SCHEDULE DETAILS
Event Schedule
*Please note that this schedule is subject to change
- 8:30 - 10:00 AMSeptember 9, 2023
- 10:00 - 11:20 AMSeptember 9, 2023
- LUNCHSeptember 9, 2023
- 12:45 - 2:00 PMSeptember 9, 2023
- 2:15 - 3:30 PMSeptember 9, 2023
Session I
- 8:30 - 9:50 AM
- Ron Shuali, M.Ed.
KEYNOTE: Behavior Mastery? Yes, It is Possible!
My Behavior Mastery™ Workshop workshop has received the highest praises from the educational world as being revolutionary and thought provoking in teaching effective behavior strategies that address the 95% of children that follow instructions easily AND the alpha boys and girls. They are usually stronger willed, smarter, faster, have more energy and are resistant to regular commands. These future leaders need to be nurtured differently!
Your staff will learn:
*The importance of being an authority figure vs. a friend
*How to interrupt attention seeking patterns immediately
*How to effectively give an instruction without receiving resistance
*How to practice an unemotional look to negate an unknowing negative reinforcer with a partner
*How to transform the child with difficult challenging behaviors into the ultimate classroom leader
- 8:30 - 9:50 AM
- Tym Smith (Tym the Trainer)
FEATURED PRESENTATION: Understanding Adult Executive Functions
All behavior is an indicator of a missing skill. The only way you can get a new behavior is to lend a new skill. While this is true for children, it is also true for the adults we work with. Leaders must be aware of the missing skills within themselves and others. Join us as we discuss the twelve adult executive functions and how to lend skills to teachers.
Session II
- 10:00 - 11:20 AM
- Ron Shuali, M.Ed.
KEYNOTE (ENCORE): Behavior Mastery? Yes, It is Possible!
My Behavior Mastery™ Workshop workshop has received the highest praises from the educational world as being revolutionary and thought provoking in teaching effective behavior strategies that address the 95% of children that follow instructions easily AND the alpha boys and girls. They are usually stronger willed, smarter, faster, have more energy and are resistant to regular commands. These future leaders need to be nurtured differently!
Your staff will learn:
*The importance of being an authority figure vs. a friend
*How to interrupt attention seeking patterns immediately
*How to effectively give an instruction without receiving resistance
*How to practice an unemotional look to negate an unknowing negative reinforcer with a partner
*How to transform the child with difficult challenging behaviors into the ultimate classroom leader
- 10:00 - 11:20 AM
- Tym Smith (Tym the Trainer)
FEATURED PRESENTATION (ENCORE): Understanding Adult Executive Functions
All behavior is an indicator of a missing skill. The only way you can get a new behavior is to lend a new skill. While this is true for children, it is also true for the adults we work with. Leaders must be aware of the missing skills within themselves and others. Join us as we discuss the twelve adult executive functions and how to lend skills to teachers.
- 10:00 - 11:20 AM
- Melissa Ply
Using Scaffolding to Support Optimal Growth in Young Children
Adults who spend time observing and noticing the verbal and nonverbal signals from children, may be in a position to be more responsive to the children’s needs. We can nurture a child’s emerging abilities by paying attention to what the child is saying or doing, and then stepping in to provide some support. We will discuss how adults can use low, medium and intense scaffolding strategies to encourage children's efforts and support them towards success.
- 10:00 - 11:20 AM
- Robert Castro
Behavior is Communication! Let’s Dive in and Address It!
Behavior, particularly challenging behavior, many times manifests itself due to an unmet want or need in a child.... and the approach to addressing the challenging behavior is imperative in getting to the root of the behavior. Join College of the Mainland Professor Robert Castro as he discusses what challenging behavior looks like, its possible causes and how to appropriately address it.
- 10:00 - 11:20 AM
- Delicia Parker
Fighting the Battle of Burnout-Stress and The Early Childhood Teacher
The field of early childhood education is filled with many adventures, including learning how to handle the day to day tasks of caring for children without losing your sanity! This training will introduce how to recognize the signs of stress and discover ways to win the battle of the burnout.
LUNCH SESSIONS
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Ron Shuali, M.Ed.
