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Beyond the Boundaries: New Approaches
& New Strategies
Cincinnati AEYC Fall Conference
Union
Institute and University, 440 McMillan, Cincinnati, 45220
Thanks for Coming, Participating, and Contributing !
Morning
Workshops (9:00-11:30)
Infant-Toddler
Mental Health: How to Assess & Implement Intervention Strategies
Kate Merrilees, MSW, LISW Director, Young Child
Institute, Central Clinic, Cincinnati, OH
This workshop delves
into the emotional competence of infants and toddlers. Participants will
explore how positive early relationships between adults and young children are
the foundation for life. They will make connections between relationships,
self-regulation, resilience and attachment. Practical strategies for supporting
relationships in the classroom will be presented.
Facing the
Challenge: Working
with Children Who Use Challenging Behavior
Chris Kelley, Director
of Training and Family Partnerships, Children, Inc., Covington, KY
This interactive session
provides a six step process for responding to and helping children who are
using mistaken behavior to get what they need or what they want. Included in
this six step process are techniques for discovering the child’s purpose behind
the behavior and planning for short and long term goals using both prevention
and intervention strategies.
Nurturing
Spirituality through Literacy
Lesley Roth, M.Ed.,
Principal/Teacher Xavier University Montessori Lab School, Adjunct
faculty, Xavier University Montessori Teacher Education Program, Cincinnati, OH
Participants
will explore the stages of children’s pro-social and spiritual development. The
focus of this workshop will concentrate on the stages of development, what they
mean, and how they can be nurtured through literary experiences. The
spirituality of the child is an intimate and significant process. It includes a
connection with the world through awareness of self and others. This session
with explore the research of Drs. James Fowler, Erik Erikson, Tobin Hart, and
Maria Montessori demonstrating that the spirituality of the child should be
regarded as carefully as any of the other researched domains
Playing with
the Masters: Developing Curriculum through Fine Art :
The Andy
Goldsworthy Project: A Year Long Study
Susan Ricciardi and Allie
Goodman, Lead Teachers Hyde Park Methodist Preschool, Cincinnati, OH
Walk through the
planning process with experienced teachers featuring the works of VanGogh,
Mondrian, Adams, Kandinsky, O’Keeffe, and Goldsworthy. Participants will learn
how to integrate art appreciation with math, science, social studies and
literacy experiences. River clay/terra cotta is an essential medium introduced
in this workshop. Examples of teacher/child made materials, documentation, user
- friendly research sources will be included. “Playing with the Masters” video
shows children from Hyde Park Methodist Preschool engaged in art exploration.
Afternoon
Workshops (1:00-3:30)
Algebra, Geometry
and Measurement, Oh My! Expand Your Ideas About Math for the Early Childhood
Classroom - Brenda Hieronymus, M.Ed.,
University of Cincinnati ECE Instructor, Arlitt Child Development Center Assistant
Director and Teacher, Author: More Than Counting - Standards Edition (new
Redleaf Press 2011), Cincinnati, OH
Don’t let these Math Standards scare you! This
presentation will explore the many ways to plan activities for algebra,
geometry and measurement. These concepts are essential to success in school and
in life. Bring your math ideas to the presentation and find out if they meet
the criteria for Algebra, Geometry or Measurement Standards in Ohio. Participants will have opportunities to interact with each other as well as with
math materials. Expand your knowledge and skills when asking Process Standards
questions. A CD containing math suitcase games will be provided to each
participant.
Essential
Principles of Working with Toddlers in the Reggio Way
Shelly England,
Teacher, Ohio University Child Development Center, Athens, OH
This workshop provides
participants with inspiration for promoting creative experiences with toddlers
– young and old. They will learn how to construct graphic representation of
projects/experiences (documentation) and assess skills using work samples. The
presenter will describe and share several projects and experiences with
toddlers that integrate social studies, and creative arts into the daily life
of a toddler classroom.
Parents are the
Child’s First Teacher: So Who Put the School in Charge?
