2006 Minnesota Kindergarten Association Conference at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Break-out Sessions-at-a-Glance
Saturday, May 6th
Location
Session
Length
Time
Presentation
CSU 284A
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
Nancy Kazrowski
C1
CSU 284C
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
Kari Beltz and Eliese
Bloudek
C2
CSU 101 (Heritage
Room)
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
CSU 150 (Ostrander
Auditorium)
CSU 256
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
Elizabeth Sandell, Sandy
Jessen, and Marjoire
Oelerich
April Rosendale and
Jennifer Boyce
Dennis Warner
K1
CSU 285
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
"What Do You Do with the MAD
that You Feel? (Based on the
curriculum from 'Mr. Rogers and
the Family Communications'"
"Teaching Strategies to Use
with English Language
Learners"
“Friedrich Froebel: Grandfather
of the Kindergarten ... Blueprint
for Contemporary Kindergarten”
"Partnership and Collaboration:
Pathways to Success"
"The Crafting of Beads on One
String"
"Minnesota for Mini-Sotans"
Deborah Anderson
S1
CSU 200N (North
Ballroom)
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
Denise Gagne
M1
CSU 204 (Nichols
Room)
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
Choreographed Wiggling Musical Activities to Engage the
Most Active Learners in Pre-K1"
"The Emergence of an Inquiry
Based Program"
I1
CSU 203 (Daniel Buck
Room)
CSU 202 (Cooper
Room)
CSU 201 (Searing
Room)
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
1 hour
12:00Noon - 12:50pm
Kay Cutler, Sue Brokmeier,
De Gilkerson, and Laura
Peterson
Barbara O’Sullivan and
Avisia Whiteman
Sandra Melchisedech
Burwell
Thomas Wolfe
CSU 254
2 hour
12:00Noon – 1:50pm
CSU 255
3 hour (Ongoing-Drop-in
Style)
3 hour (Ongoing-Drop-in
Style)
12:00Noon – 2:50pm
1 hour
1:00pm – 1:50pm
CSU 253
CSU 256
A-Advocacy
C-Children’s Special Care
I-Inquiry
12:00Noon – 2:50pm
K-Kindergarten Program
“School Readiness in Selected
Communities Across the State”
"Reggio-Emilia in Action"
"MyKidCan.com: Helping
Parents and Teachers Help
Kids"
Need a New K.A.R? Use
Kindergarten Anthology
Reading to Develop a Student
Driven Approach to
Kindergarten/ Emergent
Reading Readiness (Make &
Take)
"Books are a Treasure - A
Make-and-Take"
"Make-It; Take-It Workshop
Room"
“MKA Grant Writing”
L-Literacy
Presenter(s)
Session ID
A1
L1
R1
K2
C3
Kristen Wilker and Jodi
Wenner
L2
Sandra Opheim
L3
Elizabeth Sandell and EEC
Kindergarten Methods and
Materials Students
Lenne Holland
L4
M-Music and Movement
R-Readiness
Program
Reference
Page
A2
S-Social Studies
CSU 200N (North
Ballroom)
CSU 202 (Cooper
Room)
CSU 201 (Searing
Room)
CSU 284A
1 hour
1:00pm – 1:50pm
1 hour
1:00pm – 1:50pm
1 hour
1:00pm – 1:50pm
2 hour
1:00pm – 2:50pm
CSU 284C
2 hour
1:00pm – 2:50pm
CSU 101 (Heritage
Room)
CSU 285
2 hour
1:00pm – 2:50pm
2 hour
1:00pm – 2:50pm
CSU 150 (Ostrander
Auditorium)
CSU 200S (South
Ballroom)
2 hour
1:00pm – 2:50pm
2 hour
1:00pm – 2:50pm
CSU 200N (North
Ballroom)
CSU 204 (Nichols
Room)
1 hour
2:00pm – 2:50pm
1 hour
2:00pm – 2:50pm
CSU 203 (Daniel Buck
Room)
1 hour
2:00pm – 2:50pm
CSU 202 (Cooper
Room)
1 hour
2:00pm – 2:50pm
CSU 201 (Searing
Room)
1 hour
2:00pm – 2:50pm
A-Advocacy
C-Children’s Special Care
I-Inquiry
K-Kindergarten Program
"Rhythm, Rhyme and Harmony
in Reading!"
“Minnesota Ready-4-K”
John Archambault and
David Plummer
Todd Otis
M2
"Autism Spectrum Kids - What
to Look For ... What to Do!"
"Understanding Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD):
Developing Successful
Interventions for Students with
FASD"
"It's a Snap! Selecting and
Using a Digital Camera in Early
Learning Environments"
"Play Therapy Assessment
Strategies in the School Setting"
"The Minnesota Miracle in
Kindergarten Effectiveness:
Integrating World-Class SMART
Brain Stimulation, Early
Literacy, and Age-Appropriate
Readiness to Assure Primary
Proficiency in Basic Academic
Skills"
"Success for Struggling
Learners"
"Monarchs & Kindergarteners:
Unlocking the Natural Scientist
in Kindergarteners"
"A Song for Every Theme PreK-1"
"Using Non-fiction Children's
Literature to Support Inquirybased Science Learning"
"Transition to Kindergarten:
Children Ready for School,
Schools Ready for Children and
Families"
"Seize the Opportunity: Invest in
Young Children - Overview of
the Minnesota Early Childhood
Initiative"
"American Sign Language for
Hearing Children's Literacy"
Robin Boeke
C4
Terri Ross and Kari
Fletcher
C5
Linda Good and Ron
Brown
I2
John Seymour
C6
Lyelle Palmer
R2
Peggy Campbell-Rush
L5
De Cansler and Elisabeth
Young-Isebrand
I3
Denise Gagne
M3
Marsha Traynor
I4
Ang`ele Sancho Passe
R3
Anni O’Neill and Sue
Harris
A4
Denise K. Meyer
C7
L-Literacy
M-Music and Movement
R-Readiness
A3
S-Social Studies