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 a.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Jacqueline Shannon, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Early Childhood Education / Art Education, Brooklyn College
Bedford Room
9:15–10 a.m.: Keynote Address
- Tovah Klein, Ph.D., Barnard Toddler Center
Bedford Room
10–-11:15 a.m.: Breakout Session I
- Truly Seeing Children: Reggio Emilia: Bringing the Philosophy and Practice Into America's Schools
Lorella Conte-Lamonaca, M.Ed.
Bedford Room - Celebrating Nature Schools
Anna Ellis Nesser, M.A., The Brooklyn Schoolhouse
Amersfort Room - Language and Literacy in the Earliest of Years
Natalie Alterman, M.A.
Glenwood Room
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.: Breakout Session II
- DOHMH/Quality Child Care Unit
Rhea Lewis
Jeanette Gong, Ph.D.
Bedford Room - Building Games With Children
Charles Leon Thompson, designer
Amersfort Room - Teacher, Teacher, Who Do You See?
Latisha Cook
Glenwood Room
12:45–1:45 p.m.: Lunch Break, Bedford Room
2–3:15 p.m.: Breakout Session III
- Chances for Children
Silvia Juarez-Marazzo, LCSW, NCPsyA
Bedford Room - Powerful Interactions
Steve Caster, Professional Development Institute of CUNY
Helen Frazier, Professional Development Institute of CUNY
Amersfort Room - TBD
Mayra Baldi
Lulu Song, Ph.D.
Glenwood Room
