PRE-REGISTRATION PACKET FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016 …

[Pages:13]CHILDCARE ASSOCIATION OF LOUISIANA 2016 FALL EDUCATION CONFERENCE

All Sessions have been linked to CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) which is a tool used to measure teacher effectiveness as well as TS GOLD (Teaching Strategies GOLD) a child assessment tool used to measure and improve school readiness for young children!

PRE-REGISTRATION PACKET FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016

WEST BATON ROUGE CONFERENCE CENTER 2750 NORTH WESTPORT DRIVE PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA

For more information, contact Cindy Bishop, Executive Director cindy.bishop@checkmate- or (225) 933-5435

If you have not renewed or joined for 2016 ? do so now at ? off for 2016. Offer good through October 15, 2016!

Your center must be a CCAL Member in order to the conference! Contact our Membership Director, Sarah Heath to find out how!

sarah.heath@checkmate- or (225) 326-3180

CCAL membership fees are based on licensure capacity

Small Center 1 - 99

$120 Join Now for $60

Medium Center 100 - 199

$165 Join Now for $82.50

Large Center 200 or more $200 Join Now for

$100

Download a membership application from the CCAL website or email sarah.heath@checkmate- and request a membership application from

our office!



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GENERAL SESSION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016

8:45 A.M ? 9:00 A.M Welcoming Remarks

Jonathan Pearce, President Childcare Association of Louisiana

9:00 A.M ? 10:00 A.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Michael Gaffley ~ Understanding the Relationship between Personal Values and Professional Policies and Procedures

10:00 A.M-11:00 A.M Louisiana DOE Updates

11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Louisiana Labor Updates

Jenna Conway, Assistant Superintendent Shelia Campbell, Director of Licensing

-Unified Rating System and Program Profiles -Comprehensive Professional Development Supports for Child Care including Reimbursement for Quality Curriculum -Teacher Preparation and Supports for Earning an Early Childhood Ancillary Teaching Certificate -Continued Progress towards Coordinated Enrollment and Funding

Troy Mouton, US Department of Labor

Robert J. Roux, Executive Counsel, LA Workforce Commission

FSLA and Overtime Overhaul: Preparing for the New Rule

State Law Update

12 P.M. -1:15 P.M. Luncheon with Sponsors & Door Prize Giveaways

Tafta Miller, Vice President Childcare Association of Louisiana Each SPONSOR will introduce themselves and speak about their products during this time.

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS OCTOBER 14, 2016

All Sessions have been linked to CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) a tool used to measure teacher effectiveness as well as TS GOLD (Teaching Strategies GOLD) a child assessment tool used to measure and improve children's readiness for school!

SESSION A 1:30 ? 4:30 PM

SESSION B 1:30 ? 4:30 PM

SESSION C

SESSION D

SESSION E

SESSION F

1:30 ? 4:30 PM 1:30 ? 4:30 PM 1:30 ? 4:30 PM 1:30 ? 4:30 PM

Cognitive Development &

A Loving Environment

Utilizing Inner Strength to

Enhance Leader Effectiveness

Growing Leaders

More Than 1, 2, 3: The

Fundamentals of Math for Preschoolers

Marvelous Manipulatives:

Tools for Learning (CDA 2)

Medication Administration

Amanda Rideaux

Dr. Michael Gaffley

Gina Carter VOA Partnerships

in Child Care

Kim Duncan

Dianna Constant Nancy P. Alexander Agenda for Children

SESSION A: Cognitive Development & A Loving Environment with Amanda Rideaux

This course offers a brief description of Piaget's Theory of Stages of Cognitive Development. Then a detailed account of the 5 Love Languages of Children will be discussed.

