IPA USA 2024 RIGHT2PLAY, RIGHT NOW: Grid

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Children's Museum- Be Anything Place	Greenville Theater	online	Unity Park

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Connecting Children with Nature: A Practical Workshop for Educators 9:30am - 2:30pm

Onsite Conference Registration 2:00pm - 5:00pm

2024 IPA USA Conference - REGISTER HERE 8:00am - 2:00pm

Welcome Reception 5:00pm - 7:30pm

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Art Museum- Large Rm	Children's Museum Rm Be Anything Place	Children's Museum Rm Big Idea	Children's Museum Rm Creation Station	Children's Museum Rm Discover It	Children's Museum Rm Imagine It	Greenville Theater	Library A	Library B	Library C	UpCountry History Museum

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Yes or No? The Power of Choice in Play for All 9:30am - 10:30am

The Power of "Yes!" 10:45am - 11:45am

Science from Toys: Playful learning of science concepts 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Embracing the Benefits 2:30pm - 3:30pm

The Freedom to Free Play: Turkey's Leap into Playwork and Loose... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Seeing the Science and Engineering in Children's Play 9:30am - 10:30am

The Neuroscience of Play: How Loose Parts Builds Big Brains 10:45am - 11:45am

Is That Dirt Under Your Fingernails? 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Process-Based Art or Pinterest Worthy Projects? 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Designing Outdoor Playspaces with Children: Processes and Lesson... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

What About Play? Pre-Service Teachers Views About Children's Pla... 9:30am - 10:30am

Intergenerational Play: Building Relationships and Promoting Hop... 10:45am - 11:45am

Recess Advocacy: Who Gets Quality Recess and What can Be Done to... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Seeing the Elephant Inside the Boa Constrictor 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Partnering with Families to Advocate for Play 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Curiousity and Play 9:30am - 10:30am

Playful Provocations: Ingiting Creativity in Preschool 10:45am - 11:45am

From Play to Policy-Empower providers, amplify voices, create ch... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

An ETHOS of PLay in out-of-school Time 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Small World, Big Learning: Harnessing the Power of Small-World P... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Teaching By Example: Creating Playful Spaces in Higher Education 9:30am - 10:30am

How Authentic Play in STEM Fosters Cog. Development 10:45am - 11:45am

Cardboard Connections: Unsing No-traditional manipulative 1:15pm - 2:15pm

The Canadian Center for Outdoor Play 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Designing Dynamic Outdoor Environments for Infants and Toddlers 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Playful Learning in the University Classrooms 9:30am - 10:30am

Purposeful Learning for All Young children 10:45am - 11:45am

More Than Mud 1:15pm - 2:15pm

All Children Deserve Play 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Storyacting: Taking stroytelling beyond the spoken word 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Onsite Conference Registration 7:30am - 10:00am

“Embodying Joy in Outdoor Play and Learning” 8:00am - 9:15am

A Dialogue of Ecocentric Views on Nature Play 9:30am - 10:30am

From Plato to Play-doh: The History of Play 10:45am - 11:45am

Fostering the Ecological Self: The Role of Play and Nature in Ch... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Shifting the Mindset 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Designing With Sensory Needs in Mind 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Parental Support and Involvement in Fostering Playful Learning E... 9:30am - 10:30am

Building a Day of Play in Elementary School: Lessons Learned fro... 10:45am - 11:45am

Creating "Yes" Spaces 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Corporate Interferance: Children's Screen Time and How Digital P... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

A Room with a Play View: Reclaiming Space Using Flexible Seating... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Because Kindergarten Shouldn't Be All Work and No Play 9:30am - 10:30am

Cardboard Creations & Playful Solutions: Connecting Creativity a... 10:45am - 11:45am

"Childhood: What's the Rush?" 1:15pm - 2:15pm

A Visual Tour of Five Early Childhood Programs in Florence, Ital... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

POP! Developing a Systems Approach to Pup-Up Play Days: Building... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Thursday Evening Reception 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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Art Museum- Large Rm	Art Museum- small rm	Children's Museum	Children's Museum Rm Be Anything Place	Children's Museum Rm Big Idea	Children's Museum Rm Creation Station	Children's Museum Rm Discover It	Children's Museum Rm Imagine It	Heritage Green	Library A	Library B	Library C

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Nature's Dozen 9:15am - 10:15am

Digging Deep: Composting Adventures for Early Learners 10:30am - 11:30am

Unlocking the Potential of Play: Transforming Early Childhood Ed... 11:45am - 12:45pm

Recess Today & Silent Lunch: Recognizing Shadow Discipline 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Paper Play: Unfolding Magic of Creativity In Learning 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Onsite Conference Registration- 10:00am - 5:00pm

Friday Evening Reception 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Grow Outdoors South Caroline- National Wildlife Federation Panel 9:15am - 10:15am

The Power of Play: Cultivating Resilience and Joy in ECE Classro... 10:30am - 11:30am

