Getting Back to the Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice

15th Kern County Child Development Conference
September 20, 2014 • 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Rabobank Arena & Convention Center • 1001 Truxtun Avenue • Bakersfield, CA 93301
Sponsors
Getting Back to the Basics
of Developmentally Appropriate Practice
This conference is open to anyone
interested in early childhood. The
information provided will be relevant
to family child care providers, teaching
and administrative staff working
in early childhood education and
school age programs, early childhood
education/child development
students, parents/foster parents and
early childhood education instructors.
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7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
9:45 – 11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
12:30 - 12:45 p.m.
12:45 – 2:15 p.m.
2:15 - 2:45 p.m.
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Registration, Vendors, Refreshments
Opening Announcements
Keynote Address
Transition to Workshop Session 1
Workshop Session 1
Lunch, Vendors, Door Prizes & Raffle
Transition to Workshop Session 2
Workshop Session 2
Break & Transition to Workshop Session 3
Workshop Session 3
Registration Details
• Workshop placement is first come, first served so mail your
registration early!
• Please fill in three choices for each session so that
we can place you in your 2nd or 3rd choice if your
first choice is full.
• An e-mail confirmation will be sent prior to the conference
if a legible e-mail address is provided on the registration
form.
• Make a copy of your registration form before mailing with
your payment.
• Registration Fees:
• Early Bird $50.00 if postmarked by August 1, 2014
• Regular $65.00 if postmarked between August 2 and
September 12, 2014
• Current AEYC members can receive a $5 discount if current
Kern AEYC Member ID number is provided.
• All registrations must be received by September 12, 2014.
The Kern County Child Development
Conference Committee wishes to thank
Lakeshore Learning Materials for their generous support of this year’s conference
through sponsorship of a raffle. Lakeshore is providing:
1 - Grand Prize:
$125 Lakeshore gift card
1 - Second Place Prize: $75 Lakeshore gift card
1 - Third Place Prize: $50 Lakeshore gift card
In addition, the Conference Committee is contributing the following to the raffle:
2 - $100 Lakeshore gift cards
Raffle tickets may be purchased in advance or the day of the Conference. Tickets
are $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. Raffle winners do not need to be present to win.
Call (661) 282-7788 for information about how to purchase tickets!
Please stop by the Lakeshore Learning Materials booth and let them know how
much we appreciate their support!
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST: Seasonal fresh
fruit, assorted breakfast breads, pastries, juice, coffee and tea will be available during registration.
LUNCH: Box lunches will be provided by
Sequoia’s Sandwich Company. A variety of sandwiches, chips, salads and drinks
will be made available. Choices will be on a first come/first served basis.
P.M. SNACK: A variety of cookies and bottled water will be provided in the lobby
during the afternoon break.
• Pre-registration is required. There will be no on-site
registrations.
• Conference materials and workshop placements will
be provided at the registration tables the day of the
conference.
• Sorry we are unable to accept purchase orders.
• Mail completed registration form along with your check or
money order payable to KCCDC to:
Kern County Child Development Conference
P.O. Box 2112
Bakersfield, California 93303
• Registrations will not be processed until payment has
been received.
• There will be no refunds. However, registrations
are transferable. If you are registered, but are unable
to attend, someone may attend in your place in the
workshops you registered for.
• Continental breakfast, lunch and snack are included with
the conference fee.
• Certificates of professional growth will be provided.
• For liability reasons, no children are allowed at the
conference.
• For more information call (661) 282-7788.
• Parking Options:
⋅⋅Rabobank Arena (no charge) – behind the arena on N
Street to the south
⋅⋅Marriott Hotel (may be a fee) – behind the Marriott
Hotel to the south
⋅⋅Kern County Administration (no charge) Building
parking structure (note timed spaces) – enter at N
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PLEASE NOTE: This program contains workshop descriptions and times to assist you
with planning your day. However, there may be last minute changes. The final program
will be included in the conference packet the morning of the conference. If a registrant’s
first choice workshop is full, they will be placed in their second choice workshop. If the
second workshop is also full, they will be placed in their third workshop. All workshop
placements are on a first come/first served basis.
