Check Out the 2021 Event Content Again!
Videos of all speakers, breakout sessions and panels from the 2021 DC Early EdX are still available to anyone who registered for the event. You can continue to access and view the content here using the username and password you used for the April 30 event.
Learn in Your Zone
Sessions Will Be Tailored to the Interests of Early Childhood Educators
Zone 1:
Birth to Age 3
Zone 2:
Pre-K to Grade 3
Zone 3:
Administrators
Zone 4:
Home-Based Early Learning
Our 2021 Speakers
We have an outstanding lineup of speakers scheduled to be part of DC Early Ed X, with the presentations and discussions tailored by zone. There’s something for everyone — early learning practitioners, teachers, assistant teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, directors and principals. Click speakers’ names to see their full bios.
Welcome/Opening Session
We have invited three exciting speakers to open DC Early Ed X and welcome participants to the District’s first-ever celebration of early childhood educators.
- Allison Seymour, Emmy award-winning anchor at WUSA9, our local D.C. station
- Poet Taylor, multimedia personality, WPGC host and Dish Nation featured D.C. correspondent
- Tabatha Rosproy, 2020 National Teacher of the Year and an early childhood educator
And meet three other people who will help to keep our day high-energy and fun.
Emcee
Olubunkola Ojeifo (Bukky)
DJ
DJ Curley Sue
Dance Fitness Class
Akosua Akoto
Breakout Session A: Caring for Yourself to Care for Others
Zone 1:
Birth to Age 3
Sarah LeMoine
ZERO TO THREE
Director, Early Childhood Workforce Innovations Department
Zone 2:
Pre-K to Grade 3
Dr. Rogí Banks-Buckner
HBCU Institute
Founder and CEO
Zone 3:
Administrators
Dr. Marla Dean
Bright Beginnings
Executive Director
Zone 4:
Home-Based Early Learning
Dr. Dominique Charlot-Swilley
Early Childhood Innovation Network
Clinical Psychologist
Panelists
Caring for Yourself to Care for Others: Reflections from the Field
William Kuehnle
DCPS
Public School Educator (Pre-K)
Randle Highlands Elementary School
Shirleeta Williams
UPO
Center Director
Ketchum Early Learning Office, Office of Early Learning
Shanika Lipscomb
UPO
Center Director
Azeeze Bates Early Learning Center, Office of Early Learning
Deborah Berhane
TiTi’s Happy Hearts
Director
Rashida Thurston
Edward C. Mazique Parent Child Center
Toddler Teacher
Breakout Session B: Advocating for What You Need
Zone 1:
Birth to Age 3
Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor
ZERO TO THREE
Chief Policy Officer
Zone 2:
Pre-K to Grade 3
Dr. Shyrelle Eubanks
National Education Association
Senior Policy Analyst
Zone 3:
Administrators
Lucy Recio
NAEYC
Senior Analyst, Public Policy and Advocacy
Zone 4:
Home-Based Early Learning
Lanette Dumas
NAFCC
Executive Director
Panelists
Advocating for What You Need: Reflections from the Field
Alethea Etinoff
Point of Care Childcare
Early Educator Fellow
Lawren McCoy
AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, Parklands Campus
Early Educator Fellow
Katrina McCray
National Children’s Center
Early Educator Fellow
Nancy Martinez
Jubilee Jumpstart
Early Educator Fellow