PITC Graduate Conference 2011

October 19-21, 2011
Berkeley, CA

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It All Starts Early
Conference Schedule At-A-Glance
Times and sessions are subject to change
Wednesday, October 19th

10:30am – 12:00pm

Conference Registration

12:00pm – 1:00pm

LUNCH

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Welcome to the Graduate Conference
Ron Lally, Co-Director, Center for Child & Family Studies, WestEd, Glen Harvey, CEO, WestEd, Lisa Duerr, Child Development Consultant, California Department of Education, Child Development Division, Alicia Tuesta, Director of Training, Center for Child & Family Studies, WestEd

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Key Note: Culture and Learning Can Never Be Separated
Barbara Rogoff, UC Santa Cruz Foundation Distinguished Professor

3:30pm – 3:45pm

Break

3:45pm – 4:30pm

Reflections on Culture and Learning Can Never Be Separated
Facilitators: Ron Lally and Peter Mangione

4:30pm – 5:30pm

ECE Competencies
Peter Mangione, Co-Director, Center for Child & Family Studies, WestEd

5:30pm – 6:00pm

Hotel Check-in. Bookstore Open

6:00pm – 7:00pm

DINNER

7:00pm – 8:00pm

Graduate Networks of Support / Bookstore Open
Dessert and Coffee will be served!

Thursday, October 20th

6:30am – 8:45am

Breakfast

8:45am – 10:15am

PITC Home Visiting Panel - The Essence of Home Visiting

10:15am – 10:30am

Break / Bookstore Open

10:30am – 12:00pm

Featured Presentations on Reflective Practice from PITC Graduates

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Lunch

12:30pm – 1:15pm

Bookstore Open

1:30pm – 3:00pm

Featured Presentations from PITC Graduates - REPEATED

3:00pm – 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Set-up for Poster Sessions

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Poster Sessions, Bookstore and Website Station

  • Graduate Poster Sessions: Documenting Learning and Development for Infants and Toddlers for Reflective Practice
    To participate, please contact Alicia Tuesta at atuesta@wested.org
  • PITC Website Station: Update your bio. Make your expertise known to the world!
    • Facilitator: Alejandro Castillon
  • Bookstore Open

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Dinner

7:00pm – 9:30pm

25th Year Anniversary Cellebration!

Friday, October 21st

6:30am – 8:45am

Breakfast

ROOM CHECK-OUT/RETURN KEY BEFORE 9:00AM OR PROMPTLY AT 10:00 AM BREAK

8:45am – 10:00am

Key Note: Understanding the Role of the Infant Care Teacher in a Child's Development of Executive Function
Deborah Leong, Senior Research Fellow, NIEER, Metropolitan State College at Denver, Department of Psychology

10:00am – 10:15am

Break

10:15am – 11:00am

PITC Updates: State of California Climate
Cecelia Fisher-Dahms, Education Administrator, Quality Improvement Office, Child Development Division, California Department of Education, Peter Mangione, Co-Director, Center for Child & Family Studies, WestEd

11:00am – 12:00pm

4 our Babies: WestEd's New Effort to Improve Conditions for Babies
Ron Lally

12:00pm – 12:15pm

Closing Remarks
Peter Mangione

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