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Friday,
October 24, 2008 |
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| 8:00 - 8:45 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 - 9:15 am | Welcome | ||
| 9:15 - 10:30 am | Concurrent Workshops | ||
Presenter |
Session
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Materials |
Track |
| Angela
Lawman Virginia Child Care Resource & Referral Network |
Making
After School Time Their Time Discuss school/home stressors and their effects on children, explore ways to make after school time a time of release and give children time to explore their own interests in productive, but relaxing ways. (Ballroom D) |
Youth Devel | |
Isaac
Acosta, Jr. |
Beyond the "Board" |
Activities | |
Michael
Swain |
Common
Lawsuits Experienced by Child Care Programs Let's learn from incidents experienced by child care programs that resulted in lawsuits against child care programs. We'll discuss strategies and safety tips that will support a programs effort to maintain a safe environment. (Monticello) |
Admin | |
| Janice
Nieliwocki Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates |
Confidentiality How does confidentiality relate to personnel issues, clients, and agency records? We'll focus on the "need to know" approach. Included: client, family and staff rights to privacy, personnel records, agency records, and Board actions. Also, hear more about confidentiality as it pertains to “cyberspace” identities and the potential problems that the posting of information online can create for the employer as well as the employee. (Tidewater) |
Admin | |
| Travis
Wilson PCS Edventures |
Hands-on
for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math! This FUN and interactive hands-on workshop with LEGO® manipulatives will introduce you to a remarkably effective, project-based learning solution. Experience Bricklab, Academy of Engineering and Robotics - learning labs for STEM (k-12). Learn how to implement a systemic program that is fun, easy to manage, boosts test scores, and adds life to your program. (Ballroom C) |
Activities | |
Sue
Hutchinson |
Creative
Art Using Recycled Materials Activities using recycled materials offer children the opportunity to be creative AND environmentally responsible (plus, they have the added bonus of being low-cost)! Workshop participants will explore creative art with a “green” twist. (Chesapeake) |
Activities | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am | Break | ||
| 11:00 am - 12:15 pm | Concurrent Workshops | ||
Presenter |
Session
Title |
Materials |
Track |
| Wayne
Olson The Trust Company of Virginia |
To
Get More Gifts, Think Like a Donor What are the thoughts, motivations and needs of donors? Why do or don't they make gifts? See practical examples of how to attract more donors and win their loyalty and their support. Look at the donor's decision-making process and see how to create an environment that makes it easier for donors to decide to give. (Monticello) |
Admin | |
| Rosalind
Young Campagna Center |
Let's
Move and Let's Dance Creative movement will be introduced using a variety of music and props from classic, RB, Hip Hop, Pom Pom, and Mexican hat dance. You'll be up and moving. If Wayne Newton can... (Capital) |
Activities | |
| Ruth
Wallace VA Cooperative Extension |
Teaching
Nutrition and Cooking Skills to Youth It's never to early to eat healthy! Learn new ways to teach basic nutrition lessons to elementary and middle school youth and to teach basic cooking skills. Participants will learn through visual presentation and group discussion. (Ballroom C) |
Activities | |
| Janice
Nieliwocki Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates |
Encouraging
Professionalism Do you want your staff to consciously think and act in all instances in the most professional manner? In the opening interactive discussion, we'll define "professionalism" and reflect on how you personally promote a professional air. Latest developments and programs which are driving this movement will be presented. Controversial issues including, appearance, supervision, personal presentation and behavior outside the center will be discussed in relation to their impact on the quest for professional recognition.(Tidewater) |
Admin | |
Shireen
Hansen Also offered on Saturday |
Kids
Involved In Community Kindness Experience unique activities while exploring successful practices and steps to implement service-learning. Based on an award-winning program, learn to engage young people in meaningful service that empowers them. Leave ready to implement a project! (Ballroom D) |
Youth Devel | |
| Sue
Hutchinson Young Children’s Program, James Madison University |
Helping
Children Become Investigators In order to become scientific "investigators" children need opportunities to develop skills of observation. Workshop participants will explore activities that encourage children to use their five senses to find answers and solve problems. (Chesapeake) |
Activities | |
| 12:15 - 1:30 pm | Luncheon | ||
