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The 19th Annual Early Years Conference focus is Social Justice in Early Learning and Care.

Social justice in early childhood education is about ensuring that all children and families receive the educational and social opportunities responsive to their cultural identity. High quality programs put social justice teaching front and center by prioritizing anti-bias and culturally sensitive teaching.

TO VIEW YOUR SCHEDULE:
Access and view your schedule by clicking the "Schedule" pull down menu located to the right of your profile picture (or head icon) and clicking "Simple".

TO ACCESS ZOOM LINKS FOR YOUR SESSIONS:
On Friday and/or Saturday you will need to log in to your Sched profile and pull up your schedule to see your workshop titles. Click on the workshop to view description, presenter information, view documents and access the Zoom link. Zoom links for each workshop will appear below each workshop title 10 minutes before that workshop is scheduled to begin on each day of the conference. Simply click on the link below the title to enter the virtual workshop. (No links will be emailed to you, you must log into your Sched account to access all Zoom links.)

HANDOUTS AND POWERPOINTS:
Some workshops will have documents affiliated with the training you are attending. These documents are available immediately for you if they are on your schedule. It is suggested that prior to the conference, you download to your computer and/or print any documents you are interested in so that you can easily access them during the conference.

EARLY YEARS PROGRAM:
Early Years 2022 Digital Event Program

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS:
Participants will receive 6 PD hours per day. Their hours will be added into the Workforce Registry between 1 to 4 weeks after the conference. Participants will also receive a certificate of completion – but will not be asked to upload this certificate to the Workforce Registry.

VIRTUAL HELP DESK:
Please contact Kelly Slocum at kelly.slocum@sdcoe.net for conference support. Also, visit our Early Years webpage at Early Years > Home (sdcoe.net).

avatar for Jackqueline Espinoza

Jackqueline Espinoza

Chula Vista Elementary School District
Preschool Diagnostic Teacher
Ms. Jacky is a bilingual (Spanish/English) Early Childhood Educator with more than five years of experience working in the field of Early Childhood Education. Her educational experience consists of a Master of Arts in Education with specialization in Early Childhood Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Child Development, and an Associate of Arts in Psychology. In addition, she holds a Child Development Program Director Permit. Her work experience consists of more than 4 years facilitating the learning of toddlers and preschoolers in an early childhood education program inspired in the Reggio Emilia approach. She currently works as a General Education Teacher in a Preschool Diagnostic Classroom for the Chula Vista Elementary School District. She is passionate about scaffolding young children’s learning and encouraging them to reach their full potential. Since 2019, she has been doing volunteer work with an early childhood specialist (college professor and trainer) assisting in the organization and development of early childhood lectures, workshops and trainings. She has participated a speaker in more than 11 workshops/webinars in English and Spanish sharing her experience and resources with other professionals working in the Early Childhood Education field. She finds joy working with children and adults and facilitating their learning.