Thursday Sessions
1:00 – 2:30 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
194 Emergent Literacy, Part I: Building Phonological Awareness Through Transitions, Rituals, and Routines
Darna Robinson Turner, The Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School
Jessica Michel, The Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School
Leathia Lipscomb, The Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School
W310 Preschoolers Language and Literacy
195 Five Strategies for Assertive Communication Erin Cofer, SPARK Learning Lab
W105 Adults Leadership
196 The What, Why, and How of Reflective Supervision
Tiedra Marshall, Parents as Teachers National Center
W414D Adults Leadership
197 Everyday Math Adventures: Turning Play into Learning for Preschoolers Rennaye Hedges, Creative World School Rebecca McKellar, Creative World School Anthony Aurigemma, Creative World School Renae Hayes, Creative World School
W307AB Preschoolers Mathematics
198 If You Plant a Seed: Gardening with Infants and Toddlers
Natalie Jackson, Florida Association for the Education of Young Children
W203AB Toddlers Nature / Outdoor Education
199 Deconstructive Play: A Messy Journey of Exploration
Carla Gull, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College
W315B Preschoolers Play
200 Empowering Paraprofessionals: Coaching Strategies for Success in Early Childhood Education Wendy Daniels, Instructional Intensity, Inc.
W312AB Adults
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
201 How Making Intentional Sound, NOT Music, Is a Play-Based Tool for Solving All Transition Times While Developing Active Listening and Executive Function Skills, SEL, Mindfulness, Empathy, and Collaboration with Your Students! Hayes Greenfield, Creative Sound Play
W314A Preschoolers
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
202 Taking Care of Our Early Educators: Building Spaces for Success Iris Ponte, Henry Frost Children’ s Program
Gwendolyn Teutsch, Henry Frost Children’ s Program
W414C Preschoolers Professionalism and Ethics
Earn 0.2 CEUs for this session.
203 How to Unlock Child Care Stability with Caregiver Substitute Supports with Child Care Substitutes of Oregon
Alyssa Geoffroy, The Research Institute( TRI) at Western Oregon University
Lupita Maravilla, The Research Institute( TRI) at Western Oregon University
W203C Adults
Program Administration, Evaluation, and Financial Management
204 NAEYC’ s Early Childhood Quality Assessment and Accreditation Pilot: What We Learned Meghan Salas Atwell, NAEYC Amanda Batts, NAEYC
Allison Kimble-Cusano, Institute for Child Success
W207C All Children Research
88 2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.