| 1:30 - 2:45 pm | Concurrent Workshops | ||
Presenter |
Session
Title |
Materials |
Track |
| Carlyn
Lightfoot Fairfax County Office for Children - SACC |
Developing
a School Age Child Care Credential Travel along on Fairfax County's SACC program's journey to develop a credential that addresses the training and educational needs of our teachers as well as meeting the educational requirements of the state. Each step for initial research to final validation will be discussed. (Ballroom C) |
Admin | |
| Gary
Auerbach Spinning Bees Frisbee Show |
Hands-On
Activities for Lifelong Fitness and Fun Frisbee tricks and juggling are the perfect activity to teach children. Great for co-ordination, focus, self-esteem, socialization, creativity. This 'hands-on' workshop with world freestyle frisbee champion will lead to fun and fitness for all ages and abilities. (Capital) |
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| Jeremy
Ross Interactive Dimensions LLC |
Working
Together for Success Teamwork is built on trust, and nothing builds trust better than playing. Through activities, you will learn activities to do with your staff and participants to build teamwork. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is a progress. Working together is a success. Come dressed to play! (Monticello) |
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| Roberta Newman New Roads Consulting, a Division of Cape Charles Development |
Linking Theme-Based Activities to Youth Development Let's explore a step-by-step planning model for creating ongoing, integrated theme-based activities that are directly linked to youth development. Referencing research on youth development, participants learn to use a systematic process to plan engaging themes. (Ballroom D) |
Activities | |
| Rodney
Mills Fairfax County Office For Children |
Playing
Outside the Box Go back in time to the things we liked to do as children! We will discuss how to bring fun and games from the past into our current curriculum and have an opportunity to share a pert of ourselves with the children also. (Chesapeake) |
Activities | |
| Janice
Nieliwocki Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates |
Personnel
Management Double Session; ends at 4:15 pm Personnel is often the area where administrators have the most difficulty finding information and answers. We will cover a multitude of personnel issues including at-will employment; federally protected employment classes; the Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt and non-exempt status of employees); The Americans with Disabilities Act; conducting a legally correct employment interview; employer's obligations pertaining to the Family Medical Leave Act; the employer’s rights in preparing and presenting a performance appraisal; and conducting a job analysis in order to revise job descriptions. (Tidewater) |
Admin
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| 3:00 - 4:15 pm | Concurrent Workshops | ||
Presenter |
Session
Title |
Materials |
Track |
| Ruth Wallace, VA Cooperative Extension |
Incorporating GPS Technology into After-School Technology oriented activities are a great way to engage youth audiences. Learn through visual presentation, group discussion, and hands-on activities. Explore new avenues for introducing youth to the subject matter. Practice hands-on activities similar to those you can replicate in your own programs. (Ballroom C) |
Activities | |
| Carol
Jackson The Dibble Institute |
Relationships!
Relationships! Relationships! Teens today are pretty much left to come up with answers by themselves in a peer culture that offers many opportunities for sex but few shared meanings, rules, or expectations for relationships. Friends, Family, Teachers relationships are everything! It's what is on teen minds and drives their behavior. Your programs can help youth process their day especially with their relationships! Experience engaging activities you can use. (Capital) |
Youth Devel | |
Grant Scheffer, |
Socci after school games and activitiesare all standards based but fun. With the national trend requiring more standards based activity time, Socci's activities and curriculum come to after schools just in time. Used indoors or out, with large groups or small, Socci's cross curricular games are fun, fast inclusive and high scoring. Alternative uses for the goals have been found in Arts and Crafts and Theatre Time in After School. |
Activities | |
| Rachel Gwaltney, Higher Achievement Program |
Engaging Youth Through Social Justice Curriculum Learn more about the curriculum of Higher Achievement: an innovative, national demonstration model of out-of-school time programming with proven results. You will experience activities drawn from program content and will develop your own social justice-themed activities relevant to your programs and youth populations. (Ballroom D) |
Youth Devel | |
Gabriel Benn, Also offered on Saturday |
