Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 8:00am to Friday, October 9, 2015 - 5:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisSustaining Early Childhood Gains
Presenter Bios [PDF]
Conference summary: Sustaining early childhood education gains [off site]
Rob Grunewald, Community Dividend, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
AGENDA, DAY 1: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015
Continental Breakfast
Sign-in and Continental Breakfast 8:00–8:30
Introduction
Welcome 8:30–8:45
Art Rolnick, Co-director, Human Capital Research Collaborative
Opening Remarks 8:45–9:00
Karen Hanson, Provost, University of Minnesota
Narayana Kocherlakota, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Overview: Strategies for Increasing and Sustaining Early Gains 9:00–9:30
Arthur Reynolds, Co-director, Human Capital Research Collaborative [Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Section One: Program Length and Age of Entry
Synthesis of Preschool Dosage: Unpacking How Quantity, Quality and Content Impacts Child Outcomes 9:30–10:00
Barbara Wasik, Temple University [Paper, Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Program and Continuity in Young Children’s Educational Experiences 10:00–10:30
Deborah Stipek, Stanford University [Paper, Presentation]
Break 10:30–10:45
Same Program, Different Outcomes: Understanding Differential Effects from Access to Free, High-Quality Early Care 10:45–11:15
Aaron Sojourner, University of Minnesota [Paper, Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Discussion (led by Sharon and Craig Ramey) 11:15–11:35
Lunch and Luncheon Remarks 11:35–12:45
Libby Doggett, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy and Early Learning, U.S. Department of Education
Section Two: Program Quality
Teacher Influences, Teacher Effects, and Program Effectiveness in Early Childhood Education 12:45–1:15
Greg Camilli, Rutgers University [Paper, Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Boosting School Readiness with Preschool Curricula 1:15–1:45
Greg Duncan, University of California, Irvine [Paper, Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Family Engagement Is a Public Good: Past, Present, and Future 1:45–2:15
Heather Weiss, Harvard University [Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Discussion (lead off by Helen Blank) 2:15–2:35
Break 2:35–3:00
Section Three: Preschool to Third-Grade Continuity
Midwest Child-Parent Center Preschool to Third-Grade Program: Year 1 Findings from Chicago 3:00–3:30
Arthur Reynolds, University of Minnesota [Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
State Policies that Support Children's Literacy through a Coordinated and Connected PreK-3rd Grade Education 3:30–4:00
Laura Bornfreund and Abbie Lieberman, New America Foundation [Paper,Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Discussion (led by Barbara Bowman) 4:00–4:20
General Discussion 4:20–5:00
Reception
Refreshments and Networking 5:00–5:45
Dinner
Reflections of Enhancing Children’s Outcomes since “Eager to Learn” 5:45–7:45
Barbara Bowman, Erikson Institute
AGENDA, DAY 2: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015
Continental Breakfast
Networking and Continental Breakfast 8:00–8:30
Section 4: School Quality Across Contexts
Maintaining the Impacts of Head Start on Children's Long-Term Development: Follow-up to the Follow-up of the Head Start Impact Study 8:30–9:00
Andrew Mashburn, Portland State University [Abstract, Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Reframing Policy and Practice Deliberations: Twelve Hallmarks of Strategies to Sustain Early Childhood Gains 9:00–9:30
Sharon and Craig Ramey, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute [Paper,Handout] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Lessons on Sustaining Early Gains from Life-Course Longitudinal Studies 9:30–10:15
Larry Schweinhart [Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Frances Campbell, UNC Chapel Hill [Presentation] [Video, off site to YouTube.com]
Arthur Reynolds, University of Minnesota [Presentation]
Discussion (led by Arthur Reynolds) 10:15–10:30
Break 10:30–10:45
Section 5: Putting into Practice: National and Regional Perspectives
Opening Remarks 10:45–12:15
Libby Doggett, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy and Early Learning, U.S. Department of Education
Panel Discussion moderated by Libby Doggett
Marci Young, Vice-President, US Network Impact, United Way Worldwide
Kate Wolford, President, McKnight Foundation
Sara Vecchiotti, Chief Program Officer, Foundation for Child Development
Rip Rapson, President and CEO, Kresge Foundation
[Video of Panel Discussion, off site to YouTube.com]
Closing Remarks 12:15–12:30
Lunch and Final Discussion 12:30–1:30
Thank you to Target Foundation for supporting the conference.