Learning Outcomes:

 

Science Outcomes

• Understand the scientific process, along with the differences between physical, life, and earth science.

• Build knowledge, skills, and confidence in early physical science learning experiences for young children.

• Learn how to help children explore the relationship between actions and outcomes by making age-appropriate connections to their experiences.

• Prepare an environment that provides opportunities for children to think like a scientist.

• Learn how intentional instructional support and web planning promote development across domains.

 

Body Shakes Outcomes

• Examine how purposeful active play in early childhood supports brain development, strengthens neural connections, and enhances cognitive, social, and emotional growth in alignment with the Early Learning Framework.

• Design and implement age-appropriate active learning methods that promote physical, academic, and social-emotional development in young children.

• Demonstrate understanding of key workshop concepts by actively participating in collaborative break-out sessions that encourage creativity and the application of strategies to enhance comprehension, retention, and engagement.

 

Math Motion Outcomes

• Understand how mathematics is embedded in a child’s natural world through interactions, relationships, activities, and play.

• Identify the main developmental strands of mathematics.

• Recognize opportunities to reinforce math concepts across disciplines to maximize learning and retention.

• Develop expansion models using non-math skills such as age-appropriate motor skills, musical activities, and social interaction.

• Apply principles of instructional support  with serve and return math interaction every day.

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Open-ended Questions Outcomes

• Identify the difference between closed-ended and open-ended questions.

• Understand the impact of asking open-ended questions to promote children’s learning across developmental domains.

• Apply questioning strategies to real early childhood scenarios that support critical thinking and language development.

• Develop methods for connecting serve & return experiences through inquiry-based dialogue.

• Practice creating open-ended questions that promote curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving.

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“Restructure, Refresh, Renew: An Interactive Self-Care Experience”

Join Angela, a best-selling music producer, author, and trainer, for a transformative keynote that invites you to pause, reflect, reset, and prioritize YOU. Having overcome challenges that could have easily derailed her, Angela guides participants on a journey of self-discovery and renewed clarity. Through engaging stories and interactive experiences, you’ll step away from daily pressures, find space to recharge, and connect meaningfully with others while gaining practical strategies to strengthen resilience, balance life, nurture well-being, and enhance both personal and professional effectiveness. When you thrive, so does the precious community of young minds you nurture.

 

Self-care isn't a luxury; it’s a vital cornerstone of your well-being and professional fulfillment. It's time to prioritize your well-being and make actionable changes that empower YOU! Through reflective exercises, we dive deep into practices that replenish your spirit, cultivate resilience, balance your life, and unlock your special powers. Take a closer look at your emotional, professional, and personal fulfillment. 

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• Practice mindfulness techniques that promote relaxation and mental clarity.

• Engage in movement-based activities to boost energy and reduce stress.

• Strengthen self-awareness through reflective and mirroring exercises.

• Foster connection and support by sharing experiences with others.

• Develop personalized self-care strategies to enhance resilience and overall well-being.

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"Jump, Quack, Scribble, Track: Cultivating Creativity and Meaningful Connections in a Child's World"

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Get ready to move, mold, expand on stories, and spark creativity! This interactive, hands-on workshop invites early childhood educators working with TK, preschool, and kindergarten children to explore how art, music, movement, and storytelling can extend into and strengthen learning across multiple domains. Discover how the arts naturally connect to social-emotional growth, language and literacy, math, science, and more through interactive exercises, guided discussions, and playful activities. Turn creativity into meaningful, standards-based learning experiences that align with the California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF), which outline the essential knowledge and skills most children ages three to six can develop.

1. Learn the benefits of choosing creative, open-ended activities over predictable play materials and centers that can limit discovery.

2. Understand how to connect stories, creative expression, music, and movement with multiple domains to motivate children to think, create, communicate, persist, problem solve, and collaborate.

3. Identify how to align and link the arts with the California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF).

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Language and Literacy

Promote young children's interest in language and literacy using their own curiosity, activities, books, and memorable experiences.

Early literacy encompasses much more than learning the alphabet, making letter sounds, and zipping through a book. It begins the moment a child is born, making caregivers the gateway to children's school readiness and future academic success. Learn ways to help promote young children's interest in language and literacy using their own curiosity, activities, and memorable experiences. Discover the many ways to read a book. Explore and build upon children's observation of print in their natural world. Strengthen the role you play in fostering learning and improving important literacy skills.

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