Amanda Rideaux has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Public Relations and a minor in Spanish from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. She has also taken courses at ULL to complete the Alternate Path Certificate in Early Childhood Education. Amanda has completed the Early Childhood Development Diploma Program in 2014. She has over eight years of experience in the child care industry. She is certified CPR/First Aid trained and also completed National Administrator Credential Course for child care center Directors. She recently became a Pathways Approved Trainer for the state of Louisiana as was also issued her Ancillary Teaching Certificate in 2016. Amanda can be reached at amanda_hb@

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SESSION B: Utilizing Inner Strength to Enhance Leader Effectiveness with Dr. Michael Gaffley

Leaders, managers and supervisors have to work with and through other people to achieve the organizational mission. Training alone does not change organizations; changed people change organizations. Stagnant people have difficulty making sense of change and leading organizational transformation. Come learn how to lead through your personality type.

Dr. Michael W. G. Gaffley CYC-P is program professor and graduate of Nova Southeastern University and is a certified professional development specialist. He teaches courses in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Leading Change, Diversity and Ethics. He is a Florida DOE certified clinical educator. He is adjunct professor for the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at FAU. He facilitates capacity building in national programs such as Head Start and Community Action Agencies. He is one of the founding members of the Black Heritage Council and is proficient in the art and science of paradigm shifts, relational education and lifestyle Central Academy in Palatka, FL. He directed intervention work with sexually negotiations in diverse contexts. He is a certified Child and Youth Care Practitioner (CYC-P). He is CLASS reliable. He is a board member of the, physically and emotionally abused children and youth, as well as with foster care and socially excluded families in high risk environments. He is a former executive director of state and human services agencies in South Africa where for more than twenty years he was a driving force in many collaborative community based partnerships. Dr. Gaffley can be reached at dtbc@

SESSION C: Growing Leaders with Gina Carter

In this session Early Childhood Educators will discuss strategies to grow good teams of teachers, including rapport building and ways to provide specific feedback to support improved practices.

Gina Carter began her career in the early childcare industry the same way that many of you have. She had a passion for children and wanted to be more involved. So she applied to work at a child care center. She was hired as a two year old teacher and given minimum training and set loose. She was promoted to an Assistant Director, Director, trained as an ERS assessor (Environment Rating Scales) conducted assessments, observed classrooms, and now she provides training, assistance, and support to Early Childcare Centers. Additional training and certifications include: Affiliated Trainer for Toddler and Pre-K CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) tool as well as a reliable observer for the Infant CLASS tool. Train the Trainer for TS GOLD (Teaching strategies GOLD) which is a child assessment tool on child growth and development. Over the years she has attended many classes, trainings, studied under many wise people, learned and unlearned a great deal. She thinks what she has learned the most is that things change and we must also be in a constant state of change. But this basic principle remains constant in guiding her philosophy. Look through the eyes of a child, See what they see, Feel what they feel, and be compassionate to it. Gina may be reached by email at gcarter@

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SESSION D: More Than 1, 2, 3: The Fundamentals of Math for Preschoolers with Kim Duncan

Learn how to create a math-rich classroom that encourages curiosity and a healthy math attitude. By using the Early Learning and Development Standards as a guide teachers can intentionally take advantage of children's natural curiosity, make the most of their interactions with students, and create great opportunities for assessment

Kim Duncan has been part of the early education community since 1997. She has served children and their families as a classroom teacher, program director, preschool ministry leader and child care administrator. She is currently a Child Care Specialist with Northwestern State University Child and Family Network. Kim has a BS in Family and Consumer Science from NSU, is a CLASS Reliability trainer, a CLASS observer in PreK and Toddler, and a CDA instructor. Kim can be reached at duncank@nsula.edu

SESSION E: Marvelous Manipulatives: Tools for Learning (CDA 2) with Nancy P. Alexander

Learn how your teachers can get the most from the many table toys your center has. Find out how your teachers can use specific manipulatives to meet the Early Learning and Development Standards and how to interact with children to provide instructional support as assessed by CLASS.

