Friday, October 6th
12:30 - 5:00 pm ---- unConference
8:00- 10:00 pm---- welcome reception
8:00- 10:00 pm---- welcome reception
Saturday, October 7th
8:00- 9:00 am---- breakfast and registration
9:00- 5:30 pm---- workshops, networking breaks and lunch
9:00- 5:30 pm---- workshops, networking breaks and lunch
Sunday, October 8th
8:00- 9:00 am ---- breakfast
9:00- 12:30 ---- workshops and goodbye session
9:00- 12:30 ---- workshops and goodbye session
Remember that continental breakfast and buffet lunch on Saturday and buffet breakfast on Sunday are included in your registration price. All other meals at your own expense. Menus will be posted 2 weeks prior to conference to allow you to make alternate accommodations if required by your dietary needs.
Confirmed Workshops/Speakers
Workshop Descriptions
Saturday
9:30- 10:45
Developing a Grit and Growth Mindset
Based on new research, this workshop will help you transform a child’s mindset from “I can’t do it” to “Trying new things is fun, mistakes and all.”
PEP- Parent Education Program
What We Are
The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) is a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1982, providing classes, events and other educational resources to parents and all who care for children, toddlers through teens.
Who We Serve
We serve parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers from all communities and at every stage of family life.
What We Offer
Our programs include classes, workshops, community talks and presentations by noted authors. We provide access to books and other resources detailing a practical, proven approach to childrearing.
Who Leads Our Classes
Our class instructors are parents who have been there, done that and then taken hundreds of hours of parenting classes to do it better and share their knowledge with you.
What We Have Accomplished
Last year, we
• Provided parenting classes to nearly 4,000 parents and caregivers
• Spoke at 94 PTAs and community-based organizations
• Spent 85% of our revenue on parenting classes and programs.
The Business Side of Nannying with HomeWork Solutions
Taxes, contracts and essential paperwork will be discussed in this presentation from experts in domestic employment and payroll, HomeWork Solutions.
How to Work Best with a Nanny Agency
Join Dulany Dent, President of The Nanny Network who will discuss the benefits of working with a nanny agency. We will cover what to look for in an agency as well as steps you can take to make the relationship more productive.
11:00- 12:15
Healthy Brain Development- What Can We Do?
Early childhood is a crucial time for brain development. As nannies, we have to think about the choices we make for our charges and how this affects this development. We will discuss why good caregivers matter in developing healthy brains and how we can impact not just the early years but all ages of a child’s life. Come and learn a little about how the brain is changing in these years and how things like electronic media, unstructured play, and personal relationships will impact our kids.
For more than forty years, Linda Lombardo has worked with children and families in a variety of roles- as a teacher, school principal, family counselor, and yes- as a live-in caregiver. Currently, She is the director of Lighthouse, Inc., a youth and family services center in Catonsville, Maryland. Linda was our best reviewed speaker of 2011 and we are thrilled to have her back again this year!
Power Tools for Power Struggles - a PEP workshop
Be patient. Avoid power struggles. Calm tantrums. Sound impossible? It’s not! As you learn more tools for calm, effective problem-solving, you will lay the foundation for a healthy, productive family life, and enjoy more fun with your children now.
PEP- Parent Education Program
What We Are
The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) is a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1982, providing classes, events and other educational resources to parents and all who care for children, toddlers through teens.
Who We Serve
We serve parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers from all communities and at every stage of family life.
What We Offer
Our programs include classes, workshops, community talks and presentations by noted authors. We provide access to books and other resources detailing a practical, proven approach to childrearing.
Who Leads Our Classes
Our class instructors are parents who have been there, done that and then taken hundreds of hours of parenting classes to do it better and share their knowledge with you.
What We Have Accomplished
Last year, we
• Provided parenting classes to nearly 4,000 parents and caregivers
• Spoke at 94 PTAs and community-based organizations
• Spent 85% of our revenue on parenting classes and programs.
1:45 - 3:00
Car Seat Discussion with THE CAR SEAT LADY
Alisa Baer, M.D.
