RECE 2024: 2024 RECONCEPTUALIZING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CONFERENCE
PROGRAM

Days: Friday, November 1st Saturday, November 2nd Sunday, November 3rd Monday, November 4th

Friday, November 1st

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08:00-13:00 Session ECE centre visits

Due to the national elections taking place on Tuesday, many early childhood centres may be closed or have restricted hours.  Therefore, the visits to early childhood centres that normally take place during the conference have been moved to Friday morning, just prior to the welcoming reception and opening plenary.

13:00-17:00 Session Walking Tours
13:30-17:00 Session Registration
17:00-18:30 Session Reception
18:30-20:00 Session Welcome & Plenary 1
Saturday, November 2nd

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09:00-10:15 Session Plenary 2
09:00
Meghan Green (Erikson Institute, United States)
Crystasany Turner (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, United States)
Ja'Re Thorn (Erikson Institute, United States)
“Black Joy is Sacred”: An Intergenerational Porch Conversation Amongst Black Early Childhood Education Community Members (abstract)
10:15-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:00 Session S1.1
Location: Room 201
10:45
Margarita Ruiz Guerrero (Western Washington University, United States)
Jennifer Escobar (Western Washington University, United States)
Rosa Figueroa (Western Washington University, United States)
Meilan Jin (Western Washington University, United States)
Jasmine Leyva (Western Washington University, United States)
Katy Perez (Western Washington University, United States)
Comadres platicando: Reflections on Navigating White Spaces in a ECE Teaching Preparation Program. (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S1.2
Location: Room 202
10:45
Sonya Gaches (University of Otago, New Zealand)
Roberta Carvalho (University of Otago, New Zealand)
Michael Gaffney (University of Otago, New Zealand)
Alex Gunn (University of Otago, New Zealand)
ECE/ECCE/ECEC Where does care go?: Teacher narratives, Epistemic injustices and neoliberalism (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S1.3
Location: Room 203
10:45
Yue Qi (Penn State University, United States)
Paulo Freire in ECE: Towards a Critical Understanding and Alternative Narratives of Early Childhood Profession and Professionalism (abstract)
11:05
Tiffany Hagemeyer (Buncombe Partnership for Children / Western Carolina University, United States)
Anya Robyak (Buncombe Partnership for Children, United States)
Deconstructing early childhood professionalism to promote workforce equity (abstract)
11:25
María-José Lagos-Serrano (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Contested spaces of practice: The liminal professional identities of school-based early childhood (EC) educators (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S1.4
Location: Room 204
10:45
Nancy van Groll (Capilano University, Canada)
Emily Ashton (The University of New Brunswick, Canada)
Joanna Rickard (Fianna Wilderness School, Early Childhood Educator, Canada)
Angela Ward (The University of British Columbia, Canada)
Cultivating clayful ecologies: Speculative worldbuilding in early childhood education (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S1.5
Location: Room 205
10:45
Oona Fontanella-Nothom (California State University, Dominguez Hills, United States)
Hyewon Oh (California State University, Los Angeles, United States)
Shifting Onto-Epistemologies: Moving Towards Relational Ethics in Justice Oriented Teaching and Learning Projects with Children (abstract)
11:05
Andrea Sanchez (Kent State University, United States)
“I just really miss kindergarten”: Exploring Children’s Perceptions of Navigating Curricular Shifts in Early Public Education (abstract)
11:25
Sung Eun Jung (University of Arizona, United States)
Kindergarten Children’s Peer Culture and Funds of Knowledge in Their Engagement with Educational Robots (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S1.6
Location: Room 305
10:45
Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, United States)
Vejoya Viren (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, United States)
Eunice Lerma (University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley, United States)
Bereavement as a Decolonial tool. The pain to discover, to unleash, and to shed colonial learnings of belonging. (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S1.7
Location: Room 306
10:45
Moutushi Mahreen (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Identifying Young Bangladeshi Children’s Cultural Knowledge in Literacy Practices (abstract)
11:05
Ozge Ergin (Penn State University, United States)
Embracing Vitality: Rethinking Literacy in Multilingual Early Childhood Classrooms (abstract)
11:25
Shirley Kessler (Retired Early Childhood Professor, United States)
How Schools Help Produce the Achievement Gap inBetween White Children and Children of Color (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S1.8
Location: Room 219
10:45
Jasmine Moses (KENT STATE University, United States)
Choosing to persist in spite of: Navigating the constraints around Anti-bias implementation within early childhood classroom spaces (abstract)
11:05
Kara Roop Miheretu (Keuka College, United States)
Multicultural Mothering Amid White Supremacy (abstract)
11:25
Victoria Vaswani (Early Education Preservice Teacher, United States)
