CONFERENCE and Expo
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CONFERENCE and Expo
CAEYC ANNUAL CONFERENCE and Expo 2 0 1 4 April 3-5, 2014 • Pasadena, CA Conference Program Learn from the past. Embrace the present. Create the future. Welcome to CAEYC Visit Booth #107! • Get Your Show Special Coupon and Save 15% Exciting New Products • See Our Exc • Create Free Make-and-Take Crafts Enter to Win Prizes! www.DiscountSchoolSupply.com • Phone: 1-800-627-2829 Enter to Win! Peekaboo Lockboxes Stop by Booth #118 • Explore Our Sensory Center! • Pick Up Your 15% Off Coupon • Win These Lockboxes! www.achievement-products.com • 1- 800 -373-4699 ©2014 Excelligence Learning Corporation CAEYC BOARD OF DIRECTORS TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Committee Officers Cary Larson-McKay, President-Elect Shu-Chen Jenny Yen, Vice President Michael Fritzen, Secretary Kathy Thompson, Treasurer Carolyn Sanders, Member-at-Large Kelly Lake, Immediate Past President Orientation Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Conference Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Awards & Grants Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Conference Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 CAEYC Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Expo Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Expo Donation Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Center for Social Chnage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Film Theater Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CAEYC Past Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CAEYC Hub and Hangout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Standing Committee Chairs Gloria Davis, Accreditation Kathy Thompson, Awards & Grants Joyce Daniels, Center for Social Change (Co-Chair) Cindy Santa Cruz-Reed, Center for Social Change (Co-Chair) Greg Robitaille, Diversity in Action Katy Kenshur, Family Child Care Shu-Chen Jenny Yen, Membership Gregory Uba, Men in Child Care Cary Larson-McKay, Nominations & Elections Joyce Stone, Public Policy Region Representatives Conan McKay, Region 1 Patrick Romero, Region 2 Arleen Uryu, Region 2 Heidi Thumlert, Region 3 Mary Beth Miller, Region 3 Terri Allison, Region 4 Bridget O’Malley, Region 4 Fran Chasen, Region 5 Carol Hiestand, Region 5 Chantal Lamourelle, Region 6 Workshops About Your Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keynote Presenters & Special Presentation. . . . . . . Featured Presenters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workshops in Spanish & Mandarin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workshops-at-a-Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workshops for Thursday, April 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workshops for Friday, April 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workshops for Saturday, April 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Jacque Sell, Chair Jacki Gray-Hill, Leadership Day Co-Chair Tanya VanderWeide, Leadership Day Co-Chair Catherine McKay, Workshops Coordinator Fran Chasen, Children’s Film Festival Coordinator Lindsay Ramirez Michael Fritzen, Community Outreach Coordinator Lola Cornish-Nickens Adria Taha-Resnick, Volunteers Coordinator Expo & Resources Advertisers Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 CAEYC Expo Hall Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Pasadena Convention Center Floor Plan. . . . . . . . . . 56 Certificate of Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 2015 CAEYC Annjual Conference and Expo . . . . . . 55 CAEYC STAFF Catherine Taylor, Executive Director Micheyl Barnett, Director of Conferences & Events Deidre Bryant, Director of Professional Development Michele Holcomb, Director of Membership & Marketing Lynn Ronsse, Administrative Assistant Membership has its Benefits! • • • • • 20 22 24 26 28 36 39 45 Discounted registration fees at CAEYC sponsored conferences Latest research-based ideas and information through CAEYC/NAEYC publications Member-only discounts through Redleaf Press and GEICO Insurance Awards & Grants program Membership in your local and National affiliate (NAEYC) Visit CAEYC Booth #100 to learn more! 3 Proud affiliate of Q Q-Star QRIS Data System The Most Comprehensive QRIS Q-Star seamlessly links your Assessment, Quality Rating, and Technical Assistance components into a complete and unified data system. 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Custom Tailored Solutions Visit us in the Exhibit Hall Booth 421 [email protected] • (877) 377-8258 x8 • www.BranaghGroup.com WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE FROM PRESIDENT-ELECT AND 2014 CONFERENCE CHAIR The Many Faces of the 2014 CAEYC Conference As ECE professionals and volunteers we see the many faces in the children and families we work with. We wear many faces as well and you will see many of them at the CAEYC 2014 Conference. We have worked hard to create an engaging and interesting conference for you this year. “Learn from past. Embrace the present. Create the Future” is not only the theme for our event, it was our guiding principle as we discussed, planned, collaborated and negotiated to get the conference ready for you. You will see us all around the conference, wearing our happy, excited, interested, learning and leading faces. Leadership Cary Larson-McKay CAEYC President-Elect Jacque Sell CAEYC 2014 Conference Chair Advocacy On Leadership Day, Thursday, April 3, we will be wearing our leadership faces—as we use this opportunity to network with others, learn about new ideas and connect with our CAEYC history. This day brings us Jonathan Michael Bowman as our keynote presenter to talk about visioning our best work. The Leadership Day luncheon will offer an informal opportunity to network and interact with others. The Center for Social Change will have us putting on our advocacy faces and will be open on Saturday, 12:00pm - 4:00pm to engage in conversation about difficult issues in our field, collect resources for the work of social change with information and activities on ecology, anti-bias curriculum, music and join forces with others to create change for a better world for children. The Concerned Educators Allied for Safe Environments (CEASE), Non-Violence in the Lives of Children Project (NVP), and Peace Camps will be there. Thursday evening, we wear our celebrating faces as we honor those who have contributed much to the field of ECE at the Honor an Educator Reception to be held at the Kidspace Children’s Museum. Join us as we celebrate excellence. We will undoubtedly see some confused faces as we learn more about the issues facing us, like the proposed transitional kindergarten that has the potential to transform the way four-year olds are taught and what is expected of the learners in kindergarten and early elementary school. Throughout the conference there will be formal and informal opportunities to talk with leaders at the Hub and the CAEYC booth in the Expo Hall. The expo hall is a great place for some serious shopping for learning materials and visit with long-time partners of your program and find new and exciting vendors for your program needs. Play Children need play in their lives and we can see the importance of play in their play faces, we have opportunities for you to do the same! Come by the Hangout to play with materials provided for enjoyment and relaxation and engage in some organized group activities. Your play face will also be valuable as you and your groups play dress up for the photo booth at the CAEYC booth in the expo hall. Make new friends or spend time with old friends just relaxing and catching up in the Hangout. Learning Serious learning faces will be everywhere as we hear from keynote presenters, featured presenters and carefully selected presenters. Regina Louise is our Friday keynote presenter talking about resilience and persistence. Many outstanding presenters have gathered from far and wide to help us better serve the children and families of our state. We hope you find the workshops throughout the conference just right for your needs and the work you have to do. In addition, our past leaders, the previous presidents for CAEYC, will share their thoughts and insights during a panel discussion on Friday afternoon. Faces full of curiosity will be found on the “Spring on the Bus” tour of the Pasadena Waldorf School, The Outdoor Classroom Project, and Mothers’ Club on Saturday, April 5 from 8:30am-12:00pm, sponsored by Southern California Valley AEYC. Our remembering faces will be there as we share thoughts and memories about those who are no longer with us but have contributed so much to the children and our field. Please be sure to visit the Memorial Wall in the registration area to learn about those who we remember. We have wondering faces that reflect the discoveries we might make during the conference. There will be a film festival on Saturday to view films and engage in reflective discussion on topics such as play, English language learners and children’s learning. Join If you are not a member of CAEYC, we hope that you will join us to build an even stronger ECE profession. And for all of you attending this year’s conference, we look forward to our face-to-face connection. Wishing everyone happy faces full of satisfaction and inspiration as you head back to your daily lives and the work that captures your heart. 5 CO N F E R E N C E S P O N S O R S CAEYC proudly thanks its conference sponsors in recognition of their generous financial support and other donations that contribute greatly to the success of this event. Please visit their exhibitor booths in the Expo Hall for more information about their products and services. DIAMOND LEVEL Diamond Sponsor of Conference Wide Signage Booth #101 Platinum Sponsor of Name Badge Lanyard and Leadership Day Keynote Booth #222 GOLD LEVEL Platinum Sponsor of Opening Session Keynote Booth #329 Gold Sponsor of Conference & Expo Recycling Centers Booth #107 Platinum Sponsor of Opening Session Keynote Booth #326 S ILV ER L E V EL Silver Sponsor of Leadership Day Luncheon Booth #225 Silver Sponsor of Leadership Day Luncheon Booth #300 Silver Sponsor of Conference Pens, Conference e-blasts and Conference Assistance Scholarship Booth #123 Silver Sponsor of Chris Lamm Honor an ECE Reception Silver Sponsor of Chris Lamm Honor an ECE Reception T OPA Z LE V EL Topaz Sponsor of Conference e-blasts Booth #421 Topaz Sponsor of General Sponsorship Booth #112 Topaz Sponsor of General Sponsorship Booth #429 Topaz Sponsor of Conference e-blasts Booth #131 Topaz Sponsor of Conference Assistance Scholarship Booth #423 6 2 0 1 4 AWA R D S & G R A N T S W I N N E R S Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 CAEYC Awards & Grants! These winners will be recognized during the CAEYC Membership Meeting on Friday, April 4. CAEYC PRESIDENT’S AWARD Each recipient of this award receives $1,000 to pursue advanced educational degrees or credentials. Jean Goulart Redwood Empire AEYC BETH A. LAKE AWARD Each recipient of this award receives $500 to be used for training, attending conferences, and/or purchasing materials for the classroom or programming, which have a direct benefit to their elementary students. Genevieve Gorback Peninsula AEYC Holly Ponciano California Cascades AEYC CAEYC ANNUAL CONFERENCE AWARD Each recipient of this award receives complimentary registration to the CAEYC 2014 Annual Conference & Expo as encouragement to become involved in the organization. Rachel Cohn, Sonoma County AEYC Yvette Harvey, Southern California Valley AEYC Sandra Jacklin, Marin AEYC Syrbrena Mann, Southern California AEYC Nicole Mitchell, Sonoma County AEYC Lidan Ou, Peninsula AEYC CONFERENCE ASSISTANCE SCHOLARSHIP Dawn Garrigus, San Diego AEYC (sponsored by DC Insurance) Diane Gutierrez, Ventura County AEYC (sponsored by DC Insurance) Veronica Marin, Ventura County AEYC (sponsored by Piazza Childcare Solutions) AWARDS and GRANTS ADVERTISERS INDEX Achievement Products for Special Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Innovative Playgrounds Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Book Vine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Kaplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Branagh Information Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 & 25 Lakeshore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Bright Horizons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Mexican American Opportunity Foundation. . . . . . . . 54 Child Development Training Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Natural Playgrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Childplay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Old Firehouse School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ColorSoundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Outdoor Classroom Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 DCI Insurance Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Pacific Oaks College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Discount School Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Piazza Childcare Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Drymate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Scholastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 & 27 ECR 4 KIDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Search Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Happy Child Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Union Institute & University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Highscope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Zoo-phonics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 7 PREPARE THEM TODAY FOR WHEREVER THEY WANT TO GO TOMORROW Help your youngest students succeed and build an academic foundation that will prepare them for ongoing achievement. Visit us at BOOTH# 326 to explore our proven effective instructional solutions. CO N F E R E N C E I N F O R M AT I O N How to Make the Most of Your Conference Experience... Program Guidelines Child Policy CAEYC plans our Annual Conference & Expo with great care. It is our goal to provide you with workshops, events, entertainment and exhibits that will enrich your professional life in many different ways. To assist you in maximizing your conference experience, we would like to offer the following suggestions: • To maintain a professional atmosphere throughout the Conference and Expo, as well as to ensure the safety of attendees, presenters, personnel, and exhibits, CAEYC does not allow children under the age of 16 years, including infants, in educational programs or in the Expo at any time. Allow approximately 30 minutes to get to workshops so you can arrive in plenty of time to avoid a closed workshop. Conference volunteers must close a workshop when all chairs are occupied (full-capacity) to conform to fire code regulations. • If a workshop is not what you need or expect, then please leave quietly. A more suitable workshop may be available nearby. • As an alternative to traditional learning experiences, consider visiting the CAEYC Hub, Center for Social Change or the Hangout. • Please allow yourself time to relax and reflect on your conference experience. Consider: learning to “slow down” as your personal learning objective. Conference Workshop Schedule For those who have their own computer with Internet access, plan your day with the online Conference workshop schedule. By using the quick link found on the Conference Attendees page at www.caeyc.org, you can search for event details by speaker name, learning track and date. Choose from a variety of workshops among 35 learning tracks including Spanish and Mandarin offerings. Then read workshop descriptions, learning levels, and presenter biographies, and review handouts before you attend. Pasadena Expertise–Deals and Discounts Have a smartphone? Check out the “Go Pasadena” app. The app will help you plan your Pasadena trip. Restaurants, museums, entertainment, shopping, gardens, movies, performing arts, architectural tours, sports, events and much more are all at your fingertips! Also, take advantage of your hotel and the Pasadena Convention Center concierge services. Badges Badges must be worn at all times. Entrance to workshops and the Expo will not be permitted without the proper badge. Mingle with Exhibitors Food Visit the largest Early Childhood Education Expo in the state! There is not an official lunch hour designated for the conference. Please schedule your day to allow yourself time to eat. The concession stand will be available Friday and Saturday from 11:00am-3:00pm in Expo Hall A. In addition, there are several options around the Pasadena Convention Center that are within walking distance. Be sure to plan ahead. You will have the opportunity to “Mingle” with the 2014 exhibitors during exclusive expo hall hours: Friday12:00pm-1:30pm Saturday11:30am-12:30pm Play, explore and re-discover exciting and valuable resources to bring back to your programs. Dress Code Dress code is casual. Temperatures will vary greatly from room to room. Please dress in layers and wear comfortable shoes for walking. Conference Evaluation Your opinion matters! The CAEYC Annual Conference & Expo Evaluation will be emailed to all attendees at the end of the conference. We look forward to receiving your feedback and comments. Electronic Devices Please have electronic devices turned off or in silent mode during all education programs. Conference Photobooth Strike a Pose at CAEYC Booth 100. Be sure to stop by with your friends and get your picture taken! GREEN Join CAEYC as we Go Green! This printed program has been streamlined to reduce waste while remaining a helpful tool for your conference experience. Another Go Green! tool is CAEYC’s online Conference workshop schedule for full details including presenter biographies, workshop descriptions, and downloadable handouts, right at your fingertips. Please remember to recycle this program when finished. Thank you for being part of the effort