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Wednesday, September 10
 

8:00am CDT

Enhanced Alphabet Knowledge (EAK): Practical Instruction to Teach Letters and Sounds
Wednesday September 10, 2025 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Cypress B
In this session, we will cover the fundamentals of Enhanced Alphabet Knowledge (EAK). Participants will develop a deeper understanding of how to effectively implement EAK in the classroom, including strategies for organizing, planning, and teaching key alphabet knowledge skills.
Speakers
avatar for Lea Harding

Lea Harding

State PreK Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment
SM

Stacey Mayberry

State PreK Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment
Wednesday September 10, 2025 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Cypress B
  PreK

8:00am CDT

Strive-for-Five Conversations: An Introduction
Wednesday September 10, 2025 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Trails
Classroom conversations are important for strengthening young children’s language comprehension, leading to later reading success. This session introduces the Strive-for-Five framework that can help early childhood teachers orchestrate conversations that are responsive to students and challenge their thinking. Focusing on the strands of Scarborough’s Rope, the session will illustrate how teachers can have back-and-forth conversations to grow children’s language comprehension by asking open-ended questions, modeling academic language, and providing differentiated scaffolds. (Target audience: preschool through grade 2)
Speakers
SC
Wednesday September 10, 2025 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Trails
  PreK

9:30am CDT

Building Oral Language and Content Knowledge through Strive-for-Five Conversations
Wednesday September 10, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Trails
Content-rich literacy programs are gaining in popularity, and research shows that they can powerfully support students' language comprehension. Integrated content and literacy instruction offers teachers an opportunity to engage students in strategic back-and-forth conversations in a meaningful context that can simultaneously improve vocabulary, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge. This session highlights how teachers in the early grades can make small but important shifts in their practice using the Strive-for-Five conversational framework. The presenter will share examples of responsive conversations during content-rich literacy instruction that model vocabulary, build on what students say, and push students toward more abstract thinking.
Speakers
SC
Wednesday September 10, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Trails
  PreK

9:30am CDT

Little Hands Big Growth! MTSS in the Preschool Setting
Wednesday September 10, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Cypress B
Join Renwick preschool teachers as they share their journey of implementing a MTSS system in their preschool program. The preschool staff in Renwick have worked hard to establish a system of looking at data, thinking about improvments that could be made based on data and creating embedded learning opportunities for students that need extra support. Through their actions ALL of the students have seen tremendous growth!  
Speakers
avatar for Jaclyn Walker
SD
LA
Renwick Preschool Presentation Documents 1 of 2 pdf
Renwick Preschool Presentation Documents 2 of 2 pdf
Renwick Preschool Presentation pdf
Wednesday September 10, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Cypress B
  PreK, School Presentation

11:00am CDT

Counting is as Easy as 1, 2, 3... Or Is It?
Wednesday September 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT
Cypress B
Counting may seem simple, but for young children, it's a surprisingly complex and critical milestone in building number sense. In this interactive session, participants will step into the shoes of early learners through a playful counting simulation, then dive into the five foundational principles of counting. Using real classroom examples and student thinking, we’ll explore how to recognize different developmental phases, uncover common misconceptions, and identify rich opportunities to deepen children’s conceptual understanding. Walk away with practical strategies and routines to support every young counter in your classroom.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Susan Looney

Dr. Susan Looney

Looney Math Consulting
Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting, a professional development agency devoted to supporting educators in the important work of inspiring learners to believe in themselves as powerful mathematicians. She is passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners... Read More →
Wednesday September 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT
Cypress B
  PreK

11:00am CDT

Writing Into Literacy: Supporting Early Writing in Preschool and Kindergarten
Wednesday September 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT
Trails
Encouraging young children to write can help them to unlock the code of reading. Writing can serve as a springboard for growing children’s knowledge of print and sound. Early writing becomes more sophisticated over time, from scribbles to letter-like forms to writing with letters and words. This session will focus why early writing is important, how it develops, and how teachers can support young children’s written efforts to help them grow in their literacy skills in preschool and kindergarten classrooms.
Speakers
SC
Wednesday September 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:10pm CDT
Trails
  PreK

1:30pm CDT

Centers with a Prupose
Wednesday September 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT
Birch
Have you ever wondered how to engage students in learning through preferred activities while giving them opportunities to explore, expand their knowledge and build relationships?  During this session preschool teachers will walk you through their planning and share ideas of building intentional centers for the classroom to meet every student’s needs.
Speakers
RS

Rylee Schlesener

Preschool, Chapman Elementary
AD
CB
Wednesday September 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT
Birch
  PreK, School Presentation

