2006 MiAEYC Early Childhood Conference

Dates:

March 30, 2006 - April 01, 2006

Details:

Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (MiAEYC) annual conferences and frequent seminars address your needs as a professional working with young children. Formal presentations and informal networking, valuable workshops and exhibits provide you with new ideas and contacts. Attendance at local, state and national AEYC conferences keeps you up-to-date. Through association publications and conferences, you gain knowledge and skills that enhance your potential for employment and promotion.

Keynote and Featured Speakers:

Joan Firestone, Ph.D.Director,
Early Childhood, Oakland Schools;
Governing Board Member, NAEYC
Joan Lessen Firestone is Director of Early Childhood at Oakland Schools, a past president of Michigan AEYC, and a current Governing Board Member of NAEYC. Joan is committed to making early childhood research findings and their implications comprehensible forpractitioners and policy makers. Sheworks to improve the lives of young children by helping families and teachers understand what research tells us about how young children grow and learn and assisting them in using this information in their teaching and parenting. Joan is a national expert on children's brain development and the author of Building Children's Brains, available in print and on CD.

Jack Hartmann
Children's Musician and Author
Hop 2 It Music
Jack Hartmann writes and produces high quality nursery rhyme activity songs for children ages one to 10. His400-plus songs are research-based, help children learn essential reading, math, and social skills, and build the brain/body connection. Jack's upbeat, motivational presentations are filled with high quality songs, fun movements and educationally ‘on-target' learning activities. His songs have strong beats, super melodies and are tremendously diverse in musical styles. Every song is unique with a kid-friendly reggae, hip-hop, Latin, rap, pop, country or rock musical arrangement and production.

Gary Bower
Author and Motivational Speaker
Bower Books
Gary Bower speaks to thousands of students and adults each year, encouraging them to develop their talents, be enthusiastic about reading, and deepen their appreciation for others. He and Jan Bower, an acclimed artist and illustrator, and Gary's wife, have produced a series of books, the Thinking of Others series, and I'm A Michigan Kid!, a 48-page artistic tour of beauty with 20 Michigan kids who share their favorite destinations, sights, and festivals in our Great Lakes State. “From Alpena to Zeeland, Marquette to Monroe, Michigan's awesome wherever you go!”

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