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CWE 2020 Topics and DescriptionsAdd it UpDavid HendersonWe will discover ideas to introduce beginning math skills to preschoolers.Around the WorldKristin SmithUsing literature and geography to introduce preschoolers to world missions.Basics of Social Security and RetirementLee WrightThis class will assist participants to know the steps in planning for a good retirement and can be helpful whether age 23 or 63.Be ExtraJami SheetsTheme ideas, object lessons, think outside the box and make your classroom Extra Fun, Extra Special, Extra Memories that will last forever.Being a 1 Corinthians 13 TeacherGreg Gosselin(Have you ever had a class where you wanted to trade them in for another batch?) Sometimes we have a class that is just hard to love. Maybe it’s the kids or maybe it’s us. Let’s discover how to love our class they way Jesus loves them.Calling All ChefsCindy ThomasThe benefits of cooking with preschoolers. Let’s mix together some learning and stir in some hands-on ideas to deliver a delicious finished product. Ideas you can use immediately in the classroom.Calming Strategies for the ClassroomJoyce AlexanderWhen children are anxious or stressed, calming activities and soothing techniques are great for helping little ones (and their teachers) relax and regain their sense of control.Chapel for Weekday EducationJoyce AlexanderThis class will help you design a chapel class for children where they will experience creative movement, story- telling and music based on a lesson from the Bible.Cipher in the SnowGreg GosselinCipher means zero. Grab your popcorn and Kleenex as we watch a short film about an unloved boy. We will learn how to impact the lives of boys and girls that God has called us to teach.Circle Time from A to ZJoyce AlexanderThis class will help you incorporate letters of the alphabet into fun circle-time activities.Conscious DisciplineDonna WellsIn this class we will learn what conscious discipline is all about and ways to implement in into your classroom.Concrete & CranesBeth HendersonConferees will experience VBS 2020 and learn that Jesus is our strong foundation.Construction 2020: Spinoff from Concrete & CranesLisa KirklandThis is a spin-off from Concrete and Cranes (VBS 2020). Participants will engage in ways to make the most of their school-age summer program. The entire summer will be planned around the Lifeway 2020 theme.Creative Cost Cutters for the Classroom Michele Fuller/Meg MathisHow to make inexpensive store-finds, items with missing pieces, and recyclable materials into effective manipulatives for the Preschool classroom. We will share our favorite activies that we use in our own classrooms as well as involve those attending to brainstorm ideas for new activities using items provided. This is not a make-and-take.Directors RoundtableLee WrightCome for an informal session around the table to talk about current issues that face us each day in a preschool setting.First Responders: When Accidents HappenLinda DuffeeAs child care providers, you may well be the child’s first line of defense in getting or giving the child the care needed in time of an accident, illness, or emergency. This session on first-aid will enable us to identify and manage accidents and emergencies, thus possibly saving a child’s life.Follow the LeaderLetha PaulkLearn the qualities of a leader that will help you become someone others will want to follow. Based on John Maxwell’s book, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader.For Younger Teachers: What you don’t Know Financially May Hurt You.Let’s talk about “adulting.” How are you doing? Not your net worth, but how are you doing in the process? What are the next steps?Grab a Paintbrush, your Dancing Shoes and Come Explore the Arts With PBS Kids Juwanna ShawGrowing Language for Infants and ToddlersLisa KirklandParticipants will explore the development sequence of expressive language, understanding the child’s form of communication, and provides strategies for families and teachers to support language development.Happy Dance PartyJami SheetsMake a reason for your preschoolers to get up and happy dance and sing a happy song every day. Use music and movement to lighten up and make your day Happy!Learning CentersJoyce AlexanderDefining and designing a space in your classroom that allows easy access to a variety of learning materials in an interesting and productive manner. It’s more than table toys!Learning Environment: How Classroom arrangements Impacts Behavior Lisa KirklandParticipants will learn how to use the early childhood environment as a teaching strategy. Participants will have an opportunity to study the arrangement of space to support self-reliance, problem-solving, and the competence of young children.Learning Every Day through the SensesLisa KirklandParticipants will explore how they, as caregivers, can enhance sensory development and provide modifications for infants, toddlers, and twos who need additional supports. Potential issues of sensory integration issues are also explored.Learning StylesCindy ThomasThey are not set in concrete. Practical tips to use each child’s learning style so they really get what you are teaching.Learning to Triage the Sick ChildLinda DuffeeThis session teaches how to identify the different illnesses that children in daycare have and how to triage these illnesses to present the spread to the other children and teachers.Let’s Move (Motor Skills-gross and Fine)Dee Ann CreelBasic movement activities to improve and enhance coordination, movement and control as well as listening and following instructions capabilities. This session will aid in identifying learning disabilities and offer suggestions for improving them.Let’s Start at the Very BeginningDavid HendersonWe will explore ways to develop fine motor skills through pre-writing activities and scissors.Ideas, Tricks, and Tips for Teaching KindergartenBeth HendersonEveryone needs some new ideas. This conference will share creative suggestions for your classroom.Math & File Folder GamesDee Ann CreelActivities that introduce math concepts in an entertaining and educational way. (Math is all around us and can be fun).Math is Everywhere!Joyce AlexanderEarly math skills are being used by children throughout their activities, experiences and daily routines. Let’s learn how to help children explore patterns and shapes, compare sizes and count objects through their everyday life.Math With Infants & ToddlersStacey RobisonThis training will teach particpants how to lay a core foundation of basis math skills and