While looking back it seems inevitable that Debbi’s oldest daughter, Alisa, would follow in her mother’s footsteps, as a young child becoming the “car seat lady” like her mother was the last thing Alisa envisioned. Having the “car seat lady” as your mom meant not being able to take a family walk without stopping at least once to let an unsuspecting parent know that their car seat was improperly installed – and then taking 20 minutes to help them fix the seat. It meant everyone at school knowing that you rode in a booster until you were 8 and a half (if you think few 8 year olds ride in boosters today, despite state laws requiring such, think about how few were in the late 1980’s). It meant flashing a two-sided sign at the unbelted motorist stopped next to you (as you slunk down embarrassedly in your seat, waiting for the red light to change to green) – one side asking them to “please buckle up”, the other side thanking them if they complied. It meant that your mother cared about others in a way that a young child can’t fully grasp.
Alisa’s earliest involvement was as a young teenager when she would come outside to entertain the children as her mother taught their now undistracted parents how to use their carseats. Required to do a month-long, 40 hour/week internship during her senior year of high-school, Alisa chose to work in the postpartum unit of a Baltimore hospital where she taught all the new parents how to properly install their car seats. After that experience, she “was bitten by the bug.”
When she moved to New York the fall of 1998 to begin her undergraduate work at Columbia University, she brought her expertise with her. Since 1999 Alisa has run a fitting station in NYC; this unique opportunity allows her to impact the lives of many children as she has installed more than 5,000 car seats (and counting). Through her numerous media appearances – TV (MSNBC and FOX News), radio (1010WINS segment), print (The New Yorker, NY Daily News, NY Post, US Weekly), and websites – thousands of people nationwide are privy to this life-saving information. She also educates parents in the local community through lectures at new-mom groups, synagogue and church groups, and parents of twins clubs, to name a few. Realizing that pediatricians are a trusted source of information to new parents, she also teaches pediatric residents the basics of car seat safety, so they can educate their own patients.
Alisa graduated from NYU School of Medicine in 2006, completed her pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2009, and is currently living in NYC working as a pediatrician in the NICU (Neonatal intensive care unit) at Columbia University Children’s Hospital of New York – all the while continuing her role as “the car seat lady”.
The epidemiological research Alisa conducted on parental knowledge about and attitudes towards booster seats culminated in a publication in a professional journal in addition to a presentation at a national conference. As a certified instructor for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 32-hour car seat course, she has educated nurses, doctors, social workers, police, firemen, and many other community members about car seat safety so that they can provide information and services through their professional roles. This website, dedicated to providing accurate, up-to-date information along with how-to videos to anyone worldwide is a dream of Alisa’s that has now come to fruition.
Good Fences, Happy Families: Limit Setting with Young Children- PEP workshop
What’s the secret to getting children to put away their toys, play nicely with others, go to bed and do all the other things parents want them to do? Find out why firm and friendly limits work so much better than time out and other punishments, and get tried-and-true tips for building and maintaining those secure, loving boundaries.
PEP- Parent Education Program
What We Are
The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) is a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1982, providing classes, events and other educational resources to parents and all who care for children, toddlers through teens.
Who We Serve
We serve parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers from all communities and at every stage of family life.
What We Offer
Our programs include classes, workshops, community talks and presentations by noted authors. We provide access to books and other resources detailing a practical, proven approach to childrearing.
Who Leads Our Classes
Our class instructors are parents who have been there, done that and then taken hundreds of hours of parenting classes to do it better and share their knowledge with you.
What We Have Accomplished
Last year, we
• Provided parenting classes to nearly 4,000 parents and caregivers
• Spoke at 94 PTAs and community-based organizations
• Spent 85% of our revenue on parenting classes and programs.
3:15- 4:30
Take a Bow- Theatre Games and Techniques to Use with Your Kids
Did you know that theater is one of the best ways to teach empathy? In Lauren Gunderson’s Huffington Post blog, How Theatre for Young People Could Change the World, she says that “so much of the toxicity in this world comes from a collective draining of empathy. We don't understand each other, and we don't want to. But theater invites us -- no, forces us -- to empathize.” This practice lays the foundation for strength and compassion. Come and join us for a quick look behind the curtain at how an actor’s tools can enhance your play with kids. We will demonstrate and talk about interesting games and techniques that will teach everything from empathy to better communication to higher self-confidence. There is so much to be learned from theater! Come play with us!
