The 19th Annual Early Years Conference focus is Social Justice in Early Learning and Care.

Social justice in early childhood education is about ensuring that all children and families receive the educational and social opportunities responsive to their cultural identity. High quality programs put social justice teaching front and center by prioritizing anti-bias and culturally sensitive teaching.

TO VIEW YOUR SCHEDULE:
Access and view your schedule by clicking the "Schedule" pull down menu located to the right of your profile picture (or head icon) and clicking "Simple".

TO ACCESS ZOOM LINKS FOR YOUR SESSIONS:
On Friday and/or Saturday you will need to log in to your Sched profile and pull up your schedule to see your workshop titles. Click on the workshop to view description, presenter information, view documents and access the Zoom link. Zoom links for each workshop will appear below each workshop title 10 minutes before that workshop is scheduled to begin on each day of the conference. Simply click on the link below the title to enter the virtual workshop. (No links will be emailed to you, you must log into your Sched account to access all Zoom links.)

HANDOUTS AND POWERPOINTS:
Some workshops will have documents affiliated with the training you are attending. These documents are available immediately for you if they are on your schedule. It is suggested that prior to the conference, you download to your computer and/or print any documents you are interested in so that you can easily access them during the conference.

EARLY YEARS PROGRAM:
Early Years 2022 Digital Event Program

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS:
Participants will receive 6 PD hours per day. Their hours will be added into the Workforce Registry between 1 to 4 weeks after the conference. Participants will also receive a certificate of completion – but will not be asked to upload this certificate to the Workforce Registry.

VIRTUAL HELP DESK:
Please contact Kelly Slocum at kelly.slocum@sdcoe.net for conference support. Also, visit our Early Years webpage at Early Years > Home (sdcoe.net).

Sarai Liceaga

Dayspring Christian Learning Center
Preschool Teacher
Dayspring Christian Learning Center

Hi my name is Sarai Liceaga. I have worked for 7 years as a nanny for three beautiful families. I am recently working at a preschool. 2020-2021 school year is my first year teaching. I teach a 3 year old class. I found about my passion of teaching to young minds through my Sunday school at church, at age 17. I got married and became a stepmom in 2019. I recently gave birth to my first child, a beautiful baby girl in March 2020. My students like to learn through art, crafts, music, movement and sign language. I always try my best to go above and beyond with my curriculums. My goal is to give my students a fun, loving, safe, learning experience and environment everyday. I want for them to wake up the next morning and say "I want to go to school".