Your interactions with children make such a difference in their development and learning. Interactions are essential! Whether they are spontaneous or planned, thoughtful or automatic, individualized or one-size-fits-all, they matter. Transforming everyday interactions into "Powerful Interactions" will make your teaching more effective and your work more rewarding. In this session we will define "Powerful Interactions", discuss the benefit and need of observation throughout the day for these Powerful Interactions, and note practices that empower teachers to engage with children meaningfully all day.