Keynote and Break-out Session
Conscious Discipline – Amy Speidel
Amy Speidel comes to you as a national presenter with Loving
Guidance, Inc. She is also a certified Parent Coach, working with
families within a pediatric practice. Amy first used Conscious
Discipline as a teacher, and witnessed a transformation in her
students. She now aspires to support all adults who come in contact
with children by sharing Conscious Discipline® with them through
practical, user friendly seminars and workshops.
Conscious Discipline is a longtime leader in the integration of
classroom management with social-emotional learning, utilizing
everyday events as the curriculum and addressing the adult's
emotional intelligence as well as the child's. Conscious Discipline
empowers adults to consciously respond to daily conflict,
transforming it into an opportunity to teach critical life skills to
children.
In this behavior management workshop, Conscious Discipline®
focuses on a Brain Smart approach to assist us in developing
“conscious” skills that foster self-regulation and impulse
control for our children. Participants will:
 Learn a variety of self-regulation skills to use every day in
your classroom: activities to unite, to disengage the stress
response, to connect, and to commit.
 Recognize classroom structures and rituals that will help
generate an optimal state for learning within the environment.
 Complete an implementation plan to use as soon as your
return to your classroom.
P.M. Break out session – 3 hours
Music and Movement for Transition – Tish Lilly
Tish is a registered Yoga instructor and is a retired educator with
the Vancouver Public Schools. She was a teacher and administrator
and taught physical education. Tish has a K-12 teaching certificate,
principal certification and a Masters of Arts in Dance.
This is a hands-on training in strategies for utilizing music and
movement to increase student engagement and support literacy and
numeracy conceptual development. Participants will develop
strategies for using music and movement to increase student
engagement and maximize time on task during transitions.
Participants will be able to develop strategies for using movement
and music to support content area learning. Participants will be
able to increase understanding of the Washington State learning
standards for music, dance and fitness
P.M. Break out session – 3 hours
Introduction to the Classroom Assessment Scoring System
(CLASS)- Teresa Bockes – Katie Keehn
Katie has a M.A., Human Development, Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena,
California and a B.A., Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle,
Washington, 1992. She currently works for ICF International as an
Early childhood Education Specialist. Katie is a certified CLASS
observer.
Teresa Bockes has a MS in Home Economics and Child Development
from University of Wisconsin Stout and a BS in Early Childhood
Education from University of Wisconsin Stout. She currently works for
ICF International as a Technical Specialist. Teresa is a certified CLASS
observer.
The CLASS is an observational tool which provides a common lens
and language that is focused on what matters—the classroom and
program interactions that boost children’s learning. It is a system
for observing and assessing the quality of interactions between
teachers and their children. It measures instructional and social
interactions proven to contribute to academic achievements and
social competencies in three broad domains of quality: Emotional
Support; Classroom Organization; and Instructional Support.
Participants will gain an understanding of Pre-K CLASS Dimensions
and how this observational tool is used and what has been revealed
by the research related to the CLASS™
P.M. Break out session – 3 hours
Flexible, Fearful and Feisty- Josie Zbaeren
Josie has an MS Early Childhood Studies – Teaching Adults in
Early Childhood from Walden University, a Bachelor of Science Psychology/Child Development from Kaplan University and a
Applied Science Degree in Early Childhood Education from Lower
Columbia College. Josie is the current Home and Family Life Early
Childhood Education Director.
Participants will understand the different temperaments of Infants
and Toddlers. Participants will learn the nine traits and understand
how to respond to infant and toddler cues. Participants will
experience hands on activities as well as view and discuss video
presentations. Participants will have a better understanding of how
to individualize and respond to each infant and toddler.
P.M. Break out session – 3 hours
Literacy and Language Development of Young Children Barbara Matlock & Angela Nortari
Barbara Matlock is currently a Curriculum/Media Specialist at the
National Center on Quality Teaching Learning, a center funded by
the Office of Head Start. She is part of a team that creates in-services
materials and provides professional development for early
childhood educators. Barbara has a Masters degree in Education.
Barbara coordinated a state funded preschool program at the
Haring Center (Experimental Education Unit/University of
Washington), coached teachers in the implementation of best
practices for all children in early childhood classrooms in the City of
Seattle, and supervised students enrolled in the Early Childhood
Education Masters Program at the University of Washington.
Barbara taught children with and without disabilities in preschool,
elementary, and secondary classrooms.
Angela Notari Syverson, Ph.D. is Lead Curriculum Specialist at the
National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning in the College of
Education at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.
Dr. Notari Syverson has considerable experience and expertise in
early language and literacy development as well as in assessment.
She has authored books, chapters and journal publications in these
areas. She also worked as a Speech Language Pathologist in the
Seattle Public Schools.
Content
What you know about language and literacy development has an
impact on young children’s development and learning at home and
in school. This workshop will present evidence-based strategies to
enhance language and literacy skills for children aged zero to five.
Time will be given to practice these strategies.
Objectives
Recap five language and literacy elements that predict later
success in school
Define and describe language development for ages 0 – 5
Practice three strategies for increasing language development
of young children
Outline key elements of meaningful conversations with young
children
Define and describe literacy skills for ages 0 – 5
Identify four strategies linked to phonological awareness
P.M. Break out session – 3 hours
ACES – Julia Bishop , Sharon Weinhold & Kay Gunter
Kay Gunter is a certified trainer in ACES. Kay has 39 years of
experience training and coaching associates.
Julia Bishop Julia has many years of experience coordinating and
implementing many community projects as well as working with
many volunteers.
Sharon is a certified trainer of ACES. Sharon has a Masters Degree in
public administration from American University and a Bachelors in
Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin
Workshop Description.
This workshop will explore the Adverse Childhood Experiences
(ACEs) Study, brain science, and resilience research. Adverse
Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are significant childhood traumas
that result in actual changes in brain development -- changes that
affect a child's cognitive, social, and mental health. In fact, the
Centers for Disease Control views ACEs as "one of, if not the leading
determinant of the health and social well-being of our nation." As a
counteracting force, child resilience is one of the most important
factors that offset the negative outcomes of ACEs. Resilience is the
ability to bounce back when faced with a variety of challenges.
Resilience is a protective factor…in fact, many protective factors that
can help counter the risks and stresses that endanger lifelong health.
The workshop will include discussions and activities, and will focus
on ways to prevent and mitigate ACEs.