HipHop Educational Literacy Program: Ensuring Educational Excellence Our cultures, learning styles, and varied experiences affect the ways we teach and learn. Connecting with students and valuing what each individual brings to the classroom are keys to ensuring that all students achieve at high levels. In this session, participants will gain an understanding of the ways contextual factors influence their instructional decisions.(Monticello) |
Activities | |
| Sue Hutchinson, Young Children’s Program, James Madison University |
Families-- Support That Works Both Ways What do parents and family caregivers need from us? How can we cultivate mutual support between families and programs? Participants will confront these questions through active discussion and personal sharing. (Chesapeake) |
Admin | |
| Anthony Dursa Virginia Department of Education |
Get the Right Answers to Your 21st CCLC Questions Might your program be a good candidate for federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding? Spend some time with Tony Dursa of the Virginia Department of Education to explore the options. (State) |
Admin | |
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Saturday,
October 25, 2008 |
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| 7:30 - 8:15 am | Registration and Continental Breakfast | ||
| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Time with Exhibitors | ||
| 8:30 - 9:45 am | Concurrent Workshops | ||
Presenter |
Session
Title |
Materials |
Track |
| Rodney Mills, Fairfax County Office for Children SACC | Teamwork - Through Effective Conflict Resolution Effective/ineffective conflict resolution practices can cause breakdowns in teams and how we can avoid these practices. Let's look at ourselves and learn how our expectations may not be communicated effectively. (Chesapeake) |
Admin | |
| Jeremy Ross, Interactive Dimensions LLC | WACKY WISDOM!! Keeping young people active is an important part of stimulating the brain. Learn a variety of active/educational games for school age children. Get actively engaged, learn goal directed strategies and most of all have FUN! Games focus on subject matters and how to make learning into PLAY! Good for large or small groups. (Ballrom C) |
Activities | |
| Janice Nieliwocki, Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates | The Fair Labor Standards Act: Overtime and Child Care Employees Get clarification on the often confusing Fair Labor Standards Act, including the new FairPay Update (effective August of 2004), the first comprehensive overhaul of overtime pay regulations in more than 50 years. Engage in discussions ranging from employee classification, salaries and actual job duties as well as brainstorming to find alternative scheduling, and pay solutions in an attempt to alleviate the budgetary stress the Fair Labor Standards Act may impose. (Tidewater) |
Admin | |
| Lorene Alba, American Lung Association of Virginia | Asthma 101 - What You Need to Know Nothing is scarier then watching a child gasp for air. Asthma 101 teaches what is asthma, how to recognize an asthma episode, correct way to administer medication, and when it is appropriate to call 911.Participate in an exercise that simulates as asthma episode to truly understand what an asthmatic child is going through and a hands-on demonstration of asthma medication devices. Much take-away material. (Ballroom D) |
Youth Devel | |
| Isaac Acosta, Jr., Princess Anne Recreation Center | Beyond the Board: Camper's Strike Back Do you cringe when kid's say, "I'm Bored!"?!? Well be ready to dance, play, and shout out those worries with hands on, interactive, action packed games and activities. The battle has begun are you ready to play? (Capital) |
Activities | |
| Ebony Doran-Robinson, Time to Sign | Signing with School-Age Children |
Activities | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 am | Break and time with Exhibitors | ||
| 10:15 - 11:30 am | Concurrent Workshops and Exhibitor Showcases | ||
Presenter |
Session
Title |
Materials |
Track |
| Kevin Mathews, Fairfax County Office for Children/School Age Child Care | Understanding Autism: Creating an Inclusive Caring Environment Children with Autism bring an interesting dynamic into group child care. This workshop teaches participants about the disorder (and it's spectrum) and works toward establishing an environment of success for all children. (Ballroom D) |
Youth Devel | |
| Jeremy Ross, Interactive Dimensions LLC | GAMES! GAMES! GAMES! Discover new games or some twists on old ones. Learn to lead and play games that can be incorporated into your program. Keeping young people active is an important part of stimulating the brain and generating good health. (Good for both indoor and outdoor; large and small groups). DRESS TO PLAY!! (Capital) |
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| Ruth Wallace, VA Cooperative Extension | Kitchen Chemistry You know of the current national emphasis on increasing science knowledge, especially among girls. Join in and learn fun and exciting ways to conduct basic science experiments and observations that go beyond chemistry. These experiments can all be done with basic household items that are readily available. (Chesapeake) |
