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The Opening Minds Early Education Conference is the only event in the nation where people of all professions educating or caring for young children gather to learn, side-by-side, together. Meet the top people in the field of early education from all industries: education, administration, health & wellness, medicine, nursing, justice, social service, policy, government, parks & recreation, tech, business, library science, and more.
The following sessions ONLY have been approved for IL EI credits:
Wednesday
*9-12PM- CT05IT- Establish the framework for practical implementation of relationship-based care practices: Responsive Caregiving: Setting a Framework for Infant and Toddler Relationship-based Care-Toddlers-1.5 INT, 1.5 WWF
*1-2:30PM- CT06IT- Let’s TALK Real:What the Infant and Toddler Framework Looks Like in Practice-Toddlers-0.75 INT, 0.75 WWF
*11-12:30PM-FCR06-COLLECTIVE IMPACT:Embracing Diversity & Building Resiliency in the Workplace-1.5 WWF
*1-2:30pm-SE01-"How should I say this?" Tips for holding difficult conversations-1.5 WWF
*9-12PM- SE04-Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery including Psychological First Aid-3 INT
Thursday
*11-12:30pm- ADMIN08- Trends in Home Visiting: Improvements in Quality Programming and Service Delivery for Families with Young Children-1.5 INT
*9-10:30AM- CT01- Using Mindful Communication to Deepen Understanding, Strengthen Relationships, and Support Development-1.5 WWF
*9-10:30AM- CT08IT- Social and emotional skill building within relationship-based care. Engaging in Trauma-informed and Healing Centered Responsive Caregiving-0.75 INT, 0.75 WWF
*11-12:30AM-CT09IT-Connecting to Community Resources to Build Resiliency-1.5 WWF
*1-2:30PM- CT10IT- Who are you? Helping Infants and Toddlers with Establishing a Sense of Self and Self-Regulation-1.5 TYP
*9-12PM- CT18- Problem Solving Like the Experts: Go Deep with Disciplinary Literacy-3 INT
*11-12:30pm-CT19LIT- The Literacy Continuum: Language, Reading AND Writing Birth-Age 8-1.5 INT
*9-12PM-FCR03- TRAUMA AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: the Partnership for Resilient Families: A Community Collaboration-3 WWF
*1 -2:30PM-FCR05- Re-imagining Systems & Policy Change: The Importance of Collaboration and Diverse Settings in Family Engagement Efforts-1.5 WWF
*11-12:30pm- Health05-The Power of Play1.5 INT
*1-2:30PM-SE07-PAWsitive Social-Emotional Messages:Using Animal Assistive Intervention to Teach Social Communication-1.5 WWF
*1-2:30PM-Special03-Using case method of instruction for teaching DECs Recommended Practices-1.5 WWF
*9-10:30AM-SE02-Inside the mind of a teen parent-1.5 WWF
Friday
*9-12PM-SE12-The Language of Mindfulness for Young Children, 18 months-6 years-1.5 WWF, 1.5 INT
*9-10:30AM-Health02-Nutrition and how it supports early brain development-1.5 TYP
*1-2:30PM-Health01-Marijuana & Substance Misuse During Pregnancy: What to Know and How to Help.-1.5 WWF
*9-12PM- SE08- Through the Eyes of the Child-1 TYP, 1 ATY, 1 INT
*1-2:30PM-Health03-Allergies and how to develop food allergy plans based on case scenarios-1.5 WWF
*9-10:30am-CT34IT-How do we explain, scaffold and make the most of what comes naturally in infant and toddler development?-1.5 TYP
*1-2:30PM-CT14IT-Building Relationships with Families for the Easy and the Hard Conversations-1.5 WWF
*11-12:30PM-CT13IT-Responsive Caregiving Environments-1.5 WWF
*9-10:30AM-CT12IT-Let’s go deeper with families and environments. Supporting Families of Infants and Toddlers Impacted by Substance Misuse-1.5 WWF
*1-3PM-CT02-From Mission to Screens: The PBS KIDS Approach to Content-2 WWF
Saturday
*9-10:30am-CT16IT-Professionalism: Taking Care of the Caregiver, "Exhaustion is not a status symbol"-1.5 WWF
*11-12:30PM-CT17IT-Looking in the Mirror: Reflective Practice-1.5 WWF
*9-12PM-CT22LIT-Opening Doors to Early Literacy-3 INT
*9-12PM-SE05-Trauma and Art Therapy-1.5 INT, 1.5 WWF
*9-10:30AM-SE09-Trauma and Attachment-1.5 ATY
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