1:30pm CDT

Shape, Space, and Seeing the World Mathematically
Wednesday September 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT
Cypress B
Geometry and patterns help young children recognize structure and meaning in the world around them. In this session, we’ll explore how early geometric thinking develops through playful interactions with shapes, movement, and space, grounded in the Van Hiele model of geometric understanding. We’ll also dive into the role of repeating patterns—how they support attention, prediction, and reasoning—and why they deserve a central place in early learning. Through activities like Same But Different, which helps children compare and contrast shapes and objects, we’ll see how geometry and patterns work together to build spatial awareness and critical thinking. Using real-world examples, story-based tasks, and everyday materials, participants will engage in activities that nurture children’s ability to see math in the structure, rhythm, and beauty of their environment.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Susan Looney

Dr. Susan Looney

Looney Math Consulting
Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting, a professional development agency devoted to supporting educators in the important work of inspiring learners to believe in themselves as powerful mathematicians. She is passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners... Read More →
Wednesday September 10, 2025 1:30pm - 2:40pm CDT
Cypress B
  PreK

3:00pm CDT

Mathematize Your Classroom: Powerful Routines for Playful Thinking
Wednesday September 10, 2025 3:00pm - 4:10pm CDT
Cypress B
What does it mean to mathematize a preschool classroom? It means helping children see math everywhere—through talk, play, observation, and joyful exploration. In this session, we’ll explore powerful routines that spark mathematical thinking, problem-solving, and conversation, including Same But Different, Goldilocks Math, and Fancy Counts. You’ll see how 4-year-olds can engage with complex problems, reason through solutions, and express their thinking. We’ll also look at other classroom structures that invite curiosity, comparison, and meaningful dialogue. Participants will leave with flexible routines and practical tips for embedding problem-solving and mathematical exploration into the daily rhythm of preschool life—so that every child can experience math as a natural and joyful part of their world.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Susan Looney

Dr. Susan Looney

Looney Math Consulting
Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting, a professional development agency devoted to supporting educators in the important work of inspiring learners to believe in themselves as powerful mathematicians. She is passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners... Read More →
Wednesday September 10, 2025 3:00pm - 4:10pm CDT
Cypress B
  PreK
 
Thursday, September 11
 

8:00am CDT

Counting is as Easy as 1, 2, 3... Or Is It?
Thursday September 11, 2025 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Cypress B
Counting may seem simple, but for young children, it's a surprisingly complex and critical milestone in building number sense. In this interactive session, participants will step into the shoes of early learners through a playful counting simulation, then dive into the five foundational principles of counting. Using real classroom examples and student thinking, we’ll explore how to recognize different developmental phases, uncover common misconceptions, and identify rich opportunities to deepen children’s conceptual understanding. Walk away with practical strategies and routines to support every young counter in your classroom.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Susan Looney

Dr. Susan Looney

Looney Math Consulting
Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting, a professional development agency devoted to supporting educators in the important work of inspiring learners to believe in themselves as powerful mathematicians. She is passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners... Read More →
Thursday September 11, 2025 8:00am - 9:10am CDT
Cypress B
  PreK

9:30am CDT

Early Childhood Read-Aloud Routine for Building Math Knowledge
Thursday September 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Ballroom ABC
Join us for an interactive session exploring the TEMPLE Read-Alouds Project — a research-based routine designed to support early childhood educators in fostering both literacy and numeracy skills.
Speakers
avatar for Lea Harding

Lea Harding

State PreK Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment
SM

Stacey Mayberry

State PreK Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment
Thursday September 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Ballroom ABC
  PreK

9:30am CDT

Shape, Space, and Seeing the World Mathematically
Thursday September 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Cypress B
Geometry and patterns help young children recognize structure and meaning in the world around them. In this session, we’ll explore how early geometric thinking develops through playful interactions with shapes, movement, and space, grounded in the Van Hiele model of geometric understanding. We’ll also dive into the role of repeating patterns—how they support attention, prediction, and reasoning—and why they deserve a central place in early learning. Through activities like Same But Different, which helps children compare and contrast shapes and objects, we’ll see how geometry and patterns work together to build spatial awareness and critical thinking. Using real-world examples, story-based tasks, and everyday materials, participants will engage in activities that nurture children’s ability to see math in the structure, rhythm, and beauty of their environment.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Susan Looney

Dr. Susan Looney

Looney Math Consulting
Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting, a professional development agency devoted to supporting educators in the important work of inspiring learners to believe in themselves as powerful mathematicians. She is passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners... Read More →
Thursday September 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Cypress B
  PreK

