Past Conferences

Boundless Beginnings: Liberation in Care for Infants and Toddlers

Keynotes:

• Liberatory Pedagogy in the Early Years: Free to Develop, Free to Learn, Free to Teach | Dr. Denisha Jones
• Challenges as Catalysts: A Liberating Journey from Behavior Challenges to Profound Connection | Gabriel Guyton

Workshops:

• Got to be Real: Authentic Engagement in Early Intervention | Ashley Cattaneo
• Music With Toddlers and 2 Year Olds | Margie Brickley
• The Emotional Development of Infants, Toddlers and Twos | Lesley Koplow
• Exploring Their World: Seasonal Exploratory Activities for Young Children | Brittany Wallace; Stephanie McGillen
• Sensory Profiles through a Cultural Lens & Sensory Play | Katherine Rodriguez
• Designing Environments for Very Young Children | Lisa Laflamme
• Working with All Families: Building Relationships through Trust and Connection| Melina Gac Levin
• Building Emotions, Block by Block: A Playful Path to Social-Emotional Learning | Skylar Belt
• Toddler Watch:  Informal Assessment | Margie Brickley
• Exploring Creative Open Ended Art for Toddlers | Debbie Silver
• Sensory Wonder | Alexandria Frank
• Art and Sensory Experiences for Infants and Toddlers | Carolyn Tebbetts
• Music with Infants and Toddlers | Al Martinez
• Culturally Responsive Practices in Early Childcare Settings: A Look at Two Cultures | Mila Costa
• Designing Environments for Infants | Anja Mayr
• Understanding and Supporting Dual Language Development in Infants and Toddlers | Carmen Colón
• A path to feeling safe and secure: supporting children with trauma | Laura Martin
• Creating Spanish-Inclusive Classrooms: Honoring Language Diversity | Marcela Cuadra
• Welcoming Environments for Children with Neurodiversity | Carla Poole
• Supporting Positive Behavior: Proactive Strategies to Set Children up for Success | Lori-Ann Mangal
• Post-Conference Session: Art and Sensory Experiences for Infants and Toddlers | Gabriel Guyton and Skylar Belt

Relationships that Heal: Choosing Connection Over Control

Keynote:

Attending to Attachment in Early Care: The Circle of Security | Deidre Quinlan

Featured Presentation:

Letting Go of Control to Build Radical Communities of Care with Young Children | Soyoung Park

Workshops:

• Bibliotherapy with Infants and Toddlers with Margaret Blachly
• Introducing Equity and Inclusion into Your Organization (even if you think you can’t) with G Capone
• Supporting Families from Birth through Potty Training and Everything in Between with Melina Gac Levin
• Supporting Inquiry with Infants and Toddlers with Light and Shadow Investigations with Sonia Yoshizawa and Beth VanMeeteren
• Understanding Intergenerational Issues in Infant, Toddler, and Young Child Care with Lesley Koplow
• Supporting Positive Behavior: Proactive Strategies to Set Children Up for Success with Lori-Ann Mangal
• Telling the Story of Infant/Toddler Development with Stephanie Kelley
• Culturally Responsive Practices in Early Childcare Settings: A Look at Two Cultures with Mila Costa
• Creating Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Lisa Laflamme and Daniela Leguisamo
• The Early Intervention Program in NYC with Raisa Abad and Jeanette Gong
• Welcoming Spanish Speaking Children and Families in the Classroom with Gabriel Guyton and Marcela Cuadra
• Loose Parts and Other Interesting Materials for Toddlers and Twos with Savera Rost
• A Teacher’s Path to Feeling Safe and Secure with Laura Martin and Ella Reid
• A Developmental Lens on Cultivating the Poetic Spirit in Infant and Toddler Classrooms with Stefanie Horton
• A Developmental Approach to Music with Infants and Toddlers with Margie Brickley
• Using Strength-based Observations to Rebuild Communities with Kristina Satchell
• Supporting Young Children with Disabilities through Affect, Anticipation, and Joy: The Basics of DIR Floortime with Rae Leeper
• Social Justice with Infants, Toddlers, and Families with Alex Martinez
• Designing Environments for Living with Infants and Toddlers with Skylar Belt and Anja Mayr
• Navigating Difficult Conversations with Families with Laura Araman
• Art and Sensory Experiences for Infants and Toddlers with Carolyn E. Tebbetts
• Conscious Discipline with Alex Martinez  and Shelby Ward
• Emotional Literacy from Page to Practice with Lauren Angarano
• Supporting Early Math Awareness in Infant and Toddler Environments with Victoria Goode Ozeir
• Apoyando a la Salud Mental de Bebés, Niños Pequeños y sus Familias with Emily Rodriguez
• Supporting Healing and Resilience in Children and Families with Noelle Dean
• Sensory Profiles through a Cultural Lens with Yasmin Dorrian and Katherine Rodriguez
• Emotionally Responsive Play in Infant, Toddler, and Twos rooms with Gabriel Guyton and Ashley Parks