Celia Salazar (Early Education Preservice Teacher, United States)
Lareun Cooper (Early Education Preservice Teacher, United States)
A Collaborative Autoethnography n Being Marginalized Preservice Early Childhood Teachers Thinking about (In)Justices (abstract)
12:00-13:00Lunch
12:00-13:00 Session Elders Group
12:00-13:00 Session Grad Circle
13:00-14:15 Session Plenary 3 - Special
14:15-14:45Coffee Break
14:45-16:00 Session S2.1
Location: Room 201
14:45
Allison Henward (Penn State, United States)
Hokulani Aikau (University of Victoria, Canada)
BIPOC Educator workforce and solidarity. (abstract)
15:05
Iris Berger (UBC, Canada)
Troubling Women and Work Relations to Reconfigure (Child)Care Activism in a Time of Neoliberal Feminism (abstract)
15:25
Kaellen Williams (PhD Student, Michigan State University, United States)
How Do We Write About Them?: Considering Researchers’ Portrayals of Teachers Responding to Neoliberalism (abstract)
14:45-16:00 Session S2.2
Location: Room 202
14:45
Ashley May (Brown University, United States)
Erica Yardy (Teachers College, Columbia University, United States)
Saida Mohamed (Arizona State University, United States)
Lacey Peters (Hunter College, City University of New York, United States)
Beth Blue Swadener (Arizona State University, United States)
Marianne N. Bloch (University of Wisconsin - Madison, United States)
Weaving Intergenerational Stories of Justice: Childhoods and Child Care in Africa and the African Diaspora (abstract)
14:45-16:00 Session S2.3
Location: Room 203
14:45
Francesca Pase (University of Virginia College at Wise, United States)
The Pro-Sociality of Surrender in the Indonesian Kindergarten (abstract)
15:05
Nikki Rotas (Western University, Canada)
Non-Canonical Philosophy with Children (abstract)
15:25
Morgan Faison (University of Georgia, United States)
Reconceptualizing career pathways for justice: Learning from and with Black girls as future early childhood educators (abstract)
14:45-16:00 Session S2.4
Location: Room 204
14:45
Children Of Emmanuel Public School Pune (Care Foundation Emmanuel Public School, Pune, India, India)
Sinead Matson (Maynooth University, Ireland)
Centering Children's Research: Engaging with research of the children in Emmanuel Public School, Pune, India. (abstract)
14:45-16:00 Session S2.5
Location: Room 205
14:45
Emily Blank (Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, United States)
Intergenerational Trauma and Emerging Parent-Infant Intersubjectivity: Pathways to Healing and Justice (abstract)
15:05
Lori Huston (Métis, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Education The University of British Columbia, Canada)
Indigenous Heartwork: Cultivating Equity and Healing in Early Childhood Education (abstract)
15:25
Kimberly Sopher-Dunn (New Birth Center for Community Inclusion dba The Petah Villages, United States)
Redefining Partnerships: Empowering Communities of Color as Agents of Healing in Early Childhood Education (ECE) (abstract)
14:45-16:00 Session S2.6
Location: Room 305
14:45
Mathias Urban (Dublin City University, Ireland)
Vina Adriany (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia)
Whitney Blaisdell (University of Regina, Canada)
Loreto Fernandez (Universidad Diego Portales, Chile)
Marcela Montserrat Fonseca Bustos (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)
Janette Habashi (Oklahoma University, United States)
Colette Murray (Technological University Dublin, Ireland)
Ximena Poblete (Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile)
Carolina Semmoloni (Dublin City University, Ireland)
Politics of engagement. Re-imagining early childhood policy work for justice and equity at local, regional, and global levels (abstract)
14:45-16:00 Session S2.7
Location: Room 306
14:45
Dr. Nidhi Menon (University of Toronto, Canada)
Alana Powell (Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, Canada)
Lisa Johnston (York University, Canada)
Dr. Brooke Richardson (Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada)
Amber Straker (Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, Canada)
Cruel professionalism: Creating collective, feminist caring spaces to resist injustice and reimagine professionalism with and for early childhood educators. (abstract)
15:05
Jodie Stribling (University of South Australia, Australia)
Trapped in the feminised figured world of childcare (abstract)
15:25
Larisa Callaway-Cole (Cal Poly Humboldt, United States)
Clarissa Corkins (Kansas State University, United States)
“But the Reality is Different”: Tensions in Policy and Practice for Latina ECEs (abstract)
14:45-16:00 Session S2.8
Location: Room 219
14:45
Ailie Cleghorn (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada)
Reflections on the Meaning of Justice: Disability from Early Childhood Onwards (abstract)
15:05
Terri And Copper Hlava (Arizona State University and H.A.B.I.T.A.T., United States)
Top 5 Reasons to Include a Therapy Dog Team in Your Early Childhood Classroom (abstract)
16:00-16:10Quick Transition Break
16:10-17:25 Session S3.1
Location: Room 201
16:10
Kathryn Underwood (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)
Nicole Ineese-Nash (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)
Guiding through Gifts: Early Intervention that centres Indigenous and Disabled Knowledges (abstract)
16:30
Dana Bentley (Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School, United States)