Martha Reddick has been a nanny and teaching artist in the Chicago area for over five years. She loves working with children and is both grateful and excited to blend her love of theater and education into her day job. Martha has her Masters in Education from the University of Tennessee, and, after a brief stint in formal education, discovered nannying young children to be her passion! She loves finding new activities and adventures to engage children as they develop, and she has even created a nanny resource podcast called Chronicles of Nannya to share her ideas with other nannies. Thanks for listening!
FORUM: Nanny Organizers, NNTD Planners and Group Leaders
This open forum will be a discussion group for anyone who takes a leadership role in planning for their nanny community. We will gather together and discuss issues and ideas that will help to provide support and inspiration to those who do this work.
FORUM LEADER: Sue Downey, Nannypalooza organizer and NNTD leader
Sunday
9:00-10:15
Fostering a Culture of Compassion, Understanding and Connection - Developing Complete Social and Emotional Awareness
Join Danny LaBrecque, early educator and host of the interactive children's web series, Danny Joe's Tree House on Facebook live and YouTube as he shares techniques in simple puppetry to facilitate conversations about sensitive topics.
Sometimes it is hard for both children and their adults to find the words to express complex emotions. As we all know, the language of the young child is play. Through play we caregivers are given the opportunity to truly listen to both verbal and non-verbal behavior and in the process get a pretty good idea of what the child is thinking and feeling.
BIO:
Danny LaBrecque has been in the field of early childhood development for over 15 years. Before that he was a classically trained song and dance man. He has supported the social-emotional needs of young children and their parents and caregivers starting in Chicago back in 2000 and now in Baltimore. Danny has always thought of the role of the educator as a guide--a caring adult who encourages the child to engage in the process of active thinking as opposed to just telling her what to think. He understands that play is the language of the young child. Through it, we can help that child and his parent or caregiver to safely examine an array of social-emotional topics ranging from separation anxiety to sibling rivalry to larger shared social events, like coping with tragedy. Danny uses traditional play therapies like simple hand puppetry, art, dance, dramatic play and music to facilitate these family examinations on and off the interactive screen.
Creating Everyday Learning Experiences- Preschoolers
Do you desire to create more engaging home activities for the children in your care? Do you need new concepts to liven up the routine? In this interactive workshop you will look at your home environment with new eyes and design everyday learning experiences that are simple and fun. You will learn also teaching strategies that will make the activities engaging and easy to implement.
Kandice Cole is a curriculum writer and consultant. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Masters Degree in Teaching from the University of Chicago. She began her teaching career in Sacramento, CA and has taught Pre-K-6th grade in classrooms in Sacramento, Chicago and Houston. She has written curriculum for the University of Chicago's Everyday Mathematics and is currently creating social-emotional curriculum for Committee of Children. She also brings 15+ years experience as a tutor, nanny, and mother's helper. Kandice currently resides in Northwest Indiana with her husband and daughter.
Digital Success & Safety For You, Your Friends and Your Family
This multi-award winning program will eliminate the myths that Anonymity, Social Privacy and Disappearing Digital Content is possible with digital tools & apps. The audience will gain knowledge to promote responsible use of digital tools while also obtaining the wisdom to prevent negative, irresponsible, and malicious digital behaviors and trends.
All attendees will obtain information about:
• PC & Mobile Security
• Permanence of Digital Content
• Public Databases & Digital Transparency
• Preventing Abuse of Current & Future Apps
• Poor Social Media & Oversharing Behaviors
The Institute's Founder and Executive Director
Richard Guerry is the founder of the non-profit organization the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication (IROC2). Throughout the 1990's, at the height of the technology revolution, Richard served as an interactive marketing executive. In his tenure, he encountered the darkest areas of the internet and discovered countless individuals unknowingly being manipulated and schemed, and their content being stolen and exploited. As a father of two young children, and an avid user of digital technology himself, he decided to make a change and start a new revolution centered on technology– Digital Consciousness.
