What do teachers do during the summer? Many people think teachers sit by the pool all day in the summer sipping ice cold lemonade while working on their tans. Ummm… NO!
The truth is that most teachers spend a lot of time during the summer months preparing for the upcoming school year. This prep involves everything from shopping for supplies with their own money, to reading professional books, writing lesson plans, and preparing engaging activities for students they haven’t even met yet.
You know what else a lot of teachers do during the summer? Attend professional development. Yep, true story. Teachers spend their hard earned time off learning more about their chosen professions, and often throughout the school year too, after hours and on weekends. That’s dedication!
While the thought of professional development may sound boring, not all professional development was created equal.
What if I told you that there was an early childhood conference that was actually FUN? One that would inspire, educate, and motivate? No lie!
I have attended the annual Splash Early Childhood Educational Conference nine times and have been honored to speak there on three separate occasions. This year, the 23rd annual SPLASH conference will take place July 30-August 1, 2015 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas.
Who Should Attend Splash?
What I like most about SPLASH (besides all the FUN!) is that there are sessions for all teachers: Infant, Toddler, Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade, and administrators -yes, even administrators are invited!
Splash Topics
There are more than 90 sessions at SPLASH to choose from covering a broad range of topics:
- Language and Literacy
- Brain Research
- Technology
- Bilingual/ESL/ELL
- Common Core
- Special Needs/Inclusion
- And more!
Splash Fun!
While SPLASH is a great opportunity for teachers to learn, it has so much more to offer teachers!
The following are just some of the special events planned at this year’s Splash event:
- Opening concert featuring Don Monopoli of The Learning Station, Stephen Fite of Melody House, and Shawn Brown of Super Fun Show
- A pajama party with your favorite bloggers
- Lots of awesome door prizes
- Comedy with Jack Berckemeyer
- Circus Celebration Dinner and a Costume Parade!
I’ll be speaking at Splash again this year and I’m super excited to offer one of you an opportunity to attend Splash for FREE!
Enter to Win a Splash Registration
Enter to win a Splash registration using the entry form below. Entry is for one Splash registration (RV $350) and does not include travel or hotel costs. One winner will be chosen on March 23, 2015. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.
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Can’t wait for the giveaway to end? Register before March 31 and save with early bird pricing!
{Disclosure} This giveaway was sponsored by Frog Street who generously donated one Splash registration. All opinions are my own.
I would love to get some new ideas to implement in my kindergarten class!! 🙂
I would love to attend the Splash Conference so I can begin the year energized and full of new ideas to use in my Pre-K classroom.
I love Frog Street and Splash is by the far the most fun early childhood conference to get to attend ! I always have so many fun new ideas to engage the children with!! Would love to go this year !
I LOVE to learn more about how to successfully reach and engage my students!
I love Splash! Had to miss last year when they moved to San Antonio but I’m THRILLED they are back in DFW! I never Splash with a notebook FULL of fantastic ideas! I’d love to be able to attend this year!
I would love to attend this session. I’ve just moved down to pre K this year so it would be a great opportunity to “catch up”.
Lisa
I would love to attend! A lot of the conferences I’ve attend are getting a little stale…
I would love to attend the summer conference!
I would love to attend Splash! This has been a hard year. Need to rejuvenate!!
As a new preschool, special education teacher I would love to learn new things and gain ideas from fellow educators from around the country!
I would love the ideas for my pre-k class
I would love to hear Laura bush speak and see all the fabulous presentations!
I am a new teacher so professional development is a must! I would love the opportunity to go to SPLASH to meet great teachers and brainstorm new ideas and also be a part of new, innovative techniques and practices! I am always looking for new research and activities to bring to my Pre-K classroom!
Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂
Oh man! This would be awesome!
Sounds like a lot of fun!
I would love to have this opportunity to collaborate with others, gain new ideas, and reflect on my teaching strategies. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
I hope I’m the lucky one!!
I would love ❤ to be able to attend Splash to get new ideas and engerized for a new school
I will love to have this great experience to learn, share estrategies with people that are as passionate as me with education… I cant wait!!!!
I have been wanting to go to Frog Street Splash for years! Maybe this year is THE year!
I love going to conferences. You learn so much and get great ideas to use in your classroom.
This sounds like such a great opportunity! I wish it were closer to home though. 🙂
I love Frog Street! Splash sounds like a wonderful place to re-energize for the new school year!
I’m new to Splash, but I like what I have found so far. I am very interested in trying to go to the professional development conference this coming summer. I’m new to the field and I would love more information to continue to build my knowledge and practice.
I would love the opportunity to learn techniques to help my students. I am the only PreK teacher where I work so I don’t have the opportunity to get a fresh perspective.
I loved frog street and learn new ways to teach.
I would love to new ideas to continue to grow a little preschool and engage all students! I have never been to a Splash! early childhood conference!
I’ve heard of Frog Street and think it’s great! I would love to attend the conference!
As a newer teacher (I have been teaching pre-K for 2 years) I am always looking for ways to make myself the best teacher I can be for my students. As I am working in a school that does not provide or encourage any professional development, I am always looking for new ways to extend my knowledge and in turn help develop a love of learning in my students!
I want to start the new year off full of energy and I would love to learn more for my PreK room.
I would love to go to Splash and get some new ideas for my Literacy circle for my preschoolers.
Would love the opportunity to attend and grow professionally with my peers, it sounds like a lot of fun!
I would love to go because I’m always looking for new ideas to try out in my Pre-K classes!
I would love to go to the Splash Conference! I need some fresh ideas and I’ve never been to this one. I live in Illinois and would love a change of scenery.
I’ve been wanting to go to Splash for years. I would love to be able to go. Don Monopoli and the Learning Station are my one of my classes’ favorites. Thank you for the opportunity.
i love attending Splash every summer. It has been a tradition for my mom and I to attend it together every year since my son was 1 year old. I learn a lot of information to use in my classroom for the next year. I am looking forward to this years Splash.
I would LOVE to attend! It has been about nine years since I have been able to! Frog Street has so many things to offer to keep our classrooms engaged in a brain smart way!
I am just approaching the end of my first year having opened a small new preschool and enrichment center and would love the opportunity to reflect and look at ideas for year 2 of this awesome journey!
I would LOVE to attend Splash because, while I am a veteran teacher, PreK is new to me!!! This is my first year with 4 year olds, and I want to learn more about teaching them!!!!
I would love to attend. It would be my first time for such a wonderful sounding experience.
Love this curriculum. Very age appropriate for my Pre-K class. I’d love to see what’s new.
I am so excited to get the opportunity to try to win!
I love all the wonderful ideas on the blog!!! I’d love am opportunity to attend Splash!
I would love more ideas for my preschool. And relicensure points 🙂
I would love to win so I could come back and share wonderful ideas with teachers I work with!!! 🙂
Attending this summer conference would be a great way to reenergize before the next school year. Our growing private centers would benefit in a huge way from new, exciting info!
I would be over the moon to be able to attend my 5th SPLASH conference. It’s wonderful to have a room of my fellow ECE teachers to hear and learn from. The sessions give me great ideas and get me pumped up and ready for a new school year!
As a SLP working in Early Education and Life Skills, I have always been interested in your products. I think I first bought a clip art CD at TSHA MANY years ago! I would LOVE to attend a conference since it is nearby and would be SUCH a great investment in furthering my knowledge about EC education.
As a new pre-k teacher, I would love to learn some new ideas.
Would so love to go to SPLASH – I think it’s awesome that you are giving some lucky teacher a chance to go for free!