THIS SUMMIT HAS ONE OBJECTIVE.

TO BRIDGE THE TWO COMMUNITIES – PARENTS & TEACHERS
THAT HAS THE MOST IMPACT ON YOUR CHILD, ESPECIALLY IN THE
FOUNDATIONAL YEARS. THE POST-COVID CLASSROOM WILL REQUIRE
SEAMLESS COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, AND UPSKILLING ON
BOTH SIDES TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE CRUCIAL FORMATIVE YEARS!

SO, WE HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER EXPERT VOICES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WE WILL LEARN ABOUT A WHOLE GAMUT OF THINGS FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS-FROM
UNDERSTANDING POLICY ON EARLY EDUCATION TO UNDERSTANDING THE WONDER OF BABY BRAINS. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR INCESSANT RESEARCH, TEACHING, AND ENGAGEMENT. I AM DEEPLY HONORED TO HAVE THEM
ON THIS PANEL, AND EXCITED AND HUMBLED TO SHARE THEM ALL WITH YOU!

A core understanding of neurodevelopment from 0-6 years

Using technology to scale education

The significance of early childhood education in the New Education Policy

A core understanding of neurodevelopment from 0-6 years

Using technology to scale education

The significance of early childhood education in the New Education Policy

Scaling literacy in the early years

Factual insights to help navigate the tech challenges of education

A rock-solid community of knowledgeable people willing to support and hold space for each other.

DAY 1 – MARCH 23, 2021
OPENING TRACK : A CALMING MEDITATION WITH HIMALAYAN SINGING BOWLS

SUJATA SINGHI, PH.D.

INTERNATIONAL TRAINER OF SOUND BOWL THERAPIES & SPIRITUAL SCIENCES

BRIDGING POLICY & PRACTICE IN EARLY EDUCATION

TARA BETEILLE

Senior Economist and Global Lead, Teachers Thematic Group, World Bank.
THE CASE FOR INVESTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

SASHWATI BANERJEE

Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Central Square Foundation, Former Founding Managing Director-Sesame Workshop, India
USING RESEARCH & MEDIA FOR LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL IMPACT

STEPHANIE GOTTWALD, PH.D.

Director of Content – Curious Learning, Assistant Director-Centre for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University, Co-Author- Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century: The Literary Agenda.
THE NEUROSCIENCE OF EARLY READING

EXPLORING DIVERSE PEDAGOGIES FOR
CONTEMPORARY LEARNING

GEETHA DHARMARAJAN

Padmashree Awardee, Founder- Katha India, Creator- Story Pedagogy©

FALU SHAH

Grammy-nominated Musician, Ambassador, Indian Music- Carnegie Hall, Creator- Falu’s Bazaar
Identity Exploration & Promoting Multicultural Harmony Through Music

VAISHALI CHAKRAVARTY

India’s leading drama educator, Founder- Joy of drama, Group Artistic Director, Actor Factor Academic Consultant with Trinity College London.
STIMULATING INTELLIGENCE THROUGH DRAMA IN EARLY YEARS

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF THE NEW EDUCATION POLICY, 2020
PANEL DISCUSSION

SWATI POPAT VATS, PH.D.

President- Early Childhood Association, Director- Podar Jumbo Kids

DEVISHOBHA CHANDRAMOULI (MODERATOR)

Founder- Kidskintha

MEETA SENGUPTA

Founder- Centre for Education Strategy, Founder- #EduIn, National Council Member-NISA

HANDS-ON: BREAK-OUT SESSION
PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR HOLISTIC LEARNING WITH ONLINE EDUCATION

RADHIKA CHANDRASEKARAN

Arts-Based Therapy Practitioner, Lower & Middle School Coordinator and Tech Task Force Lead at
The Gateway School of Mumbai
(An Ashoka Changemaker Lab School)

RUDRI JOSHI

Math Program Coordinator, Special Education and Tech Task Force Lead at The Gateway School of Mumbai (An Ashoka Changemaker Lab School)

OUR MEDIA/PROMOTION PARTNERS

DAY 2 – MARCH 24, 2021AWARENESS & MEDITATION SESSIONS

RESHMA PIRAMAL

Head Operations South, SEE Learning India, Advisor to The Gateway School of Mumbai
MEDITATION: BODY AWARENESS & SETTLING PRACTICE

RAKHEE SHARMA

Mindful Leadership Coach & Facilitator, Education Section Lead- Charter for Compassion, India.
DEVELOPING INNER LEADERSHIP THROUGH CYCLE OF DEVELOPMENT & PEBBLE MEDITATION

THE SECRETS OF NURTURE

TINA PAYNE BRYSON, PH.D.

Author: ‘Bottom Line for Baby’, Co-Author of NYTimes Best Sellers:
‘The Whole-Brain Child’ &
‘No-Drama Discipline, Founder and Executive Director: The Center for Connection.
Building Your Child’s Brain Through Co-regulation

DR. SAMIR DALWAI

Developmental Pediatrician, Founder- Director: New Horizons Group, Former Chairperson- Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
Identifying Early Intervention Needs For Appropriate Integration

DEBORAH MCNELIS

Creator- Neuro-Nurturing®, Early Brain Development Specialist, Founder-Brain Insights LLC.
Balanced Stimulation Strategies For Early Brain Development

KELLY DORFMAN

Expert on nutrition for brain development, Author of Award-winning book- ‘Cure Your Child With Food, The Hidden Connection Between Nutrition and Childhood Ailments
The Surprising Connections – Nutrition, Mood & Behavior

FOUNDATIONS FOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN EARLY YEARS

LEEZA STEINDORF

Success Coach, Forbes Coaches Council Member, Former Tony Robbins Results Coach, Negotiation and Communication Specialist, Best-selling Author of ‘Connected Parent, Empowered Child’
The Winner Loses All- Foundations Of Strong Self-love

