Saturday Sessions
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
511 Building Early Childhood Advocates: Leadership Development Strategies for Educators Beth Wallace, VTAEYC
W207B Adults Advocacy / Public Policy
512 Delaware’ s Early Childhood Innovation Center: A Comprehensive Career Advisement and Development Model
Charley Anderson, Early Childhood Innovation Center
Jennifer Seo, Early Childhood Innovation Center
W208C Adults Advocacy / Public Policy
513 Authentic Assessment in Play-Based Preschool Settings: Challenges and Opportunities
Joanna Sicinski, Monroe County Community School Corporation
Jillian Morris, Monroe County Community School Corporation
W305 Preschoolers Assessment of Young Children
514 The Collaborative Edge: From Ideas to Action Alexis Walker, At Play, In Practice
W309 Adults Community Partnerships
515 The Importance of Field Site Work in an Early Childhood Education Classroom: How It Relates to and Engages Critical Thinking Skills Through the Project Approach Kaitlin McAllister, Center for Young Children Cecilia Fowler, Center for Young Children Amelia Laakso, Center for Young Children
W308A Preschoolers Curriculum – Theories and Approaches
516 From Words to Action: The Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Early Childhood Education Is Not Enough Brian L. Wright, The University of Memphis
W203AB Adults Diversity and Equity
517 Integrated Curriculum: Teaching College Students How to Teach Through Book Reading and Movement Education Dora Babb, Western Kentucky University Jean Chen, Western Kentucky University
W207C All Children Educator / Teacher Preparation
518 Creating a Community of Learners: Benefits and Challenges of Cohort Models in Educator Preparation Megan Purcell, Purdue University Shawna Harbin, Purdue University
W308B Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
519 Integrating Literacy Strategies and STEAM for Preschool Dual Language Learners: Bridging Cultures and Concepts
Julia Cuevas-Guerra, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Iztaccihuatl Trevino, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
W310 Preschoolers Emerging Bilingual / Multilingual
520 Getting To Know You: Welcoming Children and Families Into Your Program, A Thoughtful Approach to Enrollment
Michelle Brennan, The Lourie Center for Children’ s Social and Emotional Wellness
Marianela Rodousakis, The Lourie Center for Children’ s Social and Emotional Wellness
Stefanie Powers, The Lourie Center for Children’ s Social and Emotional Wellness
W311A Preschoolers Family Engagement and Support
521 Estrategias para Desarollar la Inteligencia Emocional Laura Mejia, Procare Solutions
W209C All Children
Grandes Comienzos( Spanish)
522 Rethinking“ Classroom Management”: From Control and Compliance to an Ethic of Care Kaellen Williams, Michigan State University
W204AB First-to-Third Graders Guidance / Challenging Behaviors
130 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.