Saturday, February 1st 7.30 am - 3.30 pm
Join ELC Broward and fellow early educators in a day of learning.
Attend engaging workshops based on best practices in early childhood education, network with colleagues and learn new and fun activities for the classroom!
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Join Captain Barrington Irving and staff for hands on STEM projects you can replicate in the classroom to excite, educate, and energize your children to exceed expectations. We will use some of Captain Irving’s exploration-based materials to apply STEM principals in new and exciting ways.
Register ›Tantrums, aggression, and non compliance are the challenging behaviors most talked about when young children are expelled from preschools and childcare programs. These challenging behaviors make caregivers and early childhood professionals feel unprepared and unequipped to manage their classrooms....
Register ›Children come to school with a wide range of exposure and language experiences. One way to close the language gap is through language nutrition. Language nutrition refers to language rich interactions that facilitate language development. Participants will learn how to develop a plan to utilize...
Register ›Leaders in Early Childhood Programs can empower, encourage, lead and support others in a share effort to achieve goals or create changes. Leaders can be found at all levels and in a variety of positions in early childhood care and education. Leaders take action where action is needed, and they...
Register ›What is advocacy? Anyone can do it and yes you can make a difference in the classroom and in all aspects of life. We will help you learn how to be passionate about what you do and go beyond your 4 walls. You will be able to connect in letter writing, phone calls and face to face. You will get a...
Register ›Long after a storm has passed, children may face health problems linked to poor living conditions or the stress of their experience. Come learn about these issues and access resources relating to home damage and emotional trauma. Learn elements of the Community Resiliency Model® to share with the...
Register ›Spanish Session: This presentation will provide teachers of young children with fun learning opportunities in the developmental areas of cognitive and communication through the use of different modalities that include auditory, visual aids and movement. These tools and strategies offer joyful and...
Register ›Making Art enables young children to develop awareness about themselves and express their ideas, feelings and connection to the world around them. This practical workshop experience enables teachers, directors and owners to understand more about the creative process and how they can nurture it in...
Register ›Community building in the VPK classroom creates a strong foundation for learning. A positive classroom culture sets the tone for children to develop warm, respectful, supportive relationships with their classmates, teachers and the school at large. The presenters will provide VPK Teachers with...
Register ›This presentation will demonstrate teachers of Pre-K children that a consistent emotional connection, effective redirection of misbehavior and activities that promote students' higher-order thinking skills are the key for frequent positive adult-child interactions in the classroom.
Register ›This program is group piano/keyboard program for VPK. It can easily be implemented in VPK classrooms. The attendees will receive comprehensive training on the PianoClub program. He or she will learn how simple and fun the program is. The presenter will present the basic concept of Keyboard,...
Register ›Patricipants will learn how to access services through Child Find for children (birth to age 5) who are at risk or have a disability. The Individual Family Support Plan (IFSP) and Individual Education Plan (IEP) will be explained, along with programs and other resources available in Broward County....
Register ›The toddler and preschool years are a critical time for development in children. Students turn to their teachers for praise, recognition, clarification, and so much more. As educators, we strive to encourage and affirm our students each and every day. How many times do we catch ourselves simply...
Register ›This instructor-led course is appropriate for administrative staff, directors and teachers of 3, 4, and 5 year old children. Participants will learn Book Embedded Vocabulary Instruction as a strategy that facilitates vocabulary teaching and learning, allows children to learn new vocabulary words...
Register ›Participants will understand the importance of observation and curriculum implementation and how the observations help in the process of developmentally appropriate explorations and daily routines in the preschool environment. Teachers will learn specific strategies to analyze and store documents...
Register ›The focus of this presentation is to discuss a new evidence-based intervention, The PLAY Project that has shown significant improvement in children with Autism ages 15 months to 10 years. This is a play based developmental approach to treating Autism. This is a child centered and parent/caregiver...
Register ›Patricipants will learn how to access services through Child Find for children (birth to age 5) who are at risk or have a disability. The Individual Family Support Plan (IFSP) and Individual Education Plan (IEP) will be explained, along with programs and other resources available in Broward County....
Register ›This presentation will include an overview of the educational services provided at the University of Miami Debbie School for children with disabilities. Our Auditory-Oral Education Program serves children who are deaf and hard of hearing and our B-2 Early Education Program serves children with...
Register ›The purpose of this workshop is to inspire Early Childhood professionals to "think outside the box" when it comes to providing opportunities for creativity in the preschool classroom. Participants will understand the importance of encouraging self expression and creativity when working with young...
Register ›Spanish Session: The teachers will understand the importance and the purpose of circle time in the classroom. They will get to know the different appropriate adaptations to integrate children displaying challenging behavior. The teachers will learn the meaning of the word Inclusion. Both children...
Register ›Children come to school with a wide range of exposure and language experiences. One way to close the language gap is through language nutrition. Language nutrition refers to language rich interactions that facilitate language development. Participants will learn how to develop a plan to utilize...
Register ›The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship Program and Early Childhood Educator INCENTIVE$ Program links training, compensation, and commitment to improving the quality of early care and education experiences for young children. This presentation will provide participants with an overview of both...
Register ›This workshop provides insights regarding brain health, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES), and Social-Emotional Well-Being. This workshop helps participants to identify and promote practices that improve child outcomes including: the fundamentals of healthy brain development, child...
Register ›This two-hour workshop will discuss six (6) Mathematics concepts and how teachers can best implement embedded Mathematics activities related to these concepts throughout their daily classroom routines and activities. Teaching these concepts to young children is important for acquiring a foundation...
Register ›This workshop provides insights regarding brain health, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACES), and Social-Emotional Well-Being. This workshop helps participants to identify and promote practices that improve child outcomes including: the fundamentals of healthy brain development, child...
Register ›This workshop will help Directors and Administrators of early learning centers guide staff within the organization to explore professional development opportunities that will support their professional goals. Participants will find out why professional growth is important and discover how to access...
Register ›Drowning is the number 1 cause of death for children 1 to 4 years of age. Florida has the one of the highest drowning incidents rates within the Country and Broward tops the charts for counties in the State of Florida. We need your help! We live in a county covered by water, we need to work...
Register ›Effective inclusive environments support one of the most basic needs of human beings, our sense of belonging and membership. Positive social relations between children with disabilities and those developing neuro-typically can thrust all students forward. This can only be achieved through the...
Register ›“Say No To Preschool Expulsion” is an engaging session in which teachers will actively participate in activities designed to facilitate an understanding of positive strategies used to guide young children's behavior. Teachers will gain an awareness of the long-term negative effects of preschool...
Register ›This two-hour workshop will discuss six (6) Mathematics concepts and how teachers can best implement embedded Mathematics activities related to these concepts throughout their daily classroom routines and activities. Teaching these concepts to young children is important for acquiring a foundation...
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The youngest person to pilot a plane around the world solo, a feat he accomplished in 2007. He founded Experience Aviation, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering minority youth to pursue careers in aviation. His airplane, the "Inspiration", has been registered to Experience Aviation since 2006.