Dr Jo Bird | Senior Lecturer - Early Childhood Education
University of New England

Day 2 @ 09:00

Early Childhood Educators Forum

In conjunction with the Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA) and by special request, we have produced a break-out forum designed to upskill and inspire pre-school and kindy teachers and administrators.

 

Some topics covered include -

 

Implications of Australian policy and funding reforms in early childhood education and care

David Worland, CEO, ELAA

Understand the latest early childhood education and care policy and funding reforms across both State and Federal Government in Australia

Understand the opportunities and challenges presented by these reforms on:

• Children
• Families
• Service providers
• Teachers and educators.

 

 

 

The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in the Early Childhood context

Linda Blakis, Professional Practice Manager, Victorian Institute of Teaching 

• Early Childhood guiding documents and the standards
• Exemplar of practice using the standards
• Resources for Early Childhood Teachers from VIT

 

 

 

Play in a digital society

Jo Bird, Senior Lecturer - Early Childhood Education, University of New England

• Children see technologies everywhere and want them in their place spaces.
• Consider what children do with technologies not just time spent (creators versus consumers).
• Encourage digital literacy and discuss digital ethics and set up rules and boundaries 
• Scaffold their learning around technologies and don’t be afraid to learn together. 

 

 

 

Making the most of partnerships with families 

Joanne Tarasuik, Research Manager, Playgroup Victoria 

• Fostering parents’ engagement in their children’s learning journey 
• Promoting the early home learning environment 
• Creating continuity of learning across environments 
• Empowering parents to stimulate their child 

 

 

 

 

 

Panel: Using apps safely in the classroom 

Joanne Tarasuik, Research Manager, Playgroup Victoria 

Jordy Kaufman, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology

Trent Ray, Co-Founder & Cyber Safety Educator

 

 

 

And much more....keep an eye on this Forum for more details..