SESSION 1 – 9:45 – 11:15 A.M.
(Please choose a first, second and third choice from workshops #1 to 11 in Session
1 on your registration form)
1. How Do Our Children Grow?
Bev Bos and Michael Leeman – Roseville Community Preschool
This workshop utilizes elements of child development, brain research, and
learning styles as its foundation. By examining what distinguishes a brain
impoverished environment from a brain enriching environment, participants
will strengthen their understanding of how children learn as well as enhance
their ability to address the needs of children both at school and home. This
presentation takes advantage of Bev’s expertise in establishing inside and
outside school environments. Included will be practical suggestions for
the classroom and features a slide presentation highlighting the Roseville
Community Preschool environment.
2. Using Developmentally Appropriate Practice to
Support Your Curriculum
Steve Erwin – Kaplan Early Learning Company
Participants will be able to recognize and support the basic tenants
of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) when implementing
curriculum. This workshop will explore how decisions made using DAP will
support their current curriculum.
3. Steps to Becoming a Quality Educator
Joshua Alvarez – CM School Supply
Attendees will learn and explore innovative ways and techniques on how
to take their teaching to the next level of quality. Participants will explore
how to handle and improve behavior, cooperation, listening, language and
communication.
4. Signing With Grandma Whoople
Katherine Jordan – Grandma Whoople Enterprises
Participants will learn basic America Sign Language to use on Monday
morning. Handouts available!
5. El Infante Es Muy Frágil
Alice Carrillo – Mentor Director
Técnicas en cómo retener un infante/niño feliz y con buena salud.
Discusiónes en el desarrollo del cerebro y cómo es importante de unirse con
su niño. Actividades y discusiónes sobre esto se llevara acabo.
6. Math for Toddlers
Sandra WaffordPinkins and MaryAnn Mooney –
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Participants will learn strategies for introducing early math concepts into
daily routines, activities and play for infants and toddlers. Participants will
also gain knowledge on how infants and toddlers acquire these concepts
and will have hands-on activities with ideas that they can use with the
children both in home day care and centers.
7. Bullying Prevention and Intervention Strategies
Danell Ward and Marina Mancera –
Bakersfield College Child Development Program
This workshop will identify the types of bullying that takes place and how
children and youth contribute to bullying. Participants will explore bullying
prevention skills for children and practice strategies to prevent bullying.
8. Teaching Through Storytelling Using
Felt-Board Puppets, Pieces and Props
Judy Woodworth and Sundrina Kofod –
Artfelt Puppet, Pieces & Props
Teaching from a story, book, rhyme or event creates some of the most
engaging and memorable learning experiences. Learn many ways to
enhance language and literature, strengthen science and math skills, inspire
imaginations and develop social emotional connections.
SESSION 2 – 12:45 – 2:15 P.M.
(Please choose a first, second and third choice from workshops #12 to 22 in Session
2 on your registration form)
12. How Do Our Children Grow? (Repeat of Workshop #1)
Bev Bos and Michael Leeman - Roseville Community Preschool
This workshop utilizes elements of child development, brain research, and
learning styles as its foundation. By examining what distinguishes a brain
impoverished environment from a brain enriching environment, participants
will strengthen their understanding of how children learn as well as enhance
their ability to address the needs of children both at school and home. This
presentation takes advantage of Bev’s expertise in establishing inside and
outside school environments. Included will be practical suggestions for
the classroom and features a slide presentation highlighting the Roseville
Community Preschool environment.
13. Science Ideas for Toddlers
Sandra WaffordPinkins and MaryAnn Mooney –
Community Action Partnership of Kern
Participants will learn that toddler’s natural curiosity makes it easy to
introduce science concepts during everyday activities. For infants and
toddlers, science starts with understanding concepts that develop as early
as infancy. Babies explore the world using their senses from the day they are
born. Through look , touch, smell, hearing and taste, infants are curious and
want to know everything about their environment.
