Rural Early Childhood Presentations
 

November 9, 2007
Leaders in Literacy, An Eclectic Approach to Early Literacy
     National Association for Education of Young Children
     Chicago, Illinois
JoAnn Kelly, Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute

August 29, 2007
Understanding and Implementing Growing and Learning with Young Native Children (The Curriculum Toolkit)
     National Indian Child Care Association Conference
     Uncasville, Connecticut.
Nicole L. Thompson, Ph.D., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute

May 24, 2007
Growing and Learning with Native Young Children; Leadership for Native Language Learning and Using Native Languages and Traditions in Everyday Activities
     National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
     Professional Development Institute
     Las Vegas, NV
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute, and Nicole L. Thompson, Ph.D., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute

Dec. 2, 2006
UAMS Kids First, An Outgrowth of the Infant Health and Development Program
     Zero to Three National Training Institute
     Albuquerque, New Mexico
Carolyn Marsh, M.S., UAMS Kids First; Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., and Cathy Grace, Ed.D., Rural Early Childhood

Dec. 1, 2006
Early Childhood Native American Curriculum Toolkit
     Zero to Three National Training Institute
     Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nicole Thompson, Ph.D., Cathy Grace, Ed.D., and Tracie Sempier, M.S., Rural Early Childhood

July 18, 2006
Numbers, Numbers, and More Numbers: Using Registry Data to Enhance Research and Influence Policy
     The National Registry Alliance
     Portland, ME
Kathy Thornburg, Ph.D., and Wayne Mayfield, Ph.D., Center for Family Policy and Research, University of Missouri

July 18, 2006
Sharing Data in the Early Childhood Atlas: How Registries Can Support Emergency Preparedness
     The National Registry Alliance
     Portland, ME
Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., Rural Early Childhood

July 2006
Cultural Competence: What is it? How do we get it?
      Region IV State and Tribal Administrators Meeting
      Child Care Bureau
      Atlanta, Georgia
Nicole Thompson, Ph.D., Rural Early Childhood; Grace Hardy, Tribal Child Care Training and Technical Assistance Center

June 2006
Weaving External Funds into Head Start Programs
      National Indian Head Start Directors Association
      Washington, DC
Nicole Thompson, Ph.D., Dwight Hare, Ph.D., Rural Early Childhood

April 2006
Native Language Leadership Forum
      Child Care Bureau
      Honolulu, Hawaii
Nicole Thompson, Ph.D., Rural Early Childhood

April 7-11, 2006
Undergraduate Field Experiences: Issues, Expectations, and Interactions
      American Educational Research Conference 2006
      San Francisco, CA
Jenifer Moore, Ph.D., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, Linda Walker, Ph.D., Mississippi State University (Meridian), Dana Harwell, Ed.S., Mississippi State University (Meridian).

March 15, 2006
The Early Childhood Atlas: Using Maps for Policy Analysis and Advocacy
    National Association for the Education of Young Children Public Policy Forum
    Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., and Cathy Grace, Ed.D., Rural Early Childhood, and Christopher Fulcher, Ph.D., Community Information Resource Center, Rural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri

Feb. 3, 2006
Improving Quality in Rural Early Care and Education: New and Improved Tools for Policymakers and Advocates
     Southern Early Childhood Association
     Nashville, Tenn.
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., and Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., Rural Early Childhood; Denise Mauzy, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Program Director, OPEN Initiative, University of Missouri; Jere L. Wallden, Executive Director, Wisconsin Registry System for the Early Care and Education Professional

January 6-9, 2006
Mississippi Child Care Centers: Feeling the Impact of CCDF Requirements for Child Care
      Hawaii International Conference on Education
      Honolulu, HI
Jenifer Moore, Ph.D., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, Jeanne Holland, Ph.D., Mississippi University for Women

January 6-9, 2006
The Effects of Gender on Literacy Skills: Two Case Studies of Preschool Caregivers
      Hawaii International Conference on Education
      Honolulu, HI
Jenifer Moore, Ph.D., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, Lishu Yin, M.Ed., Mississippi State University.

