T H U R S DAY S E S S I O N S Thursday Sessions 10:00–11:30 a.m. | Washington Convention Center (continued) #123 | Investing in math development: How early childhood educators can strengthen their instructional approaches through formative assessment to better engage students in learning Milenis Gonzalez, Bank Street College of Education; Davia Brown Franklyn, Bank Street College of Education; Tarima Levine, Bank Street College of Education Room 149AB Preschoolers Assessment of Young Children
#124 | Progress monitoring with social narratives: There’s an app for that Lisa Wright, Purdue University Global; Dena AuCoin, Purdue University Global Room 156 Preschoolers Children with Disabilities/Early Intervention
#125 | What babies ask of us: Key findings from research to inspire infant/toddler professionals Mary Jane Maguire-Fong, Maguire-Fong Consulting; Marsha Peralta, Folsom Lake College Room 143AB Infants and Toddlers Cognitive Development
#126 | The building blocks for strategic engagement: How the CDA Council has refocused outcomes by leveraging partnerships Katorra Enoch-Longshore, Council for Professional Recognition Room 158AB Adults Community Partnerships
#127 | Designing an engineering curriculum for young children Nia Keith, Engineering is Elementary Room 209C Curriculum—Theories & Approaches
#128 | Four Black early childhood educators: Civil rights advocates linked to the D.C. landscape Lois Christensen, University of Alabama at Birmingham; William Hooper, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Education; Monisha Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Education Room 203AB Diversity & Equity
#131 | Understanding the importance of the brain’s frontal lobe when working with parents of young children Lori Nanney, Gardner Webb University Room 159AB Adults Family Engagement & Support
#132 | “I don’t see anything that represents our culture”: Latino family inclusion in preschool Maria Monarrez, Jumpstart for Young Children Inc. Room 140B Preschoolers Family Engagement & Support
#129 | Embracing authentic assessment through Learning Stories
#133 | Classroom conversations that engage young children to embrace the concept of social justice
Isauro Escamilla Calan, San Francisco State University; Annie White, California State University, Channel Islands; Lygia Stebbing, EDvance, San Francisco State University; Albert Chu, Growing Place Family Preschool Room 140A Adults
Meghan Sheil, Northwest Missouri State University; Erica Buck, Northwest Missouri State University Room 146A Preschoolers
Educator/Teacher Preparation
#130 | Wondering and writing about nature: Creative ways to help students investigate nature and inspire them to create journals, poems, and nonfiction books using the writing process of an awardwinning children’s book author Barbara Gowan, Learning With Little Folks Room 151B First- to Third-Graders
Global Perspectives
#134 | Introduction to the Nobo Educational Approach: Developing young children’s 10 key habits of mind through inquiry-based learning, and using technology as tools for teachers’ planning and child assessment Qing Xia, Nobo Colombia Corporation Room 146B Good Start—Chinese Language Track
Environmental Education
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