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March 2, 2019 City Centre Community Centre & Trinity Western University

5900 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, BC |

CIRCLES OF CARING CONFERENCE 2

Welcome to the 12th Annual

Circles of Caring Conference

The Child Care Development Group, in partnership with the Child Care Professional Development & Training Society of Richmond, is excited to welcome you to the 2019 Circles of Caring Conference. Over the last 12 years, many hands have been involved with building and developing the Circles of Caring Conference into the amazing opportunity it is today.

The Circles of Caring Conference has been, and continues to be, a terrific opportunity for those involved in the care and development of infants to school age children to learn, connect and be inspired. This conference offers a variety of inspiring workshops that bring in presenters from all over the community including this year’s keynote speaker Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl.

Dr. Schonert-Reichl is an Applied Development Psychologist and a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is also the Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). Her research focuses on identification of the processes and mechanisms that foster positive human qualities such as empathy, compassion, altruism and resiliency in children and adolescents.

Over the past 12 years, we have been fortunate enough to bring in a large variety of speakers and presenters to continue to grow and improve our Child Care community. We have seen a number of different keynotes, enjoyed many stimulating conversations and built many connections with many of you who have attended year after year. It is our privilege and pleasure to welcome you to the 2019 Circles of Caring Conference and we look forward to seeing you there on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019.


March 2, 2019 - Schedule for the Day

7:45 am – 9:00 am Registration Opens Marketplace Opens

9:00 am – 9:15 am Conference Welcome

9:15 am – 10:15 am Keynote with: Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

10:15 am – 10:45 am Refreshment Break Marketplace

10:45 am – 12:45 pm “A” Morning Workshops

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch Marketplace (closes 1:45 pm)

1:45 pm – 3:45 pm “P” Afternoon Workshops

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Conference Close Certificates & Door Prizes

Certificate for 5 hours will be provided at the end of the conference to delegates who complete the full day

This is an opportunity to find unique and special items for you or your child care centre. Vendors will be open from registration to the end of lunch


KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Educating the Heart and Mind through the Promotion of Children’s Social and Emotional Learning: Emerging Research and Practical Strategies

Recent innovations in social and emotional learning (SEL) in the past decade has seen an abundance of research documenting the critical role that self-regulation and social and emotional competence, such as self-regulation, empathy, and compassion play in children’ successful development- in school as well as socially and emotionally. This keynote will review ground breaking research that has emerged that demonstrates the importance of promoting children’s social and emotional competence and describe strategies that translate research into practice.

Dr. Kimberly Schonert - Reichl

About Dr. Kimberly Schonert - Reichl Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl is an Applied Developmental Psychologist and a Professor in Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is also the Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), an interdisciplinary research unit focused on child development in the School of Population and Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. Known as a world renowned expert in the area of social and emotional learning (SEL), Dr. Schonert-Reichl’s research focuses on identification of the processes and mechanisms that foster positive human qualities such as empathy, compassion, altruism, and resiliency in children and adolescents. Her projects include studies examining the effectiveness of classroom-based universal SEL programs including such programs as the Roots of Empathy, MindUp, and the Kindness in the Classroom Curriculum. Dr. Schonert-Reichl has received several awards for her work. She is the recipient of the 2015 Joseph E. Zins Distinguished Scholar Award for outstanding research on social and emotional learning (SEL), and the 2009 Confederation of University Faculty Associations BC's Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award in recognition of her sustained outstanding contributions to the community beyond the academy through research over the major portion of her career. She is also an elected Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute and a Fellow of the Botin Foundation’s Platform for Innovation in Education. She is the recipient of the 2007 UBC Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and the 2004 Vancouver School Board Recognition Award for her work promoting social responsibility in students.


Promoting Children’s Social and Emotional Competence and Learning [Early Childhood] Dr. Kimberley Schonert - Reichl

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Promoting Children’s Social and Emotional Competence and Learning [School Age] Dr. Kimberley Schonert-Reichl

Goop, Gak and other Fun Stuff! [Early Childhood] Marie Thom & Angela Yodogawa

Ward Nakata The Reflective Lens: What Do You See?