14. Fe Fi Fo FUN – DAP Early Literacy Skill
Building Activities (repeat of workshop #10)
Robin Suitt – Mt. San Jacinto College & First 5 Riverside County
Ignite your classroom with fun, interactive, hands-on story extension
activities. See dozens of ideas including home-made games, studentmade books, songs, puppets, felts, mag boards, learning mats and more
to improve early literacy skills development. Great handouts! Fast-paced
workshop.
15. Beyond the Basics
9. Things I Have Forgotten, You Will Never Know!
Bernadette Towns – Bakersfield College,
Child Development Department
This workshop will discuss the importance of passing on knowledge and
traditions to children.
10. Fi Fi Fo FUN – DAP Early Literacy Skill Building Activities
Robin Suitt – Mt. San Jacinto College & First 5 Riverside County
Ignite your classroom with fun, interactive, hands-on story extension
activities. See dozens of ideas including home-made games, studentmade books, songs, puppets, felts, mag boards, learning mats and more
to improve early literacy skills development. Great handouts! Fast-paced
workshop.
11. Physical Fitness with Music and Movement
Maria Guerra – Kern County Superintendent of Schools,
Early Childhood Education Division
Participants will engage in creative learning activities designed to get
children’s bodies moving by incorporating music and physical movement.
Danell Ward and Marina Mancera –
Bakersfield College Child Development Program
Participants will learn strategies that they can use daily to support the
learning foundations, desired results and state standards. Taking the
basics on how children learn in a fun and simple way while meeting all the
standards.
16. Cookies, Crafts and Children – Oh My!
Susan Mettetal – Christ’s Church of the Valley
Come and discover creative, seasonal ideas for the classroom or home.
Interactive, tasty and fun. Christian/Bible-based.
17. Beginning Together
Rosie Barron – Community Action Partnership of Kern
Participants will learn techniques to help support families who have children
with special needs.
18. The Bully Era
Katherine Jordan – Grandma Whoople Enterprises
Participants will have the opportunity to learn anti-bullying techniques
through fairytales, games and activities. Handouts will be available.
19. Using Different Methods to do DRDPs
Gloriah McDonald – Bakersfield City School District
Participants will share how they do their DRDPs and make games to add to
their DRDP learning tools. Door prizes, handouts and boxes of “freebies” will
be given.
20. Using Developmentally Appropriate Practice to
Support Your Curriculum (Repeat of Workshop #2)
Steve Erwin – Kaplan Early Learning Company
Participants will be able to recognize and support the basic tenants
of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) when implementing
curriculum. This workshop will explore how decisions made using DAP will
support their current curriculum.
21. El Camino para ser un Educador de Calidad
Joshua Alvarez – CM School Supply
Usted explorará tecnicas inovativas en como llevar su ensenañsa a otro nivel
de calidad. Usted explorará como manejar y mejorar el comportamiento, la
coperación, el escuchar, el lengauge y la comunicación.
22. Ideas and Activities to Promote Self-Regulation
Dianne Young – Fresno Pacific University
Participants will explore CSEFEL to gain ideas and activities that will promote
positive environments to help children gain self-regulation skills. Handouts
will be provided for all activities.
SESSION 3 – 2:45 – 4:15 P.M.
(Please choose a first, second and third choice from workshops #23 to 33 in Session
3 on your registration form)
23. Big Books, Small Books, Homemade Books that Rock
Robin Suitt – Mt. San Jacinto College & First 5 Riverside County
The “how-to’s” of student, teacher and whole class home-made books!
Learn some new tricks, resources and ideas to enhance your book center and
overall book usage all around the classroom. Bring your best idea from your
own class and win a prize! Great handouts will be provided.
24. Trash to Treasures
Mary Elen Gutierrez –
Mexican-American Opportunity Foundation Preschool
This workshop will help teachers and providers learn how to teach children
by using every day materials.
