2009 Infant-Toddler Institute

In addition to our six Pre-Institute sessions, the two-day Institute offers 40 unique training sessions, all tailored for a wide variety of interests and experience.

Note: Institute sessions, unlike the Pre-Institute, are "general admission" and seating is available on a first-come/first-served basis.

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Keynote Speaker:
Marilou Hyson, Ph.D.

Start Small, Finish Big: Why YOU Make a Difference for Children

As infant-toddler practitioners, you create nurturing, challenging environments for our youngest children--environments that benefit them today and in the years to come. Research shows that when young children's lives are enriched with quality early experiences, they do better in school and in later life. 

Dr. Hyson, a senior consultant for NAEYC and an affiliate faculty member at George Mason University, will discuss how you, as an early childhood practitioner, can use your expertise and the best available research to create high quality experiences for EVERY CHILD, every day, that will make a difference for them now and in the future. 

Partial List of Institute sessions:*

Tuesday, August 4*

• The Premature Infant
• Project CLICK Overview (Cradling Literacy In Children in Kentucky)
• Learn the Signs. Act Early:Promoting the Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Kentucky
• Supporting Families in Poverty
• HANDS Update
• Intervening Early and Effectively: Preventing and Addressing Young Children’s Challenging Behavior
• Assessment Made Easy(ier): Authentic Practices
• Regulated Child Care Provider Informational Forum
• Regulation and Engagement in Young Children
• Early Head Start Collaborative Partnerships, Updates, Regulations
• Administering the HELP: A Follow-Up Session
• Understanding Attachment and Bonding
• What's New with QEI (STARS for KIDS NOW Updates from the QEI Perspective)
• Practical Approaches for Conducting Ongoing Assessment and Progress Monitoring Monitoring
• Making the Team: Early Intervention Across the Disciplines
• Shaken Baby Syndrome

Wednesday, August 5*

• ECE-TRIS: A Tool for Tracking Your Success
• Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
• Infant/Toddler Lesson Planning
• Autism: What Providers Need to Know
• Baby Moves & the Brain Connects!
• Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS®) for Infants and Children
• Drug Related Violence: Hearing the Silence that Can Save Lives
• Home Visitation Safety - The 5 Critical Areas in Planning for Your Safety
• Behavior Problems in Early Childhood
• Feeding and Oral Motor Issues in Young Children
• Encouraging Father Involvement
• Designing a quality Infant/Toddler Environment
• Inclusive Child Care: The “Why” and “How” of Early Intervention in Child Care
• Implementing the Consultative Model of Service Delivery in First Steps
• Transition as a Partnership: Using practices and strategies to engage schools, interagency partners in communities, and families
• Community Early Childhood Councils: What's in it for me to become involved?
• Kentucky Early Childhood Standards: Revisions and Field Guide Updates
• Professional Development for Early Care and Education Professionals
• Little Ears in a Big World
• Assistive Technology (AT) for Infant & Toddlers: AT solutions and thinking outside the box
• Curriculum Planning for Infants and Toddlers
• Physical Activty and Young Children
• Assessment and Treatment of Speech/Language Development for Children Ages Birth to 3
• Carolina Curriculum -- Level 2
• First Steps Update

*Subject to change

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Institute Schedule:

August 4, 2009
Registration/Check-In Station: 7:30 a.m. -- 5 p.m. (Eastern)
Keynote: 1:30 p.m. -- 3 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions: 9 a.m. -- 5 p.m.

August 5, 2009
Registration/Check-In Station: 8:00 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Concurrent Sessions: 9 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.

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