Arundel Child Care Connections, Inc.
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Arundel Child Care Connections, Inc.
Arundel Child Care Connections, Inc. proudly presents the 2015 Month of the Young Child Conference When: Saturday, April 25, 2015 Where: The Double Tree Hotel 210 Holiday Court Annapolis, MD 21401 Time: Registration - 7:00 am - 8:00 am Conference starts at - 8:00 am Cost: $70.00 [six COK hours in Curriculum and one Professional Activity Unit (PAU)] In addition to the six hours of training, included are a light breakfast, lunch, door prizes, and goodie bags. Schedule of the Day 7:00 am – 8:00 am 8:00 am – 8:15 am 8:30 am – 10:30 am 10:45 am – 12:45 pm 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Registration/ Light Breakfast Keynote Address* Session I Session II Networking Lunch/Vendors Session III * We are pleased to welcome Rebecca Haas, Programming & Outreach Manager from the Anne Arundel County Public Library. Ms. Haas will be speaking on the importance of literacy in Early Childhood Education. Carpooling is encouraged! Additional Parking is located at the Best Western Hotel on Hearne Rd. across from Festival at Riva Shopping Center (Riva Rd. entrance). Arundel Child Care Connections is not responsible for your vehicle while attending the conference. REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PAYMENT! Please choose four selections from the following letters, A - H, and indicate on your registration form in order of preference. We will try to accommodate your selections. You will receive an email confirmation of your workshops prior to the conference. A. FINDING DRAMA EVERYWHERE: Bringing Nonfiction to Life Melissa Richardson, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Every nonfiction topic is an exciting story waiting to happen. Children are gathering research everyday through books, media and sensory observations. Discover strategies for collecting, sharing, and celebrating this research as a classroom community. Telling and acting out stories encourages teamwork, fosters creative thinking, reinforces vocabulary and helps children make connections in their learning. Engage in drama games that connect the concepts of character, setting activity and plot to virtually any curriculum topic. Investigate techniques for using children’s prior knowledge to create nonfiction-inspired stories and bring them to life through movement and drama. B. “AHA!” READING: Developing Artful Strategies to Create Prior Knowledge Sue Trainor, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Explore and create multi-sensory music strategies designed to develop children’s prior knowledge about story vocabulary, characters, setting, problem/solution. Children will experience the “aha!” feeling - a deeper understanding of and connection with story content as they apply their knowledge to new learning. C. CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN AND BEYOND: Gateways to Teaching Cultural Experiences Terlene D. Terry-Todd, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Join Ms. T on a trip to the sunny West Indies, a journey full of songs, dances and stories. Participants take an imaginary voyage to the seashore and a Caribbean market place while exploring props and costumes which bring songs and dances from the Caribbean to life. Whether used as part of a multicultural unit or to reinforce gross motor, counting, sequencing, verbal or other skills, the experiences presented in this workshop fit beautifully into the early childhood curriculum. This workshop provides participants with examples of strategies and techniques that could be adapted to explore other cultural content. D. Imagine, Believe, Achieve - Inclusive Activities for Language and Early Literacy Sally Mastroberti, AACPS, Special Educator Celebrate and identify individual differences as it relates to language and early literacy. Plan for differentiated instruction based on a child’s needs given the five pre-literacy best practices; Reading, Talking, Singing, Playing and Writing. Explore and design accessible materials, environments and instruction for inclusion. E. Taking Story Times Beyond the Ordinary Laura Lieberman and Sandy Owen Anne Arundel County Public Library Join us as we share recently published picture books that emphasize language and early literacy skills. Participants will apply the early literacy components; Reading, Talking, Singing, Playing, and Writing while discovering new titles. New songs, finger-plays, flannel and picture walks will be introduced and practiced. Hands on craft activities will be explored as well as new apps and websites, all designed to help lay a solid early childhood foundation. F. Creating a Literacy Rich Environment Amy E. Weaver, Educational Consultant This session provides information on developmentally appropriate preschool literacy learning experiences. The training will provide professional terminology and practices to create a positive literacy rich classroom that uses authentic reading and writing experiences for preschool children. Explore budget friendly authentic materials to enrich language experiences and encourage learning in all domains. G. Baby Talk Deborah Wood, Ph.D., Child Development Specialist Baby Talk is a workshop developed to enhance communication with American Sign Language. Use your hands! Learn about basic vocabulary in American Sign Language to support communication between you and the youngest children enrolled in your program. This workshop covers the normal milestones of language in children from birth through age 3, stressing how language is “caught” by providing a rich verbal environment and not “taught” in carefully laid out lessons. Activities are exampled - conversation, books, nursery rhymes and ASL. H. Jumping Off the Page: Storytelling and Literacy for Early Learners Diane Macklin, Storyteller Reading to children opens up a world of understanding and ignites their imaginations. Telling a story using a book, adds an engaging and fun element to written text that reading alone struggles to achieve. Learn methods of storytelling that incorporates chants, songs, movement, or other forms of audience participation to add zest to test! Dress in layers due to temperature variations. Arundel Child Care Connections Inc. is a member agency of the Maryland Child Care Resource Network with funding provided by Anne Arundel County Government and Maryland Family Network. This publication was produced as a work for hire for the benefit of, and with funds from, the Maryland State Department of Education. This page is intentionally blank. Saturday, April 25, 2015 The Double Tree Hotel 210 Holiday Court, Annapolis, MD 21401 Registration begins at 7:00 am 1. Please indicate four workshops you would like to attend from the attached pages. Put the corresponding letter of the workshop next to your choice on this form. 2. Mail this form, with a check or money order in the amount of $70.00, payable to Arundel Child Care Connections, P.O. Box 2700, Room 140A, Annapolis, MD 21404 or include your VISA, MasterCard or Discover number, expiration date and an email address at the bottom of this page. You may also FAX the completed form to 410-222-1723. NO PHONE CALLS, please. 3. Online registration is available on our website, please note that you will only choose three classes, one from Session I, one from Session II, and one from Session III. You will be charged the registration fee in the first Session only. 4. NO VOUCHERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR PAYMENT! All participants in the Maryland Child Care Credential Program will need to submit to MSDE for reimbursement. Questions? Contact Carol: 410-222-1719 or Thea: 410-222-1786 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM Please PRINT All Information Clearly and Legibly Name: ____________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________________ State: ______ Zip Code: _______________ Work Phone: ________________________________ Home Phone: _________________________ Cell Phone: __________________________________ Email: _______________________________ * (required if using a credit card for payment) Please circle one: Family Child Care Provider Center Director/Owner Head Start/Early HS Public/Private Teacher Student Center Staff Parent Other _____________________ (Please specify) Circle your choice for lunch. Substitutions will not be made. If you have a religious or dietary need, please contact us. * (If no selection is circled, you will receive the Grilled Chicken). Circle One: Grilled Chicken Breast with Honey Barbeque Sauce and Pineapple Salsa Select 4 workshops with the corresponding letter from the preceding pages. We will make every effort to honor your top three requests. Choice 1: ____________ Choice 2: _____________ Choice 3: ____________ Choice 4: _____________ or Grilled Salmon with Lemon Butter For Charges: (MasterCard, VISA or DISCOVER Only) Credit Card Number: ___________________________________________ Expiration Date: _____/______ * (An email address is required for credit card payment) ABSOLUTELY No Changes, Substitutions or Refunds after April 16, 2015.