DR. SHARON SHALINE

ADHD & Anxiety Expert, Clinical Psychologist, Author Of ‘What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life’, Winner of ‘Best Books Awards’ and Mom’s Choice Award.
Identifying & Managing Anxiety In Young Children

RESHMA PIRAMAL

Head Operations South, SEE Learning India, Advisor to The Gateway School of Mumbai
Starting Young: Foundations For Emotional Resiliency

SUE COWLEY

Early Educator, Best-selling author of over 25 books for educators, Behavior Management Expert- Open University/BBC
A Needs-based Approach To Managing Behaviour

LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY & BEYOND

AUDREY O'CLAIR

Education Specialist for Sound trap at Spotify
Bridging Home & School: Teachers, Parents, And Technology In Partnership

WENDY OLIVER, PH.D

Chief Learning Officer-Edison Learning, Chief Learning Architect: ASU Digital 9-12 charter school.
Effective Strategies To Transition From School To Digital Learning

EMMA TURNER

Author: ‘Be More Toddler’;
Research and CPD lead- Discovery Schools Academy Trust, Founder: ‘NewEd: Joyful CPD for Early Career Teachers’
Be More Toddler: Leadership Education From Little Learners

MAGDALENA MATULEWICZ

Active Experiential Learning Specialist, President & Co-Founder:
Natural Born Leaders.EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING STRATEGIES WITH ONLINE EDUCATION

PANEL DISCUSSION PLAY IN THE TIMES OF THE PANDEMIC

PREETHI VICKRAM

Founder- LIFE Foundation, Creator- Play Ambassadors’ League; Host: ‘Power of Play’ conference

DR. ERIK FISHER AKA DR. E

Genius Expert for The Genius of Play, Child Psychologist, Emotional Dynamics Expert

DEVISHOBHA R (MODERATOR)

Founder- Kidskintha

POOJA RAI

Founder and CEO of Anthill Creations, TEDx Speaker;
Ashoka Changemaker was awarded by Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus.

COMMUNICATION FOR CONNECTION

DEBORAH REBER

Founder- TiLT Parenting, Podcast host, New York Times best-selling author of ‘Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope’
Accepting And Embracing Your Differently Wired Child

DEENA MARGOLIN, LMFT & KRISTIN GALLANT

Co-founders, Big Little Feelings
Everyday Communication Strategies For Raising Emotionally Strong & Resilient Kids

Testimonials

Lisa Pieper

I cannot thank you enough for supplying these talks. I am a special education teacher, PreK-6th grade, in Montana, USA. I am so grateful to have instruction and insight from so many experts available to me. Thank you also for providing the links for follow-up questions and diving deeper into their areas of expertise. This summit will make a difference in the way I approach
assessment, instruction, and intervention in my classroom, as well as how I collaborate with my general education colleagues and parents. All that and I am only halfway through day 1!

Kidskintha Summit Participant

Urja Nagaria

I am impressed with your hard work and your immense curiosity, passion, and determination to execute this summit at this hour when the world is battling. All the lectures were well organized and planned, and cherry on top well lined up! The best feedback I want to tell you is I was so woven with the lectures that I managed to complete them on the designated days! I was so glued to all the lectures that I carried my screen and hands-free to the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom to complete them and generate notes to share with my colleagues and apply them at work.

Kidskintha Summit Participant

Sangita Krishnamurthy

I am thrilled to see a conference hosted by an Indian parenting website that has brought together renowned names in the various fields of parenting. Not only are the presenters known, but the topics have also been curated to give parents practical ways to better themselves. Areas like resilience, social-emotional well-being, skilling for adolescents,
etc. are relevant and needed areas of discussion. I got to see a preview of a session on mindfulness by Christopher Willard and was impressed with the ease with which Devishobha guides the discussion to the needs of the Indian parent community. I am
looking forward to listening to more of the speakers during the conference.

Special Educator, Kidskintha Summit participant.

Sherryll Kraizer

Devishobha has been a great collaborator with my organization on behalf of preventing child abuse. She has been brilliant at getting simple, effective, and actionable advice and tools to parents. She brings together the best people in an easy-to-access online format. It is so unusual to work with someone who has a sense of quality and accessibility for parents!

Ph.D.; Director- Coalition For Children; Speaker, Kidskintha Parenting Consciousness Summit.

Yashwardhini Chauhan

I would like to thank you very much for holding the special kid's international summit. I had applied to more than 20 alternative schools all over India two years ago for my son's admission, but nothing worked out. I knew the existing school was not good enough for him. I felt frustrated and could not understand what plans God had for me. However I am very grateful to you for making me aware of so many aspects, now my son has got admission to a school specially meant to teach children like him, in New Jersey and my son is very happy.

Kidskintha SPINS Summit

Lisa Lynam Piar

I am an avid researcher regarding parenting techniques, especially for complex or spirited children, and have already found this summit so helpful. I especially loved Bonnie Harris’s piece. Thank you for bringing all of these great resources to the world in a way we can easily access.

Early Educator, & participant, Parenting Consciousness Summit

Neeru Tyagi

It was a very insightful experience. As a preschool teacher, I can relate to the importance of the early years, which can have a lifelong impact on our children. Thank you for bringing us to this summit.

Kidskintha World Early Years Summit.

Rupa Sharat Kumar

An information-packed presentation. There were some great parenting tips for neuro-typical as well as neuro-diverse kids.

Kidskintha SPINS summit participant.

Trupthi Dabhade

The session was wonderful and the highlight was the 5C strategy.

Kidskintha SPINS Summit participant.

Gayatri Suryanarayan

Very very interesting session! It was really wonderful the way the whole thing was explained with regard to the Indian context with practical solutions! Great job!

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