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KHSA 2021 Spring Virtual Conference

Welcome to the Kentucky Head Start Association’s Spring 2021 Live Virtual Event! We are so glad that you are able to join us for what we know will be a useful and timely online experience.

Please review the schedule below and choose those sessions that you are most interested in attending. While they are labeled by topic and type, you are free to attend any session(s) that you prefer. And don’t worry if you miss a session - they are all being recorded and will be made available at a later date.

MEETING REGISTRATION / ONLINE AUCTION

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10:00am EDT

Opening Session - "Creating a Culture of C.R.A.P." Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditJeff Kortes

12:00pm EDT

Science Inquiry in the Classroom Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditAmanda Wright • Holly Ackerman • Brittany Strube Supporting Fatherhood and Family Engagement Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditJerome Thompson

1:45pm EDT

Growing the Early Childhood Workforce: Youth ApprenticeshipsBrenda Hagan • Mary Taylor • Kayla Godbey • Lisa Slaven Head Start from A to Z: Foundations 1- Core Values, Regulations and Decision Making Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditJason Flowers • Etheria McFarland-Dalton • Carol Coffie • Tammy Miller • Maria Allaire

3:30pm EDT

Using Social Media to Promote Family EngagementNikki Apple • La Quinta Broyles • Clarissa Zimmerman • Alexis Tarbin Head Start from A to Z: Foundation 2- Leadership and Systems Thinking Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditJason Flowers • Etheria McFarland-Dalton • Carol Coffie • Tammy Miller • Maria Allaire

9:00am EDT

Full STEAM Ahead: How to Integrate STEAM into Your InstructionBrandie Long Supporting Fatherhood and Family Engagement Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditJerome Thompson

10:45am EDT

Parent Cafes Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditLa Donna Butler Using Visual Supports for Students with Autism Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditMichelle Antle

12:30pm EDT

Learning in the Home during COVID-19Sonja Cole • Ruth Hernandez • Andrea Cureton FirstDay Learning; Proactive and Reactive Solutions to Challenging Behavior Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditRebecca List Freedman

2:15pm EDT

Sesame Street in Communities Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditAmanda Wright • Holly Ackerman • Brittany Strube Hidden Messages in Good Intentions Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditLaManda Moore Rodriguez

4:00pm EDT

Finding Our Way Out of Chaos (Temporarily)Dr. Marilyn Hosea Improving the Quality of Teacher-Child Interactions (CLASS) and Child Outcomes Through Effective Teaching Practices Approved for ECE-TRIS CreditDenise Levine • Victoria Grimes