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July 2009 Conferences

July 5 - 10, 2009 Northwest Teachers Conference Sponsored by Puget Sound Guitar Workshops Mt Vernon, Washington, United States Phone: 414-353-5422 Web Site: http:// www.nwteachersconference.org E-mail: billieo16@hotmail.com Founded in 1996 by beloved minstrel Tom Hunter and musician Richard Scholtz, this is a unique event for professional development and personal renewal for educators who want to think for themselves! Based on the premise that true education works best when teachers, like children define their own questions and search for their own answers in a supportive yet challenging environment.	July 9 - 11, 2009 Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop Sponsored by Active Parenting Publishers Atlanta, GA, United States Phone: 770-429-0565 ext.120 Web Site: http://www.ActiveParenting.com E-mail: mmason@activeparenting.com Active Parenting's annual Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops are a mixture of fun and learning. Three days of vigorous training will help you expand your professional skills while learning to train new parenting educators for your organization and community. The Training of Trainers workshop will show you how to: -Train parenting education program leaders -Conduct Active Parenting Leader Training Workshops -Improve presentation skills -Gain a deeper knowledge of the programs -Find ways to make the programs fit the audience -Exchange ideas with other professionals -Receive 2.0 CEUs or 20 contact hours from NBCC
July 13 - 17, 2009 Summer 2009 ECE Symposium: Relationships Matter, the Heart of Inspired Early Childhood Education Sponsored by MEd ECE Program, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Honolulu, HI, United States Phone: 808-956-4389 E-mail: rchun@hawaii.edu Join us as Dr. Edwards shares her insights and current research on the heart of inspired early childhood education--relationships. The focus of this 4-1/2 day symposium is how to use the principles of relationship-based early childhood education to create the context for high quality environments, curriculum, and planning. Students will learn how to create “digital diaries” to enhance their ability to document children’s progress and reflectively assess their own practice. Topics • Attachments and relationships in young children’s development and learning • The adult community in relationship-based programs • Environments indoor and outdoors that soothe, stimulate, and foster connection • Lessons from Reggio Emilia on continuity of care • Comparisons to basic principles of Developmentally Appropriate Practice, NAEYC, 2009 • Using digital diaries to document children’s progress and teacher practice July 13th 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM - Architecture Auditorium at UH Mānoa July 14–17 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM* - Kapalama Media Center, Honolulu Community College, Building 2, 2nd floor * (additional hour until 4:30 and 2 online sessions required for credit section) Credit: EDCS 656 Issues in ECE: Relationships-The Heart of Inspired Early Childhood Education (3 cr) Cost: $987.00 - 3 graduate credits Non-credit: Early Childhood Symposium on Relationship-Based Education Cost: $300.00 - non-credit (Receive Certificate of Attendance)	July 15 - 17, 2009 First Annual Leadership and Management Institute Sponsored by NACCRRA Kansas City, MO, United States Web Site: http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/
July 20 - 25, 2009 IFDCO - International Family Day Care Organisation Conference 2009 - Celebrating Quality Family Chil Sponsored by IFDCO Cork, Ireland Phone: 00 353 1 2878466 Web Site: http://www.ifdco.com E-mail: orlac@conferencepartners.ie IFDCO Conference 2009 is taking place in Ireland as Patricia Murray from Childminding Ireland is currency the World President. 2009 is the 25th Anniversary Year of the organisation linking family childcare accross the world. All information for the conference is available on www.ifdco.com including keynote speakers and seminar presenters.	July 21 - 23, 2009 GSA Child Care Annual Conference Sponsored by General Services Administration Orlando, FL, United States Phone: (404) 331-1851 nancy Web Site: http://www.gsa.gov E-mail: nancy.norris@gsa.gov
July 24 - June 26, 2009 Joy of Early Childhood Sponsored by Childcare Queensland Gold Coast, Australia Web Site: http://www.childcareqld.org