Keynote Speakers
Miss Patty
Miss Patty is a distinguished American singer, songwriter, musician, author, and seasoned keynote speaker, renowned for her expertise in crafting music tailored to early childhood curriculum. With nearly a decade of experience, she has established herself as a leading authority in the field.
Her journey began with pioneering work in educational and interactive music videos on YouTube since 2009, captivating millions worldwide on her channel (http:// www.youtube.com/pattyshukla). With an extensive repertoire of hundreds of songs, Miss Patty's compositions are curriculum-based and cover all learning domains for early childhood education, with a particular emphasis on literacy, fine, and gross motor skills.
Denita Dinger
Denita Dinger passionately empowers adults to listen to the children, and make changes to their practice that will, in turn, profoundly impact each child with "I can" confidence and empowerment. Since 2009, Denita's message has traveled the globe through presentations based on what children have taught her throughout her 24 years of working with children. (Sixteen of those years as a family child-care provider with an emphasis on preschool, and 8 years operating a child-led school for children ages 3-10 and a summer camp for children ages 7-15) Through all of her work with children, Denita believes in providing a truly open-ended, emotionally healthy environment that is ready to embrace THEIR ideas. She believes in fostering relationships, meeting needs, empowering autonomy and giving ownership to the children. The results have fueled her fire to empower others to do the same.
Hotel Accommodations
Ramkota Hotel
Room rate: starting at $106.99/night
Phone number: (605) 886-8011
A block of rooms has been reserved under SD Early Childhood Education Conference 2025. Reserve your room today!
The cut-off date for the block of rooms will be March 10, 2025.