Thursday, January 28
Interactive Conference Planner now available!
Highlights
Evidence Based Practices to Reduce Challenging Behaviors
OPENING CONFERENCE SESSION
9:00 a.m.
CC10 BCD
What are the essential characteristics and support structures programs and practitioners need in place to be evidence based practitioners? How can you promote social emotional development in preschool children with and without disabilities? Learn what best practices are, where they come from, and the approaches you can take to change children’s challenging behavior.
Lise Fox, Ph.D., Division of Applied Research and Educational Support, Department of Child and Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida
Sponsored by Harrison & Co.
NAEYC Accreditation of Programs for Young Children: Preparing Program and Classroom Portfolios
11:00 a.m.
West Building, W192
Join NAEYC staff for an informative session on the creation of program and classroom portfolios. Discover why the process of documenting program practices and procedures is important to achieving NAEYC Accreditation and learn tips for developing successful portfolios.
NAEYC Staff
Staffing to Maintain Quality During Lean Times
2:00 p.m.
West Building, W195
When budgets are being cut, how do programs maintain quality, meet accreditation and licensing ratios and keep staff from feeling overwhelmed? Join the conversation to brainstorm, share strategies and develop staffing plans as budgets continue to shrink.
Bonnie Becker, Consultant
What’s New with the IDHS Child Care Assistance Program?
4:00 p.m.
CC20 A
An overview of the IDHS Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) will include current policy updates and information on the new CCAP Family Home Providers’ debit card payment option.
Michael Garner-Jones, Illinois Department of Human Services
Music and Make & Take Festival
3:30–7:30 p.m.
Conference Center
Sing, move, dance and learn at Opening Minds' new Thursday night festival! Don't miss the festival fun with great learning opportunities! More Music and Make & Take Workshops than ever before! You can choose to attend a full session, or visit various tables for quick inspiration for new art projects and songs. Credit hours available!
Recommended Workshops for Administrators
- Returning to Nature: Designing and Renovating Outdoor Play Areas Using Nature as the Play Element
Vickie Stoecklin, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group - A Practical Guide to Budgeting/Slaying the Debt Dragon
Barbara Chalko and Martha Rohlfing, Illinois State Treasurer Office - Who Will Lead the Way?
Sarah LeMoine, NAEYC - How to Market Your Child Care Center to Increase Attendance
Mandy Pekin, VP, GrubHub.com - Set Yourself Up for Success: Marketing Strategy and Business Plan 101
Karen Wargo, Strategist, Glanbia Nutritionals USA - Non-Federal Share
Martha Rashedi, Head Start State Based TTA Office of Illinois
- Best Practices for Making the Most of Your Board
Karen Weigert, SVP, Shore Bank - Talented Teachers, How to Get Them! How to Keep Them!
Juan Carlos Hernandez, VP, Metropolitan Bank
Workshops by Track
Accreditation
- Introduction to the Environmental Rating Scales
- NAEYC Accreditation of Programs for Young Children: Preparing Program and Classroom Portfolios
Administration & Program Operations
- Coordinating a Successful Home Visiting Program
- Defining Moments: New NAEYC Guidance on Including All Young Children
- Fiscal Cost Principles
- How to Market Your Child Care Center to Increase Attendance
- Non-Federal Share
- A Practical Guide to Budgeting/Slaying the Debt Dragon
- The Reggio Emilia Approach and the Wonder of Learning Exhibit
- Public Benefits 101: A Guide to Accessing Food Stamps, Medical Benefits, and Cash Assistance
- Returning to Nature: Designing and Renovating Outdoor Play Areas Using Nature as the Play Element
- Staffing to Maintain Quality During Lean Times
Career Development
- Learn About and Earn Your Gateways to Opportunity Credential
- One Size Doesn’t Fit All: The Coach’s Role in Individualizing Professional Development for
Preschool Teachers - Using a Constructivist Approach with Children and Adult Learners
- Who Will Lead the Way?
