Thursday Sessions
1:00 – 2:30 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
181 Fostering Curiosity: Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Early Math and Science Learning for School Readiness
Claudia Castillo-Magallanez, Frog Street Press
Monica Cordoba, Frog Street Press
W208C Infants & Toddlers Cognitive Development
182 What Can Museums Do for You? Rachel Keene, Scott Family Amazeum
Christine Cawley, Field Early Childhood Center, Neosho School District
W306 Adults Community Partnerships
183 Good Trouble in Early Childhood Education: Purposeful Action, Lasting Change Jordan Christian, NAEYC
Gina Forbes, NAEYC Affiliate Advisory Council, Chair, Maine
Victoria Long-Coleman, NAEYC Affiliate Advisory Council, Chair-Elect, Georgia
Helene Harte, NAEYC Affiliate Advisory Council, Past-Chair, Ohio
W207B Adults Diversity and Equity
184 Defining Inclusion and Its Essential Components in 2025 Mary Harrill, NAEYC Peggy Kemp, Division for Early Childhood
Megan Vinh, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
W206A Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
185 Dissecting Key Assessments in Higher Education Accreditation Erin Speer Smith, NAEYC
Tiffany Hunter, Metropolitan Community College
Carrie Nepstad, Harold Washington College
W209C Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
186 From Intern to In-Service: Crafting Confidence on the Path to Professional Teacher Ashley Norris, East Carolina University Susannah Berry, East Carolina University
W304H Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
187 Building a Classroom Community: How to Build Successful Relationships with Families and Encourage Family Engagement from Day 1 Erica Dorio, In Bloom Preschool
W304EF All Children Family Engagement and Support
188 Inspiring a Lifetime of Reading: Create a Parenting Podcast About the Joy of Books and Reading Claire Goss, Bright Horizons Rachel Robertson, Bright Horizons
W304G All Children Family Engagement and Support
189 Engaging Parents: Building Collaborative Teacher-Parent Relationships Caitlin Escobedo, Esco Birth & Family, LLC
W307CD Infants & Toddlers Family Engagement and Support
190 Desmontando Mitos: La Verdad Sobre Multilingüismo en la Infancia
Marcela Calderon Duran, College of Lake County
W206BC All Children
Grandes Comienzos( Spanish)
191 How Brain Development Affects Children’ s Behaviors Michele Tyler, Michele Tyler
W207A Preschoolers Guidance / Challenging Behaviors
192 Five-Second Rule: Is It Safe to Eat That? Donna Pomerson, Learning Care Group Corrine Lane, Learning Care Group
W311A All Children Health and Safety
193 Let’ s Read Aloud! Best New Children’ s Books on Diversity, SEL( Social- Emotional Learning), STEAM( Science, Tech, Engineering, Art and Math) and More Amy Vandament, The Book Vine for Children Trevor Newton, Teach and Direct LLC
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SESSION CANCELLED
All Children Language and Literacy
2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.
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