WQPT | Ready To Learn Conference

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Join us on Saturday, April 27, 2013

New Location: Western Illinois University-Quad Cities,
Riverfront Campus at 3300 River Drive, Moline, Illinois
8:00am–12:30pm.

Parking Information

The city of Moline has been working very hard to clean up flood debris on Ben Butterworth Parkway for conference participants. As of Friday, access to parkway parking is open but only via 34th Street not River Drive.

Parking Options

Use our shuttle service by parking at the Riverside Pool/Park area located at 34th Street and 4th Avenue. The shuttle service will run continuously from 7:30am until 1:00pm. The shuttle van is white with the Western Illinois University logo. No arrangements for pickup or return are necessary, as the shuttle will contiunously loop.

Or park at one of the following locations
Western Illinois University–Quad Cities Riverfront parking lot
Ben Butterworth Parkway (access from 34th Street)
Builders Sales & Service (a business on 34th Street just before the railroad tracks)

Signage and students will help direct you.

The annual Ready to Learn Conference has become a regional tradition in the Mississippi Valley of eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

Join us for a morning of workshops for parents, providers and other early childhood professionals to get up-to-date information on basic earth science, brain-based care, cultural competency, disaster preparedness, dumpster diving art projects, emerging curriculum, playing doctor, positive behavior and many other topics related to early childhood. All participants receive training certificates.
Professional Development credits are also available.

Registration & Registration Forms

Registration Form Download the 2013 Registration Form.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. WQPT will contact (via telephone or e-mail) anyone whose registration form is received after we went to Sold Out status. If you have NOT been contacted by WQPT staff, your registration entry form was most likely accepted.

The registration fee of $20.00 per person includes 3 workshops during the conference, a light breakfast and a free book. Seating is limited, as such workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis the day of the conference. Pre-registration is not available for specific workshops.

Registration typically fills up quickly. We encourage you to register as soon as possible.

Tickets to the conference will be sent to registered participants beginning in April. We're sorry, we do not issue refunds for any reason.

Submit Registration Forms

Mail completed forms:
WQPT, RTL Conference
3561 60th Street
Moline, Illinois 61265

Fax completed forms:
309/764-2410

Call (for verbal submissions)
Call WQPT during normal business hours:
309/764-2400
877/413-2424 toll-free

Conference Assistance

For Registration Assistance

If you have questions or need assistance with registration, use our online form or contact:
Amanda Bergeson, 309/764-2400 ext. 65024
AM-Bergeson@wiu.edu.

For Conference Information

If you have questions or need clarification about the conference, use our online form or contact:
Ana Kehoe, 309/764-2400 ext. 65026
AT-Kehoe@wiu.edu.

Professional Development

At the conference participants will receive a training certificate valued at 3 hours. CEU and CPDU credits
will be available on the day of the conference for an additional fee of $25.00 from the Rock Island Regional Office of Education. (Payment for CEU and CPDU credits must be made separately and to the Rock Island Regional Office of Education.)

Black Hawk College is offering 1 college credit in conjunction with the conference. Choose 3 workshops for "Growth & Development" (designation is indicated in the Registration Form PDF, available above), participate in online discussions and write a 6-page paper. You must register for the course (CRN10950) and pay separately. If you are interested, contact Chris Bachelder at 309/796-5986 or bachelderc@bhc.edu for permission.

Conference Workshops
	Session 1 9:00am–10:00am.	Session 2 10:15am–11:15am.	Session 3 11:30am–12:30pm.
Room 103	The Kids are Playing Doctor. Should I Worry? Sexual Development Presented by Amy Alvarez	What's Going on in There? Understanding the Brain in Early Childhood Presented by Jennifer Best & Derek Ball	What's Going on in There? Understanding the Brain in Early Childhood Presented by Jennifer Best & Derek Ball
Room 104	Understanding the Misunderstood Autism Spectrum Disorders Presented by Sharon Maroney	Disaster Preparedness Child Safety in a Child Care Setting Presented by Elizabeth Asbury & Meredith Roemerman	Read It, Live It, Love It! Early Literacy Presented by Betty Collins
Room 111	Bullying Basics What we know about Aggression in Early Childhood Presented by Jennifer Best	Pay Attention To Me! What Children's Behavior is Trying to Tell Us Presented by Carol Weisheit	Pay Attention To Me! What Children's Behavior is Trying to Tell Us Presented by Carol Weisheit
Room 222	Penguins Can Eat Watermelons Too? Emergent Curriculum Presented by Stephanie Witt	Extreme Makeover Circle Time Addition Presented by Dianna Saelens	Be The Cat In The Hat Who Knows About That PBS Resources for Teachers & Parents Presented by Esther Smith
Room 224	I Didn't Mean it Like That! Cultural Competency Presented by Denise Terry & Tammy Trice	I Didn't Mean it Like That! Cultural Competency Presented by Denise Terry & Tammy Trice	I Spy With My Little Eye Documenting Children's Progress Presented by Helen Vogel
Room 228	Ooey-Gooey, Scritchy-Scrunchy Sensory Stuff Hands-on Exploration Presented by Nikki Keraus & Amber Beitzel	Apps For Young Children Interactive & Intentional Tools Presented by Linda Robinson	Given a Cape & a Nice Tiara, I Could Save the Early Childhood World Professionalism Presented by Kathy Graver
Room 229	Hands-on Earth Science Activities For Early Learners Presented by LaVerne Logan	Hands-on Earth Science Activities For Early Learners Presented by LaVerne Logan	Hands-on Earth Science Activities For Early Learners Presented by LaVerne Logan
Room 230	Dollar Store Diva Meets Dumpster Diver Making Materials for Less Presented by Debbie Lee	Dollar Store Diva Meets Dumpster Diver Making Materials for Less Presented by Debbie Lee	Let's Get Wild About Math Hand-on Activities Presented by Sherial McKinney
Download the Registration Form and Schedule (shown above) for complete details including workshops with course credits.

