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Presenter: Raul Alarcon Co-presenter(s): Nancy Monica Navarro Oral Language Development in an Early Childhood Dual Language Setting Track: Child Development - Language/Literacy Presenter's Biographies Course Description This workshop will introduce participants to the Early Childhood Learning in Two Languages program at the UCLA Lab School. The focus of the presentation will be how we develop oral language in a dual language setting in a thoughtful and meaningful way taking into consideration the social, emotional and cognitive needs of the children. We will also address how concepts and skills transfer in a Spanish/English setting and how we incorporate our parents in this process.
Apr 10, 2010 @ 12:30 PM Room Location: Hyatt Meeting Room Name: Regency C Theater Style: 100	Learning Level: Appropriate for All Language: English and Spanish


Presenter: Ingrid Anderson Working with Intelligent Materials Track: Environments - Reggio Emilia Presenter's Biographies Course Description Intelligent materials have a voice of their own in the classroom. The use of materials that support open exploration and peer to peer learning are of vital importance. In this workshop, explore materials that link to and extend project work for young children. Work with wire, paint and building materials to enhance in-depth work as co-learners with children.
Apr 10, 2010 @ 02:30 PM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 203A Theater Style: 100	Learning Level: Intermediate Language: English


Presenter: Tamar Andrews Co-presenter(s): Avital Etehad Never Buy Another Thing for Math and Science Again Track: Curriculum - General Presenter's Biographies Course Description By using materials from around the school, your home and the community, you will find ways to join with children in experiencing math and science every day in this unique "go green" math and science workshop. Participants will join in the fun of experiencing math and science in real ways that both children and teachers will find exciting. Both new and experienced teachers will find novel ways to use materials and bring science and math to life in the classroom.
Apr 9, 2010 @ 08:30 AM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 101B Theater Style: 175	Learning Level: Appropriate for All Language: English


Presenter: Eve-Marie Arce, EdD Co-presenter(s): Dr. Cary Larson-McKay Twins, Triplets and More: What Families Want Teachers to Know About Multiples Track: Parent/Family Relationships and Support Presenter's Biographies Course Description Early Childhood educators are welcoming more and more preschoolers who are twins, triplets and even quadruplets into their early care and learning programs. This workshop will offer teachers and program administrators access to timely and accurate information about the unique developmental needs of multiple-birth children. Information will be presented from both professional and personal perspectives. The dual insight will expand the abilities of workshop participants to communicate with and guide the families of multiple-birth children. This presentation will include topics such as the types of multiples, classroom placement, and the unique circumstances that families with twins, triplets, quads and more encounter during the preschool years. Particular emphasis will be placed on applicable information for teachers and program administrators. Misconceptions about multiple-birth children will be clarified and frequently asked questions addressed.
Apr 9, 2010 @ 08:30 AM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 103A Theater Style: 130	Learning Level: Intermediate Language: English


Presenter: Sharon Arias Co-presenter(s): Kim Murray Reggio Inspired Practices in American Classrooms: A Pond Study with Preschoolers and their Families Track: Curriculum - General Presenter's Biographies Course Description The logic of Reggio-inspired practices pertains to the cognitive and emotional needs of children to experience their learning through a 100 languages approach. Through thoughtful and extended exposure to pertinent information through these languages and using a project approach, children learn critical skills they need for future school success. Conferees will examine data gathered during a study of a small group of preschoolers as they investigate two ponds on campus at California State University, Fresno. The children meet with an ecologist and a biologist to discuss their ideas and to examine their collected specimens, using real equipment. The school community is a space for the children to learn these critical skills, guided by their families, their teachers and their communities. Being mindful of the importance of these relationships is a crucial part of their future successes. Conferees will learn a professional model of communication, called collaborative inquiry, for thinking about the relationships in their own workplaces. It is a three step process: 1. presentation of documentation in order to consider a situation of interest 2. invitation to conferees to describe or question an intriguing, provocative or important aspect 3. open dialogue to brainstorm implications, consider future actions. The workshop is accessible for everyone. It offers a pragmatic approach for implementing Reggio practices with a constructivist base. It provides a professional development model of discussion for the workplace.
Apr 8, 2010 @ 03:15 PM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 203C Theater Style: 100 Apr 9, 2010 @ 10:30 AM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 202C Theater Style: 100	Learning Level: Appropriate for All Language: English


Presenter: Denise Arneson, BS Co-presenter(s): Leslie Joradan Grace Woodford Building Caring Relationships in Family Child Care Settings Track: Family Child Care Presenter's Biographies Course Description This panel will share their experiences working with children from birth to age five years and offer ideas about building caring relationships with children and their families.
Apr 10, 2010 @ 08:30 AM Room Location: Hyatt Meeting Room Name: Regency E Theater Style: 85	Learning Level: Introductory Language: English