to create a healthier environment for children to PLAY! 9 C A E YC H E A D Q UA R T E R S The CAEYC Headquarters is back! This is a place where conference attendees can learn about local groups in your area, obtain membership information, meet state leaders, learn about advocacy efforts, inquire about local affiliates, and participate in the Expo Game prize drawings. All are welcome! Booth 100 Pasadena Convention Center • Convention Exhibit Hall A Thursday, April 3, 5:30pm-7:00pm Friday, April 4, 10:00am-5:30pm Saturday, April 5, 8:00am-3:30pm General Membership Meeting Public Policy CAEYC members, meet your CAEYC Board of Directors and local affiliate leaders. For nonmembers, learn more about the association, its mission and goals, and how you can become a part of the largest ECE association in California. It is critical that CAEYC develop a unified message to present real consequences for the program reductions and eliminations to early care and education. Visit the booth for valuable information and resources such as: • Who are the Public Policy Committee FIND YOUR REP and what are its goals? • What are CAEYC’s top three legislative priorities? • Who are and how do I access my elected officials? • Where can I find additional resources? All Attendees are encouraged to attend the CAEYC Membership Meeting: When: Friday, April 4, 2014, 3:30pm-5:00pm Where: Ballroom Building Expo Hall B Please review this conference program for additional advocacy/ public policy workshops. EXPO GAME Win a Prize Selection of Winners Receive your Expo Game playing card when you pick up your program and badge holder. Enter one of two afternoon drawings for your chance to win one of many exciting prizes. Winners will be randomly chosen during each drawing from all eligible (completed) Expo Game playing cards submitted. CAEYC is not responsible for illegible, incomplete, late or missing game cards or other failures. Visit the CAEYC Headquarters, Booth 100 to see if you are winner. You must be present to win. How To Play 1) Receive your Expo Game Playing Card when you pick up your program and badge holder. Prize Awards 2) Visit the exhibitor booths on your Expo Game Playing Card for validation. Depending which day you choose to enter the drawing, you could be eligible for one of the following prizes. Prizes listed are current at time of printing. Actual prizes may vary. All prize awards are final. Special thanks for the following prize donations: 3) Submit your completed Expo Game Playing Card at CAEYC Headquarters for entry into one drawing. Your Expo Game Playing Card must be submitted 15 minutes prior to the drawing you choose to enter. • $100 Zoo-Phonics conference kit donated by Zoo-Phonics Please remember to complete the contact information on the back of your game card so we may notify you of any prizes. • (3) Scooter and Me Movement & Mindful Body Series + Adventure Skills Flash Cards donated by Move with Me Action Adventures Drawing Times Drawings will happen promptly at the following times and place: • Gift Basket donated by Soccer Shots • $100 Visa Gift Card donated by Branagh Information Group When: Friday, April 4, 2014 at 1:00pm Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 12:00pm • Superkids Library Book Set donated by Rowland Reading Where: CAEYC Headquarters, Booth 100 in the Expo Hall. 11 S C H E D U L E O F E V E N T S Wednesday, April 2 4:00pm-7:00pm Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Foyer Thursday, April 3 7:00am-7:00pm 7:00am-5:15pm 8:00am-9:30am 9:45am-11:45am 12:00pm-1:30pm 1:45pm-3:15pm 3:30pm-5:00pm 3:45pm-5:15pm 5:30pm-7:00pm 7:00pm-9:00pm Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Foyer CAEYC HUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Foyer Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB Keynote Presenter Jonathan Michael Bowman. . . . . . BB Room D-E Networking Luncheon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Room A-B-C Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB CAEYC Board of Directors Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Room H Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB Expo Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Expo Hall A Honor An ECE Reception*. . . . . . . . . . . Kidspace Children’s Museum *Separate fee applies. Friday, April 4 7:00am-5:00pm 7:30am-4:45pm 8:00am-10:00am 10:00am-5:30pm 10:30am-12:00pm 12:00pm-1:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm-3:00pm 3:30pm-5:00pm 3:30pm-5:00pm Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Foyer CAEYC HUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Foyer General Session/ Keynote Presenter Regina Louise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Expo Hall B Expo Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Expo Hall A Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB Mingle with Exhibitors - Exclusive Expo Time. . . . . . . BB Expo Hall A Expo Game Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAEYC HQ, Booth #100 Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB CAEYC Membership Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Expo Hall B Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB Saturday, April 5 7:00am-12:00pm 7:00am-4:00pm 8:00am-9:30am 8:00am-9:30am 8:00am-3:30pm 10:00am-11:30am 11:30am-12:30pm 12:00pm 12:30pm-2:00pm 2:30pm-4:00pm 4:00pm Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Foyer CAEYC HUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Foyer Special Presentation/Greg and Steve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Room D Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB Expo Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BB Expo Hall A Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB Mingle with Exhibitors - Exclusive Expo Time. . . . . . . BB Expo Hall A Expo Game Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAEYC HQ, Booth #100 Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCB, BB Conference Adjourns Note: Please see individual workshops for specific room locations, pages 28-35. CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building 13 Jump Start Your Mornings with Breakfast at the Conference! Two breakfast carts will be open—one in each building— on Friday and Saturday 6:30am-10:30am: *Conference Center Building, Lower Level *Ballroom Building, Foyer Area (away from registration) Hot and cold beverages, breakfast sandwiches, muffins and fruit will be available for purchase. Arrive early to avoid lines and make it to your workshops on time. Grab Your Lunch and Go! The concession stand will be open on Friday and Saturday 11:00am-3:00pm in the Expo Hall. No need to leave the conference—grab your lunch and mingle with exhibitors and then head back to your workshops. YOUR MOMENT TO MOVE YOUR CAREER FORWARD Discover the newest professional insights in early childhood development from Pacific Oaks’ SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. Visit us at Booth 222 to learn about our teacher credentialing programs and degree options. Learn more at www.pacificoaks.edu 2 0 1 4 A N N UA L CO N F E R E N C E & E X P O D O N AT I O N D R I V E Make a difference to families and children in the Pasadena area! CAEYC is committed to partnering with community agencies to make life a little easier for families and children. And because we wish to leave a positive impact in the Pasadena area, we encourage CAEYC members and conference attendees to bring one new item listed below to the CAEYC Conference to donate to Mothers’ Club Family Learning Center. Founded in 1961, Mothers’ Club Family Learning Center prepares families living in isolation and poverty to succeed in school and in life. To fulfill their mission, Mothers’ Club provides FREE two-generation learning programs to disadvantaged families with children ages 0-5. Mothers’ Club programs are built on two guiding principles: in order for significant, long-term change to occur within a family, they must reach both parent and child and educate them together; and the most critical time to reach a family is when children are proven to be most vulnerable and impressionable, between birth and 5 years-old. Mothers’ Club promotes strong parent/child relationships and encourages friendships and mutual support among mothers, thereby creating a stronger community for all families. New items can be donated at the 2014 CAEYC Annual Conference & Expo donation station. Donation items include: For Infant and Toddlers For Preschoolers For Families Children’s books for Infants and Toddlers Teething Toys Balls Sensory Toys Blocks Blankets Small Cars andTrucks Bibs Dolls Children’s Books Arts and Crafts MaterialsPaints, Paint Brushes, Paper, Markers, Pastels, Clay, etc. Blocks Balls Sand and Water Toys Gardening Tools Flannel Boards Flannel Board Stories Gift Cards for Vons Food 4 Less Ralphs Target Walmart J.C. Penny Sears Visit www.mothersclub.org for additional information. 15 Children Learning with Nature Training Institute June 29-July 1, 2014 UC Santa Cruz A gathering of leading voices from around the world coming together to share and exchange ideas about creating spaces and places for children that are full of joy and wonder. It’s about creating great environments whether in urban settings or large rural open spaces, as well as everything in between. Internationally recognized speakers including Claire Warden, Jon Young, Paul Roberts, Erin Kenny, Sharon Danks, Jan White, Michelle Lawton, and many more! JOIN US! Regular registration ends April 30, 2014 www.childlearnnature.com The Childplay Institute & Claire Warden Present Scotland & England Study Tour Experience amazing early childhood education centers firsthand in Scotland and England! These six centers will inspire and move you, completely transforming the way you understand early childhood education. Tour will commence on May 26, 2014 and finish on June 3, 2014. Visit tour page under “Childplay” tab at our website below for more information. www.childlearnnature.com Beginning in April: Children Learning with Nature Experiential Workshops Presented by Paul Roberts, founder of The Childplay Institute and the Claire Warden ™ Educational Consultant for the USA This course will explore the ethos and methodology of Nature Education for young children as defined by Claire Warden, and address practical issues to providing a rich outdoor learning for children on a daily basis. These workshops provide practical skills and training that can be applied immediately in your work with children. Half-day, One-day, and Full-day intensive workshops all available for locations across the USA and Canada Please email Megan at [email protected] or visit: www.childplay.info C E N T E R F O R S O C I A L C H A N G E PASSION TO ACTION When: Saturday, April 5 Where: Ballroom Building Room E All activities will include personal in-depth discussions to help participants bring their passion to life. Leadership skills will be woven throughout each area. Activities include action plans to take back to your community to help your passion grow into reality. Visualize how your passion is like an acorn—through leadership, support and action that little seed can blossom and grow into a tree that creates and spreads change. 12:00pm-12:30pm Musical Opening: Jacki Breger will lead us in singing together to energize us for the lively and important discussions to follow. 12:30pm-3:00pm Continuous Table Discussions in the Following Advocacy Topics: • Peace Camp: Peace Camp provides an alternative day camp experience which fosters an understanding of Peace, Social Justice, and Environmental Awareness appropriate to the needs of the children involved. Join Peace Camp leaders from Santa Cruz and Orange County to discuss what sets Peace Camp apart from other camps, techniques used to teach peacekeeping skills, and how Peace Camp can be adapted to the Early Childhood Classroom or Group Setting in an age and skill appropriate way. •Anti-Bias: Louise Derman-Sparks and Bill Sparks will be at the Anti-bias Center. Louise will facilitate a discussion about the role of conflict and disequilibrium in anti-bias work. Key themes are (1) Anti-bias work generates disagreements and dissonance, (2) Conflict is a productive part of the learning process, and (3) Anti-bias educators need to understand and know how to manage conflict as a healthy dynamic in the pursuit of change. Bill will offer a discussion about the use of persona dolls in anti-bias work. It will include sample activities and opportunity for people to explore applying the persona doll method to their settings. Both also will be available to answer general questions about anti-bias education work. •Ecology: We live in an era in which children spend many hours indoors or attending structured after-school activities. Richard Louv, author of Last child in the Woods, created the term “Nature-Deficit Disorder”. In his book, Louv describes the possible negative consequences to individual health and the social turmoil as children remain indoors more often and are using their sensory exploration skills less and less. This can result in attention difficulties and higher rates of physical and emotional disorders. Ann Pelo, emphasizes the need to nurture ecological identity in the lives of young children in her book The Goodness of Rain. Led by Karin Pavelek and Pam Bonneville we will discuss the importance of children bonding with nature and looking beyond the walls they live in. • Three Cups of Tea: How do we create a community of staff, families and children? Explore the importance of relationship based early childhood education and care using the cultural traditions of the “Three Cups of Tea.” Welcoming prospective or new families, creating trusting relationships and then working together to provide quality care and education for children all require building community. Share your successes and challenges with members of the Non-Violence in the Lives of Children Project and Concerned Educators Allied for Safe Environments and come away inspired! • Honoring our Leaders: An interactive table to honor Chris Lamm one of our beloved Center leaders. •Music: Music and singing play an important role in the work of advocates in movements for social justice and in the lives of children. Jacki Breger will have songs and resources available to help you develop a deeper understanding of why singing is so important. Find out what a zipper song is and why it is immensely valuable. Discover some new songs you can take home. Have fun singing! • Authors Table: A number of Center colleagues have written books and recorded CDs, some of which are widely used by teachers in both the classroom and college levels. Several of them will be working in the Center for Social Justice. This is an opportunity for you to browse through the “library.” Talk with the author of an old favorite, discover a new favorite and think about becoming an author yourself. • Honor Wall: Write a message to inspire all of us to keep the work of our past leaders moving forward. • Book Give Away: Put your name in the box to win a book. Must be present at drawing from 3-4 to win. 3:00pm-4:00pm Musical Closing: Jacki Breger joins us again with songs and singing to honor our work and pay tribute to Pete Seeger, Chris Lamm and advocates past and present. 17 F I L M T H E AT E R E V E N T Film Theater Event – An Early Childhood Film Festival Produced by Southern California Association for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC) When: Saturday, April 5 Where: Ballroom Building Room A Play Bill 8:00am-9:30am Theme: Global Perspectives on Play and Other “Best Practices” Videos: Preschools in Sweden, China and Africa, followed by discussions on the role of play in each of these settings. The final video “stars” children explaining why early childhood education should be a priority on the global agenda, followed by sharing ideas on how each of us can help. Facilitators: Judith T. Wagner, PhD, Deputy President, World OMEP, Professor of Education and Child Development, Director of The Broadoaks School, Whittier College, and Kathleen Pompey, Director of School, Parent and Community Services, The Broadoaks School, Whittier College 10:00am-11:30am Theme: Supporting Dual Language Learners Title: Monolingual Teachers and Bilingual Children: A Close Look at Dual Language Learners Session Summary: This session zeroes in on the monolingual teacher and her interaction with the preschool dual language learner, utilizing panel discussion and video for a bird’s eye view of best practices! Session Description: This session takes a sharp look at monolingual teachers and their interactions with preschool dual language learners. Featuring video, it focuses on the stages of preschool second language acquisition and hands-on strategies at each stage. It demystifies dual language learning by providing a myriad of video observations, pair-share time, and panel discussions. With their expertise, four panelists present a rich context in which to explore preschool dual language learning! Panelists: Dr. Marlene Zepeda, Consultant, Author, Professor at California State University, Los Angeles; Julie Espinoza, Education Director, Mothers’ Club Family Literacy Center, Pasadena; Sally Durbin, Co-founder, Teaching at the Beginning, Inc.; and Moisés Román, Curriculum Director, Early Care and Education Centers, University of California, Los Angeles 12:30pm-2:00pm Theme: “What about Play Matters?” Film Clips: IT’S ESSENTIAL! Join Play Matters! advocates to view film clips showing children at play. Session Discussion: Be part of a lively discussion about how we can help people in our communities to understand why play is essential. What factors in play make for a joyful experience? What may get in the way of the joy? What benefits do children get from playing freely? What can we do to ensure that all children have the chance to play? How can we support and improve play opportunities at home, at school, and in the community? Facilitators: Gay Macdonald, Executive Director of UCLA Early Care and Education, together with Play Matters! co-chairs Terry Ogawa and Laura Goldman, will facilitate an interactive conversation about why play is essential and how we can work to make play an integral part of each person’s early childhood experience. CAEYC PAST PRESIDENTS CAEYC recognizes its past and current presidents whose dedication and direction before, during, and after their tenure of service, is greatly appreciated. 