1. family and parenting
2. children
3. daycare and preschool

Child care professionals may register by
Fax: 703-993-3702
Email: egeiger@gmu.edu or kprodo@gmu.edu
Mail: George Mason University CDC
Attention: Spring Workshops
4400 University Drive, MS 5C2, Fairfax, VA 22030
First Name_______________________________________________
Last Name ______________________________________________
George Mason University
Child Development Center
4400 University Drive, MS 5C2
Fairfax, VA 22030
Registration Form
Home Address___________________________________________
City______________________________Zip Code_______________
Phone___________________________________________________
Email ___________________________________________________
Center/School Name______________________________________
Workshop # (first choice)__________________________________
Workshop Title___________________________________________
Workshop # (second choice)_______________________________
Workshop Title ___________________________________________
If you have a credit from GMU CDC and wish to use it for this
workshop, please check here ■
Name the credit was issued in: ____________________________
School:__________________________________________________
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George Mason University
Child Development Center
Checks payable to George Mason University
No refunds for not attending
Spring Workshop
Credit cards: Visa and MasterCard only
Returned check fee is $50
Card Holder Name _______________________________________
April 29, 2015
7:30–9 p.m.
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*You may call us at 703-993-9751 to give us your card number, but you
must return the form with the signature of the card holder.
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Spring Workshops
The Sessions
(all sessions start at 7:30 p.m.)
Usborne Books will be available for purchase at the Spring Workshop. Check out the website at Booksbybarb.com.
No check-in necessary! Although we will be on site to help, a confirmation letter will be sent via your email.
Please be sure it is written accurately and clearly on your registration form.
Please indicate a first and second choice. Many workshops fill quickly.
Spring Workshop Location
The George W. Johnson Center, Third Floor (#30 on the Campus Map)
George Mason University
Fairfax Campus
Directions to the Campus:
www.gmu.edu/resources/welcome/
Directions/Directions-to-Fairfax.html
Campus Map: info.gmu.edu/Maps/
FairfaxMap14legalClr.pdf
All workshops are 1.5 hours.
Pre-registration only.
Registration fees are not refundable.
Registration fee: $25 per attendee
Student registration fee (with valid ID):
$15 per attendee.
Free parking: Lot K.
Paid parking: Mason Pond Deck
(#41 on the Campus Map)
George Mason University is
committed to providing equal
access to all its citizens
and activities. In compliance
with applicable law,
reasonable accommodations
will be provided on request.
Call 703-993-9750/9751.
For information, email
Director Tina Morris at
tmorris1@gmu.edu or
Assistant Director
Erin Geiger at egeiger@gmu.edu
Workshop Message Line:
703-993-4786
Spring Session A: Transitions
This workshop is designed to introduce new teachers to
the concept of various types of transitions in the
preschool environment, as well as to refresh
experienced teachers with new transition strategies and
ideas. Attendees will learn how to use these strategies
to create smooth, seamless transitions during an entire
day in the classroom, and how to help students and
families transition into a new classroom with new
teachers at the start of a new school year.
Presented by Janina Admana, Lead Teacher, George
Mason University Child Development Center, Location:
Johnson Center, Room A, Third Floor
Spring Session C: The Role of Positive
Teacher-Child Relationships in Facilitating
Success in the Preschool Classroom
It is widely understood that successful and engaging
preschool programs begin with a well-organized
classroom where teachers incorporate developmentally
appropriate practices. Equally important for facilitating
learning are preschool classrooms that provide
numerous opportunities for children to engage in
positive social interactions with their peers and to
develop close relationships with teachers. Young
children who develop secure relationships with their
teachers tend to feel more confident and experience
more academic success than other children. Positive
teacher-child interactions and relationships in the
preschool years are also associated with teachers’ use
of appropriate behavioral management strategies and
promote academic gains for children into the elementary
school years and beyond. This workshop will focus on
providing focused feedback and support to encourage
high-quality teacher-child interactions and relationships
in the preschool classroom. Participants will have the
opportunity to analyze and reflect on their own teaching
practices and will leave with specific and individually
focused strategies for improvement.
Presented by Yolanda Kee, MEd, and Pamela W. Garner,
PhD, George Mason University, Location: Johnson
Center, Room C, Third Floor.
Spring Session, Room E: Look, Listen,
Engage: Active Supervision for Infants
and Toddlers
Learn active supervision strategies for creating safe
environments and curbing challenging behaviors for
infants and toddlers.
Presented by Helen Webster and Julie Renne, Virginia
Infant & Toddler Specialist Network, Location: Johnson
Center, Room E, Third Floor
Spring Session F: Counting and Sorting
and Measuring! Oh My!
Early childhood educators need to understand the
position statements on this subject (NAEYC and NCTM)
and incorporate specifics of the statement into their
daily lesson plans. We will look at how math is all
around us and is the one “universal” language in our
world. Attendees will examine how they feel about
math—then experience activities that don’t require
fancy manipulatives!
Presented by LuAnn A. Carrig, Location: Johnson
Center, Room F, Third Floor
Cancellations (no snow this time!)
A recorded message will be available at 703-993-4786 if the Spring Workshop has been cancelled because of an
emergency situation or inclement weather.
Registration for 2015 Spring Workshop begins April 6, 2015, and closes April 27, 2015.
Please print your email clearly on the Registration Form—all confirmations will be sent via email. Please send a separate
form for each registrant. Schools may, however, send one check for multiple attendees.