Together We Can Create Great Programs: Sharing resources, ideas and expertise

Together We Can Create Great Programs:
Sharing resources, ideas and expertise

This conference is a part of our Vermont Early Educator United-AFT sponsored Fall/Winter Professional Development Calendar

Join your statewide colleagues for an inspiring morning with dynamic Vermont trainer Heather Duhamel.

* Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012
* Time: 8:00pm-12:30
* Location:Lyndon State College, Burke Mtn Room, Library Academic Center
* Cost: $10 and includes morning refreshments
* Topics: Care & Curriculum and Listen, Reflect, Relaunch & Inspire. tied together into one 4 hour session

4 Hours of Northern Lights recognized professional development:

Our group will spend the morning talking about approaches to learning both our own and the childrens' to discover meaningful ways to approach play in our programs daily. These related morning session draw from the best of the original three topics. Using a hands-on approach will continue to connect to resources around you, open-ended and handmade. The group will discuss and play with new ways to invite play and create inspiring environments for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers. Finally, the group will talk about strategies to inform our work through observation-exploration new and renewed!

Session One:
Wonder
An opportunity to begin studying together focusing time on the power of observation, listening and adapting curriculum for all children/all learners.

Session Two:
Beauty
Connecting to ideas in Part I: Wonder... the group will explore how the environment can support some of this work with children through developing spaces and finding new materials for open-ended exploration.

Something for everyone - home or center, teachers or directors!

for more information, contact Cyndi Miller at cyndim@upvaft.org

BRAND NEW LINK TO Register online here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHl0R084eWI4cVoyaVJ...

the registration form can be found at www.kidscountonme.com

Save the Dates for the other two conferences:

February 4th in Chittenden County--featuring Jeanine Fitzgerald and Jack Russell
& March 31 in Randolph--Details to come

Heather Duhamel

After graduating from the University of Vermont in 2000 with my Bachelors in Early Education, I spent time in the field as a teacher working in California and Vermont. Some of these experiences included teaching Kindergarten in the Mission district of San Francisco; supporting young children and young professionals at the University of Vermont Campus Children's School and working at the Bellwether school integrating a holistic approach to Early Education. The context of each program varied offering valuable experiences also influencing my decision to go back to Graduate School for Leadership Studies at the University of Vermont in 2003.
After graduate school, I began teaching adults through Union Institute and University, Lyndon State and the Community College of Vermont. My Professional Discovery work has spread through New England reaching out to nearly 307 venues and an estimated 2,435 EC providers since 2007. My daily work has varied since 2007 when my son was born. I have found great places to work with flexible schedules so that I could put my children first. I have been a consultant, program director and outreach teacher in order to now be with my two children ages four and one. My husband, has his own Property Maintenance Company in our home where we share an office now. My home and heart.

My professional goal has always been dedicated to connecting with Early Childhood Professionals and Parents to share ideas and rich resources to engage and energize our days with young children.