CSC to host 33rd Excellence in Early Childhood Conference

Registration is online at http://bit.ly/3vHYnMC. The cost is $45, including lunch and six professional development hours. Professional Development Training is available Feb. 17.

Keynote speaker Dr. Jenny Benson will cover topics such as brain development basics, the importance of care providers’ roles, what emotions are and how they affect behavior, and strategies to intentionally teach emotional literacy to young children. Participants will have opportunities to practice skills and gain concrete strategies.

The title of her presentation, Understanding Emotions from the Inside Out, is based on the 2015 film, Inside Out. Benson works as an early childhood consultant, coach, and trainer focusing on the areas of social and emotional development and parent engagement. In her previous roles, she has worked on the Rooted in Relationships Initiative at Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, and the Nebraska Department of Education’s Office of Early Childhood.

Benson has more than 20 years of experience in the field of early childhood, including more than a decade working directly with children ages birth through 12. She earned a doctorate in Education and Human Sciences with a specialization in Child, Youth, and Family Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and is a Registered Circle of Security-Parenting Educator and Circle of Security-Parenting Classroom Facilitator.