Conference Program
DAY 1 Tues 27th April
SESSION 1
13:00
Welcome to Country
13:10
Kerrie O’Neill
Host Welcome & Housekeeping
13:20
The Hon. Ingrid Stitt MP, Minister for Workplace Safety and Minister for Early Childhood
Official Opening
13:30
Catharine Hydon
Leading Pedagocical Awakenings: The Art of Educational Leadership in Changing Times
14:15
Break
SESSION 2
14:25
Prof Pasi Sahlberg
Building back better for every child
15:10
SESSION 3
15:25
Concurrent Sessions: • Gregory Grinham: P2K - a 2 year journey • Dr. Amy Graham, Prof. Pasi Sahlberg: Growing Up Digital Australia: student wellbeing and use of technology • Dr. Sandy Houen, Dr. Sally Staton, Ms. Danielle Toon: Making Spaces for Children's Talk
16:10
SESSION 4
16:25
Panel Session
How Collective Leadership Transforms Complexity: Changes in early learning that raise and profile the voice of children and their needs. A conversation between Jane Hunt, CEO of the Front Project, and Apiary Leadership Fellows
17:10
Day 1 Close
DAY 2 Wed 28th April
Kim Little, VIC DET Deputy Secretary (Early Childhood)
Day 2 Opening
13:25
Prof Karen Thorpe
What makes the a difference in the long-term? : Policy and practice lessons from large scale longitudinal studies of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia
14:10
14:20
Prof Tonia Gray
Promoting Outdoor Play Post-Pandemic: a shared responsibility for educational leaders
15:05
Panel Session: Dr Kate Highfield & Dr Leanne Gibbs
Leadership-as-practice: navigating complex landscape
15:50
16:00
Concurrent Sessions: • Dr. Sally Staton, Dr. Sandy Houen, Prof. Karen Thorpe: An opportunity for community: Leaders supporting educators’ relaxation and wellbeing • Karla Wintle, Vanessa Field: Challenging regimes of truth in a complex early childhood Setting • Amie Fabry: Empowering teachers as pedagogical change agents to support child outcomes
16:45
16:55
Prof Donna Cross
Building Strong Brains: Core capabilities essential for young children’s health, development and learning
17:40
Conference Close and Theme Summary
Please note that speakers and session times within this program are subject to change without notice. If you have any comments or questions directly to the program, please contact: [email protected]
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