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The Early Childhood Symposium is an annual gathering that provides an opportunity for anyone who works with young children – educators, caregivers, and parents – to gain knowledge, perspective, practical skills, and tools for supporting all young children.
The theme this year is Moving from Surviving to Thriving. This year our early childhood community of educators, providers, parents, and health care professionals all adapted and shifted to continue to care for our children. Our early learning community navigated ever-changing guidance, masked up, sanitized, and worried non-stop, and ensured that they did everything they could to support the healthy development of our children.
We recognize how difficult this year has been, and commend your dedication to children, and your resilience through it all. This year we are going from surviving to thriving!
As a change to the usual format of a one-day event, the 2022 Symposium will take place on four days in February. We responded to the feedback you shared last year about how difficult it is to remain on Zoom for a whole day. Since the event will be virtual again this year, we have created a Symposium schedule that we hope will be convenient for you and reduce Zoom fatigue!
These sessions have been approved for the following IL EI credits ONLY:
Saturday, February 12th Morning Workshops 8:00 to 9:30 AM (1.5 hours)
*Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN): A Tool for Building Family/Teacher Relationships-0.75 INT, 0.75 WWF
*Supporting Families in Understanding the Value of Play-1.5 INT
*Math with Mama: Inspiration for Child-led Learning with Infants and Toddlers-0.75 INT, 0.75 WWF
*How (and When) to Say It: Having Hard Conversations with Families-1.5 WWF
*Dealing with Adult Burnout and Child Meltdowns: Chicken or Egg?-1.5 WWF
Keynote talk – 9:45 to 11:15 AM (1.5 hours)
*Joyful Discovery: Building Early Childhood Classrooms that Thrive-1.5 INT
Thursday, February 17th Evening Workshops 7:00 to 8:30 PM (1.5 hours)
*Authentic Assessment, Putting it Together (Part One of Double Session)-1.5 AS
*Math with Mama: Inspiration for Child-led Learning with Infants and Toddlers-0.75 INT, 0.75 WWF
*How (and When) to Say It: Having Hard Conversations with Families-1.5 WWF
*Adapting the Creative Curriculum for Kids with Low Incidence Disabilities-1.5 INT
*Happy Baby! Breaking Down Poses through a Developmental Lens (0-4 years)-1.5 WWF
Wednesday, February 23rd Evening Workshops 7:00 to 8:30 PM (1.5 hours)
*Dealing with Adult Burnout and Child Meltdowns: Chicken or Egg?REPEAT-1.5 WWF
*Authentic Assessment, Putting it Together (Part Two of Double Session)-1.5 AS
*Supporting Self-Regulation through Music & Movement-1.5 INT
*Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Young Children-1.5 WWF
*Risk and Resilience in the Pandemic-1.5 WWF
Saturday, February 26th Morning Workshops 8:00 to 9:30 AM (1.5 hours)
*A Guide to Being Your Own Best Ally: The Key to Thriving in Work and in Life-1.5 WWF
*Risk and Resilience in the Pandemic-REPEAT-1.5 WWF
*Turning Early Childhood Inside OUT: Children Thrive in the Open Air-1.5 WWF
*How to Encourage Your Child(ren) to Feel Confident within Themselves-1.5 WWF
*Adapting the Creative Curriculum for Kids with Low Incidence Disabilities REPEAT-1.5 INT
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