Friday Sessions
3:00 – 4:30 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
416 Silence Will Not Protect Us; We Keep Us Safe: Facing Threats To Anti-Bias Practice with Courage and Community Megan Madison, First Conversations
Robin Fox, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
W110A Adults Diversity and Equity
Diversity and Equity Education for Adults Interest Forum business meeting will take place in Room W110A, 4:45 – 5:30 PM.
417 Redefining Basic Needs: Eliminating Systemic Barriers to Ensure Every Child Can Thrive Emily Clark, Drexel University Kisa Marx, The Play Lab Foundation Jasmine Moses, Equity in Bloom
W304AB All Children Diversity and Equity
418 Leaders, You Can Do It! Building Capacity to Successfully Retain Educators of Color
Jillian Ardley, Virginia Department of Education Training and Technical Assistance Center( TTAC) at Old Dominion University
W304CD Adults Diversity and Equity
419 Exploring Approaches to Educator Preparation for Inclusion: Voices from the Field
Deborah Rooks-Ellis, Coastal Carolina University
Ann Mickelson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
W108B All Children Educator / Teacher Preparation
420 Nurturing Resilience: Integrating Well-Being and Trauma-Informed Approaches into Teacher Preparation
Robyn Brookshire, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
W204AB Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
421 Supporting Instructors to Embed Inclusive STEM Content in Higher Education
Megan Vinh, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Jessica Amsbary, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Chih-Ing Lim, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
W207B Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
422 EarlyEd Empowerment( 3E): Enhancing Teacher Confidence in Inclusive Preschool Classrooms Using a New Coaching Framework
Tiara Brown, James Madison University, Harrisonburg
Maryam Sharifian, JMU CARE
W208C Preschoolers Educator / Teacher Preparation
423 Project WeFEEL: Empowering Families and Promoting Agency of Underserved Groups Through Targeted Family Trainings and Advocacy
Andrea Adelman, Florida International University, Miami
Daniela Foerch, Florida International University, Miami
W102A Adults Family Engagement and Support
424 Supporting Family Engagement with a Digital Model to Improve Parenting Practices and Child Behavioral Health: Research Outcomes and Implementation Using the Family Check-Up Elizabeth Stormshak, University of Oregon Lisa Reiter, Northwest Prevention Science Anne-Marie Mauricio, University of Oregon
W311C Preschoolers Family Engagement and Support
116 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.