2024 MCEA Fall Conference

2024 MCEA Fall Conference

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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