Spearfish, SD Holiday Inn
Save the Dates: April 12-14, 2012
Registration Time is Here Again!
Wondering how you or your organization could support our conference?
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support/donation form to find out how others are helping out. We could really use items for our silent auction on Thursday evening, so please let me know if you have something we could sell!
Conference Save-The-Date - Feel free to make copies and post anywhere you feel there may be an early childhood education professional with interest! Or just send them to our website.
New Website
The South Dakota Early Childhood Education Conference now has it's own website! Take a few minutes to bookmark sdececonference-org.doodlekit.com. Check back early and often for blog posts, resources, and conference updates. As always, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us. Thanks all.
Calling All Presenters!
The South Dakota Early Childhood Education Conference is the largest conference devoted to early education systems and strategies in South Dakota. The conference provides advanced professional development for early education professionals committed to improving the quality of, and access to, early childhood services for all children ages birth to five. As such, it attracts attendees from all facets of early care and education, including government, non-profit community, business leaders and parents.
Download Call for Proposals document. Or visit our
online application form to submit a proposal quickly and easily. Thanks to all presenters, past and present, for helping advance the quality of early childhood education in South Dakota.
Keynote Speakers have been finalized!!
Dr. Jean Feldman’s noteworthy educational career has spanned more than 40 years. She has served as a classroom teacher, instructor of adults, author, and consultant. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Kindergarten Alliance, and the International Reading Association. Dr. Feldman’s list of degrees include a B.A. from the University of Georgia, a D.A.S.T. from Emory University, and both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Georgia State University. Dr. Feldman inspires teachers across the country with her engaging songs and creative activities that help make teaching and learning FUN!
Judy Harris Helm, Ed.D., began her career teaching first grade then taught 4 year olds, directed, and designed early childhood programs and taught in teacher training programs. She served on the Task Force for the design of the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center eventually becoming Professional Development Coordinator for the school. For ten years she has been assisting early childhood and elementary schools in integrating research and new methods through her consulting and training company, Best Practices, Inc. Dr. Helm is also the past state President of the Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children.
Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD, author, professor, keynote speaker and radio host describes herself as a "recovering attorney". She is an alumna of Harvard University's Institute for Educational Management. She teaches leadership and management courses nationwide for Wheelock College. Her ground-breaking textbook, Leading on purpose: Emotionally intelligent early childhood administration was published by McGraw-Hill. She is a frequent contributor to Child Care information exchange and her articles appear in NAEYC's Young children journal.