L.E.A.D.
Leading with Equity And Diversity
Develop your leadership skills to support children, families, teachers, or the community! Join AzAEYC for professional development sessions, guest speakers, awards, general networking, and camaraderie! Includes lunch.
When
Saturday, October 5, 2018 from 8 am until 1 pm.
Where
Rio Salado College Conference Center 2323 W 14th St, Tempe, AZ 85281
Will I earn Professional Development Hours?
Participants receive 5 hours of professional development in the Arizona Early Childhood Work Force Registry related to leadership. PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR REGISTRY NUMBER on Eventbrite when signing up to attend Annual Meeting 2019.
Learn more at azregistry.org.
What else?
Lunch included. Please let us know if you have any special dietary needs when you register.
Raffle Info
Look forward to amazing raffle prizes, award presentations, and lunch. Raffle prizes include early learning materials, gift baskets, coffee gift cards, and spa treatments, too.
If you’re an AzAEYC member, you’ll receive three raffle tickets. Non-members receive one ticket. Want 10 extra raffle tickets? Donate $10 to AzAEYC at donate.azaeyc.org, or become a new NAEYC/AzAEYC member by 10/5 for 10 extra raffle tickets.
Handouts and Resources for L.E.A.D.
Advancing Equity Statement Guided Conversations
Expanding the Lens – Leadership as an Organizational Asset (P.J. Bloom & M.B. Abel, 2015)
NAEYC Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education Position Statement
NAEYC Advancing Equity Initiative
NAEYC Promover la Equidad en la Educación Infantil
AzAEYC Resources
Arizona Fact Sheet – America for Early Ed
AZToolkit & Shared Services Information
Community Resources
Arizona 8 PBS Community Outreach Coordinator Contact List
Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry Flier
First Things First – Take Action
First Things First College Scholarships
NAEYC Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education Position Statement
NAEYC Promover la Equidad en la Educación Infantil
NAEYC Advancing Equity Initiative
Meeting Agenda
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Registration, Sign In, Enter Raffle Prize Drawings
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast with the Governing Board
Updates from the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry
Gordon Brown, Arizona PBS
AzAEYC: State of the Organization
Dr. Eric Bucher, AzAEYC
Leadership, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion –
What is the NAEYC Statement on Advancing Equity? How can we use it in our work?
Mona Qafisheh, AzAEYC, Association for Supportive Child Care
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Choose from 1 of 2 breakout learning sessions:
+ Elevating Your Voice – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Classroom and Beyond (This session is designed for participants who are interested in an advanced look at leadership and program administration.)
+Building Leadership Skills – What it Means to be a Leader (This session is designed for participants who are interested in getting started with leadership and learning strategies to become a leader.)
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lunch with a Leader, Networking, Enter Raffle Prize Drawing
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.
Recognition of NAEYC Accredited Early Learning Programs
Presentation of the Rhian Evans Allvin & Joshua J. Allen $1,000 Scholarship
M. Esmeralda Carrillo, International School of Arizona
Presentation of the Outstanding Educator/Administrator Award and Diversity & Inclusion Award Shanna Kukla, AzAEYC, Early Childhood Higher Education Systems
Raffle Prize Drawings
Thank you for attending AzAEYC Annual Meeting 2019!
