| Presentation Title |
Presenter(s) |
Topic/Track |
Duration |
| Seeds to seedlings: Exploring everyday STEM activities in infant and toddler care |
Jean Barbre |
Science; Infants and Toddlers |
1.5-hour session |
| Como el Juego Promueve la Equidad |
Miriam Beloglovsky |
Spanish Language; All Children |
1.5-hour session |
| Equity by design: Promoting equity-on-purpose through the power of play, learning, and design thinking |
Miriam Beloglovsky and Michelle Grant-Grove |
Diversity & Equity; Adults |
1.5-hour session |
| “It’s not a mistake if I learn something from it”: The art and science of transforming shamed reactions into hopeful action |
Holly Elissa Bruno |
Professionalism, Leadership, & Ethics; Adults |
3-hour Wednesday session |
| Where are we now? Our 30-year journey in anti-bias education and culturally relevant teaching in early childhood classrooms |
Stephanie Curenton |
Featured Session; All Children |
1.5-hour session |
| Schema theory made visible: Supporting reflective teaching practices by meeting up with children’s lively minds |
Deb Curtis, Nadia Jaboneta, and Jamie Solomon |
Curriculum—Theories & Approaches; Preschoolers |
3-hour Wednesday session |
| From STEM to STEAM to STREAM: Dancing across the early childhood curriculum |
Connie Dow |
Arts (Performing & Visual Arts); Preschoolers |
1.5-hour session |
| Architecture and the hundred languages of children: Block play through the lens of Reggio-inspired practices |
Ann Gadzikowski |
Curriculum—Theories & Approaches; Preschoolers |
1.5-hour session |
| The overlooked STEAM skill: Creating optimal learning environments and experiences to develop critically important spatial skills |
Rosanne Hansel |
Learning Environment; All Children |
3-hour Wednesday session |
| Caminos in leadership: The roads leading to current and future Latinx ECE leaders |
Luis Hernandez |
Professionalism, Leadership & Ethics; Adults |
3-hour Wednesday session |
| Everyone needs attention: Learning what makes us tick emotionally when young children need our attention |
Tamar Jacobson |
Social/Emotional Development; Adults |
3-hour Wednesday session |
| Engaging all families: Leading early childhood educators to gain the skills and knowledge needed to build relationships with diverse familes |
Derry Koralek (family engagement) |
Family Engagement & Support; All Children |
1.5-hour session |
| Activating powerhouse positive guidance, primetime teaching, and purposeful play to build the strengths of curious, fabulous, rambunctious toddlers |
Marie Masterson |
Guidance/Discipline/Challenging Behaviors; Toddlers |
1.5-hour session |
| Story retelling with young children to support language and literacy learning |
M. Susan McWilliams |
Language & Literacy; Preschoolers |
1.5-hour session |
| Meeting them where they are: How to stretch yourself out of your comfort zone to make sure you are meeting the needs of the kids in the room, not just the ones you like |
Lisa Murphy |
Learning Environment; Preschoolers |
1.5-hour session |
| Acting out! Avoid behavior challenges with child-friendly approaches and activities that promote calm, cooperation, and self-regulation |
Rae Pica |
Guidance/Discipline/Challenging Behaviors; Preschoolers |
1.5-hour session |
| Design-thinking solutions lab: Applying an innovative problem-solving methodology to 21st-century education issues |
Rachel Robertson |
Professional Development—Training & Technical Assistance; Adults |
3-hour Wednesday session |
| Nature-based early childhood education: Essential principles and professional practices |
Sheila Williams Ridge |
Environmental Education; Preschoolers |
3-hour Wednesday session |