Friday Sessions
3:00 – 4:30 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
425 Más Allá del Trauma: Creación de Aulas Centradas en la Curación
Angela Bayer-Persico, WOA Consulting and Training
W206BC Adults
Grandes Comienzos( Spanish)
426 Empowering Educators to Be Successful in Handling Challenging Behaviors
Takara Egleston, Child and Youth Programs- Department of Defense
Elpidtha Rexroad, Child and Youth Programs-Department of Defense
W207A Preschoolers Guidance / Challenging Behaviors
427 Engaging Transitions for 3-Year-Old Learners
Vanessa San Martin, ABC Unified School District’ s Head Start Program
W311E Preschoolers Guidance / Challenging Behaviors
428 Outdoor Spaces: Designing Playgrounds for Inclusion, Playability, and Comfort
Heather Olsen, National Program for Play Area Safety
W102B All Children Health and Safety
429 Think, Talk, and Thrive: Leveling Up the Read-Aloud for Powerful Language Growth
Jeannette Hickey, LEARN Regional Educational Services
Diane Felty, LEARN Regional Educational Services
Janice Yanni, HILL for Literacy
W204C Preschoolers Language and Literacy
430 Language and Writing in the Play-Based Classroom Karly O’ Brien, Reading Is Fundamental
W311G Preschoolers Language and Literacy
431 It Begins Here! Building a Foundation for Dual Language Programs
Martha Borquez, Los Angeles Unified School District – Early Childhood Education
W311H Preschoolers Language and Literacy
432 Transforming Leadership Culture and Climate with Executive Skill Strengths Jenny Barkac, Conscious Discipline
W209B All Children Leadership
433 Inclusive Leadership: Creating Psychological Safety for Early Childhood Education Professionals in Ever-Changing Environments Angela McGuire, ISV Consulting
W304EF Adults Leadership
434 Enhancing Team Collaboration and Leadership for Family Child Care Educators
Deziree Mattocks, National Association for Family Child Care
W308B Adults Leadership
435 Classroom Redesign: How One Community Came Together to Transform a University Model Classroom
Nancy Alexander, Northwestern State University
Faith Stanfield, Northwestern State University Marie Shaw Dunn Child Development Center
W308A Preschoolers Learning Environment
436 Engaging Educators in Early Math
Shakesha Thompson, Education Development Center
Jessica Young, Education Development Center
Kristen Reed, Education Development Center
W307CD All Children Mathematics
437 NAEYC Higher Education Accreditation Peer Reviewer Meeting Mary Harrill, NAEYC Erin Speer Smith, NAEYC R. Taylor, Chemeketa Community College Carrie Nepstad, Harold Washington College
W207C NAEYC Activities
2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.
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