My Child is Already Whole: Inextricable Entanglements Between DAP and Evaluative Constructs of Disability (abstract)
16:50
Joanna Szupien (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Mobilisations of the ruling passions of autistic children within special education classrooms. (abstract)
16:10-17:25 Session S3.2
Location: Room 202
16:10
Grethe Kragh-Müller (Aarhus University, School of Education, Denmark)
Lea Ann Christenson (Towson University, Department of Early Childhood Education, United States)
Teresa Aslanian (University of South-Eastern Norway, Institute of pedagogy, Norway)
Children's Access to Self-Initiated Play Across Subcultures in Norway, Denmark and the United States (abstract)
16:10-17:25 Session S3.3
Location: Room 203
16:10
Adrianne Bacelar de Castro (Western University, Canada)
Malvika Argawal (Western University, Canada)
Thinking Place and Early Childhood Curriculum with Common Worlds Pedagogies: Creating Olinda Nova do Maranhão Pedagogies (abstract)
16:30
Sarah Probine (Auckland University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Joanne Alderson (Open Polytechnic, New Zealand)
Rachael Burke (Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, New Zealand)
Yo Heta-Lensen (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)
Fi McAlevey (Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand)
Jo Perry (Unitec, New Zealand)
Helen Wrightson (Unitec, New Zealand)
Children at the centre of collaborative inquiry: A perspective from Aotearoa New Zealand (abstract)
16:10-17:25 Session S3.4
Location: Room 204
16:10
Gigi Schroeder Yu (University of New Mexico, United States)
Kristin Brizzolara Vázquez (Art and Design Consultant, United States)
Dona Sosa (Albuquerque Public Schools, United States)
Making Our Mark: A cross-regional investigation of multimodal materials and children's emergent literacy approaches (abstract)
16:10-17:25 Session S3.5
Location: Room 205
16:10
Kiri Gould (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Olivera Kamenarac (Southern Cross University, Australia)
Reconceptualising justice-oriented collective advocacy and activism in New Zealand Early Childhood Education and Care (abstract)
16:30
Barbara Pytka (Seneca Polytechnic, Canada)
Terry Kelly (Seneca Polytechnic, Canada)
Virginia Woolf is still right: Lessons from Virtual Professional Development Projects Demand New PD Pathways for Equity in the Workforce (abstract)
16:50
Kenya Wolff (University of Mississippi, United States)
Katie Amidon (University of Mississippi, United States)
Low Wages, High Turnover, and the Myth of “The Essential Worker”; A Public Policy Journey from Childcare Wage Survey to State Legislation. (abstract)
16:10-17:25 Session S3.6
Location: Room 305
16:10
Mara Sapon-Shevin (Syracuse University, United States)
LEARNING TO CHALLENGE OPPRESSION: AN INTERACTIVE FILM PROJECT FOR EDUCATORS (abstract)
16:10-17:25 Session S3.7
Location: Room 306
16:10
Rachel Berman (School of Early Childhood Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)
Janelle Brady (School of Early Childhood Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)
Georgiana Mathurin (PhD Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)
Denying Epistemic Injustice through valuing the counter-stories of Black Early Childhood Educators (abstract)
16:30
Amanda Latasha Armstrong (Digital Promise Global, United States)
Recreating Digital Media and Technology Education to Center Ancestral, Generational, Familial, and Community Knowledge, Traditions, and Lived Practices: The Journey of a Black American Researcher-Educator (abstract)
17:30-19:00 Session Steering Comm Mtg
Sunday, November 3rd

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09:00-10:15 Session Plenary 4
Location: Room 201
09:00
Michaela Fournier (Independent Scholar, United States)
Cassie Sorrells (University of Tennessee Knoxville, United States)
“Tell Me I’m Not a Mammy:” An Auto-ethnography of a Black Feminist Educator in Progressive White Early Childhood Contexts (abstract)
09:20
Ayesha Rabadi-Raol (Sonoma State University, United States)
Aura Perez-Gonzalez (California State University Channel Islands, United States)
ART(ifacts): Arts-Based Explorations of The Teacher Preparation Experiences of Immigrant Early Childhood Teachers of Color (abstract)
09:40
Adrienne Argent (Capilano University, Canada)
Nancy van Groll (Capilano University, Canada)
Sylvia Kind (Capilano University, Canada)
Alex Berry (The University of Calgary, Canada)
Tatiana Zakharova-Goodman (Capilano University, Canada)
Caroline Brendel Pacheco (Capilano University, Canada)
Meddlings and subversions: Aerating sedimented pedagogies in early childhood teacher education (abstract)
10:15-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:00 Session S4.1
Location: Room 201
10:45
Courtney Ogrady (University of Alabama, United States)
Megan Vinh (Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, United States)
Ruby Batz (University of Nevada, Reno, United States)
Sheresa Blanchard (SRI International, United States)
Mia Chudzik (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States)
Why Does Our System Resist Children Labeled as Disabled? (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S4.2
Location: Room 202
10:45
Mark Nagasawa (Bank Street College of Education, United States)
Michelle Salazar Perez (University of North Texas, United States)
Hilario Lomelí (Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, Vanderbilt University, United States)
