Connecting the Pieces Pre-K & Kindergarten Conference
23 October 2015 @thinklangley // thinklangley.com // 604 530 4060
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Schedule of events Friday, October 23
7:45-8:30
Check-in/coffee - cafeteria Marketplace - small gym
8:30-10:00
Session A workshops
10:00-10:20
Coffee break Marketplace - small gym
10:20-11:50
Session B workshops
11:50-12:50
Lunch - large gym Marketplace - small gym
12:50-2:20
Session C workshops
2:20-3:00
Marketplace - small gym *To access receipt or ECE certificate, please log-in to your account at thinklangley.com. WiFi: SD35-EVENT Password: Sd35.event fb.com/LangleySD35
Room Assignments Session A
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Session B
10:20 AM to 11:50 AM
Session C 12:50 PM to 2:20 PM
Coaching for Creative Kindergarten Kids 121 Anger and Eruptions ..................................... 109 All About the Shapes! ................................... 108 Connecting Children with Nature .............102 Capturing their Voices ...................................120 Dance in Your Pants! ...................................... 104 Dynamic Daring Dinosaurs ........................ 108 Coaching for Creative Kindergarten Kids 121 Destination Imagination ..................... Theatre Educating the Heart .............................. Theatre Connecting Children with Nature .............102 Don’t Forget the Arts! ..................................... 125 Engaging K/1 Curriculum Ideas .................. 212 Dance in Your Pants! ...................................... 104 Kids Yoga .......................................Dance Studio Exploring Aboriginal Resources .................211 Destination Imagination ..................... Theatre Kindergarten Assessment that Works! .....210 FreshGrade in the K Class ............................ 213 Don’t Forget the Arts! ..................................... 125 Opening the Doors to Literacy ....................128 Inquiry: Learning Begins in Wonder ........201 Engaging K/1 Curriculum Ideas .................. 212 Reggio Beyond Pinterest: Classroom ..........119 iPads for Little Peeps! .......................................115 Kids Yoga .......................................Dance Studio The Process of Play ...........................................115 Ks Off Into the World of Math ......................118 Kindergarten Assessment that Works! .....210 Through The Looking Glass ................... 203 La Litteratie et la Maternelle! ......................206 Ks Off Into the World of Math ......................118 Using Forest School Practices ...................... 127 Reggio Beyond Pinterest .............................119
Les Centres de Litteratie ...............................206 Using Guided Math in a K/1 Class ............. 202
Through The Looking Glass: ..................... 203 Opening the Doors to Literacy ....................128 Virtues in Kindergarten! ................................124 Wilderness Wednesday ................................. 110 Reggio Beyond Pinterest .................................119 What?! Gross Motor Aff ects Fine Motor? 126 Worries and Wonders ................................... 109 The Process of Play ...........................................115 Wilderness Wednesday ................................. 110 Through The Looking Glass ....................... 203 Woodworking for Kids ...................................183 Using Forest School Practices ...................... 127 Using Guided Math in a K/1 Class ............. 202 What?! Gross Motor Aff ects Fine Motor? 126 Wilderness Wednesday ................................. 110 Writing in Kindergarten ................................124
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Art 108
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Drama 111
Geology 110 Science 119
Gymnasium -Lunch
Home Ec. 109 Home Ec. 120
Shop/Tech. 121
Tech. Lab. Woodwork 183
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Music Room 107
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Resource Resource
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Gymnasium-Upper
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Science 230
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Special thanks to our many presenters Adema Romano Allie Bishop Pasquier Amanda Prade Amanda Slade Anne Thomson Annie Charron Colleen Burke Debra Fullerton Don Thomson Heather Purcell Janet Beattie Janice McLeod Jennifer Espin Jennie Abbot Joanne Tremblay Karen Begley Kari Olesen Katherine Mulski Kathy Nelson Kayla Dunbar Laura Jaczsz Lauren MacLean
Laureen Klaassen Leanne Heinrichs Lisa Jamieson Lisa Pedersen-Skene Loren O’Shea Rapinder Rai Rebecca Mitchell Roger Garriock Ross Taylor Ruth Hodgins Sandy Murray Sara Mimick Shelly Gardiner Stacey Dary Terri Mack Tonya Wejr Tracy Cramer Tracy Smyth Vanessa Lee
We hope you enjoy our marketplace! Barefoot Books Creative Circle Time Discovery Toys Early Years Learning Store
Harmony Kids Yoga Heart Felt Stories Hug Bug Music, Inc. Krafty Kids Aprons and Dress Up
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