2010:

Hamre, B. K. (2010, April). Effective Teacher-Child Interactions. Invited presentation for Education Northwest - Montana Early Childhood Bridge Event. Missoula, Montana.

2009:

Hamre, B.K. (2009, November). Effective Teacher-Child Interactions: Intersections between Science and Policy. Invited presentation for Steinhardt Education Policy Breakfast Series, sponsored by the Steinhardt School of Education, New York University. New York City, New York.

Hamre, B.K. (2009, October). Using Classroom Observation to Gauge Teacher Effectiveness: Evidenced-Based Decision Making. Invited presentation for the Measuring Teacher Effectiveness: Implications for California’s Race to the Top Workshop, sponsored by WestEd and REL-West. Sacramento, California.

Hamre, B.K. (2009, September). Effective Teacher-Student Interactions: An Overview of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). Invited presentation for the Virginia Department of Education. Richmond, VA.

2008:

Pianta, R. (April, 2008). Keynote: How can we improve child outcomes in Head Start through teacher-child relationships? National Head Start Association, Nashville, TN.

Pianta, R. (April, 2008). Opportunity in early education: Improving the quality of teacher-child interactions through classroom observation and professional development. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

Pianta, R. (April, 2008). Panelist: “Early Learning Matters.” Early Childhood Education: Good Start, Grow Smart; Education News Parents Can Use, U.S. Department of Education, WETA, Washington, DC.

Pianta, R. (February, 2008). Ensuring Effective Teachers Through Professional Development Systems: Quality Rating Systems and State ECE Competencies. NCRECE Leadership Symposium, Arlington, VA.

Pianta, R. (January, 2008). Developing the Next Wave of Quality Measures for Early Childhood and School-Age Programs. Presenter/Panelist, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.

Pianta, R. (June, 2008). Early childhood education accountability and outcomes. Webinar, Teach for America, Washington, DC.

Pianta, R. (May, 2008). Improving Impacts of Classrooms: Professional Development and Classroom Observation. Conference on Teacher Quality, Northwestern University, IL.

2007:

Pianta, R. (July, 2007). Covering pre-k: Finding stories that truly matter. Harold W. McGraw Jr. Annual Seminar for Reports New to the Education Beat, Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, New York, NY.

Pianta, R. (July, 2007). Effects of web-mediated professional development. School Reform and Beyond Design Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.

Pianta, R. (July, 2007). Making early education opportunities work for kids and teachers: Professional development and classroom observation. International Attachment Conference, Braga, Portugal.

Pianta, R. (September, 2007). How can research and practice in school psychology matter for helping students and teachers? 2007 Distinguished Alumni Presentation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Pianta, R. (September, 2007). Making early education opportunities work for kids and teachers: Professional development and classroom observation. Minnesota State Department of Education, Minneapolis, MN.

Pianta, R. (September, 2007). Quality in early care and education: It’s all about relationships. McEvoy Lecture, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Pianta, R., (September, 2007). Participant, Wingspread Conference, Using Research to Improve Outcomes for Young Children: Challenges, Strategies, and Effective Action. Sponsored by The Johnson Foundation, NAEYC, and SRCD, Racine, WI.