How to Building Healthy Kids Partners Register Send registration form & check/ money order payable to: Summit County Public Health Mail payment and form(s) to: Child Care Connection Attn. Building Healthy Kids Conference 703 South Main St. #211 Akron, OH 44311 (330) 376-7706 daytime Initiative The Power of Early Relationships: Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Development Workshop cost: $20.00 Deadline for registration is October 29, 2014 Light breakfast & lunch will be provided. Free parking is available in the Akron Children’s Hospital parking decks. A description of each breakout session is listed. Please indicate which sessions you would like to attend on registration form. Six hours of in-service and CDA credit Conference is open to child care providers, preschool teachers, and anyone else who works with young children. Questions? Call Child Care Connection at 1-800-407-5437 SUTQ approved Questions? Call Child Care Connection at 1-800-407-5437 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Housekeeping 1:00 p.m.- 2:30-p.m. Afternoon Breakout Session 1 Looking Past the Labels 8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Morning Breakout Session 1 Making Environments Accessible to ALL Children Part 1 Lynette White, B.A. Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities Discover the world of “Least Restrictive Environments” and learn how to create this environment resulting in a classroom accessible to ALL Children. Examples of how inclusion can work in everyday settings and what materials are needed to be SUCCESSFUL. Understanding and Connecting with All Families in your Center Part 1 Kyle Ohl, M.Ed Child Guidance & Family Solutions The children and families that attend our centers are from all walks of life. In this session, you will learn how to meet the needs of your culturally diverse family population, while making partners out of your parents. What Moves You? Laura McFalls, B.A. EC Specialist & Anne-Marie Savoie Akron Summit County Public Library Use children’s natural desire to move and be actively involved in the learning process through engaging literacy activities. The library will share marvelous learning opportunities that music and movement can offer. Books, Blocks, Balls and Baby Dolls! Part 1 Susan Sunderlin, B.A. Child Care Connection Use what babies like best to develop plans of activities. Participants will create an observation form based on their individual classrooms. Then we will complete the planning cycle using the ELDS to support infants and toddlers development. 10:30 a.m.-12:00pmMorning Breakout Session 2 Making Environments Accessible to ALL Children Part 2 Lynette White, B.A. Early Intervention Specialist Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities Understanding and Connecting with All Families in your Center Part 2 Kyle Ohl, M.Ed Child Guidance & Family Solutions Books, Blocks, Balls and Baby Dolls! Part 2 Susan Sunderlin, B.A., Child Care Connection High Standards, Not Standardization: Ohio’s Early Learning & Development Standards Rebecca Kotewicz, M.A. Ed., Child Care Connection Learn how to incorporate the ELDS through quality teaching. Enhance meaningful learning experiences using the ELDS. BHK Registration Form 2014 Name:________________________________ Address:______________________________ Kyle Ohl, M.Ed Child Guidance & Family Solutions Labeling children as having a behavioral issue can be both beneficial and stigmatizing. You will learn about the various labels commonly assigned to young children and problem-specific strategies for dealing with disruptive behaviors in the classroom. Employer:_____________________________ It Doesn’t Take a Magician to Have Smooth Transitions OPIN# ___ ___ ___ ___- ___ ___ ___ ___ Required for registration Judee Gorczynski, M.Ed., Child Guidance & Family Solutions Participants will learn effective use of techniques to assist children in self-regulation and making positive choices during stressful times of the day that can be prone to acting out behavior. These interventions will promote independence in the learning environment. Summit County Preschool to Kindergarten Transition Skills Summary (TSS) Project for Teachers Kandi Novak, M. Ed. Child Care Connection Learn how the TSS helps measure and share student progress towards meeting the early learning and development standards and be informed on the process and procedures for sharing outcomes for each student with their receiving Kindergarten teachers. Peace & Harmony: It Can Happen in a Schoolage Classroom Part 1 Deanna Wells, B.A. Child Care Connection This workshop examines the unique developmental needs of school age children. It will also look at fostering positive relationships with children and families that can be effective in behavior management. 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Session 2 The Basics of Sensory Processing and Behavior as it Relates to Trauma Judee Gorczynski, M.Ed., Child Guidance & Family Solutions Participants will learn how to recognize the signs and behavior cues of children experiencing or having experienced trauma. These behavior cues and deciphering this early childhood language will be explored through recent brain research, positive intervention techniques, and how to support and encourage self-regulation in classroom. Teacher Team Building in the Classroom: One Conversation at a Time Lynette White, B.A. Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities Reinvigorate you and your co-worker’s passion for making your classroom inspirational one conversation at a time through: listening, empathy, inquiry and design thinking. Transition Skills Summary (TSS) to Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA): A Cross-Walk Sarah Jackson, Ph.D., State Support Team Region 8 Introducing Ohio’s new Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA). Learn how to align Summit County’s TSS measures to Ohio’s new KRA. Peace & Harmony: It Can Happen in a Schoolage Classroom Part 2 Deanna Wells, B.A. Child Care Connection Center Phone:_________________________ Email:________________________________ Lunch: Please Check One _ Sandwich __Salad (Vegetarian) Breakout Sessions: Please Check (If a workshop has a Part 1 & 2, you must attend both of the sessions in the a.m. or p.m.) Morning Breakout Session 1 Making Environments Accessible to all Children Part 1 Understanding & Connecting with all Families in your Center Part 1 What Moves You? Lesson Planning for Infants & Toddlers Part 1 Morning Breakout Session 2 Making Environments Accessible to all Children Part 2 Understanding & Connecting with all Families in your Center Part 2 High Standards, Not Standardization: Ohio’s Early Learning & Development Standards Lesson Planning for Infants & Toddlers Part 2 Afternoon Breakout Session 1 Looking Past the Labels It Doesn’t Take a Magician to Have Smooth Transitions Summit County Preschool to Kindergarten Transition Project for Teachers Peace & Harmony: It Can Happen in a Schoolage Classroom Part 1 Afternoon Breakout Session 2 The Basics of Sensory Processing & Behavior as it Relates to Trauma Teacher Team Building in the Classroom TSS to Kindergarten Readiness Assessment: A Cross Walk Peace & Harmony: It Can Happen in a Schoolage Classroom Part 2