2008 Early Childhood Education Conference
A conference for early childhood teachers, early years professionals and staff, volunteer committees, employers and parents.

Conference outline:
Saturday 31 May 2008
8.00 - 8.45 am Breakfast
Sponsored by AustralianSuper
9.00 - 9.15 am Opening
9.15 - 10.45 am Plenary Session
Embracing the Community
Paul Prichard
Collette Tayler
Margaret Sims
10.45 - 11.15 am Morning tea
11.15 - 12.30 pm Concurrent sessions
Session D1:
Paul Prichard
Embracing communities
Session D2:
Collette Tayler
Community engagement in early childhood education and care (ECEC)
Session D3:
Margaret Sims
Supporting the community
12.30 - 1.30 pm Lunch break
1.30 - 2.00 pm Presentation and major door prize draw
2.00 - 3.00 pm Concurrent sessions
Session E1*:
June McLoughlin and Bella Laidlaw
* Linking schools and early years – a project case study
Session E2:
Pauline Ogden
From dream to reality
Session E3:
Karen Andrews
The family centred approach – supporting change in children’s services
Session E4:
Iram Siraj-Blatchford
Giving all children a chance to achieve: Findings from studies EPPE and REPEY
Session E5:
Paula Jormakka
Reflecting the community in your service
Session E6:
Carolyn Bolton, Louise Phelan, Janene Swalwell and Loretta Zeeck
Introducing A.D.E.P.T. (Alcohol & Drugs Education Program Toolkit)
3.00 - 3.30 pm Afternoon tea
3.30 - 4.30 pm Concurrent sessions
Session F1*:
Anthony Semann
* When diversity matters – the troubles and turmoils of doing social justice
Session F2:
Denise Rundle
With and between – building reciprocal relationships
Session F3:
Sarah Young FULLY BOOKED
Story through dance (maximum 30 participants)
Session F4:
Clare Boschetti
Are you invited to the party?
Session F5:
Muriel Bamblett
Translating what we know into what we do - creating culturally competent early childhood services for indigenous children
Session F6:
Liz Rouse
Our neighbourhood as a learning community
Session F7:
David Wright
Working to build community


* Conference management stream

Together we grow - embracing the challenge
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