Conference Workshops

Session 1

9:00am–10:00am.

Session 2

10:15am–11:15am.

Session 3

11:30am–12:30pm.

Room
103

The Kids are Playing Doctor. Should I Worry?

Sexual Development

Presented by Amy Alvarez

What's Going on
in There?

Understanding the Brain
in Early Childhood

Presented by Jennifer Best & Derek Ball

What's Going on
in There?

Understanding the Brain
in Early Childhood

Presented by Jennifer Best & Derek Ball

Room
104

Understanding the
Misunderstood

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Presented by Sharon Maroney

Disaster
Preparedness

Child Safety in a Child Care Setting

Presented by Elizabeth Asbury & Meredith Roemerman

Read It, Live It,
Love It!

Early Literacy

Presented by Betty Collins

Room
111

Bullying Basics

What we know about Aggression
in Early Childhood

Presented by Jennifer Best

Pay Attention To Me!

What Children's Behavior
is Trying to Tell Us

Presented by Carol Weisheit

Pay Attention To Me!

What Children's Behavior
is Trying to Tell Us

Presented by Carol Weisheit

Room
222

Penguins Can Eat Watermelons Too?

Emergent Curriculum

Presented by Stephanie Witt

Extreme
Makeover

Circle Time Addition

Presented by Dianna Saelens

Be The Cat In The Hat
Who Knows About That

PBS Resources for Teachers & Parents

Presented by Esther Smith

Room
224

I Didn't Mean it
Like That!

Cultural Competency

Presented by Denise Terry & Tammy Trice

I Didn't Mean it
Like That!

Cultural Competency

Presented by Denise Terry & Tammy Trice

I Spy With
My Little Eye

Documenting Children's Progress

Presented by Helen Vogel

Room
228

Ooey-Gooey, Scritchy-Scrunchy Sensory
Stuff

Hands-on Exploration

Presented by Nikki Keraus & Amber Beitzel

Apps For Young
Children

Interactive & Intentional Tools

Presented by Linda Robinson

Given a Cape & a Nice Tiara, I Could Save the Early Childhood World

Professionalism

Presented by Kathy Graver

Room
229

Hands-on
Earth Science

Activities For Early Learners

Presented by LaVerne Logan

Hands-on
Earth Science

Activities For Early Learners

Presented by LaVerne Logan

Hands-on
Earth Science

Activities For Early Learners

Presented by LaVerne Logan

Room
230

Dollar Store Diva Meets Dumpster Diver

Making Materials for Less

Presented by Debbie Lee

Dollar Store Diva Meets Dumpster Diver

Making Materials for Less

Presented by Debbie Lee

Let's Get Wild
About Math

Hand-on Activities

Presented by Sherial McKinney

Download the Registration Form and Schedule (shown above) for complete details including workshops with course credits.

Conference Sponsors

The Child Abuse Council is a private, non-profit agency that provides prevention, education and treatment programs to help children
and strengthen families. Learn more

Serving midwestern Illinois and southeastern Iowa, Child Care Resource and Referral provides parent referrals and support for quality child care. Learn more

The Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency is one of nine area education agencies (AEAs) in the state created by the Iowa legislature to ensure all children have equal educational opportunities. AEA's serve as intermediate units providing educational services to local schools.
Learn more

The Quad Cities Association for the Education of Young Children promotes best practices in early care and education programs, as well providing support for the growth and development of early childhood professionals. Learn more

The Rock Island Regional Office of Education partners with education constituencies in order to move education forward with the highest priority given to meeting the needs of children first.
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WQPT provides a pathway to lifelong learning through the delivery of high quality educational and culturally enriching television programming and outreach services. Learn more

The Ready To Learn Conference is supported by John Deere

Facility provided by Western Illinois University–Quad Cities