1955-1957 1957-1959 1959-1961 1961-1963 1963-1965 1965-1967 1967-1969 1969-1970 1970-1971 1971-1973 1973-1975 Elizabeth Woods Jean DeMattos Helen Frederick Bettie Boyd Alma Green Sarah Foot Marian Anderson Agatha Cohee Lou Grant Vera Taylor Mildred Sabath 1975-1977 Mary Warner 1977-1979 Esther Weir 1979-1981 Joanne Hendrick 1981-1983 Coral Edquist 1983-1985 Marcia Fochler 1985-1987 Sylvia White 1987-1989 Robin Valles 1989-1991 Elsie Gee 1991-1993 Lee McKay 1993-1995Cecelia Alvarado Kuster 18 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 2007-2009 2009-2011 2011-2013 Judy Brummel Betsy Hiteshew Sharon Hawley Michelle Soltero Ellen Junn Eve-Marie Arce Ginger Swigart Marilyn McGrath Kelly Lake CAEYC Hub! Booth #307 The Hub is your space! LEARN • EXCHANGE • EMBRACE REFLECT • CREATE • MOTIVATE Isabel Baker Learn from the past. Embrace the present. Create the future. Friday: 10:30 am-12:00 pm Room NEW Special Guest appearance: Yuji Morales Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Author autograph sessions at Booth 307: THURSDAY, APRIL 3 7:00am-5:15pm Read Aloud Wow! The Best New Books for Preschool Joe Cepeda Open Networking Yuji Morales Jose Luis Orozco FRIDAY, APRIL 4 7:30am-4:45pm* 7:30am-8:00am 8:30am-10:00am 10:00am-11:30am 1:30pm-2:30pm Open Networking Southern California AEYC Geography Committees Southern California AEYC Meet & Greet CAEYC Public Policy Committee CAEYC Board Officer Elections— Meet the Candidates Thursday 5:30 -7:00 pm Our job is to make it easy for you to do your job well. We are proud to be your concierge book service. SATURDAY, APRIL 5 7:00am-4:00pm* 10:00am-11:30am 12:00pm-2:00pm 2:30pm-4:00pm Saturday 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Friday 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Saturday 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Open Networking CAEYC Public Policy Committee Ventura County AEYC Campaign Southern California Valley AEYC Meet & Greet *Open networking opportunities are available before and after scheduled meetings as noted above. Join us in the Hangout! We are excited to share a new element of "play" into your conference experience. We all know that play is the best learning tool for young children, and it is an important component of work/life balance for adults as well. We’ve created opportunities for attendees to play throughout the conference and around the convention center. The Hangout in the Conference Center will be an area with several tables and materials for playing—a great way to take a break, informally connect with colleagues, meet new friends and have fun. Be on the lookout throughout the conference for other opportunities to "play" with your friends, colleagues and presenters. 19 A B O U T YO U R W O R K S H O P S LEARNING LEVELS This year’s conference offers the following learning levels for your education and enjoyment. Please see individual workshops for specific learning level. All Appropriate for any learning level; all are welcome. Introductory Basic learning level; no prior subject knowledge necessary. Workshops are listed by day, by time, and then alphabetical by learning track. Keynote Presenters, Featured Presenters, and Spanish/Mandarin workshops, are also listed separately for your convenience. The capacity for each workshop meeting room is listed under “capacity” in the Workshops-At-A-Glance schedule. The primary presenter is listed first followed by any co-presenters. Workshops are rated with a recommended learning level. Please see individual workshops for specifics. To reduce our carbon footprint, CAEYC offers workshop details such as presenter biographies, workshop descriptions, and downloadable handouts, right at your fingertips through the online workshop schedule. For those who have their own computer with Internet access, visit www.conference.caeyc.org. Workshops are current at time of printing. Please note that all dates, locations, workshops and presenters are subject to change. LEARNING TRACKS This year’s conference offers 35 different learning tracks for your education and enjoyment. Please see individual workshops for specific learning track. Accreditation Curriculum—General Intermediate Administration—Building Environment Curriculum—Mathematics Moderate learning level; basic subject knowledge recommended. Administration—Legal Curriculum—Music and Movement Administration—Other Curriculum—Science/Technology Administration—Staffing/Management Environments—Eco-healthy Advanced Advocacy/Public Policy Environments—General Experienced learning level; moderate subject knowledge recommended. Affiliate Development Environments—Outdoor Center for Social Change Environments—Reggio Emilia Challenging Behaviors Equity and Diversity Child Development—Brain Faith-based ECE Child Development—Language/Literacy Family Child Care Child Development— Social/Emotional Competence Health Stay up-to-date with CAEYC Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/caeyc or search #caeyc14. Infants and Toddlers Children with Disabilities and Special Needs Kindergarten/Primary College Faculty Parent/Family Relationships and Support Curriculum—Art Professional Development Curriculum—Circle Time Quality/Evaluation—Children Curriculum—Diversity Quality/Evaluation—Program 20 Bachelor of Science Degree in CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT with locations in: South Bay, Riverside, SF Valley * $3000 Scholarship for classes taken at an on-site location * Accelerated program with 8 week sessions * Credit for workshops & professional training * Easy, no cost application & transfer evaluation * Fully accredited * Rolling Admissions: Fall, Summer, & Winter MORE INFORMATION Holly Lopez– South Bay (800) 486-8328 ext. 1740 [email protected] Guillermina Hernandez—Riverside (909) 202-9241 [email protected] Julia Lynch—SF Valley (818) 770-9375 [email protected] Union Institute & University 6701 Center Drive West– Los Angeles, 90045 Admissions—Teri Lucas ( 310) 417-3500 ext. 1714 Also offering Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS, go to: www.myunion.edu UI&U does not discriminate in its policies or procedures and conforms with federal non-discriminatory regulations. K E Y N O T E P R E S E N T E R S & S P E C I A L P R E S E N TAT I O N KEYNOTE PRESENTER Thursday, April 3, 2014 • 9:45am-11:45am Ballroom Building Room D-E Jonathan Michael Bowman How to Lead the Way to Picture Perfect Change Have you ever wanted to enhance your team’s performance or start a new initiative? Leading change can be difficult and—at times—seemingly impossible. This presentation will teach attendees change leadership principles that every organizational leader should know. Drawing examples from real leadership situations, Jonathan will teach and inspire you to ignite your team to achieve dynamic results. You will learn how to set a vision of change, achieve buy-in and lead the way to capture your vision. Jonathan is also a fine art photographer. He uses his art during his presentation as a metaphor to illustrate key points. KEYNOTE PRESENTER Friday, April 4, 2014 • 8:00am-10:00am Ballroom Building Expo Hall B Regina Louise Embracing Change: Claiming Your Inner Possibilian! Possibility stands for that which can happen. Be it organizational change amongst a group of Fortune 500 business executives, or strategies for implementing a new leadership direction, the fact of the matter is: the things we work earnestly to solve for, take place. The results become experiences for us, not only on an individual level, but also for the whole. I held onto the belief that one day I would become someone, until the belief gave way to a reality—birthing, what I have come to see as possibility in action: a Possibilian was born. All it took for me to believe in myself was for someone to reflect back to me, my potential, access to my own wholeness, a pathway to my capacity. I invite each and every one of you to come along with me, on this journey of exploration into the world of a child who became a woman, who refused to be less than what her soul dictated. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Saturday, April 5, 2014 • 8:00am-9:30am Ballroom Building Room D Greg and Steve Music & Movement—Reaching the Children An upbeat interactive presentation that will educate, motivate, enrich and entertain, while demonstrating the use of music as a tangible teaching tool. The music in the presentation will cover basic skills, motor and cognitive development, encourage language, acquisition, develop social awareness, and motivate children to learn while having fun. The participant will be provided with music that’s been used internationally in the areas of Listen and Respond, Group Movement, Physical Education, Reading, Science, Self Concept, Values and Diversity. 22 Need a “Pick Me Up” in the Morning? Grab a beverage and food at one of two breakfast carts— Friday and Saturday 6:30am-10:30am in the Conference Center Building or the Ballroom Building. No Time for Lunch? Grab a bite to eat in the expo hall— the concession stand is open on Friday and Saturday 11:00am-3:00pm. Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) Provides financial and technical assistance to child development students and professionals to promote high quality early education to California’s children and families SERVICES INCLUDE: Child Development Permit Project pays the permit application and reimburses fingerprint processing fees to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. ECE Student Career and Education Program provides financial support and guidance to students of 102 participating community colleges. Career Incentive Grant provides reimbursement of tuition and book costs at 4-year college/university. Training Portal provides information on an array of high quality trainings and online early childhood education/child development courses. California Community Colleges Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) supports faculty across the state to develop a lower-division program of study supporting early care and education teacher preparation. The Lower Division 8 represents evidence-based courses that are intended to become a foundational core for all early care and education professionals. CAP Expansion courses expanded to include three additional subject areas in August 2012. The three subject areas include: Administration (3 courses); Infant/Toddler (2 courses); and Children with Special Needs (2 courses). ECE Competencies Mapping Tool is a web-based system to link California Early Childhood Educator Competencies to curricular offerings of 2-year and 4-year higher education institutions and professional development organizations. Child Development Training Consortium 1620 N Carpenter Road, Suite C-16 Modesto, CA 95351 ● 209.572.6080 www.childdevelopment.org Funded by California Department of Education, Child Development Division For more information about eligibility criteria, or to request a Child Development Permit application call 209.572.6080 or visit the website at www.childdevelopment.org. F E AT U R E D P R E S E N T E R S Thursday, April 3, 2014 • 3:45pm-5:15pm Conference Center Lower Level Room 104 Friday, April 4, 2014 • 3:30pm-5:00pm Conference Center Lower Level Room 106 John Holanda Jennifer Denzel In this workshop participants will examine the alignment of common core standards in respect to its impact on programs for young children prior to kindergarten entry. The participants will explore developmentally appropriate instructional scenarios using imbedded content goals that target school readiness and standards for preschool children and kindergarten students respectively. This workshop recognizes knowledge from preschool through kindergarten as accumulated knowledge within a developmental learning continuum. Through active play and exploration of materials the session will demonstrate how intentional design can support the alignment of high quality early childhood curriculum (e.g., California Preschool Learning Foundations, The Head Start Child Development and Learning Framework) with the common core state standards. The activities provide high-quality learning experiences that engage and challenge academic and intellectual development; and the rich language and literacy acquisition for primary and secondary language learners. Utilizing a lessis-more approach the session fosters a culture of collaboration and reflection using actual classroom videos documenting the engaging effectiveness of the workshop activities. Reflective discussions will help workshop participants to understand the experiential learning quality of the instructional materials and design. Sleep is the building block of development and learning. A growth hormone is released in children during the beginning part of deep sleep. If children are not getting enough quality sleep, their physical, cognitive and emotional development is affected. This presentation is appropriate for all ECE professionals working with children 0-5 years and those working with parents. A deep emphasis will be placed on development in the first three (3) years. During this presentation, we will cover the science behind sleep, what affect hormone development has on sleep, how sleep and developmental milestones are connected, how sleep influences a child’s behavior and their ability to learn, how ECE teachers can set up a supportive nap environment and how teachers can partner with parents to meet their child’s sleep needs. Common Core State Standards: Play-based Responses in the Early Childhood Classroom A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP: How Healthy Sleep Habits Affect Children’s Learning and Behavior Saturday, April 5, 2014 • 12:30pm-2:00pm Ballroom Building Room C Linda Likins Building Resilience for the Child and the Caregiver This workshop will adddress how the environment and the resilience of adults surrounding the child impacts the child’s resilience. The risk factors and protective factors that impact children and the adults that care for them will be identified. Suggested audiences would include any adult working with a child in a center or home visitation environment. Particpants will have an opportunity to complete a Caregiving Checklist as well as an Adult Resilience Survey. After reviewing the strengths and areas of needs that exist, we will identify strategies to build upon the existing strengths and needed goals. Friday, April 4, 2014 • 10:30am-12:00pm Ballroom Building Room C Cathy Bell It’s Not Just for Big Kids: Infants and Toddlers in the Outdoor Classroom The outdoor classroom is a way of using the outdoor space as intentionally as the indoor space. It’s a belief and practice that learning takes place as well, if not better, outside than it does inside the classroom. The outdoor classroom advocates for extended, quality time spent outside each and every day. It emphasizes uninterrupted play, childdirected activities, natural elements and materials, and children as authentic explorers and learners. During the past few years, this idea has gained momentum in the field of early childhood education. However, many people still see this as important only for older children. They believe it to be unnecessary and not feasible or safe for infants and toddlers. This is simply not true! This workshop will give justification for, information about, and hands-on ideas for implementing the outdoor classroom with infants and toddlers. We will explore the issues of outdoor learning that are specific to our youngest children and discuss ways of fostering support for outdoor classrooms with infants and toddlers. Saturday, April 5, 2014 • 2:30pm-4:00pm Conference Center Plaza Level Room 211 Marva Lyons How to Use Our Power Effectively! Family Child Care providers will be given the tools to advocate and become strong. You are not alone! As we come together, with the one message and back each other up, no matter what...there can be change. This workshop will give the winning formula in staying Strong and United! 24 ERS Data System Conduct Assessments Electronically Ask Us Create Summary Reports & Improvement Plans A more efficient way to assess! [email protected] • (877) 377-8528 x6 • www.BranaghGroup.com Visit us in the Exhibit Hall Booth 421 ERS Online Training Courses From the authors of the Environment Rating Scales ECERS-R ITERS-R FCCERS-R SACERS Updated Learn the Environment Rating Scales on your schedule - at your own pace! [email protected] • (877) 377-8258 x7 • www.BranaghGroup.com Visit us in the Exhibit Hall Booth 421 W O R K S H O P S I N S PA N I S H Thursday, April 3 Saturday, April 5 3:45pm-5:15pm, BB Room G 8:00am-9:30am, CCB Room 214 Bridging Cultures: How to Communicate Developmentally Appropriate and Culturally Sensitive Goals to Families of Diverse Cultural Background This workshop will help early childhood education practitioners to communicate effectively with families of diverse cultural background to enhance collaboration effort. Practical strategies and examples will be discussed and provided. Linda Lee, PhD Track: Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence Level: All • Language: English and Mandarin Ages: Preschool 2-5 3:45pm-5:15pm, CCB Room 205 School Age Children’s Social Development and Emotion Regulation 6 to 12歲 : 一個充滿喜悅和挑戰的年齡階段 這是一個充滿喜悅和挑戰的年齡階段. 這年齡 的兒童對很多人,事,物逐漸開竅, 也在生理, 心 理, 腦力, 及人際關係上快速地成長. 能夠成功 的幫助孩子在這個階段順利快樂的渡過可以 協助他們健康的發展並勇敢地面對未來的挑 戰. 