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 Thursday, March 04
Session Title Speaker(s)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
GS01 - Becoming the Best You Can Be Gerry Brooks
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
1101 - Kindergarten Tech Crunch Keri Brown
1102 - Next Generation Student Scientists Adam Peterson
1103 - Interventions: Literacy First Aide for the Little Ones Kim Adsit
1104 - Wrangling Up the Kindergarten Writing Standards! Kim Jordano
1105 - Calendar time Mary Amoson
1106 - Shared Reading-A Year’s Worth of Ideas! Mary Pat Larocca
Celine Hill
1107 - One time, I did a TEDx talk...Intentionalizing The Accidental Teacher Leadership Journey Heather Duncan
1108 - Remote Learning - How Do We Reach Our Students? Carol Hepner
Karen Jones
1109 - “EMO-tional About Teaching” Using Emojis to teach with an emotion in mind. Tiffany Watkins
1110 - Aprendiendo de manera divertida en la escuela y en la casa Zahidee Marcano
Martha Mancera
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1201 - Sight Words Deedee Wills
1202 - COVID And The Classroom Greg Smedley-Warren
1203 - Instructional Learning Format Shawn Brown
1204 - Songs, Stories and Community for Young Learners Christina Sanabria
1205 - The Reading Breakthrough Danny Brassell
1206 - Get Ready, Get Fit, Go Jack Hartmann
1207 - Make the Shift from a FIXED To a GROWTH MINDSET Program Carrie Flint
1208 - Questioning to Grow Young Minds Deb Bible
1209 - What’s Special about using The Framework for Teaching in Early Childhood Pamela Rosa
Lisa Hood
1210 - Building Empathy and Community: Anti-Racism in Early Childhood Education Amber Powell
Cheryl Okuda
Nathan Gygar
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
1301 - Get Your Students Writing Independently Keri Brown
1302 - Five Ways to SQUEEZE in Fine Motor Katie Mense
1303 - Foundations of Reading Donna Whyte
1304 - Let’s Kick it Up a Notch” with some Literacy Center fun! Kim Jordano
1305 - Remote Learning In Kindergarten Mary Amoson
1306 - Everyday Is The B.E.S.T. Day Ever Adam Peterson
1307 - Little Big Minds: STEAM For Our Youngest Learners Cassandra Armstrong
Lindsey Herlehy
1308 - Being Honest and Open With Young Children about Racism Arathi Jayaram
1309 - For the Love of Math! Facilitating Meaningful Learning Experiences that Cultivate Capable and Confident Mathematicians Gavin Creaden
Toni Galassini
1310 - Creating Virtual Classrooms for use in Google Classroom Christina Beck
Pamela Rizkallah
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
1401 - Teaching Tolerance Standards Linked to Children’s Books Vera Ahiyya
1402 - Differentiating Reading Lessons in the Kindergarten Classroom Brandy Hempen
1403 - Making the Most of Your Math Manipulatives Kim Adsit
1404 - Sing a Song of Shared Reading Deedee Wills
1405 - Fabulous Fine Motor Morning Work Bins Marsha McGuire
1407 - Creating Interactive Activities for Remote Learning and Small Group Instruction Jill Rafter
Roseann Misheck
1408 - Learn 12 Awesome Brain Break Songs for Your Class Michael Scherer
1409 - Collaboration with Early Childhood to Bring Play-based Learning to Kindergarten Susan Kondrat
Michelle Thompson
1410 - Pre2K, A PreK and Kindergarten Journey to Collaboration Diane Richey
Michelle Escapa
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
1501 - Creating a Music-full Classroom For All! Carole Stephens
1502 - Whoa! What Happened To Our Classroom?!?! Adam Peterson
1503 - Teach Through Uncertainty Jeff Koziatek
1504 - Behavior Management Cycle: Embracing a Positive Classroom Culture Kendrick Johnson
1505 - Are YOU Okay? Navigating a Bumpy Sea Donna Whyte
1506 - Using Fairy Tales to Teach Problem Solving Trevor Steinbach
Belinda Veillon
1507 - A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words Eduardo Perez
Lana Briggs