Beyond the Behavior: Understanding the Behavior of Children, Adults, and Ourselves

Racial Consciousness and Social Justice

Keynote:

• “Baby Loves Themself Sooo Much!” Supporting Infants’ and Toddlers’ Positive Racial Identity Development | Ijumaa Jordan

Featured Presentation:

“Reflections for a Better Tomorrow: Engaging in Equity and Social Justice” | José Velilla

Workshop Highlights:

• Conversaciones y interacciones con estudiantes de doble idioma durante el día with Alexandra Figueras-Daniel (Workshop facilitated in Spanish)
• Engaging Families in Difficult Conversations with Soyoung Park and Laura Araman
• Equitable Compensation for the Early Childhood Workforce: Within Reach and Worth the Investment with Brandy Lawrence
• Math and Toddlers: Developing Math Understanding in Early Childhood with Robin Hummel and Alex Salomon
• So Much More than Lullabies: Exploring the World of Sound and Music in Infants and Toddlers with Sonia A. Yoshizawa
• Using the FAN with our Families and Colleagues with Tori Graham
• Collaboration and Partnerships with Families Receiving Early Intervention Services with Tanya Nicholson Miller
• Coming Back to the Classroom During and After COVID with Lesley Koplow
• Creating Environments that Support Social Emotional Development with Michelle Barnea
• Emergent Curriculum with Infants and Toddlers: Engaging in Dialogue with our Youngest Children with Jacqueline Marks, Scharisse Sierra, Aika Martin, & Jessica Bieber
• Leveraging participatory approaches during the COVID pandemic – lessons from the field with Steven A. Toledo and Adeline Medeiros
• Profundizando las conexiones familiares a través de cuidadosa observaciones with Carmen L. Colón (Workshop facilitated in Spanish)
• We are Family! Invite joy and learn practical strategies that serve to cultivate authentic family engagement through a strengths based and culturally responsive lens with Sarah Willis and Pilar Anglero-Aviles
• Authentic Engagement in Early Intervention: A Conversation with Ashley Cattaneo
• Culturally Sustaining Practice in Family Childcare and Center Based Care with Dr. Robin Hancock
• Exploring Their World: Seasonal Exploratory Activities for Infants and Toddlers with Brittany Wallace and Stephanie McGillen
• Finding Joy in Early Childhood Settings with Gabriel Guyton and Stephanie Kelly
• Lectura en comunidad: Leyendo libros infantiles en español with Carla España (Workshop facilitated in Spanish)
• Supporting and Understanding Differing Sensory Profiles with Yasmin Dorrian
• Anti-Bias and You: A Reflection and Deepening of Anti-Bias Education and its Role in Early Childhood Classrooms with Alexandra Martinez and Jennifer T. Ruiz
• Me an advocate? Yes! (a workshop) with Mark Nagasawa
• Reflective Supervision: A Best Practice Essential for Child Care with Gilbert M. Foley
• Salud Mental Infantil with Emily Rodriguez (Workshop facilitated in Spanish)
• Supporting Parents of Toddlers with Melina Gac Levin
• Was Rosa just tired? Reframing stories of Black resistance in Early Childhood settings with Maimuna Mohammed and Zipporiah Mills

Caring for Families and Ourselves

Keynote:

• How We Partner with Each and Every Family: Evolving Practices, Beliefs, and Values | By Dr. Bonnie Keilty

Featured Presentation:

• Power to the Profession! Politics, Policy, and Collective Action as Caring for Families and Ourselves | Dr. Mark Nagasawa

Workshop Highlights:

