Course Description: 2024 Annual Central Oregon Early Learning Conference: Exploration, Discovery, and Tinkering: The Importance of STEM in Early Learning

The Central Oregon Chapter of the Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children presents its annual conference for 2024. This year's theme, Exploration, Discovery, and Tinkering: The Importance of STEM in Early Learning, highlights the opportunity for a mindset of wonder, creativity, and curiosity to open our minds and hearts to connection and meaningful learning. As we take time to ask questions, tinker with ideas and materials, we can begin to create new understandings of the world around us. We know that early engagement with exploration is critical to developing a STEM mindset, and we recognize the role that early learning educators play in fostering children's lifelong sense of wonder. Within early STEM, we see the importance of educator wellness and the priority of educators' sense of balance and health as a foundation for facilitating learning environments centered in exploration and discovery.

El Capítulo de Oregón Central de la Asociación para la Educación de Niños Pequeños de Oregón presenta su conferencia anual para 2024. El tema de este año, Exploración, Descubrimiento y Remiendos: La Importancia de STEM en el Aprendizaje Temprano, destaca la oportunidad hacia una mentalidad de asombro, creatividad y curiosidad para abrir nuestras mentes y corazones a la conexión y un aprendizaje significativo. A medida que nos tomamos el tiempo para hacer preguntas y jugar con ideas y materiales, podemos comenzar a crear entendimientos nuevos sobre el mundo que nos rodea. Sabemos que la participación temprana en la exploración es fundamental para desarrollar una mentalidad hacia el concepto STEM (Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas) y reconocemos el papel que desempeñan los educadores de aprendizaje temprano en fomentar el sentido de asombro de los niños para lograr que perdure toda su vida. Dentro un inicio temprano de STEM, vemos la importancia del bienestar de los educadores y la prioridad hacia el equilibrio de la salud de los educadores como base para facilitar entornos de aprendizaje centrados en la exploración y el descubrimiento.


If you are a current COCC student, ASCOCC Scholarships are available. Contact Amy Howell for further information: ahowell@cocc.edu

Information on ORAEYC or ORO credit: Clare Nieto claren@neighborimpact.org

Information on volunteer opportunities contact Wendy Patton wpatton@cocc.edu
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND REFUND DATES
- Registration after April 12, 2024 includes $10 late registration fee
- No online registrations accepted after midnight April 25, 2024
- On-site registration April 26th and 27th includes $10 on-site registration fee
- Refund deadline April 12, 2024

Schedule of sessions and conference guide are available on the Early Learning Conference Website: http://www.earlylearning.co/
Please choose designated sessions on the day of arrival (or choose a tentative schedule before arrival).
Some sessions may have limited capacity dependent upon room size or presenter request.

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 Course Details: (seats remaining)

Schedule: Friday, 4/26; 8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday, 4/27; 8:00am-3:00pm
Times: 08:00am-05:30pm
Choose the appropriate option below : $0.00

Subsessions/Add-Ons:

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Every day, starting on 04/26/24 and ending on 04/27/24
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Every day, starting on 04/26/24 and ending on 04/27/24
2 Day: Friday, 4/26 and Saturday, 4/27
 

Every day, starting on 04/26/24 and ending on 04/27/24
2 Day: Friday, 4/26 and Saturday, 4/27
 

Every day, starting on 04/26/24 and ending on 04/26/24
Friday Only, April 26th
 

Every day, starting on 04/26/24 and ending on 04/26/24
Friday Only, April 26th
 

Every day, starting on 04/26/24 and ending on 04/26/24
Friday Only, April 26th
 

Every day, starting on 04/27/24 and ending on 04/27/24
Saturday Only, April 27th
 

Every day, starting on 04/27/24 and ending on 04/27/24
Saturday Only, April 27th
 

Every day, starting on 04/27/24 and ending on 04/27/24
Saturday Only, April 27th
 

Additional Course Information

After registration, please take a moment to look at our schedule (subject to change) and preplan sessions you would like to attend before you arrive.

In an effort to help us plan sessions, please let us know what Core Knowledge Categories (CKC's) you are most interested in.

Note: Arrive in a timely manner to your session. Sessions fill up quickly, be sure to include a second and third option to your plan.

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Cancellation Policy

Students must cancel by contacting our office via phone: (541) 383-7270 or email: ceinfo@cocc.edu. Cancellations received 21 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund. Full refunds are also issued for classes cancelled by COCC. Refunds will be issued back to your card or in the form of a check and mailed within two weeks of the cancellation date if paid by check or cash. Failure to participate in a course or program does not result in a refund. Exceptions to the general refund policy are noted in the course descriptions on our website and in the printed schedule. If you have any questions, please call us at (541) 383-7270.

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