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Class 401: Educating Educators about Epilepsy
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Description: Educators must become educated about epilepsy in order to protect their students from the physical and emotional repercussions associated with the disorder. Epilepsy has a profound effect on those afflicted with the disorder, their families, and the communities in which they live.
Instructor: Sarah Hansen
Professional Credit:
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 402: It's a Big Adjustment
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Description: Helping infants and toddlers begin childcare.
Instructor: Vickie Becker
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 404: Classroom Environments That Take Your Breath Away
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Description: Taking your basic classroom environment to the next level, to give it that WOW! affect.
Instructor: Kelly Noorda
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Preschool
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 405: Social Strategies for Children With autism Spectrum Disorders
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Description: I will be presenting social strategies for parents and children with ASD.
Instructor: April Giauque
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: 1st/2nd Grade
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 406: Nurture With Nature
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Description: This workshop will discuss the importance of taking your infants and toddlers outside every day and on the days that the weather doesn't permit going outside, we will discuss ideas on how to bring nature into your classroom.
Instructor: Barbara Black
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 407: Planting a Rainbow
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Description: Our presentation will demonstrate a wonderful reading activity called
Language Experience Activity. We will show you how to build off of the
child's excitement to create an enriching learning experience. We will also
be discussing book boxes, and how they can be used in the classroom or the
home.
Instructor: Samantha Kariya, Amy Beckstran, and Lisa Maradiago
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Kindergarten
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 408: Integrating Creative Arts in Science Lessons
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Instructor: Crystal Thomas-Busath
Professional Credit:
Professional Category: 1st/2nd Grade
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 409: Teaching Academics Through Music
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Description: This presentation will focus on music therapy based methods that educators can use in their classrooms to create a vibrant learning environment while increasing student learning. A fun and effective method to teach sight words through music will be emphasized, along with other academia in the kindergarten curriculum.
Instructor: Karen Carter
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Kindergaren
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 410: Minimizing Misbehavior
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Description: Strategies for minimizing misbehavior such as positive guidance, how to increase compliance through what we say as well as problem-solving challenging behavior.
Instructor: Samantha Mafua
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Preschool
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 411: The Power of Science in the Classroom
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Description: Presentation will include fun experiments and activities in science teachers can use in the kindergarten to 3rd Grade.
Instructor: Ellie Nazzal
Professional Credit:
Professional Category: 1st/2nd Grade
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 412: Crossing the Delaware With George Washington
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Description: We will look at the painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River, locate the Delaware River on a map, measure for the length of the boat, create the boat with chairs, and sit in it while we read the story of George Washing crossing the Delaware. We will address the integration of arts with other social studies content.
Instructor: Jacqueline Stone
Professional Credit:
Professional Category: 1st/2nd Grade
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 413: Put a Stop to Manipulative Behaviors with Fun and Interactive Strategies
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Description: Lecture, interactive role play, and visual art will teach motives of manipulation and how to recognize behavior and neutralize.
Instructor: Pamela Goldberg
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: 1st/2nd Grade
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 414: Closing the Gap--Conference to Classroom
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Description: We will explore ways to help staff apply what they learn at conferences, staff meetings, and at other classes.
Instructor: Alda Jones
Professional Credit: NAC, CEU
Professional Category: Administrator/Director
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 415: Personality and Where the Wild Things Are
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Description: I will be presenting information on personality styles and how they work in classrooms using clips and information from the movie. Will be fun and informative.
Instructor: Dianne Yancey
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 416: Building Resiliency
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Description: This presentation will look at factors that tear down children's resiliency, and how providers can support children developing resiliency.
Instructor: Crystal Knippers
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Preschool
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 417: Musical Growth: Development of Natural Music Skills in Early Childhood
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Description: This presentation will educate the participants about the developmental sequence of musical ability that takes place in the typical human being. In-utero development through approximately 9 years of age will be covered. The presenter will share several examples of appropriate music for each stage.
Instructor: Lillieth Grand
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Preschool
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 418: Injury Prevention for Center Child Care Providers
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Description: Explanation of what items must be inaccessible to children and how to make the inaccessible for licensing.
Instructor: Joyce Hasting
Professional Credit:
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 419: Identifying, Understanding, and Educating Gifted Children Ages 3-5
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Description: Young gifted children experience life in intense and unique ways and therefore have special educational needs. Often these bright children are overlooked as not needing support, or are misunderstood as too energetic, distractible, or disruptive. This presentation will discuss characteristics of gifted children and strategies to better serve and educate them.
Instructor: Rebecca Buckley
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Preschool
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 420: What to Expect at Your HOME Child Care Licensing Inspection
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Instructor: Karrie Phillips
Professional Credit:
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 421: Unlocking the Magic of Math Through Literacy
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Description: It will focus on new ways to integrate the math curriculum into literacy as well as art, music, and PE. There will be classroom tested lessons that will get students excited about math.
Instructor: Caytlin Sampson
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Kindergarten
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 422: Make and Take "48" Great Literacy Ideas--TWO HOUR SESSION
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Description: This is a 2 hour session. You must also register for Course #522.
Instructor: Sue Okroy
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Preschool
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 423: Bring Nature into Your Classroom the Montessori Way
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Description: Learn from a certified Montessori teacher simple and fun ways to incorporate nature learning activities inside the classroom as well as outside the classroom using Montessori teaching techniques and philosophy.
Instructor: Jeany Richards
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 424: Unplugged Play
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Description: Discover how to lessen the impact of “electronic” play in children’s lives by learning some interactive and age appropriate “unplugged” play activities and games.
Instructor: Joanne Curtis
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 425: Boost Your Bilingual Beginners
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Description: Learn language techniques that will help you to teach and expose children to two languages.
Instructor: Nicole Silva
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 426: Let's Get Down and Dirty With Art
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Description: Come and have fun with hands on art projects that will be sure to engage children of all ages.
Instructor: Lois Oestreich
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 427: Kindergartners at Work--Work Smarter, Not Harder
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Description: A month of learning stations incorporating all areas of the curriculum—The Super 6—Easy to make and set up-- engaging for kids.
Instructor: Kathy Bringhurst and Trish Saccomano
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Kindergarten
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 428: El Niño de Pensamiento Inteligente
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Instructor: Encarni Gallardo
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Spanish, Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 429: Incorporating Montessori Techniques into Your Child Care Program
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Description: Learn from a certified Montessori teacher how to incorporate the Montessori teaching and learning techniques and toys in your child care program.
Instructor: Jeana Stuart and Patty Scott
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Preschool
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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Class 430: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the CDA...But Were Afraid to Ask
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Description: Ask all the questions you can think of and learn all there is to know about the CDA from experts who know the answers.
Instructor: Children's Center Staff
Professional Credit: CEU
Professional Category: Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st/2nd Grade, Administrator
Room: TBD
Session: 4
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