2024 MCEA Fall Conference

2024 MCEA Fall Conference

9:00am CDT

Breakfast Registration Area - Lower Level Registration Registration Area - Lower Level

9:45am CDT

Welcome Lake Superior Ballroom - Upper Level

10:00am CDT

Keynote Speaker - Ted Schick Lake Superior Ballroom - Upper Level

11:15am CDT

School Age Care Professionals French River 1 - Upper Level Early Learning Professionals Room O - Upper Level Adult Basic Education Professionals French River 2 - Upper Level Adults With Disabilities Professionals Room M/N - Upper Level MCEA Region 1 & 2 Meeting Split Rock 1 - Lower Level MCEA Region 3 & 9 Meeting Gooseberry Falls 2 - Lower Level MCEA Region 4,5,6 Meeting Gooseberry Falls 3 - Lower Level MCEA Region 7&8 Meeting Gooseberry Falls 1 - Lower Level Eleyo Connect Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Main LevelEleyo Team Enrichment & Recreation Professionals Split Rock 2 - Lower Level Facilities & Aquatics Professionals St. Louis River Room - Upper Level

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Lake Superior Ballroom - Upper Level

1:30pm CDT

Optimizing Your Eleyo Welcome Page Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Main LevelEleyo Team How to SQUAWK OUT your message St. Louis River Room - Upper LevelLucie Amundsen Marketing Your Programs Gooseberry Falls 2 - Lower LevelMolly Solberg Building Blocks for Life: Nurturing Social-Emotional Development in Young Children Gooseberry Falls 3 - Lower LevelMelisa Brever Help Me Grow, Help Me Connect, and Early Childhood Screening Split Rock 1 - Lower LevelCat Tamminga Flores • Margo Chresand, Early Childhood Screening Specialist with Department of Children, Youth and Families/Early Learning Serv CEND-Adults with Disabilities Connect, Learn and Grow our programs Room M/N - Upper LevelLindsay Richins Creating (or enhancing) your program's equity plan Room O - Upper LevelTiffany Weeks Building Resiliency: Learning To Cope With Failure, Disappointment, and Life’s Difficulties Gooseberry Falls 1 - Lower LevelAmy Fullerton Grow Your Own Swim Program French River 1 - Upper LevelTricia Lilleberg • Scott Lhotka, Ed.S. Director of Community Education & Services Westonka Public Schools Middle School Sports- What's it all about? Split Rock 2 - Lower LevelStefanie Nelson, Anoka Hennepin Schools • Tyler Hank, Community Education Coordinator for Anoka-Hennepin Unlock Creativity with Makerspaces in Youth Programs! French River 2 - Upper LevelLaura Greenlee-Karp

2:45pm CDT

Elevating Continuous Improvement in School Age Care Programs: A dive into I-SAC CPI and Accreditation French River 1 - Upper LevelDevin Hanson Updates on Early Learning Programs Transition to DCYF and Early Learning Legislation Split Rock 1 - Lower LevelBobbi Burnham • Nikki Kovan, Director of Early Learning Services Process Docs Made Easy: Your Path to Productivity Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Main LevelEleyo Team Regional Networks: Building Resilient and Connected Communities Room O - Upper LevelCheryl Meld • Jan Amys Integrating Therapeutic Horticulture into Family Education Gooseberry Falls 1 - Lower LevelTina Cross Planning for Retirement (TRA Members ONLY) Room M/N - Upper LevelKay Norris All Kids Bike French River 2 - Upper LevelMelanie DeBay • Anne Campbell Outdoor Education Programming Gooseberry Falls 2 - Lower LevelCassie Janke Youth on Trails: Addressing Barriers to Youth Participation in Mountain Biking Gooseberry Falls 3 - Lower LevelAdam Fornear • Alicia Watts, Assistant Manager Parks and Recreation • Sam Werle, Recreation Specialist What To Do When People Are Rude: Learning The Art of Mindful Authentic Communication St. Louis River Room - Upper LevelAnn Wallin Harrington

