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About the CEED Round Table

The Minnesota Round Table is a conference that brings together a panel of nationally recognized experts on children's issues for a lively discussion of a topic at the forefront of research and practice.

Following a unique format that has ensured its success for 30 years, colleagues sitting at the Round Table respond to questions posed by the moderator. They are encouraged to reflect, explore intuitive hunches, and challenge each other's ideas in an open, constructive environment.

History of the Round Table

These Round Tables show topics and panelists for these years:
1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973

Risk, Resilience, and Race in Early Childhood:
Issues for Research and Action

April 24, 2007
Coffman Memorial Union, Theater, University of Minnesota, East Bank Minneapolis campus

More information on the 2007 Round Table

The Education of Young Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners: Language, Culture, and Practice

Panelists pictured here from the 2005 Round Table:
Isaura Barrera, Kathy Kohnert, Scott McConnell, Aquiles Iglesias, Kathy Klumb
(not included: Lori Helman, morning moderator)

April 13, 2005
Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, MN

More information on the 2005 Round Table

Linking Research and Public Policy to Improve Child Development: Local, State, and National Perspectives

April 8, 2003
Radisson Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN

More information on the 2003 Round Table

Child Care—The Role of Higher Education in Policies and Practice

May 4, 2001
Radisson Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN

More information on the 2001 Round Table

Observation and Assessment of Young Children: Issues in Research, Policy, and Practice

October 1, 1999
Wyndham Garden Hotel, Bloomington, MN

More information on the 1999 Round Table

Perspectives on Infant Mental Health:
Implications for Practice

May 30, 1997
Radisson Hotel Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN

More information on the 1997 Round Table

Children Learn Violent Relationships:
Victims Becoming Perpetrators

May 13, 1996
Radisson Hotel Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN

More information on the 1996 Round Table

For Kids' Sake: Prevent Violence

May 20-21, 1994
The Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park, MN

Panelists

Sharon Sayles Belton, Mayor of Minneapolis

Kenneth Dodge, Vanderbilt University

Hope Hill, Howard University

Carole Pardo, Erikson Institute

Murray Straus, University of New Hampshire

A Blueprint for the 21st Century: The Education of Young Children

June 19, 1992
Earl Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center, MN

Panelists

Barbara Bowman, Dean, Graduate Studies, Erickson Institute

Sue Bredekamp, Director, Professional Development, National Association for the Education of Young Children

Susan Fowler, University of Illinois, President, Division of Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children

Sharon Lynn Kagan, Early Childhood Policy Specialist, Yale University

Child Abuse Prevention: Facing the Issues

Panelists

Anne H. Cohn, National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse

Patricia Crittenden, Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami

Richard Krugman, Kempe Center for Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect

Joyce Thomas, President, Center for Child Protection and Family Support, Inc.

Child Care in America: Facing the Issues

Panelists

Jay Belsky, Department of Individual and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University

Deborah Phillips, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia

Sandra Scarr, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia

L. Alan Sroufe, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

Gifted and Talented Children: A Challenge for Our Time

Panelists

David Feldman, Department of Psychology, Tufts University

Merle Karnes, School of Education, University of Illinois

Daniel Keating, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland

Jacquelyn Saunders, Director of Programs for Gifted Students, Breck School

Robert Sternberg, Department of Psychology, Yale University

A CEED Dialogue--Infant Day Care: A Developmental Perspective

Panelists

E. Kuno Beller, University of Munich, Germany

Jay Belsky, Department of Individual and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University

The Young Child in the Year 2000: Setting a Professional Agenda

Panelists

Helen Blank, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC

Norman Garmezy, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota

Lilian Katz, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois

Sandra Scarr, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia

Sheldon White, Department of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University

Electronic Technology and the Development of the Young Child

Panelists

Howard Gardner, Department of Psychology, Harvard University

Joyce Hakansson, Hakansson Software Development Corporation

William Ridley, Control Data Corporation and President, Minnesota State Board of Education

Karen Sheingold, Center for Children and Technology, Bank Street College of Education

Mary Alice White, Teachers College, Columbia University

Catch 94-142--
For Preschool Handicapped Children, Too!

Panelists

Tim Gilhool, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia

Frances Horowitz, Department of Human Development and Family Life,University of Kansas

Maynard Reynolds, Department of Psychoeducational Studies, University of Minnesota

Ronald Wegerink, Department of Education, University of North Carolina

Ann Turnbull, School of Education, University of Kansas

Fred Weintraub, Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, Virginia

The Impact of Families:
Their Young Children in Educational Arenas

Panelists

Samuel Braun, Cambridge-Somerville Mental Health and Retardation Center

Alison Clarke-Stewart, Department of Education, University of Chicago

Richard DeLone, Public and Private Ventures, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reuben Hill, Family Study Center, University of Minnesota

Walter Hodges, Department of Early Childhood Education, Georgia State University

Diana Slaughter, School of Education, Northwestern University

Play and Development During the Early Years

Panelists

Catherine Garvey, Department of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University

J. Nina Lieberman, School of Education, Brooklyn College

Shirley Moore, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota

Elizabeth Prescott, Director of Research, Pacific Oaks College

Kenneth Rubin, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo

Steven Suomi, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin

Brian Sutton-Smith, School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Brian Vandenberg, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California at Los Angeles

Early Intervention Programs: The Latest Look

Panelists

Walter Hodges, Department of Early Childhood Education

Irving Lazar, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University

Francis Palmer, Merrill Palmer Institute

Virginia Shipman, Research Division, Educational Testing Service

David Weikart, High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

Sheldon White, Department of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University

The Preschool Experience for Children With Special Needs

Panelists

Nicholas Anastasiow, Institute of Child Study, Indiana University

Carla Berry, Erikson Institute for Early Education, Loyola University

Marion Blank, Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers University

Samuel Braun, Cambridge-Somerville Mental Health and Retardation Center

Diane Bricker, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami

David Elkind, Department of Child Study, Tufts University

Ira Gordon, University of Florida

Training Early Childhood Teachers in the State of Minnesota

Co-sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Education

Presentations by Shirley Moore, CEED Director, and Winifred Northcott of UNISTAPS

Panel discussion led by Harlan Hansen and Erna Fishhaut, University of Minnesota

Evaluation of Educational Programs for Young Children

Panelists

Samuel Ball, Research Division, Educational Testing Service

Glen Bracht, formerly College of Education, University of Minnesota

William Cooley, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh

Edith Grotberg, Research and Evaluation Division, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Virginia Shipman, Research Division, Educational Testing Service

Irving Sigel, Research Division, Educational Testing Service

Ernest Washington, Center for Human Potential, University of Massachusetts

Jean Carew, Boystown, Stanford University

The Nature of the Young Child and the State of the Art in Early Childhood Education

Panelists

Millie Almy, School of Education, University of California, Berkeley

Marion Blank, Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers University

John Dill, School of Education, New York University

William Kessen, Department of Psychology, Yale University

Todd Risley, Department of Human Development, University of Kansas

Sandra Scarr, Department of Psychology, Yale University

Earl Schaefer, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina

Harold Stevenson, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan

Sheldon White, Department of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University

Herbert Zimiles, Research Division, Bank Street College of Education

Further Information

If you have further questions about the Round Table, please contact Sara at 612-625-2252 or sarazet@umn.edu. 

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