RECENT AND UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
- Smithsonian National Education Summit- July 2026- Raising Early Childhood Voices: Teaching Social Justice Skills in Early Childhood Classrooms
- American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference- May 2026- From 2-year-olds to 82-year-olds: Exploring Museums with the Smithsonian Early Explorers Cohort
- National Association of Museum Schools Conference- September 2025- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center: Reflecting on 35+ Years as a Museum School
- American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference- May 2025- Creating Narratives for Young Children: Using the Smithsonian Collection
- Association of Children’s Museums InterActivity 2020 – May 2020 – Principals into Practice: Empowering Young Learners in Museums
- Young Child Expo and Conference – April 2020 – Full STEAM Ahead
- NAEYC Professional Learning Institute – June 2019 – Never Too Young: Museums as Ideal Learning Environments for Young Children
- American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference – May 2019 – Museum Professionals at Play: Inviting Play at All Museums and for All Ages
- Project Zero: Artful Thinking & Learning: Creative Inquiry Across the Disciplines – April 2019 – Young Children Closely Investigate Art to Tell Stories and Take Perspectives
- Project Zero: Understanding for a Complex World – October 2018 – Children are Capable: Guiding Young Children’s Understanding of Complex Concepts in Museums and the Community
- SI Affiliates Conference – October 2017 The Power of Play
- SXSWedu –March 2017 – Out of the Box: Early Learning in the Community
- National Counsel for the Social Studies – December 2016
- Project Zero Perspectives: Learning Together, Leading Together – October 2016 – Playful and Creative Ways to Teach STEAM in the Early Years
- Visitor Experience Conference – October 2016 – Culture for All Ages: Early Learning at the Smithsonian
- American Alliance of Museums Conference – June 2016 – Culture for All Ages: Early Learning at the Smithsonian
