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California
Kindergarten Association
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33rd Annual PK1 Conference!
January 16th - 18th
There's Still Time to Register! Come
and enjoy up to three days of activities that you will not want to miss
including TK and Common Core in-depth workshops during our PreConference
Institute, keynote speakers Ken Wesson and Dr. Jean and the new Blogger Fiesta featuring Deanna Jump, Deedee Wills
and more of your favorite bloggers! Click here for our conference web page which includes the
conference brochure, online registration and online hotel reservations
for the Hyatt Regency.
Principals Free! Would you like your
principal to spend more time in kindergarten? Bring them with you to
the conference free of charge with ONE paid registration from the same
school. Along
will all the exciting options our conference has to offer, they can
attend a special principals' session offered by Jim Grant, 25
Things Every Administrator Should Know About Early Childhood. Please
write "administrator" at the top of the principal's conference
registration form.
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HeidiSongs are
sing along songs that teach, created by a Kindergarten teacher FOR teachers
to help meet the needs of PreK, TK, Kindergarten and First Grade
children! HeidiSongs is a multi-sensory program that is perfect for
children who are active learners and that love to sing and move. It
is a developmentally appropriate way to help young children learn the
Common Core State Standards through auditory, kinesthetic, visual, and
musical techniques. And best of all, kids LOVE it!
HeidiSongs is proud to support and be a "Friend of CKA." Thank you for
all you do, CKA!
Registration
Now Open!
Registration is now open for First 5's 2015
Child Health, Education, and Care Summit taking place on February
10-12, 2015, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 2001 Point West
Way, Sacramento, California 95815.
Reserve your spot at a special early-bird rate. Available registrations to
fill up quickly, so please register as early as possible!
We look forward to seeing you at the Summit!
5th Annual SF Bay Area STEAM Colloquium
Full STEAM Ahead: Designing for Learning
Join over 300 educators for the 2015 SF Bay Area
STEAM Colloquium, on January 30, 2015, at the San Ramon Marriott.
This engaging day includes a keynote by Jeffrey Charbonneau, 2013 National
Teacher of the Year, over 35 breakout sessions engaging participants in
STEAM education and the STEAM resource fair and gallery showcasing
classroom activities, programs and resources for integrating STEAM. Strands
include Designing for Early Learning, Designing for the Future,
Designing for Leading and Designing for Integration.
CKA will be represented by 3 members of the Visual Arts Committee,
Zelda Le Frak, Stephanie Figula and Linda Becker, presenting ART Really
Teaches Across the Curriculum at the Colloquium's Gallery.
Register at http://sfbaysteam2015.eventbrite.com. The $75 fee includes access to keynote
and breakout sessions, breakfast, lunch and parking.
For information contact Hilary Dito, CCCOE STEAM Coordinator at hdito@cccoe.k12.ca.us or (925) 942-3396.
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Help support CKA at no cost to yourself!
Any
time you shop on Amazon following the link on our site (you'll find one on
our home page). CKA receives a percentage of the sale and the price for
the shopper remains the same. Thanks for your support and spread the
word!
JOIN CKA and become part of a network of educators who want
early childhood education to be the best it can be! CKA members can
look forward to:
- TKP Implementation
- Common Core State Standards lesson
plans
- More You Tube videos
- More offerings on our website's
Members Only Portal
Have
a comment? Want to chat about early childhood issues? Wondering what
we've been up to? Come join us on Facebook and connect with other CKA members!
Be
sure to check out our "Tuesday Teaching Tips" every week on
Facebook!
Art Really Teaches (4th Edition)
Art
Really Teaches includes color photos of art projects by 4, 5 and 6 year old
artists, tips for framing art work, a project title index as well as over 400
activities to help you teach the standards!
The
cost is $35 plus shipping and handling. To order a copy, contact First
State Publishing at (707)664-0164 or email them at firststageco@aol.com!
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