Children Are Our Specialty

Thurs, Sept 17: Family Engagement

Support families as a child's first and most important educator. Strengthen the partnership between families and their child's early education program. Promote healthy relations and opportunities or community involvement. Implement the knowledge and skills gained from the Family Engagement training. This is a 3 hour training. Non-members $15.

presented by 4C's from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, Oct 15: Everything Infant & Toddler

Infants and toddlers learn through their senses and this class will provide teachers with ideas or age-appropriate learning activities or infants/toddlers and the importance of teacher interaction during play. Picture books, sensory activities, art ideas and more appropriate for infants and toddlers.

Presented by Peggy Heeren 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, Nov 19: CHAOS Board Elections / Make & Take Activities & Potluck Dinner

presented by Stacy Ransom and CHAOS Board from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Create a new learning activity at each station that you can take home and use right away for small groups or circle time! Hands on workshop. Materials will be supplied. Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, Dec 10: Holiday gathering & dinner Location to be determined. Bring a $10 gift if you'd like to participate in a gift exchange. No additional training in December.

Thurs, Jan 21: Saying Goodbye

presented by Stacy Ransom from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room. Registry certificate provided.

Helping children with Separation Anxiety. Providers can help children jump over the developmental hurdle of separation anxiety by learning why children experience anxiety and ways for children of all ages to say goodbye to their families.

Thurs, Feb 18: Physical Activity

Presenter TBD. 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room. Registry certificate provided.

This workshop will focus on physical activity and getting kids moving!

Thurs, March 17 Training topic to be determined 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room. Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, April 21: Child Abuse Awareness presented by Stacy Ransom from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, May 12: Provider Appreciation Dinner

Program to be determined. More information to follow. Presented by Stacy Ransom from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, Sept 18: Behavior Management

presented by Kathy Hetzel, UW Ext, from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Challenging behaviors and behavior management problem solving. Modeling appropriate behavior and teaching skills for self regulation.

Thurs, Oct 16: Math: It All Adds Up

Supporting Math Development presented by 4C's from 6:30-8:30 pm from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Sat, Nov 1: Heartbeat of Child Care Conference Blackhawk Tech, Janesville Registry certificates provided.

Thurs, Nov 20: CHAOS Board Elections / Make & Take Activities

presented by Stacy Ransom and CHAOS Board Members from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Create a new learning activity at each station that you can take home and use right away for small groups or circle time! Hands on workshop. Materials will be supplied. Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, Dec 4th: Holiday gathering & dinner at Domenico's, Beloit at 6 pm. Bring a $10 gift if you'd like to participate in a gift exchange. No additional training in December.

Thurs, Jan 15: Dramatic Play Centers

presented by Stacy Ransom from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room. Registry certificate provided.

Children learn through imagining and doing! Ideas will be presented for creating inviting and creative dramatic play centers to encourage social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development.

Thurs, Feb 19: Portfolios

Presented by 4C's from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room. Registry certificate provided.

This workshop will give providers and teachers strategies to document children’s development over time, as well as systems to organize the documentation. We will also discuss how to utilize this information when planning lessons. Participants are encouraged to bring samples of observations tools and portfolios they are currently using.

Thurs, March 19: Storytelling at Hedberg Public Library 6:30-8:30 pm. Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, April 16: Mandated Reporter Training presented by Stacy Ransom from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provided.

Thurs, May 7: Growing the Future / Provider Appreciation Dinner presented by Stacy Ransom from 6:30-8:30 pm at Blackhawk Tech, Room 1315 Blackhawk Room Registry certificate provide

The Heartbeat of Child Care Conference

The Heartbeat of Child Care Conference will be held on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville.

This year's conference will be notably different due to time restraints.

Doors will open at 8:30 a.m.

8:45-10:00 Workshop 1

10:15-11:30 Workshop 2

11:45-12:45 Keynote

Coffee and juice will be available in the morning and lunch will not be provided.

We will not be offering vendors.

The cost of the conference has been reduced in conjunction with these changes.

CHAOS members $20, non-members $30

The conference information and registration form will be available on September 22.

Please visit CHAOS’s website for this information or send me an email to have it emailed to you.

[email protected] childrenareourspecialty.org

Thurs, Oct 17: Supporting Early Literacy

Supporting early literacy development is about building strong relationships through shared book reading and meaningful conversations. We will focus on building a love of books and developing language through meaningful conversations all in the context of relationships. We will examine the key components of literacy within our environments, including a print rich environment, engaging book reading, and developmentally appropriate teaching practices.

Amy Alt of 4C's

Room 1315 Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville 6:30 – 8:30 PM

The Heartbeat Conference will be on

Saturday, November 9, 2013

This year's Heartbeat of Child Care Conference

Our conference this year features David Stokes!

