Agenda

Wednesday- April 30, 2008

Working Forum Welcome
Roger and Bonnie Neugebauer – World Forum Foundation
Selena Fox – New Zealand Tertiary College

Welcome Address
Lilian Katz - Challenges in the education of teachers of young children
An inspirational introduction to the Working Forum for Teacher Educators.

Morning Tea – provided

Session 1: Conversations on teacher education for advocacy and leadership
Moderator: Larry Schweinhart (USA)

Rhonda Forrest (Australia) - The teacher educator’s role in students learning to lead

Dr Louise Hard and Ms Wyverne Smith (Australia) - Developing Leadership Self Belief in EC Pre-Service Teachers: Challenges and Successes

Roger McClay (New Zealand Commissioner for Children 1998 to 2003 - New Zealand) - Cherishing Children

Lunch – delegate’s choice of local venues

Orakai Marae
Delegates to bus to our local Marae for a formal pohiri welcome ceremony, evening proceedings and entertainment.

Afternoon Tea - provided

Session 2: Conversations on teacher education in bicultural and multicultural contexts
Moderator: Karen Prince (New Zealand)

Sonja Zoellner, Marek Tesar and Rawiri Keelan (New Zealand) - Our Roots – our Teaching

Kathy Ward-Cameron (USA) - The weaving of indigenous cultures in a global paradigm of teacher education

Andrew Gibbons (New Zealand) - The limits of biculturalism: Ka Hikitia and early childhood teacher education in Aotearoa

Dinner – a cultural dinner experience - provided

Thursday - May 1, 2008

Welcome
Poster displays: available for delegates to view throughout Morning Tea and Lunchtime

Ellen Hall – Reggio Emilia
Jill Hadley – (W)Riting for VET
Donohue and Fox – The ecelearn guide to learning online
The Bookgarden – New Zealand / Australia
He Kupu – New Zealand Tertiary College
Anthea Wendelborn – Fun Keys

Session 3: Conversations on teacher education and relationships
Moderator: Elsbeth Brown (USA)

Ellen Hall and Alison Maher (USA) - Intern and Mentor: A reciprocal learning relationship

Lavinia Tiko (Fiji) - Relationship and Teacher Education: Mentoring

Heather Conroy (Singapore) - Mentoring as a catalyst for change: Empowering teachers through collaborative learning

Morning Tea – provided

Session 4: Conversations on teacher education and adult education strategies
Moderator: Swati Popat (India)

Bessie Rios (Philippines) - Molding the Molders of Young Children

Lindy Austin (New Zealand) - Forty years plus more, and still there is more: A reflective journey of an early childhood educator

Dr Lily Wong (Singapore) - Adult Learning Principles and Ethical Issues in EC Teacher Education

Lunch – delegate’s choice of local venues

Session 5: Conversations on teacher education and curriculum
Moderator: Karin du Plessis (New Zealand)

Larry Schweinhart (USA) - The Essence of an Early Childhood Curriculum: Some Thoughts on How to Deal with Early Childhood Teacher Diversity?

Dr Mary Hynes-Berry and Rebeca Itzkowich (USA) - When is teaching learning: The gift of error

Kathryn Summers Clark and Ann Noland (USA) - Helping undergraduate students meet the challenges of using responsive language in the classroom

Dinner – delegate’s choice

Friday May 2, 2008

Welcome

Session 6: Conversations on teacher education and the role of technology in program delivery
Moderator: Chip Donohue (USA)

Judy Goth-Owens (USA) - The power of relationships in online education

Rose Davies (West Indies) - Learning online: Experiences and challenges of including the excluded in higher education in the Caribbean

Julie Whittaker & Katrina Ludeman (New Zealand) - Moving Forward by Looking Back

Morning Tea – provided

Session 7: Conversations on future directions for early childhood teacher education
Moderator: Roger Neugebauer (USA)

Where to from here? – 3 perspectives:
To include reflections on previous sessions of the Working Forum for Teacher Educators

Alison Lutton (USA) - Teacher education standards as a shared framework for innovative practice

Ros Littledyke (Australia) - Achieving best practice in early years care and education

Colin Gibbs (New Zealand) - Synthesis of WFTE / future directions…to include reflections on previous sessions of the Working Forum for Teacher Educators

Closing Reception

Light Lunch - provided