The Power of Professionalism

Atwo-part workshop presented by CPCC’s Early Childhood Education Club and

South West Association for the Education of Young Children (SWaeyc)

Saturday, February 20, 2016

8:30am – 1:00 pm

CPCC Harris Campus, 3210 CPCC Harris Campus Drive, Charlotte, NC 28202

Building 1 Auditorium

3.5 North Carolina Training Hours Awarded

Session One

The Power of Professionalism: Ensuring High Quality Early Care and Education - Lorie C. Barnes
The professionalism and well-being of early childhood educators has a dramatic and long-term impact on outcomes for the children in their care. NCaeyc is committed to supporting early educators in developing the attributes, practices, skills and knowledge of professionalism. Join NCaeyc Executive Director Lorie Barnes in exploring foundations of professionalism and learn how you can increase your effectiveness and well-being as an early educator. Lorie received her BS in Child Development and Family Relations from Eastern Carolina University, then worked with young children with special needs and their families for ten years. Upon receiving her MEd in Early Childhood Intervention and Family Support from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Lorie was an adult educator for eleven years at Wake Technical Community College. She then served as Director of Education at Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh before joining NCaeyc in 2010. In her role as Executive Director of NCaeyc, Lorie delights in promoting excellence in early care and education.

Session Two

Panel Discussion: Learning from the Agencies that Help Regulate Childcare Facilities

Brittney Watts, Outreach Training Coordinator, North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project

Mara Brinton, Consultant, North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education

Stephen Graham, Childcare and Institutional Sanitation, Environmental Health

Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 Registration. Refreshments available to purchase.

9:00 – 11:00 Session One

11:00 – 11:15Break

11:15 – 12:45 Session Two

12:45 – 1:00 Closing (Evaluations, Certificates)

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Registration Information

This event is free for members of CPCC’s Early Childhood Education Club and SWaeyc. For all others, the registration fee is $10. Adults only. Payment by cash or check only. You will be notified via email when your registration form has been processed. To register, complete the following information and mail it, along with cash or a check (if applicable), made out to “South West AEYC” to: Kristen Monteith, SWaeyc Professional Development Committee, c/o CPCC Harris Campus, 3210 CPCC Harris Campus Drive, Charlotte, NC 28202.

Your name: ______

Address: ______

Email address: ______

Phone number: ______

_____ I am a member of SWaeyc. My NAEYC membership number is ______.

_____ I am a member of CPCC’s ECEC.

_____ I am a member of neither ECEC nor SWaeyc. I am enclosing cash or a check in the amount of _____ made out to “South West AEYC.”