Sessions

Welcome to the TSR Institute!

Participants can earn up to 15 hours of professional development (clock hours or CPEs) if they attend the full conference.

Opening Keynote: Roberta Golinkoff, PhD

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhD, is the Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Education, Psychology, and Linguistics at the University of Delaware and runs the Child’s Play, Learning, and Development laboratory.

Plenary: Patricia Jennings

Patricia (Tish) Jennings is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of social and emotional learning and mindfulness in education and Professor of Education at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia.

Closing Keynote: Mike Longoria

Mike Longoria, a.k.a. Dr. Mike, has a PhD in early childhood education and has 25 years of early childhood experience in the capacity as a pre-k, kindergarten, and special education teacher, Head Start administrator, university professor, independent consultant, curriculum developer, and recording artist.

2022 Session Handouts

Whitney Nestlehut, “Responsive Caregiving the Infant/Toddler Teacher’s Key to Success“, Nueces B, Wednesday 10- 11:30 a.m.

Lydia Zarate and Melissa Ply, “Read Aloud: Setting the Purpose and Questioning Strategies“, Ballroom C, Wednesday 1- 2:30 p.m.

Lydia Zarate and Melissa Ply, “Setting a Purpose for Reading”, Ballroom B, Wednesday 1- 2:30 p.m.

• Example and Non-Example
• Creating a Focus Question
• Read Alouds – Before During and After Reading
• Setting the Purpose for Reading
• Snail Crossing

Maram Ahmed and Sheri Harris, “Fostering Reflective Thinking“, Ballroom C, Wednesday 1- 2:30 p.m.

Tracy Anne Jones, EdD, “Updates to the Texas Trainer Registry“, Nueces A, Wednesday 3- 4:30 p.m. Open the Presentation here: TSR Conference – Trainer Registry Training

Heather Brenton and Jenna Cruz, “CIRCLE Time: WHY should we, and HOW do we…go BEYOND the Calendar”, Ballroom C, Wednesday  3- 4:30 p.m.

• Summer Institute Analyze Your Circle Time Plan Handout
• Summer Institute Circle Time Planning Sheet – Blank
• Summer Institute Circle Time Planning Sheet – Example

Cathy Guttentag, PhD, “‘Teacher, Teacher, What Do You See?’ The Power of Observations and Meaningful Assessments in Infant and Toddler Classrooms”, Nueces A, Thursday 8- 9:30 a.m.

• Table Rotations Activity Sheet
• Developmental Milestones Handout

Tracy Anne Jones, EdD, “Making the Most of the Workforce Registry Tools”, Nueces B, Thursday 8- 9:30 a.m. Open the Presentation here: TSR Conference – Workforce Registry Training

• Self Assessment Sheet – Administrator
• Self Assessment Sheet – Practitioner

Terri Bledsoe and Elizabeth Diaz, “Successful Family Engagement Strategies During a Pandemic“, Nueces A, Thursday Friday 8- 9:30 a.m.

Colleen Tracy Hadaad, “Know it to Grow it: Unveiling the Latest Brain Science to Boost Language Development Through Early Talk”, Ballroom A, Thursday 1-2:30 p.m.

Natalie Flores, “Culturally Responsive Practices in Early Childhood Education”, Nueces A, Thursday 1- 2:30 p.m.

• Self Reflection Handout
• Session Slides

Nicole Carrington and Neatrice Russell, “Strategies for Promoting Positive Social and Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers“, Ballroom C, Thursday 3- 4:30 p.m.

Doris Cardenas, “Pairing Social and Emotional Development between school and home (emparejamiento de habilidades sociales y emocionales entre la escula y el hogar)”, Ballroom C, Friday 8- 9:30 a.m.

Family Engagement Handouts:

• Tips for Building Relationships with Families (English)
• Consejos para estabalecer relaciones con l​as familias (Spanish)

Core Competencies Handout for interactive activity:

• Texas Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners (English)
• Competencias Básicas de Texas de la Primera Infancia para Profesionales (Spanish)

CIRCLE Family Activities:

• Happy to Be Me (English)
• Feliz de ser Yo (Spanish)

Tricia Zucker, PhD, “Building Classroom Community Through Interactive Read Alouds and Serve-and-Return Conversations in the Classroom“, Nueces A, Friday 8- 9:30 a.m.