Cancellation requests must be in writing and postmarked by March 1, 2015. A processing fee of $5.00 will be deducted from all refunds. Mail or fax cancellation requests to: Prairie Five Head Start 422 5th Ave. Box 166 Madison, MN 56256 Fax: 320-598-3025 Lodging at Prairie’s Edge Rooms are available for $69/night + tax. Call 1-866-293-2121 before February 13, 2015 to make a reservation. Be sure to mention that you are with the Kids First Conference. Conference Details Date: Saturday March 7, 2015 Location:Prairie's Edge Casino Granite Falls, MN Registration: $60.00 Early Bird Registration $70.00 For Registration Received After February 20th Includes a light breakfast and lunch. Student registration is $30. CEU’s: .6 CEU’s are available ($2.50) Includes: 6 clock hours of training Prairie Five Head Start 422 5th Ave. Box 166 Madison, MN 56256 Cancellation & Refunds Kids First Early Childhood Conference Sign-In: Saturday Morning 7:15-8:30 AM Saturday 7:15-8:30 Conference hosted by: 8:30-11:30 "Transforming Challenging Child Behavior: Present Moment Teaching" Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed. OR 7 Keys to Professional Home Visiting Jon Walker 11:30-12:30 Lunch & Vendor Shopping 12:30-3:30 The Importance of Adult/Child Interactions Jon Walker Non-Profit U.S. Postage Paid Permit. No. 20 Marshall, MN 56258 Child Care Aware - West Central District MN West Community & Technical College, Granite Falls Child Care & Nutrition, Inc. And the Head Start programs at: Heartland Community Action Prairie Five Community Action Southwestern MN Opportunity Council Western Community Action Light breakfast/Registration Prairie's Edge Casino and Convention Center 5616 Prairie's Edge Lane Granite Falls, MN March 7, 2015 Send this form with payment to: Prairie Five Head Start 422 5th Ave. Box 166 Madison, MN 56256 Name: _____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ Daytime Phone:______________________________ 7 Keys to Professional Home Visiting Involvement, Advocacy, and Well-being 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Responsiveness to Families Relationship to Families Facilitation of Parent-Child Interactions Non-Intrusiveness and Collaboration Observing Parent-Child Interactions Observing Child Engagement Observing Parent Engagement Adult/Child Interactions This session offers attendees an exciting and unique look into how the everyday interactions between adults and the individual child are the key to truly unlocking each child's full potential. $60.00/person if postmarked before February 20th or $70 after February 20th $_______ $30/student $_______ (Copy of Student ID Required with Registration) Tina is the founder of the Center for the Challenging Child, in St. Paul, MN, where she shares highly successful techniques to transform challenging behavior in children of all ages. Her book, The Pocket Coach for Parents: Your two-Week Guide to a Dramatically Improved Life with Your Intense Child has earned five-star reviews on amazon.com. Tina has also been featured as NBC affiliate KARE 11 TV's resident parent coach in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Signature: __________________________ who offers coaching in Present Moment Parenting. Tina considers herself a purveyor of hope, even for kids with extreme behaviors! She specializes in placing the healing of behavior directly into the hands of adults who care for the children. Empowerment of parents, teachers, and child care providers is Tina's passion. She brings out the best in adults, so they can bring out the best in children. I need CEU’s (.6) at $2.50 per person $_______ Total $_______ Method of Payment enclosed: Cash Check Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard only) Card#_ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ Expiration Date: ___ / _____ Tina Feigal is a psychologist Special Dietary Needs (if any) __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ trainer and consultant. In 1989, he developed J Walker Enterprises, a premiere training and development company where his philosophy is: "In order to build a better product, invest in building better people." Jon has spent over 20 years training and developing people in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. Jon has trained professionals in Head Start and Early Head Start programs, Community Action agencies and associations, Head Start associations, school districts, child care associations, county governments, early childhood programs and associations, and many small and large businesses. He presents at local, state, and national conferences and conducts trainer development programs to help professional trainers be more effective within their organizations. Jon provides private consultation to many of the leaders in the industries in which he trains. He is a dynamic and inspiring keynote speaker. I am employed by: __ Head Start __ Family Child Care __ Child Care Center __ ECFE/ECSE __ Public Preschool __ Other Jon Walker is a motivational Jon will share interactions proven to increase children's learning and development: • Nurturing shared warmth and enjoyment in the classroom; • Actively connecting with all of the children in ways that help them feel it's safe to explore and learn; • Organizing time, attention, and materials; • Providing clear routines, expectations, and activities that keep children involved in learning; • Activities that stretch cognitive and language development; • Engaging children with probing questions and hints that stretch their thinking and conversational skills. "Transforming Challenging Child Behavior: Present Moment Teaching" "It's time for us to clean up now!" Little Taylor has a complete meltdown in response to your directive. He screams, throws toys across the room with the power of a cannon, fiercely tries to bite little Anna's arm. Your heart sinks because you know you should figure out how to stop this, but you are at a loss. You have been watching your classroom become a battleground, rife with tantrums, arguments, physical aggression, poor listening, delaying tactics, challenging transitions, and worse. The language coming from the Taylor is too loud, too abusive, and just plain awful to hear. You are exhausted from trying "every trick in the book" to get cooperation from him, and still the child behavior problems continue. You are afraid that people look at you as if you are failing as a teacher, which only adds gnawing guilt to the stress. Sound at all familiar? Parenting/teacher coach Tina Feigal understands that early childhood professionals need quick, easy-to-remember tips on dealing with child behavior problems. Wouldn't you love to know that you can be effective without all the reminding, nagging, anger, and cynicism that doesn't work, but just makes the situation worse? Tina can help you learn how to talk to your student in a way that gains his cooperation. Her presentation will help you learn some simple ways of turning these challenging behaviors around. Learn ways to bring about real change with proven, positive, esteem-building methods. Present Moment Teaching applies to all children, but is especially helpful for any child whose behavior does not improve with typical methods. Understand the child's behavior. Learn what to do. Get your teaching mojo back now!