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The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) Listening and Learning About Early Learning Meetings—Expert Roster, Biographical Information and Presentation Materials

Below are rosters of expert presenters from each of the four public and expert input meetings, along with biographical information about each expert and their presentation materials.

Name, Title, Organization	Presentation materials
Understanding Preschool - Grade 3 Structures PDF (106K) Friday, April 23, 2010 in Washington, D.C Webinar
Ruby Takanishi PDF (78.9K) President Foundation for Child Development	Transforming Americas Primary Education System (slides) PDF (614K) Transforming Americas Primary Education System (handout) PDF (113K)
Jerry Weast PDF (233K) Superintendent Montgomery County Public Schools	A Value Chain that Starts in Preschool PDF (3.28M)
Deborah Leong PDF (61.5K) Professor of Psychology Metropolitan State College of Denver	Pre-K 3 A Question of Continuity : Tools of the Mind as a Case Study PDF (2.52M)
Gail Connelly PDF (161K) Executive Director National Association of Elementary School Principals	Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Three Alignment: The Role of the Elementary Principal in Building and Nurturing A Seamless Continuum of Learning PDF (390K)
Workforce and Professional Development PDF (33K) Monday, April 26, 2010 in Denver, CO
Name, Title, Organization	Presentation materials
Marcy Whitebook PDF (451K) Director Center for the Study of Child Care Employment	No Single Ingredient: 2020 Workforce Vision PDF (508K) Speech PDF (193K) Recommendations for Federal Action on the Early Learning Workforce PDF (41K) H.R. 3590 Provisions for Health Care Workforce Development PDF (209K)
Ellen Galinsky PDF (74K) President and Co-Founder Families and Work Institute	Closing the Achievement Gap PDF (97.0K)
Phil Strain PDF (66K) Director Positive Early Learning University of Colorado at Denver, School of Education and Human Development, Experiences Center	Some Thoughts on the Challenges Facing the Early Childhood Special Education Workforce PDF (1.1M)
Sue Russell PDF (123K) President Child Care Services Association	T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood®: Two Decades of Improving the Education, Compensation and Retention of the Early Care and Education Workforce PDF (1.3M)
Family Engagement PDF (78K) Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in Orlando, FL
Name, Title, Organization	Presentation materials
Heather Weiss PDF (78K) Founder and Director Harvard Family Research Project and Senior Research Associate and Professor Harvard Graduate School of Education	Harvard Family Research Project PDF (438K)
Carol Day PDF (53K) President National Black Child Development Institute	Engaging All Families PDF (487K)
Gene Garcia PDF (111K) Vice President Arizona State University, University-School Partnerships	Latinos and Early Education: An Account of Diversity and Family Involvement PDF (393K) Handout PDF (5.3M)
Don Bailey PDF (106K) Distinguished Fellow in Early Child Development RTI International	Supporting and Engaging Families of Young Children with Disabilities: Eight Recommendations PDF (344K)
Standards and Assessments PDF (27K) Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in Chicago, IL
Name, Title, Organization	Presentation materials
Catherine Scott-Little PDF (8K) Associate Professor University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, Human Development and Family Studies	Early Learning Standards: Variation Across States and Issues to Consider PDF (8M)
Samuel J. Meisels PDF (103K) President Erikson Institute	Standards, Assessments, and Young Children PDF (64K)
Kathy Hebbeler PDF (59K) Manager SRI International, Community Services and Strategies Program and Director Early Childhood Outcomes Center	Toward a Unified Vision of Assessment for Young Children PDF (355K)
Linda Espinosa PDF (8K) Associate Professor University of Missouri-Columbia	Assessing Young Dual Language Learners: Challenges and Opportunities PDF (9M)

Written Input

In the space below please find written input received by the Department for the Listening and Learning About Early Learning Public and Expert Input Meetings. As clarified in the April 21 Federal Register Notice announcing the Listening and Learning About Early Learning Public and Expert Input Meetings, the final deadline for submitting written input is Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 5PM Eastern time.

Understanding Preschool – Grade 3 Structures