
2021 ASK Virtual Conference

February 20, 2021 @ 8:30 am – February 25, 2021 @ 8:30 pm
The A.S.K. (Advancing Skills & Knowledge) Conference is going virtual in 2021 with a week of online learning for early care and school-age education professionals! From Saturday, February 20 through Thursday, February 25, choose what sessions you’d like to attend, but registration will cover the conference in full. Early bird registration is $27.00 per attendee and ends January 5, 2021. After that, registration will cost $35.00 per attendee and closes on February 1, 2021. View the agenda and features of the 2021 ASK Conference below or read all of the conference workshop descriptions here.
ASK Conference Agenda
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Session I: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Session II: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Keynote Session: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Lunch & Learn: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Evening Sessions: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Lunch & Learn: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Evening Sessions: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Lunch & Learn: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Evening Sessions: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Evening Sessions: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
“This conference keeps getting better. I’ve been attending for 15+ years, since it was ‘Day for Day Care’ on the UNC campus.”
— 2019 ASK Conference Attendee
Featured Presentations
Keynote Session
Foundations for Life: Being Emotionally Responsive for Young Children
Presented by Ron Mohl
Saturday, February 20
Keynote Session
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
How to Crack a Walnut
Presented by Erica Berry
Saturday, February 20
Session I
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
I Can See it So I Can Do it: Using Visuals to Promote School Success
Presented by Kim Hughes
Monday, February 22
Evening Sessions
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Being a Partner in Play
Presented by Ron Mohl
Tuesday, February 23
Evening Sessions
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Implicit Bias: What Educators Need to Know
Presented by Rhodus Riggins, Jr.
Thursday, February 25
Evening Sessions
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.





Registration covers the whole conference from Saturday, February 20, 2021, to Thursday, February 25, 2021.
Early Bird registration (ending January 5, 2021): $27.00
Regular registration (ending February 1, 2021): $35.00
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