Schedule for Saturday, March 13

Registration   8:15 - 9:00
PCPO Welcome and Keynote Speaker Clay Roberts   9:00 - 10:30
Morning Workshops   10:45 - 12:15
Lunch/Vendor Displays   12:15 - 1:30
Afternoon Workshops   1:30 - 3:00
Vendors remain open until 3:30

Location and Directions

Athey Creek Middle School
2900 SW Borland Road
West Linn, Oregon

Take I-205 to Stafford Road, Exit 3
Go north on Stafford Road.
At the intersection with Borland Road,
a four way stop, take a left.
Take a right at the Athey CreekMiddle School sign. 
Click here for a map.

General Information

PCPO Group Fee
A PCPO member school group fee may have been paid allowing your school’s members to attend the conference at the lowest rate. Your PCPO Rep or Treasurer will know if your school has chosen to prepay the group fee.
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships for full or discounted fees are available upon written request. Scholarships will be awarded on a first come, first served basis with priority given to PCPO members.
Refunds
We regret we are unable to issue refunds.
Check-In
When you arrive, please check in at the registration desk. You may pick up your agenda, workshop assignments and a map at that time.
Child Care Division Credits
Certificates for CCD credits needed by child care workers will be available at the end of the day.
Displays & Vendors
Displays and vendors will be available before, during and after the conference workshops. Some offer merchandise to purchase. Major credit cards may not be accepted by all, but personal checks are gladly accepted. PCPO does not endorse any vendor or displayer.
Host
If you would like to help at the conference, you may host a session for which you are enrolled. Hosts pass out materials, collect evaluations and facilitate the workshop. If you are the first to volunteer to host a workshop, your enrollment in that workshop is guaranteed. Please check the appropriate box on your registration form.
Questions
For referrals to co-ops in your area, call PCPO at 503-293-6161
or email us at
 

Registration Information

Workshop Enrollment
Workshop enrollments are limited by room and instructor capacity. It is recommended that you register early in order to ensure your first workshop choices. Registration is processed according to postmarked date.
Workshop Selections
If your first choice is already full, we will use one of your two alternate choices.
Registration Form
Please only one registration per form. You are welcome to copy the form or provide the needed information on another sheet of paper. Also, the registration form can be obtained online at www.oregonpreschools.org.
Walk-In Registration
Mail-in registration is available until February 26th. Although walk-in registration is welcomed and is available at the conference at 8:15 AM, specific workshops may be full.
Lunches
Catered box lunches are available for $6.50 each, paid with advance purchase only. Please make your selection on the registration form. You are also welcome to bring your own lunch.

Please Note...So that everyone may hear and learn from the speakers, please do not bring infants or children to the conference

Registration Form

Please download page 3 above for a registration form.

Morning Workshops

1  Asset Building for Preschoolers
Clay Roberts, B.A., M.S.,
Health Education, University of Oregon
Forty developmental assets are concrete, common sense, positive experiences and qualities essential to raising successful young people. Assets have power during critical adolescent years to influence choices and help children become caring, responsible adults. Find out how to lay the framework.
2  Music From The Inside Out *
Jan Keyser, B.A. Music, Founder
Harmony Road Music, worked widely in Early Childhood Ed.
*Note: This workshop is specifically for teachers; however, all are welcome. Research has shown very young children can develop an awareness of pitch and musical concepts. If left untapped, this natural feeling for music may never develop. Learn techniques, activities, tools, and receive materials to develop children’s “inner music.”
3  Love and Logic, Part One
Donna Smith, Love and Logic trainer,
Teacher & Principal for thirty years
Life without ranting, raving or rescuing your child is possible. Useful strategies will be presented. This class will continue in the afternoon with Love and Logic, Part Two.
4  Making the Most of Books and Creativity
Trudi Sang, M.A. Education, teacher for
twenty years, actor, and drama director
Learn more about books and how to “tell the story.” Bring books alive with music, props, audience participation, improv, drama, and story cards.
5  Setting Limits With Love
Eddi Miglavs, M.A. Licensed Professional
Counselor, Owner/Mudpuddles Toys & Books
Investigate ways to use logical and natural consequences to help your children take responsibility for their own behavior. Learn how to deal with the day-to-day difficulties of living with your children.
6  Proactive Parenting - Let’s figure it out before it happens!
Joelle C. Meckel, B.A. Psychology,
M.S.W. (family preservation)
Margaret L. Scott, B.A. Psychology, M.A.
Counseling, Behavior Analyst
All children exhibit puzzling or challenging behavior. The best methods to address these behaviors are not always obvious. Learn tools to help maintain or reestablish a healthy relationship with your child.
7  Birth Order and How it Affects Families
Betsy Cruickshank & Glenda
Montgomery, Certified Positive Discipline Instructors
Learn how you and your child are affected by birth order. Based on the book Positive Discipline.
8  Listening for Better Adult Relationships
Christine Richards, Owner Black Belt
Business Solutions, speaker and author
Learn why listening skills are so vital to an adult relationship. When you and your partner model these listening tools, your family will learn as well.
9  Unique Genius
Dana Anderson, Learning Styles Specialist,
Owner Multi-Mode Learning
An introduction to some of the ways children think and learn, with suggestions on how to engage them. A variety of teaching styles and methods are outlined as options with which to reach different learners.
10  Natural Learning Rhythms and the Young Child
Josette Luvmour, Director/Program
Development, EnCompass, author, consultant, and speaker
Amber Kara, Director/Programs,
EnCompass, Doctoral student Human Development, author
Natural Learning Rhythms is a practical, healthbased model of child development that has worked to facilitate relationships with children in families and classrooms for over two decades. Through this fresh perspective learn to nurture the natural capacities of young children and address concerns such as: creating healthy boundaries, sibling rivalry, and successfully balancing the demands of work and home.
11  The Role of Temperament in Parenting
Paige Beard, M.A., C.D.S., Child and
Family Therapist
Lynn Collins, Ph.D., Parent Educator
Identify you and your child’s temperament traits. Learn strategies for tailoring your parenting to fit the unique interactions of yours and your child’s
temperaments. Gain skills to help your child adapt to the many situations he may find himself in that are challenging for his temperament.

