Thursday Sessions
3:00 – 4:30 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
221 Become a Childhood Crusader: Mobilizing Advocacy, Partnerships, and Play to Build Thriving Communities
Laura Wagonlander, Fenton Area Public Schools-Tomek Eastern Elementary
Linda Mora, Save the Children Advocacy Network
Suzanne Gabli, Building Blocks Preschool and Nature School
W309 All Children Community Partnerships
222 Provocations: The Magic of Engaging All Children in Inquiry-Based Learning
Carmen Arciniega Avila, Northern Arizona University
Jolene Chavez, Northern Arizona University Brena Kee, Northern Arizona University
W207C Preschoolers Curriculum – Theories and Approaches
223 Igniting Creativity: Using Maker Spaces in Early Childhood Education LaDonna Atkins, UCO Britnee Allen, UCO Angela Holmes-Krober, UCO Afua Atta Ageyeiwaah Atta-Boakye, UCO
W311A Preschoolers Curriculum – Theories and Approaches
224 From Pages to Practice: Picture Books as Pathways to Belonging and Inclusion
Chrystine Mitchell, ChildCare Education Institute
W304CD First-to-Third Graders Diversity and Equity
225 Fostering Equity: Building a Culturally Inclusive Environment Through Family Engagement
Carolyn Tricoche, ACE Educational Training Consultants, LLC
W304EF All Children Diversity and Equity
226 Celebrating NAEYC: Member Stories That Inform the Future
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Blythe Hinitz, The College of New Jersey
Judith Mikkelson, Washburn University / Oxford Round Table Symposium
Miranda Lin, Illinois State University
Donna Wright, City University of New York Medgar Evers College
Charlotte Hern, University of Texas-San Antonio
Ed Greene, Ed Greene Strategies / Knology Jean Simpson, Trinity University
Jerry Aldridge, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
W106 Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
227 Successfully Navigating NAEYC Higher Education Accreditation Erin Speer Smith, NAEYC
Danielle Savory Seggerson, Lansing Community College
Sheila Anderson, Weber State University Erin Donovan, Ivy Tech Community College Elsa Jones, Early Childhood Consultant
W209C Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
228 Preparing Future Educators: Cultivating Teacher Competency in AI-Enhanced Developmentally Appropriate Lesson Planning Sara Matthews, University of Idaho Jennifer Quong, Texas Woman’ s University
W304H Adults Educator / Teacher Preparation
229 Home Visitors’ Knowledge, Perspectives, and Practices: Informing Culturally Responsive Training for Supporting Dual Language Learners and Father Engagement
Amanda Quiroz-Guajardo, Off To A Good Start, LLC
W307CD Infants & Toddlers Emerging Bilingual / Multilingual
230 Conflict and Negotiation Management: Proven Strategies to Negotiate Conflict and Defuse Tense and Emotional Situations
Bradley Smith, National Institute of Child Care Management
W110A Adults Family Engagement and Support
231 The Family Table: A Reggio-Inspired Approach to Cooking, Connection, and Community Marlo Tersigni, SolBe Learning Uno, LLC
W308B All Children Family Engagement and Support
2025 NAEYC Annual Conference: In this Place, We Learn. For Every Child, We Lead.
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