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PRE-K ALERT
JULY 30, 2018
Here's the latest news from The Long Island Pre-K Initiative, your source for  expert training and useful resources:  www.nassauboces.org/pre-k

Don't miss this year's full day of learning on Tuesday, November 6 -- designed just for early educators

This conference is for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, directors and other early education practitioners. You can benefit whether you work for a public school district, a community-based organization or a private school. This is your opportunity to hear from national early childhood experts, visit exhibitors of products and services and network with other professionals.


Where: Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury
When:  8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Registration: 8:00 a.m.)
Breakfast and lunch included
How:  REGISTER NOW

Fee: $95 per person "early bird"; $125 per person after 4 p.m. on Friday, September 28, 2018. No online registration after 4 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2018. On-site registration: $150 per person (cash or check only)


Keynote: What if Everybody Understood Child Development?
This presentation will explore the possibilities for children's lives and education if teachers, parents and policymakers fully comprehended child development. What changes would occur in schools and homes? How would it affect you? You are invited to join in imagining a brand new world in which the unique and magical period of childhood is understood and valued.

Presenter: Rae Pica  is a nationally known speaker and consultant-and author of 19 books, including the textbook Experiences in Movement and Music and and the highly rated Active Learning Across the Curriculum: Teaching the Way They Learn. She is also a well-known blogger and host of Studentcentricity on BAM Radio Network, where she interviews experts in education, child development, play research, the neurosciences and more.


Choice of workshops relevant to your classroom practice

(Click here for complete descriptions of workshops listed below.)
 
Building Partnerships with Families-What Does it Take in My Classroom or Learning Setting?
Presenters: Jacob Dixon, CEO, Choice for All, and Danielle Asher, Director, Curriculum & Training, Family Leadership Network.
 
Calm, Cool and Collected: Using Mindfulness Practices to Build Inner Resilience, Reduce Stress and Create a Sense of Well-Being in the Workplace
Presenters: Beth Bierko and Scott Bierko, Beth & Scott and Friends
 
Get Out(side): Nature-Themed Activities for Youngsters (and All of Us!)
Presenter: Mary Watros, nature educator
 
Healthy Eating From the Start
Presenter: Anastasia Schepers, Kohl's Keeping Kids Healthy Program, Northwell Health Department of Community Outreach
  
The Hidden Biases of Good People: Implications for Early Learning
Presenters: Gail Volk, New York State Education Department, Office for Early Learning, and Kimberly Arrington, New York State Education Department, Office for Family and Community Engagement
  
Phonemic Awareness in Pre-K and K: What to Teach and When
Presenter: Cecilia Stella, Reading Specialist, Harborfields Central School District
 
The Power of Intentional Play
Presenter: Pam Renneisen, St. Joseph's College UPK Director
 
Recycling with STEAM
Presenter: Patti Jo Wilson, Professional Development Specialist, Lakeshore Learning Materials.
This workshop is courtesy of Lakeshore Learning Materials.
 
Stress and Challenging Behaviors: What's the Connection? What's the Impact?
Presenter: Steve Erwin, National Early Childhood Specialist, Kaplan Early Learning
This workshop is courtesy of Kaplan Early Learning.
  
Words Matter: Great Ways to Build Oral Language and Vocabulary
Presenter: Cathy Yount, Director of Early Learning, Scholastic
This workshop is courtesy of Scholastic
 
Yogapalooza: How to Immediately Incorporate Yoga and Mindfulness into your Classroom with Music, Beloved Activities and More
Presenter: Bari Koral, nationally recognized yoga educator

Exhibitors of products and services of value to 
Pre-K and K teachers

Our list is far from complete yet, but we are excited to welcome:

Adelphi University
Baum & Beaulieu (Heinemann)
Book Revue
Child Care Council of Nassau, Inc.
Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc.
Discount School Supplies
Kaplan Early Learning Co.


 Scholastic, Inc.
SCOPE Education Services
St. Joseph's College
Soccer Shots
Teachers Federal Credit Union
Yogapalooza


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Here are some registration tips:
     
Click on the words "REGISTER NOW" in bold red letters above.
 
You are now on the My Learning Plan website, on a page describing the Summer Institute. Click on the blue button that says "enroll." Follow the directions, depending on whether you are a new user or have an existing account.
 
Note:  Each individual must be registered separately. If you are an organization using a business credit card, the credit card number must be entered for each individual, and you may prefer to centralize registration. Nonetheless, each name must be entered individually and an MLP account created for each person.
 
If you are a school district employee or a community-based organization staff member, and your employer is using a purchase order for multiple registrants, check "purchase order." You can disregard statements asking you for an "enrollment approval" form.

When asked for your "District/Organization," select Other-Nassau or Other-Suffolk UNLESS you are an employee of the school district. If your paycheck comes from a school district, select the school district you work for. 
 
If you do not get a course confirmation, please log in again to your My Learning Plan account and review your registration information to make sure it is correct.
 
If you continue to have difficulty with registration, please contact Janet Sluka at 516-396-2263 during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) or email prek@nasboces.org
 
 
 


About Us
The Long Island Pre-K Initiative is a grant-funded project that seeks to strengthen partnerships between school districts and community-based organizations and to share information about research, policy and best practices for early learning. Administered by Nassau BOCES, it is supported with expertise from The Early Years Institute and funds from the Rauch and Hagedorn Foundations. Our partners: Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Western Suffolk BOCES, and the Child Care Councils of Nassau and Suffolk.







NASSAU BOCES DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
71 Clinton Road, Garden City, NY 11530-9195
Phone: (516) 396-2220  Fax: (516)-396-2355
www.nassauboces.org