Friday, January 29
Interactive Conference Planner now available!
Highlights
Recommended Practices and Approaches for Inclusion
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
West Building, W194A
A full day’s look at creating inclusive settings which foster a positive emotional environment and how to successfully engage children to make and keep friends.
Sallee Beneke, Hasan Zaghlawan, LaShorage Shaffer, Laurie Jeans, Lori Erbrederis, University of Illinois
Teaching Children to Play in School: U.S. and International Perspectives
9:00 a.m.
West Building, W192 AB
This presentation examines the imaginary play of 3 to 8 year olds and its contribution to schooling with particular attention to how key concepts and skills in each curricular area benefit.
Gillian McNamee, Ph.D. and Jie-Qi Chen, Ph.D., Erikson Institute
Going Beyond Curriculum-based Assessment
11:00 a.m.
West Building, W192 AB
Come learn about the future of early childhood assessment! The Teaching Strategies GOLD Assessment System is a seamless, efficient approach to ongoing, observation-based assessment for all children birth through age 6.
Diane Trister Dodge, Kai-lee Berke and Dawn Terrill, Teaching Strategies
Sponsored by Teaching Strategies.
Why Kids Can’t Spell: A Practical and Hands-on Workshop
2:00 p.m.
West Building, W193 AB
Participants will discover how the spelling system of English really works and in turn will learn how to guide their students to develop an understanding of spelling as a supportive and exciting process of discovery. Participants will be introduced to explore and learn how to teach the various stages of spelling development. Come and join us for a session of fun and learning!
Roberta Heembrock, Calgary Board of Education
Craig Gass Comedy Night!
7:00 p.m.
Known for doing celebrity voices, you may recognize Craig as Miranda's Weight Watchers boyfriend on Sex and the City, the "new guy" at Kevin James' workplace on King of Queens, and soon to make his big debut on Family Guy, American Dad, and The Cleveland Show. He has appeared on The Gene Simmons Roast, The Tommy Lee Roast, and has been a regular guest on The Howard Stern Show. Click here to watch Craig on YouTube. Friends and spouses are welcome!
Admission Prices:
Members: FREE!
Non-Members: $25
Workshops by Track
*The following list is not comprehensive and is subject to change. Check back in early November for a complete, searchable list with descriptions.
Accreditation
- NAEYC Accreditation Program and Classroom Portfolios
Administration & Program Operations
- The Best School Ever Made: How Classroom and School Design Support Children’s Learning
- Quality Rating System Orientation
Advocacy/Public Policy
- Creando el cambio social de abajo hacia arriba: su papel como un defensor de los niños y sus familias
- Public Benefits 101: A Guide to Accessing Food Stamps, Medical Benefits, and Cash Assistance
- Revenue Reform: Why It’s Important and What We Can Do to Get It
Child Development
- Teaching Children to Play in School: U.S. and International Perspectives
Children & Violence
- Child Abuse and Neglect: The Effects on Emotional Health
- Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
- Developing Safe Spaces to Play
- Infusing Harm Reduction and Cultural Sensitivity into a Trauma-Informed Approach to Creating Safe Classrooms for Children Exposed to Violence
- Understanding the Link
Curriculum/Teaching Practices
- Books, Blocks, and Balls
- Brilliant Teaching= Knowledge + Practice + Reflection!
