Join us for Our 4th Annual Conference: Inspiring Wonder
Featuring keynote speaker: Beth Peloquin
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VCCPA is pleased to announce that our 4th Annual Conference will held on Saturday, April 8th, 2017 from 8:15 am until 4:00 pm at Steakhouse Restaurant 1239 U.S. Route 302-Berlin in Barre, Vermont.
This dynamic conference will offer 6 hours of training and will begin with a continental breakfast. Following breakfast, keynote speaker, Beth Peloquin will explore inclusive learning environments that incorporate VELS. Participants will then engage in two workshops, one prior to and one after a delicious Steakhouse Restaurant lunch provided by VCCPA. The conference will wrap up with a cookie break and an energetic wrap-up session of music and movement. Its bound to be an informative, restorative, and inspiring day! Don't miss it! Sign up today to reserve your workshop choices! |
About our Keynote Speaker: Beth Peloquin
Beth is an instructor in the Early Childhood Special Education Program. She taught in public preschool inclusion programs in Williston and Fairfield before becoming a consultant and trainer full time in 2013. She is a past president of the Vermont Division for Early Childhood (VTDEC) and she currently serves on the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VAEYC) Board. She also works at both UVM and Champlain College as adjunct faculty teaching in both early education and special education courses.
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Keynote Presentation: Laying Out the Welcome Mat
This interactive presentation will focus on considerations for structuring environments and activities to allow each and every child have meaningful participation in early care and education. We’ll use the new Vermont Early Learning Standards, as well as the Guidelines document being developed for Vermont on the full participation of each and every child in early care and education. We’ll discuss how to apply these documents in our work with young children.
Morning Workshop Options
Participants will attend one of the following workshops prior to lunch:
"Growing up Wild," presented by Alison Thomas, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Growing Up WILD is an early childhood education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Growing Up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills.
"Wonder Is the Beginning of Wisdom: Incorporating the Outdoor World Using an Inquiry Based Approach," presented by Susan Koch & Jillian Zeilenga.
Are you eager to encourage a sense of wonder in the learners you work with? Would you like to explore options for outdoor learning, and make connections to your curriculum? Is an inquiry based approach appealing to you? If so, this workshop is for you! Let us show you how Union Elementary and East Montpelier Elementary Schools have incorporated outdoor learning into their curriculum We will connect the Vermont Early Learning Standards to inquiry and outdoor learning. Participants will have a chance to explore some inquiry based outdoor learning stations, and consider ways to incorporate these activities into their programs.
"Counting and Cardinality Everywhere," presented by Beth Peloquin.
Come explore new activities and ideas to discover the world of counting and cardinality with kids. We’ll play with toys and come up with ways to include math skills in a variety of activities – not just in the math center, but in all areas of your program.
Growing Up WILD is an early childhood education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Growing Up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills.
"Wonder Is the Beginning of Wisdom: Incorporating the Outdoor World Using an Inquiry Based Approach," presented by Susan Koch & Jillian Zeilenga.
Are you eager to encourage a sense of wonder in the learners you work with? Would you like to explore options for outdoor learning, and make connections to your curriculum? Is an inquiry based approach appealing to you? If so, this workshop is for you! Let us show you how Union Elementary and East Montpelier Elementary Schools have incorporated outdoor learning into their curriculum We will connect the Vermont Early Learning Standards to inquiry and outdoor learning. Participants will have a chance to explore some inquiry based outdoor learning stations, and consider ways to incorporate these activities into their programs.
"Counting and Cardinality Everywhere," presented by Beth Peloquin.
Come explore new activities and ideas to discover the world of counting and cardinality with kids. We’ll play with toys and come up with ways to include math skills in a variety of activities – not just in the math center, but in all areas of your program.
Afternoon Workshop Options
Participants will attend one of the following workshops after lunch:
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"Growing up Wild," presented by Alison Thomas, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Growing Up WILD is an early childhood education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Growing Up WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive impressions about the natural world and lifelong social and academic skills. "Sparking Inquiry in Young Children," presented by Beth Peloqin Let’s explore together how to engage young children’s natural inquisitiveness in order to help shape their interests in science and discovery. We’ll try some exciting “experiments” and talk about how to use science vocabulary and concepts with kids. "Musical Inspirations for Little Minds," presented by Jennifer Debedout This session will provide resources and activity ideas for inspiring little minds with music. Songs, fingerplays, chants and more will be shared in this session. The use of music to promote and enhance social skills, pre-academic learning and communication skills will be explored. A brief review of the role music can play in brain development and developmental stages will also covered in this interactive and musical session. |
Wrap-Up Session
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Participants will reconvene after the workshops for a group wrap-up.
"Movement Inspirations for Little Movers," presented by Jennifer Debedout This session will provide resources and activities ideas for inspiring movement in your setting. Moving to music can be really fun while also building a variety of skills! Movement to music can support development of gross and fine motor skills as well as assist little movers in increasing their motor planning, spatial awareness and coordination. This session will get everybody up and moving and it will provide hands on interaction with movement props such as scarves, parachutes and bean bags. |
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Conference Fees
Conference fees include: continental breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack as well as a keynote presentation, 6 hours of training, and a session of make and take activities.
Non-Members - $75
Current VCCPA Members - $45 ($30 discount on conference!)
New Membership at the time of Conference Registration - $75 ($30 discount on conference!)
Non-Members - $75
Current VCCPA Members - $45 ($30 discount on conference!)
New Membership at the time of Conference Registration - $75 ($30 discount on conference!)
Workshop preferences will be honored on a first come, first serve basis. The conference will be available to the first 100 registrants.
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