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We often present at national conferences, business meetings, and other proceedings. Take a look at our upcoming and past presentations.
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Upcoming Presentations
Fran Simon
Office of Head Start Birth to Five Leadership Institute, April 30, 2013
Uses of Technology in Early Childhood Professional Development with Peter Pizzalongo and Anthony Durborow
National Head Start Association, May 2, 2013
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“Technology Planning and Support: Using Data Effectively to Plan for Implementation and Professional Development” Dale McManis, Fran Simon, Karen Nemeth
NAEYC Professional Development Institute, San Francisco, CA, June 9-12, 2013
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“Preparing Teachers to Use Technology DAP Style: What Teacher Educators and Professional Development Providers Need to Know” with Fran Simon, Chip Donohue, and Amanda Armstrong
Karen Nemeth
Delaware Valley AEYC, Philadelphia, PA April 13, 2013
“The Language of Joy: Making the Home Language Connection”
National Head Start Association, Washington, DC May 2, 2013
“Solving the Puzzle: Dual Language Learners with Challenging Behavior”
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“Technology Planning and Support: Using Data Effectively to Plan for Implementation and Professional Development” Dale McManis, Fran Simon, Karen Nemeth
NJTESOL/NJBE New Brunswick, NJ May 29, 2013
“Social Media as Professional Development for Teachers of ELLs” Judie Haynes and Karen Nemeth
NAEYC Professional Development Institute, San Francisco, CA, June 9-12, 2013
“LInks with Libraries: The Surprisingly Diverse Ways Libraries are Supporting DAP Early Learning in Partnerships with Schools ” with Cen Campbell and Lisa Guernsey
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“Meeting the Needs of Dual Language Learners” with Marlene Zepeda and Kyle Snow
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“Updating Professional Development Materials and Courses to Include Best Practices for Linguistic and Cultural Diversity”
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“Preparing Teachers to Use Technology DAP Style: What Teacher Educators and Professional Development Providers Need to Know” with Fran Simon, Chip Donohue, and Amanda Armstrong
Past Presentations
NAEYC Annual Conference 2012 – DAP in the 21st Century
“We’ve got technology in our program, but now what?” Making decisions about digital apps and software that support active learning
Presenters: Karen Nemeth & Fran Simon
Date & Time: November 8, 2012 – 8 am
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B211/B212
Wow, those sparkling new iPads are cool, but …
- What are you going to do with them?
- How will iPads, Smart Tables, Interactive Whiteboards, digital cameras, and other juicy tech tools fit into your interest centers, hands-on activities, and daily planning?
- How can you use them to help children progress?
- Will they distract the children and teachers, or enhance learning?
Join this session to learn more about how to make wise decisions about integrating technology into your program. Designed for early childhood administrators and lead teachers, this session will help participants learn to make decisions about how to select and use digital tools in developmentally appropriate classrooms using practical implications of the new NAEYC technology position statement.
Is your program webinar-ready? A guide to producing and presenting webinars for professional development, marketing, enrollment, family engagement, and advocacy
Presenter: Fran Simon
Date & Time: November 9, 2012, 8 AM
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B308
You probably know it’s easy to attend webinars, but have you considered using them to meet some of your most pressing management and program challenges? You can make meetings and pitches, accessible to busy parents, supporters, donors, policymakers, or potential members who might otherwise not be able to connect with you.
Whether you are a consultant, professional speaker, program administrator, or other professional development provider, this session will help you determine if webinars make sense for your organization, and if so, some of the skills you will need to be successful when you produce them. This session will provide an overview of the good, bad, and ugly sides of webinar hosting and production, and how to select a webinar provider. You will learn important skills, “insider” tips that will help you present engaging and successful webinars. Join a fellow early childhood educator and experienced webinar producer to learn how webinars and online meetings can help your program tackle some of its most daunting challenges.
What bilingual staff and volunteers need to know
Presenter: Karen Nemeth and Faith Polk
Date & Time: November -November 9, 2012 3:00 PM
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, B208
Many programs recruit bilingual staff and volunteers to meet different language needs.
- What should bilingual staff/volunteers do in early childhood classrooms?
- What orientation do they need?
- What professional development is available?
- How should they use their first/second languages with children?