Azucena Verdín (Texas Woman’s University, United States)
Danelle Adeniji (University of North Texas, United States)
Zutella Holmes (University of North Texas, United States)
Jennifer Castillo (University of North Texas, United States)
Anto Barces (University of North Texas, United States)
Molly Doherty (University of North Texas, United States)
Iana Phillips (University of North Texas, United States)
Jeonghye Nah (University of North Texas, United States)
Ranita Cheruvu (University of North Texas, United States)
Jin Kim (University of North Texas, United States)
Natacha Jones (University of North Texas, United States)
Fannie Glover (Glover Consulting, United States)
Wanzi Muruvi (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, United States)
Frieda Bennett (Tribal Childcare Association of California, United States)
Kim Nall (Tribal Childcare Association of California, United States)
Flora Harmon (American Institutes for Research, United States)
Kate Conner (Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago, United States)
Cristina Medellin-Paz (Bank Street College of Education, United States)
Sarika Gupta (Bank Street College of Education, United States)
Rachel Comly (Rutgers University-Camden, United States)
Xiaoning Gui (University of North Texas, United States)
Norelvis Jimenez Lopez (University of North Texas, United States)
“We are Stronger Together”: RECE, Mycelial Networks, and Social Justice (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S4.3
Location: Room 203
10:45
Maria Mavrides Calderon (Hunter College, City Universtiy of New York, United States)
Shelby Lohr (Day Care Council of New York, United States)
Reclaiming the Narrative on Socio-Economic Integration: UPK Families’ Perspectives (abstract)
11:05
Lydia Murphy (Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland)
Nothing About Us, Without us : Entangling Relational Pedagogy with North-East Parent, Baby and Toddler Groups (NE PBT’s) and Early Years Graduates (EYG’s) engaging with Infants, Toddlers, Families in their Communities. (abstract)
11:25
Anne Valauri (Georgia Southern University, United States)
Jarvais Jackson (Georgia Southern University, United States)
What does “Justice Matters” Mean to Family Engagement and Family Engagement Education?: Reconceptualizing Home-School Connections through Winn’s Five Pedagogical Stances. (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S4.4
Location: Room 204
10:45
Samrat Sharma (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Saving daughters from Split Childhoods: How Beti Bachao Beti Padao fails the daughters of India (abstract)
11:05
Meredith Whye (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
From Ash: Memories of early childhood and violence in Kenya (abstract)
11:25
Julie Snyder (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Re-Scripting Understandings and Beliefs: Young Children’s Collaborative Re(Imaginings) of Girlhood, Puberty, and Menstruation (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S4.5
Location: Room 205
10:45
Louisa Penfold (Harvard Graduate School of Education, United States)
Cory Jobb (Thompson Rivers University, Canada)
Teresa Smith (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Kelly Boucher (Independent Scholar, Australia)
Angela Molloy Murphy (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Artistic and Material Pedagogies for 21st Century Childhoods: Becoming-with practices in early childhood. (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S4.6
Location: Room 305
10:45
Tomas Ellegaard (Roskilde University, Denmark)
Annegrethe Ahrenkiel (Roskilde University, Denmark)
Jan Kampmann (Roskilde University, Denmark)
Guy Roberts-Holmes (University College London, UK)
Intensification of childhood (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S4.7
Location: Room 306
10:45
Nina Odegard (University of South-Eastern Norway/Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)
Tove Lafton (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)
Playful methodologies in higher education – natural materials and their soundscapes (abstract)
10:45-12:00 Session S4.8
Location: Room 219
10:45
Kristen Cameron (Southern Illinois University, United States)
Criminal Records Background Checks for Early Childhood Education Employment: Racialized Implications for Schools and Society (abstract)
11:05
Işık Sabırlı (Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey)
Hurried teachers: For what sake? At what price? (abstract)
11:25
Aoife Prendergast (TUS Midwest, Ireland, Ireland)
Making Sense of Practice Placements: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study of Early Childhood Educators in Ireland (abstract)
12:00-13:00Lunch
12:00-13:00 Session Indigenous Caucus
12:00-13:00 Session Policy Caucus
13:00-14:15 Session S5.1
Location: Room 201
13:00
Meagan Montpetit (Early Childhood Pedagogy Network, Canada)
Inclusive Futures: Theoretical Perspectives on Disability and Pedagogy (abstract)
13:20
Leanne Evans (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States)
Maggie Bartlett (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States)
Inclusivity as a Social Justice Act in Early Childhood Teacher Education (abstract)
13:40
Hailey Love (University of Wisconsin -Madison, United States)
Christina Ihnen (University of Wisconsin -Madison, United States)
Kristen Witzling (University of Wisconsin -Madison, United States)
