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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Healthy social-emotional development involves the ability to form satisfying, trusting relationships with others, play, communicate, learn, face challenges, and experience and handle a full range of emotions. It is through relationships that young children develop these skills and attributes....
Register ›This will be an interactive workshop where participants will learn transition strategies that help decrease challenging behaviors in the classroom setting. The teachers will learn how to use and "make and take" visuals for their classrooms. Teachers will be taught strategies on The Meaning of...
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 ›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 ›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...
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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 ›The ability to subitize helps children develop a solid understanding of number sense and empowers them to develop more elaborate counting skills that will help them solve and advance to higher levels of addition and subtraction. In this workshop, educators will be provided with the principles and...
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 ›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 ›Meet the legislative team from FACCM, the largest Early Education owners association in Florida. Learn how they dialogue on behalf of small business owners with every agency that has oversight on your business and the legislators who implement laws. As a small business owner ,director, teacher,...
Register ›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 ›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 ›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 ›“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 presentation will provide practical and enlightening positive strategies that will assist childcare providers and parents in how to understand children's behaviors, determine the purpose and origins of various behaviors, and to implement strategies that will help children demonstrate wanted...
Register ›The purpose of this training is to identify and recognize the impact that race-related stress has on racial and ethnic minorities and how it affects their mental health and may contribute to trauma symptoms. It will also delve into the importance of cultural sensitivity and cultural competency when...
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 ›The purpose of this presentation is to increase your awareness of the threats and risks that are part of using any computer system. You will learn to identify best practices with regard to privacy and how to follow guidelines to protect yourself and your business. The computing world is the world of...
Register ›Miss Penny will take you on a field trip through the KidVisionPreK.org website. You will understand how to earn CEUs and how to implement virtual field trips into your existing curriculum to strengthen standards achievement. You will go on a KidVision PreK virtual field trip with the group,...
Register ›We will explore developmentally appropriate math talk that can be used throughout the curriculum and learning environment. As we go through a daily schedule, we will consider strategies for centers, small groups, and transitions. Among other areas, we will look at matching, classifying, patterning,...
Register ›Miss Penny will take you on a field trip through the KidVisionPreK.org website. You will understand how to earn CEUs and how to implement virtual field trips into your existing curriculum to strengthen standards achievement. You will go on a KidVision PreK virtual field trip with the group,...
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 ›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 ›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 ›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 ›The ability to subitize helps children develop a solid understanding of number sense and empowers them to develop more elaborate counting skills that will help them solve and advance to higher levels of addition and subtraction. In this workshop, educators will be provided with the principles and...
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 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 ›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...
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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.