Recent Presentations on Children's Learning & Play Environments
April 1997: "Outdoor Play Environments", Regional Child Care Conference, Springfield, MO.
April 1997: "Designing and Renovating Head Start Facilities and Outdoor Play Spaces", Region VII Head Start Conference, Kansas City, MO.
June 1997: "Creating an Outdoor Learning Environment", University of Missouri Early Childhood Institute, Kansas City, MO.
Nov 1997: "Children's Play Gardens: Nature-Based Learning Through Outdoor Play", National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) national convention, Anaheim, CA.
Dec 1997: "Designing and Renovating Facilities and Outdoor Play Spaces for Head Start", Region V Head Start Conference, Milwaukee, WI.
March 1998: "Designing and Renovating High Quality Early Childhood Facilities: Inside and Out", Center for Children's Services, Danville, IL.
April 1998: "Designing New and Renovating Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Facilities", National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers (NCCCC) 1998 Conference, St. Louis, MO.
April 1998: "Designing New and Renovating Older Early Head Start and Head Start Facilities", National Head Start Conference, Seattle, WA.
June 1998: "Gardening, Nature and Environmental Education with Young Children" University of Missouri Early Childhood Summer Institute, Kansas City, MO.
June 1998: "Integrating Gardening, Nature and Outdoor Education into Prekindergarten Programs", Developing Outdoor Play Environments, Illinois State Board of Education/ Illinois Resource Center, Oak Brook, IL.
Oct 1998: "Design and Renovation of Preschool Spaces", Council of Educational Facilities Planners International Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
January 1999: "Design and Renovation of Developmentally Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor Spaces for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers", Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL.
April 1999: "Design and Renovation of Developmentally Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor Spaces of Head Start and Early Head Start", National Head Start Association, Minneapolis, MN.
April 1999: "Design and Renovation of Developmentally Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor Spaces for Campus Child Care Programs, National Coalition For Campus Child Care, San Francisco, CA.
May 1999: "Designing and Renovating Outdoor Playgrounds", The Center for Children's Services, Danville, IL.
June 1999: "Play in the United States", The International Rights To Play International Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
September 1999: "Indoor Facility Design and Renovation" and "Designing and Renovating Developmentally Appropriate Outdoor Spaces", National Head Start Facilities, Nashville, Tennessee.
October 1999: "Designing and Renovating Developmentally Appropriate Outdoor Spaces", Environmental Design Institute, National Louis University, Wheeling, Illinois.
January 2000: "Designing and Renovating Indoor and Outdoor Spaces" Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, Illinois.
March 2000: "Designing and Renovating Indoor and Outdoor Spaces", Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children, St. Louis, Missouri.
April 2000: "Preconference Session-All Day - Designing and Renovating Indoor and Outdoor Spaces, National Coalition for Campus Child Care National Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
March 2001: - "Designing and Renovating Naturalized Outdoor Play Spaces That Meet", ADA And Safety Guidelines, Las Vegas, Nevada.
April 2001: "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces that Use Nature as the Play Element", Mid-west Association for the Education of Young Children, Des Moines, Iowa.
May 2002: "Multi-Cultural Dimensions of a Children's Play & Discovery Center in Arabia", The Child's Right to Play-A Global Approach, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.
September 2002: "Outdoor Play Environments", Fall Management Institute, National Louis University, Wheeling, IL. Two day training for directors.
October 2002: "Designing and Renovating Outdoor Play Spaces Using Nature As Part of the Play Element", Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children, Springfield, IL.
November 2002: "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces that Use Nature as the Play Element", National Association for the Education of Young Children, New York, New York.
January 2003: "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces that Use Nature as the Play Element", Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL.
March 2003: "Designing Innovative Outdoor Play Yards", Child Care Connections, Peoria, IL. Two day training for directors.
March 2003: "Fun and Inexpensive Things to Do Outdoors, Child Care Connections, Peoria, IL.
March 2003: "Designing and Renovating Outdoor Play Spaces to Meet Safety and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), National Child Care Association, Nashville, TN.