此講座將針對一些亞裔家長對於這年齡 層常有的問題作一些回答與研討. Shirley Liao, PhD, Shu-Chen Jenny Yen, PhD Track: Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence Level: All • Language: Mandarin Ages: Preschool 2-5 8:00am-9:30am, BB Room B On Site Staff Development: Mentoring Tips from ECE Leaders in Uruguay and California How do ECE staff grow and learn best? The most effective strategies are placebased and relationship-based, tailormade for one staff, one program. Come explore strategies from Uruguay and California! Jan Fish, Maria Josefina Sapriza, Ana Cerruti Track: Professional Development Level: Advanced • Language: English and Spanish Ages: 0-8 Discover the Origins of Play During Infancy: Appreciating and Fostering Intrinsic Motivation from the Beginning As they construct their knowledge about the world, young babies and toddlers need uninterrupted time to play, exploring autonomously. The principles of Magda Gerber’s Educaring® Approach facilitate infants’ authentic self-initiated learning. Elizabeth Memel, Ruth Anne Hammond, Carol Pinto Track: Infants and Toddlers Level: Intermediate • Language: English and Spanish Ages: Infant/Toddler 0-3 Friday, April 4 10:00am-11:30am, CCB Room 204 1:30pm-3:00pm, CCB Room 106 The Magic of Music! Let’s MOOVE to the MOOSIC of award winning Parent’s Choice Gold songwriter Anna Moo! Learn exciting ways of integrating multicultural songs to enhance language, math, reading, writing and social skills. Anna Moo Track: Curriculum - Music and Movement Level: All • Language: English and Spanish Ages: All 3:30pm-5:00pm, CCB Room 107 Terrific 2s, 3s and 4s -How to Implement Positive Discipline in Every Age Group! Journey through ages and stages and how positive discipline can be implemented! Methods and suggestions how caregivers can support the whole child to make discipline positive for every age group! Sandra Lanz, Claudia Maldonado, Josue Maldonado Track: Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence Level: Intermediate • Language: English and Spanish Ages: 0-8 Fabulosos 2s, 3s y 4s - Cómo Implementar la Disciplina Positiva en Todas las Edades! Viaje a través de las edades y etapas para descubrir como la disciplina positiva se pueden implementar! Métodos y sugerencias de cómo los cuidadores pueden apoyar la disciplina positiva para todas las edades! Sandra Lanz, Claudia Maldonado, Josue Maldonado Track: Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence Level: Intermediate • Language: Spanish Ages: 0-8 10:00am-11:30am, CCB Room 214 Bridging Cultures: How to Communicate Developmentally Appropriate and Culturally Sensitive Goals to Families of Diverse Cultural Background 如何和不同族群的家長溝通全國教育協會的 教育原則 幼兒教育老師長期以來一直為和家長溝通而 困擾,特別是家長來自不同的族群背景。許 多時後家長因為不同文化背景而對幼兒教育 老師如何教育幼兒和孩童不了解而產生溝通 26 & M A N D A R I N 上的問題。本講座將探討文化差異和幼兒教 育觀念上的落差,同時會介紹如何和家長溝 通的技巧和策略。 Linda Lee, PhD Track: Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence Level: All • Language: Mandarin Ages: Preschool 2-5 10:00am-11:30am, BB Room D Bilingual Songs, Games, Rhymes to Inspire Academic Success Highly interactive workshop demonstrates how to use songs, rhymes and games in classrooms, on a daily basis, to enhance a child’s motor, language acquisition, literacy, social, cognitive and developmental skills. Jose-Luis Orozco Track: Curriculum - Music and Movement Level: All • Language: English and Spanish Ages: Preschool to 2nd Grade 12:30pm-2:00pm, CCB Room 214 How to Use Children’s Storybooks to Promote Preschoolers’ Emotion Recognitions and Regulations 如何用故事書來敎導亞裔孩童的情緒表達 研究發現亞裔孩童在情緒表達上不如美國孩 童,尤其是在一些特定的情緒上,例如害 怕,傷心,生氣. 亞裔文化一般而言重視聴 話,服從,父母及老師較不允許兒童表現負 面的情緒。本講座邀請台灣知名幼兒文學作 家,嚴淑女博士,介紹她一糸列國內和國際 得名的暢銷兒童文學作品, 尤其是針對亞裔 兒童情緒需要而創作的故事書。我們將分享 如何運用嚴博士的故事書在幼兒情緒課程設 計。請加入我們一起探討如何運用故事書來 教育孩童適時和適當的表達情緖. Shu-Chen Jenny Yen, PhD, Shu-Nu Yen, PhD Track: Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence Level: All • Language: Mandarin Ages: 0-8 2:30pm-4:00pm, CCB Room 214 Early Detection of Communicative and/ or Swallowing Disorders 如何發現幼兒早期溝通和吞嚥問題 父母是孩童最早的老師,身兼教育和養育的 雙重責任。但是父母可能對於孩童語言發展 的里程碑不甚了解,所以當幼兒在語言發展 上比同儕遲緩或者因為呑嚥困難導致語言發 展問題時,家長可能無法做早期的診斷或發 現問題。本講座將介紹孩童語言發展的里程 碑以及早期語言遲緩的症狀。在南加州相關 的部門提供的資源以及免費的診斷也會被介 紹. Ying-Chiao Tsao, PhD Track: Child Development - Language/Literacy Level: Introductory • Language: Mandarin Ages: 0-8 CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Scholastic BIG DAY is a comprehensive early learning program that embraces children’s natural curiosity and encourages them to explore and connect to the world around them. BIG DAY helps children work toward mastery of the new Common Core State Standards and aligns seamlessly with Kindergarten programs currently in use in California schools. Only in BIG DAY will you find these five BIG elements of success! Big Experiences launch learning in every lesson. Meaningful Conversations build oral language and vocabulary. The Best Children’s Literature and Nonfiction provide access to all. Innovative Technology engages children, teachers, and families. Comprehensive Curriculum offers total equity in English and Spanish. Scholastic.com/bigday (800) 387–1437 W O R K S H O P S - AT - A - G L A N C E TRACK LEVEL AGE GROUP WORKSHOP PRESENTER(S) CAPACITY ROOM Thursday, 8:00am-9:30am Administration - Other INT Adult Within the Scopes of DRDPtech Tamarra Barret, Carolyn Loveridge 245 BB Room G Administration Staffing/Management ADV All Early Childhood Workforce—Are We Managing or Leading? Steven Erwin 145 CCB Room 104 Administration Staffing/Management INT Adult How to Hire the Best and What to Do If Those Before You Didn’t Kathy Thompson 145 CCB Room 102 College Faculty ADV All Teaching Diversity/Anti-bias College Courses: A Three Part Advanced Faculty Workshop. Session I: Exploring Content Louise Derman Sparks, Julie Olsen Edwards, Christina Lopez Morgan 110 CCB Room 103 Environments - Outdoor INT All Solving Common Challenges in Implementing Outdoor Classroom Play Yard Environments: Diverse Solutions from the Field Eric Nelson 235 BB Room F Equity and Diversity ADV Preschool 2-5 Monolingual Teachers and Bilingual Children: A Close Look at Preschool Dual Language Learners Sally Durbin, Moises Roman, Julie Espinoza 280 CCB Room 106 Health INTRO Adult The Relevance of Early Life Skills Education in Curbing Health Epidemics Pennie Sempell 280 CCB Room 107 Professional Development ALL All Let’s Take a Walk Through ECE CompSAT Linda Parfitt, Ruth Fernandez 35 CCB Room 205 Professional Development ALL Adult Mindfulness in Leadership—Leading with You in Mind Julia Childs Andrews, MS 130 CCB Room 101 Professional Development ADV Adult Promoting Inclusive Practices Through Professional Development: Viewing Inclusion Through a Disability Studies Lens Aja McKee, Audri Gomez 25 CCB Room 215 Jonathan Michael Bowman 500 BB Room D-E Thursday, 9:45am-11:45am Professional Development INT All How to Lead the Way to Picture Perfect Change Thursday, 1:45pm-3:15pm Administration - Legal ALL All Teachers—Meet Your Co-Defendant Before You Go to Court! Michelle McGinnis, Esq, Veronica Getskow, PhD 245 BB Room G Administration Staffing/Management ADV All Leading with the Brain in MInd Chantal Lamourelle, Regina Lamourelle 280 CCB Room 106 Advocacy/Public Policy ALL All Check$ and Balances: How Has the Public Policy Landscape Changed? Alex Cooke 25 CCB Room 215 Advocacy/Public Policy INT All Early Care and Education Policy Landscape Araceli Sandoval-Gonzalez 130 CCB Room 105 Child Development - Brain ALL Ages 0-8 Fostering Executive Functions Through Play Shannon Lockhart 145 CCB Room 102 College Faculty ADV All Teaching Diversity/Anti-bias College Courses: A Three Part Advanced Faculty Workshop. Session II: Exploring Process Julie Olsen Edwards, Christina Lopez Morgan 110 CCB Room 103 Environments - Outdoor INT Adult Creating and Sustaining the Outdoor Classroom: Keys to Gaining the Support of Teachers, Directors, Parents, Boards AND Community Elyssa Nelson, Nancy Rosenow 235 BB Room F Parent/Family Relationships and Support ALL All Building Resilience for the Child and the Caregiver Linda Likins 145 CCB Room 104 Professional Development ALL Adult Breaking Down Silos and Building Bridges in the Early Childhood Workforce Christina Nigrelli, Tahra Goraya 130 CCB Room 101 Professional Development ADV All From Cultural Diversity to Common Concerns: Helping Staff Promote Equity by Recognizing and Valuing Diversity Janet Gonzalez-Mena 280 CCB Room 107 Quality/Evaluation Program ADV Adult Imagine What You Can Do When You Know What You Want: Using Logic Models to Guide Program Evaluation and Improvement Joannie Busillo-Aguayo 35 CCB Room 205 Cary Larson-McKay (presiding) 90 BB Room H Thursday, 3:30pm-5:00pm Administration ALL Adult Board of Directors Meeting Thursday, 3:45pm-5:15pm Administration - Staffing/ Management ADV Adult Using Core Documents to Identify and Support New Teachers Suzanne Di Lillo, Carolyn Johnson 130 CCB Room 101 Advocacy/Public Policy ADV Adult Lead Change in Early Childhood Education Graciela Italiano, EdD, Ezat Parnia, PhD 25 CCB Room 215 CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Workshop descriptions begin on page 36. 28 W O R K S H O P S - AT - A - G L A N C E TRACK LEVEL AGE GROUP WORKSHOP PRESENTER(S) CAPACITY ROOM Thursday, 3:45pm-5:15pm (continued) Center for Social Change ADV Adult Recruiting and Retaining Male Preschool Teachers: More than Providing Popular Mechanics in the Staff Room Steve Egawa, Trenton Anthony Taylor, Alexis Walters 145 CCB Room 102 Challenging Behaviors ALL Preschool 2-5 Strategies to Use Now to Prevent Bullying Later Betsy Evans 280 CCB Room 106 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Preschool 2-5 Bridging Cultures: How to Communicate Developmentally Appropriate and Culturally Sensitive Goals to Families of Diverse Cultural Background Linda Lee 245 BB Room G College Faculty ADV All Teaching Diversity/Anti-bias College Courses: Session III: Putting It All Together Christina Lopez Morgan, Louise Derman Sparks, Julie Olsen Edwards 110 CCB Room 103 Curriculum - Art ALL Preschool 2-5 Common Core State Standards: Play-based Responses in the Early Childhood Classroom (Featured Presentation) John Holanda, Maria Teresa Ruiz 145 CCB Room 104 Environments - Outdoor ALL All Bringing Children Learning with Nature into Small Spaces Paul Roberts 235 BB Room F Professional Development ALL Adult Being Aware, Being in the Present—Developing Teacher Social Emotional Competence and Well-Being Through Mindfulness and Meditation Uma Alahari 280 CCB Room 107 Professional Development ALL All Examining Your Role As an Educator: Nurturing a Culture of Creative Thinking Mary-Peck Peters, Beverley Hartman 130 CCB Room 105 Professional Development ADV Ages 0-8 On Site Staff Development: Mentoring Tips from ECE Leaders in Uruguay and California Jan Fish, Maria Josefina Sapriza, Ana Cerruti 35 CCB Room 205 Regina Louise 2500 BB Expo Hall B Friday, 8:00am-10:00am Professional Development ALL Adult Embracing Change: Claiming Your Inner Possibilian! Friday, 10:30am-12:00pm Administration Building Enrollment ALL TK Ages 4-5 So You Think You Want to Start a Transitional Kindergarten? Linda Barker 35 CCB Room 205 Advocacy/Public Policy ALL Adult California ECE System: Legislative Challenges and Opportunities for the Field Moderators: Fran Chasen and Lisa Wilkin; Panelists: Anne Broussard, Nina Buthee, Eric Nelson, Joyce Stone 130 CCB Room 105 Advocacy/Public Policy ALL All Strategies for Permanent Changes Through QRIS Thelma Harms, PhD 300 BB Room D Challenging Behaviors INT Preschool 2-5 Helping Angry and Aggressive Children: Strategies that Really Work Terri Emberling 300 BB Room E Child Development Language/Literacy ALL Preschool Through 2nd Grade A Peak Between the Covers: What’s New in Children’s Literature John Funk 160 CCB Room 211 Child Development Language/Literacy ALL Preschool 2-5 Telling Our Own Stories: Fostering Early Literacy Skills in an Informal Learning Environment Susan Boorujy, Jen Maxcy 145 CCB Room 104 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Ages 3-8 Building Resilience: Fun, Simple Tools to Help Young Children Restore Balance and Self-Regulate Kate Ashbey, Nancy Marie 245 BB Room H Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Preschool 2-5 Children as Citizens Blanche Lonsbury, Trevor Valentino, Melissa Garcia 90 CCB Room 207 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Preschool 2-5 What to Do When Everyone is Screaming: Supporting Children to Express Strong Feelings and Create Their Own Solutions to Conflicts Betsy Evans 145 CCB Room 102 College Faculty ADV Adult Innovative Practices in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: Addressing the Intercultural Needs of the Modern World Susan Bernheimer 80 CCB Room 204 Curriculum - Art INTRO Preschool, School Age and Adult Caregivers It Might Get Messy! Observing and Using Creativity to Inform Your Practice Kim Adams 110 CCB Room 103 CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Workshop descriptions begin on page 36. 29 W O R K S H O P S - AT - A - G L A N C E TRACK LEVEL AGE GROUP WORKSHOP PRESENTER(S) CAPACITY ROOM Friday, 10:30am-12:00pm (continued) Curriculum - Circle Time INT Preschool 2-5 Effective Circle Time Activities for At-Risk Students Roberta Gonzalez, Melba Schefres 130 CCB Room 101 Curriculum - General ALL Preschool 2-5 Preschoolers Investigate and Research: Geography and Science Play-Based Curriculum Present Critical-Thinking-Methods, Inquiry-Based-Learning Models Through Vivid Examples, Videos/Photos, Research and Useful Tools Lia Doron-Mizrahi 280 CCB Room 107 Curriculum - General ALL Preschool 2-5 Read Aloud Wow! The Best New Books for Preschool Isabel Baker 245 BB Room B Curriculum Music and Movement ALL All Music and the Young Child Laurie Daly, Shelly Mascari 245 BB Room G Curriculum Science/Technology INT Preschool 2-5 STEM TO STEAM: Teaching Math and Science with Sensory Art Activities Anna Reyner, Danielle Monroy, MA, Linda Hartung 235 BB Room F Environments - General ALL Preschool 2-5 From Big to Small—Creating Spaces for Investigation Chris Hume, Diane Spahn 40 CCB Room 209 Equity and Diversity INT Ages 0-8 Anti-Bias Education in a World of Standards, Assessment Tools and Accreditation: Using the Opportunities and Overcoming the Obstacles Louise Derman-Sparks, Catherine Goins 245 BB Room A Infants and Toddlers ALL Infant/ Toddler 0-3 It’s Not Just for Big Kids: Infants and Toddlers in the Outdoor Classroom (Featured Presentation) Cathy Bell 235 BB Room C Kindergarten/Primary INT School Age 5-8 Bullying 101: Helping the Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander; How Educators Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence Marian Fritzemeier, EdD 280 CCB Room 106 Parent/Family Relationships and Support ALL All Got Parents? Need Help? Diane Summers, Lynn Cohen 25 CCB Room 210 Professional Development INTRO Adult From Student to Professional Rachel Robertson, Cathy Ellis-Abelson 80 CCB Room 212 Professional Development ALL Adult Workforce Preparation, Support and Advancement Through CDTC Gail Brovont, Patty Scroggins, Lisa Schut 85 CCB Room 208 Quality/Evaluation Children INT Preschool 2-5 Counting the Things that DO Count— Using Metacognition to Assess Assessment Gay Macdonald, Moises Roman 80 CCB Room 214 Accreditation ALL Adult NAEYC Accreditation—Overview of the Four-Step Process Dezerie Martinez 80 CCB Room 214 Administration - Other ADV Adult Tips and Tricks for Presenting Engaging and Effective Workshops Krista Murphy 130 CCB Room 101 Advocacy/Public Policy ALL Adult Using Personal Experiences to Advocate for Children Anne Broussard 145 CCB Room 102 Challenging Behaviors ALL Toddler 2-3 Chronic Biting Problems: Caused and Solved by Adults Lisa Poelle 235 BB Room C Child Development - Brain INT All The Physiological Basis for Learning, Step into the Triune Brain and Experience How Actions and Emotions Effect Cognitive Function Wendy Piret 280 CCB Room 107 Child Development Language/Literacy ALL Ages 0-8 Reading—The Magic Formula! Claire Rubman 130 CCB Room 105 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence INT Preschool 2-5 All Aboard! Implementing CSEFEL in Preschool Virginia Hartnett 145 CCB Room 104 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence INT 18 Months to 5 Years Discipline Strategies: Focusing on Prevention of Misbehaviors Joan Rice 245 BB Room B Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence INTRO Infant/ Toddler 0-3 One Plus One Equals Three!!! Keith Pentz 300 BB Room D College Faculty ADV All Evidence-Based Practices in Early Childhood Cammy Purper 85 CCB Room 208 Curriculum - Circle Time ALL Ages 0-8 Make Your Circle Time Come ALIVE! Storytelling in the Preschool Classroom Judy Krause 90 CCB Room 207 Friday, 1:30pm-3:00pm CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Workshop descriptions begin on page 36. 