June 30th, 2016
Pre-conference Day (Wednesday October 26th)
This year we are offering two Pre-conference day workshops, one for directors and team leaders, the other for school-age educators.
FOR SCHOOL AGE EDUCATORS
Supportive Guidance for Challenging Behaviour in School Aged Children
with Jan Blaxall
In early years and elementary school settings, there are some children who struggle with strong emotions and self-regulation. While some of these children will have diagnosed special needs that require outside intervention, many more can learn to self-regulate with appropriate individual support and specific strategies. This session focuses on the principles of individualized approaches to supporting self-regulation that have worked for those who work with children from 4 to 8 years.
FOR DIRECTORS & TEAM LEADERS
Social and Emotional Learning: A Foundation for Responding to Challenging Behavior
with the GRIT Program
At a time when so much attention is placed on what the child is doing, what the child needs, and what the child or family ought to be doing, this full-day session will provide educators with an opportunity to reflect on their current practices and to build their skills, knowledge and confidence for responding to challenging behavior.
Drawing upon evidence based practices from the Teaching Pyramid Model, particular emphasis will be on the universal strategies to build a strong foundation for “all” children, the intentional use of targeted social and emotional strategies for “some” children, as well as the collaborative teaming with families and other community supports to understand our role in responding to behavior that we view as challenging.
For the Directors & Team Leaders Pre-conference Day event click here
For the School Age Educator Pre-conference Day event click here
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