Presenter: Cindy Arstein-Kerslake Co-presenter(s): Sandi Walters Inclusion Works! Tools, Strategies, and Resources Track: Children with Disabilities and Special Needs Presenter's Biographies Course Description Several new resources that support inclusive practice are available from the California Department of Education, Child Development Division including a guidebook �Inclusion Works! Creating Child Care Programs That Promote Belonging for Children with Special Needs� developed through California�s Map to Inclusive Childcare Project. In addition, participants will receive information on the latest resources for information on inclusion and children with disabilities including downloadable training power points on Talking with Parents (in Spanish and Chinese), Inclusion in Afterschool Programs, links to new Web sites on policy/trends, early mental health initiatives and training and technical assistance. You will also see how extensive county resources are highlighted. You�ll become acquainted with links to the most useful Web sites on supporting inclusive practices, disability specific information and the law. The information on the Web site addresses children from birth through high school and is designed for use by early care and education professionals, family members of children with disabilities or other special needs, and specialists (such as early interventionists, special educators, allied health professionals).
Apr 9, 2010 @ 10:30 AM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 101A Theater Style: 175	Learning Level: Intermediate Language: English


Presenter: Katie Baker Co-presenter(s): Alicia Santamaria Family Book Sharing Can Be Child's Play Track: Parent/Family Relationships and Support Presenter's Biographies Course Description Book sharing can be play for parents and children with little coaching and education. Workshop will address the following: How to increase time book sharing in the home; how do teachers engage parents in the importance of early literacy; How to develop literacy routines at home; How to help parents understand literacy is not just reading. We will explore barriers or mistaken beliefs parents have in sharing books with children and will address them with research proven strategies making book sharing fun. Additional strategies from Dr. Clinard�s book �Family Time Reading Fun� will include research-based 10 Keys to Literacy. Strategies used in the book are linked Desired Results Developmental Profile-Revised assessment tool items. These strategies can be used by teachers as part of DRDP-R observations and by parents to help children grow as successful learners. Workshop will also address the importance of a child-driven process in a successful book sharing campaign, ways to help increase families access to books, techniques for increasing parent involvement/participation. Participants should have prior understanding of the importance of early literacy and parent/child book sharing.
Apr 9, 2010 @ 08:30 AM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 103B Theater Style: 130	Learning Level: Intermediate Language: English


Presenter: Sue Ballentine Co-presenter(s): Elsa Gallazzini Back to Nature, the Importance of the Outdoor Environment Track: Environments - Outdoor Presenter's Biographies Course Description Even though the outside play spaces at our center are very inviting and include trees, shrubs, grass, sand and water, the children do not interact with the nature that is around them. We tend to set up plastic toys and manipulatives in various areas of the yard for the children to play with. We began to notice that the children only interacted with the surrounding nature in negative ways, pulling leaves off from bushes and trees, pulling the long blades of the ornamental grass, breaking branches off of the bamboo, and throwing sand. These issues were discussed at staff meetings and there was a tendency to make more rules. Of course, this did not work. After attending a directors' retreat focusing on the outdoor spaces, we were inspired to change the way we use our outdoor environment. We started the process of assessing our space and made a committee of teachers and administrators to address this issue. Through photographs, videos, discussions and group interactions we will share our process going from an environment detached from nature to an environment that encourages children to actively explore and interact with nature, tapping into children�s sense of wonder. During this process children also gained a respect for nature that creates a sense of stewardship. We will also discuss how emphasizing academic achievement goals have resulted in limiting children's outside time contributing to the possible causes of childhood obesity. The outdoor environment can develop and support gross and fine motor skills, social and emotional skills, and cognitive skills when planned in a purposeful way. We will explain how we got started by assessing the outside play area, setting goals, making a time frame and a budget. We will discuss ways to bring nature to various school settings, challenging spaces, and on limited budgets. We will share the valuable resources we have discovered for no cost or low cost materials that enabled us to embark on this project. Our goal is to inspire attendees to go and intentionally plan ways to bring children and nature together, enhancing the child's sense of wonder and discovery.
Apr 10, 2010 @ 10:30 AM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 103B Theater Style: 130 Apr 10, 2010 @ 12:30 PM Room Location: Convention Center Meeting Room Name: 103B Theater Style: 130	Learning Level: Intermediate Language: English


Presenter: Ann Barbour Learning at Home: Interactive "Homework" that Engages Children and Families Track: Parent/Family Relationships and Support Presenter's Biographies Course Description Teachers often struggle to engage families in children�s learning at home, but can find it difficult to overcome obstacles to family involvement such as lack of time, resources, or proficiency in English. This session will help participants enlist the support of all families in encouraging children�s academic skills as well as intellectual dispositions in the face of these challenges. It will also help participants counteract the negative impact higher academic expectations can have on children. The presentation will begin with a brief overview of research-based findings related to children�s learning, family involvement, and homework practices in preschool through the primary grades. Following will be a description of how to apply these findings to encourage learning at home based on children�s interests and needs, family characteristics and circumstances, home language and culture, and curriculum standards. Strategies and tools that help teachers reach out to families, reinforce the role of parents (and other caregivers) as teachers, and provide indirect parent education will be also discussed. Participants will see many examples of easily made, play-based activities that promote the kinds of family interactions that support learning. They will also take away ideas for activities that can be adapted according to children�s characteristics and developmental levels, family circumstances, and curriculum goals. Additionally, they will learn ways to efficiently manage learning at home projects and avoid pitfalls in the process.
Apr 9, 2010 @ 02:00 PM Room Location: Hyatt Meeting Room Name: Regency F Theater Style: 85	Learning Level: Appropriate for All Language: English


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