Afternoon Workshops

12  Talking to Parents About Touchy Topics*
Paige Beard, M.A., C.D.S., Child and Family Therapist
Lynn Collins, Ph.D., Parent Educator
*Note: This workshop is specifically for teachers; however, all are welcome. What to say (and not to say!) when talking to parents about developmental and behavioral concerns. Discover language for maintaining positive connections with families while addressing sensitive issues. Includes information on where to refer families for additional services.
13  How Young Children Organize Their World: A Natural Learning Rhythms Workshop for Teachers*
Ba Luvmour, M.A in Psychology,
Executive Director/EnCompass 23 years, author
Amber Kara, Doctoral student in Human
Development, author, outdoor educator
*Note: This workshop is specifically for teachers; however, all are welcome
Through fresh perspectives of Natural Learning Rhythms, learn how young children organize their world and what underlies their behaviors. This highly practical workshop will emphasize the use of this information in the preschool classroom to construct environments and enhance communication with parents.
14  Love and Logic, Part Two
Donna Smith, Love & Logic Trainer,
Teacher & Principal for thirty years.
This is a continuation of the morning workshop Love and Logic, Part One, and should be considered a full day workshop.
15  Giving Children the Language of Conflict Resolution
Melody Bucholz,
Retired Co-op Teacher, President PCPO
Are you tired of policing your children’s behavior? Tired of “tattling”? In this interactive workshop learn techniques to help children solve their own problems. Resource: “How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk” by Faber and Mazlish
16  Kids, Parents, and Anger
Eddi Miglavs, M.A., Licensed Professional
Counselor, Owner/Mudpuddles Toys & Books
Learn where anger comes from in you and in your children. Find out how you can learn to control your anger so you can model that thought process for your child.
17  Conflict Resolution - After the Fact!
Joelle C. Meckel, M.S.W.
Margaret L. Scott, M.A., BCBA
Are you stuck, wondering how to give back the responsibility to make good choices to your child? Learn how to work through issues, get beyond the challenge, and be able to express emotions in a positive manner.
18  Reducing Sibling Rivalry
Betsy Cruickshank &
Glenda Montgomery, Certified Positive Discipline Instructors
During this fun, interactive workshop, Betsy and Glenda will provide insight into the causes of sibling rivalry and will offer specific, effective strategies to reduce sibling conflict in your home.
19  Stress Management Techniques to Get Through the Childhood Years
Christine Richards, Owner Black Belt
Business Solutions, speaker, author
Learn practical tools to cope with our busy lives. Work through three practical methods of coping with stress you can use today!
20  Kids Eye View of Reading Symbols
Dana Anderson, Learning Style Specialist,
Owner of Multi-Mode Learning
Discover children’s developmental learning paths. Learn tips on how to help them out of difficult places, and how to recognize specific obstacles. Explore how development influences the way children come to understand reading symbols.
21  Win-Win Games for Young Children
Albee Kara, Director/Technical
Development EnCompass, Doctoral student Human Development, author
Josette Luvmour, Director of Program
Development EnCompass, author, consultant
A Natural Learning Rhythms Workshop addressing the essential, but often misunderstood, role of play in the development of young children. Learn which types of play nourish the needs of this age group, and participate in fresh examples of games and activities that teach and support healthy growth, maximal learning, and deepening relationships.
22  Bringing Music Home, Activities for Parent and Child
Jan Keyser, B.A., Music, Founder Harmony
Road Music Courses, Teacher, Workshop Presenter
Sharing music with a child creates a unique and lasting bond. Ms. Keyser will show age appropriate activities, tools and materials to make your family music time meaningful and creative.

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