[Early Childhood] Emily Vera & Kate Dawson

Early Numeracy Experiences [All] Janice Novakowski

Pedagogical Leadership – A Roadmap to Organisational Change! [Early Childhood] Nicky Byres, Jennifer Chen & Helen Lo

Troubleshooting Trio: Flow, Choice and Skills in Child Care Programs [All] Dustin Ng & Emmett Martyniuk

Basic Sign Language [Early Childhood] Kirin Sandhu

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Voices: A Collaborative Approach [Early Childhood] Paula Milbradt

Outdoor Play with Loose Parts [Early Childhood] Megan Zeni

Clay as a Catalyst for Conversation [All] Susan Hoppenfeld

Using the Circle of Security Intervention to Make Sense of Children’s Behavior [All] Dr. Marilyn Champagne & Tova Wolinsky

Rethinking Weapon Plan: An Example of Reflective Practice [All] Rebecca Sung

To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate [All] Sarah McCarthy

AM SESSION 10:45 am – 12:45 pm PM SESSION 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm

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Primary workshop audience is indicated in [brackets] but information can be transferable to others


This workshop will empower educators to rediscover their voice and meaning when working with young children. It will offer a deeper connection to the power of communication and listening to the children. Educators will have an opportunity to define their image of the child and collaborate with the children to develop a rich environment.

A1 Promoting School-Aged Children’s Social and Emotional Competence and Learning: Moving from Theory and Research to Practice [School Age]

In this interactive session, Dr. Schonert-Reichl will present recent innovations in the field of social and emotional learning (SEL), and describe research documenting the critical role that self-regulation, social and emotional understanding, and empathy play in school-aged children’s development. Next, Kim will describe several of the SEL initiatives in Canada and the US that are taking place, and highlight her own recent research evaluating universal social and emotional competence promotion programs developed from research and theory in the fields of kindness, mindful attention awareness, SEL, and positive psychology. She will facilitate a strengths-based inquiry into school-aged children’s social and emotional well-being, and related trends, including the promotion of self-regulation, empathy, and resiliency. Kim will also discuss the practical strategies for creating a caring environment, promoting educator’s well-being and social and emotional skills, and the schools and other contexts, including after-school time. The session will include a discussion of key aspects of social and emotional development and explore approaches in across different contexts, including schools, to improve well-being outcomes in school-aged children.

About the Presenter: Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

See keynote bio for more details

About the Presenter: Paula Milbradt

Over the last 25 years, Paula has served children, family, community and professionals. Paula moved to Surrey BC in 2011 to support the Educators who work as preschool teachers with the City of Surrey. She along with her colleague implemented responsive curriculum. Paula was responsible for outdoor play spaces, curriculum planning that strengthens healthy child development. 16 years ago, she was a foster parent for 4 boys which inspired her to share the power of social emotional brain development with those working with young children. Paula has presented to numerous groups inclusive of CHOM, various CCRR groups, YMCA parent groups and various conferences.

Note: when registering, you will be asked to select your top 2 workshop choices for the morning

A2 Voices: A Collaborative Approach [Early Childhood]


Emily spent her childhood exploring the forest behind her home creating stories of shipwrecks, fairies and witches. Kate spent her childhood catching frogs, digging for clay, and building snow forts in Saskatchewan. They are both the lead Educators at Terra Nova Nature School operated by Thompson Community Association and have twenty plus years working as Early Childhood Educators.

A3 The Reflective Lens: What Do You See? [Early Childhood]

Consider the microscope, telescope, binoculars, and kaleidoscope! How do you look at your teaching practice? Presenters will share their own experiences - and challenges! - of looking forward to a vision of their centre's future; holding on to the best of their school traditions; all while maintaining the balance of day-to-day living well with young children. This workshop will include theoretical, playful and experiential opportunities for learning.

