ECEA 2010 Conference
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2010 Conference Workshops
There are three sessions of workshops offered throughout the day, with four workshops offered per session. Each workshop is one hour and 15 mintues long. Click on the sessions below to see the different workshops offered this year:
Session A - 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Session B - 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Session C - 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
We encourage you to tell us which workshops you want to see when you send in your registration form! This will help us plan out which workshops will have the larger rooms.
Session A Workshops - 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.
A1: Theoretical Foundations for Play in Early Childhood Education
Presented by Dr. Michael K. Meyerhoff, The Epicenter
Room: Union Square Theater
This workshop will explore Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, and Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and their application to play in early childhood education.
A2: Incorporating the Colorado Revised Educational Standards into Your Preschool Program
Presented by David Keith, Lifting Off Academy; Sarah Keith, Colorado Springs Parks and Rec.
Room: Genesee
Did you know that Colorado is adopting new, significantly revised education standards? This presentation will help you meet this challenge, improve your program, and stay ahead of the competition. We will examine the pedagogical implications of the new standards and discuss how the standards affect specific curriculum content areas, as well as how to smoothly incorporate them into existing curricula.
A3: Managing a Positive Workforce: Your #1 Tool to Keep Employees Happy
Presented by Laura Hazen, Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor, & Pascoe, P.C.
Room: Green Mountain
Some employees are whiny, while others are perpetually unhappy. How does an employer create a workforce that is positive, without catering to the most vocal (complaining) minority? And, perhaps more importantly, why does an employer care? This seminar will help an employer identify the type of culture it wants to create, and will help those employers craft a plan to create and develop that positive workplace.
A4: Successful Staff Meetings
Presented by Lisa Armao, Montessori School of Washington Park
Room: Mount Vernon
As directors, we know that the success of our schools and centers is directly correlated to the quality and attitude of our teachers and staff members. Providing powerful, purposeful, motivating in-services and staff meetings can go a long way to ensuring positive outcomes for all of us. This workshop will provide you with ideas and resources which will ensure your staff meetings and in-service days serve as valuable experiences for your staff.
A5: A Chat About CHATS
Presented by Leslie Bulicz and Benush Venugopal, Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care
Room: Lookout Mountain
The Division of Child Care is building a new automated system to support the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP). The new and improved Child Care Automated Tracking System (CHATS) will make the business of tracking time and attendance when providing child care assistance services so much easier and make payment so much more timely and accurate! Come hear an update on the development of the system and the state’s implementation plans that will affect all CCCAP providers.
Session B Workshops - 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
B1: Play Activities that Maximize Children’s Educational Potential During the Early Years
Presented by Dr. Michael K. Meyerhoff, The Epicenter
Room: Union Square Theater
This workshop will provide descriptions of sample games using common household items and simple routines that parents and teachers can play with young children that foster cognitive, language, and psychosocial development in young children.
B2: Licensing Q&A Panel
Presented by Rosemarie Allen, Roger Esquibel, and Terri Santi, Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care
Room: Genesee
The ECEA and the Licensing Department of the Division of Child Care have been hard at work trying to meet the needs of Colorado’s licensed child care and education providers. Come to this workshop to talk to the licensing administrators and director from the Division of Child Care about new licensing rules and adverse action policies. They will be available to answer your questions about the new group leader qualifications and other licensing issues.
B3: Early Literacy Content for Preschoolers: Playing With Words and Sounds
Presented by Sarah Merchant, All About Learning
Room: Green Mountain
Come and explore oral language and phonological awareness-vital components in an early education classroom. Find out how to engage young learners using the Response to Intervention Model, a framework that supports students before they fail! Learn how to support teachers with students who may be struggling.
B4: From Chaos to Calm: Shifting Classroom Energy
Presented by Sally Bonkrude, Licensed Professional Counselor/Board Certified Music Therapist
Room: Lookout Mountain
Come prepared to have fun, as you learn how to shift the energy in a room from chaos to calm. Learn six ways to create an environment that is stress resistant. Leave with six positive ways to calm a child, person or group that is out of control. Experience the importance of music as a tool for a relaxed and positive learning and play environment.
B5: Balancing the Food Budget: Nutritious Meals on $2 a Day
Presented by David Keith, Lifting Off Academy; Sarah Keith, Colorado Springs Parks and Rec.
Room: Mount Vernon
Do you ever wonder how to serve good food with today’s ever-tightening budgets? While you know meals and snacks are just as important as curriculum, sky-rocketing food prices make your food service tasks daunting. This presentation offers a three-step program to help you offer compliant, tasty, and nutritious meals and snacks – without busting your budget. After this seminar, your kids will enjoy great meals, and you will be more competitive.
Session C - 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
C1: Why Should I Care About Governmental Affairs? An ECEA Legislative Panel
Presented by Dr. Eric Karolak, ECEC; Bill Boerder, ECEA; Cindy Sovine-Miller, political consultant
Room: Genesee
Will there be universal pre-K? What new laws will you have to follow? Will the funding be cut for CCCAP or CCP? This workshop will be an open discussion panel where participants can ask questions and get the latest updates on the state and national political activities having the biggest impact on Colorado’s early care and education industry. Learn how what happens under the Capitol dome affects your program and how you can be involved.
C2: Hiring Do’s and Don’ts: Tips for a Successful Application and Hiring Process
Presented by Laura Hazen, Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor, & Pascoe, P.C.
Room: Green Mountain
The key to a successful hiring is the development of a thoughtful and carefully crafted application process. This session will discuss key components of a successful application and hiring process, including application forms, job descriptions, interview process, background checks, testing, internet searches of applicants, conditional offer letters, and state-mandated reporting of new hires.
C3: Managing by Walking Around
Presented by Jody Martin, Creme de la Creme
Room: Mount Vernon
Managing while walking around is a technique for keeping in touch with children, staff, and the facility. Directors who spend time in and around their centers, who are visible and empathetic to teachers’ needs, and who provide technical assistance in problem solving are viewed by teachers as both supportive to the teaching role and successful in the director role. Systems will be outlined to make the time spent walking around serve a purpose.
C4: Protect Your Center from Sexual Predators
Presented by Marc Grauberger, Cherry Creek Insurance, and Ken Zimmerman, Philadelphia Insurance Company
Room: Union Square Theater
Sexual predators gravitate to organizations with few protective measures. Don’t allow your center to become a crime statistic. Equip your staff to recognize and prevent abuse through awareness of the basic characteristics of a sexual predator, by learning the process which sexual predator use to pick and prepare children for abuse and by identification of key indicators of child sexual abuse.
At the end of this workshop, Cherry Creek Insurance will be giving away a BluRay HD DVD player to one lucky workshop participant!
C5: Evaluating Developmental Milestones in the Preschool Classroom
Presented by Amy Antinoro, All About Learning
Room: Lookout Mountain
Knowledge is power - the more you know, the more you can advocate for children. We’ll take a brief look at typical development in the physical, language, speech, social/emotional and cognitive domains and an in-depth look at concerns for each. We will also look at the Learning Disabilities Checklist for pre-K and kindergarten and discuss information on support services for families and children.
(Last updated: 04/09/2010)