2014 EI-PRESCHOOL CONFERENCE

2014 EI-PRESCHOOL CONFERENCE
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER
17
8:45
ANNOUNCE &
WELCOME
9:15 -10:15
KEYNOTE
Bon Secour Bay II/III
300 Classroom with rest
as theater style
From the Captain’s Helm:
Dad’s Perspective
Walt Larisey, Greg Davis, Tim
Dryfus and Preston Hite
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Bon Secour Bay I
Mobile Bay II/III
Set up for 150 Classroom
120 Theater
Mobile Bay III
120 Theater
Grand Bay I/II
100 Theater
BREAK
10:45 –
12:15
90 MIN
Setting the Sails:
Interventions through
Everyday Routines for the
Young Child Diagnosed with
Autism
Dr. Sarah Ryan, University of
Alabama
1:30 – 3:00
90 MIN
Riding out the Storm:
Behavior Management
Approaches
Dr. David Finn and Dr.
Preston Hite, Samford
University
3:15 – 4:45
90 MIN
Navigating:
Evaluating and Determining
Appropriate Services
Dr. Elisa Kennedy, University
of South Alabama
330 min =
5.5 hours
Preparing the Crew:
Collaborative Preschool
Partnerships
Alabama Department of
Education Panel
Smoother Sailing:
Practical Strategies for
Accelerating the
Acquisition of Spoken
Language in Preschoolers
Kameron Carden,
Alabama School for the
Deaf
LUNCH BREAK
Staying Within the Buoys:
Managing the Rudder:
Confidentiality and Boundaries in
Traumatic Brain Injury in
Service Provision
Children Birth to 5
Janet Smith, Elizabeth Gaitlin,
Charlie Law, MD, UCP of
UCP of Mobile
Greater Birmingham
Using the Foghorn:
Technology in the Preschool
Classroom
Alabama Department of
Education
BREAK
Safety at Sea:
Dangerous Home
Environments
Mobile Sheriff’s office
All Men on Deck:
Engaging Siblings and All
Family Members
TBD
Setting Anchor:
Overall Strengthening,
Core Stability and
Coordination
Gerry Rodgers,
Children’s
Rehabilitation Service
Swabbing the Deck:
Sensory-Motor Activities for
Young Children
Beth Leggett, UCP of Mobile
Reading the Charts:
Infant and Early
Childhood Mental
Health
Tammy Meyer,
Children’s
Rehabilitation Service
Seamanship:
Working and Communicating
with Interpreters
Andrew Stevens, UCP of
Greater Birmingham and
Debbie Sanchez, Alabama
Institute for the Deaf/Blind
Navigational Lights:
Mental Health Issues
and Parent Counseling
Tammy Meyer,
Children’s
Rehabilitation Service
2014 EI-PRESCHOOL CONFERENCE
TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER
18
8:45
ANNOUNCE
WELCOME
Bon Secour Bay II/III
300 Classroom with rest
as theater style
Keynote Address: Sailing
with Flying Colors:
Allen Mallory
9:15 -10:15
KEYNOTE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Bon Secour Bay I
Mobile Bay II/III
225 Classroom
120 Theater
Mobile Bay III
120 Theater
Grand Bay I/II
100 Theater
Rock the Boat:
Rock, Rhyme, Write, and
Read (Part 1)
Dr. Jean Feldman
BREAK
10:45– 12:15
90 MIN
Break Out Session
Allen Mallory
Rock the Boat:
Rock, Rhyme, Write, and
Read (Part 2)
Dr. Jean
How Not to Walk the Plank:
Physical Management
Gerry Rodgers, Children’s
Rehabilitation Service
Charting a Course towards
Family Leadership:
Finding Opportunities for
Family Involvement in Local
Communities and Across the
State
Susan Colburn, Family Voices
of Alabama
Time at Sea:
Making the Most Out of
Time Spent with
Families
Julie Carden, United
Cerebral Palsy of
Huntsville
Hoisting the Sail:
Problem Solving for Behavior
and Sensory-Based Difficulties
in Early Intervention
Laura Shertz, United Cerebral
Palsy of Huntsville
The Helmsmen:
Legislative Advocacy
TBD
Offshore Excursions:
Faith-Based Respite
TBD
Message in a Bottle:
Public awareness and
Building Relationships
Emily Sheets, UCP of
Mobile and Tania
Baldwin, Alabama’s
Early Intervention
System
LUNCH BREAK
1:30 – 3:00
90 MIN
Aye Aye Captain:
NOSES (Novel Observations of
Somatic Environmental
Situations)
Dr. David Finn, Samford
University
Rock the Boat:
Rock, Rhyme, Write, and
Read (Part 3)
Dr. Jean
3:15 – 4:45
90 MIN
The Captain’s Ball:
Fun with Movement
Dr. Elisa Kennedy, University
of South Alabama
Rock the Boat:
Rock, Rhyme, Write, and
Read (Part 4)
Dr. Jean
330 min = 5.5
hours
Flying Colors:
Red Flags for Infants
Sheree York, Children’s of
Alabama and Dr. Elisa
Kennedy, University of
South Alabama
BREAK
‘Appy Hour:
Using Apps in Providing
Services to Young Children
Laura Parks, United Cerebral
Palsy of Huntsville
2014 EI-PRESCHOOL CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER
19
8:30 – 10:00
90 MIN
Bon Secour Bay II/III
300 Classroom with rest
as theater style
Cruise Ship Activities:
Make and Take Picture
Symbols and Switches
Laura Parks, T.A.S.C. and UCP
of Huntsville
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Bon Secour Bay I
Mobile Bay II/III
225 Classroom
120 Theater
Mobile Bay III
120 Theater
Grand Bay I/II
100 Theater
Anchors Away!
Reach Out and Read
Polly McClure, Reach out and
Read
Nautical Charts:
Infant-Toddler
Developmental Assessment
(IDA)
Dr. Abby Baxter,
University of South
Alabama and Dr. AmySue
Reilly, Auburn University
Officer’s Training:
Reading and Understanding
Medical Terminology
Jackie Maddox, Kerri
Edwards, Tasha Heinz,
Children’s of Alabama
All Aboard!
Caseload Management,
Record Organization
and Targeted Case
Management
Jeannine Lyons,
Suzanne Doll, Jennifer
Roach, Diane Shirley,
Debra Florea
Overseas Cruise:
International Adoption
Amy Elmore, Children’s of
Alabama
Reaching New Harbors:
Early Learning
Accomplishment Profile (ELAP)
Dr. Abby Baxter,
University of South
Alabama and Dr. AmySue
Reilly, Auburn University
Ahoy!
Red Flags in Vision and
Hearing
Brownie Giles, Alabama
Institute for the Deaf/Blind
In the Galley:
Feeding, Swallowing
and Nutrition
Claire Stephens,
Nutritionist and
April Joyner, SLP;
Jennifer Blackwell,
Parent
BREAK
10:30– 12:00
90 MIN
180min =
3 hours
Understanding Morse Code:
Augmentative/Alternative
Communication
Laura Parks, UCP of Huntsville

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