Virtual Event: Unlocking Early Brain Development: Insights & Resources with Dr. Ross Thompson
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**Live Attendance Required to earn CEUs** (complete all requirements within 30 days of event).
 | Early Childhood Development: how development unfolds from conception to age 5 across social, emotional, cognitive, language, physical, and motor development and ways to responsively support it |
Unlocking Early Brain Development: Insights & Resources with Dr. Ross Thompson
March 19, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Special Member Exclusive follow-on discussion, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Join esteemed early development expert Dr. Ross Thompson and host Katrina Macasaet for an encore discussion on the fascinating world of early brain development. This engaging session will address your curated questions and provide an exclusive look at the newly revised Baby Brain Map. Discover practical insights and innovative resources to enhance your practice with young children and their families. Don’t miss this chance to learn from one of the leading voices in the field and deepen your understanding of the critical early years.
Learner objectives: As a result of participating in this event, learners will be able to…
- Recognize trends in the development of young children’s brain functions.
- Summarize key factors that influence brain development.
- Identify at least two caregiver strategies for supporting brain development.
Member Exclusive w/ZERO TO THREE, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET
ZERO TO THREE Members are invited to join an Exclusive Event Debrief directly following the event (from 3:00-3:30 pm ET). Reflect on the ideas and possibilities introduced in the Virtual Member Event with your fellow ZERO TO THREE Members. Consider together what left you curious, what excited you and inspired application potentials. Construct individual and collective knowledge and forge connections within your Member Community.
Ross Thompson, PhD
Professor of Psychology
University of California, Davis
Dr. Thompson has had an exceptional career as a distinguished professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). He is widely recognized for his leadership in developmental psychology and his authoritative work on the applications of developmental research to public policy concerns such as early childhood mental health, the effects of early care and education policies, and families in adversity. At UC Davis, he established and served as director of the Social and Emotional Development Lab. He also contributed to creating the university’s Center for Poverty and Inequality Research and served on its executive committee for many years. Dr. Thompson was a founding member of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and a member of the National Academy of Sciences committee that produced the influential report From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development, and also contributed to Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation. Additionally, Thompson has served three times as Associate Editor of Child Development, the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development. He has written over 300 papers and articles related to his work and co-authored several books, including his recent book “The Brain Development Revolution: Science, the Media, and Public Policy.” In addition to serving on the ZERO TO THREE board of directors from 2005 to 2021–including a term as president of the board lasting from 2015 to 2018–Dr. Thompson served on the boards of several other national nonprofits. He currently serves on the boards of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute and the Stein Early Childhood Development Fund.
Katrina Macasaet
Senior Manager
ZERO TO THREE
Katrina is a Manager in the Professional Innovations Division with ZERO TO THREE and leads our Critical Competencies and The Growing Brain professional development programs. Katrina designs and delivers presentations at state, regional, and national early childhood conferences and meetings. She has an undergraduate degree in early childhood education and a master’s degree in human development.
**Live Attendance Required** (complete within 30 days of event). All registrants will have 30-day access to the session recording.
ZERO TO THREE is pleased to offer Continuing Education Units for a wide range of learning events, both in person and on line.
Contact hours and CEUs are automatically added to your registration for no additional charge. Registrants can earn up to 0.1 CEU or 1 Contact hour for attending this event. Continuing Education Units are awarded with live attendance, completed session evaluation, and a passing quiz score of 75% or greater.
Learner Objectives:
- Recognize trends in the development of young children’s brain functions.
- Summarize key factors that influence brain development.
- Identify at least two caregiver strategies for supporting brain development.
Contact hours offered may vary per discipline. For more information regarding ZERO TO THREE CEUs, please visit: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1657-earn-ceus-from-zero-to-three. Please note: A computer or electronic device with internet connection is required for successful completion. This session will be hosted for one hour and includes a brief introduction, 45 mins of content based teaching, and 10 to 15 minutes of Q and A. Questions can be posted throughout the session, and the presenter will address as many as possible.
Additional Details:
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*Presenters have affirmed that they do not have proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices, services or materials discussed in this course, and have confirmed that they have not been compensated in relation to this presentation.
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