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The right to play, learn and be heard

YOUNG CITIZENS

2021

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

NB: Program subject to change without notice. All times are listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

DAY ZERO—MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2021

VIRTUAL CONFERENCEEARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

START TIME END TIME EVENT

MASTERCLASSES

9.00 AM 12.00 PM Masterclass 1: Masterclass on Early Childhood Education for Sustainability

12.30 PM 3.30 PM Masterclass 2: ECA Leadership Masterclass

4.00 PM 5.00 PM VIRTUAL CENTRE TOUR

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

EARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

DAY ONE—TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2021

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

START TIME END TIME LIVE STREAM

8:30 AM 8:40 AM Welcome to Country

8:40 AM 8:55 AM Welcome by Hon Alan Tudge MP, Federal Minister for Education and Youth

8:55 AM 9:10 AM Welcome by Hon Grace Grace MP, Queensland Minister for Education, Minister for Racing and Minister for Industrial Relations

9:10 AM 9:20 AM Welcome by ECA National President, Christine Legg

9:20 AM 9:30 AM Modern Teaching Aids—Platinum Sponsor Address, Jim Craddock

9:30 AM 10:00 AM

10:00 AM10:20 AM

Opening Keynote Sir Kevan Collins: From recovery to reform — responding to COVID disruption in early learning Australian Keynote Address Anne Hollonds

10:20 AM 11:05 PM MORNING TEA

11:05 AM 11:50 AM

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ETHICS & LEADERSHIP

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS


MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES


FOSTERING CREATIVITY

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY


ETHICS & LEADERSHIP


Leading play-based pedagogies—Advocating for children’s rights to learn through play

Tale of two cities. Children's rights, citizenship and participation in different communities

Shaping sustainable futures: Sustainable Development Goals in action

ORICL: A new tool to improve practice for children birth to two years

AEDC: Using data to change our community story

The synergy between empathy and creativity in children’s play

ECEC service leaders, multi-disciplinary network membership and professional practice

Children as influencers in change

Dynamic leadership in the early years: Leading together through communities of practice

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning

Associate Professor Lennie Barblett AM, Dr Sandra Cheeseman & Catharine Hydon

Simone Myskiw & Rebecca Mouat

Dr Lisa Sonter & Sharon Kemp

Professor Linda Harrison, Associate Professor Kate Williams & Sheena Elwick

Madeline Hagon Novia Heroanto Michele Binstadt Carrie Rose Dr Sharryn Clarke, Dr Leigh Disney, Dr Robyn Babaeff

Elizabeth Noske

11:50 AM 12:00 PM ROOM CHANGE

12:00 PM 12:45 PM




WORKFORCE CAPABILITY

ETHICS & LEADERSHIP


ETHICS & LEADERSHIP


ECA Statement on play Wellbeing session Integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals in early childhood education to foster transformational learning

Children with power: The journey from token participation to influencing real change

Educators in technology-based collaborative design process: Necessary and capable partners

Distributed leadership in practice: An example of a whole centre approach

Children’s right to ask questions: Fostering creativity and curiosity through inquiry-based learning

It takes three: Social justice and equity from non-dominant leaders’ perspectives

I know what I like: Pupils’ voice about learning Chinese in classroom

Dr Kate Highfield, Sarah Swain & Professor Marilyn Fleer

Karina Bourne Stephanie Willey Bridget Isichei & Melisa Giles

Dr Holly Tootell, Dr Mark Freeman, Dr Grant Ellmers

Valentina Caputo & Leora Coleman

Dr Pauline Roberts Yuki Takahashi Braybrook, Benjamin Kikkert & Kausser Awad Maaruf

Yue Zhao

12:45 PM 1:45 PM LUNCH

1:45 PM 2:30 PM




WORKFORCE CAPACITY


ETHICS & LEADERSHIP

WORKFORCE CAPACITY


It's like chill out: Children's accounts of rest-time and relaxation

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder – what do we need to know?

