POSTER SESSIONS

Many early childhood educators are experiencing an increase in stress, which is affecting their well-being. A multiple case study design was used following five teachers during an eight-week intervention. Teachers had an increase in teacher self-efficacy, a decrease in teacher stress, an increase in positive classroom community, and an increase in hope.

This presentation highlights implementing a pedagogical approach in preservice early childhood teacher education. Students and faculty engaged in authentic, developmentally appropriate circle times to welcome and teach each other. This classroom ritual builds reciprocal relationships and guides students in applying these concepts into their practice.

Teachers experiencing depression and stress are less likely to be sensitive to children. Mindfulness offers important strategies for promoting psychological resilience. The CHIME program shows promise in reducing teacher stress and promoting well-being. Developed and piloted at UN-L, CHIME developers are supporting a team in Oregon to adapt and pilot the program in Oregon.

This poster addresses the often "joyless" condition of scripted writing in Kindergarten by exploring how teachers and teacher educators might support all Culturally and Linguistically Talented (CLT) children's talents and skills by using improvisational literacy practices.

This study portrays the lived experiences of three Korean faculty striving to thrive in higher education during pandemic. Findings will describe how we supported students emotionally and academically, what opportunities and challenges we encountered, and how we grew as teacher educators from this experience.

We analyzed Mexican/Dominican parent-child dyads involved in a book sharing activity at child age 36 months. Parents’ affect was associated with higher levels of child engagement, even when controlling for cultural background, mother’s language, and child gender. Warm tone of voice and adult engagement may support children’s interest in reading activities.