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Events for: Thursday, November 04, 2010
| NAEYC |  | | Dates: | Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - Saturday, November 06, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Anaheim, CA | | Times: | ALL DAY EVENT | | Attachment: | GHTentEvent.jpg | | Event Contact: | GH Sales |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Presenter: Rae Pica
11/4/2010 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Ballroom E, Anaheim Convention Center
In many early childhood programs, teachers are torn between what they know about how young children learn and "preparing children for academics." Administrators and policy makers call for more testing, and parents too often believe that play doesn't result in "real" learning. However, young children need to experience concepts in order to process them -- so movement, music, and play do prepare children for later academics. They also strengthen multiple intelligences and employ multiple senses, guaranteeing that the children will enjoy and retain what they learn. When a child bangs on pots and pans, she learns about cause and effect, a science concept. A child learns more mathematics concepts from manipulating blocks and puzzle pieces than from manipulating images on a screen. When children move over, under, around, through, beside, and near objects and classmates, they better comprehend prepositions, so vital to emergent literacy and early geometry. And these are just a few examples! When teachers use activities like these in the classroom, they are teaching to the whole child, engaging the physical and social/emotional domains as well as the cognitive. This results in enduring and meaningful lessons and children who will move in leaps and bounds toward becoming lifelong learners. This presentation will offer participants many take-away ideas and a comfortable blend of theory and practice they'll find both informative and enjoyable. Most important, it will offer support to those who fear they must abandon developmentally appropriate practice in order to meet learning standards! | | Times: | 8:30AM - 9:30AM | | Session Title: | "Accountability Got You Down? Take a Stand for Active Learning!" | | Book(s) Featured: | the 3 Leaps & Bounds books | | Event Contact: | Daniel Voit
Conference Program Coordinator
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
(202) 232-8777 x8413
1-800-424-2460 x8413
FAX (202) 328-2614
E-mail dvoit@naeyc.org |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Presenters: Elizabeth F. Shores; Cathy Grace
11/4/2010 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Room 304C, Anaheim Convention Center
In early childhood programs, every adult needs to be ready for action in a sudden emergency or disaster. From sheltering in place to alerting local emergency managers to notifying parents of evacuation routes, the responsibilities are complicated and there is no time for review! The solution is continuous staff development that reinforces the basics and catches newer employees. This presentation demonstrates an annual series of in-service workshops on emotional resilience, safety precautions, infection control, and other important topics. | | Times: | 8:30AM - 9:30AM | | Session Title: | Disaster preparedness in a high turnover field: Continuous development for child care staff |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Presenters: Nancy Pennington Alexander ; Diane S. Aillet
11/4/2010 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Room 210C/D, Anaheim Convention Center
Attendees will actively participate in planning training and based on adult learning principles. They will develop activities to address the objectives that they have written. Thus attendees will have the opportunity in this session to practice planning based on the goals desires. As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to both explain the value of intentionality in planning and demonstrate appropriate and effective planning skills for professional development programs. As onsite technical assistance and mentoring become a larger part of services to the early childhood training field, there is not a high level of knowledge about how to go about providing such assistance as a follow-up to training. Participants in this session will learn how to provide technical assistance by engaging in role play scenarios with small groups giving feedback on appropriate responses. Through these activities, participants will be better prepared to conduct technical assistance to early childhood staff at the worksite and in a mentoring relationship. Participants will share successes in providing technical assistance in small groups. This session will be highly interactive, including an example of a planning system to address adult learning styles, small groups to begin developing a framework of a plan and to participate in role play related to technical assistance. They will create scenarios of typical areas where technical assistance is needed and work as a group to develop strategies for addressing those needs. They will leave with suggestions for how to facilitate change by developing cooperative relationships and support. | | Times: | 8:30AM - 9:30AM | | Session Title: | Professional development of early childhood staff: Planning strategies to meet your program’s goals |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Elizabeth F. Shores ; Cathy Grace
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 304C
In early childhood programs, every adult needs to be ready for action in a sudden emergency or disaster. From sheltering in place to alerting local emergency managers to notifying parents of evacuation routes, the responsibilities are complicated and there is no time for review! The solution is continuous staff development that reinforces the basics and catches newer employees. This presentation demonstrates an annual series of in-service workshops on emotional resilience, safety precautions, infection control, and other important topics | | Times: | 8:30AM - 9:30AM | | Session Title: | Disaster preparedness in a high turnover field: Continuous development for child care staff |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Sharon MacDonald
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 204C
