PROGRAM AT A GLANCE - ECA National Conference · Katrina Hendry, Catherine Atherton & Gina Sloane Leanne Hunter & Louise Wood Professor Ben Mathews & Dr Divna Haslam Asscoiate Professor

The right to play, learn and be heard

YOUNG CITIZENS

2021

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

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BANE MONDAY 6–THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 202

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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTREEARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

DAY ONE—TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2021START TIME END TIME GREAT HALL

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

9:30 AM 10:20 AMSir Kevan Collins, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)International Keynote Address

10:20 AM 11:05 AM MORNING TEA

11:05 AM 11:50 AM

GREAT HALL CONCURRENT 1 CONCURRENT 2 CONCURRENT 3 CONCURRENT 4 CONCURRENT 5 CONCURRENT 6 CONCURRENT 7 CONCURRENT 8 CONCURRENT 9

ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

FOSTERING CREATIVITY

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY


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

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

Fostering children’s rights to be creative and curious: Everyday learning in mathematics

Associate Professor Lennie Barblett, Dr Sandra Cheeseman & Catharine Hydon

Dr Lisa Sonter & Sharon Kemp

Professor Linda Harrison, Dr Sheena Elwick & Associate Professor Kate Williams

Madeline Hagon Novia Heroanto Michele Binstadt Carrie Rose Dr Sharryn Clarke, Dr Leigh Disney, Dr Robyn Babaeff, John O'Shaughnessy & Elfriede Taylor

Elizabeth Noske Associate Professor Marianne Knaus

11:50 AM 12:00 PM ROOM CHANGE

12:00 PM 12:45 PM







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Creating community: Rituals, traditions and routines in early childhood settings

Integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals in early childhood education to foster transformational learning

Voices of Aboriginal peoples informing early childhood education practice

Using artificial intelligence (AI) robotic toys in early childhood for children’s inquiry

ECA Statement on play Educators in technology-based collaborative design process: Necessary and capable partners

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

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

Dr Luke Touhill & Mel Ferris Stephanie Willey Deb Mann & Wendy Jopson

Dr Sarika Kewalramani & Associate Professor Gillian Kidman

Dr Holly Tootell Bridget Isichei & Melisa Giles

Valentina Caputo & Leora Coleman

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

12:45 PM 1:45 PM LUNCH

1:45 PM 2:30 PM




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WORKFORCE CAPACITY


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

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

Involving children and families in Assessment and Rating

Participation and empowerment of children in an organisational setting

Stories of practice: Privileging Aboriginal perspectives in early childhood curriculum

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 Sandy Houen

Associate Professor Kym Simoncini

Dr Sally Staton Nikki Graham & Julie Price

Kim Vernon Cathy McClennan Angela Jegou Victoria Petriella & Jessica Staines

David Martin Erin Kerr

Presentations featuring this symbol will be Livestreamed.

NB: Program subject to change without notice.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCEDAY ONE—TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2021


2:30 PM 2:40 PM ROOM CHANGE

2:40 PM 3:25 PM





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Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in education

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

Reflections of a stolen generation: Past, present and future directions

Gold+ Sponsor session Explicit instruction of language and literacy in the early years to teach reading: Critical review and systematic analysis of literature

Assessment for learning: What does it look like? Why do it?

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

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?

Cristina Guarrella, Georgina Hill & Lucy Stewart

Jean Moran & Danielle Kennedy

QLD Department of Education

Maree Karaka Tor Polding, Pippa Procter, Sue Rob OBE, Dr Jane Page OAM & Annette McKenzie

Cindy Davenport & Jane Wiggle

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

GREAT HALL

Panel on Children’s RightsAnne Hollands, National Children’s CommissionerSue-Anne Hunter, SNAICCProfessor Marilyn Fleer, Monash University

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



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DAY TWO—WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2021START TIME END TIME GREAT HALL

8:30 AM 8:40 AM Welcome back

8:40 AM 9:30 AMLaura Jana, Penn State’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research CenterInternational Keynote Address

9:30 AM 9:40 AM ROOM CHANGE

9:40 AM 10:25 AM


Laura Jana, Penn State’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center Keynote Workshop

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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

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

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

ECA Publications

Dr Lisa Palethorpe Janette Nicoll, Louisa Ewin & Kirsten Holland

Sue Southey Simone Myskiw & Rebecca Mouat

Monika Tavernier Dr Rita Melia Sharon Sparks


11:10 AM 11:55 AM


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WORKFORCE CAPACITY



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Rituals: A pathway to self-regulation

Leading through kindness

A world we are all safe to live in

Children as eco-citizens: Broadening connections with sustainability-building knowledge and courage

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

Being an exemplary early childhood educator: What enables and constrains practice?

