2022 Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VTAEYC) Annual Conference: 50th Anniversary
Making History and Shaping the Future
#vtaeycAC22
Date: Thursday & Friday, October 13-14, 2022
Location: Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain, Burlington, Vermont
Two powerful in-person conference days to re-engage with your colleagues and re-energize your professional practice. Together, we’ll hone our skills to shape the future for children, families, and ourselves through keynotes, panels, and hands-on workshops. And we’ll celebrate the history we’ve made together as VTAEYC turns 50! With a focus on imagination and creativity, you’ll leave inspired and better prepared as educators and leaders to tackle the day’s challenges and advance excellence and equity in early childhood education.
Our Keynote Presenters
Cassandra O’Neill
Thursday, October 13
Setting Our Leadership GPS: Where Do We Want to Go?
This engaging keynote will inspire participants to dream about where they want to go individually and collectively where we want to go as a profession. You can’t get to where you want by typing into a GPS where you don’t want to go. We will explore our peak experiences in this field, and our dreams and wishes for the future.
Lydia Clemmons, PhD, MPH, President of Clemmons Family Farm, Inc
Friday, October 13
Sparking Creativity in Young Children: The Art of Teaching Joy and Resilience during Challenging Times
The keynote address will interweave theory/best practices in early childhood education and creativity (birth to grade 3), family storytelling, and a brief interactive component with participants. The address will include a power point presentation with embedded audio and/or videos.
Here is a brief overview of the days’ events (in EST):
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
3-5pm: Early Registration
5-6:30pm: Meet the Candidates Happy Hour Mixer!
- Join Let’s Grow Kids and the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children for a meet-and-greet mixer with candidates for elected office. This is a great opportunity to meet and mingle with candidates in a relaxed setting, share your perspective of why early childhood education is so important, and hear about their plans to solve Vermont’s child care crisis. Candidates running for statewide office will be invited, along with all those running in Chittenden County. All conference attendees are welcome! Light appetizers and beverages will be provided. Please RSVP here.
Thursday, October 13, 2022
7:30am-4:30pm: Registration
7:30-8:30am: Continental Breakfast
8am-5pm: Exhibitor Tabling
8:30-9:45am: Welcome & Opening Plenary- Setting Our Leadership GPS: Where Do We Want to Go?
9:45am-12pm: Northern Lights Office Hours
9:45-10am: Break
10am-12pm: Workshops
12-1pm: Awards Ceremony Luncheon
1-1:15pm: Break
1:15-2:45pm: Workshops
2:45-3pm: Cookie Break
3-4:30pm: Workshops
4:30-5:30pm: Break
5:30-7:30pm: VTAEYC 50th Anniversary Reunion Reception (special ticketed member event)
Friday, October 14, 2022
7:30am-12pm: Registration
7:30-8:30am: Continental Breakfast
8am-5pm: Exhibitor Tabling
8:30-9:45am: Day 2 Plenary- Sparking Creativity in Young Children: The Art of Teaching Joy and Resilience during Challenging Times
9:45am-12pm: Northern Lights Office Hours
9:45-10am: Break
10am-12pm: Workshops
12-1pm: Buffet Lunch and VTAEYC Annual Meeting
1-1:15pm: Break
1:15-2:45pm: Workshops
2:45-3pm: Break
3-4pm: Closing Celebration
Thank you to our 2022 conference sponsors!
Platinum Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Cash and Item Sponsors
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