PASCO, WA - The 6th Annual Starting Strong P-3 Institute welcomes early learning professionals, child care providers, Kindergarten through 3rd grade teachers, school superintendents, principals, parents, and community partners focused on helping children start strong from pre-school to third grade. Educational Service District (ESD) 123 is proud to present the 2014 Starting Strong Institute and Full-day Kindergarten Symposium, August 4-6, at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA.
This special three-day event begins on August 4 with a Full-day Kindergarten Symposium, which will provide valuable information to kindergarten teachers, elementary school principals, and school district staff on how to structure classroom environments and use what we currently know about child development to provide developmentally appropriate practices in full-day kindergarten classrooms.
Following the Symposium, the two-day Starting Strong Institute will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5 and 6. ESD 123 and partners are hosting this conference featuring keynote speakers Dr. John Medina and Doug Clements, along with numerous breakout sessions and early learning vendors.
For those interested in learning how the brain develops and its impact on early learning, there is still time to register for Dr. John Medina's Brain Rules seminar on August 4. Author of the New York Times bestseller "Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School," Dr. Medina shares what brain scientists have uncovered about how we learn, how sleep and stress affect our brains, and how the brain sciences influence the way we teach our children and the way we work.
The 6th Annual Starting Strong P-3 Institute and Full-day Kindergarten Symposium take place August 4-6 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA. Registration and conference information is available at www.esd123.org/startingstrong. For more information on the conference, contact Tracy Ulrich at tracyulrich@frontier.com.
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The Institute is sponsored by the Gates Foundation, Boeing, Child Care Aware, Thrive by Five Washington, and other partners.
Attached Media Files: Medina Flyer