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.