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March 2010 Conferences

March 4 - 6, 2010 Active Parenting Training of Trainers (LA) Sponsored by Active Parenting Publishers New Orleans, LA, United States Phone: 800-825-0060 ext 120 Web Site: http://www.ActiveParenting.com E-mail: mmason@activeparenting.com Active Parenting's annual Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops are a mixture of fun and learning. Three days of vigorous training will help you expand your professional skills while learning to train new parenting educators for your organization and community. The Training of Trainers workshop will show you how to: -Train parenting education program leaders -Conduct Active Parenting Leader Training Workshops -Improve presentation skills -Gain a deeper knowledge of the programs -Find ways to make the programs fit the audience -Exchange ideas with other professionals -Receive 2.0 CEUs or 20 contact hours from NBCC	March 4 - 6, 2010 The Reggio Emilia Approach to Education: Experiences in dialogue Sponsored by Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore) and Etonhouse Education Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Phone: 62814989, 68463322 Web Site: http://www.aeces.org E-mail: siewping@aeces.org, denise@etonhouse.com.sg The Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore) - AECES, together with EtonHouse Education Centre are organising a professional development and learning opportunity for the early childhood community to participate in a Reggio conference initiative. Speakers Amelia Gambetti and Emanuela Vercalli will present the experience of the Municipal infant toddler centres and preschools to you directly from Reggio Emilia, Italy.
March 5 - 7, 2010 Education and Development Conference 2010 Sponsored by Tomorrow People Organization Bangkok, Thailand, Thailand Phone: +381 11 3629 446 Web Site: http://www.tomorrowpeople.org/education-and-development-conference-2010.html E-mail: contact@tomorrowpeople.org	March 6, 2010 Growing With Children Sponsored by Child Start Inc. Wichita, Kansas, United States Phone: 316-682-1853 Web Site: http://www.childstart.org E-mail: mcone@childstart.org Twenty third annual conference for family child care providers and center staff while the child care directors attend the Director's Chair conference in the same location. This is your opportunity to receive six hours of in-service, win door prizes and network with other providers. Lunch is included in the cost which remains the same as last year.
March 9 - 13, 2010 2010 National Policy Symposium Sponsored by National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) Washington, DC, United States Web Site: http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/symposium/2010/	March 12, 2010 Preschool Enrichment Team 30th Annual Early Childhood Conference Sponsored by Preschool Enrichment Team Inc. Springfield, Massachusetts, United States Phone: 413-736-3900, Web Site: http://www.preschoolenrichmentteam,org E-mail: lstinnette@preschoolenrichmentteam.org Ms Koplow will present one hour keynote. Her and a dozen additional presenters will lead 14 additional two-hour Workshops on topics on Family Mental Health Issues, Farm-to-Preschool Project, Literacy, Drumming, Nature Deficit Disorder, Active Science, Autism, Environment & Challenging Behaviors.
March 12 - 13, 2010 CCPPNS 61st Annual Convention Sponsored by Los Angeles Chapter of CCPPNS Los Angeles, California, United States Phone: 310.202.7173 Web Site: http://www.ccppns.org/convention/home.php E-mail: theshortts@sbcglobal.net 2 day conference focusing on parenting and teaching of young children. In it's 61st year, the CCPPNS annual convention is being held in Los Angeles and features 2 keynotes, and 24+ workshops.	March 13, 2010 In Defense of Childhood: Play and Active Learning in Urban Schools Sponsored by City College of New York New York, New York, United States Phone: 212-650-5182 Web Site: http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/education/earlychildhoodgrad/ E-mail: bfalk@ccny.cuny.edu This conference will address growing concerns in the research and educational communities about drastic reductions in opportunities for active learning and play in young children's lives--both inside and outside of school--that have serious ramifications for their development. Research on this issue will be presented as well as strategies for educators about how to keep play and active learning alive to support teaching the way children learn and to ensure their optimal development. A morning plenary will feature Joan Lombardi, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development, Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It will be followed by a.m. and p.m. workshops where participants can learn about strategies to support children's active learning. Admission to this conference is free. The event is being held as a tribute to the late Professor Emerita Lillian Weber, whose work honored the active nature of learning and furthered the cause of equity in education. Graduate credit is available for those who attend a follow-up session on March 19 from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m.