1509 - GAME-SET-MATH® for Ages 4-6! Take the Ball - and run with it! Jan Ackmann
1510 - Starting a PBL in your classroom Jeanne Brasel
Gloria Wittenberg
Eryn Kamaryt
 Friday, March 05
Session Title Speaker(s)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
GS02 - Early Childhood Trauma Matters (Understand Them to Teach Them) Tommie Mabry
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
2101 - Reading Centers, Oh Yeah! Keri Brown
2102 - Teach, Play, Learn! How To Create A Purposeful, Play-Driven Classroom Adam Peterson
2103 - Words, Words, Words: Activities and Mini Lessons Kim Adsit
2104 - Diving into the Dollar Store! Kim Jordano
2105 - Assess But Don’t Stress Mary Amoson
2106 - Marvelous Differentiated Math Stations Marsha McGuire
2107 - Let Us Be Your Fine Motor Friends! Tanya Boyle
Katie Maks
2108 - Happy and Calm: The best activities for yoga and mindfulness now with kids yoga expert Bari Koral Bari Koral
2109 - Get to Know the Latest & Greatest Picture Books! Steph McHugh
Mary Hamer
2110 - STEM for ALL Learners Amy Haber
Kristin Ross
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
2201 - Math Games to Count On! Box Cars Pre K - K Games Jane Felling
2202 - Sight Word 60 Greg Smedley-Warren
2203 - Writing – The Tools and the Activities Donna Whyte
2205 - A Culture of Error: Promoting Risk-taking and Growth Mindset in the School Community Kendrick Johnson
2206 - Learning by Leaps and Bounds Jack Hartmann
2207 - Dual Language and Remote Learning Lisa Dallacqua
Rita Guzman
2208 - Step Up Your Game II: Creating templates for Seesaw! Joan Sukowicz
Rita Tameling
2209 - Transform the Dramatic Play Center Jackie Kops
2210 - Trauma Informed Practices and Anxiety in Young Children Tori Davidson
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
2301 - Using Children’s Literature to Discuss Diversity Vera Ahiyya
2302 - The Science Mash Katie Mense
2303 - Sparking Students’ Imaginations Danny Brassell
2304 - High Poverty, High Results: Cultivating Liberation Mindsets that Transform School Culture Kendrick Johnson
2305 - Centers in Kindergarten Mary Amoson
2306 - Make Your Day Engaging, Enjoyable, and Motivating For You AND Your Young Learners! Mary Pat Larocca
Celine Hill
2308 - Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Life Skills NOT Lesson Plans Michelle Escapa
2310 - Books + Makerspaces = Learning Fun Marge Cox
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
2401 - Classroom Hacks: Little Ideas That Save You Lots of Time Keri Brown
2402 - Differentiating Math Lessons in the Kindergarten Classroom Brandy Hempen
2403 - Science Blasters Kim Adsit
2404 - SEL Support in an EC classroom with Bouncy, The People Trainer Anita Compart
2405 - Reaching Students on the Autism Spectrum...AND the Parents Who Come With Them Barbara Boroson
2406 - Writer’s Workshop Part 1 Deedee Wills
2407 - Project-Based Learning Crystal Wash
2408 - Benefits of an Early Childhood Montessori Education Tori Davidson
2409 - Journaling 2.0 Candace Neil
2410 - Yoga, Toe-Ga and Social Distancing: Music, Yoga, and Mindfulness with Bari Koral from Yogapalooza Bari Koral
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
2501 - Singing and Dancing Toward Kindness! Carole Stephens
2502 - Model, Motivate, Write, Repeat! Adam Peterson
2503 - Equip and Encourage Jeff Koziatek
2504 - Igniting Super Reading Powers with Readers Workshop! Kim Jordano
2505 - Classroom Management in the Real World Mary Amoson
2506 - Writers Workshop Part 2 Deedee Wills
2507 - Think Like a Superhero! Utilizing "Whole-Mind" Teaching Danielle Fazio
2508 - Fabulous Forty: Our Top 40 Books for Student Engagement Grace VanDerKolk
Nikki Zolotar
2509 - Sweet Home Chicago: Integrating Museums Into Your Curriculum Tammy Haggerty Jones
2510 - Pint-Sized Savers - Financial Literacy for KIDS! Sheryl Gallaher
Judith Dymond





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