Sessions: Saturday, April 25
1:00pm-2:30pm con't
Retaining Staff through
Quality Improvement (NAEYC
Accreditation)
Session Code: S212
Risk-Taking Through Play
Session Code: S214
Bunch of Monkeys
Session Code: S217
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Positive strategies for guiding positive
behaviors and dealing with challenging
behaviors.
Presenter: Richard Cohen
Learn how placing more emphasis on
developing and supporting staff
through quality improvement leads to
increased staff morale, greater
retention and an overall more positive,
energetic work atmosphere. In this
session, you will examine the
characteristics, competencies and the
types of professional development
opportunities that should be included in
your Program Professional
Development Plan. While many adults may be risk-averse,
children need to experience and
experiment with risk in order to learn
about themselves, their peers and the
world around them. Through
anecdotes, videos, and photos,
the presenters will share how The
School for Young Children in
Columbus, the model school for the
parenting book by Heather Shumaker,
It's Okay Not to Share, supports
children as they take risks, and
supports teachers as they grow
to be comfortable with those risks.
Presenter: Kristen Johnson Presenter: Susan Roscigno
Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Professionalism,
Leadership & Ethics Age Focus: T, PRE
Main Topic: Play
Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Guidance/Challenging
Behaviors
Say, Sing & Sign! How ASL,
Combines with Music Benefits
Infants and Toddlers
Session Code: S215
This fun hands-on ASL workshop will
provide participants with powerful
concepts and insights on how to use
American Sign Language combined
with songs and activities to foster early
communication and strengthen early
learning for babies and toddlers.
Presenter: Georgia Frawley
Age Focus: I/T
Main Topic: Language & Literacy
Relationships are Key!
Session Code: S213
This interactive session will present the
most important aspect of our
classroom teaching; relationships.
Discover the powerful connection
between healthy relationships and
effective discipline. Take back practical
tools that can be incorporated into the
classroom which will help to facilitate
healthy relationships between the
teacher and a child, between children
and between teachers.
Presenter: Renee Johnson
Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Social/Emotional
Development
The Psychology Behind
Challenging Behaviors (Part 1)
Session Code: S216
This unique workshop blends the
worlds of psychology and early
childhood to help participants
understand why children
(and adults) behave the way they do.
We’ll take a deep dive into classroom
behavior and look at how the brain
develops and influences behavior.
Attendees will walk away with a better
understanding of why the children are
doing what they are doing as well as
insights into their own reactions.
Concrete strategies for helping
children through challenging behaviors
will be provided.
3:00pm-4:30pm
Bouncing Back: How do you
Build Resilience?
Session Code: S31
In this session, participants will learn
why building resiliency in children is
vital to their success! We will examine
the 7 C’s of Resilience (competence,
confidence, connection, character,
contribution, coping and control) and
how to build intentional resiliency
activities into your daily routines to
positively impact children in your
classroom. We will also discuss
several read aloud books that promote
resiliency.
Presenter: Jenni Jacobs Presenter: Maria Spencer
Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Guidance/Challenging
Behavior Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Social/Emotional
Development