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From Our Leadership
Dear friends and colleagues,
Welcome to Houston! We are delighted to be host the TSR Institute again at full capacity. The next 3 days at the Institute, our presenters will be offering engaging sessions for early childhood administrators, teachers, and specialists to continue expanding your professional growth.
This year, we’ll continue to use the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System, or TECPDS, to award certificates for the Institute and help you continue to build your personal early childhood career profile in the Texas Workforce Registry. We are excited to host the Texas Infant-Toddler Specialist Network Summit again, which caters to early childhood specialists. Be sure to visit their booths in the exhibit area to learn more about these programs and how to get resources!
We hope this year’s Institute brings you vital knowledge that you can apply in your work, along with key connections, valuable resources, and new perspectives. Have a great week!
Best regards,
April Crawford, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Children’s Learning Institute
Director of CLI State Initiatives
About Texas School Ready
Texas School Ready (TSR) is a comprehensive early childhood teacher training program that combines a research-based, state-adopted curriculum with ongoing professional development and progress monitoring tools. Teachers from child care centers, Head Start programs, and public school prekindergarten participate in TSR.
Throughout the school year, teachers enrolled in TSR are provided tools to help them learn more about the specific instructional needs of the children in their classrooms and how to support children using engaging lessons and activities. The new skills and techniques that teachers learn through TSR positively affect the classroom experience for children. TSR is implemented by the State Center for Early Childhood Development at the Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
The TSR Institute was established in 2011 to bring together professionals from diverse communities under a common goal: advancing the quality of our early education through exposure to the best research-to-practice methods. All Texas early childhood educators and caregivers are welcome to register for the Institute, regardless of formal participation in the Texas School Ready project.
Schedule of Events
| Day | Time | Event |
| Tuesday, June 13 | 3 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | Registration Desk Open |
| Wednesday, June 14 | 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8 to 9:30 a.m. 10 to 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1 to 2:30 p.m. 3 to 4:30 p.m. 5 to 6:30 p.m. |
Registration Desk Open Exhibit Hall Hours Opening Keynote Session 1 Lunch on Your Own Session 2 Session 3 Sip & See Social |
| Thursday, June 15 | 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8 to 9:30 a.m. 10 to 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1 to 2:30 p.m. 2:30 to 3 p.m. 3 to 4:30 p.m. |
Registration Desk Open Exhibit Hall Hours Session 4 Plenary Session Lunch on Your Own Session 5 Brain Break Snack Hour Session 6 |
| Friday, June 16 |
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 8 to 9:30 a.m. 10 to 11:30 a.m.
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Registration Desk Open Exhibit Hall Hours Session 7 Closing Session |
CONFERENCE CERTIFICATES
This year, you will receive a certificate for each session you attend at the TSR Institute. Certificates will be
awarded through the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS), sent directly to
your TECPDS profile (in the conference section!) and via email at the end of each conference day.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
- Select and attend a session
- At the end of the session, look for the QR code in the presenter’s slides or at the back on the room with
the facilitator - Scan the QR with your phone’s camera or QR code scanner app
- Log in to your TECPDS account
- Click “SUBMIT HERE” and register your attenda
Need more help? View our How to Use a QR Code to Register Your Attendance at a Training or Conference guide.
Featured Speakers
Roberta Golinkoff
Keynote Speaker
AT THE INSTITUTE:
Re-imagining Education:
Why Playful Learning Wins
Wednesday, 8–9:30 amDear friends and colleagues,
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. She has received numerous awards for her contributions to developmental science, including the 2017 Society for Research in Child Development’s Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award. Funded byfederal agencies, she has written 16 books and monographs. Passionate about the dissemination of psychological science for improving our schools and families’ lives, she and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (her long standing collaborator) wrote, How Babies Talk (Penguin/Dutton) and Einstein Never Used Flash Cards (Rodale). Their latest book is Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children (APA Press). She can be followed through her blogs in the Huffington Post, the Brookings Institute, and on Twitter at @KathyandRo1.
Patrica Jennings
Plenary
AT THE INSTITUTE:
Re-imagining Education:
Why Playful Learning Wins
Wednesday, 8–9:30 amDear friends and colleagues,
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. She has received numerous awards for her contributions to developmental science, including the 2017 Society for Research in Child Development’s Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award. Funded byfederal agencies, she has written 16 books and monographs. Passionate about the dissemination of psychological science for improving our schools and families’ lives, she and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (her long standing collaborator) wrote, How Babies Talk (Penguin/Dutton) and Einstein Never Used Flash Cards (Rodale). Their latest book is Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells Us About Raising Successful Children (APA Press). She can be followed through her blogs in the Huffington Post, the Brookings Institute, and on Twitter at @KathyandRo1.