Body, Mind & Self-Care for the Early Childhood Professional
You are going to LOVE the results and the way you feel after this workshop is over. Ron does this by using humor to show early childhood teachers how to:
*Strengthen their bodies
*Relieve pain that could affect their teaching
*Walk into a school environment with a calm mind while leaving negativity behind
*Avoid reacting to various high-stress situations
*Meditate for 5 minutes to improve their alertness and effectiveness throughout the day
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Lakeshia Nnamani
FOR DIRECTORS - Hiring Your Dream Team
It starts from Day 1! Let’s discuss hiring, onboarding and assessment techniques to ensure that your new teachers get off the ground on the right foot!
SESSION III
- 12:45 - 2:00 PM
- Corey Garza, M.Ed.
Minimum Standards: An Update, The Top Ten and More!
Join seasoned Child Care Licensing Program Specialist Corey Garza, M.Ed. for a “thinking cap” session in which his goal is to provide strategies to help keep your program in compliance with the state’s minimum standards. Corey will also highlight the significant changes with the recent Minimum Standards update and will address the available resources to help you better understand these changes. Corey will also share some of the standards that are violated most frequently. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during and after the presentation.
- 12:45 - 2:00 PM
- Ron Shuali, M.Ed.
The Team Heart Experience Workshop
This team building, mind awaking workshop is called THE (Team Heart Experience) workshop. Creating a vision for teachers themselves that aligns with the school is essential. Participants laugh while engaging in thought-provoking exercises, games and conversations that expose them to life-affirming experiences and concepts centered on getting to the root of the challenges within their school and classroom. Participants leave more connected and committed to their entire team’s success as if it was their own.
- 12:45 - 2:00 PM
- Diane Goyette, M.A.
Supporting and Engaging Children in Positive and Meaningful Experiences
Young children need a core group of essential things from adults in order to develop optimally - connection, co-regulation, compassion and capacity-building. These are known as the Four “C’s” and form the underlying framework for growth. They collectively contribute to the child’s emotional wellbeing, while fostering resilience. Join child development specialist Diane Goyette, M.A. in this session which will offer practical strategies for guiding and communicating appropriately with young children to promote optimal development.
- 12:45 - 2:00 PM
- Ginny Watkins, Ed.D.
Magical Music Times!
Come make your music times magical. We will learn a few new songs, learn how to engage your students with the classics, and learn the value of nursery rhymes. We will also talk about adding props and musical instruments to enhance the music time.
- 12:45 - 2:00 PM
- Jamie Ramsey, M.A.
Safe Art & Science for Infants & Toddlers
From the day they are born, children are making brain connections. What better way to engage our babies and explore their senses then through safe art and science activities? This session will give teachers a variety of ideas which are both safe and fun for our littlest babies to our oldest toddlers.
SESSION IV
- 2:15 - 3:30 PM
- Corey Garza, M.Ed.
Igniting the Fire for Social-Emotional Learning
In contributing to a GREAT conference, I hope each of you will join me for a quick look at Social-Emotional Learning and its concepts via Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). This will include group activities and a few anecdotes to remind us how important these concepts are to our children and our personal lives.
- 2:15 - 3:30 PM
- Amy Lerman, MA, CCC-SLP
Navigating Tough Talks with Parents: How to Address the Elephant in the Room
In the field of education, we have all been in a parent meeting that involved hard to hear news. These discussions typically end up going one of three ways. Either we avoid the uncomfortable conversation, make mistakes in the delivery, or conduct a thoughtful and empathetic dialogue. Amy Lerman, MA, CCC-SLP, Community Outreach at The Parish School will provide participants with tools and strategies to navigate these tough talks with the use of first-hand accounts, research, and clinical experience.
- 2:15 - 3:30 PM
- Diane Goyette, M.A.
The Baby Dance: Enhancing Teacher-Child Attachment
Warm, caring relationships between adults and children are the foundation for a child's healthy development, behavior and health. Learn how to evaluate your relationships, practice strategies to strengthen your relationships with every child in your care. This session benefits not only the children but yourself as well!
- 2:15 - 3:30 PM
- Ginny Watkins, Ed.D.
As the Day Goes... So Do Transitions!
Participants in this session will learn developmentally appropriate transitions for Infants, Toddlers and Pre-K children. We will discover new capturing attention, waiting, moving, teaching and dismissing transitions. Participants will learn how to incorporate transitions into every aspect of their day.
- 2:15 - 3:30 PM
- Gene Cambridge
Living With a Balanced Life
This workshop is designed to help participants learn how to identify and reduce the stress of work and home. Participants will be able to develop an understanding of what causes them to become stressed and overwhelmed, as well as understand how to live a “Balanced Life”.