If we watch young children in their natural settings we see their energy and activity levels. It is clear that their desire to move needs to be captured to teach and reinforce learning. Young children wiggle, fiddle with things, jump, and launch their bodies into endeavors. They chatter with friends and try-on new behavior. Using movement you can harness some of that energy in the service of learning skills, like counting, grouping, spelling, listening and cleaning up at the end of the day. Movement also allows children to make number, sound and word associations they would never otherwise make. It also makes things fun and fun is essential for young children in order to maintain their interest in the structured settings in which they are taught. This workshop promises to be both informative and fun. | | Times: | 8:30AM - 9:30AM | | Session Title: | Body talk: Making word, sound, and number associations through movement |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Presenters: Maria Segal; Elizabeth Sherwood; Rebecca Dabbs; Amber Larson; Stephanie Henschen
11/4/2010 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Platinum Ballroom 2, Anaheim Marriott
Whether your facility is an island in a sea of asphalt or is surrounded by flowers and trees, we will provide strategies for offering your children experiences with natural environments in your outdoor space and also present ideas for extending the benefits and effects of nature-based play to the inside of the center. We will pair ideas for center design, materials and use of space, with curriculum strategies for helping teachers and children engage with nature. | | Times: | 10:00AM - 11:30AM | | Session Title: | Nature-based play and facility design: Using nature and physical space to engage children, support learning, and promote well-being |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Presenter: Karen Nemeth
11/4/2010 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Room 209A/B, Anaheim Convention Center
Whether your program has just a few children from different language backgrounds, or many, you can adapt your existing curriculum to meet their unique needs effectively. In this presentation you will learn how to assess your curriculum and environment to identify adaptations that could be made to better meet the needs of dual language learners. Then we will share strategies you can use to make those adaptations within your own curriculum. And, we will conclude by sharing resources (print, internet, community and funding resources) that will help you put those strategies into action. This collaborative workshop will provide research-based information, hands-on demonstrations, and the opportunity to share new strategies and resources. We will address teaching strategies, materials you should have in the classroom, ways to use technology, and methods for engaging bilingual parents. Bring your questions and your creative ideas to share! | | Times: | 10:00AM - 11:30AM | | Session Title: | Two languages, three languages, more! Making effective adaptations to your curriculum to meet the needs of dual- or English-language learners |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: |
Blythe Hinitz ; Donna Akilah M. Wright
This session will engage participants in examining research about developmentally and culturally appropriate literacy experiences, with a focus on boys of color. It will include the Congo practice of Mbongi, which is replicated around the globe in extended family and group meetings. It is a time during which critical thinking and deep discussions are encouraged. Its philosophy incorporates the idea that anyone who has a voice can express an opinion. The work of Froschl, Gilliam, Gropper, Hill, Kunjufu, and Sprung provides the theoretical underpinning for the session. Attendees will gain information from the ongoing work of a multicultural group of teacher educators who have been addressing the issue of boys' success in school over the past several years. The interactive session will provide opportunities for participants to share strategies in small and large group activities. A resource packet will be provided. | | Times: | 10:00AM - 11:30AM | | Session Title: | Fostering developmentally and culturally appropriate literacy experiences for boys of color |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Presenter: Christy Isbell
11/4/2010 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Marquis Ballroom Center, Anaheim Marriott
This presentation will provide information on fine motor development and its vital connection to learning in early childhood. Fine motor milestones for three-, four- and five-year-old children will be discussed. Answers to teachers’ “most-asked” questions about fine motor development will be provided. The presenter will offer suggestions for the selection and use of tools and materials for fine motor activities. The presenter will demonstrate innovative fine motor activities that can be easily implemented with preschoolers. These activities will support young children’s achievement of state standards for fine motor development in the most effective and developmentally appropriate manner. | | Times: | 10:00AM - 11:30AM | | Session Title: | Mighty fine motor fun! Developmentally appropriate activities for developing fine motor skills |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Mary Jo Huff
Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom C/D
Snap, clap, wiggle and giggle to the sounds of language. Learn how to connect children to their world through songs, finger plays, chants, poems, and STORIES. Develop a storytelling curriculum that enables intentional teaching. Being prepared allows for differentiated instruction within a classroom, family home or center based child care facility. This fast paced, interactive workshop will show how to rach out to children with different learnig styles - visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Developmentally appropriate activities will stimulate auditory awareness, listening skills and language development. This is a hands-on motivating presentation. Everyone will be actively involved with puppets, props, songs and story ideas. They will learn how to use their voices with a little giggle, body movements with a little wiggle, and eye contact with a little wink. Story makers leave a lasting memory using story play with children. In this fast moving world of technology I believe we all must captivate children with fun, fresh, creative, activities that will jump start their education.
