Saturday, March 15

GoAEYC's Spring Symposium- Exploring Process Art and Dramatic Play

Join us at the GoAEYC Spring Symposium for a fun exploration of process art and dramatic play!

By GoAEYC

Date and time

Saturday, March 15 · 7:30 - 11:15am CDT

Location

Harper College

1200 West Algonquin Road Palatine, IL 60067 United States

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Event lasts 3 hours 45 minutes

GoAEYC Spring Symposium: Exploring Process Art and Dramatic Play for Young Children

Join us for the GoAEYC Spring Symposium, an exciting professional development opportunity for early childhood educators! Dive deep into the world of Process Art and Dramatic Play—two powerful approaches that foster creativity, critical thinking, and social-emotional growth in young children. This symposium will offer inspiring sessions and practical strategies to integrate these dynamic techniques into your classroom, enriching your students' learning experiences.

Whether you're a seasoned educator or new to the field, you'll gain valuable insights into how process art promotes self-expression and problem-solving, while dramatic play supports language development, empathy, and collaboration. Learn from expert speakers, engage in interactive workshops, and connect with fellow educators who share your passion for nurturing the potential of every child.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your teaching practices and empower your young learners through the magic of art and play!

Cost:

$35 General Admission
$30 groups of 5+
$25 GoAEYC Members in good standing

Schedule:

7:30am - Check-in
8-9:30am - Session One
9:45-11:15am- Session Two

Please note this symposium is worth 3 hours of Approved Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Professional Development time. Please note your Gateways number in the registration form.

Presentations:

“Inspired” Process Art

What is process art? Confused by how to accomplish process art in addition to everything else in your classroom? Learn how to seamlessly incorporate process art into any unit, topic, or author study being done in your classroom! Learn how to inspire your preschoolers with process art projects that do not require a deep budget or a lot of prep time. Leave with actual ideas and hands-on tips and tricks to use in your classroom next week.

Sue Johanson and Diane Wojda started working together 20 years ago in a 3-4 year old preschooler program. With a constant focus on art in the classroom, Sue and Diane have worked at integrating ‘process art’ of all types into their classroom. Now working together at Messiah Lutheran School in Park Ridge the duo continues to evolve the art program and instill the love of art into students daily.

Props, Puppets, & Play- Let's Get Dramatic!

Are you ready to ignite creativity and fun in your classroom? Join us as we explore the magic of dramatic play and how it benefits children’s development. We will dive into the powerful role of dramatic play in building social, emotional, and cognitive skills. You’ll learn how to design engaging themes for dramatic play, create simple yet effective props, and use puppets to bring stories and concepts to life!

Molly Babu and Carrie Rafalski have been presenting together for over 15 years. They each have a strong passion for Early Childhood Education and Care and have been teaching for over 30 years. Both are members of GoAEYC's executive board.

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Organized by

GoAEYC

Who are we?

GoAEYC is an acronym for Golden corridor Association for the Education of Young Children. We are people like you who care about the education of young children in Illinois. GoAEYC members work to make a difference for young children, learn more about early childhood education and development, and meet others who share their passion for improving care in Illinois. Our service area is all of Lake County and most of the Northwest Suburbs of Cook County. Our board and membership reflects Illinois' diversity with representation from cultural and ethnic backgrounds; a full range of early care and education professions, as well as parents, advocates, and individuals concerned with quality education for Illinois' children. Our board members are volunteers who are leaders in early childhood education from early childhood programs, early childhood policy making groups and higher education for early childhood education. As a Non-for Profit affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), we connect members with the national professional development network. Members of GoAEYC receive discounts on conference and other event registration. Please go to our website: www.goaeyc.org for more about us and membership information.

What we do

We are committed to offering early educators access to quality trainings and improving the network of leaders doing this important work. We offer several events throughout the year such as: Winter Workshops, Spring Symposium, Annual Wheels on the Bus tour, Back to School Workshop and our Annual Fall Conference. We support members who are looking to further their own education with scholarships. We encourage early childhood professionals to become more involved in public policy and advocate for the rights of families, children and early childhood educators.