4:00pm CDT

MCEA Equity Committee Meeting Board Room - Upper Level

6:00pm CDT

Conference Social Event - Lincoln Park Craft District TBA

8:00am CDT

Breakfast Registration Area - Lower Level Vendor Visit Upper & Lower Levels

9:00am CDT

Conference Welcome Lake Superior Ballroom - Upper Level

9:15am CDT

Keynote Speaker - Kao Kalia Yang Lake Superior Ballroom - Upper Level

10:30am CDT

Eleyo Game Break Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Main LevelEleyo Team MCEA Alumni Committee Meeting Board Room - Upper Level Public Relations - Between the Public and Local Government Gooseberry Falls 3 - Lower LevelJoe Wicklund Game On: Setting you up for success during gym games! Room M/N - Upper LevelGregg Lauderdale Mixed Delivery Partners and Partnerships Make a Difference- Where Do We Start? Split Rock 1 - Lower LevelJeanne Dickhausen • June Reineke, Early Learning Program and Collaboration Specialist Kao Kalia Yang - keynote Breakout St. Louis River Room - Upper Level Recruit, Reach, Retain and the Rewards Gooseberry Falls 1 - Lower LevelJoey Schugel SOAR Education: Lessons to believe in yourself and make your dreams come true French River 2 - Upper LevelHank Longo Using the Equity Magnifier to Guide Community Programming Split Rock 2 - Lower LevelGina Cole • Sarah Klyve Chair Yoga Room O - Upper LevelKatrina Lund Improving Your Memory French River 1 - Upper LevelConrad Feldt Live This Life On Purpose Gooseberry Falls 2 - Lower LevelPaula Williams Engaging Minds: Open Table Discussions Room L - Upper LevelNatascha Ellis, Adult Coordinator in Proctor/Hermantown • Brooke Staskivige, Program Coordinator for Proctor/Hermantown

11:30am CDT

Awards Luncheon/Silent Auction/Vendor Visit Lake Superior Ballroom - Upper Level

1:00pm CDT

The Customer Experience; Making a Difference Gooseberry Falls 3 - Lower LevelHolly Johnson Back to the Future with ECFE: Celebrating 50 Years St. Louis River Room - Upper LevelJenifer Johnson • Betty Cooke Using SLEDS to Inform Work in Early Childhood Split Rock 1 - Lower LevelGina Cole • Sarah Klyve Demystifying Grant Writing: Transforming Fear into Confidence Room L - Upper LevelCayla Bellanger DeGroat • Jan Amys • Michelle Ufford Engaging Your Community French River 1 - Upper LevelJackie Johnston, S Ed. licensed Parent Educator, Secondary teacher, K-12 principal, Superintendent and a licensed Commun • Marcia Provencher, MCEA Alumni Committee Member Learn How to Lead from Within. Values-based Leadership Gooseberry Falls 1 - Lower LevelJulie Visger Gambling & Gaming: What are the Harms? Room O - Upper LevelSonja Mertz Eleyo 101 Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Main LevelEleyo Team How Do We Recruit and Retain Quality People? Gooseberry Falls 2 - Lower LevelWeston Wold Nail String Art Room M/N - Upper LevelInes Chandler, Proctor Kids' Zone, Youth, Driver Education Coordinator • Natascha Ellis, Adult Coordinator in Proctor/Hermantown Recreation Programming for Adults and Youth within a Collegiate Setting French River 2 - Upper LevelDr. Adam Burke • Tim Bates • Tom White

