2008 Calendar of
Events, Classes, Workshops, Seminars
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March | April | May
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July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov
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2009
JANUARY 2008
25 - Boston AEYC Annual Directors' Conference
Burlington, MA
Contact: baeyc.org or Call 617.522.0881
10:15 - 12:15 p.m. - Give me your tired, your weary, your restless
teachers yearning for a Carribean cruise:
Burn out is only 10 feet away at any moment. Early childhood professionals
give and forget to take time for themselves. Directions wonder what they
can do to help staff help themselves. Let's look beneath the surfacr to
find what restores our souls, nousihes our imaginations and fuels resistence.
2-4 p.m. - Challenging Interpersonal Issues: Mental Health or ADA
Issues?
A teacher blames performance problems on depression and stress and considers
her job and relief requests 'guaranteed' under the ADA. Family or health
issues affect other staff, too. How do you negotiate the alligator-laden
moat between ADA compliance and holding staff to a high level of performance?
FEBRUARY 2008
8-9 - NHAEYC-VAEYC Annual Administrators' Conference
Darthmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Child Care Center
Contact: Lori Harris, Director, 603-643-6504
8th - 9:45 a.m. - 4 p.m.
MANAGING THE POWER DYNAMICS WHEN WOMEN WORK WITH WOMEN: Creating Gossip
Free Zones
9th - 8:45 - 11:45 a.m.
LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
1 - 3 p.m. - So Be It: The Art and Science of Decision-Making for Administrators
18 - Huntington, WV Administrators Collaborative
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - CREATING A COMMUNITY OF PROBLEM SOLVERS
Contact: Nikki Rabel
20 - West Virginia Annual Celebrating Connections Conference
Early Childhood: A Time to Soar
Charleston, WV
Contact: Email or Phone 307.529.2535
Pre-Conference Session: 8:30 - 5 p.m.
Courageous Nurturers: Conflict Resolution Strategies and Practices for
the Gentle in Spirit
MARCH 2008
3-5 - NCCCC (National Association for the Coalition of Campus Child
Care Centers)
Washington, DC
Contact: Betty Pearsall pearsall@york.cuny.edu
Keynote Address: BURNED OUT OR FIRED UP: The POWER OF ONE to Make
a Difference
Time TBA
5-8 - Keynote/Workshops TBA - Annual NCCC Conference
Washington, DC
Contact: nccca.org
13 - Annual INCCRRA (Illinois Network of Child Care Resources and
Referral Agencies)
Annual Conference
Bloomington, IL
1:30 - 3 p.m. - BURNED OUT OR FIRED UP: The POWER OF ONE to Make a
Difference
3:30 - 5 p.m. - Supervision Practice for the Conflict Avoidant: 5 steps to holding staff accountable
16 - Annual NCCA (National Child Care Association) Leadership Conference
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, CA
Contact: nccanet.org
10 - 11:30 a.m. - Creating a Community of Problem Solvers: Winners not Whiners
31 - 2-3:30 pm - Building Partnerships with High Maintenance Parents
Kids-a-lot
Stow, Ma
APRIL 2008
1 - Topic TBA NACCRRA (National Network of Childcare Resource &
Referral Agencies)
Washington, DC
Contact: www.naccrra.org
4-5 OAEYC (Ohio Association for the eEucation of Young Children)
Columbus, Ohio
Convention Center
Contact: projects@oaeyc.org
4th - 10 a.m. - noon
ENGAGING YOUR AUDIENCE: Proven Practices for Workshop Presenters
2-4 p.m.
Courageous Nurturers: Conflict Resolution Strategies and Practices for
Genle Souls
5th - 10 a.m - noon
Enlarging the circle: Looking at where we stand on welcoming LGBT
staff, families and children (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender)
2-4 p.m.
ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE: Letting go of the super caregiver syndrome and
taking care of yourself
11-12 - Annual University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Early Childhood
Conference
Contact: Dr. Robin Fox, 262-471-3165
Email: cesevents@uww.edu
1:30 - 4:30 pm - Hearing Parents in Every Language: Building Partnerships with Families
7 - 8:30 pm - Managing the Power Dynamics When Women Work with Women
12
1 - 2 - Gossip-Free Zones: Problem Solving to Prevent Power Struggles
22 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Team Building with Your Co-workers
Child Care Choices of Boston
Village Preschool
25 Cummins Highway
Roslindate Square
Contact: Nancy Witherill 617-894-5568
24 3- 5 pm - Take Good Care of You: Self-Care for Caregivers - for staff Project Hope,
Roxbury, Mass
Contact: Rosa Almanzar, Director
Email: ralmanzar@prohope.org
28 1-3 pm - Staff Development Session
Beacon Hill Nursery School
Boston, MA
29 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Team Building with Your Co-workers
Child Care Choices of Boston
Village Preschool
25 Cummins Highway
Roslindate Square
Contact: Nancy Witherill 617-894-5568
MAY 2008
6 - Annual National Smart Start Conference
Greensboro, NC
Contact: Jerry Cobb, 919-821-9540
Web site: www.nationalsmartstart.org
Preconference Session 8:30 - noon - Creating a Community of Problem Solvers: Winners not Whiners
7 - Annual MEIC (Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium) Conference
Marlboro, MA
Contact: www.maeic.org
Keynote and Workshop TBA
8, 14, 21, 28 - 2-4 pm - Leadership Institute, Child Care Circuit
Christ Church
Andover, MA
Contact: Debbie goldman,
Email: DGoldman@childcarecircuit.org
13, 20, 27 - 6:30-8:30 pm - Directors' Support Group (Facilitation) on Supervision Practices
Knowledge Beginnings
Tewksbury, MA
Contact: Debbie goldman,
Email: DGoldman@childcarecircuit.org
10 and 16-17 Wheelock College Course - Human Side of Management II
HOPE,
Jamaica Plain, MA
Sponsored by InnercityDirectors' Network,
Contact: Eileen Bisson. 617-524-8888 Ext 147
15 and 29 - Myers-Briggs Team Building Sessions
John Hancock Childcare Center
Boston, MA
Contact: Marcia Hebert, Director
31 - Douglass College, Annual Alumnae Weekend
New Brunswick, NJ
Contact: www.douglassalumnae.rutgers.edu
Workshop TBA
JUNE 2008
4 - SUNY (State University of New York) Annual Campus Child Care Conference
Syracuse, NY
Contact: Marcia Brady
Keynote and Workshop TBA
7-10 NAEYC Annual Professional Development Institute,
New Orleans, LA
Contact: www.naeyc.org
9 - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm - Really Thinking About Things: Reflecting on Resistance and Habits
on the Way to Dynamic Change
with Luis Hernandez, Janet Gonzalez-Mena and
Dr. Debra Renetta Sullivan
10 - 10:30 am- 12:30 pm - Technology, Confidentiality and the Law: How Emotionally Intelligent Can We Expect Technology to Be?
12, 17, 24 - 6:30-8:30 pm - Directors' Support Group (Facilitation) on Program Management
Greater Visions Children's Center,
Chelmsford, MA
Contact: Debbie goldman,
Email: DGoldman@childcarecircuit.org
16, 23, 30 - 6:30-8:30 pm - Directors' Support Group (Facilitation) Leadership Skills
Roudenbush Center
Westford, MA
TBA - Leadership Institute, Child Care Circuit
Lawrence, MA
JULY 2008
8 - Annual NACCRRA Leadership Conference Speaker
San Diego, CA
16-17 Keynote Address, Ounce of Prevention Fund
Early Childhood Leadership Conference
Chicago, IL
Contact: Dr. Renee Welch
Email: RWelch@ounceofprevention.org
25 - Keynote Address, 20th Anniversary of "Sunshine Child Eevelopment Centers"
Minneapolis, MN
AUGUST, 2008
6 - Leadership Retreat Facilitation and Keynote
Western New York State Early Childhood Directors Leadership Team
Houghton College, Buffalo, NY
Contact:
Susan Block sblock@WNYChildren.org
7 - Buffalo Research & Referral Agency, "Emotional Intelligence"
Contact:
Susan Block
Email: sblock@WNYChildren.org
12-14 - Leadership Instructor, WV Early Childhood Leadership Academy
Bluefield, WV
Contact:
Suzi Brodoff
Email: SuziLB@aol.com
14 - "Teambuilding with Emotional Intelligence"
Huntington, WV Resource and Referral Agency
Marshall University.
