Friday Sessions
10:00 – 11:30 AM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
340 Designing Nature-Inspired Learning Environments for Young Children Christopher Sickels, Palms Day School Derek Burkholder, Palms Day School Emma Duffy, Palms Day School Christine Burkholder, Palms Day School
W308A All Children Learning Environment
341 From Isolation to Connection: Creating Communities of Practice for Family Child Care Providers Ene Afufu, SEIU Education and Support Fund
Sarah Fowler, SEIU Education and Support Fund
W311G Adults Learning Environment
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
342 Family-School Partnerships as Vehicles for Transforming Math Teaching and Learning for All Preschool Students Ashli-Ann Douglas, WestEd
W304EF Preschoolers Mathematics
Early Math Interest Forum business meeting will take place in Room W304EF, 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM.
343 Power of Play-Based Learning: Supporting All Types of Play
Gwen Robertson, Navy Child and Youth Program
W304AB All Children Play
344 Bringing Play Back to Pre-K: One District’ s Approach to Building a Culture of Playful Learning Amanda Haas, SchoolKit Group
Diane Shorts, Worcester County Public Schools
W311B Preschoolers Play
345 Accelerate Professional Development with Innovative Tech Tools Rachel Robertson, Bright Horizons Staci Hitzke, Bright Horizons
W203AB Adults
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
346 Reimagining Professional Development for Inclusion and Belonging Jackie Joseph, University of Denver Sally Hansen, University of Denver
W308C Preschoolers
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
347 Mastering Your Minutes: Organize, Prioritize, and Achieve
Iris Corral, McCormick Institute for Early Childhood at National Louis University
Barbara Volpe, McCormick Institute for Early Childhood at National Louis University
W104 Adults
Program Administration, Evaluation, and Financial Management
348 An Overview of NAEYC’ s New Quality Assessment and Accreditation Kim Hodge, NAEYC Amanda Batts, NAEYC
W204AB All Children
Program Administration, Evaluation, and Financial Management
349 Bilingualtek: Dual Language and Science Learning in the Classroom
Lucía Méndez, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Karen La Paro, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Tammy Lee, East Carolina University
Virginia Stage, North Carolina State University
W207A Preschoolers Science
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
350 Unlocking Your Nervous System: Prevent Burnout and Thrive in Every Interaction Alyssa Blask Campbell, Seed and Sew
W110A Adults Social and Emotional Development
351 STEM Is Healing: Building Resilient and Empowered Learners Through Scientific Inquiry
Olawale Olubowale, Toronto Metropolitan University
Amie Perry, East Tennessee State University
W204C Preschoolers Social and Emotional Development
2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.
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