11:45)LIMITED S405bJessica Najar-Venegas • Amy Weiss

10:30am CST

21st Century Leadership: Making Informed Digital Decisions in Early Childhood ProgramsLIMITED S501bcTamara Kaldor • Erin Stanfill Strong & Supported Families = Strong & Supported Children: COFI’s Family Focused Organizing Model, a Curriculum for Parent Leadership, Engagement and SupportLIMITED S501aTalibah Moore • Janet Vargas Working with Immigrant Families: Updates on Immigration LegislationLIMITED S504bcLuis Narvaez Inspiring Young Learners Through CodingLIMITED S405aApple Once Upon A Stem Fairy TaleLIMITED S403aDianna Balcken Small Group Instruction Superstars: Successful Best Practices and Tips!FULL S505bRaven Patterson-Talley Safety Care: Incident Prevention and De-escalation TechniquesLIMITED S404aCindy Dombkowski

1:00pm CST

Seven Standards of Excellence for Engaging Parents and FamiliesLIMITED S501bcIllinois Action for Children • JillBradley Engaging Families Virtually and In PersonLIMITED S405aRachel Sweeney Family Engagement 101LIMITED S505bEdna Navarro-Vidaurre • Melissa Sanchez Shared Reading and Modeled Reading through the Gradual Release of ResponsibilityLIMITED S505aJoy Dobbs • Maureen Gallagher • Anthony Purkett • Nicole Quinn What is the Seal of Biliteracy and How Can I Get My Students Ready?LIMITED S504dDr. Julio Cruz Tinkering to Increase Math Confidence in Early Childhood EducatorsFILLING S501dAngela Cotromanes • Leslie Layman Promoting Student Discourse Cruizin' down the "Agency" Highway (2-Part Session 1:00-3:45)LIMITED S403bGavin Creaden • Preston Lewis

2:30pm CST

Assessment Driven Instruction in Preschool: Focus on Using TSG for InstructionLIMITED S505bCamille Clark Importance of Balanced LiteracyLIMITED S501dAbena Story OnDemand Content and LIVE Virtual Field Trips for Every ClassroomLIMITED S504bcFred Brown • Martin McGuire