Wednesday Sessions
Affiliate Leadership Day 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
ROSEN PLAZA GRAND BALLROOM C
Affiliate board members and staff are invited to register for Affiliate Leadership Day. Planned jointly by the NAEYC Affiliate Advisory Council and staff, this day is designed to inspire and build leadership throughout our Affiliate network. By invitation only. For more information, please contact the Affiliate Relations team at affiliate @ naeyc. org.
SPONSORED BY
1 National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators( NAECTE): Shaping the Future of Early Childhood Teacher Educators( Current and New Members Only)
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
ROSEN PLAZA | GRAND BALLROOM B
Zeynep Isik-Ercan, Rowan University
Pamela Evanshen, East Tennessee State University
Melissa M. Jozwiak, Texas A & M University Ruth Facun, East Tennessee State University
Courtney Dewhirst, The University of Oklahoma
Hannah Kye, Rowan University
Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
2 ACCESS to Shared Knowledge in Practice— Play Every Day: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Early Childhood Education
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
ROSEN PLAZA | GRAND BALLROOM D
D’ Lee Babb, Western Kentucky University Anu Sachdev, East Stroudsburg University
Jennifer Koel, Waukesha County Technical College
Katherine Abba, Houston Community College R. Taylor, Chemeketa Community College
Danielle Savory-Seggerson, Lansing Community College
Camille Catlett, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Pradnya Patet, Brightpoint Community College Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
8:30 – 10:30 AM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
FEATURED SESSION
3 A Child-Centered Approach to Fostering Inclusive STEM Experiences
Young children are natural born scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, yet children with disabilities are often denied science, technology, engineering, and mathematics( STEM) learning opportunities. The learning trajectories approach centers children in engaging playful experiences that build on their interests, needs, and critical thinking. In this session, we will explore case studies and view videos of children engaging in playful STEM experiences within everyday routines across early childhood environments. We will also use learning trajectories to intentionally plan STEM learning experiences that can support each child to reach their individualized goals and, simultaneously, their progressive development of STEM learning.
Chih-Ing Lim, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Megan Vinh, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Douglas Clements, University of Denver Julie Sarama, University of Denver
W315AB All Children
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
SPONSORED BY 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.
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