Contact:
Suzi Brodoff
Email: SuziLB@aol.com
18 - "Enhancing Team Communication with the Myers-Briggs Inventory (MBTI)"
Clark State Community College,
Contact:
Debra Kimble
Email: kimbled@clarkstate.edu
20 - Keynote Address, Annual Staff Development Retreat
Fayetteville, NC
Area Community Action Agency's Head Start
25 - Keynote Address and Supervisor Workshop
Annual Staff Development Retreat
Hampshire County Community Action Agency
Northhampton, MA
26 - Staff Development Session on "Emotional Intelligence"
Harvard University Child Care Center
Cambridge, MA
SEPTEMBER, 2008
11 - Closing Keynote Address, "Partnering with Change; We have to do What!" and Workshop
Annual NARA (National Association of Regulatory Agencies" conference
Atlanta, GA
Contact:
Ann Ditty
Email: mditty2@comcast.net
Workshop: "Legal and Ethical Issues in Early Childhood Education"
Annual NARA (National Association of Regulatory Agencies) Conference
Atlanta, GA
Contact:
Ann Ditty
Email: mditty2@comcast.net
12 - Keynote Address, "From Frenzy to Freedom: Team Building for Busy People"
Annual Staff Eevelopment Retreat
Montachussett Community Action Program Head Start
Contact:
Deborah Hubbard
Email: dhubbard@MOCINC.ORG
16-17 - Staff Development Sessions on "Enhancing Communication While Dealing with Change"
Hanscom Air Force Base Early Childhood Program
Bedford, MA
Contact:
Edwin Luna
Email: Edwin.Luna@hanscom.af.mil
19 - Annual Staff Development Retreat Facilitator and Keynote Address, "Partnering with Change"
Denver Early Education Council
Denver, CO
20 - Keynote Address
Annual Early Childhood Providers' Conference
Arapahoe County Early Childhood Education Council
Denver, CO
27 - Keynote Address, "Partnering with Change"
Annual New England Association for the Education of Young Children Affiliates Conference
Nashua, NH
Lisa Strout
Email: lisajstrout@gmail.com
30 - Workshop, "Creating Gossip-free Work Environments: Problem Solving to Replace Power Struggles"
Dayton, OH,
Early Childhood Programs
Contact:
Julie Thorner
Email: jthorner@miniuniversity.net
OCTOBER 2008
1 - Leadership Retreat Faciliation, "Creating Communities of Problem Solvers: Winners not Whiners"
Mini-University
Dayton, OH.
Contact:
Julie Thorner
Email: jthorner@miniuniversity.net
2 - Pre-Conference Session, "Creating Communities of Problem Solvers: Winners not Whiners"
4C - Resource & Referral Agency Annual Leadership Conference
Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Stephanie Kennedy
Email: SKennedy@4cforchildren.org
3 - Keynote Address, "Partnering with Change: We Have to do What!"