9:30am CDT

Strive-for-Five Conversations: An Introduction
Thursday September 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Trails
Classroom conversations are important for strengthening young children’s language comprehension, leading to later reading success. This session introduces the Strive-for-Five framework that can help early childhood teachers orchestrate conversations that are responsive to students and challenge their thinking. Focusing on the strands of Scarborough’s Rope, the session will illustrate how teachers can have back-and-forth conversations to grow children’s language comprehension by asking open-ended questions, modeling academic language, and providing differentiated scaffolds. (Target audience: preschool through grade 2)
Speakers
SC
Thursday September 11, 2025 9:30am - 10:40am CDT
Trails
  PreK

11:00am CDT

Q & A with Sue Looney
Thursday September 11, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Cypress B
This is an opportunity to ask your questions in an informal Q & A session.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Susan Looney

Dr. Susan Looney

Looney Math Consulting
Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting, a professional development agency devoted to supporting educators in the important work of inspiring learners to believe in themselves as powerful mathematicians. She is passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners... Read More →
Thursday September 11, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Cypress B
  PreK

11:00am CDT

Q &A with Sonia Cabell
Thursday September 11, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Trails
This is an opportunity to ask your questions in an informal Q & A session.
Speakers
SC
Thursday September 11, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Trails
  PreK

12:40pm CDT

Building Oral Language and Content Knowledge through Strive-for-Five Conversations
Thursday September 11, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm CDT
Trails
Content-rich literacy programs are gaining in popularity, and research shows that they can powerfully support students' language comprehension. Integrated content and literacy instruction offers teachers an opportunity to engage students in strategic back-and-forth conversations in a meaningful context that can simultaneously improve vocabulary, verbal reasoning, and content knowledge. This session highlights how teachers in the early grades can make small but important shifts in their practice using the Strive-for-Five conversational framework. The presenter will share examples of responsive conversations during content-rich literacy instruction that model vocabulary, build on what students say, and push students toward more abstract thinking.
Speakers
SC
Thursday September 11, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm CDT
Trails
  PreK

12:40pm CDT

Building Strong Foundations: Developing Number Sense in Preschool
Thursday September 11, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm CDT
Cypress B
Early number sense is a key predictor of later math success. In this interactive session, participants will explore developmentally appropriate strategies to nurture number sense in preschoolers through play-based learning, hands-on activities, and meaningful routines.
Speakers
avatar for Lea Harding

Lea Harding

State PreK Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment
SM

Stacey Mayberry

State PreK Trainer, Kansas MTSS and Alignment
Thursday September 11, 2025 12:40pm - 1:50pm CDT
Cypress B
  PreK

2:10pm CDT

Mathematize Your Classroom: Powerful Routines for Playful Thinking
Thursday September 11, 2025 2:10pm - 3:20pm CDT
Cypress B
What does it mean to mathematize a preschool classroom? It means helping children see math everywhere—through talk, play, observation, and joyful exploration. In this session, we’ll explore powerful routines that spark mathematical thinking, problem-solving, and conversation, including Same But Different, Goldilocks Math, and Fancy Counts. You’ll see how 4-year-olds can engage with complex problems, reason through solutions, and express their thinking. We’ll also look at other classroom structures that invite curiosity, comparison, and meaningful dialogue. Participants will leave with flexible routines and practical tips for embedding problem-solving and mathematical exploration into the daily rhythm of preschool life—so that every child can experience math as a natural and joyful part of their world.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Susan Looney

Dr. Susan Looney

Looney Math Consulting
Sue Looney is the founder of Looney Math Consulting, a professional development agency devoted to supporting educators in the important work of inspiring learners to believe in themselves as powerful mathematicians. She is passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners... Read More →
Thursday September 11, 2025 2:10pm - 3:20pm CDT
Cypress B
  PreK

2:10pm CDT

Writing Into Literacy: Supporting Early Writing in Preschool and Kindergarten
Thursday September 11, 2025 2:10pm - 3:20pm CDT
Trails
Encouraging young children to write can help them to unlock the code of reading. Writing can serve as a springboard for growing children’s knowledge of print and sound. Early writing becomes more sophisticated over time, from scribbles to letter-like forms to writing with letters and words. This session will focus why early writing is important, how it develops, and how teachers can support young children’s written efforts to help them grow in their literacy skills in preschool and kindergarten classrooms.
Speakers
SC
Thursday September 11, 2025 2:10pm - 3:20pm CDT
Trails
  PreK
 
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