| | Times: | 12:30PM - 1:30PM | | Session Title: | Storytelling with puppets, props, and playful tales |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Pamela Evanshen ; Janet Faulk
Anaheim Marriott, Platinum Ballroom 1
Keeping in mind theory, best practices and brain-based learning, this presentation will offer suggestions for primary teachers, administrators, early childhood and elementary education college students and teacher educators on how to assess, create and utilize the primary classroom environment as a teaching tool. The philosophical foundation, theories of Piaget and Vygotsky and Dewey's educational approach, coupled with the instructional foundation, teaching and learning cycles and best practices for teaching and learning guide this presentation. It is our goal to spark a reflective process of thinking and leading to action in an effort to: 1) use the learning environment as a teaching tool and, 2) utilize a variety of teaching strategies within the environment to facilitate continuous engagement of the children in meaningful and purposeful learning. The process of reflection and change beginning with the environment, leads to thinking about pedagogy in relation to the needs of the individual child as well as the group.
| | Times: | 2:00PM - 3:30PM | | Session Title: | Assessing, creating, and utilizing the primary classroom environment as a teaching tool |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Pamela Evanshen ; Janet Faulk
Anaheim Marriott, Platinum Ballroom 1
Keeping in mind theory, best practices and brain-based learning, this presentation will offer suggestions for primary teachers, administrators, early childhood and elementary education college students and teacher educators on how to assess, create and utilize the primary classroom environment as a teaching tool. The philosophical foundation, theories of Piaget and Vygotsky and Dewey's educational approach, coupled with the instructional foundation, teaching and learning cycles and best practices for teaching and learning guide this presentation. It is our goal to spark a reflective process of thinking and leading to action in an effort to: 1) use the learning environment as a teaching tool and, 2) utilize a variety of teaching strategies within the environment to facilitate continuous engagement of the children in meaningful and purposeful learning. The process of reflection and change beginning with the environment, leads to thinking about pedagogy in relation to the needs of the individual child as well as the group.
| | Times: | 2:00PM - 3:30PM | | Session Title: | Assessing, creating, and utilizing the primary classroom environment as a teaching tool |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Thomas Moore
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 205A/B
Throughout this singing and creative movement workshop, participants identify, create and choose songs that have simple melodies, repetitive lyrics and music and call and response strategies. We will also identify, create and choose creative movement experiences that are simple, fine and gross motor focused, repetitive, open-ended, challenging and fun. And we will explore ways that music and creative movement can assist children as that practice and refine previously learned skills | | Times: | 4:00PM - 5:00PM | | Session Title: | Creating a caring community of learners through music |
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| NAEYC | | | Dates: | Thursday, November 04, 2010 | | Title: | NAEYC | | Description: | Jackie Silberg
Anaheim Convention Center, Room 204C
The activities in this workshop will show: 1. How dramatic play and storytelling enrich language development. 2. How music and movement develop vocabulary and encourage cognitive thinking. 3. Why oral language is a crucial element in literacy development. 4. How the physical environment affects literacy development. This is an uplifting and motivational session that will encourage teachers to fill their classroom with literacy activities
| | Times: | 4:00PM - 5:00PM | | Session Title: | The furry squirrel meets Boris the singing bear: Enriching literacy skills with music, movement, finger plays, and storytelling |
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