Thursday Sessions
3:00 – 4:30 PM | ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER
243 What Do You Know About a Woodpecker’ s Tongue? How Project Work and Inquiry- Based Learning Can Build a Community of Learners and Connect Children to Nature
Rebecca Wilson, Van Meter Community School District
W203C Preschoolers Nature / Outdoor Education
244 Made in the Shade: How Sun and Heat Impact Children’ s Play and Learning and What You Can Do About It
Kirsten Haugen, Dimensions Educational Research Foundation
Breann Corcoran, BC Centre for Disease Control
Alice Cohen, US Forest Service
Heather Fox, Dimensions Educational Research Foundation
W308D All Children Nature / Outdoor Education
245 Focusing Your Lens, Empowering Your Voice: Advocating for Play as the Foundation of Cognitive Development
Sandy Little, Southern Union Community College
Walter Drew, Institute for Self Active Education
Tom Rendon, Independent Consultant Sean Durham, Auburn University
W207A All Children Play
246 Moving Minds: The Essential Role of Physical Activity in Preschool Development
Rachel Fetterley, Grand Valley State University
W209B Preschoolers Play
247 Coaching Caregivers and Educators to Coregulate with Young Children
Sarah Sexton, Family, Infant and Preschool Program
W312AB Adults
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
248 Stress Less: Mindful Approaches to Early Childhood Success Denise Paganelli, PHMC Meghan Shah, PHMC
W414A Adults
Professional Development – Training and Technical Assistance
249 Empowering Early Education Leaders: Strategies for Operational Excellence and Sustainable Growth
Michael Blanco, The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants( AICPA)
Janel Blanco, Early Learning Coalition Indian River, Martin & Okeechobee
W102A
SESSION CANCELLED
Infants & Toddlers
Program Administration, Evaluation, and Financial Management
250 The Scientific Librarian— A Look into Children’ s Books That Support Science Learning Jennifer Williams, Isidore Newman School Melissa Parks, Stetson University
Mary Lynn Hess, Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School
Rina Zampieron, Mass Audubon
W102B Preschoolers Science
251 The Triple AAAs of Behavior: ADHD, Autism, and Ages and Stages
Ellaine Miller, Think Small Institute and Redleaf Press
W105 Preschoolers Social and Emotional Development
252 Feelings Are More Than Faces: Using a Framework to Provide Direct Social and Emotional Instruction for All Learners Based on the Pyramid Model Sarah Beck, Augusta County Public Schools
Amanda Fortune, Augusta County Public Schools
W314A Preschoolers Social and Emotional Development
253 Designing for Growth: Cultivating Playful Possibilities Outdoors Lukas Ritson, Wearthy
Rebecca Berlin, Kaplan Early Learning Company
W208AB Spotlight Session
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