2004 MLFCCA "Winter Break" Conference

                                      Weekend Agenda...

  Friday Evening:

7:00 to 9:00 pm...  MLFCCA Full Board Meeting

10:00 to midnight  MLFCCA Beach Party at the Kahler Pool   (for MLFCCA guests staying at the hotel)

  Saturday:

7:00 to 8:00 am…      Registration
                              Continental Breakfast
                              Vendor Shopping

8:00 to 8:15 am…      Welcome

8:15 to 9:45 am…      Keynote Speakers

9:45 to 10:15 am…    Vendor shopping

10:15 to 11:45 am…   Breakout Session #1

11:45 to 12:45…       Lunch & Shopping

12:45 to 1:15 pm      Quiet Time

1:15 to 2:45 pm…      Breakout Session #2

2:45 to 3:00 pm…      Break

3:00 to 4:30 pm…      Breakout Session #3

  Saturday Evening: 

6:00 until curfew   Winter Break Luau / Dinner / Entertainment, Activities, and more!

                                      Workshops...

Breakout Session 1

Circle Time Music and Movement - Colleen Hannafin & Brian Schellinger.  Come join in the circle and participate in music and movement activities.

Celebrate Good Times - Julie Torkelson  will give ideas to help create lasting memories by sharing songs, ideas, and activities to enhance math & literacy skills for young children.

To Discipline or Have Discipline? - Campbell Thompson, PhD, MN Autism Center.  Learn how to reinforce appropriate behavior and use appropriate consequences to lead to HAVING more discipline while less DOING discipline.

Teddy Nutritional News - Cynthia Kay Billings, Education Consultant.  Are you tired of the same old meals and snacks?  Come and learn new ideas to bring fun and excitement to your meals. Learn how nutrition affects children’s overall development and how to involve children with snack preparation.

Quiet Time

Enjoy some extra shopping time, time for a quick nap, extra time with your family, or relax with us as we share some songs, some jokes, and a story or two during this relaxing half hour after lunch before the sessions begin.

Breakout Session 2
 

Bridging Education and Mental Health (part 1) - Christopher Watson & Judy Swanson will help you understand and be able to address the full range of social and emotional needs in young children. First half of a two session class.

Celebrate Good Times - Julie Torkelson will give ideas to help create lasting memories by sharing songs, ideas, and activities to enhance math & literacy skills for young children.

Personal Coaching: Creating Happiness In Your Life - Julie Mohlis.  When is there time for you? What makes you happy? This session will give you the introduction to life coaching and how it can help you.

Are You Eager to Learn? It’s Easy– Judy Lindman, Child Development Instructor.  Eager-to-Learn is quality training delivered via the internet.  Come and see how you can find training within the comfort of your own home and be Eager To Learn!

MLFCCA Trainer/Mentor Boot Camp -  Beth Mork & Deloris Friske.  This Class is designed to refresh and enhance your training skills and readjust your mentor skills to fit our "Essential Elements" class participants' needs. Information and resources will be shared by trainers currently training the "Essential Elements" classes. Pre-registration is required for this class (please mark on your registration form). Pre-conference packets will be sent out to each trainer registered.

Breakout Session 3

Bridging Education and Mental Health (part 2) - Christopher Watson & Judy Swanson will help you understand and be able to address the full range of social and emotional needs in young children. Second half of a two session class.

So... What is School Readiness? - Vicki Thrasher-Cronin, Ready4K.  Explore School Readiness through the eyes of the family, the community, the teacher/educator/provider, and the policy maker.

The ABC’s of Infant Care Are Not the  ABC’s - Phyllis Porter, MA.  Do we need to teach babies to read, count, and know colors? What are the needs of infants and how can we provide for those needs in our programs.

How to Make Day Care Work for You, Your Family and As a Business - Aloha Davis, early childhood trainer.  Look at ways to set up your home and make your business work for your family and your home. 

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