Name: Quality Care Counts Early Educator Conference
Start: 2024-10-05T08:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-05T15:30:00-07:00
Location: Obsidian Middle School

"Reframe, Recharge, Rise: A Journey of Self-Reflection and Social-Emotional Growth"
About this Event

The Quality Care Counts Early Educator Conference is a not-to-be-missed event for early childhood educators and caregivers.

Join us for a day filled with learning, networking, and inspiration!

At this conference, you will have the opportunity to connect with fellow educators, share experiences, and gain valuable insights from industry experts.

This year we will focus on reflecting on teaching challenges and growing social-emotional skills, encouraging educators to reframe their perspectives, recharge their energy, and rise to new heights of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

Our keynote speaker this year is Jorge O. Ramirez M.A

Whether you're a seasoned educator or just starting your journey in early childhood education, this conference offers something for everyone.

Expand your knowledge, discover new strategies, and enhance your skills to provide quality care for the little ones.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.

Lunch will be provided. Please register by September 27, 2024 so we can have a proper headcount for food. Registration is $25. Limited Sponsorship seats available. For more information, contact Angela Cuellar-Marroquin at [email protected]

Break-Out Sessions AM

Jorge O Ramirez M.A Attachment + Boundaries + Consequences = Desired Behavior *Session is in English

During our discussion, we will discuss how to build relationships with children using Attachment theory to implement healthy Boundaries embedded in our daily routine. We will examine how to better understand and facilitate children to vent their emotions with healthy and acceptable Consequences for Desired Behavior. We will create a purposeful platform with dialogue to have healthy intentional conversations about emotions. We will examine and develop skills to normalize emotional awareness in our classroom. The goal is to shift our minds about challenging behavior using research in Child Development. On many occasions, a child's emotional dysregulation is a cry for help. Together, we will help children's emotional intellect. Through with conversation, we will be equipped with the knowledge and mindfulness approach to scaffold children during an emotional dysregulation.

Kim Tyler Reading Art

This breakout session will focus on best practices for responding to art in early childhood.

We'll discuss how to effectively speak to children about their own artwork, as well as practice visible thinking strategies we can use with students as they explore and evaluate other art.

April Strait and Jamey Gill "Purpose Unplugged: Tuning Into What Fills Your Soul"

This workshop provides a supportive environment where attendees explore what truly lights them up, empowering them to align their lives with their unique purpose. Together, they foster a culture of growth and inspiration, helping others lead more fulfilling lives in alignment with their purpose.

Seannie Egger and Alana Willemsen Conscious Discipline- Choices: Moving from Entitlement to Empowerment

One of the most fundamental choices is whether to actively change ourselves or spend our energy trying to make others change. Learn how to shift your language from powerlessness to the language or responsibility and choices. Reclaim your power in the classroom.

Aaron Carter Playful Math: Engaging Young Minds through mathematical experiences - Counting Collections *Traduccion en español disponible

Math is everywhere, and preschool is the perfect place to start exploring it! This workshop will show you how to align your math teaching with the California Learning Foundations and the Counting Collections resource by using play and exploration as key components. Discover how to design activities that not only meet educational outcomes but also spark curiosity and joy in young learners. Key Takeaways:

Overview Developmentally Appropriate Practices and the Powerful Role of Play.

Effective strategies for creating math experiences.

Examples of activities and resources.

Tips for fostering a classroom culture where math exploration is fun and exciting.

Matemáticas lúdicas: involucrar a mentes jóvenes a través de experiencias matemáticas - Counting Collections *Sesion en ingles: Traduccion en español disponible

¡Las matemáticas están en todas partes y el preescolar es el lugar perfecto para comenzar a explorarlas! Este taller le mostrará cómo alinear su enseñanza de matemáticas con los Fundamentos de aprendizaje de California y el recurso Counting Collections mediante el uso del juego y la exploración como componentes clave. Descubra cómo diseñar actividades que no solo cumplan con los resultados educativos sino que también despierten la curiosidad y la alegría en los jóvenes estudiantes.

Conclusiones clave:

Descripción general de las prácticas apropiadas para el desarrollo y el poderoso papel del juego.

Estrategias efectivas para crear experiencias matemáticas.

Ejemplos de actividades y recursos.

Consejos para fomentar una cultura en el aula donde la exploración matemática sea divertida y emocionante.

Sulema Perez-Cruz Café de Proveedores: Crianza y Disciplina *Sesión es en español

Discutiremos los factores protectores, los estilos de crianza, la prevención de conductas desafiantes y más. Discutiremos cómo los diferentes estilos impactan el comportamiento de los niños en el entorno de ECE

Melanie Pressley Open Discussion On Children’s Behavior and Their Social Emotional Learning

Come and join us for an open floor conversation about typical child behaviors in the preschool classroom and how they might affect children’s social emotional learning. We will have some time of self reflection, questions, and share personal stories and experiences. During our breakout session, we will focus on your atypical preschool classroom with and without children who have special needs. We will have a few people from Inclusive Education Community Partnership(IECP) who are currently providing and supervising services for preschool children and children in upper grade levels in Lake County. Come and join us as we share and grow together!

Michaela Figini Myers Autism 101 and Evidence Based Practices for ASD *Traduccion en español disponible

Participants will learn about the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and how to recognize red flags for autism in young children. Participants will learn about Evidence Based Interventions for students with Autism, as well as some free resources to learn more about specific interventions.

Autismo 101 y prácticas basadas en evidencia para el ASD *Sesion en ingles: Traduccion en español disponible

Los participantes aprenderán sobre las características del trastorno del espectro autista y cómo reconocer las señales de alerta del autismo en niños pequeños. Los participantes aprenderán sobre las intervenciones basadas en evidencia para estudiantes con autismo, así como algunos recursos gratuitos para aprender más sobre intervenciones específicas.

Break-Out Sessions PM

Jorge O Ramirez M.A Apego + Limites + Consequencias = Comportamiento Deseado *Session is in Spanish

Durante nuestra discusión, discutiremos cómo construir relaciones con los niños utilizando la teoría del apego para implementar límites saludables integrados en nuestra rutina diaria. Examinaremos cómo comprender mejor y facilitar que los niños desahoguen sus emociones con Consecuencias saludables y aceptables para el comportamiento deseado. Crearemos una plataforma con propósito con diálogo para tener conversaciones saludables e intencionales sobre las emociones. Examinaremos y desarrollaremos habilidades para normalizar la conciencia emocional en nuestro salón de clases. El objetivo es cambiar nuestras mentes sobre el comportamiento desafiante utilizando la investigación en Desarrollo Infantil. En muchas ocasiones, la desregulación emocional de un niño es un grito de auxilio. Juntos, ayudaremos al intelecto emocional de los niños. A través de la conversación, estaremos equipados con el enfoque de conocimiento y atención plena para ayudar a los niños durante desregulación emocional.

Kim Tyler Reading Art