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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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 ›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 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 ›Childhood trauma is a public health threat that impacts health, social-emotional, and cognitive development in young children. According to the National Traumatic Stress Network (2008), it is estimated that 26% of young children will witness or experience a traumatic event before they turn 4-years...
Register ›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 ›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 ›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 ›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 ›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 ›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 ›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 ›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 ›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 ›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 ›Have you gone to the mall, doctor’s office, or store and noticed that people are in front of electronic devices “glued” to the screens? Screen time exposure is a trend that is increasing among children, adolescences, and young adults. This presentation will identify what screen time is and provide...
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 ›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 ›This workshop will introduce participants to recognize the signs of stress and how it can affect their ability to work effectively. Participants will learn practical self-help strategies that will assist in lessening the effects of stress.
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 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 ›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 ›“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 ›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 ›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 ›Research has shown a correlation between teacher self-care and behavior management skills. Teachers are more likely to use positive behavior strategies to manage challenging behaviors when engaging in self-care. This presentation will describe this correlation and identify various positive behavior...
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 ›You make a difference every day in the lives of children. Every interaction is an opportunity to challenge children to think deeply about concepts and ideas. Interactions between adults and children is the key to children gaining higher order thinking skills.In this workshop, we will explore how to...
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...
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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.