KindersCan @Lawerence: Full Schedule

We know how important the first three years of school are to the success of your students.

We also know how important YOU are to those first few years.

And if you teach or work with Pre-K, Kindergarten, or 1st grade, Kinders Can! is designed just for you!

8:30am CST

Opening Connection

Wednesday December 31, 1969 8:30am - 8:50am CST

Auditorium

Speakers

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 →

Wednesday December 31, 1969 8:30am - 8:50am CST
Auditorium

Keynote

8:50am CST

KEYNOTE: MISSING TITLE

Wednesday December 31, 1969 8:50am - 9:50am CST

Auditorium

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

Wednesday December 31, 1969 8:50am - 9:50am CST
Auditorium

Keynote

10:00am CST

Let's Play! Building Skills and Changing Lives!

Wednesday December 31, 1969 10:00am - 10:50am CST

Auditorium

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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!

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