The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute will be at the New York Association for the Education of Young Children‘s annual conference April 2-4! Here’s how you can connect with us:

Exhibition hall

The Career Development Center, QUALITYstarsNY, and New York Works for Children and the Aspire Registry will all have booths in the exhibition hall.

Workshops

Institute staff members will be facilitating more than 20 professional development sessions during the conference. We hope to see you at one:

Workshop TitleInstitute PresentersDate and time
NYS Early Childhood Advisory Council Town Hall MeetingDona Anderson with Patty Persell, NYS Council on Children and FamiliesApril 3 at 10 a.m.
Certifications, Credentials, and Teacher Certification in New York StateChristine Duffy-Webb and Charla Smith, Career Development CenterApril 3 at 10 a.m.
Coaching with Powerful InteractionsKim LoDico and Kathleen Hodges, Leadership InitiativeApril 3 at 10 a.m.
Elements of a High-Quality ProgramKathy Moss and Jenna Pettinichi, QUALITYstarsNYApril 3 at 10 a.m.
Intentional Lesson Planning Made EasyKristin Olsen and Brigid Day Warner, QUALITYstarsNYApril 3 at 10 a.m.
Developing a Philosophy Statement that Supports Play-Based Programming (and Policies and Practices that Prove It!)Deb Higginson and Abby Jenney, QUALITYstarsNYApril 3 at 10 a.m.
Cool, Calm & Collected ContinuedRachel Zielinski and Shelley Benvenuti, QUALITYstarsNYApril 3 at 1:30 p.m.
Empowering Free Play: Strategies for Observing and Assessing During Child-Led ExplorationAmanda Gould and Meghan Pearce, QUALITYstarsNYApril 3 at 1:30 p.m.
The Aspire Registry for Professional Development ProvidersTinnycua Williams, New York Works for ChildrenApril 3 at 1:30 p.m.
Play and DiversityStefanie Straker and Sarah Houde, QUALITYstarsNYApril 3 at 3:30 p.m.
Promoting Social-Emotional Development: Experiences and ActivitiesEmily Torres Marrero and Lorena RamirezApril 3 at 3:30 p.m.
All You Wanted to Know About Obtaining Your T-TAPTinnycua Williams, New York Works for ChildrenApril 3 at 5:15 p.m.
The Aspire Registry: Tools and Resources for Family Child Care ProvidersAnuta Rathe and Cherisse Smith, New York Works for ChildrenApril 4 at 10 a.m.
Elements of a High-Quality ProgramKathy Moss and Amanda Gould, QUALITYstarsNYApril 4 at 10 a.m.
Playful Family EngagementRachel Zielinski, QUALITYstarsNYApril 4 at 10 a.m.
Three Strikes and You’re Not Out!: Prevention Strategies for Administrators to Decrease Suspension and ExpulsionSarah Houde and JoAnn Toth, QUALITYstarsNYApril 4 at 10 a.m.
Supporting Quality Across Systems in New YorkDona Anderson and Yessenia Rosario-AdonApril 4 at 10 a.m.
An Overview of the Business Administration ScaleKathy Moss, QUALITYstarsNYApril 4 at 1:30 p.m.
1, 2, 3, Come Play with Me!Amanda Gould and Rachel Zielinski, QUALITYstarsNYApril 4 at 1:30 p.m.
Mighty MoversRachel Zielinski, QUALITYstarsNYApril 4 at 3:30 p.m.
Thinking About Leading an Early Childhood Program? Pathways, Considerations, SupportsKim LoDico and Christine Duffy-Webb, Leadership InitiativeApril 4 at 3:30 p.m.

Sessions in Spanish / Sesiones en español

Session Title / Título de las sesionesPresenters / La presentadorasDate and time / Día y hora
Trayectorias profesionalesAlexandra Portillo, Career Development CenterApril 4 at 10 a.m.
Liderando con Interacciones PoderosasAlexandra Portillo, Career Development CenterApril 4 at 1:30 p.m.