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Friday, February 7
 

7:00am EST

Are You Puzzled?
Friday February 7, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EST
Rm 106-107
Using puzzles as an intentional learning tool for all learners.
Speakers
avatar for Jennifer McConnell

Jennifer McConnell

Director, Brookland Academy Child Development Center
Friday February 7, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EST
Rm 106-107 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

7:00am EST

PHYSICAL: Enhancing the Outdoor Play Space
Friday February 7, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EST
Ballroom BC
Naturalized outdoor play and learning environments stimulate the diversity of children’s play experiences and contribute to healthy childhood development. A planned outdoor play and learning environment includes activity settings purposefully arranged to promote movement, play and learning. Activity settings add value by supporting specific play and learning activities. Discover the activity settings commonly implemented in the outdoor space and the opportunities these settings can provide children.
Speakers
MP
Friday February 7, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EST
Ballroom BC 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

8:20am EST

Action For A Cleaner Tomorrow Environmental Curriculum
Friday February 7, 2025 8:20am - 9:20am EST
Rm. 205
"Action" is a SC curriculum that helps students explore their environment with hands-on activities.  Participants will receive the 30th Anniversary edition correlated to the SC Science Standards.  Lessons on Recycling, Composting, Energy, Litter Prevention and Battery Recycling are presented.
Speakers
avatar for Mary Margaret Mendenhall

Mary Margaret Mendenhall

Environmental Educator, SC DES
Mary Margaret Mendenhall works with DES’s Office of Recycling as the presenter for the curriculum, Action For A Cleaner Tomorrow. Her passion and enthusiasm for recycling is evident in the way she presents pertinent information to teachers. Mary Margaret graduated from Winthrop... Read More →
Friday February 7, 2025 8:20am - 9:20am EST
Rm. 205 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

8:20am EST

Littles and Literacy
Friday February 7, 2025 8:20am - 9:20am EST
Rm. 101
In this session engaging activities and literacy strategies will be presented that support literacy growth and appreciation in early childhood education.
Speakers
TD

Tricia Delice

Instructional Coach, Dorchester 4 School District - Clay Hill Elementary
Friday February 7, 2025 8:20am - 9:20am EST
Rm. 101 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

8:20am EST

Social Emotional: SEL Activities for Global Citizenship
Friday February 7, 2025 8:20am - 9:20am EST
Rm 106-107
Combining Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) with global learning can deepen students’ interpersonal skills while honing students’ knowledge and awareness of the world around them. In this interactive session, engage in games and role-playing that promote cooperative strategies, environmental awareness and stewardship while building students’ relationship skills and responsible decision making. The presented activities also build knowledge and skills in core subject areas – math, literacy, science and social studies, all matched to state standards.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Jim Lane

Dr. Jim Lane

Professor of Education, Columbia College
Hey SCECA members!  I'm excited to be this year's SCECA Past President and look forward to being with you in person for our Annual Conference, in collaboration with SECA, Feb 3-5, 2022 in Myrtle Beach!  Currently, I am Professor of Education at Columbia College - my home for the... Read More →
Friday February 7, 2025 8:20am - 9:20am EST
Rm 106-107 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

9:50am EST

KEYNOTE: An Authorator’s Story with David Biedrzycki
Friday February 7, 2025 9:50am - 10:10am EST
Ballroom ABCDE
After visiting hundreds of elementary schools over the past decade, David started to understand the importance of sharing with students how a story is taken from an idea seed to a finished book. We all get ideas for stories, but the process sometimes gets in the way of writing them. David plans to show the attendees how, with videos and music, ideas that start with a simple drawing morph into a story. David’s stories start that way. However, each idea’s challenge is finding the best way to share it in a story. 
Speakers
avatar for David Biedrzycki

David Biedrzycki

Author & Illustrator
Biedrzycki was born in 1955 in Taylor, Pennsylvania. He attended Kutztown University and began work as an illustrator in 1980 after graduating. Before beginning children's book illustration, Biedrzycki worked in advertising and designed many food product labels.He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Kathy and their children. David illustrated a number of books for Jerry Palotta before b... Read More →
Friday February 7, 2025 9:50am - 10:10am EST
Ballroom ABCDE
  Curriculum

11:50am EST

Language is Everything!
Friday February 7, 2025 11:50am - 12:50pm EST
Ballroom BC
SC’s Act 284 (Read to Succeed) includes oral language instruction as one of the core components of comprehensive literacy instruction. However, what does oral language instruction include, what should it look like in the classroom, and how does it align with the 2024 SC CCR ELA Standards and the SC Early Learning Standards? This session will provide answers to those questions and ideas for practical application.
Speakers
avatar for Angie Neal