March 2003: "Designing New and Renovating Older, Developmentally Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor Spaces for Preschoolers, Infants, and Toddlers",
National Coalition for Campus Child Care Conference, Washington, D.C.April 2003: "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces Using Nature as the Play Element", Mid-west Association for the Education of Young Children, Peoria, IL.
June 2003: Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, 2-day training, Forum for Early Childhood Organization and White Hutchinson, Kansas City, MO.
November 2003: "The Role of Culture in Child Care Center Design: Best Practices", National Association for the Education of Young Children, Chicago, IL.
November 2003: "Designing and Renovating Head Start Facilities", Region V Head Start Association Annual Conference, Chicago. IL.
January/June 2004: Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, 2-day training, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
April 2004: "Designing Outdoor Play Spaces that Use Nature as the Play Element", Mid-West Association for the Education of Young Children, Overland Park, KS.
July 2004: Two Day Course, Child Care Business Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
July 2004: "You Want to Open a Child Care Center", National Association for
Family Child Care National Conference, Kansas City, MO.July 2004: Two Day Course, Child Care Business Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
September 2004: "Returning To Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces for Young Children", Annual Head Start and Early Head Start American Indian
Program Branch National Conference, Washington, D.C.September 2004: "Creating Indoor and Outdoor Learning Environments", Crucial Early Years Institute, Pre-Conference Session, St. Louis, MO.
October 2004: "Creating Indoor and Outdoor Learning Environments", Pre-Conference Day, Crucial Early Years Institute, St. Louis, MO.
January 2005: Two Day Course, Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
February 2005: Two Day Course, Child Care Business Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
May 2005: "Returning to Nature: Designing Outdoor Environments to Meet the Needs of Young Children Globally", World Forum on Early Care and Education, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA.
June 2005: Two Day Course, Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
March 2006: ";Child Care Business Institute", Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children, Columbus, OH.
March 2006: ";Renovating Indoor and Outdoor Spaces for Infants, Toddlers and Preschool, National Coalition for Campus Child Care Centers, Denver, CO.
April 2006: ";Creating Environments for the 21st Century", Regina Child Care Director's Association, Regina, CANADA.
April 2006: ";Renovating Outdoor Spaces Using Nature as the Play Elements", Canadian Association for the Education of Young Children, Winnipeg, CANADA.
April 2006: ";Child Care Business Institute", National Association of Child Care Professionals Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
April 2006: ";Renovating Outdoor Spaces Using Nature, National Association for Child Care Professionals Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
June 2006: Two Day Course, Early Childhood Facilities Design Institute, White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group, Kansas City, MO.
October 2006: What Every Child Care Regulator Needs to Know about Child Care Facility Design", National Association of Licensing Regulator Administrator's Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.
October 2006: Moderator, Connecting the World's Children with Nature, Working Forum on Nature Education for Young Children, Nebraska City, NE.
November 2006: "Creating Environments that Sustain Children, Staff and Parents: What Does the Green Building Movement Mean for Children?", National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
March 2007: "Returning to Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces for Young Children", National Coalition of Campus Child Care Centers Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.
March 2007: Pre-Conference Session - "Creating Interesting and Safe Naturalized Outdoor Environments", Spotlight on Quality Early Education Conference, Spartanburg, SC.
March 2007: "Returning to Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces", Spotlight on Quality Early Education Conference, Spartanburg, SC.
April 2007: "Returning to Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces", National Association of Child Care Professionals Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
June 2007: "Institute on Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children", Nebraska City, NE.
February 2008: "Creating Interesting Naturalized Outdoor Spaces", Region IV Head Start Conference, Atlanta, GA.
April 2008: "Returning to Nature: Creating Interesting Outdoor Spaces for Young Children", Denver Association for the Education of Young Children, Denver, CO.
June 2008: "Institute on Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children", Two Day Institute, Nebraska City, NE.
July 2008: "Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children", Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children, Lincoln, NE.
November 2008: "Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children", National Association for the Education of Young Children, Dallas, TX.