Brain Rules by Dr. John Medina is now available at the office of Idaho AEYC. Contact us for more information.
Business Summit for Early Learning - Agenda
Nov. 19, 2009 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Dee Sarton - EMCEE
Lori Otter - Welcome
First Lady of the State of Idaho
About Lori Otter
Rob Grunewald - Return on Investment
Federal Reserve Bank
Minneapolis About Rob Grunewald
Regional Economic Analyst & co-author of the landmark study “Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return.
Review Rob Grunewald's PowerPoint Presentation (PPT).
Representatives from colleges and universities will facilitate table discussions to identify strategies that have worked in Idaho.
Table Discussion included key ideas such as:
workplace flexibility for employees around schedule,
hours at the workplace,
working from home,
encourage employees to attend school events with their children,
presentations to staff at work through human resources utilizing Family Advocates,
literacy programs,
on-site child care,
subsidized child care as benefit for employees,
public awareness information with school children delivering the message,
more research related to women with small children and what works best.
Dr. John Medina – Brain Rules
University of Washington and Seattle Pacific University About Dr. John Medina
Developmental
molecular biologist and research
consultant, author of Brain Rules, and founding member of Talaris
Institute.
- Idaho Statesman 