Supporting Justice-Driven Inclusive Education & Positive Disability Identity through Professional Development (abstract)
13:00-14:15 Session S5.2
Location: Room 202
13:00
Seunghoon Han (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Abigail Stebbins (The Ohio State University, United States)
Stephanie Schroeder (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Rethinking "Difficult Knowledge" in Early Childhood Classrooms (abstract)
13:20
Miriam Tager (Westfield State University, United States)
Are They Too Young? Teaching the Truth About History to Children (4-8 years old) (abstract)
13:40
Jolyn Blank (University of South Florida, United States)
Sophia Han (University of South Florida, United States)
Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ Engagements with Controversial Issues (abstract)
13:00-14:15 Session S5.3
Location: Room 203
13:00
Lena Classen (Institute for the Situational Approach, Germany)
Alice Hildebrandt (Institute for the Situational Approach & University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam, Germany)
Lisa Landeck (Institute for the Situational Approach, Germany)
Katrin Macha (Institute for the Situational Approach, Germany)
Disrupt the system?! - Re-thinking disturbances in ECE settings as catalysts for more justice (abstract)
13:00-14:15 Session S5.4
Location: Room 204
13:00
Kirsten Bevelander (BC Aboriginal Child Care Society, Canada)
Emily Mlieczko (Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia, Canada)
Samuel Casey (BC Aboriginal Child Care Society, Canada)
Learning Outside Together (LOT): Fostering Justice in Early Childhood Education through Embracing Indigenous and Western Wisdom and Centering Collaborative Learning (abstract)
13:00-14:15 Session S5.5
Location: Room 205
13:00
I-Fang Lee (University of Newcastle, Australia)
Joanne Ailwood (University of Newcastle, Australia)
Lucinda Heimer (University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, United States)
Andrew Gibbons (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)
Who cares for the carers? (abstract)
13:00-14:15 Session S5.6
Location: Room 305
13:00
Minsoo Kim-Bossard (The College of New Jersey, United States)
Beyond the question of “to be visible or not to be visible”: A critical analysis of Asian American teachers’ use of food and festivals in PreK-3rd grade classrooms (abstract)
13:20
Michael O'Loughlin (Adelphi University, United States)
Imagining a decolonizing pedagogy for young children: a critical social-psychoanalytic perspective (abstract)
13:40
Sara Michael Luna (University of Central Florida, United States)
Daniel J. Castner (Indiana University - Bloomington, United States)
Curtailing Citizenship in Curriculum: A case study of authoritarian practice in early childhood social studies (abstract)
13:00-14:15 Session S5.7
Location: Room 306
13:00
Harny Chan Lim (University of Toronto, Canada)
Queering Early Childhood Education: LGBTQ+ Early Childhood Educators Navigating and Challenging (Hetero)normativity in Childcare Settings (abstract)
13:20
Janice Kroeger (Early Childhood Education, Education, Health, and Human Services, Kent State University, United States)
Dana Oleskiewicz (Cultural Foundations, Kent State University, United States)
The questions that gender-diverse children ask <-> Asserting selves & undoing the (k)nots of gender (abstract)
13:00-14:15 Session S5.8
Location: Room 219
13:00
Lorraine Rua-Figuerroa (Erikson Institute, United States)
Tieralashay Mitchell (Erikson Institute, United States)
Stacey Kuhn (Erikson Institute, United States)
Lilly Padia (Erikson Institute, United States)
Early Childhood Educators Engaging Intersectionality (abstract)
14:15-14:25Quick Transition Break
14:25-15:40 Session S6.1
Location: Room 201
14:25
Seneca Miller (University of Arizona, United States)
RECE (Re)Imagines the World: An arts-based, abolitionist exploration of possibility (abstract)
14:25-15:40 Session S6.2
Location: Room 202
14:25
Deborah Silvis (SUNY Cortland, United States)
Ben Shapiro (Georgia State University, United States)
Slowing Down Reflective Practice: Exploring Pedagogical Pacing in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Using the Pointillizer Tool (abstract)
14:45
Sandra Della Porta (Brock University, Canada)
Combating structural power: Unlearning in university-level early childhood education programs (abstract)
15:05
Alexandra Anton (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
Miriam Cuccu (University of Macerata, Italy)
Against all odds: Exploring arts-based critical reflection in a collaborative self-study (abstract)
14:25-15:40 Session S6.3
Location: Room 203
14:25
Laurel Donison (Brock University, Canada)
Exploring design, children’s creativity, relationality and play in an outdoor play space at a child care center. (abstract)
14:45
Leslie Rech Penn (University of Georgia, United States)
Towards an Enchanted Education (abstract)
15:05
Lilly Padia (Erikson Institute, United States)
Sandra Osorio (Erikson Institute, United States)
Luisiana Melendez (Erikson Institute, United States)
Holistic Multilingual Early Learning: Lessons From Families & Educators in a Reggio-Inspired Dual Language Preschool (abstract)
14:25-15:40 Session S6.4
Location: Room 204
14:25
Jubara Abusin (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
In Search for Belonging: How Sudanese American Parents Preserve Young Children's Sudanism Identity (abstract)
14:45
