Embracing Play, K-2 Today.

Theoretical and practical sessions in the following streams

• Play Based Curriculum in the Early Years
• Humming Hubs
• Partnerships
• National and State Early Years Frameworks
• Pedagogical leadership
• Transitions
• Exploring diversity through music and movement

This conference is a must for:

• Preschool teachers and assistants
• Teachers Prep to Year 2
• School Council Members
• Committee of Management Members
• Early Childhood Educators
• Principals and Assistant Principals

Saturday 13 March 2010

Keynote speakers include:

Carol Copple is early childhood specialist and publications editor at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). She has taught in and directed preschool programs and conducted research on children’s cognition and language. She has co-authored Educating the Young Thinker: Classroom Strategies for Cognitive Growth, Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Early Childhood Programs, and Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children.

David Elkind (USA) (via video link) author and Professor Emeritus of Child Development at Tufts University, Massachusetts has spent his life time bringing together and advancing the work of some of the greatest thinkers on child development. Among his books are the renowned Reinventing Childhood, The Hurried Child, and All Grown Up and No Where to Go.

Kathy Walker (Australia) is a renowned Melbourne-based consultant who has a background in child psychology, early childhood and primary education. She is the author of the bestselling book for parents What’s the Hurry? as well as a book for teachers Play Matters on the Australian Developmental Curriculum. Her latest book Parenting will be released in February 2010. For more information and registration details, click here to download the flyer.

Also included are workshops from Lynne Gunning and Daniel Leach, Greg Lacey, Lynn Kennedy, Kathryn Hamm, Catherine Hydon, Helen Lawrence, Andre Jack, Judy Hanna, Ranu James, and Jodie Kline. The 2010 K-2 Conference is jointly presented by: Victorian Early Years Foundation, Gowrie Victoria, DEECD and Early Life Foundations.

Please download the attached flyer for more information and registration details.