Participants will consider and reflect upon their past, current and future teaching practices and develop concrete strategies for inspiring and renewing their work.

About the Presenters: Emily Vera and Kate Dawson

We will explore materials and tasks that support the development of early numeracy in three - six year olds. Current cognitive science and learning trajectories will ground playful mathematical experiences that focus on foundational mathematical ideas such as counting, quantity, shape and pattern. Connections to finding math in our lives will also be a focus as we consider what it means to be mathematically curious and a numerate citizen. About the Presenter: Janice

Novakowski

Janice is currently a district teacher consultant for the Richmond School District in the areas of mathematic and curriculum. She has held many teaching positions including at the preschool, K-12 and university levels. Janice is passionate about playful, provocative learning experiences for adults and children.

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A5 Pedagogical Leadership – A Roadmap to Organisational Change! IF We Can Do It – YOU Can Too [Early Childhood]

Come and hear how we made a commitment to change the way we work with young children and how that changed things for the Educators, the children and families, and how it ultimately changed us! We will look at vision, values, actions, intentions and practicalities in implementing an emergent, inquiry-based curriculum that moved our organisation into a place of authenticity (and a few of the bumps we had along the way). If you are ready to lead change - this workshop is for YOU.

About the Presenters: Nicky Byres, Jennifer Chen & Helen Lo

Nicky Byres, Executive Director and Jennifer Chen and Helen Lo, Program Directors lead a large non-profit (6 locations, 60 staff) to deliver an emergent, inquiry-based curriculum in the midst of all the busyness of operating child care. They seek a deeply authentic experience for their Educators and the Children and Families in their care.

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A6 Troubleshooting Trio: Flow, Choice and Skills in Child Care Programs [All]

Behavioural and logistical roadblocks in child care programs are expectedly pervasive, especially during transitions between activities. Indeed, children are more likely to display undesired behaviour when forced to wait or when uncommitted to a task. Instead of focusing on behaviours, this workshop will explore ways to troubleshoot typical child care challenges by using a trio of guiding principles: finding flow, creating choice, and supporting skills development.

About the Presenters: Dustin Ng and Emmett Martyniuk

Dustin Ng has worked in child care programs for nearly two decades across nearly all age groups. He considers himself a “play specialist” when it comes to working with children and loves challenging children and adults alike to think critically. A decade working in childcare and a Life Coaching Diploma allow Emmett Martyniuk to deliver engaging workshops fostering awareness and new perspectives. Emmett believes that well-rounded caregivers will develop well-rounded children and that being aware of how to connect with a child can make all the difference. Dustin and Emmett are currently Child Development Coordinators with community centres in Richmond.


A7 Basic Sign Language [Early Childhood]

Using basic sign language is a simple way to enrich daily activities, circle time, stories and songs.

During this workshop participants will learn how to sign the alphabet, colors, numbers, animals, foods and basic self-help skills to use with young children.

About the Presenter: Kirin Sandhu

I am an Early Childhood Educator with a Child & Youth Special Needs Diploma. I received my American Sign Language (ASL) training through the Deaf Children's Society and I am currently a Child Care Services Consultant at Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre. I have enjoyed working with children and their families in various settings for over 16 years.


P1 Promoting Children’s Social and Emotional Competence and Learning: Moving from Theory to Practice [Early Chidhood]

In this interactive session, Dr. Schonert-Reichl will present recent innovations in the field of social and emotional learning (SEL), and describe research documenting the critical role that self-regulation, social and emotional understanding, and empathy play in young children’s development. Next, Kim will describe several of the SEL initiatives in Canada and the US that are taking place, and highlight her own recent research evaluating universal social and emotional competence promotion programs developed from research and theory in the fields of kindness, mindful attention awareness, SEL, and positive psychology. She will facilitate a strengths-based inquiry into young children’s social and emotional well-being, and related trends, including the promotion of self-regulation, empathy, and resiliency. Kim will also discuss the practical strategies for creating a caring environment, promoting educator’s well-being and social and emotional skills, and the integration of social and emotional learning (SEL) practices and strategies into early childhood education centres. The session will include a discussion of key aspects of social and emotional development and explore approaches in across different contexts to improve well-being outcomes in young children.

