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Presents:
Play: P is for Physical, L is for
Language, A is for Affect and Y is
for You!
A day of sharing ideas for quality early childhood
practices
6 CEU’s awarded to all who attend the entire the conference
day.
Cost:
$75.00
Make check payable to MDAEYC and mail to:
Vickie Kaneko, P.O. Box 1173 Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone: 410-521-5204 (H) 410-218-4663 (Cell)
April 11, 2015
Location
Maritime Institute
692 Maritime Blvd
Linthicum Heights, MD
What is MDAEYC?
Maryland AEYC offers members:
• Accreditation support
• Professional development opportunities
• A chance to connect with other professionals in your
community
• A voice in early care and education policy issues
The Day at a Glance:
8:00 - 8:45
Breakfast, Registration and Exhibitors
8:45-9:00
Welcome
9:00-10:30
Keynote
MDAEYC Mission: To empower those who care
for and educate young children.
MDAEYC Vision: To promote high quality early
childhood education standards and to improve the status
of the profession through education and compensation.
MDAEYC Values:
10:45 –12:15
12:15-1:15
Workshops A,B,C
Lunch and Exhibitors
1:30-3:00
Workshops D,E,F
3:15-4:00
MSDE Presentation/Evaluations
1. To address and support the best interests of the child,
particularly all of Maryland’s children and especially those
in non-parental care, through accessible high quality and
developmentally appropriate programs and practices.
2. Improve public and governmental understanding, appreciation, and respect for the early childhood professionals who teach and care for Maryland’s children.
3. Improved competency, continuity, and enthusiasm of
those professionals caring for and providing services to
children and their families, through high quality and accessible education, skill development, and compensation,
including pay, benefits, and working conditions.
Session 1 Descriptions
A. Teaching Mathematics in Early Childhood
The purpose of this training is to provide and develop knowledge of
theory, pedagogy and developmentally appropriate methods of teaching young children mathematics with an emphasis on a play-based
approach to learning. Research of brain based learning, cognitive
neuroscience as well as of mathematics education, has changed the
way we think about what it means to know and learn mathematics.
This training will familiarize the learner with up to date knowledge and
place an emphasis on teaching through a variety of engaging techniques and pedagogical strategies that best foster learning mathematics by young children.
Liran Laor
B. Value of Play
This workshop will focus on the Value of Play and how to help
parents understand how this fits into the learning curriculum.
Participants will come away from this workshop with an understanding of why play is so important in the development of the
young child, and how play in the early learning environment
will foster academic learning and success throughout their educational journey.
Jeanne Berger
C. But All They do is Play!
Communicating the value of play to parents.
This workshop will provide Early Childhood Educators with
strategies to help families understand how children construct
knowledge and meaning through the vehicle of play. The goal
is to create partners who will advocate for keeping play an integral part of childhood.
Rose Armentrout
Session 2 Descriptions
D. Rockin’ in my Gym Shoes
This workshop will guide attendees in an activity making cubes
and tetragons with pictures and words for physical activities –
designed to present another way of getting children to move
in order to increase the amount of physical activities done in a
classroom while reading and increasing vocabulary as well as
learning about Platonic and Archimedean geometric solids
from Accucut die cutouts.
Donna Satterlee
E. Professional Development/Professional Dilemma
This presentation will provide participants with the information they need to articulate the value of play for children’s
development with a particular focus on supporting vulnerable
children. Most importantly administrators and educators will
leave with a deeper understanding of relevant theory, connecting theory to practice in an effort to develop complex solutions for the complex issues of supporting children and families navigating toxic stress.
Heather Walter
F. Enhancing Play: Strategies Teachers and Parents Can Use
This workshop will assist teachers and parents to develop play
strategies which give meaning to children’s play, while supporting John Dewey’s concept that “Play is children’s work; it
allows for practice, and dealing
with feelings.” Participants will
analyze their own play spaces to
determine what needs to be included to create a developmentally
play-learning environment.
Conference Speaker Information
Key Note Speaker:
Dr. Jerlean Daniels
Liran Laor cont.
on the Montgomery County AEYC Board of Directors since June 2014.
Dr. Jerlean Daniel is currently an Early Child
hood Education Consultant. Previously, she
served as Executive Director of the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation’s leading organization for promoting high-quality early
childhood education for children from birth through age eight.
Prior to joining the NAEYC staff, Dr. Daniel served as Chair of Psychology in Education, and Associate Professor in the Applied Developmental Psychology Program, in the School of Education, after serving as Assistant Professor in the
School of Social Work, at the University of Pittsburgh. For four years, she was
On-Air Faculty for “Heads Up! Reading”, a project sponsored by the National
Head Start Association and the Council for Professional Recognition.
Dr. Daniel currently serves on the Advisory Council for PNC Bank’s Grow Up
Great initiative; the Board of The Fred Roger’s Company; and the U.S. Census
Bureau’s National Advisory Committee.
Previously, Dr. Daniel served on the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Advisory Committees on Re-Designation of Head Start Grantees and on Head
Start Research and Evaluation. She also served as a member of an Advisory Committee on Early Head Start; the NAESP Foundation Task Force on Early Learning;
New Standards Project on Speaking and Listening for Preschool Through Third
Grade; and the Allegheny County Early Childhood Initiative.
Dr. Daniel is the author of a series of articles on transitions for infants, toddlers,
and children with difficulties in child care; and child rearing practices and children’s names in the African American community. She has been frequently
quoted in national, regional and local media outlets.
Dr. Daniel holds a B.S. in Political Science, an M.S. in Child Development, and a
Ph.D. in Education from the University of Pittsburgh.
Liran Laor
Liran Laor has worked with children and families for the past 15 years. She holds
a degree in Social Work and worked as a diagnostician for children with special
needs. Liran had been a preschool director and completed her masters’ degree
in Early Childhood Education. She mentors teachers and early childhood directors, as well as conducts workshops for families with young children. She serves
Dr. F. Joyce Gerber
Dr. F. Joyce Gerber is a retired Professor and Coordinator of Early Childhood Education
at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, CT. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Education, a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and a Doctoral degree in
Educational Leadership from the University of Bridgeport. She has over 30 years experience in the teaching profession, including a variety of teaching positions from public
school, Head Start, nursery schools, and colleges. She is the author of “Teaching with
Heart”.
Donna Satterlee:
Dr. Donna J. Satterlee is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland Eastern
Shore for the Department of Human Ecology and teaches Child Development courses.
She earned a doctorate from Fielding Graduate University, focusing on Educational
Leadership and Change. Her current interests include social justice, inclusion, movement education, environmental education and experiential learning. She advocates
for early care and education issues at the state and national levels.
Jeanne Berger:
Jeanne Berger is the former owner and direction of My Second Home Child Care Center in Baltimore. She was formerly treasurer of the local affiliate (CMAEYC). She also
was an adjunct teacher for the local community colleges. She has experience in banking and design. She has sat on many child care professional committees.
Rose Armentrout:
Rose Armentrout is a lead teacher at St. Jerome’s Head Start Program in Baltimore.
She is also a trainer and member of the CMAEYC board.
Heather Walter
Heather Walter has a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University in
Inclusive Elementary Education and Teaching Students with Dis/Abilities, and an Educational Specialist degree in Early Childhood Special Education Administration from the
George Washington University Recently, Mrs. Walter has coached and mentored
teachers in early childhood programs. She also directs programs for Jewish summer
camps and helps coordinate inclusive programs within Jewish communities. Mrs. Walter has presented at local and regional conferences, universities, and other informal
educational settings.