Carroll Community College

18th Annual Spring Child Care Event

• Training for Early Childhood Professionals XVIII
• Hands-on activity ideas you can use now
• Breakout session topics for all Core of Knowledge areas
• Includes activity kit
• Earn a certificate for 6-hours of continuing education

Saturday, April 4
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$55 for Carroll County residents; $60 for Out of County residents; $65 for Out of State residents
Washington Road Campus, the Great Hall

The deadline to register is March 27.

Agenda

8 - 8:30 a.m.

Registration/Coffee - The Great Hall

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome by Ms. Helen Choma, Carroll Community College - The Scott Center

8:45 - 10:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

XXB034AMa: Make and Take Seasonal, Skill-Based Activities with The Mailbox Books

Rm. 157/159, Curriculum 

Kimberley Bruck, Editorial Director, The Mailbox
Becky Andrews, Content Director, The Mailbox
Make skill-based, fun activities that you can take back and use with your students. Your kit will include seasonal forms that help you organize your classroom, a copy of "Organize Now" for April, a skill building poster, and other materials.

XXB035AMa: Managing a Multi-Generational Staff

Rm. C267, Professional

Suzanne Kondner, Human Advantage, Inc.
This interactive session explores the four generations at work and shows how to connect with each. During this session you will learn strategies for retaining and motivating employees of all ages.

XXB036AMa: To Push or Not To Push?

Rm. C269, Child Development 

Kris Holocker, Carroll Community College
Are you using developmentally appropriate practice to prepare children for kindergarten? The class will discuss how providers should use developmentally appropriate practice and milestones to present material to children without "pushing." You will learn strategies and skills to better prepare 3, 4, and 5 year old children for kindergarten. This class was part of The "New" Kindergarten series presented by Carroll County Public Schools with Child Care Choices in fall 2008.

XXB037AMa: Understanding Childhood Depression

Rm. C270, Special Needs

Diana Vaughn, LCSW-C, Youth Services Bureau
Explore the causes and symptoms of childhood depression within the context of the family and social environment.

XXB038AMa: Fun with Math

Rm. C271, Curriculum

Dr. Cathy Castellan, Loyola College of MD
Come and learn math concepts through fun hands-on activities and projects that can be taken back and used with school-age children

XXB039AMa: Creating a Peaceful Classroom

Rm. C272, Child Development

Margie Frankel, Child Care Choices
Join us as we focus on specific guidance and communication strategies, which foster peaceful interactions in the classroom used to resolve everyday conflicts.

XXB040AMa: I'm Allergic

Rm. M259, Health, Safety, Nutrition

Jenny Harrison, RN
Let's explore common children's allergies. What is an allergy? How does the body respond to an allergy? Can allergies be prevented? And how do we combine child care and allergies?

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Repeat XXB034AM thru XXB040AM

12 - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch - Cafe

12:45 -2:15 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

XXX034PMa: Make and Take Seasonal, Skill-Based Activities with The Mailbox Books

Rm. 157/159, Curriculum

Kimberley Bruck, Editorial Director, The Mailbox
Becky Andrews, Content Director, The Mailbox
Make skill-based, fun activities that you can take back and use with your students. Your kit will include seasonal forms that help you organize your classroom, a copy of "Organize Now" for April, a skill building poster, and other materials.

XXB041PMa: In Their Own Way: Discovering & Encouraging a Child's Multiple Intelligences

Rm. C076, Child Development 

Michele Barattucci, Carroll Community College
Make the most of a child's learning potential by using innovative teaching ideas that are geared to the eight intelligences. You will learn how to incorporate imagination, body, and feelings into your everyday activities.

XXB042PMa: Colors of the World: Children's Literature and Cultural Understanding

Rm. M056,  Curriculum

Kelley Gordon, Buff Kahn, Dorothy Stoltz, Carroll County Public Library
Join us for an exciting look at children's books that can help your children, birth to 18 years old, understand the many races, cultures and religions of the world.

XXB043PMa: Dealing with Difficult Parents

Rm. C167, Professional 

Danielle Gauldin, Carroll Community College
Come learn how to take the H.E.A.T. from parents while keeping your cool. This class will provide opportunities to create strategies, practice techniques, and construct a proactive plan to deal with the difficult parents we encounter as providers.

XXB044PMa: Bullying - Where does It End?

Rm. C269, Child Development

Marcia Lathroum, MSDE Specialist School Counseling
You can't hide - bullying DOES hurt everyone, not just the victim. It affects the culture and climate of a classroom. It occurs in many forms and in all ages and socio-economic groups. Take a stand and make a difference. Learn what YOU can do to stop bullying.

XXB045PMa: Healthy Social Emotional Development in Children

Rm. M055, Child Development/Special Needs

Kim Spriggs, Abilities Network
Review various concepts related to the social and emotional development of infants and toddlers, such as attachment and separation anxiety. You will learn strategies that may be used to foster an environment that encourages and promotes social and emotional competency in children, birth through three.

XXB046PMa: Once Upon a Story...Literacy Activities to Use with Children's Books

Rm. C073, Curriculum 

Carroll Community College ECE Student Club
Bring your creativity and we will supply the books and the ideas. Participants in this workshop will create literacy bags filled with five exciting activities to go along with a favorite children's story book.

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30 - 4 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Repeat XXB034PM, & XXB041PM thru XXB046PM

4 - 4:15 p.m.

Evaluations/Certificates