Curriculum/Teaching Practices
- 10 Strategies That Work for Supporting Young Children’s Language Development
- 3-4-5-Sing and Thrive!
- All Teachers Can Sing! Songs and Exercises for Teachers Who Love Music but Shy Away from Singing
- The Best New Books for Preschool Children Beyond “Wheels on the Bus”
- Bridging Teaching with Learning: Instructional Assessment in Pre-K to 3rd Grade Classrooms
- Enriching Your Classroom Through Storytelling
- The Environment as a Third Teacher
- Every Child Ready to Read
- FUNdamentals for Music Success
- Going Beyond Behavior Management
- Greening Your Early Childhood Classroom
- Making Meaningful Music
- Move! Dance! Sing!
- Musical Books: An Engaging Pathway to Early Learning
- Musical Math
- The Pressured Kindergarten Child!
- Pursuing Self-Expression in the Art Curriculum
- Recycled Art
- Rhythm & Readiness: Musical Classroom Theme for Ages 2-8
- Shake Those “Simmons Down” and Other Great Movement Activities for Monday Morning
English Language Learners
- Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices for English Language Learners
- Supporting Children Who Are Dual Language Learners in The Creative Curriculum®
- Transforming Early Learning: Advocating for the Needs of Diverse Children in Early Childhood Programs
Family Child Care
- What’s New with the IDHS Child Care Assistance Program
Family & Community Relationships
- Chicago Metro AEYC’s Community Gardens Project
- Promoting Parent-Child Interactions
Fine & Creative Arts
- 3-4-5-Sing and Thrive!
- ABCs of Art: Learning Through and About Art
- All Teachers Can Sing! Songs and Exercises for Teachers Who Love Music but Shy Away from Singing
- Beyond “Wheels on the Bus”
- Making Meaningful Music
- Move! Dance! Sing!
- Pursuing Self-Expression in the Art Curriculum
- Recycled Art
- Shake Those “Simmons Down” and Other Great Movement Activities for Monday Morning
Health, Safety & Nutrition
- Color My Meals Healthy
- Head Lice at Child Care: Going from Itching to Teaming-up and Taming
- Is It Catchy and Does It Matter?
- Partnering with Health Partners
Infant/Toddler
- Early Intervention: The Sooner We Start, the Farther They’ll Go
Kindergarten & Primary
- The Pressured Kindergarten Child!
Language & Literacy
- 10 Strategies That Work for Supporting Young Children’s Language Development
- Best New Books for Preschool Children
- Every Child Ready to Read
- FUNdamentals for Music Success
Math & Science
- Musical Math
Observation & Assessment
- Bridging Teaching with Learning: Instructional Assessment in Pre-K to 3rd Grade Classrooms
Social & Emotional Growth
- Enriching Your Classroom Through Storytelling
- Evidence Based Practices to Reduce Challenging Behaviors
Out of School Time
- The ABCs of Art: Learning Through and About Art
Preschool (3-5) Mixed Ages
- 3-4-5-Sing and Thrive!
- Making Meaningful Music
- Shake Those “Simmons Down” and Other Great Movement Activities for Monday Morning
Social & Emotional Growth
- Fostering Development of Social Emotion Learning in Early Childhood Settings
- Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents: Signs and Symptoms for Teachers and Parents
- Praise Vs. Encouragement
Special Needs
- Autism: What It Isn’t
- Early Intervention: The Sooner We Start, the Farther They’ll Go
- Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)
- Supporting Disability Services
Technology
- Snazzy Snapshots: Digital Documentation in the Classroom
- The World of Early Childhood Education Is at Our Fingertips: Blending High-Tech with High-Touch
Trends/Cutting Edge
- Are We Preparing Children for Kindergarten? An Introduction to the CPS Research Model
- The Development of Executive Functioning in Children
- Evidence Based Practices to Reduce Challenging Behaviors
