Breakout Sessions
On Day Two of ECPBL27, participants will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of breakout sessions led by educators from across the U.S. and beyond. Selected through our first national call for proposals, these sessions offer opportunities to explore different aspects of Project Based Learning with young children, learn from the experiences of fellow educators, and discover practical ideas to bring back to your own setting.
More breakout sessions led by Indian Hill Primary School educators will be announced soon.
Play-Based Centers: Designing Spaces for Inquiry in Early Childhood PBL
Michelle Staller
Houston, TX
Discover how intentionally designed play centers can support sustained inquiry, helping young children explore concepts, test ideas, and deepen their understanding throughout a project.
Embedding Math Into Early Childhood PBL: The Haunted House Project
Explore how a kindergarten haunted house project creates authentic opportunities for mathematical thinking, including measurement, spatial reasoning, problem-solving, and revision.
Sara Greenspan
Las Vegas, NV
Growing Habits of Mind Through Culturally Responsive Inquiry
Examine how culturally responsive playful inquiry and Habits of Mind can help educators recognize children’s strengths, nurture belonging, and support the development of young researchers.
Erin Dunn Moulton and Angela Vargas
Portland, OR
Words for Wonder: Integrating Thinking Routines into Early Childhood PBL to Support Literacy Development
Rosemarie Biocarles-Rydeen
San Diego, CA
Explore how thinking routines can support both reflection and vocabulary development, helping young children make their thinking visible and find the language to express their ideas.
Creating Meaningful Celebrations for Students and Families
Consider meaningful ways to share children's project work with families throughout a project and during culminating celebrations, while giving children a voice in how their learning is presented.
Michelle Burrows and Cat Edwards
Boston, MA
Beyond the Classroom: Bringing Field Study into Early Childhood PBL
Discover creative, practical ways to bring field study experiences into early childhood projects, even when transportation, funding, or access to nearby community resources is limited.
Christopher Toomey
West Hartford, CT
Learning Across Generations: Connecting PBL with Intergenerational Relationships
Julie Strande and Calley Myrvold
Minneapolis, MN
Learn how intergenerational partnerships can enrich project work and create meaningful, lasting relationships between young children and people beyond the classroom.
Using Critique and Revision to Help Young Children Create High-Quality PBL Work
Experience practical strategies for helping young children give meaningful feedback, revisit their ideas, and improve the quality of their work through critique and revision.
Sumaiya Zohaib
Lahore, Pakistan
The Reggio Emilia Approach and PBL: Exploring the Connections
Explore where Reggio Emilia-inspired practice and Project Based Learning align, where they differ, and how educators can draw from both approaches to design high-quality projects with young children.
Lisa Goddard and
Sara Lev
Boston, MA
Los Angeles, CA
Discover how teachers working with children from toddlerhood through kindergarten collaborate to develop multi-age, multi-classroom projects through an example from the Country Market project.
It Starts with a Conversation
Lee Ann Bertsch, Emily Hetrick, Jill Hurlburt, Tara McMullen
Cincinatti, OH