Angie Neal

Policy Advisor for Speech-Language Pathology and Early Literacy, SC Dept of Education
Angie Neal is the SLP Contact and Program Analyst for Academics at the South Carolina State Department of Education and the Education Associate for Early Language and Literacy. She stays busy as a LETRS Facilitator, a board member of the State Education Agency Communication Disability... Read More →
Friday February 7, 2025 11:50am - 12:50pm EST
Ballroom BC 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

1:10pm EST

ABCQ Intentional Teaching Practice Early Learning
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Ballroom BC
This session will highlight how early childhood educators are facilitating early learning by creating meaningful experiences that support all areas of development. These experiences build on children’s interests and encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem solving. The session will discuss best practices to support children’s active learning in play-based environments.
Speakers
JB

Jamie Barry-Winningham

Quality Assessor, ABC Quality
avatar for Tanvi Solanki

Tanvi Solanki

Quality Assessor, DSS- Division of Early Care & Education
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Ballroom BC 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

1:10pm EST

NUTRITION: Nourishing Growing Minds
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Ballroom E
This session explores the crucial role of nutrition in preschoolers’ development and learning. We’ll discuss how a balanced diet supports cognitive function, enhances attention span, and fosters emotional well-being. Attendees will learn about key nutrients essential for young children’s growth and how dietary choices can influence behavior and academic readiness. By understanding the connection between nutrition and learning, caregivers and educators can better support healthy habits in early childhood.
Speakers
avatar for Jamila Anderson
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Ballroom E 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

1:10pm EST

Quality Indoor Environment
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Ballroom D
Teachers provide experiences for exploration, build on children's interest and encourage curiosity of the world around them. Join, this interactive session on indoor design as we explore and develop strategies that will help you utilize the indoor environment to effectively support learning.
Speakers
avatar for Sherrie Dueno

Sherrie Dueno

Project Manager, ABC Quality
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Ballroom D 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

1:10pm EST

Reading and Writing with Montessori
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Rm. 203
Understand what Montessori is and how it is implemented, engage in Montessori pre-writing lessons, and understand how guide students to read and write at an early age within a Montessori classroom setting.
Speakers
BD
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Rm. 203 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

1:10pm EST

Sparking Imagination and Creativity Outdoors
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Ballroom A
Many providers, directors, staff and families have seen the shift to children becoming less creative and imaginative and more reliant on other things to occupy them such as iPads and other electronics. In this session we will discuss why the skills of creativity and imagination are so important and how we can provide learning opportunities and play experiences for kids to think beyond the world around them when they are outdoors.
Speakers
AW
Friday February 7, 2025 1:10pm - 2:10pm EST
Ballroom A 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

2:40pm EST

ABCQ Intentional Teaching Practices Language and Communication
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Ballroom BC
Speakers
NG
Speakers
avatar for Tanvi Solanki

Tanvi Solanki

Quality Assessor, DSS- Division of Early Care & Education
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Ballroom BC 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

2:40pm EST

Connecting Through Curriculum
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Rm. 206-208
After reviewing how to assess and score the assessment, participants will learn the science and background of multiple intelligences, learn attributes attributed to each, and practice utilizing tools to incorporate any curriculum to each intelligence.
Speakers
CP
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Rm. 206-208 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

2:40pm EST

Incorporating Math Into the Preschool Environment
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Rm. 106-107
This session will promote learning activities and effective curriculum implementation for math through play. Topics include why we should emphasize math at such an early age, fun activities and suggestions for enrichment ideas and how to use file folders and music to support math activities.
Speakers
avatar for Karen (KT) Thompson

Karen (KT) Thompson

Professional Development Manager, Appalachian Early Childhood Network
I love my job!  I enjoy meeting early childhood professionals and learning about their roles in the field and motivating those within my realm of influence!  My strengths lie in curriculum development and most any topic covered in the CDA!  I am celebrating 40 years in the field... Read More →
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Rm. 106-107 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

2:40pm EST

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL: It’s Creative Dramatics, Jack!
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Rm. 102-103
Creative dramatics in the classroom is a way for children to apply what they have learned and a way for teachers to see what the children have learned. It is also a fun way for children to learn literacy skills as well as develop social/emotional skills. Participants will learn how to set the stage for creative dramatics as well as how to help children adapt stories for creative dramatics.
Speakers
avatar for Dick Latham

Dick Latham

Trident Technical College
I have been involved in early childhood education since 1988. I've taught three-year-olds and four-year-olds as well as adults. I am passionate about early childhood educators doing the right thing for children and teaching in a developmentally appropriate, child-centered way.
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Rm. 102-103 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum

2:40pm EST

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL: Storytelling, Music, and Movement for Young Leaders
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Ballroom A
Participants will leave this session with strategies that can be used in the classroom to address Cultural, Cognitive, Emotional and Social development. Presenter will share how Music, Movement and Storytelling activities can excite and engage young children as they learn new skills in a developmentally appropriate manner. Participates should be ready to Rock and Roll!!!
Speakers
DM
VM
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Ballroom A 2101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
  Curriculum
 
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