F. Building Relationships and Supporting Child Regulation
We will review the fundamentals of relationship building and child self-regulation for children ages 3-5 years old. We will focus on specific parts of the day (choice time, circle time, and small group) to reinforce the strategies for relationship building and self-regulation. Using different scenarios provided the group will brainstorm solutions. We will reflect on our own practices and how we can best inform and support staff in applying these principles.
Speaker
Beth Kilimann
Beth has a Bachelor of Science with a focus on early childhood education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She carries a regular education teaching license and a special education teaching license through the Department of Public Instruction in Wisconsin. Beth worked for Milwaukee County Birth to Three for 11 years as a special education early intervention teacher. She spent three years as a Head Start disabilities coordinator while simultaneously working as the special education teacher for an MPS Charter school. Since 2013, Beth has worked as an early learning and inclusion specialist and now as a trainer and administrative assistant for the education team with Acelero Learning Wisconsin.
Jazmine Fennig
Jazmine graduated with her Bachelor of Science in early childhood education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in May 2013. Jazmine currently holds a teaching license through the Department of Public Instruction in Wisconsin. She is currently enrolled in an early childhood education master’s program at Concordia St. Paul. Jazmine has been with Acelero Learning since 2013. She started as a teacher in Cudahy in 2013, transferred to Green Street (Racine) and taught in a 4K classroom, then moved into the center director position in January 2016. As a center director she supports and coaches the teachers to ensure a high-quality educational program for all children. Jazmine loves Acelero and truly enjoys every day spent with the teachers, families and children.
