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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 Cooperaon 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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  • 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

    https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=19646http://www.four-c.org/grants_and_scholarships.html

  • 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

  • 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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