In 2009, Richard left corporate America, and applied his vast experience and knowledge of internet safety to serve as the Executive Director of IROC2. He now travels across the country speaking to digital users, young and old, regarding the importance of practicing a Digital Consciousness™ in ever aspect of life to avoid any current – of future – digital disease™.
Richard is also the author of multiple cyber safety and citizenship books, and has been a featured speaker at many national conferences and conventions, including the National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention, the International Bullying Prevention Association, and the National Symposium on Child Abuse. He has also appeared as a digital safety expert on various media outlets like CNN, Radio Disney, MTV, Parade Magazine and many other local, regional, and international networks and publications.
• A cumulative list of Richard’s Speaking Programs can be found here
• Testimonials about Richard can be found here
• Information about Richard’s Books can be found;
◦ Public and Permanent™ here
◦ Cyman Learns Cyber Smarts & Dangers here
◦ Cyman Learns Gaming Smarts & Dangers here
• Video Interviews with Richard can be found here
Richard holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and advertising from Rider University.
10:30- 11:45
Creating Everyday Learning Experiences- Early School Ages
Do you desire to create more engaging home activities for the children in your care? Do you need new concepts to liven up the routine? In this interactive workshop you will look at your home environment with new eyes and design everyday learning experiences that are simple and fun. You will learn also teaching strategies that will make the activities engaging and easy to implement.
Kandice Cole is a curriculum writer and consultant. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Masters Degree in Teaching from the University of Chicago. She began her teaching career in Sacramento, CA and has taught Pre-K-6th grade in classrooms in Sacramento, Chicago and Houston. She has written curriculum for the University of Chicago's Everyday Mathematics and is currently creating social-emotional curriculum for Committee of Children. She also brings 15+ years experience as a tutor, nanny, and mother's helper. Kandice currently resides in Northwest Indiana with her husband and daughter..
Infant Topic to be determined from Newborn Care Solutions
FORUM: Nanny Managers, Household Managers
This open forum will be a discussion group for anyone who considers their job household management or a combination of nanny duties and household management. We will gather together and discuss issues and ideas that are unique to this hybrid job as well as provide support to each other and network to share ideas throughout the year.
FORUM LEADER: Charlotte Hilliker, experienced Household Manager
Saturday
9:30- 10:45
Developing a Grit and Growth Mindset
Based on new research, this workshop will help you transform a child’s mindset from “I can’t do it” to “Trying new things is fun, mistakes and all.”
PEP- Parent Education Program
What We Are
The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) is a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1982, providing classes, events and other educational resources to parents and all who care for children, toddlers through teens.
Who We Serve
We serve parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers from all communities and at every stage of family life.
What We Offer
Our programs include classes, workshops, community talks and presentations by noted authors. We provide access to books and other resources detailing a practical, proven approach to childrearing.
Who Leads Our Classes
Our class instructors are parents who have been there, done that and then taken hundreds of hours of parenting classes to do it better and share their knowledge with you.
What We Have Accomplished
Last year, we
• Provided parenting classes to nearly 4,000 parents and caregivers
• Spoke at 94 PTAs and community-based organizations
• Spent 85% of our revenue on parenting classes and programs.
The Business Side of Nannying with HomeWork Solutions
Taxes, contracts and essential paperwork will be discussed in this presentation from experts in domestic employment and payroll, HomeWork Solutions.
How to Work Best with a Nanny Agency
Join Dulany Dent, President of The Nanny Network who will discuss the benefits of working with a nanny agency. We will cover what to look for in an agency as well as steps you can take to make the relationship more productive.
11:00- 12:15
Healthy Brain Development- What Can We Do?
Early childhood is a crucial time for brain development. As nannies, we have to think about the choices we make for our charges and how this affects this development. We will discuss why good caregivers matter in developing healthy brains and how we can impact not just the early years but all ages of a child’s life. Come and learn a little about how the brain is changing in these years and how things like electronic media, unstructured play, and personal relationships will impact our kids.
