Spotlight Sessions
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
Ready to Respond: Anaphylaxis Preparedness in the Child Care Classroom
Join us as we cover the growing impact of food allergies in young children, what early childcare professionals need to know about recognizing and responding to anaphylaxis, and how the Early Childhood Anaphylaxis Collaborative is supporting centers like yours with tools, training, and free resources.
Supported by Kaléo 8:00 – 9:30 AM
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Leading for Learning: Understanding the Forces that Inspire and Drive Positive Change
Change is constant. Change is inevitable. Change is going to happen, whether you want it to or not. The only way to ensure that change will be positive— and that it will be welcomed, trusted, and embraced— is by leveraging research-based, proven principles for leading change.
Join us for this engaging session to discover actionable guidance for implementing and overseeing positive change, including ideas for how the research-based fundamentals of change management can be leveraged in your own specific, unique organization. We will hear from some school leaders who will describe how the research around change played out in their organizations, including what went really well and what they’ ll do differently next time— because when it comes to change, there will always be“ a next time.”
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Learning from Young Children: Joy, Mindfulness, and Creativity
Discover the wisdom young children bring to the classroom in this inspiring presentation. Through themes of joy, mindfulness, gratitude, creativity, and connection, educators will explore practical strategies to enrich teaching and personal well-being. With interactive activities and reflection, participants will leave empowered to nurture curiosity, resilience, and joyful learning environments that support both children and themselves.
PRESENTED BY
Michele Lucia, Walden University
10:00 – 11:30 AM
W208AB
Breeyn Mack, Teaching Strategies, LLC Nicol Russell, Teaching Strategies, LLC
1:00 – 2:30 PM
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Cross Sector Collaboration between Early Education and Health Care as a Strategy for Improving Measures of Child Health & Education
How can early childhood organizations and health systems collaborate to measurably improve healthy eating, physical activity, and early literacy? Join us to hear real-world examples from Nemours Children’ s Health and early education partners. Participants will receive a planning tool to guide the development of their own early education and health care partnerships.
PRESENTED BY
Allison Gertel-Rosenberg, Nemours Children’ s Health Jamie Williams, Nemours Children’ s Health Roshelle Payes, Nemours Children’ s Health
3:00 – 4:30 PM
W208AB 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.
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