- Chicka, Chicka-KABOOM: Exploring Amazing Science and Literature Connections with Young Learners
- Child Outcomes and Individualization
- Counting Isn’t All That Counts
- Engaging Young Children in Outdoor Environments
- The Environment as a Third Teacher
- Going Beyond Curriculum-based Assessment
- Innovative Science Techniques That Work for Preschoolers and Teachers
- Jump Jim Joe: Singing Games & Dances for Children of All Ages
- Making Circle Time Work for Every Child
- Meeting the Learning Needs of K-3 Gifted Children Through Differentiation
- Moving Beyond Themes: Facilitating Studies in the Preschool Classroom
- Play-Posium
- Primary Care Giving for Infants and Toddlers
- Reading and Writing for Advanced Young Learners: A Creative Approach
- Rhythm and Rhyme
- Teaching Children to Play in School: U.S. and International Perspectives
- Using Songs and Movement to Boost Children into Reading and Writing
- Why Kids Can’t Spell: A Practical and Hands-on Workshop
- Words That Work: How Men Use Language with Children
English Language Learners
- Accelerate Oral Language Skills in Spanish/English Through the Use of American Sign Language, Songs, and Dance
- Supporting Children Who Are Dual Language Learners in The Creative Curriculum®
- Transformando el aprendizaje a temprana edad: Abogando por las necesidades de estudiantes diversos en programas preescolares
Family Child Care
- What’s New with the IDHS Child Care Assistance Program
Family & Community Relationships
- Bringing in the Family: Building Relationships with Families of Infants and Toddlers
- Chicago Metro AEYC’s Community Gardens Project
- Enhancing Family Services, Empowering Parents Fathers, Families, Finances and Young Children: Becoming Money Smart
- Yes, We Can: Promote the White House Fatherhood Conversation 2010
Fine & Creative Arts
- Arts All Around: Finding Strength in an Integrated Curriculum
- Jump Jim Joe: Singing Games & Dances for Children of All Ages
- Using Songs and Movement to Boost Children into Reading and Writing
Health, Safety & Nutrition
- Navigating the Challenges of Working with Children Who May Have Been Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol and Other Substances of Abuse
- Programa de prevención por envenenamiento de plomo
- Reviewing Medical and Dental Documentation Best Practices
- Wheezing, Sneezing and Coughing: A Review of Asthma and Allergies in Children
Infant/Toddler
- Bringing in the Family: Building Relationships with Families of Infants and Toddlers
- Primary Care Giving for Infants and Toddlers
Language/Literacy
- Accelerate Oral Language Skills in Spanish/English Through the Use of American Sign Language, Songs, and Dance
- Brilliant Teaching= Knowledge + Practice + Reflection!
- Reading and Writing for Advanced Young Learners: A Creative Approach
Math & Science
- Chicka, Chicka-KABOOM: Exploring Amazing Science and Literature Connections with Young Learners
- Innovative Science Techniques That Work for Preschoolers and Teachers
- Let the Resources of the IDNR Help You Open Children’s Eyes to Nature
Observation & Assessment
- Going Beyond Curriculum-based Assessment
Out of School Time
- Everyone Has a Story: Finding Mine
- Keeping the Relevance in Our Story
- Parents Leading a Nation (P.L.A.N.)
Preschool (3-5)
- Books, Blocks, and Balls
- Making Circle Time Work for Every Child
- Using Songs and Movement to Boost Children into Reading and Writing
Social-Emotional
- Building Children’s Social-Emotional Skills: A Research-based Approach to Foster Positive Relationships and School Readiness
- Individualizing to Meet the Needs of Challenging Children: How Flexible Should Teachers and Programs Be?
- Making Circle Time Work for Every Child
- Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents: Signs and Symptoms for Teachers and Parents
- Young Gifted Girls: Who They Are and What They Need
Special Needs
- Arts All Around: Finding Strength in an Integrated Curriculum Could it be ADD? Strategies for Classroom Management and Communication with Parents
- Desarrollando lenguaje en infantes y caminadores a través del uso de lenguaje por señas
- From All to Each and Every: Resources to Support Inclusive, Intentional Approaches
- Padres maestros trabajando juntos en el manejo de niños con problemas de atención
- Understanding the Special Needs of Homeless Young Children
- Won’t You Be My Friend?
- Young Gifted Girls: Who They Are and What They Need
Trends/Cutting Edge
- Digital Photography: Just Picture It!
- Let the Resources of the IDNR Help You Open Children’s Eyes to Nature
- Using Technology with Young Children for Teaching and Documenting