About the Presenter: Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

See keynote bio for more details

In this session participants will make some wonderful sensory stuff to explore. Angela and Marie will share some of their favourite recipes and how these materials invite inquiry and self regulation skills. We know when the adults have experience working with wonderful tactile stuff, we feel more comfortable bringing these materials into our early learning programs. Session will include both theory and practice. Allergy alert: flour, cornstarch, white glue, cream rinse, lavender and other herbs will be used. About the Presenter: Marie Thom & Angela Yodogawa

Marie is the Early Learning Teacher Consultant for Richmond School District. She is passionate about hands-on experiential learning where the learning comes from the doing! She works with StrongStart and Kindergarten teachers and loves to create environments that engage children. Angela Yodogawa is the StrongStart educator at Grauer School. She is passionate about creating nurturing, home-like learning environments for children. Angela's creativity and enthusiasm are evident in everything she does. She believes in play based curriculum using many novel and found materials!

Note: when registering, you will be asked to select your top 2 workshop choices for the afternoon

P2 Goop, Gak and other Fun Stuff! [Early Childhood]


In this workshop, participants will be inspired by the use of loose parts in unstructured play outdoors. We will explore the research on why unstructured outdoor play is critical for developing children’s social, emotional and cognitive strengths. Leave with practical and inspiring ideas for co-creating imaginative and super fun spaces where children will joyfully engage in productive play for hours, no matter the weather! This session will explore the concept of risky play and introduce participants to practical management tips for both risks and hazards.

About the Presenter: Megan Zeni

Megan Zeni is a mom, teacher, master gardener and nature play advocate. A professional educator with over 20 years of K-7 classroom experience, Megan re-imagined the prep role at her public school and turned it into her dream job of teaching all day in an outdoor classroom and school garden. Megan is a frequent speaker on the importance of school gardens and taking children outdoors in all kinds of weather to learn, play and grow. She is a PhD student at The University of British Columbia and spends her downtime with her family hiking, boating and skiing. Keep up with ideas and resources for outdoor learning and gardening with kids by signing up for her newsletter at www.meganzeni.com or on social media at @roomtoplay

P4 Clay as a Catalyst for Conversation [All]

The British Columbia Early Learning Framework continues to guide our practice and inform our decision making. In this workshop participants will learn about working with clay in an early childhood environment and use it as a catalyst for conversation about the Early Learning Framework. Clay will be available to take home after the workshop.

About the Presenter: Susan Hoppenfeld

Susan Hoppenfeld recently retired as Director of Early Childhood Education at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver where she worked for ten years with a remarkable team of educators implementing ideas from the British Columbia Early Learning Framework. She is a former Early Childhood Care and Education instructor at Vancouver Community College and spent many years as the Family and Youth Program Coordinator at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Susan is currently a pedogogista at the Hornby Island Daycare.

Outdoor Play with Loose Parts [Early Childhood]

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P5 Using the Circle of Security Intervention to make sense of Children’s Behavior [All]

We will introduce the Circle of Security-Parenting intervention (COSP) using videos and discussions among participants to discuss attachment principles, temperament, and how to help children thrive in their child care environment by creating a strong and positive relationship with the child care providers. The child care providers will learn how to reflect on and understand the children's behavior using an attachment lens.

About the Presenters: Marilyn Champagne & Tova Wolinsky

Dr. Marilyn Champagne, MDCM, FRCPC is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist working at the ECMHP. She is a registered COSP facilitator. She is often involved in doing daycare/preschool/kindergarten visits to help child care providers and teachers address emotional and behavioral concerns for children seen at the ECMHP. Tova Wolinsky is a social worker. She has experience in working with mothers in the perinatal/postpartum period, leading groups with young mothers, and recently joined the ECMHP to provide support to parents. She has co-led various reflective parenting groups in our program.