For more than forty years, Linda Lombardo has worked with children and families in a variety of roles- as a teacher, school principal, family counselor, and yes- as a live-in caregiver. Currently, She is the director of Lighthouse, Inc., a youth and family services center in Catonsville, Maryland. Linda was our best reviewed speaker of 2011 and we are thrilled to have her back again this year!
Power Tools for Power Struggles - a PEP workshop
Be patient. Avoid power struggles. Calm tantrums. Sound impossible? It’s not! As you learn more tools for calm, effective problem-solving, you will lay the foundation for a healthy, productive family life, and enjoy more fun with your children now.
PEP- Parent Education Program
What We Are
The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) is a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1982, providing classes, events and other educational resources to parents and all who care for children, toddlers through teens.
Who We Serve
We serve parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers from all communities and at every stage of family life.
What We Offer
Our programs include classes, workshops, community talks and presentations by noted authors. We provide access to books and other resources detailing a practical, proven approach to childrearing.
Who Leads Our Classes
Our class instructors are parents who have been there, done that and then taken hundreds of hours of parenting classes to do it better and share their knowledge with you.
What We Have Accomplished
Last year, we
• Provided parenting classes to nearly 4,000 parents and caregivers
• Spoke at 94 PTAs and community-based organizations
• Spent 85% of our revenue on parenting classes and programs.
1:45 - 3:00
Car Seat Discussion with THE CAR SEAT LADY
Alisa Baer, M.D.
While looking back it seems inevitable that Debbi’s oldest daughter, Alisa, would follow in her mother’s footsteps, as a young child becoming the “car seat lady” like her mother was the last thing Alisa envisioned. Having the “car seat lady” as your mom meant not being able to take a family walk without stopping at least once to let an unsuspecting parent know that their car seat was improperly installed – and then taking 20 minutes to help them fix the seat. It meant everyone at school knowing that you rode in a booster until you were 8 and a half (if you think few 8 year olds ride in boosters today, despite state laws requiring such, think about how few were in the late 1980’s). It meant flashing a two-sided sign at the unbelted motorist stopped next to you (as you slunk down embarrassedly in your seat, waiting for the red light to change to green) – one side asking them to “please buckle up”, the other side thanking them if they complied. It meant that your mother cared about others in a way that a young child can’t fully grasp.
Alisa’s earliest involvement was as a young teenager when she would come outside to entertain the children as her mother taught their now undistracted parents how to use their carseats. Required to do a month-long, 40 hour/week internship during her senior year of high-school, Alisa chose to work in the postpartum unit of a Baltimore hospital where she taught all the new parents how to properly install their car seats. After that experience, she “was bitten by the bug.”
When she moved to New York the fall of 1998 to begin her undergraduate work at Columbia University, she brought her expertise with her. Since 1999 Alisa has run a fitting station in NYC; this unique opportunity allows her to impact the lives of many children as she has installed more than 5,000 car seats (and counting). Through her numerous media appearances – TV (MSNBC and FOX News), radio (1010WINS segment), print (The New Yorker, NY Daily News, NY Post, US Weekly), and websites – thousands of people nationwide are privy to this life-saving information. She also educates parents in the local community through lectures at new-mom groups, synagogue and church groups, and parents of twins clubs, to name a few. Realizing that pediatricians are a trusted source of information to new parents, she also teaches pediatric residents the basics of car seat safety, so they can educate their own patients.
Alisa graduated from NYU School of Medicine in 2006, completed her pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2009, and is currently living in NYC working as a pediatrician in the NICU (Neonatal intensive care unit) at Columbia University Children’s Hospital of New York – all the while continuing her role as “the car seat lady”.
The epidemiological research Alisa conducted on parental knowledge about and attitudes towards booster seats culminated in a publication in a professional journal in addition to a presentation at a national conference. As a certified instructor for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 32-hour car seat course, she has educated nurses, doctors, social workers, police, firemen, and many other community members about car seat safety so that they can provide information and services through their professional roles. This website, dedicated to providing accurate, up-to-date information along with how-to videos to anyone worldwide is a dream of Alisa’s that has now come to fruition.
