School Readiness Symposium
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
8:30 am- 3:00 pm
Turf Valley Hotel • 2700 Turf Valley Road • Ellicott City, MD 21042
Emotional Intelligence: From Theory to Practice
Keynote
Dr. Marc Brackett
Director
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
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Symposium Schedule:
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:20 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
12:15 PM
1:15 PM
3.00 PM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Welcome – Louise Corwin, Executive Director, Ready At Five
Remarks
Dr. Rolf H. Grafwallner, Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Early Childhood Development
What is Emotional Intelligence? - Dr. Marc Brackett
Break
A Deeper Dive into Emotional Intelligence: How to use ANCHOR Tools and the Mood Meter – Dr. Brackett
LUNCH
Concurrent workshops
Adjournment
Afternoon Workshops
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What Every Early Childhood Professional Should Know About Social Emotional Development and Executive
Function in Young Children - Kym Nwosu & Amy Raymond, Early Childhood Resource Teachers, Howard
County Public Schools
This session will review the importance of social and emotional development and executive function in young
children. Participants will engage in conversation, discuss strategies and interventions, and analyze data
supporting young children's social emotional development.
Strengthening Parenting Skills for Improving Young Children’s Social-Behavioral Readiness and Parent
Engagement - Dr. Deborah Gross, DNSc, RN, FAAN; Professor & the Leonard and Helen Stulman Endowed
Chair in Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
With more children entering kindergarten without the social and behavioral skills needed to learn, this session
will highlight the Chicago Parent Program, an evidence-based parenting skills program that improves PreK
children’s behavior and strengthens parent engagement.
Early Childhood Mental Health: How Emotional Intelligence is Developed in early childhood
Amy Hunter, Assistant Professor, Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University
This session will focus on enhancing participants understanding of social emotional development and how it
relates to emotional intelligence, peer relationships and relationships with adults. This interactive session will
feature a didactic presentation, interactive small group work and the use of multimedia.
Beyond Borders: Developing Cross Cultural Connections in Early Childhood - Cassandra Miller, Family
Involvement Specialist, Title I, Howard County Public School System
How do we prepare students to adapt to a vastly changing and diverse world? The partnerships that exist
between home, community, and school incorporate a global mindset into early childhood education. This
session will focus on family engagement practices that are essential to creating a culturally responsive
environment for young children and their families.
Ready At Five
2016 School Readiness Symposium
Emotional Intelligence: From Theory to Practice
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
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Registration Fee (nonrefundable): $140 (includes continental breakfast, lunch, and Symposium materials).
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Please select and mark clearly your 1st & 2nd choice - Workshops have limited seating
 A. What Every Early Childhood Professional Should Know About Social Emotional Development and
Executive Function in Young Children
 B. Strengthening Parenting Skills for Improving Young Children’s Social-Behavioral Readiness and Parent
Engagement
 C. Early Childhood Mental Health: How Emotional Intelligence is Developed in early childhood
 D. Beyond Borders: Developing Cross Cultural Connections in Early Childhood