4C - Resource & Referral Agency Annual Leadership Conference
Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Stephanie Kennedy
Email: SKennedy@4cforchildren.org
8 - "Supervision Challenges and Strategies", Session 1 of 4
Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club
Dorechester, MA
Sponsored by Child Care Choices of Boston, MA
Contact:
Nancy Witherill
Email: witherill@bostonabcd.org
13 - Keynote Address, Annual Staff Recognition Conference
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, New England Region
Watertown, MA
Contact:
Sheila O'Neil, Bright Horizons Family Solutions,
15 - "Supervision Challenges and Strategies", Session 2 of 4
Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club
Dorechester, MA
Sponsored by Child Care Choices of Boston, MA
Contact:
Nancy Witherill
Email: witherill@bostonabcd.org
22 - "Supervision Challenges and Strategies", Session 3 of 4
Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club
Dorechester, MA
Sponsored by Child Care Choices of Boston, MA
Contact:
Nancy Witherill
Email: witherill@bostonabcd.orgg
24 - Keynote Address, "Three R's for Regulatory Professionals: Resourcefulness, Resilience and Renewal"
Annual Conference, Oklahoma Early Childhood Department of Licensing
Oklahoma CIty, OK
Contact:
Mitzi Lee
Email: Mitzi.Lee@okdhs.org
28 - Workshop Sessions, "Creating Gossip-free Zones: Problem Solving to Prevent Power Struggles", and "Five Steps to Holding Resistant Staff Accountable"
Annual Conference, National Black Child Development Institute
Atlanta, GA
Website: NBCDI.org
29 - "Supervision Challenges and Strategies", Session 4 of 4
Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club
Dorechester, MA
Sponsored by Child Care Choices of Boston, MA
Contact:
Nancy Witherill
Email: witherill@bostonabcd.org
NOVEMBER 2008
5 - Preconference Session, "Holding Resistant Staff Accountable: From Negativity to Optimism", with Elizabeth Kendall, Montclair University, NJ
Annual National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference (NAEYC)
Dallas, TX.
Website: naeyc.org
6 - Book Release Celebration sponsored by McGraw-Hill publishers, for "Leading on Purpose: Emotionally Intelligent Early Childhood Administration"
Aija Lounge, 2001 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX
Especially for college and university professors
Email: education@mcgraw-hill.com
7 - Workshop Sessions, "Gossip Stoppers: Your Power to Shut Down the Gossip Mill Before it Grinds Down Your Program", with Jo-Anne Spence, Director, Lowell, MA, Day Nursery, and "At the End of the Day: Legal and Ethical Issues When Families Pick up Children"
Annual National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference
Dallas, TX.
Website: naeyc.org
12 - Workshop Session, "Supervision for the Gentle in Spirit: Five Steps to Holding Staff Accountable"
Massachusetts Resource & Referral Agencies Annual Conference
University of Massachusetts Hoagland Pincus Center
22 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA.
Contact:
Martha Childs
Email: mchilds@comteam.org
19 - Staff Development Workshop, "From Frenzy to Freedom: Team Building for Busy People"
Roudenbush Early Childhood Programs
Community Center
Westford, MA.
Contact:
Karen Tatro
Email: childcare@roudenbush.org
DECEMBER 2008
4 - Workshop Session, "Partnering with Change: We Have to do What!" or TBA
Fitchburg & Leominster, MA Area Resource & Referral Agency
Leominster, MA
Public Library
Contact:
Gail Bissonnette, Fitchburg, MA R&R
10 - Workshop session, "Creating Gossip-free Zones: Problem Solving to Prevent Power Struggles"
Roudenbush Early Childhood Programs
Community Center
Westford, MA
Contact:
Karen Tatro
Email: childcare@roudenbush.org
11 - Workshop Session for Teachers, "From Frenzy to Freedom: Team Building for Busy People", Session 1 of 2
Sponsored by Child Care Choices of Boston
Egleston WMCA, 3134 Washington St., Roxbury, MA
Contact:
Nancy Witherill
Email: witherill@bostonabcd.org
18 - Workshop Session for Teachers, "From Frenzy to Freedom: Team Building for Busy People", Session 2 of 2 Sponsored by Child Care Choices of Boston
Egleston WMCA, 3134 Washington St., Roxbury, MA
Contact:
Nancy Witherill
Email: witherill@bostonabcd.org
