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Presenter: Luz Agana Course Description This is an interactive workshop that will include information on the link between cleaning products and asthma (the gravity of work-related and childhood asthma); cleaning products commonly used in child care and the associated adverse health risks; common cleaning practices in child care that could lead to overexposure to toxic products for the child care workers and the children served; California Child Care Licensing (CCL) requirements; tools used to ensure best practices will be introduced, as well as recommended products that are safer for asthma. |
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Mar 16, 2012 @
03:30 PM
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Learning Level: Appropriate for All
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Presenter: Tamar Andrews Course Description Too often we work hard and do everything right only to fail. This workshop will help you succeed more often by giving you new insights into how the brain works, how to better educate others, and how to work successfully with others by understanind how the brain really controls our actions. Learn to avoid having your emotions hijack your rational mind; learn to understand how to plan activities, parent-teacher conferences, meetings, and more that are successful because you planned these things with the brain in mind. This interactive workshop is appropriate for any participant who wants to gain insight into themselves, their students, families and colleagues for higher quality learning, more productive planning, and better staff morale. |
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Mar 17, 2012 @
02:30 PM
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Learning Level: Appropriate for All
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Presenter: Stephanie Antoni Course Description Family child care providers will get ideas about how to set up a classroom environment in their homes to create an appealing, stimulating, and learning-rich atmosphere for young children. This workshop is an introductory course for family child care providers with a basic understanding of how the "classroom-like" feeling can provide a rich environment for children and be attained without a lot of expensive equipment. |
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Mar 17, 2012 @
10:00 AM
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Learning Level: Introductory
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Presenter: Jamie Apostol Course Description This workshop will explore the various ways in which the classroom and outdoor environments can be resources in helping children resolve conflicts among each other. The presenters will discuss and share ideas in classroom and outdoor set-up, curricular activities and daily routines, which promotes a peaceful learning environment. Based on this approach, the classroom itself will benefit children with different learning styles, cultures, temperaments, and interests. |
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Mar 17, 2012 @
02:30 PM
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Learning Level: Intermediate
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Presenter: Laura Arzave Course Description Presenters will share and discuss the various environmental rating scales used and their purpose. |
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Mar 17, 2012 @
02:30 PM
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Learning Level: Advanced
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Presenter: Jing Babb Course Description This is an advanced workshop that is designed to enhance skills and awareness of instructors who teach college students in the early childhood education field. It will provide knowledge and experiential activities that will enable participants to reflect upon their own understanding of identity development and to understand the unique identity development process of various populations. The workshop answers questions currently challenging many instructors of ECE students: What issues are early childhood educators facing working with an ever changing populations? How can college instructors effectively address the needs of students such as home day care providers, welfare to work women and Head Start staff who often bring culturally diverse approaches to children and families? The presenter will discuss her insights into what are the factors that affect individual's identity development and what is needed to effectively address the challenges that their ECE students are currently facing. |
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Mar 17, 2012 @
12:30 PM
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Learning Level: Advanced
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Presenter: Charlotte Backstedt, B.S. Course Description This presentation will cover ages and stages of infant and toddler temperaments. You will learn about the value of the family's background, culture and or practices that influences the child's temperament in group care. Be prepared to be an active participant in hands-on activities. Come and learn strategies about ways to work with infants and toddlers. |
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Mar 17, 2012 @
08:00 AM
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Learning Level: Introductory
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Presenter: Stephanie Balch Berntsen Course Description This workshop is intended for caregivers and teachers who have an established curriculum and are looking for new and innovative ways to "green" their curriculum by critically evaluating their current beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Teachers should have an intermediate to advanced level in early childhood. |
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Mar 16, 2012 @
01:30 PM
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Learning Level: Intermediate
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Presenter: Devin Beasley Course Description Taking a Bite Out of Obesity is a movement education presentation for cognitive and physical development, which encourages lifestyle activities for children. |
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Mar 17, 2012 @
08:00 AM
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Learning Level: Appropriate for All
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Presenter: Cathy Bell Course Description Relationships are the key to all learning for infants and toddlers as well as being critical to healthy social/emotional development. Communication is a basic component to building relationships. Infants and toddlers are able to communicate much earlier than they are capable of verbal language. Basic American Sign Language is a tool which allows care givers to communicate respectfully with infants and toddlers. Increase your level of authentic interactions with very young children by learning the basic tenets of sign language, its benefits, guidelines for signing, and specific signs to use with infants and toddlers in your care. Whether you are a new teacher or someone who has worked with children for many years but have not signed with children, this workshop provides clear information and hands-on practice for signing with infants and toddlers. YOU can start signing tomorrow and improve your interactions with and relationships with the children in your care. |
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Mar 17, 2012 @
12:30 PM
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Learning Level: Introductory
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