Early check-in and T-shirt and Swag Bag pick-up 3:00 - 5:00
Come grab your bag of awesomeness, your conference shirt, and be ready to go bright and early Wednesday morning! 

• Check-in and swag grab (if you didn't make it Tuesday afternoon) 7:30 - 8:15

• ATYC BEGINS at 8:30 a.m. SHARP!  ⏰

• Opening Keynote - Shine Bright Like a Diamond 8:30 - 12:00

🥪LUNCH 12:00 - 1:30 🥪

• AFTERNOON SESSIONS - 1:30 - 2:45 & Repeat 3:15 - 4:30

  1. Literacy in Motion
     Christi Luig, Kidz Zone

  2. Rubrics & Rug Time: Making Effective Practices Work for Every Pre-K Learner
     Crista Mitchel, Room 345

  3. Growing Wonderful Writers
     Pam Desparrois, Room 348

  4. Complex Behavior, Concrete Solutions: Practical Tools for Intense Behavior
     Malina Roux, Student Worship

  5. Sing, Sign, and Shine! Using Music and Instructional Vocabulary to Teach Functional Sign Language
     Carol Gibbs, Suite 9

  6. Surviving and Thriving in Circle Time Chaos
     Sherri Heiting & McCarley Hunt, Suite 6

  7. Read, Explore, Create! Building Literacy Through Art and Play - **Geared toward 2- 3-year-olds**
     Stephanie Baker, Suite 4

• MORNING SESSIONS - 9:00 - 10:15 & REPEAT 10:45 - 12:00

  1. Teaching Beyond One-Size-Fits All - Differentiating Instructions for Diverse Pre-K Learners
     Renea McGee, Kidz Zone

  2. Enneagrams
     Catie Egan & Kelly Morris, Room 345

  3. ECSE Program Glow Up!
     Diana Glass & Sarah Cave, Room 348

  4. Wiggles to Wisdom: Teaching Executive Functions Through Play in the Classroom... and Home!
     Lane Pethick, Student Worship

  5. Managing Difficult Behavior in Children
     AW, Suite 9

  6. Improving Relationships Instantly with CORE-Recon
     Pam Desparrois & Cynthia Bishop, Suite 6

  7. Move It or Lose It! Purposeful Movement in Early Childhood Education
     Carey Peacock & Mandy Smetana, Suite 4

🥪LUNCH 12:00 - 1:30 🥪

• AFTERNOON SESSIONS - 1:30 - 2:45 & REPEAT 3:15 - 4:30

  1. Building Social-Emotional Skills Through Sockal Stories & Playful Interactions
     Christi Luig, Kidz Zone

  2. Tech That Teaches: Using Digital Design Tools to Make Learning Accessible
     Kelly Morris, Room 345

  3. Play, Connect, Communicate! Engaging Educators & Students with Augmentative Communication in Play Centers
     Jamie Canales, Room 348

  4. Recess... Because "Sit Still" Isn't a Learning Behavior Intervention (This Session IS Recess!)
     Lane Pethick, Student Worship

  5. Embracing Change
     AW, Suite 9

  6. Helping Little Brains Heal: Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Learners
     Sherri Heiting & McCarley Hunt, Suite 6

  7. Engaging Early Learners: Tangible Math
     Mandy Smetana, Suite 4

• Closing Ceremonies 9:00 - 12:00

• Closing Keynote - Devin Seibold 🤣😂

  • Devin's book sale, autographs, and photo ops immediately following📚✍️📸

• Announcements📣and Door Prize Giveaways (BE PRESENT TO WIN!) 🎁