Dec. 8, 2005
New Initiatives for Early Childhood Professional Development in Rural America
     National Association for the Education of Young Children
     Washington, D.C.
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., and Nicole L. Thompson, Ph.D., Rural Early Childhood; Laurie Todd, M.Ed., Early Childhood Institute, Mississippi State University; and Kathy Thornburg, Ph.D., Center for Family Policy and Research, University of Missouri

Dec. 7-10, 2005
Leaders in Literacy: Results of the First Two Years in Greenville, Mississippi
    National Association for the Education of Young Children
    Washington, D.C.
Sharon Landesman Ramey, Ph.D., and Craig Thomas Ramey, Ph.D., Directors, Georgetown University Center on Health and Education; Kimberly Triplett, Early Childhood Institute, Mississippi State University

Dec. 4-6, 2005
The Relationship between Child Care Subsidies, Cost, and Quality in Rural and Non-Rural Areas
    International Conference of Social Science Research
    Orlando, Fla.
Erin J. Maher, Ph.D., Human Services Policy Center, University of Washington

Nov. 4, 2005
Rural Gaps in Early Care and Education
     Zero to Three National Training Institute
     Washington, D.C.
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., and Nicole Thompson, Ph.D.,
Rural Early Childhood

October, 2005
Prekindergarten-Twelfth Grade American Indian and Alaska Native Issue Across Multiple Contexts 
      National Indian Education Association Annual Conference
      Denver, Colorado
Nicole Thompson, Ph.D., Rural Early Childhood; Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, Ph.D., Indiana University; Susan Faircloth, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; SusanRae Banks-Joseph, Ph.D., Washington State University; Nicole Bowman, Bowman Performance Consulting; Pigeon Big Crow, Director of Child Care and Development Program, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation; and Cheryl Wilson, Head Start Program Director, Indian Health Service

July 2005
Social Interaction and Games with Infants and Toddlers
      Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ Division of Early Childhood Professional
      Development Conference
      Choctaw, Mississippi
Nicole Thompson, Ph.D., Jeanne Holland, M.S., Rural Early Childhood

July 19, 2005
Using Data to Drive Policy: New Tools You Can Use
    The National Registry Alliance
    Kansas City, Missouri
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., and Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., Rural Early Childhood;
Ann K. Peton, Rural Policy Research Institute

June 5-8, 2005
America's Rural Young Children: Research Opportunities for Directors,
Administrators, and Policymakers
     NAEYC Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
     National Association for the Education of Young Children
     Miami, Florida
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., Rural Early Childhood, Kathy Thornburg, Ph.D., Center
for Family Policy and Research, University of Missouri, and Ann Peton, Rural
Policy Research Institute

May 25-27, 2005
Threats to Early Childhood Health and Development In Rural America
      Society for Prevention Research
      Washington, D.C.
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., and Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., Rural Early Childhood, and Martha Zaslow, Ph.D., Child Trends

May 2, 2005
Rural Early Childhood: A New Policy Focus for Child Advocates
      NAEYC Public Policy Forum
      National Association for the Education of Young Children
Washington, D.C.
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., and Elizabeth F. Shores, M.A.P.H., Rural Early Childhood, and Kathy Thornburg, Ph.D., Center for Family Policy and Research, University of Missouri

April 2005
Ages and Stages of Child Development.
      National American Indian and Alaska Native Child Care Conference
      Salt Lake City, Utah
Nicole Thompson, Ph.D., Rural Early Childhood

April 2005
Tribal Child Care Research: Current Efforts and Future Directions: The Early Childhood Native American Curriculum Project and the Assessment of American Indian and Alaska Native Early Care and Education
      Eleventh National American Indian and Alaska Native Child Care Conference
      Salt Lake City, Utah
Nicole Thompson, Ph.D., Rural Early Childhood

April 13-16, 2005
Religion, Family Relationships, and Early Childhood Development
      Southern Sociological Society
      Charlotte, North Carolina
John P. Bartkowski, Ph.D., Martin L. Levin, Ph.D., and Xiaohe Xu, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences, Mississippi State University

April 3-5, 2005
The National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives
     Children and Rural Education Conference
     Monroe, LA           
Jenifer Moore, M.S., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, Jeanne Holland, Ph.D., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University

March 17-19, 2005
New Evidence and a New Tool for Targeting Early Intervention in Rural America
      American Council for Rural Special Education
      Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gail Lindsey, Ed.D., Rural Early Childhood

March 4, 2005
The Rural Gap in Early Care and Education
      Southern Early Childhood Association
      Dallas, Texas
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., Rural Early Childhood

February 17, 2005
Building Our Future Together: The Rural Early Childhood Mapping Project
      National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals
      Las Vegas, NV
Cathy Grace, Ed.D., Rural Early Childhood, and Ann Peton, Rural Policy
Research Institute

February 15-18, 2005
Leaders in Literacy
      National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals
      Las Vegas, NV
Jenifer Moore, Ph.D., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, Kimberly Triplett, Ed.S., National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University

 

 

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