Join us in Salina, KS with keynote speaker, Tabatha Rosproy, who will present,”From Tiny Seeds Grow Mighty Trees”. This will also mark KAIMH’s 30th year as an organization, so plan to join us for a special birthday celebration and evening mixer!

Working with children and families is one of the most worthwhile endeavors one can choose, but it’s also a field that experiences frequent burnout.  Join Tabatha Rosproy, 2020 National Teacher of the Year and fellow Early Childhood educator, for a morning and afternoon session where we explore how to cultivate tiny seeds of joy in our lives that will sustain us through challenges and reinvigorate our passion. Tabatha will use her background in improvisational comedy and knowledge of play-based practices to help us take an active role living lives of joy! Come ready to laugh and learn and play together!

Tabatha Rosproy is a 13-year early childhood educator, and the first pre-school teacher to ever be named National Teacher of the Year. She was awarded this honor in 2020 and has spent the last several years speaking for organizations around the country, elevating the work of early childhood educators and the students and families they serve. Tabatha is passionate about social-emotional learning, working with families, and empowering educators to be advocates for their field. Tabatha is well-known for helping to create a full-day public pre-school classroom inside of a nursing home in Winfield, Kansas called “Cumbernauld Little Vikes” and loves to work with schools to create intergenerational partnerships. Tabatha has transitioned into a new role with Kansas Parent Information Resource Center where she travels the state training schools on best practices in Early Childhood Education and Family Engagement. She resides in Olathe, KS with her husband, Tim.