GRANTEE WEBINAR

Enhancing ECE Systems Capacity: The Leading Role of Higher Education

Our April 4, 2023, webinar featured the work of three of The Collaborative’s Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grantees: North Seattle College, Salish Kootenai College, and the University of Colorado, Denver. The session explored the role of higher education in leveraging philanthropic dollars to build capacity in public ECE workforce systems.

View the webinar recording below. The slide deck is available here.

Featured panelists:

    • Sherry Cleary, former Executive Director of the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute and the University Dean of the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives (moderator)
    • Samantha Dolan, Ph.D., Associate Director of Early Childhood Initiatives, North Seattle College
    • Angela Abrams, Professional Development Administrator, Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families
    • Amy Burland, Ed.D., Director of Early Childhood Partnership Projects, Salish Kootenai College
    • Carrie Spotted Bear, Early Childhood Tribal Policy Coordinator, Zero to Five Montana
    • Diana Schaack, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Denver
    • Chris Rasmussen, Ph.D., Senior Director of Academic Pathways and Innovation, Colorado Department of Higher Education

Learn more about the panelists here.


Learn more about The Collaborative’s Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grantees here.