• Building Global Citizenship With Young Children | Facilitator: Dr. Robin Hancock
• Dual Language Development: Honoring our Families (In Spanish!) | Facilitator: Carmen Colón
• Early Childhood Coaching: The Ultimate Mashup | Facilitator: Rebecca Newman
• I Love Bears! Opportunities for Emotionally Responsive Curriculum in Baby, Toddlers, and Twos Rooms | Facilitators:
  Gabriel Guyton and Turkessa Baten
• The Power of Relationships in Supporting Infants and Toddlers with Processing Traumatic Experiences | Facilitator: Allison Tom-Yunger
• Challenging Behavior with Toddlers, Twos and Threes | Facilitator: Yasmin Dorrian
• Sensory Experiences for Infants and Toddlers | Facilitator: Alexandra Martinez
• Emergent Curriculum with Toddlers Using Emotionally Responsive Practice | Facilitators: Ashley Parks and Anna Peterson
• Emotional Development of Infants, Toddlers and 2s | Facilitator: Lesley Koplow
• Outdoor Learning with Toddlers | Facilitators: Melina Gac Levin and Nido Forest
• Supporting Sensory Differences and Regulation in the Classroom | Facilitator: Gilbert M. Foley
• The Shape of Things to Come | Facilitators: Alexandra Salomon and Robin Hummel
• Caring for the Caregivers: Taking Care of Your Own Mental Health | Facilitator: Margie Brickley
• Brain Development | Facilitator: Michelle Barnea
• Schedules, Rituals and Routines: How do you turn your day into opportunities to connect? | Facilitator: Mary Lou Allen
• Engaging Families in Difficult Conversations | Facilitators: Soyoung Park and Laura Araman
• Moments of Calm in Unsettled Times: Yoga as a Coping for Adults and Children | Facilitator: Maureen Burke

Our Bravest Selves

Featured Presentation:

• World Class Trip: Teaching Towards the Global Community | Dr. Robin Hancock

Workshop Highlights:

• Being There: Building Relationships With Early Childhood Educators | Facilitator: Rebecca Newman
• Engaging Toddlers and Twos Using Emergent Curriculum | Facilitator: Jelena Starcevic
• Exploring Race & Equity for Infants and Toddlers: A Focus on the Adults who Work With Them | Facilitator: Takiema Bunche Smith
• Promoting Empathy and Resiliency: Creating an Emotionally Responsive Infant, Toddler, and Twos Room | Facilitator: Gabriel Guyton
• Actividades Emocionalmente Responsivas para Hacer con Familias//Emotionally Responsive Practice Activities That You Can Do With Families | Facilitator: Margaret Blachly
• The Intersection of Infant Mental Health and Sensory Processing Disorders | Facilitator: Gilbert M. Foley
• The Power of Teacher Intentionality: Developing Young Children’s Cognitive Skills | Facilitator: Michael Amaral
• Taking Care of Others Means Taking Care of Yourself | Facilitator: Sue Carbary
• Creative Art for Toddlers | Facilitator: Molly Vozick-Levinson
• Math for Infants and Toddlers | Facilitators: Robin Hummel & Alexandra Salomon
• STEM or Music? Creating a “Sound” Environment for Infants and Toddlers | Facilitator: Sonia A. Yoshizawa
• The Brain Architecture Game | Facilitator: Michelle Barnea
• Challenging Behaviors: What’s My Piece in the Puzzle? | Facilitator: Lorri Sullivan
• What is Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers? | Facilitator: Katherine Baldwin
• Center Visits: Bank Street Family Center, Barnard’s Center for Toddler Development, Basic Trust Infant/Toddler Center, Rita Gold Early Childhood Center at Teachers College

Music and Mindfulness

Keynote:

• Keys to Musical Interaction with Young Children—Vibrant, Relational, and Developmental | Kaja Weeks

Featured Presentation:

• Trauma, Empathy and Learning | Tonia M. Spence

Workshop Highlights:

• Block Building with Toddlers | Facilitator: Judi Gentry
• Engaging with Families Through Thick and Thin | Facilitator: Chris Tucker
• Including Families in the Curriculum in Toddler Classrooms | Facilitator: Carolyn E. Tebbetts
• The Developmental-Interaction Approach in an Infant/Toddler Classroom | Facilitators: Michael Amaral and Cristina Mendonca
• The Discipline Dilemma: Setting Limits with Toddlers and Twos | Facilitator: Yasmin Dorrian
• Play as Regulation | Facilitator: Gilbert M. Foley
• Math with Infants and Toddlers | Facilitators: Robin Hummel and Alexandra Salomon
• Powerful Interactions: Supporting a Strength-Based Work Environment for All | Facilitator: Kristina Satchell
• Adult and Child: Still Mind, Calm Mind, Learning Mind | Facilitators: Wendi S. Williams and Quiana Jackson
• Teaching from the Right Side of the Brain: Yoga-Based Strategies for Supporting Infant Mental Health | Facilitator: Laura Grant
• The Power of Documentation | Facilitator: Rachel Warren
• Center Visits: Adaptive Design, Bank Street Family Center, Basic Trust Infant/Toddler Center, Rita Gold Early Childhood Center at Teachers College, Rockefeller University Child and Family Center, Roosevelt Island Day Nursery