The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute will be at the New York Association for the Education of Young Children's annual conference in May!
The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute will be at the New York Association for the Education of Young Children’s annual conference in May!
Exhibition hall
Visit the Institute’s three booths, all located near each other!
- The Career Development Center will be at Booth 27
- QUALITYstarsNY will be at Booth 28
- New York Works for Children and the Aspire Registry will be at Booth 29
Workshops
| Title | Institute Presenters | Date and Time |
| NAEYC Boot Camp | Sarah Gould-Houde, QUALITYstarsNY | May 16 at 9 a.m. |
| Valuing Diversity: Cultural Competency in Practice | Rachel Zielinski and Simone Taylor, QUALITYstarsNY | May 16 at 1 p.m. |
| Elements of a High Quality Program | Kathy Moss and JoAnn Toth, QUALITYstarsNY | May 16 at 1 p.m. |
| Diversity and Play | Sarah Gould-Houde and Stefanie Straker, QUALITYstarsNY | May 16 at 3 p.m. |
| Cool, Calm & Collected: Using Data to Inform Instruction | Rachel Zielinski and Shelley Benvenuti, QUALITYstarsNY | May 17 at 10 a.m. |
| Elements of a High-Quality Program | Jenna Pettinicchi and Simone Taylor, QUALITYstarsNY | May 17 at 1:30 p.m. |
| Elevating Equity: Examining Dispositions and Practices Around Race and Language Identities | Desiree Toldo and Stefanie Horton, early childhood coaches | May 17 at 3:30 p.m. |
| Certifications, Credentials and Teacher Certification in New York State | Christine Duffy-Webb and Charla Smith, Career Development Center | May 17 at 3:30 p.m. |
| All You Want to Know About Obtaining Your T-TAP: An Expert Panel | Tinnycua Williams, New York Works for Children | May 17 at 3:30 p.m. |
| Attachment and Meaningful Transitions | Rachel Zielinski and Amanda Gould, QUALITYstarsNY | May 18 at 8 a.m. |
| A Climate of Equity: Exploring Dispositions and Practices Around Gender and Ability | Desiree Toldo and Stefanie Horton, early childhood coaches | May 18 at 8 a.m. |
| Leading with Powerful Interactions | Kimberly LoDico and Mallory Tompkins, Early Childhood Leadership Initiative | May 18 at 8 a.m. |
| Elements of a High-Quality Program | Kathy Moss and Stefanie Straker, QUALITYstarsNY | May 18 at 9:45 a.m. |
The Aspire Registry
Explore and navigate all the key features of New York’s integrated professional development platform in these sessions focused on the Aspire Registry:
| Session Title | Presenters | Date and Time |
| The Aspire Registry for Leaders: Tools and Resources for Professional Development Providers | Tinnycua Williams and Ko Fai Ng | May 16 at 1 p.m. |
| Aspire 101: Introduction to The Aspire Registry, Tools to Recognize and Support Professional Development and Career Growth | Cherisse Smith and Olivia Lasala | May 16 at 3 p.m. |
| Aspire 201: Tools and Resources for Directors | Olivia Lasala and Cherisse Smith | May 17 at 10 a.m. |
| Aspire 102: Exploring The Aspire Registry as an Aspire Member | Cherisse Smith | May 17 at 1:30 p.m. |
Sessions in Spanish / Sesiones en español
| Session Title / Título de las sesiones | Presenters / La presentadoras | Date and time / Día y hora |
| La observación y evaluación como herramienta principal para guiar la implementación del currículo y el aprendizaje individual: Observation and Assessment as the main tool to guide curriculum implementation and individual learning | Stella Lundie and Carmelita Bota, QUALITYstarsNY | May 16 at 1 p.m. |
| La Importancia del Centro de Desarrollo Profesional: The Importance of a Career Development Center | Alexandra Portillo, Career Development Center | May 16 at 3 p.m. |
| Observación y Evaluación con Propósito: Purposeful Observation and Assessment | Stella Lundie and Carmelita Bota, QUALITYstarsNY | May 17 at 10 a.m. |
| Practicas administrativas para programas de cuido infantil Diurno: Administrative Practices for Family Child Care Programs | Joselly Santos and Leslie Lozano, QUALITYstarsNY | May 17 at 1:30 p.m. |
| Promoción de la Participación Familiar: Promoting Family Engagement | Emily Torres and Lorena Ramirez, QUALITYstarsNY | May 17 at 3:30 p.m. |
| Organizacion del entorno de Aprendizaje para programas de cuido infantil familiar: Setting Up a Learning Environment for Family Child Care Providers | Joselly Santos, QUALITYstarsNY | May 18 at 9:45 a.m. |
QUALITYstarsNY information sessions
QUALITYstarsNY, New York’s Quality Rating and Improvement System for early childhood programs, will be hosting four information sessions. Come learn about how QUALITYstarsNY can support your early childhood program!
- May 16 at 1 p.m.
- May 17 at 10 a.m.
- May 17 at 3:30 p.m. (for family child care providers)
- May 18 at 8 a.m.