Martin Needham (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Do I still dream in my mother tongue? Conversations with multilingual parents reflecting on their indigenous language, identities and parenting. (abstract)
15:05
Tatiane Rigonati (University of Victoria, Canada)
Newcomer children’s voices and stories on identity in Canada. (abstract)
14:25-15:40 Session S6.5
Location: Room 205
14:25
Taina Kyrönlampi (University of Oulu, Finland)
What are the enablers and obstacles to children's participation in pre-primary school settings? (abstract)
14:45
Nicola Wallis (Fitzwilliam Museum, UK)
Kate Noble (Fitzwilliam Museum, UK)
Being & Becoming Cultural Citizens: an assets-based approach to working with young children & families in a museum (abstract)
15:05
Paula Cavada-Hrepich (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Exploring children's perspectives in everyday family- practitioners’ collaborative practices in Early Childhood (abstract)
14:25-15:40 Session S6.6
Location: Room 305
14:25
Jonathan Silin (University of Toronto, Sexual Diversity Studies, Canada)
Chelsea Bailey (Independent Scholar, United States)
Sonja Arndt (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Janelle Brady (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)
Kyunghwa Lee (University of Georgia, United States)
Marek Tesar (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Viable Vulnerabilities: A Reciprocal Conversation (abstract)
14:25-15:40 Session S6.7
Location: Room 306
14:25
Jaye Johnson Thiel (University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, United States)
Bindi MacGill (University of South Australia - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Anne-Marie Shin (University of South Australia - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Jamie Sisson (University of South Australia - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Samara Madrid Akpovo (University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Knoxville, Tennessee USA, United States)
Disrupting Affective Atmospheres in Early Childhood (abstract)
15:40-16:00Coffee Break
16:00-17:15 Session S7.1
Location: Room 201
16:00
Zitong Wei (China Women's University, China)
The Guidelines for Quality Assessment of Kindergarten Care and Education: Progress and Concerns Based on Evaluation (abstract)
16:20
Helge Wasmuth (Mercy University, United States)
Elena Nitecki (Mercy University, United States)
Justice through the eyes of ECEC professionals: A Comparison of German and American perspectives (abstract)
16:40
Lindsay Michelle Schofield (United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
teaching-and-leaking: our bodies do not end at the skin (abstract)
16:00-17:15 Session S7.2
Location: Room 202
16:00
Alyssa Soohoo (Adelphi University, United States)
Harry Voulgarakis (St. Joseph's University, United States)
"Redefining Caregiver Strain: Towards Equity and Justice in Supporting Families of Autistic Children in Early Childhood Education and Care" (abstract)
16:20
Juliet Bromer (Erikson Institute, United States)
Marina Ragonese-Barnes (Erikson Institute, United States)
Jessica Miguel (Erikson Institute, United States)
Shiwei Zhang (Erikson Institute, United States)
Samantha Melvin (Erikson Institute, United States)
Reconceptualizing quality during nontraditional-hour child care: A cross-cultural perspective (abstract)
16:00-17:15 Session S7.3
Location: Room 203
16:00
Kjartan Belseth (PhD candidate, Queen Maud University College, Norway)
“Even though something is allowed legally, doesn’t mean I can ethically vouch for it”. Troubling ethics on research among children aged 0-3, through voice, agency and rights (abstract)
16:20
Mako Miura (Teachers College, Columbia University, United States)
Looking as a Tool for Engagement: Peripheral Participation of Toddlers to a Conversation by Others (abstract)
16:40
Halah Alsenan (Teachers College, Columbia University, United States)
“So That’s Why I Am Who I Am?”: The Brains of Babies and the Making of Neurocultural Facts (abstract)
16:00-17:15 Session S7.4
Location: Room 204
16:00
Mila Costa (Bank Street College of Education, United States)
Mary Benson McMullen (Indiana University-Bloomington, United States)
Ceci Maron-Puntarelli (Indiana University-Bloomington, United States)
Our Drawings, Our Stories: Centering Native American Preschoolers Lived Experiences through a Strengths-Based and Justice-Oriented Approach (abstract)
16:00-17:15 Session S7.5
Location: Room 205
16:00
Evandra Catherine (Children's Equity Project, United States)
Promoting Racial Justice with Emotion and Culturally Focused Strategies in Early Childhood Classrooms (abstract)
16:20
Amy Parks (Michigan State University, United States)
Candice Love (Vanderbilt University, United States)
Play as a Site for a Black Girl’s Ideological Becoming in Mathematics (abstract)
16:40
Sung Ryung Lyu (American University, United States)
Seongryeong Yu (Old Dominion University, United States)
“Walking-with:” Transcending Concrete Horizons Of Racialized Displacement (abstract)
16:00-17:15 Session S7.6
Location: Room 305
16:00
Susan Grieshaber (La Trobe University, Australia)
Kate Highfield (University of Canberra, Australia)
Adam Duncan (National Museum of Australia, Australia)
Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Irreconcilable knowledges: A way forward? (abstract)
16:20
Dory Lightfoot (IISSE, United States)
Silenced Voices: Finding Teachers' Narratives in the Era of Science of Reading (abstract)
