Schedule of Sessions

2024 Plant a Rainbow Early Childhood Conference > The Conference > Schedule of Sessions

Saturday, March 10th

Presenter Presentation Title Room Time
Michelle Atanu Behavior Basics: Is it Behavior or is it Sensory? Heights 2:30 – 3:30
Latanya Atherley Appropriate Practices for Toddlers Skyline 11:45 – 12:45
Yolie Belt Technology for Little Learners-iLearn, iTeach, iPad Heights 1:00 – 2:15
Marilyn Bitsis Sensational Beginnings- Sensory and Motor Activities for Infants and Toddlers Skyline 9:00 – 10:00
Marilyn Bitsis Sensational Beginnings- Sensory and Motor Activities for Infants and Toddlers (Encore) Skyline 10:15 – 11:30
Joy Bolden How Perfect is the Picture-Perfect Classroom? Midtown 1:00 – 2:15
Joy Bolden How Perfect is the Picture-Perfect Classroom? (Encore) Midtown 2:30 – 3:30
Deidre Brooks Block Play and Learning: How to maximize learning and fun in your block center! El Paso 10:15 – 11:30
LaShonda Brown CLI Engage Infant and Toddler Resouces Midtown 10:15 – 11:30
Alba Bunnell Social and Emotional Interaction Heights 11:45 – 12:45
Gene Cambridge Celebrating Diversity in Kids and Families Downtown 9:00 – 10:00
Gene Cambridge Active Shooter: Before, During, and After Ballroom 1:00 – 2:15
Gene Cambridge Active Shooter: Before, During, and After (Encore) Ballroom 2:30 – 3:30
Julia Douch Look who’s talking, Baby Talk! Heights 9:00 – 10:00
Julia Douch My parents want even TALK to me! Building a strong parent/teacher partnership. Heights 10:15 – 11:30
Debbie Elder Remember Who Wears the Oxygen Mask First? Space City 9:00 – 10:00
Debbie Elder The Nurtured Heart Approach in Action! Space City 10:15 – 11:30
Diane Goyette Music and Movement… and Math, Oh, My! Ballroom 10:15 – 11:30
Brenda Greagrey Ten Commandments of Effective Parent/Teacher Communication Bayou City 1:00 – 2:15
Juan Gutierrez Enhancing Learning Through Music and Movement Dallas 1:00 – 2:15
Juan Gutierrez Enhancing Learning Through Music and Movement (Encore) Dallas 2:30 – 3:30
Lana Kharabi-Yamato Utilizing Text in High Quality Picture Books to Promote Comprehension and Spelling skills. Midtown 11:45 – 12:45
Larry Kotch Diversity: It Takes All Kinds Fort Worth 10:15 – 11:30
Marlyn Kramer Don’t Burn the Bacon Dallas 9:00 – 10:00
Marlyn Kramer Don’t Burn the Bacon (Encore) Dallas 10:15 – 11:30
Jennifer Lewis Johnson Establishing Parents Voices as Partners in Education Downtown 10:15 – 11:30
Jennifer Lewis Johnson Establishing Parents Voices as Partners in Education (Encore) Downtown 1:00 – 2:15
Xuan Li The Importance of Play and Its Applications in ECE Classrooms Corpus Christi 2:30 – 3:30
Barbara Lynn It’s the Real Thing: Supporting 3-D Activities with Children in a Digital World El Paso 9:00 – 10:00
Susan MacHugh Together Time for Infants & Toddlers Skyline 1:00 – 2:15
Susan MacHugh Together Time for Infants & Toddlers (Encore) Skyline 2:30 – 3:30
Kristin Miller Take Back Your Creativity:  Curriculum Design! Corpus Christi 9:00 – 10:00
Kristin Miller Fine-Motor Development – Facts and Fun! Corpus Christi 10:15 – 11:30
Amy Musick Growing Humans – Using Gardening to Support Early Childhood Literacy Bayou City 9:00 – 10:00
Keith Pentz KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Ballroom 9:00 – 10:00
Emily Perez Natural Creations Bayou City 2:30 – 3:30
Miriam Pinkney-Gipson Creative Art Through Education Downtown 2:30 – 3:30
Kendolyn Pope Bring the Drama: Incorporating STEM into the Dramatic Play Center Corpus Christi 11:45 – 12:45
Kendolyn Pope If You Can’t Stand the Heat . . . Keep Cooking! Corpus Christi 1:00 – 2:15
Wendy Pyles Everyone can be a Leader – Teacher Leadership Efectiveness Development El Paso 1:00 – 2:15
Wendy Pyles Action Base learning for Young Children El Paso 2:30 – 3:30
Susan Robertson Think, Explore, Discover and Learn Space City 1:00 – 2:15
Sharon Sarles The Ultimate Time Management System for Directors, Owners, Principals Bayou City 10:15 – 11:30
Sharon Sarles SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS, NOT WITH THE SHARKS  : Reducing Conflict with Parents and Staff Bayou City 11:45 – 12:45
Mushira Shamsi Once Bitten Twice Shy- Toward a more Appropriate Response to Biting Midtown 9:00 – 10:00
Jennifer Skopal Cultivating a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion through Family Engagement Dallas 11:45 – 12:45
Carol Thompson Bloom Where You Are Planted Space City 2:30 – 3:30
Joyce Trigger Nurturing Creativity Fort Worth 11:45 – 12:45
Joyce Trigger Loss of our Future Story Fort Worth 1:00 – 2:15
Tom Wilbeck Burnout Prevention in Early Childhood Ballroom 11:45 – 12:24
Director’s Roundtable Sharing, Learning and Networking for Early Childhood Administrators Space City 11:45 – 12:45