30 W O R K S H O P S - AT - A - G L A N C E TRACK LEVEL AGE GROUP WORKSHOP PRESENTER(S) CAPACITY ROOM Friday, 1:30pm-3:00pm (continued) Curriculum - General INT Preschool 2-5 Block Building, A Teacher’s Role: Taking the Lessons from the First 100 Years Forward Jennifer Winters, Todd Erickson 235 BB Room E Curriculum - General ALL Ages 0-8 Engaging Children with Rhythm and Drum Interaction Norman Jones 245 BB Room G Curriculum - General INT Infant/ Toddler 0-3 Planning a Responsive Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers: PITC Partners for Quality Infant/Toddler Reflective Curriculum Planning Process Taylor Barrington 245 BB Room H Curriculum Music and Movement ALL All The Magic of Music! Anna Moo 280 CCB Room 106 Environments Eco-healthy ALL Adult Real-Life Experiences in Pest Management at Child Care Centers Belinda Messenger, Bobbie Rose 35 CCB Room 205 Environments - Outdoor ALL Ages 0-8 The Outdoor Classroom on a Shoestring Budget: How to Enhance Your Outdoor Environment and Curriculum with Little or No Money Lisa Cain-Chang 245 BB Room A Faith-based ECE INTRO All Talking about God with Young Children Sherrie Rose Mayle 80 CCB Room 204 Parent/Family Relationships and Support INT All If Only the Parents Were On Board!: Preventing Challenging Behavior Through CA CSEFEL Positive Solutions for Families Resources Linda Brault 110 CCB Room 103 Professional Development INT Adult Communities of Practice in the California Early Childhood Mentor Program: Mentor Seminars, Going Deeper Linda Olivenbaum, Ellen Morrison 80 CCB Room 212 Professional Development ALL All So Much More than Yard Supervision: Quality Teacher Engagement in the Outdoor Classroom Ellen Veselack 235 BB Room F Professional Development ADV Adult Supporting New Educators as They Begin Their Teaching Journey Moya Fewson 40 CCB Room 209 Quality/Evaluation Program ALL All Displaying Children’s Learning: Strategies to Showcase Developmentally Appropriate Practices to Engage Families in the Learning Process and Program Philosophy Jamie Patrick, Tricia Quinn 160 CCB Room 211 Accreditation ALL Adult NAEYC Accreditation—Maintaining Accreditation Dezerie Martinez 80 CCB Room 214 Administration ALL Adult CAEYC Membership Meeting Cary Larson-McKay (presiding) 200 BB Expo Hall B Administration - Other INT All 10 Keys to Success In Business Bradley Smith 245 BB Room G Advocacy/Public Policy ALL Adult Becoming a Stronger Advocate—Nothing to Fear Linda Olivenbaum, Michelle Soltero 85 CCB Room 208 Child Development - Brain INT Ages 0-8 How Does the Brain Grow Best? Windows of Opportunity and Developmentally Appropriate Practices Based on Neuroscience Christine Roberts 245 BB Room H Child Development - Brain ALL All More than Academics: Reframing Our Ideas about Intellectual Development Alice Hampton, Nancy Spangler 130 CCB Room 105 Child Development Language/Literacy INTRO Preschool 2-5 Dyslexia and Early Intervention Kelly English, BCBA 40 CCB Room 209 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Ages 3-8 She Pushed Me! Handling Daily Conflicts: Learn How to RESPOND, Rather than REACT to Tattling, Name Calling and Aggression Diana Brown 160 CCB Room 211 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence INT Infant/ Toddler 0-3 Techniques for Fostering Self-Regulation Lauren Pritchard, Sydney Barnes 145 CCB Room 104 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence INT Ages 0-8 Terrific 2s, 3s and 4s— How to Implement Positive Discipline in Every Age Group! Sandra Lanz, Claudia Maldonado, Josue Maldonado 280 CCB Room 107 Curriculum - Art ALL Preschool 2-5 Practical Strategies for ECE Classrooms Using Photovoice and Service Learning as Action Research Kortney Hernandez, Ani Shabazian 80 CCB Room 204 Curriculum - Diversity INT Ages 0-8 Seeing You, Seeing Me: Choosing Quality Children’s Literature While Developing an Anti-Bias Lens Bianca Elsensohn, Melissa Pinkham 110 CCB Room 103 Curriculum - General INT All Blended Philosophies: Using the Best of the Best to Benefit Your Program, Families and Children Alma Cortes, Courtney Kumar 245 BB Room B Friday, 3:30pm-5:00pm CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Workshop descriptions begin on page 36. 31 W O R K S H O P S - AT - A - G L A N C E LEVEL AGE GROUP Curriculum - General ALL Preschool 2-5 Curriculum - Mathematics ALL Curriculum Music and Movement TRACK WORKSHOP PRESENTER(S) CAPACITY ROOM Hands-On Strategies to Support Instructional Support Ron Mohl 300 BB Room E Preschool 2-5 Teaching Math Concepts Is Fun, Easy and Engaging with Concrete Visual Aids Combined with Rhymes, Stories, Books and Songs! Sundrina Kofod, Judy Woodworth 145 CCB Room 102 INT Preschool 2-5 Literature Made Musical Kira Rappaport 235 BB Room C Curriculum Music and Movement INT Preschool 2-5 Music and Readiness: How Enjoyable Music and Movement Activities Can Support Learning and Development in the Preschool Classroom Daniel Mahon 235 BB Room F Environments - General INT Preschool 2-5 Potential of the Learning Environment: The Role of the Environment in Enhancing and Integrating Creative Thinking in Young Children Parul Chandra, Nandini Bhattacharjya 245 BB Room A Equity and Diversity ALL All Developing a Healthy Bicultural Identity with Young Children Wai-Ling Oades-Rubic 90 CCB Room 207 Health ALL Infant/ Toddler 0-3 A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP: How Healthy Sleep Habits Affect Children’s Learning and Behavior (Featured Presentation) Jennifer Denzel 280 CCB Room 106 Parent/Family Relationships and Support ALL All Supporting Staff to Effectively Engage Families in Children’s Early Learning Deborah Stark, Susan Shaffer, Nora Illia Morales 300 BB Room B Professional Development INT Preschool 2-5 Getting Ready for Common Core in a Reggio Inspired School Sharon Arias, Chamroeun Yann, Susan McCloskey 130 CCB Room 101 Professional Development ADV Ages 2-7 The Importance of Music-Making in Child Development: A Developmental Theory Paul Morehouse 35 CCB Room 205 Friday, 3:30pm-5:00pm (continued) Saturday, 8:00am-9:30am Curriculum Music and Movement ALL Ages 2-8 Music and Movement—Reaching the Children (Special Presentation) Steve Millang, Greg Scelsa 300 BB Room D N/A ALL All Film Festival Fran Chasen, Moderator 100 BB Room A Administration Building Enrollment INT Adult You’ll Have Them at Hello: Dynamic School Tours Guaranteed to Impress Parents Phyllis Schneider 245 BB Room H Challenging Behaviors INT Preschool 2-5 Teaching Social-Emotional Skills in the Classroom Ellen Pritchard Dodge 280 CCB Room 106 Child Development Language/Literacy INT Preschool 2-5 Literacy Partners—Working Together with Families to Promote Emerging Literacy Grace Kelly-Pousson, Michelle Mullins 160 CCB Room 211 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL All Differentiated Curriculum: The Key to Working with the Whole Child Ranjana Bhatnagar 35 CCB Room 205 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Ages 0-8 School Age Children’s Social Development and Emotion Regulation 6 to 12歲 : 一個充滿喜悅和挑戰的年齡階段 Shirley Liao, PhD, Shu-Chen Jenny Yen, PhD 80 CCB Room 214 College Faculty ALL Adult Adult Learning Theory and the ECE field Elmida Baghdaserians 80 CCB Room 204 Curriculum - Art ADV Preschool 2-5 Creative Art for the Young Child—Inspiring Creative Thinking Through Visual, Tactile and Auditory Curriculum Kathryn Pecka 245 BB Room G Curriculum - General INT Adult Foundations and Framework: An Overview for Teachers and Administrators Laura Bridges 235 BB Room F Curriculum - General INTRO Infant/ Toddler 0-3 Moving Beyond Empty and Fill to Deep Investigations Keith Pentz 235 BB Room C Curriculum Science/Technology ALL Preschool 2-5 The Most Creative Outdoor Science Curriculum on a Shoestring Budget Vivian Belmont 280 CCB Room 107 Environments - General ALL Ages 0-8 Utilizing Natural Elements for Open-Ended Experiences in the Early Childhood Classroom Judy Krause, Cindy Giaimo-Ballard 80 CCB Room 212 Environments Reggio Emilia ALL School Age 5-8 Cultivating an Indoor/Outdoor Classroom, Inspired By Nature, in a Reggio Inspired Environment Geneva Lee, Tessa Schoneman 130 CCB Room 105 CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Workshop descriptions begin on page 36. 32 W O R K S H O P S - AT - A - G L A N C E TRACK LEVEL AGE GROUP WORKSHOP PRESENTER(S) CAPACITY ROOM Saturday, 8:00am-9:30am (continued) Faith-based ECE ALL All Children as a Culture: Cultivating Environment Where Children Meet God Brittney Grimshaw, Nicole Yankey 130 CCB Room 101 Family Child Care ADV Ages 0-8 So You Want to Be a Reggio Emilia Inspired Family Child Care Home... Here’s How Ansina Green, Jocelyn Tucker 85 CCB Room 208 Infants and Toddlers INT Infant/ Toddler 0-3 Discover the Origins of Play During Infancy: Appreciating and Fostering Intrinsic Motivation from the Beginning Elizabeth Memel, Ruth Anne Hammond, Carol Pinto 245 BB Room B Parent/Family Relationships and Support ALL Preschool 2-5 Ready, Set, Go! Supporting Successful Preschool to Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten Transitions Pamela Comfort, EdD, Ruth Fernandez, Eloisa Mendoza-Hinds 90 CCB Room 207 Professional Development INT All From Student to Teacher: Effective Techniques in Training and Mentoring Future Educators Courtney Kumar, Sydney Barnes 110 CCB Room 103 Professional Development INT Adult Life after Licensing: Surviving Licensing Visits with Empowerment and Resources Gary Andary 145 CCB Room 104 Quality/Evaluation Children ADV Preschool 2-5 iPads and Technology: Discovering Technology Tools for Documenting Both Project Learning and Evidence for Desired Results Development Profiles Monica Marshall, Kathy Walker, Elena Gima 145 CCB Room 102 Saturday, 10:00am-11:30am N/A ALL All Film Festival Fran Chasen, Moderator 100 BB Room A Administration - Other ALL All Who Ya Gonna Call? for Assistance in the Aftermath of an Earthquake or Disaster Janie Taylor 130 CCB Room 105 Advocacy/Public Policy ALL Adult Everyone Has a Story of Passion: Plug in to the Power of Advocacy with Your Story Catherine Scott, Mimi Leach, Dayna Turner 85 CCB Room 208 Challenging Behaviors INT Preschool 2-5 Challenging Behaviors—Yours or Theirs? A Thoughtful Approach to Discipline Terry Ziegler 245 BB Room G Child Development Language/Literacy ALL Preschool to Kindergarten Snow White, the Sequel!: Using ‘Close Reading’ to Prepare Early Childhood Children for the Common Core John Funk 235 BB Room F Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Preschool 2-5 Bridging Cultures: How to Communicate Developmentally Appropriate and Culturally Sensitive Goals to Families of Diverse Cultural Background 如何和不同族群的家長溝通全國教育協會的教育原則 Linda Lee, PhD 80 CCB Room 214 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence INT Ages 0-8 Fabulosos 2s, 3s y 4s— Cómo Implementar la Disciplina Positiva en Todas las Edades! Sandra Lanz, Claudia Maldonado, Josue Maldonado 80 CCB 204 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence INT Preschool 2-5 UC Davis Presents Learning Through Relationships with Infants and Toddlers Kathleen Tostado Kenshur 110 CCB Room 103 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Ages 0-8 Using Child Development Theories to Inform Practices and Support Play Lisa Daly, Miriam Beloglovsky 245 BB Room H Children with Disabilities and Special Needs INTRO All Inclusion at Your Fingertips: Resources for All Cindy Arstein-Kerslake 280 CCB Room 106 Curriculum - Circle Time INTRO Preschool 2-5 Story Telling—Alternate Ways of Telling Classic and New Stories Cindie Marquez 40 CCB Room 209 Curriculum - General INTRO Ages 0-8 Nutrition Research and Early Childhood Education— What Nutrition Policies and Subsequent Practices Have on Developing Healthy Eating Habits for Young Children Ani Shabazian, Caroline Soga 25 CCB Room 210 Curriculum - General INT Preschool 2-5 The E in STEM—Defining Engineering In the Early Childhood Experience Chris Hume, Diane Spahn 280 CCB Room 107 Curriculum Music and Movement ALL Preschool to 2nd Grade Bilingual Songs, Games, Rhymes to Inspire Academic Success Jose-Luis Orozco 300 BB Room D Curriculum Science/Technology INTRO Adult The Innovation Lab: Teaching and Learning with Design Thinking Emmy Brockman 90 CCB Room 207 CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Workshop descriptions begin on page 36. 33 W O R K S H O P S - AT - A - G L A N C E TRACK LEVEL AGE GROUP WORKSHOP PRESENTER(S) CAPACITY ROOM Saturday, 10:00am-11:30am (continued) Environments - Outdoor INTRO All An Updated Introduction to the Outdoor Classroom: Learning from Our First Ten Years Eric Nelson 245 BB Room B Equity and Diversity ALL Ages 0-8 Children with Incarcerated Parents: Enhancing Early Learning and Developmental Outcomes Patrice Collins 130 CCB Room 101 Faith-based ECE ALL Preschool 2-5 Planting Seeds of Faith in Young Children Susan Rogers, Aleta Slater 145 CCB Room 104 Family Child Care INTRO Ages 0-8 The CLASS in Family Child Care Settings: Developmentally Appropriate Interactions Erika Flores 35 CCB Room 205 Health ALL All It’s Not Just Peanut Butter! Food Allergy Awareness in Child Development Marcy Davidson 145 CCB Room 102 Kindergarten/Primary ALL Ages 4-8 Starting Early: Identifying and Supporting Students Who Struggle in Transitional Kindergarten Through 2nd Grade Beverlee Paine, Linda Barker 80 CCB Room 212 Parent/Family Relationships and Support INT All Resiliency—It’s a Family Affair Steven Erwin 235 BB Room C Professional Development ADV Preschool 2-5 Promoting Children’s Physical Activity in Your Child Care Setting Diane Craft, Arlene Turner 160 CCB Room 211 Saturday, 12:30pm-2:00pm N/A ALL All Film Festival Fran Chasen (presiding) 100 BB Room A Administration Staffing/Management INT Ages 0-5 Continuity of Care: A Step-by-Step Process to Guide a Program Through the Transition Mary Ashley 40 CCB Room 209 Advocacy/Public Policy INT Adult Family Childcare Friendly and Fearless Public Policy: Stand Up for the Children and Let Your Voice Be Heard and Added! Jean Goulart 160 CCB Room 211 Center for Social Change ALL All Center for Social Change Joyce Daniels, Cindy Santa CruzReed (Facilitators) 100 BB Room E Child Development - Brain INT School Age 5-8 Brain Appropriate Strategies for the School-Age Child Learning Math Regina Lamourelle, Chantal Lamourelle 80 CCB Room 212 Child Development Language/Literacy ALL Ages 0-8 Writing with a Purpose Krista Murphy 130 CCB Room 101 Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence INTRO Preschool 2-5 Catch Bullying Behavior Before It Begins Suzanne Mulcahy 235 BB Room F Child Development - Social/Emotional Competence ALL Ages 0-8 How to Use Children’s Storybooks to Promote Preschoolers’ Emotion Recognitions and Regulations 如何用故事書來敎導亞裔孩童的情緒表達 Shu-Chen Jenny Yen, PhD, Shu-Nu Yen, PhD 80 CCB Room 214 College Faculty ADV Adult Teaching Students to Fish: Using a Flipped Classroom Model to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills in the Adult Learner Donna Greene, Stella Baker 25 CCB Room 210 Curriculum - General ALL Preschool 2-5 Documentation—Making Children’s Learning Visible Daniela Arbizzi, Debra Ward, Reena Cazaux 145 CCB Room 104 Curriculum - General INT Preschool 2-5 Dramatic Play in the Early Childhood Classroom: A California Preschool Learning Foundations/Frameworks Perspective Sandy Jacklin 145 CCB Room 102 Curriculum - Mathematics INT Preschool 2-5 Counting on Play: Creating a Preschool-Aged Mathematics Foundation in a Play-Based Curriculum Todd Erickson 300 BB Room D Curriculum Science/Technology ALL Preschool 2-5 Seeds to Seedlings—Incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) into Everyday Practice Jean Barbre 245 BB Room B Environments Eco-healthy ALL Ages 0-8 The Garden of Eatin’ Project—Culture of Health Susan Gilmore, Teri Clark, Michele Eggert 280 CCB Room 107 Environments - General ALL All Creating a Home Away from Home Environment in Your Classroom Wendy Ruiz, Faby Marton, Tamra Bottorff 245 BB Room H CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Workshop descriptions begin on page 36. 34 W O R K S H O P S - AT - A - G L A N C E TRACK LEVEL AGE GROUP WORKSHOP PRESENTER(S) CAPACITY ROOM Saturday, 12:30pm-2:00pm (continued) Equity and Diversity ALL All I Got the Power: Exploring Power and Privilege in ECE Ijumaa Jordan, MA, Julia Childs Andrews, MS, Michelle DeJohnette 280 CCB Room 106 Equity and Diversity ALL All Supporting the Development of Men in ECE Gregory Uba 35 CCB Room 205 Health INTRO All Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting: How to Do It in ECE Victoria Leonard, Belinda Messenger 80 CCB Room 204 Kindergarten/Primary ADV Ages 4-7 Extend Your Read Alouds Through Scientific Inquiry and Math Investigations that Meet Common Core Standards and Promote 21st Century Skills! Judy Ross 130 CCB Room 105 Parent/Family Relationships and Support ALL All Building Resilience for the Child and the Caregiver (Featured Presentation) Linda Likins 235 BB Room C Professional Development ALL All Difficult Behavior: A Cry for Help Ilene Val-Essen 245 BB Room G Professional Development ALL Preschool 2-5 Integrative Play Using California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 1 and 2 Patricia Kimbrell 90 CCB Room 207 Professional Development ALL Preschool 2-5 Nurturing Emergent Literacy to Narrow the Achievement Gap: Mediated Writing Through Interactive Journals, a Developmentally Appropriate Approach Pola Espinoza 85 CCB Room 208 Professional Development ALL Adult Professional Identity: What Your Online Profile Says about You Laura Paciorek, Yi-Cheng Hu, Sarah Linker 110 CCB Room 103 Saturday, 2:30pm-4:00pm Center for Social Change ALL All Center for Social Change Joyce Daniels, Cindy Santa CruzReed (Facilitators) 100 BB Room E Child Development Language/Literacy INTRO Ages 0-8 Early Detection of Communicative and/or Swallowing Disorders 如何發現幼兒早期溝通和吞嚥問題 Ying-Chiao Tsao, PhD 80 CCB Room 214 Children with Disabilities and Special Needs INT Preschool 2-5 The Challenges of Including Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Education: A Toolbox Roberta Goldberg, PhD 245 BB Room C Curriculum - General INT Preschool 2-5 Developmentally Appropriate Use of iPads and Tablets Barbara Nicoll 90 CCB Room 207 Curriculum - General ADV All Imagination and Creativity: The Arts as Foundations for Learning Success in the 21st Century Shamini Dias 130 CCB Room 105 Curriculum Music and Movement ALL Ages 0-8 JULES Itty Bitty Rockers Music and Movement Circle Time Activities for Preschoolers Jules Moss 300 BB Room D Curriculum Music and Movement INTRO Preschool 2-5 Play-Along Songs! Music, Movement and Learning of Standards Based Educational Core Concepts Georgia Frawley, Ken Frawley 235 BB Room F Environments - General ALL All Before You Walk Out the Door: Extending the Learning into the Lobby and Other Forgotten Areas Kimberly Bonjorni 130 CCB Room 101 Environments - Outdoor ALL All Nature, Play and a Common Sense Approach Eric Strickland 245 BB Room H Equity and Diversity ALL Early Childhood and Adults Embracing Same-Sex Parented Families in ECE Programs Cathi Miller 85 CCB Room 208 Family Child Care ALl Adult How to Use Our Power Effectively! (Featured Presentation) Marva Lyons 160 CCB Room 211 Family Child Care INTRO Infant/ Toddler 0-3 Nurturing Caregiver: Facilitating Nurturing Environments for Infants and Toddlers Angelica Del Castillo-Garcia, Melba Schefres 145 CCB Room 102 Infants and Toddlers ALL Adult PITC PQ Infants and Toddlers Emergent Curriculum: Theory and Practice Michelle Soltero, Tally Ben-Ami 280 CCB Room 107 Infants and Toddlers INT Ages 3-5 Toddler and Pre-school Science Yvonne Chavez 145 CCB Room 104 Professional Development ADV Adult Right Brain Process and Its Role in Motivating Educators and Learners Nechama Robinson 280 CCB Room 106 All The Intentionality of Teaching... Becoming More Effective While Interacting with Children Rachel Johnson 245 BB Room G Professional Development INT CCB = Conference Center Building BB = Ballroom Building Workshop descriptions begin on page 36. 