P6 To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate [All]

Talking and thinking about holidays in early childhood programs is a "hot topic". There is an increasing diversity of children, families, and staff who make up our programs. A lot of us have ideas of how to celebrate holidays, or some of us think we shouldn’t. There are some centres that choose ‘not to celebrate’, and others that try to celebrate all the holidays. As an industry, we need to discuss whether "to celebrate or not to celebrate".

About the Presenter: Sarah McCarthy

Sarah created ECE Connect in 2015 with the idea of connecting early childhood educators together, and offering workshops that she feels are needed in the field. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and Training, a diploma in Early Childhood Education and Montessori (0-12 years), and a certificate for Children with Special Needs. She has worked in play based centres, Reggio inspired centres, Montessori schools, and Forest schools. She’s been in the educational field for over 16 years; currently teaches in the Native Education College and Vancouver Community College, and is a board member of the ECEBC Vancouver branch.


P7 Rethinking Weapon Plan: An Example of Reflective Practice [All]

This workshop will present a story of how a 3-5 childcare program struggled with how to handle weapon play, and the evolution of our practices and philosophies around this play. It details the process we took and our use of reflective practice in handling this complex issue. Pedagogical documentation on the weapon play in our program and educator reflections on this area are included in the presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss concerns and ideas around weapon play in their own practice, and reflect on this together.

About the Presenter: Rebecca Sung

Rebecca Sung is an Early Childhood Educator with SFU Childcare Society, working with 3-5 year olds. She has been engaging with the issue of weapon play as a teacher-researcher for the last four years and is passionate about sharing her learnings.


Registration is available online. Visit www.childcaredevgroup.ca and click on the registration link, found in the Circles of Caring Conference page to register.

Registration confirmation and any conference updates will be sent out via email from [email protected] Please ensure that you add this email address to your contacts so that you do not miss any information. Conference updates will also be posted on Facebook. “Like” this page to stay up to date. https://www.facebook.com/childcaredevgroup/

Workshop Selection Upon registering, you will need to fill out a survey indicating your first and second choice for workshops that you want to attend in both the morning and the afternoon. We will do our best to accommodate your first choice of workshop and your confirmed workshop selection will be sent after registration closes.

Food and Dietary Restrictions Lunch and refreshment breaks will be provided. Vegetarian options will be available. If you have any specific dietary restrictions or food allergies, please indicate what they are when registering. We will do our best to accommodate and will contact you in advance if we are unable to do so. We encourage all participants to bring a refillable water bottle.

REGISTRATION FEES

Early Bird Price $85.00 Available until Dec 15th, 2018 Limited quantities available

Regular Price $99.00 Available until Feb 22nd, 2019 unless sold out

Registration fees include the keynote address, one morning & one afternoon workshop, lunch and a refreshment break

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations or delegate changes will be accepted until February 1st, 2019. Refunds will not be provided after this date. Please email [email protected] for cancellation or delegate change requests.

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LOCATION

Venue: City Centre Community Centre & Trinity Western University

Address: 5900 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, BC

Parking: Discounted parking is available for $7 all day. This parking will be located across the street at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel parking lot. To get this rate, we will send you a discount code a week prior to the conference that you can use on the day of.

CONSENT TO USE PHOTOS

Photos will be taken during the Circles of Caring Conference. By registering, you will be giving consent that photos containing your image/likeness may be used by the Child Care Development Group and the Child Care Training Society of Richmond.

Transit: The City Centre Community Centre is located just a few blocks from the Richmond-Brighouse station, which is on the Canada Line Sky train route. It is also near the Richmond Centre Bus Exchange.

IMPORTANT DATES

Conference Date: March 2, 2019

Early Bird Tickets: Available until Dec 15, 2018 or while quantities last

Regular Tickets: Available until Feb 22, 2019 or while quantities last

Cancel or Change: Last day is February 1, 2019


STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE CONFERENCE

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