KindersCan @GIRARD: Full Schedule

9:00am CST

Connections Before Content

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:35am CST

Speakers

Andrea Scott

SLS Consultant, Greenbush

Andrea has earned a bachelor’s degree in Family Consumer Science with an emphasis in Early Childhood Special Education and two Master's degrees, one in Career in Technical Education and the other in Educational Leadership. For the past 18 years, Andrea has held various positions... Read More →

Megan Yoder

Carmen Zeisler

Director of Essdack Learning Centers/ Resilience Team , Carmen

Carmen Zeisler is the Director of the ESSDACK Learning Centers, an Educational Consultant/Coach, and a co-founding member of the ESSDACK Resilience Team. In Learning Centers, she has been instrumental in leading a Redesign process through Project-Based Learning. In schools, Carmen... Read More →

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:35am CST
ROOM B

Keynote

9:20am CST

KEYNOTE: Play Matters: From Blocks to Brilliance and Resilience

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:20am - 10:45am CST

ROOM B

Do you want your students to connect with each other from the core of their shared humanity? Do you want your learning space to encourage collaboration that strengthens empathy and acceptance? Do you want your teaching to create learners who are risk takers, willing to tackle society's greatest challenges? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join me for this keynote where we will dive head first into the power of play in learning and life and all its benefits for a society emerging from a pandemic in need of more healing than ever.

Speakers

Eric Nachtigal

Behavior Intervention Consultant, ESSDACK

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:20am - 10:45am CST
ROOM B

Keynote

10:45am CST

Break Time AND BINGO Connection

Thursday December 5, 2024 10:45am - 11:10am CST

Everywhere!

Thursday December 5, 2024 10:45am - 11:10am CST
Everywhere!

Lunch-Breaks

11:10am CST

Accessing the Power of the ASQ

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm CST

Collaboration Hub

Schools can build relationships with families and gather valuable information to prepare for incoming students by leveraging the Ages and Stages Questionnaires®. Understanding the unique needs of each family and child as they enter your school system provides the information needed to meet those needs and set students on a path to success. Plus, by using the ASQ as a communication tool you can connect with families, build trust, and start two-way communication. We will help you access the power of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires® in your school system.

Speakers

Stacy Clarke

State Interagency Coordinating Council Consultant, KSDE

Natalie J. McClane

Education Program Consultant, KSDE

Amanda Petersen

Director of Early Childhood, KSDE

Hello! I am the Director of Early Childhood at the Kansas State Department of Education. I'd love to connect with you - feel welcome to send me an email at apetersen@ksde.org or reach out to my cell phone (913.961.8355) if you'd like to be in touch.

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm CST
Collaboration Hub

Session 1

11:10am CST

Brain Based De-Escalation

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm CST

Auditorium

Being able to de-escalate a student and/or adult is a crucial skill in today’s classroom environment. We all have learned basic de-escalation skills but have you ever looked at it from a brain perspective? In this session, we will learn how to evaluate which part of the brain has been activated during a crisis and learn how to bring that portion of the brain back to reality all while keeping ourselves regulated as well.

Speakers

Megan Yoder

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm CST
Auditorium

Session 1

11:10am CST

Let's Play! Building Skills and Changing Lives!

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm CST

ROOM B

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Did you know that Play for kids actually builds important skills that will help them be successful both now and for the rest of their lives?!? Come get hands-on with lots of cool stuff, collaborate with colleagues, PLAY, CREATE, HAVE FUN, and learn about the skills that are learned and supported through PLAY...as well as different types of PLAY that you can use in your classroom to engage your students in success and regulation!

Speakers

Eric Nachtigal

Behavior Intervention Consultant, ESSDACK

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm CST
ROOM B

Session 1

11:10am CST

Make-It and Take-Its: Celebrating Books and Play. (This is Come and Go)

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm CST

ROOM C

Speakers

Ginger Lewman

Author, Keynoter, Consultant, Resilience Team Member, ESSDACK

Ginger is a national consultant & keynote speaker with ESSDACK, a non-profit education service center based in Hutchinson Kansas. She inspires and helps all levels of educators figure out the ins and outs of Project/Problem/Passion Based Learning, technology integration, and working... Read More →