Early Ed Conference: Southeast

Intentionally Cultivating Potential

God tells us in Jeremiah 29:11, For i know the plans i have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

As an early educator, God daily gives us many opportunities to develop the potential of each child in our classroom for a very specific time in his or her life, not only for this year but a potential that can last for eternity. How do we accomplish this God sized mission?

The Early Education Conference in Columbia, SC will consist of two professional development days.

Pre-Conference Workshop: March 2, 2012
Early Education Conference Live Streaming: March 3, 2012
(Those in the area may attend the live event.)

Early Education Conference Live Streaming for programs in other regions. Sign up at the one-time introductory site price. *Register now!
The weblink to access the Live Streaming will be emailed to the registered email address on March 2, 2012.

*Please register as a guest.
Online registration closes two days before the conference, however you may register at the door on the day of the conference.
 

Live Streaming Early Education Conference–March 3, 2012

This conference will be comprised of five large group sessions intentionally chosen to offer encouragement, instruction and practical teaching ideas. Session speakers will focus on the topic Laying the foundations for Faith Development with practical applications you can use in your classrooms and evaluating your Program’s Spiritual Culture.

Join us for our first ever Live Streaming Early Education Conference. Early Education programs in the area, please join us live. For those of you in other parts of the country, we invite you to sign up as a site at the introductory price. All your staff can participate and receive clock hours when you sign up your site.

This event will be streaming live via the internet. You will need a computer with a steady internet connection. A dial-up connection will not be sufficient. For small groups of 2-3, watching from a computer screen may be the easiest. For larger groups you may want to hook up your laptop to a projector in a classroom or conference room. This will enable set-up for a conference style theater experience or small groups around tables for discussions. You may have as many people attend at your site. You will be asked to provide their names and email addresses at the time of registration.

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* Attendees will receive five clock hours of training

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**Lunch is included in the cost of the registration.

Optional Pre-Conference Leadership Course–March 2, 2012

Developing a Curriculum Framework for the Early Education Unit. This course will address the need for curriculum development that centers on the mission and vision of the early education program. Participants will begin with their mission and work through the resulting vision, outcomes, curriculum, and assessments needed to verify the accomplishment of the programs mission or purpose. The day will result in a beginning framework upon which to develop an effective curriculum. Participants should bring their current mission, vision, philosophy and core values to the session.

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* Lunch is included in the cost of the registration.
 

 Keynote Speaker

Dr. Milt Uecker

Dr. Milt Uecker, Ed.D., is the Associate Dean of the College of Education and teaches courses on educational philosophy, early childhood education, and curriculum. He is a national and international conference speaker and a contributor to the Christian Early Education and Christian School Education journals for the Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI). Dr. Uecker views placing God’s Word at the center of the curriculum as essential to the Christian school movement.

 Session Speaker

Debby Carter

Debby Carter, M. Ed, ABD, As an early childhood special education teacher and infant specialist, Debby has held a variety of teaching and administrative positions in the early education profession, including the initiation and set up of both a Christian private preschool as well as state funded pre-k and even start grant programs. Debby has also managed a large MN early childhood screening program. In addition, she has served as children’s ministries director for several churches, led research-based groups and served as director and professor of early childhood ministries at Lincoln Christian University. With a passion for spiritual formation in development, Debby recently completed her dissertation on biblical expressions of four-year-old children.

Conference Venue: Columbia International University

Columbia International University educates people from a Biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ.

Columbia International University has a degree program designed to fully equip you for ministry – in the church, on the mission field or in the marketplace. CIU offers challenging academic programs, taught by qualified professors in an environment that encourages learning.

We have undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs to meet your needs, wherever you are in life – ready to finish high school, or established in your profession.

The College of Education “equips Christian educators to think, teach and lead biblically in educational settings throughout the world.” This mission encompasses the preparation of teachers to enter both early childhood and elementary classrooms (M.A.T.), the training of K-12 Bible teachers (undergrad major and M.A. in Bible Teaching), and the equipping of practicing teachers and administrators for leadership positions through graduate studies (M.Ed. - Curriculum and Instruction, M.Ed. - School Administration and Ed.D. - Educational Leadership at both secondary and higher education levels).
 

The mission of the Lowrie Center for Christian School Education at Columbia International University is to facilitate international networking, research, innovation and the advancement of enduring ideas foundational to excellence in Christian schooling around the world.

Professional Growth Hours / CEU's

ACSI is working with 24/7 Educational Services, LLC to provide in-service hours required for maintenance of teacher certification and/or an ACSI CEU for attending the conference seminars.
This is a web-based process that requires you to login.

• Either of the following websites may be used: www.my247ed.com or http://acsi.my247ed.com
• When you log in, you will be asked to select certifications. Please select ACSI Early Education. You may also want to select ACSI Northern CA and California Professional Development.
• After you have registered, select Conference Center and it will bring up the conferences in your region and Early Education (providing you checked that box).
• Select 2012 ACSI South Carolina Early Education Conference. This selection will become available on Monday, March 5, 2012.
• Once you select the conference, you will see the details for that conference. It will tell you the total number of hours available and the time periods for each session. Beside each session’s time period, you will see a drop down box. Select the right arrow and you will see the titles for every seminar offered in that session. Select the title of the seminar you attended. Repeat this process for every session you attended.
• After you have provided the requested information and have completed an evaluation, you will be provided with the necessary follow-up documentation.
• To print forms, go back to "My Account" and you will see the conferences you have attended. Select the forms and reports tab to print your certificates.

This service is free up to 30 days after the conference; after 30 days there is a $10.00 fee.

Pre-Conference Leadership Course: Friday March 2, 2012
Live Streaming Early Education Conference: Saturday March 3, 2012
(Those in the area may attend thelive event.)