Join us at NAEYC in Chicago!
McCormick Place Convention Center (Map and Directions)
November 7-10, 2007

What's New in Director Credentialing and Leadership Training?

The Center will be hosting a preconference session on Wednesday, November 7 from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. in Room S406B McCormick Place South. This session will provide an update on director credentialing efforts around the country and how director credentials and leadership training initiatives are being incorporated into quality rating systems in some states. Also included will be a poster showcase display of different director credential and leadership training initiatives. The session includes an opportunity for participants to network with the representatives of different director credential and leadership training projects. For more information, download the session agenda.

Other Center faculty and staff will also be presenting throughout the conference. Session topics are listed below. For a complete list of dates/times and locations, download a flyer or visit the NAEYC conference (www.annualconference.naeyc.org) and Administration Station center (www.administrationstation.org) Web sites.

• Saving Time and Reducing Clutter: Creating Electronic Forms with Microsoft® Word
• Director Credentialing and Leadership Training Initiatives Around the Country
• How to Plan and Conduct Effective Conferences in Your Community
• Balancing Leadership and Management
• Using Internet-based Communication to Share Information and Exchange Ideas
• Widening the Lens: Looking at Quality from a Program Administration Perspective
• Measuring Program Quality: A Smorgasbord of Formal and Informal Resources
• Maximizing the Effects of Technical Assistance, Mentoring, and Coaching