Good Fences, Happy Families: Limit Setting with Young Children- PEP workshop
What’s the secret to getting children to put away their toys, play nicely with others, go to bed and do all the other things parents want them to do? Find out why firm and friendly limits work so much better than time out and other punishments, and get tried-and-true tips for building and maintaining those secure, loving boundaries.
PEP- Parent Education Program
What We Are
The Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) is a nonprofit, educational organization established in 1982, providing classes, events and other educational resources to parents and all who care for children, toddlers through teens.
Who We Serve
We serve parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers from all communities and at every stage of family life.
What We Offer
Our programs include classes, workshops, community talks and presentations by noted authors. We provide access to books and other resources detailing a practical, proven approach to childrearing.
Who Leads Our Classes
Our class instructors are parents who have been there, done that and then taken hundreds of hours of parenting classes to do it better and share their knowledge with you.
What We Have Accomplished
Last year, we
• Provided parenting classes to nearly 4,000 parents and caregivers
• Spoke at 94 PTAs and community-based organizations
• Spent 85% of our revenue on parenting classes and programs.
3:15- 4:30
Take a Bow- Theatre Games and Techniques to Use with Your Kids
Did you know that theater is one of the best ways to teach empathy? In Lauren Gunderson’s Huffington Post blog, How Theatre for Young People Could Change the World, she says that “so much of the toxicity in this world comes from a collective draining of empathy. We don't understand each other, and we don't want to. But theater invites us -- no, forces us -- to empathize.” This practice lays the foundation for strength and compassion. Come and join us for a quick look behind the curtain at how an actor’s tools can enhance your play with kids. We will demonstrate and talk about interesting games and techniques that will teach everything from empathy to better communication to higher self-confidence. There is so much to be learned from theater! Come play with us!
Martha Reddick has been a nanny and teaching artist in the Chicago area for over five years. She loves working with children and is both grateful and excited to blend her love of theater and education into her day job. Martha has her Masters in Education from the University of Tennessee, and, after a brief stint in formal education, discovered nannying young children to be her passion! She loves finding new activities and adventures to engage children as they develop, and she has even created a nanny resource podcast called Chronicles of Nannya to share her ideas with other nannies. Thanks for listening!
FORUM: Nanny Organizers, NNTD Planners and Group Leaders
This open forum will be a discussion group for anyone who takes a leadership role in planning for their nanny community. We will gather together and discuss issues and ideas that will help to provide support and inspiration to those who do this work.
FORUM LEADER: Sue Downey, Nannypalooza organizer and NNTD leader
Sunday
9:00-10:15
Fostering a Culture of Compassion, Understanding and Connection - Developing Complete Social and Emotional Awareness
Join Danny LaBrecque, early educator and host of the interactive children's web series, Danny Joe's Tree House on Facebook live and YouTube as he shares techniques in simple puppetry to facilitate conversations about sensitive topics.
Sometimes it is hard for both children and their adults to find the words to express complex emotions. As we all know, the language of the young child is play. Through play we caregivers are given the opportunity to truly listen to both verbal and non-verbal behavior and in the process get a pretty good idea of what the child is thinking and feeling.
BIO:
Danny LaBrecque has been in the field of early childhood development for over 15 years. Before that he was a classically trained song and dance man. He has supported the social-emotional needs of young children and their parents and caregivers starting in Chicago back in 2000 and now in Baltimore. Danny has always thought of the role of the educator as a guide--a caring adult who encourages the child to engage in the process of active thinking as opposed to just telling her what to think. He understands that play is the language of the young child. Through it, we can help that child and his parent or caregiver to safely examine an array of social-emotional topics ranging from separation anxiety to sibling rivalry to larger shared social events, like coping with tragedy. Danny uses traditional play therapies like simple hand puppetry, art, dance, dramatic play and music to facilitate these family examinations on and off the interactive screen.