From strength to strength: Supporting children’s transition to school

Playgroup@home LIVE: Remotely connecting families amid social restrictions

School readiness funding: Fostering partnerships with professionals

Refugee and asylum seeker early childhood pilot

Toni Christie Dr Amanda McFadden & Helene Hodgson, Dr Lisa Sonter, Sue Southey, Emma Keene, Leanne Hunter

Katrina Hendry, Catherine Atherton & Gina Sloane

Leanne Hunter & Louise Wood

Professor Ben Mathews & Dr Divna Haslam

Asscoiate Professor Sandra Wong, Dr Megan Gibson & Kim Crisp

Elizabeth Robinson & Mariam Christodoulos

Dr Joanne Tarasuik, Deborah Njegac & Nancylee Merzel

Pippa Procter Sahba Hamid & Anaik Doyle

11:55 AM 12:05 PM ROOM CHANGE

12:05 PM 12:50 PM


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

Applying a risk-based approach to complaint management

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

Building sustainable workforce foundations: Sector, employers and school communities

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

Writing an Ethical code for Israeli kindergartens: Cooperation between Academy and Field

Professor Marilyn Fleer, Dr Glykeria Fragkiadaki & Dr Prabhat Rai

Jonathan Sleeman Maree Aldwinckle & Selma Jo Wastell

Michelle Carrick Dr Michele Peden Kellie Watson & Dr Megan Gibson

Linda Price Karen Shackell, Lara Bennett, Deidre Curry & Rackel Sussyer

Dr Rosemary Cahill & Narell Black

Tal Flysher, Dr Nira Wahle & Rivka Gortler




DAY TWO—WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2021 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE


1:50 PM 2:35 PM


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

Phonics, play-literacy and commercial phonics programs: What's really happening in prior-to-school settings?

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

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

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

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

ECA Advocacy and position statements

Asscoiate Professor Fay Hadley, Gabrielle Sinclair & Professor Susan Irvine

Dr Stacey Campbell Dr Melinda Miller, Sandi Phoenix & Julie Madgwick

Samantha Newbury Gauri Sharma Lara Hernandez Jackie Brien Dr Carmen Huser Natalie Jonas


2:45 PM 3:30 PM

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The practice of professionalism—Developing a shared understanding

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

Empowering early learning educators to support vulnerable children

What is the Early Childhood Early Intervention approach—Northcott

ECA Code of Ethics Book Book Book! The role of chickens in early childhood settings

ECA Board Hot Topics Our journey towards sustainable transformative practice and provision

Overcoming barriers to inquiry-based STEM learning

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

Ian Alchin Tessa Weadman Hayley Perkins & Bronwyn Tamplin

Maree Bisby & Donna Jones

Gabby Millgate ECA Board Emma Keene & Belinda Ross

Hayley Bates Yue Zhao

3:30 PM 4:15 PM AFTERNOON TEA

4:15 PM 5:05 PM

GREAT HALL

Anita Heiss, AuthorAustralian Keynote Address

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



PROGRAM AT A GLANCEDAY THREE—THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2021



EARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE

START TIME END TIME GREAT HALL

8:30 AM 8:35 AM Welcome back

8:35 AM 9:25 AM Panel on Professional Identity

9:25 AM 9:35 AMAward Presentations ECA Doctoral Thesis Award, Barbara Creaser Awards

9:35 AM 10:05 AM Barbara Creaser Memorial Lecture


10:50 AM 11:35 AM

GREAT HALL CONCURRENT 1 CONCURRENT 2 CONCURRENT 3 CONCURRENT 4 CONCURRENT 5 CONCURRENT 6 CONCURRENT 7 CONCURRENT 8







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Teaching, learning and wellbeing during a COVID-19 age

From birth to three: Exploring educators' understandings of agency

Being: to be or not to be—Flourishing with great consequence

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

Doctoral Thesis Award Presentation

When I grow up, I want to be a sandwich

Using drama to nurture creativity and curiosity

‘I didn’t think it was possible’: Action research growing pedagogy and practice

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

Tanya Burr & Professor Sheila Degotardi

Nicole Caves Lisa Watson & Debra Williams

Angeline Neville Nicole Haeusler, Jo Darbyshire & Kathy Mitchell

Dr Megan Gibson, Trevor Brown & Alison Doyle

Mel Angel & Sharon Rogers

11:35 AM 11:45 AM ROOM CHANGE

11:45 AM 12:30 PM









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

Child rights are human rights—An approach with infants and toddlers

Empowered citizens in early childhood

Barbara Creaser Awards Panel

A journey through place: Embracing relationships

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

‘Orange is the new surveillance’: Wearing hi-vis vests to the park

Fostering creativity through music therapy

Language, culture, understanding. It all starts in preschool

Dr Suzy Tamone & Shelley Marie-Sainte

Leslie Braganza Karin Humphrey Alissa Castro Mary Stenmark Karen Hope & Helen Jennings

Dinah Humphries Amanda Macdonald


1:30 PM 2:15 PM





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Trauma-aware early childhood education and care

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

Transforming pedagogical practice through professional inquiry

Connection to creativity: How educator–child relationships support creativity and learning in preschool

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

The journey of the young learner with nature as their teacher

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

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

Autism-friendly language and literacy library program for preschoolers

Dr Judith Howard Cathy Gordon & Anneliese Knell

Dr Deborah Harcourt & Karen Prestedge

Raelene Dundon Anna Dutney, Leanne Hunter & Kim Yarnton

Tamara Abbott Naomi Sheridan Anne Belcher Andrea Hurley & Dr Jessica Paynter


2:25 PM 3:15 PM

GREAT HALL

Steve Sammartino, FuturistKeynote Address

3:15 PM 3:35 PM Special performance

3:35 PM 3:45 PM Closing remarks by ECA National President and launch of 2022 Conference

3:45 PM 4:45 PM Farewell reception

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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE - ECA National Conference · Katrina Hendry, Catherine Atherton & Gina Sloane Leanne Hunter & Louise Wood Professor Ben Mathews & Dr Divna Haslam Asscoiate Professor