Thursday Sessions
10:00 – 11:30 AM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
141 Math, Math, Math Everywhere: Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Math Experiences for Young Children Bridgitt Mitchell, NAEYC
Latrenda Knighten, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
W207B Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
142 Meeting Quality Key Assessment and Data Collection Expectations in Higher Education Accreditation Erin Speer Smith, NAEYC Jayme Hines, St. Bonaventure University Erin Donovan, Ivy Tech Community College
W209C Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
143 Enacting Teacher Agency: Where, When, and How Amy Wolfe, Ohio University Chillicothe
Karen La Paro, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Kaitlin Northey, University of Vermont
Nora Krieger, Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
W308B Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
144 Voices of Practitioners: Getting Started in Teacher Research and Inquiry
Barbara Henderson, San Francisco State University
Carrie Nepstad, Harold Washington College Maleka Donaldson, Smith College
W308D All Children Educator / Teacher Preparation
145 15 Strategies for Connecting Home and School Families Cassandra Keller, Tree Top Academy Lauren Watrobsky, Tree Top Academy Jennifer Matthews, Tree Top Academy
W108A Adults Family Engagement and Support
146 The Family Talk Toolkit: Four Easy Steps to Hard Conversations Becky Grider, Ivy Tech Community College
W307AB All Children Family Engagement and Support
147 Together We Thrive: Nurturing Family Engagement for Infants and Toddlers
Chanta Zeigler, The Family Center of Lexington School District One
Maria Arroyo, The Family Center of Lexington School District One
Katelyn Sullivan, The Family Center of Lexington School District One
Lisa Harrington, The Family Center of Lexington School District One
W311E Infants & Toddlers Family Engagement and Support
148 Principios Fundamentales de la Filosofía Reggio Emilia Lenika Flores, WestEd
W206A All Children
Grandes Comienzos( Spanish)
149 Bienestar en la Educatión Infantil
Yimma Davila Castro, Bright Translation and Consultation
Diana Billstrom, Connect Indeed, LLC
W206BC Adults
Grandes Comienzos( Spanish)
150 Cultivating Calm: Self- Regulation Strategies to Support Children with Big Emotions and Challenging Behaviors
Julie Tourigny, Colorado Center for Pediatric Learning and Development
W101 Preschoolers Guidance / Challenging Behaviors
151 Safety and Security as Key Differentiators for Child Care Facilities
Jason Russell, Secure Environment Consultants
W209B Adults Health and Safety
152 Little Scribblers: Unlocking Writing Magic to Inspire Preschoolers Tonya Hibbler-Theard, Pre-K 4SA Chaka Burroughs, Pre-K 4SA Silvia Zuniga, Pre-K 4SA
W207A Preschoolers Language and Literacy
2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.
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