Creating Everyday Learning Experiences- Preschoolers
Do you desire to create more engaging home activities for the children in your care? Do you need new concepts to liven up the routine? In this interactive workshop you will look at your home environment with new eyes and design everyday learning experiences that are simple and fun. You will learn also teaching strategies that will make the activities engaging and easy to implement.
Kandice Cole is a curriculum writer and consultant. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Masters Degree in Teaching from the University of Chicago. She began her teaching career in Sacramento, CA and has taught Pre-K-6th grade in classrooms in Sacramento, Chicago and Houston. She has written curriculum for the University of Chicago's Everyday Mathematics and is currently creating social-emotional curriculum for Committee of Children. She also brings 15+ years experience as a tutor, nanny, and mother's helper. Kandice currently resides in Northwest Indiana with her husband and daughter.
Digital Success & Safety For You, Your Friends and Your Family
This multi-award winning program will eliminate the myths that Anonymity, Social Privacy and Disappearing Digital Content is possible with digital tools & apps. The audience will gain knowledge to promote responsible use of digital tools while also obtaining the wisdom to prevent negative, irresponsible, and malicious digital behaviors and trends.
All attendees will obtain information about:
• PC & Mobile Security
• Permanence of Digital Content
• Public Databases & Digital Transparency
• Preventing Abuse of Current & Future Apps
• Poor Social Media & Oversharing Behaviors
- Many Other Current & Future Cyber Issues year.
The Institute's Founder and Executive Director
Richard Guerry is the founder of the non-profit organization the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication (IROC2). Throughout the 1990's, at the height of the technology revolution, Richard served as an interactive marketing executive. In his tenure, he encountered the darkest areas of the internet and discovered countless individuals unknowingly being manipulated and schemed, and their content being stolen and exploited. As a father of two young children, and an avid user of digital technology himself, he decided to make a change and start a new revolution centered on technology– Digital Consciousness.
In 2009, Richard left corporate America, and applied his vast experience and knowledge of internet safety to serve as the Executive Director of IROC2. He now travels across the country speaking to digital users, young and old, regarding the importance of practicing a Digital Consciousness™ in ever aspect of life to avoid any current – of future – digital disease™.
Richard is also the author of multiple cyber safety and citizenship books, and has been a featured speaker at many national conferences and conventions, including the National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention, the International Bullying Prevention Association, and the National Symposium on Child Abuse. He has also appeared as a digital safety expert on various media outlets like CNN, Radio Disney, MTV, Parade Magazine and many other local, regional, and international networks and publications.
• A cumulative list of Richard’s Speaking Programs can be found here
• Testimonials about Richard can be found here
• Information about Richard’s Books can be found;
◦ Public and Permanent™ here
◦ Cyman Learns Cyber Smarts & Dangers here
◦ Cyman Learns Gaming Smarts & Dangers here
• Video Interviews with Richard can be found here
Richard holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and advertising from Rider University.
10:30- 11:45
Creating Everyday Learning Experiences- Early School Ages
Do you desire to create more engaging home activities for the children in your care? Do you need new concepts to liven up the routine? In this interactive workshop you will look at your home environment with new eyes and design everyday learning experiences that are simple and fun. You will learn also teaching strategies that will make the activities engaging and easy to implement.
Kandice Cole is a curriculum writer and consultant. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Masters Degree in Teaching from the University of Chicago. She began her teaching career in Sacramento, CA and has taught Pre-K-6th grade in classrooms in Sacramento, Chicago and Houston. She has written curriculum for the University of Chicago's Everyday Mathematics and is currently creating social-emotional curriculum for Committee of Children. She also brings 15+ years experience as a tutor, nanny, and mother's helper. Kandice currently resides in Northwest Indiana with her husband and daughter..
Infant Topic to be determined from Newborn Care Solutions
FORUM: Nanny Managers, Household Managers
This open forum will be a discussion group for anyone who considers their job household management or a combination of nanny duties and household management. We will gather together and discuss issues and ideas that are unique to this hybrid job as well as provide support to each other and network to share ideas throughout the year.
FORUM LEADER: Charlotte Hilliker, experienced Household Manager
Click File below to see Nannypalooza Schedule 2017- Subject to Slight changes!
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