Friday Sessions
8:00 – 9:30 AM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
300 Hiring Success Through Effective Interviewing: Developing a Proven Strategy to Not Only Interview But to Also Have the“ Right” Candidates Waiting for the Opening on Your Team or Staff
Bradley Smith, National Institute of Child Care Management
W110B Adults
Program Administration, Evaluation, and Financial Management
301 Sensemaking on the Sidewalk: Using Walking Field Trips to Spark Wonder and Deepen Learning in Neighborhood Contexts Amber Beisly, The University of Oklahoma
Elizabeth Ethridge, The University of Oklahoma
Anne Moffitt, The University of Oklahoma
Darshani Abeyrathna, The University of Oklahoma
W308D All Children Science
302 Observing, Understanding, and Supporting Preschool Social Competence
Ann Sam, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Samuel Odom, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Ximena Franco-Jenkins, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Mary White, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
W203AB Preschoolers Social and Emotional Development
303 Social and Emotional Development: Strengthening Our Classes with Core Values
Kalika Grana, Institute of Sathya Sai Education – USA
W304H All Children Social and Emotional Development
304“ You Get Me”: The Power of Responsive Relationships for Infants and Toddlers Peter Mangione, WestEd Amber Morabito, WestEd Consuelo Espinosa, WestEd
W314B Infants & Toddlers Social and Emotional Development
305 Ready to Respond: Anaphylaxis Preparedness in the Child Care Classroom
W208AB All Children Spotlight Session
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306 Ready, Set... Go? Leveraging Child and Family Strengths in the Transition to Kindergarten
Courtney O’ Grady, The University of Alabama
Alison Hooper, The University of Alabama Amber Sullivan, The University of Alabama
W102B Kindergartners Teaching and Instructional Practices
307 Glow, Baby, Glow!: Fostering Children’ s Academic and Artistic Expression Through Light and Shadow Play Nicholl Cruz, University of Denver
W108A Preschoolers Teaching and Instructional Practices
308 From Read-Alouds to Rich Math Tasks: Using Children’ s Literature to Problem Solve and Develop Language Comprehension Alisha Demchak, University of Virginia Kateri Thunder, Math + Literacy, LLC
W303 Preschoolers Teaching and Instructional Practices
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
309 Using Technology for Learning, Reflection, and Documentation in a Preschool or TK Setting Divya Vyas, Children’ s Day School
W304G All Children Technology and Digital Media
310 Stories, Play, and AI: A Developmentally Appropriate Approach to AI in Early Childhood
Paula Cristina Azevedo, Marymount University
Alex Coronado, Marymount University Early Learning Academy
W307CD Preschoolers Technology and Digital Media
2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.
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