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Child Care University Quality Trainings for Child Care Providers
Child Care University Early Childhood Conference supports child
care practitioners in providing quality child care. Join us for a
day of learning and sharing of ideas to enrich the quality of care
you provide to the children and families in your programs.
March 7, 2020
8:30am-3:30pm Registration 7:30-8:30am
Dillon Mall Entrance (East End)
Sauk Valley Community College
173 IL Rt. 2, Dixon, IL 61021
Register online at:
go.illinois.edu/ChildCareU
or call 815-632-3611 for more information
Cost: $35 per person
In Cooperation with Sauk Valley Community College Corporate
& Community Services
4-C
4-C Individual Professional Development Funds are available for
this conference
and can be found at
http://www.four-c.org/grants_and_scholarships.html
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5. Temperament: A Practical Approach in Meeting Individual Needs
Stephanie Budziak, Infant/Toddler Specialist, 4-C: Community
Coordinated Child Care
This training will support providers in understanding
temperament domains and recognizing how temperament impacts the
behaviors of children and adults. We will discuss adjusting adult
behavior to create a good fit in group care and how to reflect on
our own unique qualities. Group activities help put these ideas
into context and into practice.
6. Process vs. Product Art Jennifer Schwartz, Training and
Technical Assistance Coordinator, 4-C: Community Coordinated Child
Care What exactly is process art? Is product art necessarily bad?
These and more questions have been posed by many providers. This
training will explain process vs. product art with an emphasis on
stages of learning, the benefits of process art, and how to
implement process art in your classroom or home.
7. Effective Parent Engagement in Your Preschool Program Angela
Mayfield, Teacher/Owner, Garden Path School for
Young Learners Are you looking for ways to get parents involved
in your program? You can develop exciting projects that transform
parents into amazing resources for enriching, child-centered
curriculum. Come and learn about unique strategies that you can use
to build creative community-building and integrated themes
featuring your students’ families and interests. Communication is
key!
8. Natural Play: Inside and Out Kendra Nenia, Teacher, NIU Child
Development and Family Center
In this session, attendees will journey down a path filled with
ideas, resources, examples of bringing natural play resources into
their classrooms and tips for overcoming barriers to outdoor play
as well as accessing natural materials for your room.
Lunch and Networking | 11:45-12:45 pm
Morning Sessions
1. It Takes a Village Becky Rich, Program Coordinator and
Preschool Director, Woodlawn Arts Academy Every person in the
community is an essential part of raising a child. Giving children
those away-from-home experiences will produce a well-rounded adult
who has coping strategies and an understanding of other humans.
Childcare providers are not only helping raise children, they are
influencing families. Explore how you can effectively influence the
children in your care and their families.
2. Routines: The Heart of Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers
Stephanie Budziak, Infant/Toddler Specialist, 4-C: Community
Coordinated Child Care Infants and toddlers learn through
relationships. Routines provide opportunities to form connections
and engage in one-on-one care in group settings. This session
engages participants in thinking about how children learn through
routine and explore strategies for individualizing care
routines.
3. Gardening in the Classroom Jennifer Schwartz, Training and
Technical Assistance Coordinator, 4-C: Community Coordinated Child
Care
Gardening with children provides them with skills that help
their physical and intellectual development. This training will
explain how school gardens benefit children’s learning and how you
can incorporate indoor and outdoor gardening into your
curriculum.
4. Play Based Learning Jodi York, Assistant Director, Open Bible
Learning Center Research shows that setting our kids up for success
in school and beyond with play-based learning is the best approach
for our early learning environments. Teaching children relevant
skills through play keeps them motivated to learn. Through this
training, you will explore how to design your setting to fit the
needs of any age group that focuses on child-initiated learning. We
will also look at curriculum development to ensure materials are
available, that are age appropriate, and can be utilized in
child-directed learning opportunities. Finding a healthy balance of
both free play and guided play will ensure the child is receiving a
solid foundation in the learning process.
Session 2: 10:15-11:45 am
Choose one from each session
Session 1: 8:30-10:00 am
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Marilyn Brink
Sticks & Stones & Nature Play: Re-imagining Our Work
With Young Scientists, Young Inventors, Young Artists… Nature play
and nature hold a special place in the lives and learning of the
young child. Growing evidence of the benefits of nature and
nature-based early learning compel us as educators to enhance our
knowledge, skills, and understanding of how to incorporate these
experiences in our curriculums and program models - indoors and
out. Explore the role nature plays in enhancing a child's social
emotional development along with brain development when young
children are immersed in the sensory experiences of the world
around them. Let's re-imagine together the wonderful outcomes for
children when nature play can provide a pathway to follow. Marilyn
Brink is the Manager of Professional Development and Early
Childhood for the Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo. In
that role she leads NatureStart™, a professional development
program conducted both nationally and internationally with informal
educators in zoos, aquariums, and nature centers as well as early
childhood educators. Marilyn's passion is to bridge the fields of
environmental education and early childhood education so all young
children can experience the benefits of time spent in and with
nature building a lifelong connection to the world around them.
Marilyn spent her career in early childhood education prior to
coming to the zoo including work in early intervention, child
welfare and Head Start programs. Marilyn has been adjunct faculty
at several suburban Chicagoland community colleges and continues to
teach for Morton College where she developed an 18 credit Nature
Assistant Certificate. She has a BS in Recreation for Special
Populations and a M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education. Marilyn is
excited to be part of the Child Care University Conference and
thanks you all for your work.
Keynote
Speaker:
12:45-2:00 pm
Afternoon Session
Session 3: 2:15-3:30 pm Choose One
9. Digging Deeper - Are We Really Seeing Children Marilyn Brink,
Manager of Professional Development and Early Childhood, Chicago
Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Building from our keynote presentation, we'll continue to
consider how nature play and nature-based early learning can be
included in classrooms and environments. But, it's not just the
materials. We'll dig deeper into how educators use their language
and interactions to see science-learning, see creative
problem-solving, and see creativity. This hands-on session will
invite you to play, too!
10. Functional Play Stacie McCullough, Monica Wolfley, and Mike
Wolfley, Dixon Public Schools Preschool for All Program
This session will review the benefits of play-based curriculum
and learning including developmentally appropriate practice and why
it is beneficial, including encouraging parental participation. The
session will also provide an overview of a new partnership between
the Dixon Police Department and Dixon Public Schools involving
awareness and support services to those children who may be exposed
to trauma.
11. Trauma and Early Life Stress on Child Development and Trauma
Informed Strategies to Use in the Classroom Samantha Awada and
Kathryn Ferdon, Florissa Developmental Center This session will
explore how early life stress and trauma experiences impact
children’s developing brains and discuss behavioral indicators of
trauma in early childhood including disruptive behaviors, social
withdrawal, and aggression. Further, we will review evidenced-based
strategies and modifications to use with young children who are
displaying disruptive behaviors in the classroom.
12. Making Science Visible in Early Childhood Melissa Clucas
Walter, Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University
Young children have a natural curiosity about their world and
engage in science as they explore and learn, but many adults do not
see the science in children’s activities. Participants will have
the opportunity to experience science from a child’s point of view,
learn about the concepts underlying science in early childhood, and
discover ways to integrate science throughout the day.
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Morning Session 8:30-10:00 A.M. List 1st and 2nd choices ____1)
It Takes a Village ____2) The Heart of Curriculum ____3) Gardening
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___11)Trauma and Early Life Stress ___12)Making Science Visible
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