1. EMPOWERMIL
Workshop Proposals:
1. Exploring your image of the child:
 How to plan around your image of the child
 Setting up the environment for this image
 How to include the children in routines and transitions
 Documenting the outcome of the child you have seen transform
2. Inspiring and intentional Environments
 Less is more
 Maintaining your image of the child in the class room
 The set up of your space
 How does it empower your children
 The space as a third teacher
 Organization of Time
3. Guiding and supporting behaviour
 Open ended expression
 Encouraging children to communicate to one another
 Establishing boundaries and limits that make sense to the children
 Positive reinforcements and logical consequences
4. Child development and the reasons why we may see certain behaviour
 Eric Erikson’s stage of development
 Importance of healthy attachments
 Supporting Resiliency in your children
 Understanding “why” behaviours
5. Social emotional intelligence
 Creating an affirmative topic within your classroom
 Creating the environment
 Establishing the image of the child
 Enhancing the community
 Documentation
6. Block workshop:
 The types of play
 Expanding the use of blocks
 The use of resources in the block corner
 How to create stories with blocks
 Invitations to play

2. 7. Responsive curriculum:
 Role of the teacher
 Quality programs
 Collaboration with the children and families
 Invitations to play
8. Physical Literacy:
 Collaborating with parents
 Healthy child development
 Activities to support fundamental movement skills
 Long term positive outcomes
9. Projects and Curriculum planning
 How to create curriculum and projects
 Observation
 Documentation
 Collaboration with the participants
 Activities that enhance creativity
10. Collaborating with the School age child:
 Understanding the school age child
 Programming with the school age child
 Choices/Freedoms
 Allowing children to be industrious