Keynote: Earthsongs/Singing with the Earth

Sharing short songs and chants that help us gain an appreciation of planet earth and what it provides for us. Using signs, gestures, movement and audience participation we will sing songs about animals, plants, soil, SCAT, earth and sky.

So who is David Stokes?

He is that guy with the gray beard and bald head who happens to be a Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education Teacher of the Year and an “Aldo Leopold” award winner. The Northshore United Educators (WEAC) honored David for educational excellence.

David has received the Master Front-line Interpreter award from the National Association for Interpretation. He sings and engages audiences of all ages in nature study.

Using live creatures and animal artifacts, songs and short stories, David gets down with his audiences, and makes learning fun.

David has a solid educational background in the natural sciences, holding an Masters of Science in Conservation Education from Michigan State University. He has been creating exciting learning situations since 1974.

Prior to 2001 David worked for 18 years at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (National Audubon Society) in Milwaukee as Education Specialist and Director of Education.

This years workshops:

• Play Based Curriculum
• Wildlife in Your Backyard
• Using Photos in Child Care
• Implementing WMELS
• Credit for Prior Learning
• Adaptations: Fit Where You Live
• Emotion Coaching
• More than Music & Movement
• Processed Art
• Infant/Toddler CPR w/AED (workshop I & II)

Find conference brochures and registration forms here: http://childrenareourspecialty.webs.com/heartbeatconference.htm

Good news for CHAOS & CHAOS Members!

Children Are Our Specialty has been reviewed and beginning on February 1, 2013 can be recognized as a Professional Association by YoungStar as defined under Business and Professional Practices indicator C.3.4 in the YoungStar evaluation criteria.

Individual active membership and participation both must be verified by the following:

1. Attendance at four meetings per year; either regular meetings of the association/support group or of committees/groups/teams per year. Meeting schedules, agendas, notes/minutes of the meetings will provide documentation of active participation.

2. Proof of current membership by family provider or Center Director and/or administrator either by membership cards, letters and/or invoices with dates of membership.

CHAOS will continue to provide membership certificates and receipts for membership dues for your documentation.

Your technical consultant may have recognized your participation in CHAOS as a Professional Association by YoungStar in the past, but it is now official.

The Heartbeat Conference will be held at Blackhawk Tech for continuing education on Sat., Nov. 3rd!

If you have any leads for vendor tables, please contact Stacy Ransom and if you have any ideas for classes, please contact Lori Long.

Thurs, Sept 27 Ready, Set, Go! Organize Your Filing Systems

Leah Zastoupil, Lori Long & Stacy Ransom

Room 1315 Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Thurs, Oct 18 Medical Log Journaling & Reporting

Refresher on the do’s & don’ts of handling all types of injuries, recording them and what to report.

April Callihan, Licensing Specialist, DCF

Room 1315 Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Sat, Nov 3 Heartbeat of Child Care Conference

Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville

More information to follow

Thurs, Nov 15 CHAOS Board Elections & Potluck Dinner

Winter Crafts Make & Take

Come vote for your 2012-2013 Board Members, have dinner and participate in a craft Make & Takes designed to inspire you for the upcoming season.

Room 1315 Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Thurs, Jan 17 60 Minutes of Teacher Led Physical Activities

How do you fit in 60 minutes of teacher led physical activity into your day? Get some new ideas to get moving!

Room 1315 Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Thurs, Feb 21 Building & Improving Communication with Parents

So many ways to communicate! Newsletters,activity calendars, websites, photo sharing and social media.

Room 1315 Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Thurs, March 21 Multi-Age Adaptations

Making your environment and curriculum work with multi-age groups.

Room 1315 Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville

6:30 – 8:30 PM

Thurs, April 18 Spring Science: Gardening, Composting & More

Plant some seeds, start a garden, make a compost container this spring.

Room 1315 Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville

6:30 – 8:30 PM

May Blackhawk Tech Provider Night Out

DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

CPR trainings to be scheduled

Mail registration forms & payment for tours to:

CHAOS Treasurer, 1544 S Grant Avenue, Janesville, WI  53546

Registration form

Join CHAOS for a Tour of Child Care Facilities on Saturday, April 2.  We will be traveling from Janesville to Madison to visit three child care centers. 

Carpools leave at 8:00 am from Janesville. We will tour a mixed age group family child care, a infants and toddler center and a preschool program.

We will also tour 4-C  from 9:00-10:00AM and 10:15-11:15AM

Lunch will be on your own. You may bring a sack lunch however each group will discuss restaurant options on the trip up to Madison. You will receive continuing education hours upon arrival back in Janesville at 3:30 pm.

COST: CHAOS Members $5.00 Non-members $20

Registration is required. Carpooler drivers are needed. Please see more information on the registration form.