The 2010 Education Conference Brochure is
now available in PDF format.
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Print copies will be mailed at the end of August to the Council's mailing list.
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2010 Education Conference:
Presenter Sneak Peek
Keynote Presenter: Diane Levin
 Today’s children are growing up in an environment saturated with images of sexual appearance and behavior that they cannot fully understand. It can infl uence how they think about being male and female, their bodies, and what they want to be, do, and wear. It can confuse children about the nature of adult relationships and promote precocious sexuality. Based on her latest book (with Jean Kilbourne), So Sexy, So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids, Dr. Levin explores the current situation, how it is affecting children, and what we can do to promote healthy development in these times.
Speaker Showcase: Feature Presentations
Phil Boise, Go Green: A Program Action Plan
 Philip Boise, the author of the Go Green Rating Scale for Early Childhood Settings (Redleaf Press) provides examples and stories backed by solid research mapping a root to environmentally and fi nancially healthier programs. What does it really mean to 'go green'? We know that it's a critical element of program quality, but what exactly is it and how do we know when we get there? This session will explore how an early child care
setting became green according to the GreenCare for Children program in Santa Barbara, CA. Through examples and stories backed by solid research, we will help you to map your route to an environmentally and fi nancially healthier program.
This session can be taken separately.
>Click here for the flyer to attend this session
Jeanine Fitzgerald, The Challenging Child
 Over the past thirty years, we have witnessed an increase in the number of children who present with challenging behavior. Too often, these behaviors result in diagnoses such as ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Anxiety Disorders or Mood Disorders. Those
diagnosed have symptoms which compromise development and learning. Countless parents and professionals are searching for solutions. This session presents scientifically proven and timetested strategies to help every child fi nd a pathway to success.
Download the Conference Brochure for a complete listing for Feature Presentations
Donald Crews will Speak at a Special Dinner Event Immediately Following the 2010 Education Conference
Join Us for
Born in Newark, New Jersey, author and illustrator Donald Crews grew up in a world of freight trains and trucks juxtaposed with summers in the country at the home of his grandparents in Florida. His parents incorporated a sense of creativity in their daily lives; his father as a train worker and handy-man and his mother as a seamstress which seemed to have deeply influenced Crews. An artist since childhood, Crews was encouraged by teachers to follow his artistic path which led to studying at the Cooper Union School. It was during this time that he met his wife, picture book artist Ann Jonas. While he was serving in the US Army during the early 1960’s, Crews developed his portfolio to help him find work once back in the civilian world. His first book, We Read: A to Z (1967), was included in this portfolio and was met with encouraging praise but not directly accepted by publishers until 1967. Forty-three years and 35 books later, Crews’ vibrant style continues to interest young readers.
 This very graphic artwork appeals to the emergent reader, who depends on the illustrations to drive the story. The color, line and familiarity of the subject come together and engage the young reader. In Ten Black Dots, (1968), Crews uses large black circles in a variety of scenarios. Black dots can be balloons stuck in a tree, heads of soldiers in a line, or the eyes of a snowman. The striking black circle against a backdrop of colorful everyday events and objects allows the child to focus on counting the dots.
His acclaimed book, Freight Train (Caldecott Honor winner, 1979), continues to captivate children thirty years later. A simple, yet challenging text coincides with the brightly colored train cars. When the train begins to pick up speed, the colors blur and smudge with each other to indicate the swift movement. A few years later, in the book Carousel (1982), Crews uses this same technique to show how fast the carousel whirls. During the 1980’s, Crews veers from his typical graphic artistry by incorporating people in the illustrations of his books, Carousel and Parade (1983). While they are simplistic characters, they add motion and contribute to the air of excitement experienced by children at both of these events.
*Donald Crews portrait by Ann Jonas
*Freight Train appears courtesy Harper Collins Childrens Books
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An Evening With Donald Crews
Don't miss the opportunity to spend "An Evening with Donald Crews, " Caldecott Award winning author of Freight Train, and guest speaker at the Council's upcoming event on Saturday, October 2.
>Flyer and registration form
Conference Details
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Hilton Garden Inn
235 Hoosick Street
Troy, NY 12180
Conference Cost
Includes Lunch
$80 ($90 non-members)
An Evening With Donald Crews Cost - Includes DInner
$40
Combo price
(Conference and Dinner event)
$110 ($120 non-member)
Conference Agenda
6:45 am Check-in begins
7:55 am Welcome & opening
8:00 am Keynote presentation with Diane Levin
9:15 am Book sigining with keynote
9:45 am Sessions begin
11:30 am Sessions continue
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Sessions continue
3:45 pm Sessions continue
5:15 pm Conference ends
5:30 pm Reception to Welcome Donald Crews
6:00 pm An Evening with Donald Crews dinner event begins
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