2024 Early Childhood Conference: Full Schedule

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9:05am HST

Transition to Kindergarten

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:05am - 10:35am HST

F 101

This joint session between the Department of Education, the Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL), and Hawaiʻi P-20 will explore transitions to kindergarten, with special emphasis on the specific transition from EOEL prekindergarten to kindergarten. Participants will discuss the importance of positive family engagement, inter-agency collaboration, and collective data-sharing in order to ensure keiki have nurturing transitions in the kindergarten experience.

Presenters

Lauren Padesky

Educational Specialist, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design

Dr. Lauren Padesky is the Early Childhood Education Specialist at HIDOE. She holds a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in early literacy. She is also a former kindergarten teacher, literacy professor, and clinical literacy interventionist/coach.

Thursday October 10, 2024 9:05am - 10:35am HST
F 101

Transitions

10:45am HST

Conscious Discipline

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:45am - 12:15pm HST

F 101

Conscious Discipline® is a caregiving philosophy that teaches adults to regulate their emotions so that they can help kids to do the same. It gives parents and teachers a blueprint for overriding the body’s natural response to stress, so that they can respond to conflict with rational thinking and problem solving. Conscious Discipline equips educators to integrate social-emotional learning, discipline and self-regulation so they spend less time policing behavior and more time teaching vital life skills.

Objectives:

What is ConsciousDiscipline?
The 7 Powers for Conscious Adults
CD Brain State Model
Breathing Techniques
4 Critical Elements of Connection
I Love You Rituals
The Safe Place
Empathy and the Skill of Noticing
Take Away Plate

Presenters

Lani Bowman

Lani Bowman, a native Hawaiian, was born and raised in Kohala, Hawaii. Lani is Owner of SET IT UP! (Sensible Education Through Innovative Techniques and Uplifting Programs) a motivational and instructional company. Lani loves teaching through her LIPS (Laughter, Information, Purpose... Read More →

CD for ECC 10 24 FINAL (2) pdf

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:45am - 12:15pm HST
F 101

SEL / Behavior

1:00pm HST

Conscious Discipline

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm HST

F 101

Presenters

Lani Bowman

CD for ECC 10 24 FINAL (2) pdf

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm HST
F 101

SEL / Behavior