Events

ECI Speaker Series

Social Justice Learning Outcomes for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Developmental Science to Move Society Forward

Dr. Claire Vallotton, Michigan State University

April Speaker Series

 

Learning with Picture Books: Sharing Strategies for Caregivers to Support Holistic Communication Development in Infants & Toddlers

Dr. Janet Bang, San José State University

ECI Speaker Series Fall 2025

 

Early Learning Systems: Lessons Learned from Boston Public Schools 

Dr. Christina Weiland, University of Michigan
Dr. Megan McCormick, Overdeck Family Foundation

Spring 2025 Speaker Series

 

Infant and Toddler Educators' Mental-State-Related Language Across Play, Booksharing, and Mealtime Interactions

Dr. Holly Brophy-Herb, Professor of Child Development, Michigan State University

 

New Perspectives on Childhood Adversity: Implications for Developing Memory  

Dr. Anne Rifkin-Graboi, OER Centre for Research in Child Development, National Institute of Education - Education Research, Nanyang Technological Univeristy, Singapore

Dr. Anne Rifkin-Graboi

 

Equity, Quality, and Inclusion: A Vision for UPK in California

 

Universal Pre-K in California: Implications for the ECE Landscape

Amanda Dickey, Esq., Executive Director of Government Relations, and 
Matthew Tinsley, Ph.D., Director, Strong Start Initiative
Santa Clara County Office of Education

Anika Bugarin-Jebejian, M.Ed., Vice President of Quality Improvement at Kidango

 

Centralizing Our Dual-Language Learners: The Power of the Family-School Partnership in Early Childhood Education 

Ana Marisol Sanchez and Cory Wechsler, SEAL Program Coordinators

 

What's Your Early Education Strategy? School Districts and Universal Pre-K

Dr. Carla Bryant, PhD

 

Healing-Centered Interactions Across Early Childhood Environments

Tena Sloan, LMFT