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Key Contacts

Liz Soyka
Manager of Professional Education

ext. 224
lsoyka@ascy.ca

526 Upper Paradise Rd.
Hamilton, ON L9C 5E3

Phone: (905) 574-6876
Fax: (905) 574-8843

Overview

Supervisors' Network

Supervisors' Network Meeting Dates

Unless otherwise noted, meetings are generally held on the second Wednesdays of the month from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

(Please note: agendas may be changed based on current, urgent issues)
Chair: Debbie Crickmore   Vice Chair: Mary Pat Vollick

September 9th, 2009 (Presentations from meeting - H1N1 Fact Sheet,
Daycare H1N1 Presentation
October 14th, 2009 (Wesley Neighbourhood Centre, 93 Delena Ave. N., Hamilton)
November 11th, 2009 (Wesley Neighbourhood Centre, 93 Delena Ave. N., Hamilton)
December 9th, 2009 (Wesley Neighbourhood Centre, 93 Delena Ave. N., Hamilton)
January 13th, 2010 (Location TBA)
February 10th, 2010 (Location TBA)

Supervisors' Network Evening Sessions

Unless otherwise noted, meetings are at ASCY from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Chair: Coleen Rakoczy

October 5th, 2009
December 7th, 2009
February 1st, 2010

Area Network Professional Education

To be Announced

Current Issues and Updates

Visit the Raising the Bar webpage

Networks

Networks provide an opportunity for a group of individuals who have common interests to come together to share, support , encourage and grow. These groups are formed with the hope of providing mutual assistance, helpful information, support and mentoring. Past and current participants in our network groups find co-participants to be supportive, helpful, informative, resourceful and knowledgeable. Networks are risk free and open to all staff working in early learning and care in our community. All networks are FREE but do require registration. Networks are chaired or facilitated by community partners with support from the ASCY Professional Education team. All network groups are held at ASCY or Wesley Neighbourhood Centre.

Supervisors' Network
This Network is for supervisors, managers and early learning leaders to share current trends and issues, day-to-day operations, community initiatives. A typical agenda offers informal networking time, updates from ASCY, Raising the Bar, Ministry of Community and Children’s Services re: Day Nurseries Act, City of Hamilton, Mohawk College, Public Health and many other community partners as well as a topic based on the current issues and interests of the participants. This Network runs once a month. An evening supervisors’ network group meets every second month.

NEW - Infant Network
This Network is for infant caregivers and staff to share age-appropriate information, programming ideas and resources available for this age group.

Picture This Network
This Network promotes the class wide use of visual strategies by sharing resources and success stories with others in the front line. Bring examples/stories of strategies that are working for you.

Early Literacy Network
Attend this Network to learn more about best practices in literacy programming.

NEW - Lead Mentoring Network
On-site mentoring is critical in supporting successful career entry for students & novice E.C.Es. In this workshop and subsequent networking sessions, participants will develop the skills to undertake the role of mentor in their workplace. The Partners in Practice mentor model will be followed.

Cooks’ Network
Cooks from Early Learning and Care centres have the opportunity to share recipes, menu planning ideas, and health and safety tips with their peers.

Preschool Network
This Network is for staff who work with 2 ½ - 5 year olds to share age-appropriate information, programming ideas and resources available for this age group.

Réseau francophone
Ce réseau fournit à une occasion de discuter des stratégies, des solutions, des exemples de succès et des barrières dans le travail auprès des jeunes enfants. Veuillez contacter Evette Sauriol à esauriol@ascy.ca

Réseau de littératie émergente
Venez assister à ce réseau pour apprendre d'autres pratiques d'excellence de programmation en alphabétisation. Veuillez contacter Evette Sauriol à esauriol@ascy.ca

NEW - Challenging Behaviours Network
This Network will focus on providing support to caregivers who may be experiencing difficulties managing challenging behaviours in a variety of early childhood settings. There will be opportunities for colleagues to share experiences, debrief and problem-solve together to create more successful placements for young children. Early childhood educators will create practical strategies and take them back to their centres, try them out and, hopefully, return to share outcomes in a supportive environment. Bring your challenging behaviours to a supportive environment.

NEW - ELF Network
A Network for supervisors and curriculum planners to discuss and share ideas on the implementation of the Early Learning for Every Child Today (ELECT) document into child care settings.

School-Age Network
This Network is for caregivers who work with 6-12-year-old children to share age-appropriate information, programming ideas and resources available for this group.

Home Child Care Networks
Networking is a wonderful way to connect with others who are familiar with operating a home child care business. It offers the opportunity to:

  • meet new people
  • develop friendships
  • learn new skills
  • receive support
  • attain information to assist you in your work
  • become aware of agencies and resources that are available in the community.

To obtain information on networking or how to join a Network, please contact
Joyce Minten, Assistant Director/HCCSS Co-ordinator at jminten@ascy.ca .

Garden-to-Garden Network
This is an opportunity to share your wealth of plants, seeds, tubers, corms and bulbs and to get free items. This Network meets in the fall and spring. Participants bring in plants they have divided, seeds they have collected or bulbs to share with the other participants. This way, we all keep our gardens looking their best and can help them grow without breaking our budgets. We also share information on gardening and your gardening experiences with the children at your centre. Come join the adventure in nature.

Supporting Second Language Learners’ Network
Come and join us to share ideas about children and families who speak a language other than English. We are a very diverse community in Hamilton and Early Learning professionals can share their joy and teaching strategies for the ESL children in their classrooms.

Emergent Approach Network
Interactive network and mentoring group for ECE supervisors and staff who strive to follow an emergent approach to negotiating, planning and implementing a program with children.

Emergent Approach Network Presentation