Playing with Puppets to Explore Feelings 11:45am - 12:45pm

Unleashing Play: Bulding Inclusive PLay Systems with Loose Parts 2:00pm - 3:00pm

POSTER SESSION SET UP 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Nature is Full of Surprises: Emergent Curriculum Embraces Curiosity and Promotes Joyful Learning 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Literacy, Play, and Advocacy: A Commitment for Change 4:30pm - 6:00pm

The Impact of Parent and Caregiver Perceptions of Inclusivity Regarding the Concepts of Inclusiv... 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Frolicking in the Forest with Little Friends: Nature-based, Year-Round, Playful Learning Outdoor... 4:30pm - 6:00pm

POSTER SESSION AND BOOK SIGNING 4:30pm - 6:00pm

University Students’ Insights about Developmental Appropriateness and Threats to Preschool and K... 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Early Childhood Teacher's Perceptions of Heuristic Play 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Loose Parts Play and Approaches to Learning 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Building Bridges: Creating Play Partnerships Between Home and Sc... 9:15am - 10:15am

Risky Play: Going Beyond Climbing Trees and Jumping 10:30am - 11:30am

Unleashing the Power of Play: Deep Dive into the Barron Park App... 11:45am - 12:45pm

Why Adults Need Outdoor Play as Much as the Kids: Attitude Adjus... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Bridging the Knowledge to Practice Gap 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Fostering Endless Play: Practical and Logical Strategies for Car... 9:15am - 10:15am

Unleashing Creativity: Promoting Imagination Through Play-Based... 10:30am - 11:30am

Nature from the Inside Out 11:45am - 12:45pm

Spreading the Word on Benefit Risk Assessment 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Letting Go and Embracing Risky Play 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Journaling the Joy, Beauty and Wonder of Nature 9:15am - 10:15am

Stepping Back: Creating Spaces 10:30am - 11:30am

Empowering Childcare Staff to Embrace Outdoor Play: A Pilot Proj... 11:45am - 12:45pm

Play and Sneaky Teaching 2:00pm - 3:00pm

How Learning DIRFloortime... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Supporting Joyful Play in Many Languages 9:15am - 10:15am

Hands On Game Based Learning for MIddle School 10:30am - 11:30am

Exploring the Outdoors in Urban Spaces 11:45am - 12:45pm

Play as a Relationship Nurturing Experience in the ECE Classroom 2:00pm - 3:00pm

How to Start a Toy Library in Your Community 3:15pm - 4:15pm

COMMUNITY PLAY DAY 4:00pm - 6:00pm

MIddle School Students Can't Get a Break 9:15am - 10:15am

Using effective Prompts and Questions to Support Child Sensemaki... 10:30am - 11:30am

Playing Across Russian: An Attempt to reintroduce Play into the... 11:45am - 12:45pm

Nurturing Unique Growth: Using Free Play to Support the Positive... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Creating Confident Explorers in the Classroom: Utilizing STEM to... 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Mud Kitchen's & Creativity In Children 9:15am - 10:15am

The Art of Capturing, Documenting, and Communicating the Magic o... 10:30am - 11:30am

When Don't Becomes Do: When On the Job Outdoor Forest Days PD Tr... 11:45am - 12:45pm

Bringing Nature Play Into Your Space... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Free Play Pedagogy: Benefits, Barriers...and Hope 3:15pm - 4:15pm

Gender Expression and Inclusivity in Early Childhood 9:15am - 10:15am

Early Childhood LIberatory Pedagogy: Freedom for All Through Pla... 10:30am - 11:30am

ONE Year & 1500 Miles Later: An Autoethnographic Journey… 11:45am - 12:45pm

Child's Right to Play through the Lens of AnjiPlay 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Aging Playfully 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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Falls Park on the Reedy	Franklin School/College Classroom	Fretwell	Greenville Center for Creative Arts	Greenville Zoo	Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve	Judson School	Roots and Wings	The Child's Haven	The Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg	Trailhead Community Farm School

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Tour 1 - PM - Falls Park on the Reedy and Swamp Rabbit Trail 12:45pm - 3:00pm

Tour 5 - PM - The Franklin School & Conference Session with Kisa Marx- Nature Play: Not Just Woods & White Kids 12:45pm - 3:00pm

Tour 4 - PM - Fretwell and Mary Black Trail 12:45pm - 3:00pm

Saturday Evening Celebration - Dinner, Dancing, Art Creations 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Tour 1 - AM - Greenville Zoo 8:30am - 11:45am

Tour 5 - AM - Hatcher Gardens 8:30am - 11:45am

Tour 3 - PM - Judson School & Conference Session with Teresa Hicks- "Empowering Early Childhood Education: Blending Freire, Rogers, and Play" 12:45pm - 3:00pm

Tour 2 - PM - Roots and Wings 12:45pm - 3:00pm

Tour 3 - AM - The Child's Haven & Conference Session with Marina Seevak- Play Matters: Keep it on the Schedule with The Beautiful Stuff Project Treasure Box Curriculum 8:30am - 11:45am

Tour 4 - AM - The Children's Museum of the Upstate 8:30am - 11:45am

Tour 2 - AM - Trailhead Community Farm School & Conference Session with Jaime Keckhemmer--The Power of Play 8:30am - 11:45am