knowledge for infants and toddlers through everyday encounters with their children. Topics will include concepts such as shapes and spatial relations, measurements and numbers. Participants will utilize a variety of hands-on activities, children’s books and PBS Kids programs to engage infants and toddlers with these introductory math skills.Music to our Ears: The Benefits of Music and MovementStacey RobisonMusic to our Ears is a training designed to inform participants how music can stimulate infants’ and toddlers’ development (cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional). This training will provide different developmentally appropriate activities, books, and PBS Kids videos that will demonstrate how music can be used to help children grow in the different areas of development.Nurturing Emotionally and Socially Healthy ChildrenDee Ann CreelThis class will introduce “teachable” skills for nurturing emotionally and socially healthy children.Out of the BoxJami SheetsLet’s get crafty and be creative with stuff out of the box. Have fun learning from each other so bring your ideas and lets get busy.Pinspiration for PreschoolJoyce AlexanderUsing pinterest ideas in the classroom that are age and theme appropriate.Play Dough PossibilitiesLetha PaulkThis conference will specifically focus on how to make and use homemade play dough in the preschool classroom. Come see how cost effective and easy it can be. Learn how this very simple item can be used for so much more than just rolling and cutting “cookies.” Learn how to add color and scents to play dough to enhance your unity of study. Conferees will take home a sample!Poems, Finger Plays and Songs Throughout the YearJeanna McEwen/Donna WellsJoin in the fun as we celebrate the year in review.Powerful Interactions: How to Connect With Children to Promote Healthy DevelopmentThe focus for this class is how we speak and communicate with the children we interact with every day. How is our speech bringing and building God in their lives? What can we say to create healthy thinking and speaking in the children we care for?Praying With Preschoolers Letha PaulkTeaching preschoolers how to pray.Preschoolers and PrayerCindy ThomasPractical ideas to introduce prayer to preschoolers on their developmental level. Including the Top Five Memory Verses for preschoolers to learn.Preventing Child Sexual AbuseLee WrightDo you understand how a predator selects and grooms victims? Do you know they work to build trust with adult leaders? Do you know some of the risky behaviors that may be a warning sign of potential abuse? This class will help our centers to be better prepared to prevent child sexual abuse.Promoting Emotional Health in ChildrenRhett McKenzieThis conference will look at how a child’s brain develops and works, and how as parents/teachers we can respond best to children in order to give them the proper structure and nurture they need.Puppets Go to PreschoolDee Ann CreelUsing puppets as teaching aids and ideas for making and using puppets in the classroom.Rainy Day FunDee Ann CreelIdeas for what to do when it rains all day, including activities that are not totally teacher-interactive, are quiet, educationally rewarding and inexpensive. Suggestions can be shared with parents for use within the family.Reading ReadinessJeanna McEwenWe will be exploring tips, ideas and lessons on introducing, teaching, and entering the world of reading. For all age groups.Resilience: Bouncing Back from Everyday ChallengesSarritha ScalesThe goal of this training is for participants to gain knowledge of ways to build resilience in young children by helping them recognize feelings, become persistent and patient, and develop problem solving skills.ScienceDee Ann CreelAt least 26 educational and fun science projects/activities for preschoolers. Science in the classroom is fun and easy.Sensible Sensory: Understanding and Implementing Sensory Strategies in the Preschool SettingMary SharmanThis session will describe the different sensory needs you may see with special needs friends as well as typically developing peers in the preschool setting. We will examine the best strategies to use to help soothe students or stimulate in order for them to be calm, yet active participants in the classroom.Special Needs Toolkit: Understanding Needs, Setting Up Environment, Effectively Supporting ParentsMary SharmanThis session gives the educator a detailed journey into what a classroom will look like with special needs students. They will be introduced to the most common needs that are met by educators in the classroom setting. The presenter will take them on a tour of a classroom that is set up for special needs students. They will be provided with tools for their teacher toolkit to help them create a loving, and educationally effective classroom that not only supports the special students but their parents as well.STEM in the Preschool ClassroomLisa KirklandChildren learn best about their world when teachers introduce playful activities that employ various technologies to introduce STEM (science, technology, math and engineering), and scaffold these activities in such a way that playful exploration becomes real learning.Story Time with All AgesJeanna McEwenWe will focus on refreshing our group times/story times and share ideas with each other.Teaching With IntentionLisa KirklandParticipants will explore what it means to teach with intention. Wild Things-The Art of Nurturing BoysDavid HendersonLearn about the development of boys at various age levels.Won’t You be my Neighbor?Beth HendersonWe can all learn how to treat people from Fred Rogers. Come and hear some of his best advice.Working with Infants & ToddlersDonna WellsWorking with infants and toddlers is very different than working with Preschool aged children. In this class, we will learn how to work with these very unique age groups in developmentally appropriate ways.Quick and Easy Science FunJoyce AlexanderIdeas will be discussed that will add zest to your existing science curriculum. Simple seasonal science experiments, activities, and demonstrations will be shared.Quilting Your Way to Alphabet and Arithmetic FunGreg GosselinFor the most part, quilts are squares cut into smaller squares and tringles. Its basic geometry. We will learn ways to practice the alphabet, learn our colors and use our numbers by using basic quilt patterns.? For an extra bonus we may learn a bit of history. This is a hands-on conference. So be ready to be creative with your cutting and pasting. ................
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