November 1, 2024

See you at NAEYC!

I am not here in this life to be well balanced or admired. I’m here to be an oddball, eccentric, different, wildly imaginative, creative, daring, curious, inventive and even a tad strange at times.
– Richard Wagamese, Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations

We’re heading to Anaheim, CA, November 6-9 for the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference (NAEYC)! Come say hello at Booth #931 to connect with Dimensions’ Exchange Press and Nature Explore team. Share your stories with us, discover heart-centered resources, and learn how we can support you with our publications and natural outdoor classroom offerings.

Join our inspiring sessions:

Thursday, November 7, 2024
1:00 – 2:30 PM | Room 256A
Demystify the design process: Five attainable steps outdoor classroom designers use to create spaces built for joy, connection, creativity, and community building with Jeff Lindstrom and Heather Fox

Friday, November 8, 2024
8:00-9:30 AM | Room 260A
Moving from ‘We can’t…!’ to ‘Let’s try…!’ Promoting positive change in your program with a collaborative framework for innovation, with Kirsten Haugen, Iris Chin Ponte, and Katorra Enoch-Longshore

Friday, November 8, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Room 251C
Holding Space for Conversation about Climate Change, with Alissa Mwenelupembe, Kirsten Haugen, Ninderjit Gill, and Jamie Cho

And, meet Exchange authors at these sessions:

Wednesday November 6, 2024
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM | 255B
Choosing glimmers of hope over triggers of fear: Modeling how children who have experienced trauma can transition from fear-based reactions to choice-filled, self-regulated actions, with Holly Elissa Bruno and Angela Bayer-Persico

Thursday, November 7, 2024
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | 204B
Stories of Resistance: Leaning into the power of stories, with Kelly Ramsey, Alissa Mwenelupembe, Meghan L. Green, EdD, Jerletha McDonald, Crystal Sanford-Brown, and Cynthia Davis-Vanloo, EdD

Thursday November 7, 2024
8:00 – 9:30 AM | 210AB
Designing Classroom Ecosystems of Inclusion and Belonging, with Sandra Duncan, Miriam Beloglovsky and Rebecca Berlin

Thursday, November 7, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | 212A
Mirrors, windows, and sliding doors: Using compelling materials to make children visible in the classroom, with Lisa Kuh and Heather DiGiovanni

Thursday, November 7, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | 204A
“I can’t because . . .” A collaborative approach to transformational environmental change, with Kate Michalsen, Sandra Duncan and Christine Burkholder

Friday, November 8, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, 204C
Adventures in outdoor play: Investigating three ways to boost playful learning opportunities outside through enhanced outdoor spaces, loose parts, and your yes! with Rusty Keeler

Friday, November 8, 2024
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Ballroom B
What kind of world do we want to create with our children? A film screening of “Families Embracing Anti-Bias Values,” with John Nimmo, Debbie LeeKeenan, Cassie Worley, and Filiz Efe McKinney

Saturday, November 9, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM | 206AB
Perspectives on gender: The many ways gender norms impact social-emotional development and shape children’s lives, with Nadia Jaboneta, Jamie Solomon and Encian Pastel

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!