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QUALITYstarsNY is excited to attend the New York Association for the Education of Young Children’s annual conference in May in Verona, NY! We look forward to this opportunity to connect and learn with early childhood professionals from across the state, including more than 300 educators and administrators from our participating programs.

Find us in the Exhibit Hall

Stop by our vendor table at booth 28 of the Exhibit Hall to meet our team and learn more about QUALITYstarsNY.

QUALITYstarsNY Workshops

QUALITYstarsNY will be leading several workshops throughout this year’s conference. Check out the schedule below of sessions that will be hosted by our Quality Improvement Specialists. We look forward to seeing you there!

5/16

Thursday

  • 1 to 2:30 p.m.

    Valuing Diversity: Cultural Competency in Practice

    Rachel Zielinski, Simone Taylor – Cypress C

  • 1 to 2:30 p.m.

    La observación y evaluación como herramienta principal para guiar la implementación del currículo y el aprendizaje individual (en espanol)

    Maria Stella Lundie, Carmelita Bota – Oak

  • 1 to 2:30 p.m.

    Get Ready to Participate in QUALITYstarsNY

    Norline Wild – Tree of Life

  • 3 to 4:30 p.m.

    Play and Diversity

    Sarah Gould-Houde, Dr. Stephanie Straker – Cypress C

  • 3 to 4:30 p.m.

    Elements of a High-Quality Program

    JoAnn Toth – Tree of Life

5/17

Friday

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Calm, Cool & Collected: Using Data to Inform Instruction

    Rachel Zielinski, Shelly Benvenuti – Cypress C

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Observación y Evaluación con Propósito (en espanol)

    Maria Stella Lundie – Oak

  • 10 to 11:30 a.m.

    Get Ready to Participate in QUALITYstarsNY

    Kathy Moss – Tree of Life

  • 1:30 to 3 p.m.

    Elements of a High-Quality Program

    JoAnn Toth – Tree of Life

  • 1:30 to 3 p.m.

    Practicas administrativas para progeamas de cuido infantil Diurno (en espanol)

    Joselly Santos – Oak

  • 3:30 to 5 p.m.

    Promoción de la Participación Familiar

    Emily Torres Marrero – Oak

  • 3:30 to 5 p.m.

    Get Ready to Participate in QUALITYstarsNY

    Kathy Moss – Cypress AB

5/18

Saturday

  • 8 to 9:30 a.m.

    Attachment & Meaningful Transitions

    Rachel Zielinski Amanda Gould – Cypress C

  • 8 to 9:30 a.m.

    Get Ready to Participate in QUALITYstarsNY

    Kathy Moss – Cypress C

  • 9:45 to 11:15 a.m.

    Elements of a High-Quality Program

    JoAnn Toth – Tree of Life

  • 9:45 to 11:15 a.m.

    Organizacion del entorno de Aprendizaje para programas de cuido infantil familiar (en espanol)

    Joselly Santos – Oak

The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute at NYAEYC

QUALITYstarsNY is one of several initiatives of the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute that will be attending this year’s NYAEYC conference. Read the Institute’s blog post about where to find our colleagues at PDI in the exhibit hall and the full schedule of workshops being led by PDI staff.

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