Canadian Association for Young Children -MB

Play and Provocation:
Exploring Early Years Curriculum and Practice FULL

St. John’s Ravenscourt School
400 South Drive
Winnipeg, Manitoba

• 9:00 – Opening Remarks
• 9:15 – Lightning Talk Presentations
• 10:15 – Break
• 10:45 –AM Sessions
• 12:15 – Lunch Provided
• 1:15 – AGM and door prizes
• 1:30 – Sessions continued
• 3:00 – Wrap up

You can find out more about CAYC and view our journal, Journal of Childhood Studies, at www.cayc.ca.
If you would like to know more about how an EdCamp conference works, check out this short video: https://youtu.be/I7DwCI7j0Bg

In lieu of a keynote speaker we will start our morning with a Lightning Talk.  Lightning talks are designed to be short presentations between five and ten minutes long and are arranged one after. Each Lightning Talk speaker, who will be hosting a session after the Talks, will share their ideas and concepts to the audience. Lightning Talks are brief which requires the speaker to make their point clearly and allows the audience to gain a broader array of knowledge from the presentations given.

During the Lightning Talk Presentations, each of our presenters will speak for 5-10 minutes, then after the morning break, participants will be able to choose which session they would like to attend.  Participants may choose to switch sessions in the afternoon, however the material from the AM session will not be repeated.

Our Presenters

Teaching and Leading with Joy with Rosanna Cuthbert

This session will share some insights and perspectives from Sigurbjorg Stefansson School’s enhanced focus on deeper learning through the infusion of the Arts, inquiry, nature-based learning, contemporary competencies, and social justice.

Nature as our Teacher with Kiersten Neufeld

This session will take a practical look at ways we can invite our students into a relationship with nature through play!

Creating A Community of Readers with Derek Acorn

This session will explore ideas and strategies to help motivate your students to read and to create a community of readers within your classroom. You will leave with ready to implement ideas at the end of the day.

Teaching Literacy using Dance and Movement with Jennifer Magnas

In this session, I will share about my experience introducing dance and movement into writer’s workshop. We will explore how the children took up the invitation to express themselves through dance and movement and how these experiences helped to build their confidence as storytellers.

Art Across the Curriculum with Deenie Lefko-Halas

In this session, you will learn about how to infuse art to make learning more creative, authentic and joyful for your young artists – and for yourself! Deenie invites you to experience time-proven art lessons, ideas, and media for young children that connect and uncover curricular learning in fun organic ways. Leave with ideas you can implement immediately as well as bigger ideas to enrich your entire program.

During the Lightning Talk Presentations, each of our presenters will speak for 5-10 minutes, then after the morning break, participants will be able to choose which session they would like to attend.  Participants may choose to switch sessions in the afternoon, however the material from the AM session will not be repeated.

Register online here: https://memberlink.mbteach.org/Event.axd?e=1073

CAYC Membership Fees
Please note: Memberships must be renewed annually

Full: $55.00
Student (Pre-service Educators): $30.00
Associate (Educational Assistants): $30.00
Retirees: $30.00

CAYC Conference Fees

Full Day – Regular Registration Rates

o CAYC Full Member $45.00 plus $55.00 membership fee
o CAYC Full Member $45.00 (Current Members ONLY)

o CAYC Student Member $40.00 plus $30.00
o CAYC Student Member $40.00 (Current Members ONLY)

o CAYC Associate Member $45.00 plus $30.00 membership fee
o CAYC Associate Member $45.00 (Current Members ONLY)

o CAYC Retiree Member $45.00 plus $30.00 membership fee
o CAYC Retiree Member $45.00

o Non-Member: $105.00

Half-Day

o CAYC Member $25.00 plus $55.00 membership fee
o CAYC Member $25.00 (Current Members ONLY)

o Non-Member $55.00

Become a CAYC Member:

In addition to a sense of pride in joining with others on a national basis to speak out on behalf of young children – you, as a CAYC member, will receive the following benefits:
• Discounted registration rates when attending regional and national CAYC conferences. CAYC-MB will be hosting the National Conference in 2020. Members will receive a discounted rate! Registration for the National Conference begins in November!
• Notice of professional development opportunities throughout the year available exclusively for members.
• Eligibility to apply for various grants

Important Information

• Registration includes coffee and a morning nutrition break. Please bring a travel mug for your coffee (or beverage)
• No on-site registration will be accepted
• If you have questions or need more information, please contact: caycmb.sage2016@gmail.com
• Cancellations: Please note that registration fees will not be refunded after October 11th, 2019.
• Note: If you are unable to pay by credit card, please send an eTransfer to caycmb.sage2016@gmail.com or a send a cheque (payable to CAYC-MB) to
CAYC-MB
C/O 47 Torrington Road
Winnipeg, MB.
R3Y 1B6