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Oh, The Places Freddy Goes!

The map below shows all the places Freddy has been in the past couple years. Click on the map to see a list of presentations available for download. All the presentations were given by Ken Smythe-Leistico.

Chronological List of Presentations

2009:
April: Family Support Training: Allegheny County
May: Carlisle United Way Training
August: Beaver County Head Start Training
October: Early Childhood Education Summit: Penn State

2010:
January: United Way of Bedford County
February: Pittsburgh Public Schools
United Way of York Training
March: Hands of Wyoming County Training
April: ACEI Conference, Phoenix AZ
May: PAEYC Conference, Pittsburgh
October: Early Childhood Education Summit: Penn State
November: Clairton School District
PPS Parent Engagement Specialists Training
May: Pennsylvania Head Start Association
PPS PELA (Principal Leadership) Training\
October: OCDEL State-wide meeting

2011:
February: Hill District Academic Celebration Presentation
April: OCDEL State-Wide Transition Presentation (Harrisburg)
Govern for Kids/PAEYC County Presentation on Transition (AIU)
May: Pennsylvania Head Start Association Conference (Harrisburg)
Pittsburgh Emerging Leadership Academy (PELA) Training
September: Clairton Early Learning Advisory Presentation
Allegheny County Homeless Providers Training
October: OCDEL State-Wide Transition Presentation (Harrisburg)

2012:
January: Butler County Head Start Training
March: United Way of Lancaster/Lebanon Training
May: Smart Start Conference, Greensboro, NC
Allegheny County Transition Conference: Keynote
June: Buffalo, NY/Youngstown, OH/Pittsburgh Retreat
Youngstown, OH Community Collaborative Presentation
Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh Training
EDUCARE Consult
July: Long Island, NY Consult
New Kensington/Arnold School District Consult
August: Youngstown School District Principals Training
Oregon Consult
September: Kentucky Consult
PAEYC/Family Support Conference
United Way of Lancaster/Lebanon Follow-up Training
Gainesville, FL consult
West Mifflin School District Contract and TA
Canton, OH Community Partners/Schools Training
Macomb County, MI: County-wide school and partners training
December: Fredericksburg, VA Training

2013:
January: Buffalo, NY: School and Community Provider Training
Pittsburgh Public Schools Early Childhood Education FSS Training
February: PPS Early Care and Education Teachers Training: Ready Freddy Program
Homeville (West Mifflin) Transition Team: Ready Freddy Program
March: Henderson, NC (ECE teachers): Ready Freddy Program
April: Leadership Pittsburgh: Ready Freddy Program
PPS ECE and K Teachers: Quality Kindergarten Transition
Graduate Pittsburgh Summit (United Way): Kindergarten Panel

Take Freddy home!

Ready Freddy is funded by:

  • Henry L. Hillman Foundation
  • The Heinz Endowments
  • The Grable Foundation
  • The Buhl Foundation
  • Birmingham Foundation

The Ready Freddy Program

University of Pittsburgh
Office of Child Development
400 North Lexington Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Phone: 412-244-6372
Email: rfreddy@pitt.edu

(c) 2012 University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development