Nancy P. Alexander is Director of Northwestern State University Child and Family Network in Shreveport, Louisiana. She has a bachelor's degree from Centenary College and a master's from Northwestern State University. She has completed additional graduate work from Northwestern, Louisiana Tech, and Louisiana State University. Nancy has received several awards, including being selected as one of the One Hundred Women of the Century by the Women's Business Council of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce and the Trainer of the Year Award by the North Louisiana chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. She is the author of Early Childhood Workshops that Work: The Essential Guide to Successful Training and Workshops and Nailing Jelly to the Wall: Defining and Providing Technical Assistance in Early Childhood Education, both published by Gryphon House. Nancy is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences. Her articles and photographs appear in many early childhood professional publications and books. Nancy can be reached at NancyA@nsula.edu

SESSION F: Medication Administration with Dianna Constant

Administration of Medications to Children in Child Care Facilities provides a mechanism for administering medication to children in child care facilities. This policy specifically establishes the procedures to follow in order to institute a clear guiding principle on administration of medications for child care facilities.

Dianna Constant is the Region IV Agenda for Children/Child Care Resources Coordinator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Sociology and Youth and Family Services. She is also an Office of Public Health, Maternal and Child Welfare Child Care Health Consultant and a consultant with University of Montana Rural Institute on Disabilities ? Child Care Plus Team; Consultant with Utah State University Ski - High Institute on Children with Disabilities and a statewide trainer on Inclusive Ideologies. Dianna may be reached by email at dconstant@

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 15, 2016

7:45 ? 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast

Visit Sponsors

SATURDAY AM SESSIONS

All Sessions have been linked to CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) a tool used to measure teacher effectiveness as

well as TS GOLD (Teaching Strategies GOLD) a child assessment tool used to measure and improve children's readiness for

school!

SESSION G

SESSION H

SESSION I

SESSION J

SESSION K

SESSION L

9 AM ? 12 Noon

9 AM ? 12 Noon 9 AM ? 12 Noon 9 AM ? 12 Noon 9 AM ? 12 Noon 9 AM ? 12 Noon

Cognitive Development &

A Loving Environment

Amanda Rideaux

Supervision should Support School Readiness Goals: The I.N.S.P.I.R.E. Seven Point Plan

Dr. Michael Gaffley

Health and Safety: Infant and Toddler

CLASS Responsive Caregiving and/or The Art of Conversation

Dianna Constant

Marvelous Manipulatives:

Tools for Learning (CDA 2)

Nancy P. Alexander

More Than 1, 2, 3: The

Fundamentals of Math for Preschoolers

Kim Duncan

Are You Making The Most out of

Circle Time?

Juliette JacksonSemien

SESSION G: Cognitive Development & A Loving Environment with Amanda Rideaux

This course offers a brief description of Piaget's Theory of Stages of Cognitive Development. Then a detailed account of the 5 Love Languages of Children will be discussed.

Amanda Rideaux has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Public Relations and a minor in Spanish from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. She has also taken courses at ULL to complete the Alternate Path Certificate in Early Childhood Education. Amanda has completed the Early Childhood Development Diploma Program in 2014. She has over eight years of experience in the child care industry. She is certified CPR/First Aid trained and also completed National Administrator Credential Course for child care center Directors. She recently became a Pathways Approved Trainer for the state of Louisiana as was also issued her Ancillary Teaching Certificate in 2016. Amanda can be reached at amanda_hb@

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SESSION H: Supervision should Support School Readiness Goals: The I.N.S.P.I.R.E. Seven Point Plan

with Dr. Michael Gaffley Supervision is a co-creative partnership based on reciprocal respect for human rights. Effective supervisors know the art and science of working with and through people to produce quality outcomes. Bad attitudes kill noble endeavors. Supervision should support CSSR. If people do not get what they want, they take it anyway.

