Thursday Sessions
10:00 – 11:30 AM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
153 Move, Play, Imagine: Drama-Based Story Times for Young Learners for Language and Literacy Development Katie Brantley, Childsplay Theatre Jenny Millinger, Childsplay Theatre Jennifer Gantwerker, Childsplay Theatre
W310 Preschoolers Language and Literacy
154 Teaching and Leading: A Preschool Teacher’ s Guide to Confident Leadership Trevor Newton, Teach and Direct LLC
W104 Preschoolers Leadership
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
155 Developing the Leader in You!
Cecilia Scott-Croff, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Camille Watkins, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
W314A Adults Leadership
156 Feedback, Follow-Up, and Follow-Through: How to Guide Growing Leaders to Success Monica McCary, Bright Horizons Erin Hagny, Bright Horizons
W315A Adults Leadership
157 Space Invaders or Decorators?: Leveraging ERS Data to Improve Early Learning Environments Homer Bradford, Building Blocks Sheridan Forker, Building Blocks Clarke Sights, Building Blocks
W311A Preschoolers Learning Environment
158 Beyond the Blackboard: Math Teaching in Jamaica’ s Primary Classrooms( Grades 1 – 3)
Suzette Kelly-Williams, Missouri State University
Shaneille Samuels, University of Technology
Julene McLaughlin, Shortwood Teachers’ College
Rochelle Williams, Shortwood Teachers’ College
W311D First-to-Third Graders Mathematics
159 Plan Bee: Developing a Preschool Curriculum That Promotes Environmentally Responsible Behaviors for Young Children and Their Parents
Adrien Malek-Lasater, University of North Florida
Katrina Willard Hall, University of North Florida
Maria Beattie, University of North Florida
W311H Preschoolers Nature / Outdoor Education
160 Fostering Staff Collaboration, Talent Development, and Retention Through Play Jesse Ilhardt, VOCEL Raha Dempsey, VOCEL
W306 Adults Play
161 Free Play and Brain Development: Research-Based Strategies for Whole-Child Learning Erin Casey, The University of Oklahoma
Emily Spivey, University of Central Oklahoma
W312AB All Children Play
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
162 Unlocking Early Communication: Effective Tools and Strategies for Teachers to Enhance Language Skills and Strengthen Connections with Young Children Michelle Mintz, Meet Michelle Mintz
W312C Preschoolers
SESSION CANCELLED
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
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So Much More than the ABCs( Revised Edition)
The revised edition of this bestselling resource provides a comprehensive and updated overview of what literacy development looks like for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Item 1172 Conference Price $ 30.40 | List: $ 38
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The Young Child & Mathematics( Third Edition)
Everything a child does has mathematical value— these words are at the heart of this completely revised and updated third edition of The Young Child and Mathematics.
Item 1157 Conference Price $ 24 | List: $ 30
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