35 T H U R S D AY W O R K S H O P S 8:00am-9:30am Solving Common Challenges in Implementing Outdoor Classroom Play Yard Environments: Diverse Solutions from the Field CAEYC Hub! Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. This workshop will provide dozens of examples of solving challenges commonly encountered in transforming outdoor environments into outdoor classrooms. Participants may submit design challenges for resolution in the session. Teaching Diversity/Anti-bias College Courses: A Three Part Advanced Faculty Workshop. Session 1 - Exploring Content Early Childhood Workforce— Are We Managing or Leading? This workshop will provide a discussion about managing and leading the ECE workforce. We will explore how to lead staff through change; support and sustain skills; and model leadership abilities. In this session we will examine crucial theories about social identity, social power and privilege, and their direct impacts on children, families, programs and on college teaching. Within the Scopes of DRDPtech How to Hire the Best and What to Do if Those Before You Didn’t This interactive workshop will give participants an opportunity to explore a systematic method to use the Desired Results Developmental Profile assessment by utilizing the DRDPtech cloud based data system. This workshop is designed for supervisors to learn ways to hire the right people and deal effectively with challenging employees. Participants will come away with tried and true techniques. 9:45am-11:45am Let’s Take a Walk Through ECE CompSAT The Early Childhood Educator Competencies Self-Assessment Tool Kit (ECE CompSAT) is a web-based, multi-media companion to the California Early Childhood Educator Competencies document. Keynote Presentation Jonathan Michael Bowman How to Lead the Way to Picture Perfect Change Have you ever wanted to enhance your team’s performance or start a new initiative? Leading change can be difficult and—at times—seemingly impossible. This presentation will teach attendees change leadership principles that every organizational leader should know. Drawing examples from real leadership situations, Jonathan will teach and inspire you to ignite your team to achieve dynamic results. You will learn how to set a vision of change, achieve buy-in and lead the way to capture your vision. Mindfulness in Leadership—Leading with You in Mind In the hub-bub of the daily grind, have you lost touch with your reason for being in the field? Come rediscover your true self and lead with purposefulness and integrity. Monolingual Teachers and Bilingual Children: A Close Look at Preschool Dual Language Learners This session zeroes in on the monolingual teacher and her rich interactions with preschool dual language learners, utilizing panel discussions and video for a compelling look at best practices! 1:45pm-3:15pm Breaking Down Silos and Building Bridges in the Early Childhood Workforce Promoting Inclusive Practices Through Professional Development: Viewing Inclusion Through a Disability Studies Lens Participants will engage in an interactive process designed to promote core competencies for early childhood professionals representing different service sectors, each serving young children and families. Promote inclusive practices through providing professional development to early educators, with a particular focus on examining inclusion through a disability studies lens. Building Resilience for the Child and the Caregiver The Relevance of Early Life Skills Education in Curbing Health Epidemics You will see how becoming a more resilient adult and caregiver will impact your ability to help children become more resilient and able to cope with life’s daily hassles. Children today experience numerous stressors that dynamically impact health, happiness and whole child wellness. Strategies to curb a health epidemic involve more comprehensive life skills education from an early age. CAEYC Hub! Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. 36 T H U R S D AY W O R K S H O P S 3:30pm-5:00pm Check$ and Balances: How Has the Public Policy Landscape Changed? CAEYC Board Meeting Come discuss the status of state-funded early education in the eyes of legislators. What are the opportunities and challenges facing early education at the Capitol? Come learn to advocate together. See your CAEYC Board in action! Open to all conference attendees. 3:45pm-5:15pm Creating and Sustaining the Outdoor Classroom: Keys to Gaining the Support of Teachers, Directors, Parents, Boards and Community Being Aware, Being in the Present—Developing Teacher Social Emotional Competence and Well-Being Through Mindfulness and Meditation This workshop will provide key strategies for developing and supporting outdoor classrooms through full organizational and community engagement. Research findings on the indicators of outdoor classroom sustainability will be presented. A Mindfulness meditation workshop for developing Social Emotional Competence and well-being – extending teachers’ ability to engage in present moment awareness, transforming the quality of relationships between students and teachers. Fostering Executive Functions Through Play Bridging Cultures: How to Communicate Developmentally Appropriate and Culturally Sensitive Goals to Families of Diverse Cultural Background In this workshop, discussions will focus on understanding executive functions and how it relates to young children’s development and how teachers can support these key cognitive skills through play. This workshop will help early childhood education practitioners to communicate effectively with families of diverse cultural background to enhance collaboration effort. Practical strategies and examples will be discussed and provided. From Cultural Diversity to Common Concerns: Helping Staff Promote Equity by Recognizing and Valuing Diversity By respecting and responding to diversity in equitable ways ECE programs can provide better service through using more responsive care and education approaches. Bringing Children Learning with Nature into Small Spaces Imagine What You Can Do When You Know What You Want: Using Logic Models to Guide Program Evaluation and Improvement CAEYC Hub! All children need time with nature especially those in living in urban areas. This workshop demonstrates creatively ideas to bring learning with nature for children into tight spaces. This workshop shows ECE programs how to communicate what it does, how it does it, and resulting outcomes by using logic models aligned with QRIS/QIS requirements and DAP practices. Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. Leading with the Brain in Mind Leading with the brain in mind will explore information and strategies from recent brain science that supports effective leadership. Attendees will receive practical and theoretical information about how brains lead. Featured Presentation John Holanda Common Core State Standards: Play-based Responses in the Early Childhood Classroom Strategies to Use Now to Prevent Bullying Later In this workshop we will discuss aggressive preschool behaviors, limit-setting interventions, and positive follow up interactions that support social competence and prevent hurtful actions from becoming bullying behavior patterns. Participants will explore the alignment of ‘Common Core State Standards’ as it relates to ‘Early Childhood Curriculum’; using content embedded tray-play activities as the context to understand this developmental relationship. Teachers—Meet Your Co-Defendant Before You Go to Court! Examining Your Role as an Educator: Nurturing a Culture of Creative Thinking This dramatic presentation based on real life scenarios gives a review of the laws governing the childcare industry, with special focus on the elements of negligence. Participants are invited to investigate their role as educators in the creative thinking process, for their own practice and for the children they guide. Teaching Diversity/Anti-bias College Courses: A Three Part Advanced Faculty Workshop. Session II: Exploring Process Lead Change in Early Childhood Education Building on the work in Session I, we will consider the dynamics of diversity in our classroom community and the application of anti-bias goals for adults. This session will present a leadership model for Early Childhood Educators to acquire practical strategies and skills as effective leaders. 37 New DVD Find solutions that work for everyone. Includes a special section on preventing bullying. Preview the DVD in Booth 329! Conference Price $90 With Spanish Subtitles T H U R S D AY W O R K S H O P S On Site Staff Development: Mentoring Tips from ECE Leaders in Uruguay and California Teaching Diversity/Anti-bias College Courses: A Three Part Advanced Faculty Workshop. Session III: Putting It All Together How do ECE staff grow and learn best? The most effective strategies are place-based and relationship-based, tailor made for one staff, one program. Come explore strategies from Uruguay and California! Building on Sessions I and II, and based on the each participants specific experiences and campus context, we will problem solve together about effectively teaching this essential, important content. Recruiting and Retaining Male Preschool Teachers: More than Providing Popular Mechanics in the Staff Room Using Core Documents to Identify and Support New Teachers Three teachers from one preschool, whose teacher population is 40% male and who has more than 30 years experience recruiting and retaining male preschool teachers, will share their experiences. CDE Competencies, Habits of Mind, and research on teacher dispositions will be examined using the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct to create tools for identifying, guiding and supporting new teachers. F R I D AY W O R K S H O P S 8:00am-10:00am Building Resilience: Fun, Simple Tools to Help Young Children Restore Balance and Self-Regulate Keynote Presentation Regina Louise Embracing Change: Claiming Your Inner Possibilian! This workshop will introduce participants to I Create What I Believe! self-awareness art activities designed to restore emotional balance in the body, based on the work of Dr. Bruce Lipton. Possibility stands for that which can happen. Be it organizational change amongst a group of Fortune 500 business executives, or strategies for implementing a new leadership direction, the fact of the matter is; the things we work earnestly to solve for, take place. The results become experiences for us, not only on an individual level, but also for the whole. I held onto the belief that one day I would become someone, until the belief gave way to a reality— birthing, what I have come to see as possibility in action: a Possibilian was born. All it took for me to believe in myself was for someone to reflect back to me, my potential, access to my own wholeness, a pathway to my capacity. I invite each and every one of you to come along with me, on this journey of exploration into the world of a child who became a woman, who refused to be less than what her soul dictated. Bullying 101: Helping the Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander; How Educators Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence Dealing with bullying? This interactive workshop examines educator’s attitudes toward bullying, types and signs of bullying, breaking the cycle of violence, prevention and intervention strategies, resources for kindergarten/primary educators. CAEYC Hub! Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. Children as Citizens This workshop will delineate and go in-depth into a journey of a classroom’s citizenship study that involved and made visible the voices of the parents, the teachers and the children. 10:30am-12:00pm A Peak Between the Covers: What’s New in Children’s Literature Counting the Things that DO Count— Using Metacognition to Assess Assessment This workshop will include exploring new titles of children’s literature, discussing how to choose high-quality literature, and ideas for using books to support the Common Core. We will discuss assessment as it truly supports learning. Using metacognition, teachers will coach children to develop a “lifelong disposition to evaluate their own efforts thoughtfully.” (Katz) Anti-bias Education in a World of Standards, Assessment Tools and Accreditation: Using the Opportunities and Overcoming the Obstacles Effective Circle Time Activities for At-Risk Students The presentation will detail how to utilize circle time in the preschool classroom as a prime opportunity for intentionally teaching critical readiness skills to at-risk students in an engaging manner. Explore how standards and assessment tools provide opportunities or create obstacles to effective anti-bias education and strategies for making use of the positive possibilities and overcoming the negative ones. 39 F R I D AY W O R K S H O P S From Big To Small—Creating Spaces for Investigation Preschoolers Investigate and Research: Geography and Science Play-Based-Curriculum Present Critical-Thinking-Methods, Inquiry-BasedLearning Models Through Vivid Examples, Videos/Photos, Research and Useful Tools This working forum is for participants wanting to enrich their learning centers, expanding opportunity for thoughtful investigations. Let’s explore tools that result in spaces that say, Stay, Play, Think Here! Stimulating children’s innate needs to research and investigate through science and geography curriculum, using InquiryBased-Learning models. Preschoolers and families travel around the world, experiment and discuss geographical and science concepts. From Student to Professional Being an ECE student is exciting, but what happens when you graduate? This session will prepare you to be an ECE professional and build a dream career. Read Aloud Wow! The Best New Books for Preschool Got Parents? Need Help? Learn how all of your parents come from various parenting styles and how to work with them for the optimal good of your families and your staff as a whole. The best new children’s books of the year— books too good to miss! Good children’s books make everything better, including meeting standards. Helping Angry and Aggressive Children: Strategies that Really Work So You Think You Want to Start a Transitional Kindergarten? This workshop examines one of our most pressing issues: angry and aggressive children. Learn some of the causes of anger and practical intervention techniques that are proven to work. This workshop is designed for administrators who are considering adding a TK program to their school and/or teachers who are assigned or may be assigned to a TK classroom. Innovative Practices in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation: Addressing the Intercultural Needs of the Modern World STEM TO STEAM: Teaching Math and Science with Sensory Art Activities A college instructor/researcher will discuss innovative practices for effectively addressing the learning opportunities of diverse learners in an intercultural world. Experience dozens of new math and science activities based on sensory play and high-touch learning in this fun, hands-on workshop. Discover how math and science can be engaging and creative. It Might Get Messy! Observing and Using Creativity to Inform Your Practice Strategies for Permanent Changes Through QRIS QRIS can bring cohesion to California’s many separate programs by supporting collaboration among agencies, increasing innovative training and technical assistance, and improving public policies to support quality staff and facilities. This workshop will be an exploration of creative expression activities for young children as well as creative adaptation of the early childhood learning environment including communication and discipline strategies. Telling Our Own Stories: Fostering Early Literacy Skills in an Informal Learning Environment Featured Presentation Cathy Bell It’s Not Just for Big Kids: Infants and Toddlers in the Outdoor Classroom In the spirit of discovery and experimentation, the presenters will lead workshop participants through a series of activities and group discussions aimed at exploring early literacy in an informal setting. Infants and toddlers are born scientists who learn through sensory/motor exploration. An outdoor classroom is the ideal environment for these young learners. Find out more about what, why and how! What to Do When Everyone Is Screaming: Supporting Children to Express Strong Feelings and Create Their Own Solutions to Conflicts In this workshop we will consider the importance of young children’s social and emotional development. We will discuss six strategies for responding to children’s conflicts while supporting child-generated solutions. Music and the Young Child We cover fun and fresh ideas to incorporate music and create a positive learning environment. We discuss brain research and inclusion strategies for children with special needs and behavioral issues. Workforce Preparation, Support and Advancement Through CDTC CDTC supports workforce preparation and advancement through ECE Student Career and Education Program, Career Incentive Grants, Child Development Permits, the Training Portal, Competencies Mapping Tool and the Curriculum Alignment Project. 