16:40
Janet Gaffney (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Revisioning Foundational Literacies of Young Children from Within Their Families (abstract)
17:15-18:30 Session Business meeting
19:00-22:00Conference Dinner
Monday, November 4th

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09:00-10:15 Session S8.1
Location: Room 201
09:00
Emmanuelle Fincham (Western Washington University, United States)
“So, we just say ‘penis’?”: First attempts at conceptualizing “sexual health education” with preservice early childhood teachers (abstract)
09:20
Xue Yin (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Project Head Start: Denaturalizing Health Discourse in Working with “Disadvantaged Children” (abstract)
09:40
Nicole Land (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)
Defying Linear Body Logics while Discerning Bodied Rhythms with Children: Toward Countering Anti-Fat Bias in Early Childhood Education (abstract)
09:00-10:15 Session S8.2
Location: Room 202
09:00
Marissa McClure (Carlow University, United States)
Christine Thompson (Penn State University, United States)
Postdevelopmental Approaches to Digital Arts and Digital Justice in Early Childhood (abstract)
09:00-10:15 Session S8.3
Location: Room 203
09:00
Linda Grant (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Rukia Rogers (The Highlander School, United States)
Anti-Bias and Antiracist Education in Action: Practicing Genuine Activism with Young Children (abstract)
09:20
Peter Oyewole (Kent State University, United States)
Ayoola Oyewole (Kent State University, United States)
Indigenous Knowledge Perspectives: Educating Young Children for Sustainability (abstract)
09:40
Charis Sole (University of Hawaii at Mānoa, United States)
Nalani Mattox-Primacio (University of Hawaii at Mānoa, United States)
Shin Ae Han (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States)
Voices of Alaka‘i: Native Hawaiian Perspectives on Early Childhood Education (abstract)
09:00-10:15 Session S8.4
Location: Room 204
09:00
Kimberly Lenters (Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada)
Ronna Mosher (Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada)
Stacey Hanzel (Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada)
Anne Cloarec (Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada)
Storied Play in the First Grade: Welcoming the Otherwise (abstract)
09:00-10:15 Session S8.5
Location: Room 205
09:00
Shipra Suneja (Azim Premji University, India)
What matters to young children? Inquiries related to care in a marginalized ECCE setting (abstract)
09:20
Nicola Yelland (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Documenting everyday learning: Realising the potential of all young children (abstract)
09:40
Frank Anini (CSIR- Institute of Industrial Research, Ghana)
A child in the disadvantaged rural area as a versatile learner (abstract)
09:00-10:15 Session S8.6
Location: Room 305
09:00
Felipe Godoy (Center of Advanced Studies on Educational Justice, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile)
Ximena Poblete (Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile)
Maria Viviani (Universidad de Chile, Chile)
Listening to Early Childhood Assistants: Insights on Their Role, Status, and Education (abstract)
09:00-10:15 Session S8.7
Location: Room 306
09:00
Mary Quest (Chicago State University, United States)
Kimberly Garrett (Chicago State University, United States)
An Ethic of Care: Implementing the Parallel Process in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Programs (abstract)
09:00-10:15 Session S8.8
Location: Room 219
09:00
Chuchu Zheng (Nanjing Normal University, China)
Xingyu Zhou (Nanjing Normal University, China)
Analyzing the Urban Preschool Education Resource Pattern through the Lens of Spatial Justice: A Case Study of City X, China in 2022 (abstract)
09:20
Lucia Balduzzi (Department of Education, University of Bologna, Italy)
Emanuela Pettinari (Department of Education, University of Bologna, Italy)
Children and Family Centers in the city of Modena: spaces to experience support and equity in family education (abstract)
09:40
Junghee Lee (Pennsylvania State University, South Korea)
Digital Play in Korean Preschool Classroom and the Teacher’s Perception of Digital Play (abstract)
10:15-10:30Quick Coffee Break
10:30-11:45 Session S9.1
Location: Room 201
10:30
Roslind Blasingame-Buford (Erikson Institute, United States)
Atena Danner (Erikson Institute, United States)
Beyond the Numbers (abstract)
10:30-11:45 Session S9.2
Location: Room 202
10:30
Elaine Beltran-Sellitti (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Aesthetic Political Encounters with Indigenous Storybooks in Early Childhood Education (abstract)
10:50
Vejoya Viren (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, United States)
Blessing in Disguise: Growing up in an era of political turmoil. (abstract)
11:10
Bessie Dernikos (Florida Atlantic University, United States)
Otherwise, ‘out of time’ political imaginaries for posthuman literacies and book banning (abstract)
10:30-11:45 Session S9.3
Location: Room 203
10:30
Jamie Vescio (Vanderbilt University, United States)
Melissa Gresalfi (Vanderbilt University, United States)
Reconceptualizing the (Un)Surprising Mathematical Opportunities in Kindergarteners’ Play (abstract)
10:50
Kiyomi Umezawa (The University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States)