Using children's literature to build STEM Practices: Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA)

Creating spaces for children’s talk: Strategies for promoting rich conversations with children

It’s time we see educators being, belonging and becoming too

Computational thinking in the early years setting

The child's right to ethical leadership: Exploring reconciliation, respect, identity and citizenship

Gender-bender: Challenging historical and socio-cultural views of men in early childhood

Screen time use in the family day care environment

Emma Cooke Dr Kate Highfield Associate Professor Kym Simoncini

Dr Sandy Houen & Danielle Toon

Nikki Graham & Julie Price Kim Vernon Mel Angel & Sharon Rogers

David Martin Erin Kerr

Presentations featuring this symbol will be Livestreamed.


PROGRAM AT A GLANCEDAY ONE—TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2021

EARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

2:30 PM 2:40 PM ROOM CHANGE

2:40 PM 3:25 PM

LIVE STREAM LIVE STREAM 2 ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ROOM 5 ROOM 6 ROOM 7 ROOM 8






WORKFORCE CAPACITY

Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in early learning–Moving from safe to brave

Together we can! Partnering to improve outcomes

STEM-sell: The design, enactment and evaluation of STEM resources in the NT

Explicit teaching of language and literacy to teach reading

Involving children and families in Assessment and Rating

Our kindy’s journey navigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait perspectives

Play for the sake of play: Adopting a Playwork approach

Strengthening distributed leadership: What can we learn from family day care?

Esma Livermore & Julie Bover

Adjunct Professor Frank Tracey & Dr Grant Webb

Cristina Guarrella, Georgina Hill & Lucy Stewart

Maree Karaka Cathy McClennan Belinda Rule Kylie Keane Professor Susan Irvine, Michael Farrell & Deb Tuckey

3:25 PM 4:10 PM AFTERNOON TEA

4:10 PM 5:20 PM

LIVE STREAM

Panel on Children’s RightsCheryl Vardon, QLD Family and Child CommissionProfessor Marilyn Fleer, Monash UniversityRobyn Monro Miller, International Play AssociationCatherine Liddle, CEO, SNAICC

5:20 PM 5:30 PM Day One: Closing remarks



PROGRAM AT A GLANCE


DAY TWO—WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2021START TIME END TIME LIVE STREAM

8:30 AM 8:40 AM Welcome back

8:40 AM 9:30 AMGrace TameAustralian Keynote Address: When we share, we heal

9:30 AM 9:40 AM ROOM CHANGE

9:40 AM 10:25 AM

LIVE STREAM LIVE STREAM 2 ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ROOM 5 ROOM 6 ROOM 7

ETHICS & LEADERSHIP FOSTERING CREATIVITY

FOSTERING CREATIVITY CHILDREN AS CITIZENS MULTIPLE

PERSPECTIVESMULTIPLE

PERSPECTIVES

Keeping our kids safe–Applying a cultural lense to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations

Writing, reviewing and using ECA publications in your setting for professional development

Leading for quality in the early years

Making your space so it fosters creativity, curiosity and learning

Brain food for builders: An executive functioning lens for spatial learning

Express yourself! Using creation app and multimedia tools in the early years

Early learning environments, supporting high levels of wellbeing and involvement

Engaging children's voices in program improvement

Adele Cox, Aman Alamzeb

Dr Jane Page OAM, Jackie Brien & Emeritus Professor Ann Farrell

Dr Lisa Palethorpe Janette Nicoll, Louisa Ewin & Kirsten Holland

Sue Southey Monika Tavernier Dr Rita Melia Sharon Sparks

10:25 AM 11:10 AM MORNING TEA

11:10 AM 11:55 AM

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS CITIZENS MULTIPLE

PERSPECTIVES CHILDREN AS CITIZENS CHILDREN AS CITIZENS CHILDREN AS CITIZENS WORKFORCE

CAPACITY

Rituals: A pathway to self-regulation

Early Childhood Australia’s Advocacy

Applying a risk-based approach to complaint management

A world we are all safe to live in

Promoting children's rights by hearing their experiences: The Australian Child Maltreatment Study

