June 5-6, 2014

Minneapolis, MN

The meeting is collaboratively planned with national technical assistance partners to build capacity of state agency leaders and early childhood specialists to provide informed leadership about research-based practices that directly impact the development and learning of children, birth through grade three.  The meeting will provide early childhood state agency leaders and specialists with cutting edge research and innovative proven practices to enhance state policies and programs.

Desired Outcomes – as a result of this meeting, participants will:

1. Strengthen partnerships across states in addressing issues that face state specialists.
2. Broaden awareness of what research says about how quality teaching enhances excellence for every child, birth through grade three.
3. Increase awareness of best practices and successful strategies for what state leaders need to know and be able to do to improve the quality teaching for children birth through grade three.
4. Identify technical assistance needs to support state leadership efforts to enhance teaching effectiveness and strategies.

Source: Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes

Available at: http://ceelo.org/ceelo-events/ceelo-roundtable/