2026 DFSS PreService

2026 DFSS PreService

Welcome to the 2026 3-Day DFSS PreService

📍Palmer House Chicago
17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603

Breakfast and Registration open at 8:00am
Conference programming from 9:00am -4:10pm

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

Shirley Harris-Reed

Centers For New Horizons

Teacher

Altgeld Early Learning Center

About me

I'm an Educator working with infants and toddlers. My love for Teaching has bought me here to continue gaining the knowledge and training needed to guarantee the children I work with will be fully supported in their learning.

9:20am CDT

Reconnecting with your WHY Salon 12Dr. Carla Stewart

11:10am CDT

Begining of Year, 0-3,Part 1 Salon 4Angela S Johnson

12:15pm CDT

1:20pm CDT

Differentiating Language for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Tiny tweaks to create meaningful interactions Salon 6Sharmeen Reyes

3:10pm CDT

Mental Health Awareness Salon 2Rochelle McGhee

9:20am CDT

Interactions that Support Students with Learning Differences Salon 10Alisha Bourque • Bibi Rahim • Melissa Wilhelm

10:30am CDT

EXHIBIT HALL Exhibit Hall

11:00am CDT

No Everyday Healing: Trauma-Informed Practices in Early Childhood Education Salon 9Melissa Moore

12:10pm CDT

Keynote Speaker Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

2:10pm CDT

Classroom Management: Create a learning environment that supports student behavior and social-emotional development. Salon 8Vincent Rodriguez

3:20pm CDT

Facilities and Safe Environments Salon 8Artiya Nash

9:20am CDT

Basics to Understanding Developmental Delays and Disorders in the EHS Classroom Salon 6Pamela Stutzman

11:10am CDT

Redirecting and Reframing Misbehavior Salon 6Alisha Bourque • Bibi Rahim • Melissa Wilhelm

12:15pm CDT

1:20pm CDT

Active Supervision Salon 2Artiya Nash

3:10pm CDT

Building A Co Regulated Classroom - Classroom Management Salon 1Artiya Nash