2020 Ohio Early Childhood Conference Brochure Updated 2-4 2020 Brochure (1) | Page 32

Sessions: Friday, April 24
1:00pm-2:30pm
45 Years of the CDA:
Honoring the Past, Treasuring the
Present, Shaping the Future
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Session Code: F21
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This session will highlight the Council
for Professional Recognition’s new
innovations and updates, including the
impact of the CDA credential over the
last 45 years. Discover the exciting
online resources, tutorials and new
credentials on the horizon. Learn about
best practice stories on how the CDA
has supported Ohio early childhood
educators, PD specialists, and
advocacy organizations to increase
quality in early childhood programs
across the state.
Presenter: Valora Washington
Advancing Equity in ECE:
Words Into Action
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Session Code: F22
Ses ion Conscious Discipline©- In
Action (Part 1)
Session Code: F25
Using the "Equity and Inclusion
Reflection tool," attendees will have an
opportunity to reflect on their daily
practices and apply it to the
recommendations set forth
for the field through the position
statement. This session will bolster
each teacher’s desire to support every
child and family who enters their
classroom community
and give them tools and resources to
do so. This session is for educators who are
beginning to or have been
implementing Conscious Discipline into
their personal lives and classrooms. A
variety of Conscious Discipline
techniques will be discussed as
well as implementation techniques
including the Brain State Model and the
Seven Powers.
Presenter: Elisa Huss-Hage
CALM YOUR CLASSROOM: The
Magic of Music, Movement &
Mindfulness for Kids
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Session Code: F24
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Join this session to learn about Farm
to Early Care and the many ways it
can benefit your early care and
education program. Participants will
walk away with a completed work plan,
evidence-informed resources, and
action steps on how to get started on
implementing all three key elements of
Farm to Early Care: local purchasing,
gardening, and food-based education.
Those who attend will also be able to
learn from programs that have already
started this work and how to join the
Farm to Early Care movement!
Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Guidance/Challenging
Behaviors
Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Equity and Diversity
Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Professionalism,
Leadership & Ethics
Bring "Farm to Early
Care" to YOUR Program
Session Code: F23
Presenter: Ava McNemar
In this dynamic, inspiring, and FUN
workshop--full of immediately
actionable ideas--we’ll try lots of
techniques together (be ready to
move)! Kids’ yoga and mindfulness
expert, author, TEDx speaker, and
award-winning musician Kira Willey will
teach attendees how to incorporate
music, movement and mindfulness
easily and seamlessly into the
classroom in order to give children
tools to calm themselves, empower
them to release anxiety and stress,
and create calming, predictable
structure
DAP- the "Doing and
Playing" that Supports Early
Learning
Session Code: F26
Find out how DAP, the tried and true
approach for every child in every
classroom, stands up to the new
standards. In this workshop, you will
discover that play is still the foundation
that sparks the love for learning and
helps children enter school ready to
succeed. Discuss strategies used to
engage children's thinking, participate
in discussion and reflection of DAP
experiences.
Presenter: Karen Goulandris
Age Focus: PRE
Main Topic: Developmentally
Appropriate Practice
Presenter: Kira Willey
Presenter: Hannah Bills
Age Focus: T, PRE
Main Topic: Nature-Based Education
Age Focus: ALL
Main Topic: Music and Movement
I/T=Infant/Toddler | K=Kindergarten | PRE=Preschool | SA=School-Age