Dr. Michael W. G. Gaffley CYC-P is program professor and graduate of Nova Southeastern University and is a certified professional development specialist. He teaches courses in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Leading Change, Diversity and Ethics. He is a Florida DOE certified clinical educator. He is adjunct professor for the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at FAU. He facilitates capacity building in national programs such as Head Start and Community Action Agencies. He is one of the founding members of the Black Heritage Council and is proficient in the art and science of paradigm shifts, relational education and lifestyle Central Academy in Palatka, FL. He directed intervention work with sexually negotiations in diverse contexts. He is a certified Child and Youth Care Practitioner (CYC-P). He is CLASS reliable. He is a board member of the, physically and emotionally abused children and youth, as well as with foster care and socially excluded families in high risk environments. He is a former executive director of state and human services agencies in South Africa where for more than twenty years he was a driving force in many collaborative community based partnerships. Dr. Gaffley can be reached at dtbc@

SESSION I: Health and Safety: Infant and Toddler CLASS Responsive Caregiving and/or The Art of

Conversation with Dianna Constant

Dianna Constant is the Region IV Agenda for Children/Child Care Resources Coordinator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Sociology and Youth and Family Services. She is also an Office of Public Health, Maternal and Child Welfare Child Care Health Consultant and a consultant with University of Montana Rural Institute on Disabilities ? Child Care Plus Team; Consultant with Utah State University Ski - High Institute on Children with Disabilities and a statewide trainer on Inclusive Ideologies. Dianna may be reached by email at dconstant@

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SESSION J: Marvelous Manipulatives: Tools for Learning (CDA 2) with Nancy P. Alexander

Learn how your teachers can get the most from the many table toys your center has. Find out how your teachers can use specific manipulatives to meet the Early Learning and Development Standards and how to interact with children to provide instructional support as assessed by CLASS.

Nancy P. Alexander is Director of Northwestern State University Child and Family Network in Shreveport, Louisiana. She has a bachelor's degree from Centenary College and a master's from Northwestern State University. She has completed additional graduate work from Northwestern, Louisiana Tech, and Louisiana State University. Nancy has received several awards, including being selected as one of the One Hundred Women of the Century by the Women's Business Council of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce and the Trainer of the Year Award by the North Louisiana chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. She is the author of Early Childhood Workshops that Work: The Essential Guide to Successful Training and Workshops and Nailing Jelly to the Wall: Defining and Providing Technical Assistance in Early Childhood Education, both published by Gryphon House. Nancy is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences. Her articles and photographs appear in many early childhood professional publications and books. Nancy can be reached at NancyA@nsula.edu

SESSION K: More Than 1, 2, 3: The Fundamentals of Math for Preschoolers with Kim Duncan

Learn how to create a math-rich classroom that encourages curiosity and a healthy math attitude. By using the Early Learning and Development Standards as a guide teachers can intentionally take advantage of children's natural curiosity, make the most of their interactions with students, and create great opportunities for assessment

Kim Duncan has been part of the early education community since 1997. She has served children and their families as a classroom teacher, program director, preschool ministry leader and child care administrator. She is currently a Child Care Specialist with Northwestern State University Child and Family Network. Kim has a BS in Family and Consumer Science from NSU, is a CLASS Reliability trainer, a CLASS observer in PreK and Toddler, and a CDA instructor. Kim can be reached at duncank@nsula.edu

SESSION L: Are You Making The Most out of Circle Time? With Juliette Jackson-Semien

Learn what makes circle and group times successful. By using the Early Learning and Development Standards, CLASS, and T.S. Gold as a guide teachers can intentionally take advantage of children's natural curiosity, make the most of their interactions with students, and create great opportunities for assessment. In this session you will gain tips and ideas for gathering children together and keeping them involved

Juliette Jackson-Semien has been involved in early childhood education for more than 12 years. This experience includes serving children and their families as a classroom teacher, program director, and child care administrator. She is currently a Child Care Specialist with Northwestern State University Child and Family Network. Juliette is a CLASS Reliability trainer, a CLASS observer in the areas of PreK ,Toddler, and Infant. She has a Teaching Strategies Gold Interrater Reliability Certification and is a CDA instructor. Juliette can be reached at semienj@nsula.edu

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