Friday Sessions
3:00 – 4:30 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
438 Nature-Based Learning: Cultivating Young Minds Through Eco-Friendly Education Donna James, Catawba Collegee
W304H All Children Nature / Outdoor Education
439 Play It Forward: Building Strong Foundations for Establishing a NAEYC Affiliate Play Chapter
Juelie Perry, Inspire to Impact Early Education Training and Consulting
Walter Drew, Institute for Self Active Education
Wendy Occhipinti, Florida Association for the Education of Young Children
Amber Knight, Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children
W105 Adults Play
440 Building Mathematical Mindsets Through Play in the Early Years Bilge Cerezci, National Louis University
W309 All Children Play
441 Professional Development to Action: Moving from Hearing to Doing Rebecca Cirzan, Northern Arizona University Haley Moss, Northern Arizona University Linda Begaye, Northern Arizona University
W108A All Children
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
442 Revolutionizing Professional Development: Meeting the Growing Needs of Early Childhood Educators
Rebeca Crawford, Eastern Kentucky University
W308C Adults
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
443 What It Means To Be an Ethical Early Childhood Educator: Exploring the Revised Code of Ethics Meghan Salas Atwell, NAEYC Raquel Diaz, Triple-P
Heidi Friedel, NAEYC Faith-Based Interest Forum
Lauren Hogan, NAEYC Anu Sachdev, ACCESS
Ian Schiefelbein, Central New Mexico Community College
Toni Sturdivant, Mid-America Regional Council
W305 All Children Professionalism and Ethics
444 Observing Classrooms Through a Digital Lens: Opportunities and Challenges of Video Observations in Prekindergarten Classrooms Sarah Gerard, SRI Education Anne Partika, SRI Education
Maria-Isabel Ballivian, ACCA Child Development Center
Jenny Mosley, Gates Foundation
W308D Preschoolers Research
445 Enhancing Preservice Teachers’ Inquiry-Based Teaching: Co-Creating Science and Engineering Materials with Young Learners
Myung-Jin Kim, University of Nebraska Kearney
Chaehyun Lim, College of Staten Island / City University of New York
W206A All Children Science
446 The Emotional World of Small Humans: Understanding Challenging Behaviors from a Child Development Lens
Lisa Ranfos, UNH Child Study and Development Center
W104 All Children Social and Emotional Development
447 Creating Harmony: Supporting Preschoolers’ Social and Emotional Development with Participatory Music and Movement Activities Ellen Acuna, Music Together Worldwide Lili Levinowitz, Music Together Worldwide Katie O’ Dea, Music Together Worldwide
W203C Preschoolers Social and Emotional Development
AVAILABLE AT THE NAEYC SHOP!
Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Equitable and Joyful Learning with Infants and Toddlers
Peek into infant and toddler classrooms to see teachers making intentional decisions in the key areas of practice that form the six guidelines for DAP in action.
Item 1170 Conference Price $ 24 | List: $ 30
118 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.