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

Below is a list of selected footage from the 2008 Conference:

Friday 30th May 2008

Session Opening
Welcome by Meredith Carter; welcome to country by Diane Kerr; Meredith Carter invites Minister Maxine Morand to open conference; Meredith Carter introduces James Kimpton, Creswick Foundation to speak;
Speakers Introduction
Meredith Carter introduces the speakers for the Plenary Session - Embracing Change.
Speaker: Iram Siraj-Blatchford
Dr Iram Siraj-Blatchford PhD, MA is a leading researcher and expert in early childhood education, and is currently Professor of Early Childhood Education at University of London. She is a specialist early years advisor to governments in the UK and overseas.
Speaker: Glenda MacNaughton
Dr Glenda MacNaughton PhD, BEd, has worked in the early childhood field for nearly 30 years. She is currently a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne, where she established and now directs the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood.
Speaker: Louise Porter
Dr Louise Porter PhD, MA (Hons), MGiftedEd, DipEd is a child psychologist and trained teacher with 25 years' experience working with children, their parents and educators. She is currently an adjunct senior lecturer in Education at Flinders University, South Australia.


Saturday 31st May 2008

Session Opening

Welcome by Gilda Howard (CEO Lady Gowrie Child Centre); Gilda introduces Rhonda Gallbally to speak; Gilda introduces the speakers for the Plenary Session - Embracing Community. Gilda Howard: View Part 1 Rhonda Galbally: View Part 2 & Part 3
Speaker: Paul Pritchard
Paul is the National Training and Development Manager of Good Beginnings Australia which provides a variety of preventative and early intervention parenting programs in over sixty sites around Australia. Paul’s work has focused on implementing innovative programs in universal services for parents of babies and young children and with children who are victims of severe abuse and neglect.
Speaker: Collette Taylor
Collette holds the Chair in Early Childhood Education and Care at the University of Melbourne. Her work involves cross-national studies of the ways that social, family and educational policies affect early childhood education and care outcomes. Collette was co-author of Starting Strong II, the 2006 OECD report on Early Childhood Education and Care.
Speaker: Margaret Sims
Associate Professor Margaret Sims has worked in a range of early years programmes including child care, family support and early intervention. Her research focuses around quality community-based service delivery for young children and their families. In recent years she has undertaken research using cortisol, a biomarker of stress, to examine the impact of differing levels of quality in child care on children.

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