Conference Schedule
'Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.'—E.B. White
Note: This schedule is subject to change.
8:30–9 a.m.: Registration and Light Breakfast, Lobby and Bedford Room
9–9:15 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Anne Lopes, Ph.D., Provost, Brooklyn College
- Jacqueline Shannon, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Early Childhood Education / Art Education, Brooklyn College
Bedford Room
9–10 a.m.: Keynote Address
- Kara H. Ahmed, Ed.D., LYFE Program
Bedford Room
10–11 a.m.: Breakout Session I
- Being Present
Helen Frazier, NY Early Childhood Professional Development Institute
Bedford Room - How Class Meetings and Center Work-Time Maximize Opportunities for Language Acquisition for All Learners
Sandra Fajgier, PS 10 / K-280 / Bishop Ford site
Maciel Martinez, PS 10 / K-280 / Bishop Ford site
Amersfort Room - Creating Maps—Translating a Child's Mind to Paper
Andrew Lerner, Ph.D., ECC psychologist and learning specialist
Charles Leon Thompson, architectural designer
Glenwood Room
11–11:15 a.m.: Break, Bedford Room
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Breakout Session II
- Powerful Interactions®: A Framework for Transforming Everyday Interactions with Children into Powerful Interactions®
Steve Castar, NY Early Childhood Professional Development Institute
Bedford Room - Wait, Watch & Wonder
Prudence Heisler, OTR/L, SPOTS
Amersfort Room - How Small-Group Work Supports Emergent Curriculum
Jennifer Carvajal, Teaching Beyond the Square
Glenwood Room
12:15–1:30 p.m.: Lunch Break, Bedford Room
Box lunches will be served.
1:30–2:30 p.m.: Breakout Session III
- Deconstructing Implicit Bias: Developing Anti-Racist Early Childhood Practices
Grace Nam, M.S.Ed, Brooklyn College
Fela Barclift, Little Sun People
Bedford Room - Move
Herman Jiesamfoek, D.Ed., Associate Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education / Art Education and former dancer
Amersfort Room - My Journey: Celebrating Families in a Cultural Context
Maria Elaine Petrino, M.S.Ed., Brooklyn College
Glenwood Room
2:30–2:45 p.m.: Break, Bedford Room
2:45–3:45 p.m.: Breakout Session IV
- Play Therapy with Very Young Children
Lisa Dubinsky, Psy.D.
Glenwood Room - Our Inside Worlds and Outside Worlds: Interoception, Attunement and Vitality
Ira Glovinsky, Ph.D., Brooklyn College Graduate and Fielding Graduate University
Bedford Room - The Importance of Therapeutic Play
Karen McFadden, Ph.D., Brooklyn College
Haroula Ntalla, M.S.Ed./LP, Brooklyn College
Amersfort Room
4–5 p.m.: Closing Remarks and Tour of the ECC
- April Bedford, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education, Brooklyn College
- Ira Glovinsky, Ph.D., Brooklyn College Graduate and Fielding Graduate University
- Slide Show: Celebrating Relationships @ The Early Childhood Center/Lab School
- Tour of the Early Childhood Center, 1604 James Hall
- Meet the ECC Teachers