We’ll help programs work together to learn about effective bilingual strategies and develop guides they can bring back. We’ll outline why bilingual staff and volunteers need support, preparation or guidance. We’ll present research and resources to back this up. Then we’ll present ideas for creating an orientation program to inform bilingual staff/volunteers about the basics of first/second language development and prepare them to work effectively in one or both of their languages according to the needs of each program. Strategies will be presented with large group discussion. A comprehensive list of resources will be provided so that bilingual staff/volunteers can find the support and ideas they need, and so that supervisors, directors, master teachers, and professional development providers can learn more about appropriate roles for bilingual staff and volunteers in early childhood programs.
Digital Decisions: Choosing and Using New Technologies in Early Education
Presenter: Karen Nemeth & Fran Simon
Date & Time: October 19, 2012; 3:30PM-5:00PM
Website: NJ Conference Brochure
Whether you use technology in your classroom or you want to give it a try, you need to know about the new Fred Rogers Center/NAEYC technology position statement. This presentation will share fun ideas for integrating different kinds of technology in a developmentally appropriate setting for young children.
Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children 2012 Conference
Teachers and Families Using Developmentally Appropriate Technology for Language Learning
Presenter: Karen Nemeth
Date & Time: May 12, 2012; 9:15-10:15am
Website: Conference Program
Learn about new apps and strategies for engaging teachers, children and families in developmentally-appropriate technology learning that supports home language and English development.
McCormick Leadership Connections 2012 Conference
Marketing and Social Media Intervention- Engagement Techniques to Connect (F7)
Presenters: Fran Simon and Kara Lehnhardt
Date & Time: May 18, 2012; 8:30 – 11:45 am
Website: http://cecl.nl.edu/training/lcsessions.htm
Technology Leadership in ECE – Is There an App for That? (F28)
Presenters: Fran Simon and Chip Donohue
Date: May 18, 2012; 1:45 – 5:15 pm
Website: http://cecl.nl.edu/training/lcsessions.htm
NAEYC Professional Development Institute 2012
Common Sense Choices: Technology Integration in DAP Early Childhood Programs (JW Grand Ballroom 10 (132))
Presenters: Fran Simon and Karen Nemeth
Date: June 11, 2012; 10:30am – 12:30pm
Website: Presentation Details: Common Sense Choices – Technology Integration DAP
The Leader’s Role in Solving the Puzzle: Strategies for Supporting Dual Language Learners with Challenging Behaviors
Presenters: Karen Nemeth and Pamela Brillante
Date: June 12, 2012; 2:00pm-4:00pm
Website: Presentation Details: The Leader’s Role in Solving the Puzzle
Improving Policy and Practice to Support Infants and Toddlers from Different Language and Cultural Backgrounds – Stories from the Field
Presenters: Karen Nemeth and Valeria Erdosi
Date: June 12, 2012; 4:30pm-5:30pm
Website: Presentation Details: Improving Policies and Practice
We’ve Got Technology in Our Program, Now What? Making Digital Decisions About Apps and Software That Support Active Learning
Presenters: Fran Simon and Karen Nemeth
Date: TBD
Website: http://www.naeyc.org/conference/
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies Conference
Discovering the “Marketer” You Never Knew You Could Be: Advocating For Child Care Using Modern Marketing Strategies
Presenter: Fran Simon
Date & Time: March 9, 2012; 3:15-5:00pm (Room: Regency D)
Website: Conference Program
Do you think marketing has nothing to do with your work? Do you find marketing unpleasant, but you know you need to do more to achieve your organizational goals? It’s time to reframe your thinking and discover your “inner marketer.” Many advocates are unaware that they are always marketing. In fact, many marketing techniques are similar to those used to advocate, raise money and inform policymakers! Join this session to meet up with your “inner marketer” and learn some techniques along the way.
Early Education and Technology for Children (EETC Conference)
Preschool Technology and Curriculum Crosswalk
Presented by Fran Simon and Karen Nemeth
Date & Time: March 14-16, 2012; 11:35-12:35pm
Website: http://www.eetcconference.org/agenda/
Evaluation of the Developmental Appropriateness of Ipad Apps Designed to support Dual Language Learning -
Presented by Fran Simon and Karen Nemeth
Date & Time: March 15, 2012; 9:15-10:15am
Website: http://www.eetcconference.org/agenda/