March 13, 2010 Early Childhood Education Conference Sponsored by ABC Academy Resource Center Jackson, Michigan, United States Phone: 517 784-9161 Web Site: http://www.abcacademyjackson.com E-mail: kathy@abcacademyjackson.com The conference will offer a variety of training topics for early childhood educators and child caregivers. Participants will have an opportunity to attend sessions targeted for working with infants / toddlers, special needs children, child care administration and regulations, working with the difficult child, language and literacy, preschool and school age topics will be just a few of the topics available throughout the day. .5 CEU's available pending approval.	March 13, 2010 Utah Early Childhood Conference Sponsored by Utah Inter-Institutional Consortium and UAEYC Orem, Utah, United States Phone: 801-326-4397 Web Site: http://www.utahearlychildhoodconference.com E-mail: jessica@cssutah.org
March 15 - 17, 2010 Strategies to Engage Children's Vocabulary Development Sponsored by Sanguine Consulting Sydney, NSW, Australia Phone: +6596455889 Web Site: http://www.sanguineconsulting.com E-mail: june@sanguineconsulting.com Would you like to get your students engaged in the classroom and build their literacy skills in fun, creative ways? Are you looking for innovative ways to engage students and help them learn academic vocabulary? Do you often wonder how you can get your kids talking more in depth about specific and relevant subjects instead of the chaos that sometimes ensues when we suggest to our students, talk to your neighbor.” Would you like to hear your students respond, “I feel elated” instead of, “I’m tired”. In order to get students using academic vocabulary, we need to get them speaking and participating first. In this hands-on and interactive 3-day (18 hours) workshop, participants will learn proven student engagement strategies followed by methods for increasing academic vocabulary. In this workshop, we will explore the research that supports student engagement and direct vocabulary instruction. Participants will have the opportunity to experience each strategy and plan lessons to bring back to the classroom. Before long, your students will be letting you know that they are feeling “famished” prior to lunch, and “enthralled” about coming back from recess to learn even more!	March 20, 2010 Who Cares?...ASK ME Sponsored by Wilson County Childcare Council & Wilson County Partnership for Children Wilson, NC, United States Phone: 252 206-4235 Web Site: http://www.wilsonpfc.org E-mail: mary.artis@wilsonpfc.org The conference will provide a full day of training and updated information on various childcare related issues to parents, childcare providers and community advocates at large. The scope of training will include topics including health, literacy, diversity,assessments, outldoor teaching,special needs care and tips on recession survival.
March 25, 2010 NCCA/GCCA Leadership Conference Sponsored by National Child Care Association Atlanta, Georgia, United States Phone: 800-543-7161 Web Site: http://www.NCCAnet.org E-mail: info@NCCAnet.org "Legal Issues & Unionization in ECE" - Owners, directors, & managers. 6 hours PD	March 25 - 28, 2010 2010 Annual Conference Montessori in the 21st Century Sponsored by American Montessori Society Boston, MA, United States Phone: 212-358-1250 Web Site: http://www.amshq.org/conference/2010boston/program E-mail: marie@amshq.org Join the American Montessori Society to mark the first 50 years of AMS’s success in adapting Montessori for a new and evolving culture and to explore critical issues related to Montessori in the 21st century through over 100 workshop offerings and dynamic keynote speakers. With AMS and Montessori education now well established and continuing to grow in the United States and abroad, it is time for Montessori educators to take an in-depth look at the relationship between Montessori education and the 21st -century skills, values, and attributes required by our students, so that they may become competent, responsible, adaptive citizens who are lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and creative problem solvers. And, it is our responsibility as educators and researchers to examine, enhance, and validate our Montessori pedagogy and practice for the 21st century, just as Maria Montessori and Nancy McCormick Rambusch challenged existing educational methods and philosophies and introduced new ideas and models. In her book Learning How to Learn (1962), Dr. Rambusch challenged us to consider this question: “In an effort to find more effective solutions to learning at all levels, can Americans do less than look at Montessori again?”
March 25 - 27, 2010 MiAEYC Early Childhood Conference Sponsored by Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (MiAEYC) Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Phone: 800-336-6424 Web Site: http://www.miaeyc.org E-mail: conference@miaeyc.org The 2010 Early Childhood Conference offers over 150 workshops covering an extensive range of issues and topics in administration and staffing, advocacy and public policy, assessment, child development, curriculum, discipline and guidance, infants and toddlers, literacy, parents and families and professional development. Staff and administrators in family and group home, child care center, preschool, kindergarten and early elementary programs will hear from experts on early childhood development, attend workshops and exchange ideas to enhance the quality of their everyday work with children and families.	March 26, 2010 NCCA/SCCCA Leadership Seminar Sponsored by National Child Care Association Columbia, South Carolina, United States Phone: 800-543-7161 Web Site: http://www.NCCAnet.org E-mail: info@NCCAnet.org "Legal Issues & Unionization in ECE" - Owners, directors, & managers. 6 hours PD
March 27, 2010 BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, Central Florida Community College 22nd. Early Childhood Conference Sponsored by Early Learning Coalition of Marion County and Central Florida Community College CF Institute Ocala, Fl, United States Phone: 352-854-2322,EX.1286 Web Site: http://www.cf.edu E-mail: kylem@cf,edu The conference is an eight hour training for early learning teachers and staff, elementary teachers, parents, and students. The 8 hr. conference consists of 40 workshop sessions with the following tracks: Preschool Readiness, Social and Emotional, Primary Grades, Parents and Families, Infants and Toddlers, Administration, and Faith Based. CEU's are given. Dr. Phelps will speak about extending readiness actvities out side of the classroom.