10 Reasons to Choose Quality Early Learning and Child Care

Expert knowledge Early childhood educators are experts in child development and are trained to create inspiring learning environments!
Intentionality Early childhood educators provide your child the gift of time and attention. They will stop and explore the new flowers or jump in the mud puddles with your child.
Young at heart Early childhood educators know how to have fun! They’re not afraid to be silly and laugh with your child; all while nurturing your child’s creativity and helping to build their self-confidence.
Setting limits Every child needs reasonable boundaries, such as no playing ball inside. Early childhood educators set limits and support families in doing the same.
Love of literacy Early childhood educators read and tell stories, sing songs, and do puppet shows to inspire a love of language and to build early literacy skills.
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Confidence boost Early childhood educators provide safe opportunities for your child to be independent and to become confident in their personality and decision making skills.
Inspired learning Early childhood educators ask open-ended questions to inspire creative thought and curiosity, to encourage children to explore, and to make learning fun.
Life skills Early childhood educators use their expertise to develop programs that use play as a tool for teaching math, literacy, science and essential life skills that last for life!
Making friends Early childhood educators are educated to appropriately support children to gain social skills, which are so important in making friends and developing positive relationships!
Helping hand Everyone gets stumped by parenting from time to time - juggling schedules, demands, and behaviours. When it gets tough and you need someone to talk to, reach out to your child’s early childhood educator!
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Event: ECDA Fall Conference 2020

4A: We are all “Story Tellers” – and it can play havoc in communicating!


Clear, honest, open and direct communication may be the ultimate goal with children, their parents, your colleagues or family but it can be a challenge despite your strong desire to succeed. This day long workshop explores first what underlies the challenges – why you have difficulty communicating with some individuals or groups while other times you feel heard and understood. This increased awareness is step one to improved communication. You’ll always struggle with what is out of your awareness. For example our brains are wired to “tell stories”, to make sense of things. You’ll learn how this impacts our effectiveness in written and spoken communication plus how to work with our stories to be better at communicating. Effective communication is a skill and therefore can be learned. In the second part of this day you will learn to use a variety of powerful tools to be a more effective communicator.

 

Leona McIsaac Moran

Rich in lived experience, Leona has had a fulfilling career in the public service (her last 6 years as PD Coordinator with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) and chooses now to work through her own business where she engages with individuals in one on one coaching and facilitates group learning experiences.

Always a passionate learner, Leona integrates a wide body of knowledge into the many roles in her daily life, and will not bring to the conversation and classroom what she has not experienced as truthful and practical in her own experience. She invites individuals to be curious, to learn and have fun in the process.

She has an undergrad degree in Child Studies, a Masters in Adult Education, is a Certified WEL Systems Coach and is a sessional in the Faculty of Education at UPEI where she teaches Communication Practices.

 “The choices you make determine the life you live”

Date & Time

November 12, 2020
9:00 AM

Location

Cavendish Farms Wellness Centre-- 21 Sullivan Drive, Montague, PE C0A 1R0

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10A: La Francisation et L’identité Culturelle en Petite Enfance
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1A - Compassion Fatigue and the Helping Profession
November 12, 2020 9:00 AM

2A -Learning Environments: Embracing Today, Excited for Tomorrow
November 12, 2020 9:00 AM

3A: The Early Childhood Educator’s Role in Identifying and Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
November 12, 2020 9:00 AM

5A: Fostering Children’s Relationships with Nature and The Scream!!! Digging Deeper into How We Understand and Respond to Children’s Screams
November 12, 2020 9:00 AM

6A: ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency in Young Children
November 12, 2020 9:00 AM

7A: Get Grounded! Cultivating Resilience Through Challenging Times
November 12, 2020 9:00 AM

8A - Promoting Literacy Education through Play
November 12, 2020 9:00 AM

9A: Designing and Facilitating Natural Outdoor and Loose Parts Play for Early Childhood
November 12, 2020 9:00 AM

10B: Trousses Petite enfance en santé Î.-P.-É. et Autorégulation
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

1B - Compassion Fatigue and the Helping Profession
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

2B - Learning Environments: Embracing Today, Excited for Tomorrow
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

3B: The Early Childhood Educator’s Role in Identifying and Reporting Child Sexual Abuse
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

4B: We are all “Story Tellers” – and it can play havoc in communicating!
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

5B: Fostering Children’s Relationships with Nature and The Scream!!! Digging Deeper into How We Understand and Respond to Children’s Screams 
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

6B: ACEs, Trauma and Resiliency in Young Children
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

7B: Pain....The Misunderstood Sensation
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

8B -Promoting Literacy Education through Play
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

9B - Designing and Facilitating Natural Outdoor and Loose Parts Play for Early Childhood
November 13, 2020 9:00 AM

Event Information
ECDA Fall Conference 2020
Conferences
This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 12.50 professional development training hours.
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