Emiko Kurosawa-Arakaki (The University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States)
Re-imagining the magic of puppetry in diverse preschool classrooms in Hawai’i. (abstract)
11:10
Leesa Flanagan (Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland)
Mindfulness in early years education to nurture joy, happiness and affirmation. (abstract)
10:30-11:45 Session S9.4
Location: Room 204
10:30
Yoonjeon Kim (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment - University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Claudia Alvarenga (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment - University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Hopeton Hess (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment - University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Sophia Jaggi (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment - University of California, Berkeley, United States)
Marcy Whitebook (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment - University of California, Berkeley, United States)
In Pursuit of Justice for the Early Care and Education Workforce: Useful Research for Policy and Practice (abstract)
10:30-11:45 Session S9.5
Location: Room 205
10:30
Casey Myers (Watershed Community School, United States)
Laura Trafí-Prats (Education and Social Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Jayne Osgood (Middlesex University, UK)
David Ben Shannon (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Childhood object(ion)s: Contending with and divesting from commonsense material relations (abstract)
10:30-11:45 Session S9.6
Location: Room 219
10:30
Boni Richardson (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Relationships Between Family & Community in Appalachia: Social Justice for Queering Families in Rural Pennsylvania (abstract)
10:50
Katie Sloan (Central Michigan University, United States)
Kaitlin Popielarz (Oakland University, United States)
Mutual Aid as Radical Care Amidst Crisis (abstract)
11:45-12:00Quick Coffee Break
12:00-13:15 Session S10.1
Location: Room 201
12:00
Megan Madison (The City University of New York, United States)
Ijumaa Jordan (Ijumaa Jordan Consulting, United States)
How did we get here? (abstract)
12:00-13:15 Session S10.2
Location: Room 202
12:00
Heather Kaplan (University of Texas El Paso, United States)
Kwang Dae Chung (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
Geralyn Yu (University of New Mexico, United States)
The Body’s Ethical Imperative: Justice through Considerations of the Body in Early Childhood Art Education (abstract)
12:00-13:15 Session S10.3
Location: Room 203
12:00
Md Rifat Hassan Liju (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Disrupting the Neoliberal Discourse of the Competent Child in Bangladesh (abstract)
12:00-13:15 Session S10.4
Location: Room 204
12:00
Luzaria Zuvela (Molloy University, United States)
Family School Partnerships: Developing Asset-Based Perspectives (abstract)
12:20
Stacie Abdallah (University of Georgia, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory and Practice, United States)
Gyu Lim Choi (University of Georgia, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory and Practice, United States)
Shereen Sayed (University of Georgia, College of Education, Department of Educational Theory and Practice, United States)
Family Engagement in Culturally Responsive Computing and Robotics: Toward Equity-Oriented STEM Education for BIPOC Students (abstract)
12:40
Madiha Noor (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Digital play in early childhood as a space of decolonial voice- Exploring Pakistani parents’ perspectives of digital play in Pakistan’s neoliberal atmosphere (abstract)
12:00-13:15 Session S10.5
Location: Room 205
12:00
Victoria Damjanovic (Northern Arizona University, United States)
Stephanie Branson (Northern Arizona University, United States)
Jennifer Ward (Kennesaw State University, United States)
Marisa Endrozo (Northern Arizona University, United States)
"Don’t Put Frogs in Your Pocket!": Engaging in Authentic Writing to Advocate for Living Things (abstract)
12:20
Kathrin Paal (University of Plymouth, UK)
“Flies don’t make honey” - Exploring preschoolers’ feelings and actions towards nature (abstract)
12:40
Carolyn Bjartveit (Mount Royal University, Canada)
Emmie Henderson-Dekort (Mount Royal University, Canada)
Emma DeCecco (Mount Royal University, Canada)
Alisha Bagshaw (Mount Royal University, Canada)
Self Study Reflections: Child Rights and Practicing Craftivism in Early Childhood Education Settings (abstract)
12:00-13:15 Session S10.6
Location: Room 305
12:00
Lisel Murdock-Perriera (Sonoma State University, United States)
Children’s Voices: Critical Conversations with Young Children (abstract)
13:15-14:15Celebration Lunch with Joe Tobin
14:15-15:30 Session Plen 5
Location: Room 201
14:15
Julio Alas (University of Colorado - Denver, United States)
Elena Bacmeister (University of Colorado - Denver, United States)
Liliana Flores Amaro (University of Colorado - Denver, United States)
Cristina Gillanders (University of Colorado - Denver, United States)
Philadelphia Morgan (University of Colorado - Denver, United States)
Lori Ryan (University of Colorado - Denver, United States)
Kathleen Sparrow (University of Colorado - Denver, United States)
Equity in Action: Elevating Voices, Bridging Cultures, and Nurturing Justice-Oriented Teacher Preparation (abstract)
15:30-16:00 Session Closing remarks