Why all the SSSh? Integrating safe sleep and settling practices across ECEC

Language, culture, understanding. It all starts in preschool

Playgroup@home LIVE: Remotely connecting families amid social restrictions

School readiness funding: Fostering partnerships with professionals

Toni Christie Sarah Swain Jonathan Sleeman Katrina Hendry, Catherine Atherton & Gina Sloane

Dr Divna Haslam Cindy Davenport & Jane Wiggill

Amanda Macdonald Dr Joanne Tarasuik & Nancylee Merzel

Pippa Procter

11:55 AM 12:05 PM ROOM CHANGE

12:05 PM 12:50 PM

FOSTERING CREATIVITY ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS CITIZENS FOSTERING

CREATIVITY MULTIPLE

PERSPECTIVES CHILDREN AS CITIZENS MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES


Conceptual PlayWorlds and intentional teaching to support imagination in play and learning

Enacting the Code of Ethics in challenging times

Citizenship and early childhood in the Australian context: Challenges and concerns

Imagine eco-pedagogy: To instil a sense of curiosity and creativity for resilience

Pedagogical preparedness: How an organisation manages the changing nature of early childhood

Stop cutting down trees, baby possums live there! Supporting children as activists

Connections and culture: Merging communities and culture in an early years program

KindiLink: Play-and-learn for little kids and families, linked with schools

Professor Marilyn Fleer Dr Anne Kennedy &Associate Professor Lennie Barblett AM

Maree Aldwinckle & Selma Jo Wastell

Michelle Carrick Dr Michele Peden Linda Price Karen Shackell, Lara Bennett, Deidre Curry & Rackel Sussyer

Dr Rosemary Cahill & Narell Black




VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

DAY TWO—WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2021 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE


1:50 PM 2:35 PM

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WORKFORCE CAPACITY

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

WORKFORCE CAPACITY


MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ETHICS & LEADERSHIP ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

Leading and sustaining quality improvement: What makes the difference in LDC services?

ECA Board Hot Topics Assessment for learning: What does it look like? Why do it?

How shifting the way we frame children's 'challenging behaviours' transforms the program

Refugee and asylum seeker early childhood pilot

Intentionally teaching to support the development of executive functioning skills in preschoolers

The role of leadership in a ‘whole-of-service’ approach to health promoting practice

Professional reading, leadership and ethics

Bosses and creators: Children's experiences of agency vs adult regulation in play

Asscoiate Professor Fay Hadley, Gabrielle Sinclair & Professor Susan Irvine

ECA Board Tor Polding, Pippa Procter, Sue Rob OBE, Dr Jane Page OAM & Annette McKenzie

Dr Melinda Miller & Sandi Phoenix

Sahba Hamid & Anaik Doyle

Gauri Sharma Lara Hernandez Jackie Brien Dr Carmen Huser


2:45 PM 3:30 PM

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

WORKFORCE CAPACITY CHILDREN AS CITIZENS MULTIPLE

PERSPECTIVESFOSTERING CREATIVITY


WORKFORCE CAPACITY


The practice of professionalism— Developing a shared understanding

Celebrating and strengthening the Early Years Learning Framework and my time our place: Gathering perspectives to inform the Approved Learning Frameworks (ALF’s) Update project

Early childhood teachers’ perceived role, knowledge and confidence with language and literacy

What is the Early Childhood Early Intervention approach—Northcott

Creating compassion, connection and confidence within educator teams to spark conversations with children around gender and sexualities

Book Book Book! The role of chickens in early childhood settings

Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges in the early years (F–2)

Our journey towards sustainable transformative practice and provision

Overcoming barriers to inquiry-based STEM learning

Ian Alchin Professor Sue Irvine, Professor Fay Hadley, Professor Linda Harrison & Associate Professor Lennie Barblett AM