25. One Fish, Two Fish
Rosie Barron – Community Action Partnership of Kern
Using the California Preschool Curriculum Framework, participants will learn
about how to incorporate mathematics into their children’s daily activities.
26. Move to Learn
Julie Parsons – California Preschool Instructional Network
Based on the Preschool Learning Foundations and Curriculum Framework,
this workshop explores the impacts of perceptual motor on learning.
Participants will become familiar with the Foundations and take away ideas
for fostering perceptual motor skills in the environment.
27. Early Literacy for Infants and Toddlers
Barbara Best – WestEd Program for Infant Toddler Care
Participants will explore early literacy activities for infants and toddlers
including what is developmentally appropriate for this age group.
28. Cooking with Children – Interactive Ideas
Marina Mancera and Danell Ward –
Bakersfield College Child Development Program
Come and join this interactive workshop where you will learn games to
teach young children about nutrition. You will also have opportunities to
participate in creative parent involvement workshop ideas, parent/child
cooking ideas plus information on fun, free resources that are available to
you.
29. Expectations vs. Rules for Positive Behavior
Sandi Walters – WestEd
Participate in activities to take back to your classroom that will change
teachers from “managers” of behavior to being a facilitator of community
building and prevent challenging behavior. Based on CSEFEL’s Teaching
Pyramid model.
30. Aptitud Fisíca con Música y Movimiento
Maria Guerra – Kern County Superintendent of Schools,
Early Childhood Education Division
Los participantes se involucrarán en actividades creativas de aprendizaje
diseñadas para conseguir que los niños se muevan mediante la
incorporación de música y movimiento.
31. Unlocking the Young Scientist
Lisa Brum – First Steps Family Child Care
This make-and-take workshop will discuss the benefits of sensory play and
explore science in the eyes of a young child. Participants will receive practical
science ideas using everyday materials.
32. DAP for Children with Special Needs
Megan Gretona – Caring Corner
Developmentally appropriate curriculum for children with special needs.
Modify what you already do quickly and easily to meet the needs of all
children.
33. Music and Movement
Lynn Taylor – Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office,
Special Education Division
Through guided instruction with music, movement, instruments, and
physical activities, participants will explore skills in the following areas:
cooperative learning, imitation with peers and gross motor skill building.
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WORKSHOP INFORMATION
Workshop placement is first come, first served. Fill in three choices for each session. An e-mail confirmation will be sent if a legible e-mail
address is provided. Conference materials and workshop placement will be provided at the registration tables the day of the conference. Please make a copy
of your registration form before mailing it in with your payment.
SESSION 1 – 9:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Workshop Name
Workshop No. (1-11)
(1st choice)____________________________________________________________________ _______________
(2nd choice)____________________________________________________________________ _______________
(3rd choice)____________________________________________________________________ _______________
SESSION 2 – 12:45 – 2:15 p.m.
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Workshop No. (12-22)
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(3rd choice)____________________________________________________________________ _______________
SESSION 3 – 2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Workshop Name
Workshop No. (23-33)
(2nd choice)____________________________________________________________________ _______________
(3rd choice)____________________________________________________________________ _______________
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
• Registration Fees:
Early Bird $50.00 if postmarked by August 1, 2014
Regular $65.00 if postmarked between August 1 and September 12, 2014
$5.00 discount for current Kern AEYC members
• All registrations must be received by September 12, 2014
• Pre-registration is required. There will be no on-site registrations.
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15th Kern County Child Development Conference
• There will be no refunds. However, registrations are transferable. If you are
registered, but are unable to attend, you may substitute someone in your place
however they will be assigned the workshops you registered for.
• Registration questions? Call 661/282-7788.
Mail completed registration form along with your
check or money order payable to KCCDC to:
Kern County Child Development Conference
P.O. Box 2112
Bakersfield, California 93303
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Bakersfield, CA 93303
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Getting Back to the Basics
of Developmentally Appropriate Practice
15th Kern County
Child Development Conference
September 20, 2014 • 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Rabobank Arena & Convention Center, Bakersfield CA