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Incorporating ABL in the Pre-K Classroom
Room: 404
*Audience: Pre K Teachers
-Terese Charles and Diana Inostroza Clark
This professional development session will focus on incorporating Activity-Based Learning (ABL) strategies to reinforce instructional objectives during both small-group and whole-group activities. Participants will learn practical techniques to engage students and strengthen understanding of key concepts.
Supporting Special Needs & Challenging Behaviors Through Tangible Tools and Visual Supports
Room: 503
*Audience: All Providers
-Kristina Parr
This interactive session equips educators with practical, evidence-based tools for supporting young children with special needs and challenging behaviors. Participants will learn how to use visual strategies (Behavior Cue Cards and Choice Boards) to promote communication and positive behavior. The session includes a hands-on make-and-take activity where attendees will create visual supports they can immediately use in their classrooms. Educators will leave with ready-to-implement strategies that reduce challenging behaviors and increase student independence.
Intentional Instruction Through Play: Leveraging the CIRCLE Activity Collection: Infant and Toddler
Room: 505
*Audience: Infant & Toddler Teachers
- Delicia Parker
During this session, participants will be introduced to the CIRCLE Activity Collection: Infant and Toddler and how it can be used intentionally during daily routines and play. The session will provide a clear, practical outline for selecting and implementing activities aligned to infant and toddler developmental needs. Participants will leave with strategies they can immediately apply to support meaningful, responsive interactions in their classrooms.
Developing Young Children Oral Language** Spanish Session
Room: 507/509
*Audience: All Providers
-Francisco Razo
Participants will develop their understanding of how young children develop oral language. Learn techniques to foster the development of oral language, and practice the techniques for oral language development with their peers.
Building Worlds for Learning
Room: 601
*Audience: All Providers
-Perata Bradley
This hands-on, educator-focused workshop explores how low-cost, recycled cardboard materials can be used to create meaningful learning experiences that support social and emotional development in children ages 0–5. Participants will engage in simple, classroom-ready building activities designed to promote trust, cooperation, emotional expression, self-regulation, and problem-solving. Educators will learn how to facilitate open-ended play without over-directing, allowing engagement to emerge naturally while supporting children as they navigate differing ideas, emotions, and collaborative challenges. All activities are developmentally appropriate, require minimal preparation, and can be easily replicated in early childhood classrooms with limited resources and no technology. This session emphasizes process over product and provides practical strategies educators can immediately implement to foster connection, creativity, and emotional literacy through play.
Practical Ideas for Behavior Management **English Session
Room: 603
*Audience: All Providers
-Alejandra Mayerstein and Janeth Montalvo
During this session, participants will have the opportunity to learn the causes of various undesirable classroom behaviors, gain ideas on how to develop classroom systems to prevent these behaviors, and plan to implement some of these strategies in their classroom or center.
Visual Supports for Early Childhood Classrooms: Practical Strategies for Success
Room: 605
*Audience: All Providers
-Katie Rausch and Mariluz Lecompte
This session will explore effective visual supports designed to enhance communication, structure, and emotional regulation in early childhood settings. Participants will learn how to implement tools such as classroom expectation cards, visual schedules, First-Then boards, and emotional awareness charts to support students who struggle with verbal instructions or transitions. Practical tips for preparation, organization, and daily use will be shared to help educators create inclusive environments that foster independence and positive behavior.
Being In Nurturing Community Ourselves (BINCO)
Room: 607
*Audience: Administrators & Directors
-Norma Rojas and Renee Mirick
Join Norma & Renee for a fun-filled session where you will learn what supports are available to you to build more nurturing community and support families. Learn about tools to support early development, why community is a non-negotiable, and who you can lean on locally -- while also seeing if you can complete your BINCO card first!
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