2007 Events

2007 CEIEC Annual International Conference

Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 7: Transforming Connections – Local & Global Possibilities
15 – 17 November 2007
Venue: University of Melbourne

Keynote and featured speakers
Chris Sarra
Gloria Swindler-Boutte
Sue Atkinson
Paul Connolly
Beth Blue Swadener

Conference Program

2007 Seminars

National curriculum in early childhood – What could and should be achieved?
Presented by: Professor David Kirp, University of California, Berkeley
4.00-5.00pm 6 June 2007
Jim Potter Conference Room, Old Physics Building, The University of Melbourne

Troubling Childhood Innocence
Presented by: Dr Affrica Taylor, University of Canberra, Australia
1.00-2.00pm 13 June 2007
Plaza Conference Rooms 1 & 2, The Plaza Conference Centre, The University of Melbourne

Changing perspectives on early childhood: implications for children’s rights and participation from an international perspective
Presented by: Professor Martin Woodhead, Open University, UK & Special Advisor to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
2.00 pm – 4.00 pm 29th August 2007
Council Meeting Room, Floor 2, Melbourne Town Hall, 90-120 Swanston St, Melbourne.
Hosted by: The Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood (CEIEC), Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne and Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Victorian Branch, with support from the City of Melbourne, Children’s Services Branch.

It may look good but does it actually work?: Developing evidence-informed approaches to the Design, Delivery and Evaluation of Early Childhood Programs
Presented by: Professor Paul Connolly, Queen’s University, Belfast
1.00-2.00pm 12 November 2007
Room 242 Alice Hoy Building, The University of Melbourne

Confronting Oppression: Becoming Stronger Allies for and with Children and Families
Presented by: Professor Beth Blue Swadener,
7.00pm 13 November 2007
Fitzroy Town Hall
Sponsored by: The City of Yarra, The University of Melbourne’s Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood & The Creswick Foundation.

2007 CEIEC Postgraduate Seminar

Critical Literacy: Images, Ideologies, and Legitimate Knowledge
Presented by: Dr Gloria Swindler Boutte, University of South Carolina
1.00-2.00pm 19 November 2007
Foundation Life Members Room, Graduate Centre, The University of Melbourne
Supported by: The School of Graduate Research, University of Melbourne

2007 Dean’s Lecture Series: Inaugural Professional Lecture

Trial and transitions to citizenship: What really matters in early childhood education?
Presented by: Professor Glenda Mac Naughton, CEIEC, The University of Melbourne
6.30-7.30pm 7 August 2007
JH Michell Theatre, Richard Berry Building (Building 160), The University of Melbourne

2007 Learning Exchanges & Study Tours

Tauranga Regional Free Kindergarten Association
26 June 2007

New Zealand Reggio Emilia Study Group
17 October 2007