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PBS NC Impact Early Childhood Education Summit

Welcome to PBS NC’s Inaugural Impact Early Childhood Education Summit!

8:00am EDT

Check-In Popp Martin Student Union

9:00am EDT

Morning Session Popp Martin Student Union, General Assembly Hall, Room 340

10:00am EDT

Keynote by Kelly Starling Lyons Popp Martin Student Union, General Assembly Hall, Room 340Kelly Lyons

10:45am EDT

Partner Playground Break Popp Martin Student Union

11:00am EDT

Fred Rogers Production Panel Popp Martin Student Union, General Assembly Hall, Room 340Roberta L. Schomburg Ph.D • Kristin DiQuollo • Chris Loggins • Olubunmi Mia Olufemi

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Popp Martin Student Union

1:00pm EDT

Ditch the Textbook & Embrace the Tech COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 102Lauren Boucher Computational Thinking for All Children: Embedding Foundational Concepts to Empower Future Coders COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 281Jessica Amsbary • Christine Harradine • Megan Vinh, PhD Serve and Return: You Make a Difference COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 290Natasha Brown Imagining Equity: Starting with Our Youngest COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 147La'Gentry Ross • Dr. Gail Summer Mind Full or Mindful? COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 124Meagan Hopes Meet the Bee-Bots COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 165Monica Davis • Denise Owens • Alicia Vosburgh Beginning Readers & Decodable Text: What, Why & How COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 103Mary Derfel • Angela Preston Deep Dive into Data Literacy COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 133Tanya Morgan, PhD Science of Reading Implementation Isn't An Event, It's a Process COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 155Donna Albaugh • Kelley Bendheim • Kathy Oliver Meeting Families Where They Are COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 145Mary Jo Grieve • Martha Razor Parents & Early Childhood Professionals Come Together to Support Families Experiencing Homelessness COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 168Mary Haskett • Alex Buccelli • Heather Finster Transition to Kindergarten: Sharing Student Information Between Pre-K & Kindergarten COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 294Dr. Kristi L. Snuggs • Leslie Simmons • Dan Tetreault A Playful Pedagogy: Including All Children in Outdoor Play & Learning COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 159Linda Kinney • Kathy Osborne An Educator's Influence on Preschool Hygiene: Where Do We Go from Here? COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 169Jolandra Houston I Am Molly! Molly Is Me! Using Informational Text with PBS KIDS to Teach Values in This Ever-Changing World COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 109Stephanie McFadden How Are We Feeling? Using Children's Books to Enhance Social-Emotional Literacy COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 166Stephanie Dreyer • Jessica McQuillen STEMulate Learning: Making the Case for STEM in Early Childhood Education COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 161Toye Watson, M.Ed.

1:55pm EDT

Outdoor Partner Playground Courtyard

2:30pm EDT

Using Data to Build Capacity: Landscape Study of Prenatal-Age 3 Services & Supports in Meckenburg County COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 147Jennifer Stamp, MSW • Laura Marie Armstrong, PhD • Ariana Shahinfar, PhD Making Connections: Using Children's Books to Support Identity, Equity & Inclusion COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 161Camille Catlett • Jessica Amsbary • Tracey West, PhD Go NAPSACC: Building a Foundation of Health Equity COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 166Emily Clarke, RD LDN Creating with Littles COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 103Debbie Tannenbaum Three Early Reading Strategies You Need to Know COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 281Teresa Taylor, MEd • Heather Aiken, PhD The Case for Collaboration COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 109Lisa Cloninger • Elizabeth Kabalka Families as Partners: Using Everyday Tools to Increase Learning Outcomes in Children COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 294Kayla Stewart • Alexandra Morris, MSW Family Connections: Integrating Age-Appropriate Literacy Activities in the Home Environment COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 102Justina Vaughan, MAT • Dr. Valerie Jarvis McMillan Sparking Children's Interests: The Key to Engaged Learning COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 168Melissa Ledbetter • Brooke Hough, MAT Amplify Your Read Aloud with Active Reading COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 165Elyse Berrier, M. Ed. • Jesse Isley • Barbara Cantisano Honoring Culture in the Classroom with PBS KIDS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 169Mouna Algahaithi PBS LearningMedia 101 COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 132Celia Santos The Sounds of Reading: Phonological Awareness in Today's Classroom COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 155Kelley Bendheim • Jessica Fitzgerald • Sarah Morrison Using Data to Improve Reading Instruction in K-3 classrooms COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 290Carrie Bruns • Thomas Merritt • Kelly Pratt Using ProwerPoint and Screencast-O-Matic to Create Learning Activities for Early Learners COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 124Bre Wilson Painting with a Twist of Literacy: Connecting Books with Painting COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 145Holly Wells, M. Ed. • Kenya Morris The Lit Fuse COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 159Jennelle Lewis

3:30pm EDT

Supporting Social Emotional Learning through Classroom & Family Partnerships COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 133Teresa Boykin • Asata Virgo Building on an Equitable Foundation: Mirrors, Windows & Sliding Glass Doors COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 124Dr. Brenda K. Williamson • Margo Ford Crosby, M.Ed • Joanna Aguilar, M.Ed • Tammy Sneed Playful, Inclusive & All Day Long: STEM for Each and Every Child COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 281Jessica Amsbary • Christine Harradine • Megan Vinh, PhD The Coalescence of STEM & Early Childhood Education: Opting to Engage COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 166Dr. Sandra I. Plata-Potter • Dr. Joshua Byrd • Nadia Lowe Gray or White Matter? Both Matter for Literacy COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 290Dr. Kristi L. Snuggs Behavior as Communication: Guiding Children’s Positive Social-Emotional Development COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 294Shawna A. Daniels, M.Ed Supporting Children's Emotional & Social Development COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 165Barbara Cantisano • Jesse Isley • Elyse Berrier, M. Ed. Tech Up the Math COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 103Debbie Tannenbaum A Great Place to Work: Creating a Healthy Organizational Climate COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 169Julie Clinkscale • Priscilla Hayes Career Navigation & Recruitment of Bilingual Early Childhood Educators COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 147Susana Jerez • Jennifer Stamp, MSW • Ana Milena Rodriguez It Takes TWO to Make a Thing Go Right COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 161Dr. Kimberly Mobley In Whose Universe? Struggles in Shaping the Vision for Equitable Universal Pre-K COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 109Dr. Mary-Margaret Kantor Professional Learning Community: Equity in the Field of Early Childhood Education COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 168Stephanie Bridges • Lindsay Schrenkel • Crystal Thomas Can We Read It Again? Engaging Children with Picture Books & Early Mathematics COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ROOM 102Dr. Jill Grifenhagen • Frédérique Yova, PhD PBS KIDS Self-Paced Learning COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 145Angela Wilson • Jennifer Sarmento Multi-Sensory Literacy with PBS KIDS COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 132Khalilah Gilmore • LaToya McCrimmon Science of Reading Resources for Little Learners COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 155Cameron Ammann • Jessica Fitzgerald • Jenni Wilkinson What Does Equity & Justice Look Like in Early Childhood? COLLEGE OF HEALTH, ROOM 159Dr. Jen Neitzel

4:20pm EDT

Block Party Courtyard