Activities | |
Shireen
Hansen Repeat Session |
Kids
Involved In Community Kindness Experience unique activities while exploring successful practices and steps to implement service-learning. Based on an award-winning program, learn to engage young people in meaningful service that empowers them. Leave ready to implement a project! (Ballroom C) |
Youth Devel | |
| Janice Nieliwocki, Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates | A Harmonious Workplace: Getting Along with Others Focus on the importance of getting along with co-workers in the workplace. Explore the benefits of a harmonious workplace and outline skills for improving interpersonal relationships with co-workers; focusing on professionalism, respect, flexibility, compromise, cooperation, and communication. Strategies for effective inclusion and how to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities will be addressed. We'll conclude with a discussion on the growing problem of workplace harassment and bullying and its legal implications to both the employee and employer. (Tidewater) |
Admin | |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Speaker Luncheon and time with Exhibitors (Ballroom A/B) |
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| 1:30 - 2:45 pm | Concurrent Workshops and Exhibitor Showcases | ||
Presenter |
Session
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Materials |
Track |
| Lorraine Friedman, DreamDog Foundation | Imagination - the Playground Inside us All! Explore the many ways to engage and encourage the children you work with to use their creativity and imagination to create excitement and fun in their everyday world! Get awakened to have more fun with the kids you work with -- engaging and encouraging them to IMAGINE themselves HAVING FUN! (Capital) |
Activities | |
| Danah Kaigler, City of Newport News Parks, Recreation, &Tourism - Youth Programs | It's YOU Not THEM!! Let's clarify the need for the professional to manage their own behavior as the first approach to being able to deal successfully with youth. We will discuss the need for staff to become more proactive when addressing challenging behaviors of youth in our programs. (Ballroom D) |
Admin | |
| Lisa Jones, Carolina Curriculum | GEMS Mystery Festival Experience the GEMS Mystery Festival Kit. Features 2 mysteries (one for primary students and one for older students). Crime lab tests include: thread tests, powder tests, DNA, chromatography, and fingerprinting. (Monticello) |
Activities | |
Gabriel Benn, A repeat session |
HipHop Educational Literacy Program: Ensuring Educational Excellence Our cultures, learning styles, and varied experiences affect the ways we teach and learn. Connecting with students and valuing what each individual brings to the classroom are keys to ensuring that all students achieve at high levels. In this session, participants will gain an understanding of the ways contextual factors influence their instructional decisions. (Ballroom C) |
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| Cynde Liffick, Richmond Shakespeare |
Shakespeare Rocks the Schools! If you think Shakespeare is old and stuffy, think again! Richmond Shakespeare, Central Virginia's foremost Shakespeare provider, introduces your budding performer to the greatest English-speaking writer and instills in them a sense of the drama and play within his wonderful works. Experience the fun of Richmond Shakespeare's afterschool program--increasing focus, self discipline, cooperation, literacy, memorization and lots of fun theater skills--all while rehearsing for a 20 minute Shakespeare play that is part narration, part Shakespeare's original language. It's all play to the student--but inside the fun, some serious skills are being developed, as well as the groundwork for studying the plays later in the school career. Participants in this workshop can take part in a drawning for half-price kets to Richmond Shakespeare's first production of the indoor season, Hamlet (G3+). (Chesapeake) |
Activity | |
| Janice Nieliwocki, Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates | Court Orders and the Release of Children Are you often called upon to review and interpret Court Orders? Examine the most common forms of Custody Orders and their impact upon the educational setting. Review the basic tenants of "Shared Custody", "Joint Custody" and "Temporary Custody Orders" and other typical custodial arrangements. Look at Protection from Abuse Orders, Restraining Orders and Foster Parent Placement Documents. You will be asked to apply the basic tenants of custody to various situations within your programs including, releasing a child to a person claiming to be a parent and parent’s who appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at pick-up. (Tidewater) |
Admin | |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm | Personal Enrichment and Exhibitor Showcases | ||