2:30pm CDT

Eleyo Connect Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Main LevelEleyo Team Make and Take: How to Use the Here For You Toolkit! Gooseberry Falls 3 - Lower LevelNicole Wojcik • Rachel Amdahl • Kayla Gruber • AnneMarie Lacher Professional Playing Ground: Using Interactive Games to Connect and Reflect with Staff (and Kids) Gooseberry Falls 1 - Lower LevelMegan Hartman Multilingual Assessments in VPK: Challenges and Strategies Split Rock 2 - Lower LevelKaitlin Cantolla • Allison Jordan Building Prenatal-Grade 3 (P3) Administration Effectiveness St. Louis River Room - Upper LevelDarcy Rodriguez • Mike Brown • June Reineke, Early Learning Program and Collaboration Specialist Outdoor and Nature-Based Learning, How it Checks All of the Boxes! Gooseberry Falls 2 - Lower LevelAnna Dutke • Kelly Kazeck, Department of Children, Families, and Youth • Suzanne Fuluvaka Bridging Partnerships to Enhance Safety: How to Partner with Department of Public Safety Split Rock 1 - Lower LevelNicole Archbold From search to Setup: ISD 191’s Story of Transitioning to Arux for Program Management Software Room M/N - Upper LevelSteve Novotny • Jason Sellars All Directions Point Towards Your Community Education Licensure! Room L - Upper LevelAmy Christensen • Brandii Thomas 5 Keys to Retiring Fearlessly Room O - Upper LevelKevin King • Jordan Fahlsing Go Out On A Limb: Strengthening Community Through Unusual Partnerships French River 1 - Upper LevelRussell Habermann Open and free access for teens French River 2 - Upper LevelJustin Dinger

4:00pm CDT

Happy Hour - Hoops Brewing Hoops Brewery

8:00am CDT

Breakfast Registration Area

8:45am CDT

Welcome Lake Superior Ballroom - Upper Level

9:00am CDT

Keynote Speaker - Kerry Juntunen Lake Superior Ballroom - Upper Level

10:15am CDT

Eleyo Deep Dive Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Main LevelEleyo Team Help Me Grow Room M/N - Upper LevelKacy Jacobs • Jenny Bouchie High Quality Early Childhood Education: What is it and how to foster equitable access Gooseberry Falls 3 - Lower LevelMeghan Caine How to Create and Sustain a Thriving Family Advisory Council Split Rock 1 - Lower LevelDani Indovino Cawley • Allie Robey MInnesota's Rally to Read Room O - Upper LevelJeremiah Mack • Tim Reardon, Ex. Director of Minnesota's Rally to Read Community Baby Baskets St. Louis River Room - Upper LevelCaitlyn Wood Bounce Back and Lead: Building Resilient Leadership in Community Education French River 2 - Upper LevelJulie Lucas Unconscious and Conscious Bias Gooseberry Falls 2 - Lower LevelCarl Crawford • Keith Turner Time Management Strategies for Effective Leadership: How to Hold Strong Boundaries While Learning to Say “No” So You Can Say “Yes” to Things That Matter Most Split Rock 2 - Lower LevelElsie Storm Debate & Community Education - Supercharging Academic Enrichment French River 1 - Upper LevelJake Swede • Amy Cram Helwich Quality Basics for Youth Programs Gooseberry Falls 1 - Lower LevelJan Derdowski

10:30am CDT

MCEA Finance Committee Meeting Board Room - Upper Level

11:30am CDT

Beyond the Queen's Gambit: Benefits of Chess Gooseberry Falls 1 - Lower LevelPat LaVone Quality Improvement for Early Childhood Departments French River 1 - Upper LevelSteven Jensen • Cindy Check, Consultant at Creative Compass, LLC • Carmen Cook, Consultant at Creative Compass, LLC Ready Early Learning Programs: Spotlight ECFE Split Rock 2 - Lower LevelDarcy Rodriguez • Mi Yang Visual Schedules: FIRST Theory, THEN Make and Take. A Course About Using Visual Schedules with Less Verbal and Early Language Skill Individuals Split Rock 1 - Lower LevelJen Jaros • Laura Kleffman Behavioral Based Interviewing St. Louis River Room - Upper LevelAdam Rosen • Keri Gonzalez Creating a Strategic Community Needs Assessment Gooseberry Falls 3 - Lower LevelKate Andersen • Alice Seuffert Cultivating Self-Care: Enhancing Well-being for You and Your Team Gooseberry Falls 2 - Lower LevelDonna Lekander • Christina Walther Eleyo Connect Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Main LevelEleyo Team Growing the Strengths of Youth: A Trauma-Sensitive Strength-Based Approach to Youth Development French River 2 - Upper LevelKathryn Magnusson