Tessa Weadman Maree Bisby & Donna Jones Samantha Newbury Gabby Millgate Natalie Jonas Emma Keene & Belinda Ross Hayley Bates

3:30 PM 4:15 PM AFTERNOON TEA

4:15 PM 5:05 PM

LIVE STREAM

Dr Anita Heiss, AuthorAustralian Keynote Address: Wingangarra, Yalbilinya, Marramara (Listen, Learn, Create)

5:05 PM 5:10 PM Day Two: Closing remarks



VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

PROGRAM AT A GLANCEDAY THREE—THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2021

EARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

START TIME END TIME LIVE STREAM

8:20 AM 8:25 AM Welcome back

8:25 AM 8:35 AM Welcome by Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

8:35 AM 9:25 AMPanel: Reflecting on our professional identityDr Anne Kennedy, Early Childhood Consultant, Professor Sue Irvine, QUT, Belinda Rule, C and K, Helen Gibbons, United Workers Union and Aunty Denise Proud


9:30 AM 9:40 AMAward Presentations ECA Doctoral Thesis Award, Barbara Creaser Awards

9:40 AM 10:10 AM Barbara Creaser Memorial Lecture

10:10 AM 10:50 AM MORNING TEA

10:50 AM 11:35 AM

LIVE STREAM LIVE STREAM 2 ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ROOM 5 ROOM 6


CHILDREN AS CITIZENS WORKFORCE CAPABILITY FOSTERING CREATIVITY FOSTERING CREATIVITY CHILDREN AS

CITIZENS FOSTERING CREATIVITY

From birth to three: Exploring educators' understandings of agency

Doctoral Thesis Award Presentation

To be or not to be: Promising children

Embedding Be You following an inquiry into how to implement critical reflection

When I grow up, I want to be a sandwich

Using drama to nurture creativity and curiosity

The journey of the young learner with nature as their teacher

‘The Five Branches Framework’—Bringing back the joy of music

Tanya Burr & Professor Sheila Degotardi

Nicole Caves Lisa Watson & Dr Debra Williams Angeline Neville Nicole Haeusler, Jo Darbyshire & Kathy Mitchell

Tamara Abbott Anne Belcher


11:45 AM 12:30 PM

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES FOSTERING CREATIVITY FOSTERING CREATIVITY

Growing our educators' capability and confidence in guiding children's behaviour

Barbara Creaser Awards Panel Child rights are human rights—An approach with infants and toddlers

Empowered citizens in early childhood

A journey through place: Embracing relationships

Expanding normative influences and provocations for art-making practices in early childhood pedagogy

Fostering creativity through music therapy

Dr Suzy Tamone & Shelley Marie-Sainte

Leslie Braganza Karin Humphrey Alissa Castro Mary Stenmark Dinah Humphries


1:30 PM 2:15 PM

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY CHILDREN AS CITIZENS


ETHICS & LEADERSHIP MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

Trauma-aware early childhood education and care

HESTA Early Childhood Education and Care workforce insights: COVID and beyond 2021

Children as enabled citizens in a post-industrialised, post-COVID society

Autism-friendly language and literacy library program for preschoolers

Look for opportunities, not constraint: Authentic leadership and organisational culture in practice

The 21st Century moving forward: Digital technology and Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model Theory

Dr Judith Howard Ian Colyer Cathy Gordon & Anneliese Knell Andrea Hurley & Dr Jessica Paynter

Anna Dutney & Kim Yarnton

Naomi Sheridan


2:25 PM 3:15 PM

LIVE STREAM

Steve Sammartino, FuturistKeynote Address: Inventing our future

3:15 PM 3:25 PM Closing remarks by ECA National President and launch of 2022 Conference

Presentations featuring this symbol will be Livestreamed.NB: Program subject to change without notice. All times are listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

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