Daniele Bond and
Janice Hendrix, Assistant Professors of Early Childhood Education and Martha
Patricia Perez-Enriquez, Academic Director - Spanish Program – University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH
We all know that parents
are the child’s first teacher and the home is the first school, so why do we
cut the child off from that initial and oh so valuable learning
experience – the Family? This workshop will address that question and help you
understand the importance of working in partnership with families. We will
cover four topics: understanding the value of culture, effective communication,
bridging the gap between home and school, and creating a sense of community -
ways to effectively engage families within the classroom. Workshop attendees
will participate in hands-on activities, interactive discussion, and receive a
wealth of knowledge and resources to take back to the classroom.
One, Two, Three –
Hop, Turn, Freeze! Movement Activities to Enhance Your Early Childhood Environment - Connie Dow, Consultant and Author of Dance, Turn,
Hop, Learn! Enriching Movement Activities for Preschoolers (Redleaf Press,
2006) and One, Two, What Can I Do? Dance and Music for the Whole Day (Redleaf
Press April, 2011) Cincinnati, OH
Children love and need
to move, so why not incorporate dance as a natural part of what you teach every
day. Dance is a lively and playful art form full of useful tools for teaching
virtually any subject. Research shows the importance of keeping children moving
throughout the day and of having opportunities for kinesthetic learning in the
classroom. Participants will become familiar with teaching structured
movement activities so children have an opportunity to learn and understand
personal versus shared space, how their bodies move, control the direction and
speed at which they are moving, and increase their strength, balance, and
coordination. So get up & get moving.
Off
site workshops offer an opportunity to learn about special topics in the field.
Transportation will be provided to and from Union Institute by the Klug
Transportation Service for an additional fee of $10.00 per person. The extended
lunch hour will allow for additional time in transit to develop the workshop
content. Off site workshops are limited to 25 participants on a first come
first serve basis
Morning Off Site Workshop
Rethinking and
Reflecting: Environment as Third Teacher
Lowellette
Lauderdale, Director, Friendship Preschool Reggio Inspired Preschool, Wyoming OH
It
has been said that the environment is the third teacher. Although that doesn’t
help us maintain ratios in the classroom, it does give us food for thought. In
this workshop participants will travel to a preschool in Wyoming, OH to explore
the ideas of environment and classroom in both indoor and outdoor spaces.
Participants will discuss the values communicated and the specific ways they
are communicated. Time will also be given for participants to define and
reflect on their own values and how those values can be communicated in their
spaces.
Afternoon Off Site
Workshop
Looking
at Art with Young Children - Engaging Children in Conversation:
Amy
Briggs – Assistant Curator for School-Based Learning, Cincinnati Art Museum,
Cincinnati, OH
How can you successfully
engage young children in prolonged and meaningful looking at works of
art? What is the benefit of discussion-based interactions with artwork
for young children? We will look at a variety of questioning strategies
for engaging young children in addition to an overview of the Cincinnati Art
Museum’s Through a Child’s Eyes early childhood curriculum. The workshop
will include practice in the Art Museum’s galleries. Participants will
each receive curriculum materials and an Art Museum poster.
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with Check or Money Order to:
Megan
Sprigg
Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Nursery School
5950 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, OH 45213-1610
Phone: (513)631-0170 Email: msprigg@cinci.rr.com
1) A member of any AEYC (Cincinnati, Dayton, Northern KY, etc.) may receive the member rate of $30 but the member’s
current ID number must accompany payment.
2) Groups registering 30
at a cost of $30 per registration must contact Megan directly and submit the
names of all individuals to be registered by 10/26.
3) A renewing or new
member may add $75 to the member rate of $30 (paying $105) to “bundle” the
conference registration fee with NAEYC/OAEYC/CAEYC membership. Contact Megan
for details.
4) Approval is pending
for SUTQ, CUEs ODJFS and Kentucky in-service credits.
For
further information
Contact Megan Sprigg
via email address at msprigg@cinci.rr.com
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