Registration

• Constructing Dreams through Woven Language Practices – $20.00
  This session is aimed to support the growth of identity and agency of young emergent multilinguals and the capacity they hold as users of multiple languages. The dialogue and strategies presented will provide caregivers, administrators and practitioners avenues to value, honor and connect the varied language skills of young multilinguals and their families to the teaching and learning of classroom settings, so their young educational dreams may become reality.
  
  Lydia Carnesale
  GR/All/2hrs.
• Directors’ Seminar w/Lunch – $75.00
  Join us for "Refresh, Refocus, and Renew," a training designed specifically for childcare center directors who aspire to lead with success and happiness. Led by renowned expert Vernon, this engaging session will equip you with practical steps to navigate challenges and thrive in your role as an early childhood leader or entrepreneur. In the first segment, "I Just Want Them to Do Their Job! Accountability," you'll discover strategies to motivate your employees effortlessly, alleviating the overwhelm that often comes with feeling responsible for every task. Learn how to encourage accountability while positioning yourself as a strong leader, fostering a productive and harmonious work environment. Next, in "Building Incentives/Rewards/Award Programs for Your Team," delve into the essential connection between accountability and relationships. Explore why holding employees accountable can sometimes result in negative reactions, and gain valuable tools to create effective incentive programs that inspire and motivate your team. Finally, in "Reverse Engineering Your Success, beginning with the end in sight!" Vernon will guide you through the significance of having a clear plan for long-term success. Define your personal and professional goals for the next 10 years and develop actionable steps to transform them into reality. Engage in a peer review process where you'll receive invaluable feedback to refine and enhance your plans. By the end of this training, you'll be equipped with practical strategies to lead with purpose, foster accountability, establish motivating incentives, and create a roadmap for your personal and professional success. Don't miss this opportunity to refresh, refocus, and renew your approach to leadership in the early childhood field! LUNCH INCLUDED
  
  Vernon Mason
  PA/Directors/5 hrs.
• PHYSICAL: Gross Motor Development 101 – $20.00
  This session will highlight key developmental milestones in gross motor development in regards to young children ages birth to 4 years old. Strategies for developing and fostering gross motor skills throughout every part of the day will also be shared in this fun and engaging session.
  
  Nicole Weeks
  GR/IT, PreK, Admin/2hrs
• Principal's Seminar w/lunch – $75.00
  School Improvement = Embracing Early Learning in K12 Schools. This session is designed to help Administrators embrace the early learning continuum in their schools to build professional capacity that strengthens the continuity from preschool to K-12. Improving student outcomes that target older children is not sufficient while not enough emphasis is placed on early childhood. Innate learning progressions develop in early childhood and influence children’s learning trajectories. When schools provide these strong foundations for early learning, they help sustain children's social emotional and academic learning across developmental continuums. LUNCH INCLUDED
  
  Abbey Mills
  PA/Admin./5 hrs.
• Quality Outdoor Learning Environments – $30.00
  Come join us to learn about ways outdoor learning environments can lead to higher levels of learning and engagement and healthy outcomes such as better eating habits as they grow their own foods, spend more time outdoors physically engaged in a variety of activities, and cognitively grow as they engage in science and nature activities.
  
  Karen Thompson
  CU/All/3 hrs.
• The Math and Literacy Connection – $20.00
  During this session, participants will learn how to build math skills and student’s mathematical disposition through children’s literature and how to use children’s literature as a springboard for developing mathematical concepts. Participants will engage in hands-on activities and games that align to the math concept. After the session, teachers will be able to find connections to math in children’s literature either through the character, plot, setting, or illustrations and will leave with easy to implement games and activities.
  
  Dawn Jacobs
  CU/PreK, 5K
• Upstate Children’s Museum Experience Class #1 – $30.00
  This session will be conducted by the coordinator of learning programs at the Children’s Upstate Museum. There will be a guided tour of the facilities and a workshop session on the programs that focus on the SC Learning Standards within the museum walls and programs the museum staff can provide in your center or school. This session if geared for teachers of infants, toddler and preschoolers.
  
  Sara Tolson & Staff
  CU/IT, PreK/3 hrs.
  
  Bus will leave at 8:30! Don’t be late.
• Upstate Children’s Museum Experience Class #2 – $30.00
  This session will be conducted by the coordinator of learning programs at the Children’s Upstate Museum. There will be a guided tour of the facilities and a workshop session on the programs that focus on the SC Learning Standards within the museum walls and programs the museum staff can provide in your center or school. This session if geared for teachers of 5K and primary students.
  
  Sara Tolson & Staff
  CU/5K, Prim./3 hrs.
  
  Bus will leave at 9:30! Don’t be late.