40 F R I D AY W O R K S H O P S 1:30pm-3:00pm Evidence-Based Practices in Early Childhood Want to learn more about evidence-based practice in the early childhood classroom? Attend this workshop to familiarize yourself with what evidence-based practices are and how you can find them. All Aboard! Implementing CSEFEL in Preschool Real-life adventures of a preschool implementing a model of support for children with challenging behavior. Discover many tools from CSEFEL, including best practices for children with limited social skills. If Only the Parents Were On Board!: Preventing Challenging Behavior Through CA CSEFEL Positive Solutions for Families Resources Block Building, a Teacher’s Role: Taking the Lessons from the First 100 Years Forward Through the sharing of history, practice and pedagogy, participants will return to their classrooms armed with the appreciation and expertise needed to incorporate block building more fully into their teaching. We need true partnerships with families to promote socialemotional competence and prevent challenging behavior. Receive strategies, resources and information for partnering with families based on CA CSEFEL’s Teaching Pyramid Framework. CAEYC Hub! Make Your Circle Time Come ALIVE! Storytelling in the Preschool Classroom Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. Get their attention at circle time! Come explore storytelling utilizing fun, interactive strategies. This highly interactive session is focused on giving you ideas to immediately implement in your classroom. Chronic Biting Problems: Caused and Solved by Adults One Plus One Equals Three!!! Has your center struggled to find successful ways to deal with young children who frequently hurt others in very serious ways, such as biting? Join us – learn the Biting Solution. When young children and adults have meaningful and significant interactions, a synergistic effect results—the ideas, concepts, explorations and communications presented yield enhanced learning results. Communities of Practice in the California Early Childhood Mentor Program: Mentor Seminars, Going Deeper The Outdoor Classroom on a Shoestring Budget: How to Enhance Your Outdoor Environment and Curriculum with Little or No Money Get to know the California Early Childhood Mentor Program! Learn and experience how going deeper during Mentor Seminars will enhance teaching and mentoring skills as Communities of Practice. This presentation will examine outdoor environments for children from infancy to age eight, demonstrating how these spaces, as well as curriculum, can be enhanced for little to no money. Discipline Strategies: Focusing on Prevention of Misbehaviors The Physiological Basis for Learning, Step into the Triune Brain and Experience How Actions and Emotions Effect Cognitive Function Discipline is teaching the child what is acceptable. This workshop will include numerous ways to prevent misbehaviors, handle hurtful actions, the importance of setting limits and implementing meaningful consequences. Step beyond a basic cognitive understanding of the Triune Brain. Through experiential learning gain an embodied knowledge of the structure of the brain and how physiological responses relate to cognition. Displaying Children’s Learning: Strategies to Showcase Developmentally Appropriate Practices to Engage Families in the Learning Process and Program Philosophy Planning a Responsive Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers: PITC Partners for Quality Infant/Toddler Reflective Curriculum Planning Process This session will highlight the process to document and showcase the children’s learning to help families understand the value of hands-on environments and engage them in the learning process. This workshop will give an overview of the Infant/Toddler Reflective Curriculum Planning Process used by the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC), as described in the California Infant/ Toddler Learning and Development System materials, for the general CAEYC audience. Engaging Children with Rhythm and Drum Interaction Reading—The Magic Formula! What’s the magic formula for teaching children to read? Together, let’s look inside a child’s mind to learn as they learn, think as they think & err as they err. Come and enjoy a stimulating workshop of drumming, laughter and conversation about the rhythm of learning. Hear about the tools and practical applications of simple drum-based activities for the classroom. 41 F R I D AY W O R K S H O P S Real-Life Experiences in Pest Management at Child Care Centers Becoming a Stronger Advocate—Nothing to Fear The terms public policy and advocacy can be scary. This workshop addresses the importance of early educators making their voices heard and how to be a confident, strong advocate. How do real child care providers get rid of roaches, rats and other pests? Learn how you can get rid of pests effectively without exposing kids to toxic chemicals! Blended Philosophies: Using the Best of the Best to Benefit Your Program, Families and Children So Much More than Yard Supervision: Quality Teacher Engagement in the Outdoor Classroom Incorporating multiple philosophies, this seminar will discuss how programs for young children can blend approaches to teaching to better serve the children and families and the community. Teacher engagement is a critical component to a quality outdoor classroom. We will identify the quality elements of teacher engagement and how teachers can evaluate and change their own practices. CAEYC Membership Meeting Supporting New Educators as They Begin Their Teaching Journey CAEYC members, meet your CAEYC Board of Directors and local Affiliate leaders. For nonmembers, learn more about the association, its mission and goals, and how you can become part of the largest ECE association in California. Mentoring teachers as they start their careers and re-inspiring established teachers to once again love what they do. This workshop helps teachers celebrate and improve on what they do! CAEYC Hub! Learn about communicating with children about God. Young children are at the beginning of spiritual development. Our job is to create a comfort zone in which to talk about God. Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. Tips and Tricks for Presenting Engaging and Effective Workshops Developing a Healthy Bicultural Identity with Young Children Take your trainings to the next level—learn techniques that increase your effectiveness as a presenter. Discover how to focus attention, get participants engaged in learning, handle disruptions and more! This workshop will help participants to understand the process of developing children’s bicultural identity and the importance of maintaining their primary language to foster a positive sense of identity. Using Personal Experiences to Advocate for Children Dyslexia and Early Intervention Talking about God with Young Children One in five in every classroom is dyslexic on average! Find out why bright children have big challenges with sounds, reading, spelling and more. Use personal experiences to advocate for early education! Discover how we can collectively support each other to be strong and make a difference for young children. Getting Ready for Common Core in a Reggio Inspired School 3:30pm-5:00pm This workshop investigates challenges, opportunities and discoveries faced by educators as they work towards aligning current ECE standards with Common Core Standards in ReggioInspired and other DAP program models. 10 Keys To Success In Business Bradley has successfully consulted with directors for more than a decade and has narrowed common mistakes to 10 key areas. Find 10 keys to success from a consultant who knows the pitfalls. Hands-On Strategies to Support Instructional Support Featured Presentation Jennifer Denzel A Good Night Sleep: How Healthy Sleep Habits Affect Children’s Learning and Behavior This session will explore using resources that support concept knowledge; improve the quality of feedback with feedback loops; and use open-ended questions and advanced language with language modeling. How Does the Brain Grow Best? Windows of Opportunity and Developmentally Appropriate Practices Based on Neuroscience During this presentation you will learn the science of sleep and its affect on children’s learning and behavior. Practical sleep tips for childcare and parents will be provided. Brain research answers what should be learned, when it should be learned, and how best it can be learned. Discover what to do for whole body whole brain development. 42 The Outdoor Classroom Project® is dedicated to increasing the quantity, quality, and benefit of outdoor experiences for children in early care and education programs. We are here to help you: Trainings, Workshops, and Conferences Design Development Assessment and Consultation Outdoor Classroom Project® Specialist Trainings We are here at CAEYC: Attend one of our six Outdoor Classroom workshops Visit the Model Site of the Outdoor Classroom Project® at the Child Educational Center on Saturday’s tour Visit us at our exhibit booth 415 www.outdoorclassroomproject.org The Outdoor Classroom Project® is an initiative of the Child Educational Center. F R I D AY W O R K S H O P S The Importance of Music-Making in Child Development: A Developmental Theory Seeing You, Seeing Me: Choosing Quality Children’s Literature While Developing an Anti-Bias Lens This workshop elaborates upon the September, 2013 article in Young Children (NAEYC) by discussing young children’s predisposition toward music-making behavior and demonstrating the value of the language-rich game of music. Children’s Literature has a powerful impact when used as a tool for representing a range of diversity. Our workshop will support teachers in building an anti-bias lens while selecting literature. Literature Made Musical She Pushed Me! Handling Daily Conflicts: Learn How to RESPOND, Rather than REACT to Tattling, Name Calling and Aggression Sing me a story. Literature and storytelling are ripe with music making opportunities. This workshop explores quality children’s literature that offer a chance to sing, chant and play instruments. This fast-paced workshop, empowering teachers and caregivers to effectively handle behavior issues and conflicts, will be presented with the learning brain in mind and will include music, movement and interaction. More than Academics: Reframing Our Ideas about Intellectual Development In this workshop we will discuss the many ways children build intellectual skills in early childhood programs, beyond discreet academic skills and activities. Supporting Staff to Effectively Engage Families in Children’s Early Learning Children benefit when families and educators work together. But how do educators create genuine engagement? This workshop will provide strategies to engage families, including those who seem hard to reach. Music and Readiness: How Enjoyable Music and Movement Activities Can Support Learning and Development in the Preschool Classroom In this interactive session, participants will be introduced to enjoyable music and movement activities that support children’s musical growth as well as important developmental domains and dispositions toward learning. Teaching Math Concepts Is Fun, Easy and Engaging with Concrete Visual Aids Combined with Rhymes, Stories, Books and Songs! MATH is FUN and EASY when taught from the context of good literature. Engage your auditory, visual and tactile learners by using felts, puppets and props as concrete visual aids. Potential of the Learning Environment: The Role of the Environment in Enhancing and Integrating Creative Thinking in Young Children Techniques for Fostering Self-Regulation Participants will learn about what creative thinking is and why creative thinking is an important skill to nurture in young children. They will learn about the key elements in a learning environment (design/space) that foster and enhance creative thinking. Attendees will reflect on their role as teachers in creating a classroom culture that values this kind of learning. We will discuss how to foster self-regulation in infants and toddlers by engaging multiple children during teachable moments such as conflict resolution, problem solving and comforting a child. Terrific 2s, 3s and 4s—How to Implement Positive Discipline in Every Age Group! Practical Strategies for ECE Classrooms Using Photovoice and Service Learning as Action Research Journey through ages and stages and how positive discipline can be implemented! Methods and suggestions how caregivers can support the whole child to make discipline positive for every age group! This workshop will explore service learning and action research through the use of Photovoice, examining it as a powerful pedagogical tool in early childhood settings. 44 S AT U R D AY W O R K S H O P S 8:00am-9:30am Discover the Origins of Play During Infancy: Appreciating and Fostering Intrinsic Motivation from the Beginning Special Presentation Greg and Steve Music and Movement— Reaching the Children As they construct their knowledge about the world, young babies and toddlers need uninterrupted time to play, exploring autonomously. The principles of Magda Gerber’s Educaring® Approach facilitate infants’ authentic self-initiated learning. This presentation will demonstrate the use of music and movement to cover basic skills, Physical Ed, areas of social emotional development, encourage listening skills, individual and group movement. Film Festival Film Theater Event—An Early Childhood Film Festival Produced by Southern California Association for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC). See page 18 for the Play Bill schedule. Foundations and Framework: An Overview for Teachers and Administrators Adult Learning Theory and the ECE field This presentation is an overview of adult learning theory. The presentation will include a review of the key concepts on adult learning theory and its application in a classroom setting. This interactive workshop will give participants an opportunity to examine the California Preschool Learning Foundations and California’s Preschool Curriculum Framework. CAEYC Hub! Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. From Student to Teacher: Effective Techniques in Training and Mentoring Future Educators Children as a Culture: Cultivating Environment Where Children Meet God iPads and Technology: Discovering Technology Tools for Documenting Both Project Learning and Evidence for Desired Results Development Profiles This session will explore the ways to develop an educational and experience rich internship for students in your classroom or program to best prepare them for success in ECE careers. Cultivating a space where children experience the presence of God through Biblical truth by acknowledging childhood as a unique culture and discussing its implications on Bible Curriculum. This workshop includes a program’s pedagogical documentation journey using iPad technology. Participants will gain a practical knowledge base of the iPad features to document project work and DRDP Portfolio App. Creative Art for the Young Child—Inspiring Creative Thinking through Visual, Tactile and Auditory Curriculum Life after Licensing: Surviving Licensing Visits with Empowerment and Resources Become a master at curriculum design for the arts in the classroom. Learn scaffolding techniques to inspire creative thinking and support with the therapeutic methods of the heuristic education design. Enhance skills and confidence in understanding and responding to current Title 22 licensing issues and processes. Advocacy and resources to assist directors and teachers. Current care and supervision issues. Cultivating an Indoor/Outdoor Classroom, Inspired By Nature, in A Reggio Inspired Environment Literacy Partners—Working Together with Families to Promote Emerging Literacy Exploring how we, as Reggio inspired co-teachers, cultivated and implemented an indoor/outdoor classroom inspired by nature, the third teacher. Join us as we explore the many ways we collaborate with families, encouraging open communication and trust, while creating a mutually supportive environment for their child’s reading and language development. Differentiated Curriculum: The Key to Working with the Whole Child The Most Creative Outdoor Science Curriculum on a Shoestring Budget This presentation explores and discusses creative ways of meeting state standards to develop a differentiated curriculum based on developmentally appropriate practices; different learning styles; and social/emotional development. Discover how to develop a successful Reggio-inspired outdoor science program on a shoestring budget using everyday materials in creative, inviting and innovative ways. Moving Beyond Empty and Fill to Deep Investigations By utilizing thoughtful engagement, teachers and caregivers can effectively move toddlers beyond simple, singular activities to sustained and expanded provocative projects and experiences. 45 S AT U R D AY W O R K S H O P S Bridging Cultures: How to Communicate Developmentally Appropriate and Culturally Sensitive Goals to Families of Diverse Cultural Background 如何和不同族群的家長溝通全國教育協會的教育原 則 Ready, Set, Go! Supporting Successful Preschool to Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten Transitions This interactive workshop will provide an overview of researchbased information, strategies and resources to help schools and families prepare children for smooth transitions from Preschool to Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten. 幼兒教育老師長期以來一直為和家長溝通而困擾,特別是家長 來自不同的族群背景。許多時後家長因為不同文化背景而對幼 兒教育老師如何教育幼兒和孩童不了解而產生溝通上的問題。 本講座將探討文化差異和幼兒教育觀念上的落差,同時會介紹 如何和家長溝通的技巧和策略。 School Age Children’s Social Development and Emotion Regulation 6 to 12歲 : 一個充滿喜悅和挑戰的年齡階段 這是一個充滿喜悅和挑戰的年齡階段. 這年齡的兒童對很多人, 事,物逐漸開竅, 也在生理, 心理, 腦力, 及人際關係上快速地成 長. 能夠成功的幫助孩子在這個階段順利快樂的渡過可以協助 他們健康的發展並勇敢地面對未來的挑戰. 此講座將針對一些 亞裔家長對於這年齡層常有的問題作一些回答與研討. CAEYC Hub! Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. So You Want to Be a Reggio Emilia Inspired Family Child Care Home...Here’s How Challenging Behaviors—Yours or Theirs? A Thoughtful Approach to Discipline Participants will learn a practical approach in creating a Reggio Inspired Family Child Care Program, as well as increasing overall program quality in a family child care home. The focus on challenging behaviors is generally on the child versus the interaction between child and caregiver. Learn practical, thoughtful and counter intuitive techniques for optimum outcomes. Teaching Social-Emotional Skills in the Classroom Tools from a Social-Emotional Learning curriculum called the Kimochis will be presented. Learn how to teach five keys to communication helping children regulate and communicate their feelings in pro-social ways. Children with Incarcerated Parents: Enhancing Early Learning and Developmental Outcomes This session is a comprehensive overview of current research, policies, programs and developmentally appropriate practices, to support and enhance early learning experiences and developmental outcomes for children with incarcerated parents. Utilizing Natural Elements for Open-Ended Experiences in the Early Childhood Classroom Endless possibilities! Engage in experiences that utilize natural, found and recycled materials. Learn how materials can be repurposed from items that you can get for free or low cost. The CLASS in Family Child Care Settings: Developmentally Appropriate Interactions You’ll Have Them at Hello: Dynamic School Tours Guaranteed to Impress Parents Explore the CLASS tool, its research foundations, the developmentally-appropriate versions used in settings serving infants through third graders and how it improves the interactions that help children learn. Learn techniques for presenting your program philosophy, curriculum and everyday practices in terms that makes sense to parents who have never taken a child development course. The E in STEM—Defining Engineering In The Early Childhood Experience 10:00am-11:30am This exciting workshop will support participants in developing content, environments and materials for the Engineering strand of STEM. We’ll take the fear out and put the fun in engineering! An Updated Introduction to the Outdoor Classroom: Learning from Our First Ten Years This workshop provides participants with a fundamental understanding of the outdoor classroom, examples of activities, implementation in a variety of settings, and an implementation approach for their center. Everyone Has a Story of Passion: Plug in to the Power of Advocacy with Your Story Passionate about an early childhood issue, but don’t know how to advocate? Want to know the real players in the advocacy game? The star player is – YOU! Bilingual Songs, Games, Rhymes to Inspire Academic Success Fabulosos 2s, 3s y 4s—Cómo Implementar la Disciplina Positiva en Todas las Edades! Highly interactive workshop demonstrates how to use songs, rhymes and games in classrooms, on a daily basis, to enhance a child’s motor, language acquisition, literacy, social, cognitive and developmental skills. Viaje a través de las edades y etapas para descubrir como la disciplina positiva se pueden implementar! Métodos y sugerencias de cómo los cuidadores pueden apoyar la disciplina positiva para todas las edades! 46 S AT U R D AY W O R K S H O P S Film Festival Starting Early: Identifying and Supporting Students Who Struggle in Transitional Kindergarten Through Second Grade Film Theater Event—An Early Childhood Film Festival Produced by Southern California Association for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC). See page 18 for the Play Bill schedule. Knowing how to identify and support children who struggle to learn is vital for TK to second grade teachers. Participants will learn classroom friendly ‘how-tos’ in an interactive, collaborative session. Inclusion at Your Fingertips: Resources for All What if you had a trusted expert highlight the most current and most practical resources for supporting inclusion of children with disabilities or special needs? You do! Come and see. Story Telling—Alternate Ways of Telling Classic and New Stories The Innovation Lab: Teaching and Learning with Design Thinking Learn some new and different ways of storytelling during circle time, using props, flannel board stories, draw-a-story techniques and songs in an audience-interactive presentation. This workshop is an introduction to teaching and learning using design thinking. Presentation includes case studies, curriculum suggestions and the mystery box challenge—a fun collaborative innovation activity. UC Davis Presents Learning Through Relationships with Infants and Toddlers This workshop will addresses the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of infants and toddlers and participants will gain understanding of the role of relationships and emotional development in learning. It’s Not Just Peanut Butter! Food Allergy Awareness in Child Development Food allergies are in every program. Learn what to do to keep children safe, develop a food allergy plan and what to do in case of an allergic reaction. Using Child Development Theories to Inform Practices and Support Play Nutrition Research and Early Childhood Education Nutrition Policies and What Subsequent Practices Have on Developing Healthy Eating Habits for Young Children Participants will engage in a series of interactive experiences to examine documentation of children’s play and learning and how child development theories guide teachers to support children’s interests. This workshop examines the impact that both nutrition research and early childhood education nutrition policies and, subsequent practices have on developing healthy eating habits for young children. Who Ya Gonna Call? for Assistance in the Aftermath of an Earthquake or Disaster Who can you call if a child is not picked up? What can you expect from FEMA, Red Cross, hospitals, CERT, police and fire departments? How can you call them? Planting Seeds of Faith in Young Children This workshop, based on James Fowler’s research in faith development, explores faith development of two to seven year olds. Included are classroom video examples, literature, songs, finger plays and prayers. 12:30pm-2:00pm Brain Appropriate Strategies for the School-Age Child Learning Math Promoting Children’s Physical Activity in Your Child Care Setting This workshop explores the role of the brain in learning math, science and engineering while providing strategies for constructing appropriate math activities. Gain the knowledge, skills and tools you need, in your role as an early childhood leader, to actively promote fun physical activity in your child care settings to benefit children. Featured Presentation Linda Likins Building Resilience for the Child and the Caregiver Resiliency—It’s a Family Affair Home base educators and teachers will have an opportunity to recognize and support resilience as a model in assisting parents and children’s social and emotional growth. You will see how becoming a more resilient adult and caregiver will impact your ability to help children become more resilient and able to cope with life’s daily hassles. Snow White, the Sequel!: Using ‘Close Reading’ to Prepare Early Childhood Children for the Common Core CAEYC Hub! Why did Snow White eat the poison apple? Learn about fun strategies to use and appropriate books to choose when doing ‘close reading’ sessions with preschool and kindergarten children. Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. 47 S AT U R D AY W O R K S H O P S Catch Bullying Behavior Before It Begins Extend Your Read Alouds Through Scientific Inquiry and Math Investigations that Meet Common Core Standards and Promote 21st Century Skills! This workshop emphasizes the critical importance of the social/ emotional development of children, its impact on academic learning and behavior, and preventing bullying. Teachers will leave with practical tools and strategies. Ignite curiosity and imagination with innovative, play-based activities suggested by literature and informational text. Activities meet Common Core and current science standards and explore the proposed Next Generation Science Standards. Center for Social Change Passion to Action: all activities will include personal in-depth discussions to help participants bring their passion to life. Leadership skills will be woven throughout each area. Activities include action plans to take back to your community to help your passion grow into reality. Visualize how your passion is like an acorn—through leadership, support and action that little seed can blossom and grow into a tree that creates and spreads change. Refer to page 17 for the schedule of activities. Family Childcare Friendly and Fearless Public Policy Stand: Up for the Children and Let Your Voice Be Heard and Added! The effective and simple efforts the childcare provider and their clients can use to advocate for children in all domains of public policy are explained and exampled. Continuity of Care: A Step by Step Process to Guide a Program Through the Transition Film Festival Continuity is a struggle to implement with rich rewards for children, families AND staff. Learn how to move through continuity and gain tools to help you along the way. Film Theater Event—An Early Childhood Film Festival Produced by Southern California Association for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC). See page 18 for the Play Bill schedule. Counting on Play: Creating a Preschool-Aged Mathematics Foundation in a Play-Based Curriculum The Garden of Eatin’ Project—Culture of Health This workshop presents an environmental hands-on curriculum to develop a culture of health for your early childhood community. Participants will be inspired by a new appreciation of mathematics in the early childhood classroom and armed with techniques that will allow play and mathematics to effectively and meaningfully intersect. Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting: How to Do It in ECE Creating a Home Away from Home Environment in Your Classroom Learn how to implement a green cleaning program to reduce infectious diseases in ECE. Participants will receive a new curriculum, Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting: A Toolkit for ECE. Difficult Behavior: A Cry for Help How to Use Children’s Storybooks to Promote Preschoolers’ Emotion Recognitions and Regulations 如何用故事書來敎導亞裔孩童的情緒表達 Participants will have hands-on opportunities creating environments that bridge home to school connection, embracing the value of natural materials and the feeling that each child and family are home. Children’s difficult behavior is a cry for help: “Help me to become the capable student I want to be.” Skills to reduce stress and support mutual respect will be practiced. 研究發現亞裔孩童在情緒表達上不如美國孩童,尤其是在一些 特定的情緒上,例如害怕,傷心,生氣. 亞裔文化一般而言重 視聴話,服從,父母及老師較不允許兒童表現負面的情緒。本 講座邀請台灣知名幼兒文學作家,嚴淑女博士,介紹她一糸列 國內和國際得名的暢銷兒童文學作品, 尤其是針對亞裔兒童情 緒需要而創作的故事書。我們將分享如何運用嚴博士的故事書 在幼兒情緒課程設計。請加入我們一起探討如何運用故事書來 教育孩童適時和適當的表達情緖. Documentation—Making Children’s Learning Visible This presentation will describe the underlying principles and practices of making learning visible and situate these ideas in the context of documentation. We will explore how documentation principles can manifest in classroom practices. A long-term project called “The Bird Investigation,” documented throughout the year with a group of children ages four to five years old will be presented. Samples of various types of documentation and artifacts will be on display for the audience. I Got the Power: Exploring Power and Privilege in ECE Join us to examine the important issue of how power and privilege is used in our field systemically and personally. Increase your cultural competence and receive strategies to advocate effectively. Dramatic Play in the Early Childhood Classroom: A California Preschool Learning Foundations/ Frameworks Perspective Dramatic play will be explored as to areas of students’ curriculum (math, art, science, social, emotional, literacy) and ideas will be taken from classroom experiences of preschool students. 48 S AT U R D AY W O R K S H O P S Integrative Play Using California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 1 and 2 CAEYC Hub! Nurturing Emergent Literacy to Narrow the Achievement Gap: Mediated Writing Through Interactive Journals, a Developmentally Appropriate Approach Center for Social Change Research has confirmed that DLL children are entering kindergarten with skills far below their mainstream counterparts. Interactive journals as a mediated writing strategy have proven to accelerate school readiness skills. Passion to Action: all activities will include personal in-depth discussions to help participants bring their passion to life. Leadership skills will be woven throughout each area. Activities include action plans to take back to your community to help your passion grow into reality. Visualize how your passion is like an acorn—through leadership, support and action that little seed can blossom and grow into a tree that creates and spreads change. Refer to page 17 for the schedule of activities. Professional Identity: What Your Online Profile Says about You The Challenges of Including Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Education: A Toolbox Learn • Exchange • Embrace • Reflect • Create • Motivate Learn from the Past…Embrace the Present…Create the Future. Discover a connection, initiate discussion and generate the possibilities. Specific meeting opportunities will be available. See page 19. Learning is an integrated experience through active physical play. Experience the California Preschool Learning Foundations through developmentally appropriate activities that are purposeful and playful. Social media and other tools can be helpful if used thoughtfully. Come explore professional identity and consider methods for connecting yourself and your program professionally in the online world. This workshop is designed for staff wanting to or are currently serving children with special needs. Three tools will be introduced to help staff plan for and accommodate these children. Seeds to Seedlings—Incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) into Everyday Practice Developmentally Appropriate Use of iPads and Tablets This workshop will share the current research on the use of phones, tablets and other devices with children. Participants will have an opportunity to see and use an iPad mini. Learn how to integrate STEM into your educational environment and strategies to strengthen children’s learning. Preschool is the perfect time to cultivate children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and math! Early Detection of Communicative and/or Swallowing Disorders 如何發現幼兒早期溝通和吞嚥問題 Supporting the Development of Men in ECE Children need men in their early education environment. Explore the challenges and benefits of men as early education professionals as an equity issue. 父母是孩童最早的老師,身兼教育和養育的雙重責任。但是父 母可能對於孩童語言發展的里程碑不甚了解,所以當幼兒在語 言發展上比同儕遲緩或者因為呑嚥困難導致語言發展問題時, 家長可能無法做早期的診斷或發現問題。本講座將介紹孩童語 言發展的里程碑以及早期語言遲緩的症狀。在南加州相關的部 門提供的資源以及免費的診斷也會被介紹. Teaching Students to Fish: Using a Flipped Classroom Model to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills in the Adult Learner Embracing Same-Sex Parented Families in ECE Programs College faculty will have the chance to experience a flipped classroom model, learn how to enhance students’ critical thinking skills and incorporate new technology. Building partnership with your librarian will be explored. Participants will acquire the tools to support same-sex parents and their children through anti-bias environments and curriculum as well as respectful family communication. Writing with a Purpose Learn how to create a classroom environment rich with authentic reasons to write. Take home strategies and activities to support and excite your emergent writers in Pre-K to TK. Featured Presentation Marva Lyons How to Use Our Power Effectively! Family Child Care providers will be given the tools to advocate and become strong. You are not alone! As we come together, with the one message and back each other up, no matter what...there can be change. This workshop will give the winning formula in staying Strong & United! 2:30pm-4:00pm Before You Walk Out the Door: Extending the Learning into the Lobby and Other Forgotten Areas From a science area in the lobby to an outdoor mud kitchen; this exciting workshop will inspire you to engage in discussion and planning for developing your environment for families. 49 S AT U R D AY W O R K S H O P S Imagination and Creativity: The Arts as Foundations for Learning Success in the 21st Century Nurturing Caregiver: Facilitating Nurturing Environments for Infants and Toddlers Learn how Imagination and creativity give children cognitive, emotional and social skills to be life-long learners. Bring artsbased imagination methods into classrooms by mapping them to Common Core standards. This workshop will provide researched based information that supports and emphasizes nurturing and responsive caregiving. The focus will be on infant behavioral states, cues, communication, attachment development and supporting parents. The Intentionality of Teaching...Becoming More Effective while Interacting with Children PITC PQ Infants and Toddlers Emergent Curriculum: Theory and Practice Are you making an impact on the children you teach? This workshop will look at how teachers can change how children are learning resulting more enriching and effective learning experiences. The workshop introduces concepts of infant/toddler curriculum planning process. Real voices and personal stories presented. Let’s adopt a system supportive of infants’ individual needs and interests, considering their unique settings. JULES Itty Bitty Rockers Music and Movement Circle Time Activities for Preschoolers Play-Along Songs! Music, Movement and Learning of Standards based Educational Core Concepts Nature, Play and a Common Sense Approach Right Brain Process and Its Role in Motivating Educators and Learners Singing and moving is a sure-fire way to engage children to help them learn without knowing it. Participants will learn more than 15 song/activities that they can adapt for any age. Easy and fun circle time music and move activities for Preschoolers. Learn by participating in this high energy, rocking good time workshop. Dress comfy—bring your voice and dancing feet. This rhythm game workshop offers opportunity for role choice, proactive communication and cooperative team building in context of educational leadership, followed by discussion of motivation experience of leaders and followers. Nature play and playgrounds are the current trend in early childhood education. They’re part of our history and will be our future so how do we make them work NOW! Voice Your Choice! 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