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May 15 # 18, 2007 Shangri La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Agenda for Friday, May 20
8:30 am - 10:00 am
You are invited to attend one of the eight concurrent sessions described on
this and the following pages. If a room is full, please make an alternate selection.
Thank you.
#19 Training for Leadership
Salon Hemon, Level A
Session Organizer: Selena Fox, New Zealand
Session Moderator: Ebru Aktan Kerem, Turkey
Presenters:
Bill Strader, United States
Enkhbaatar Demchig, Mongolia
Valerie Rhomberg, Canada
#11 Indicators of Quality
Salon One, Level 2
Approaches to measuring quality of services delivered by early childhood organizations
will be shared.
Session Moderator: Mark Ginsberg, United States
Presenters:
Loretta Willett, Australia
Gopini Pandey, Nepal
Aloy M. Ejiogu, Nigeria
Heino Schonfeld, Ireland
Gilberto Mendez, Guatamala/United States
Raquel Oliva, United States
#22 Multi-Site Roundtable Session
Salon Kafka-Lamartine, Level A
A variety of discussion groups will focus on specific topics in the operation
of a multi-site early childhood organization.
Session Moderator: Fran Durekas, United States
Presenters:
Working with Parents
Marta Arango, Colombia
Training Teachers
Maria Howard, Australia
Organizational Culture
Jennifer Yarbrough, United States
Leadership Succession Planning
Sheila Niehaus, United States
#31 What Is the Familyfs Role in a Curriculum?
Salon Jarry, Level A
Session Moderator: Sau Pheng Liew, Malaysia
Session Organizer: Diane Trister Dodge, United States
Presenters:
Olivia Gonzalez Campos, Mexico
Rebecca New, United States
Moya Fewson, Canada
Carol Logie, Trinidad and Tabago
#2 Social Health Issues for Young Children: Mental Health, Nutritional Health,
Environmental Health
Salon Joyce, Level A
Session Organizer: Jacqueline Hayden, Australia
Session Moderator: Farida Akhtar, Bangladesh
Presenters:
Mental Health:
Irene Bevc, Shela Minhas, Andrew Reesor-McDowell, Canada
MacDonald Sembereka, Malawi
Nutrition:
Wayne Eastman, Canada
Chris Mulford, United States
Environmental Health:
Barbara Coyle, Canada
#56 World Program Showcase
Salon Seven, Level 3
Session Organizer: Michael Kalinowski, United States
Presenters:
Mary Lou Claux, Peru
Patricia Menezes, Brazil
Robin Kealey, Argentina
Radziah Daud, Malaysia
Judith Loh, Malaysia
#16 More than Childish Talk: Meaningful and Exciting Conversations with
Children
Salon Six, Level 3
An important key in rich language development experiences depends on the richness
of listening and speaking in conversational style.
Through the process of conversation, children and adults begin to appreciate
and assess what is important in each other's lives. Cultural perspectives on
adults and child conversation will provide a focus for discussion.
Session Organizer: Luis Hernandez, United States
Session Moderator: Alexandrea Doherty, Canada
Presenters:
Betty Bardige, United States
Joanne Knapp-Filo, United States
Bessie Rios, The Philippines
Darlene Leach, Australia
Session Synthesizer:
Lexi Deece-Cassidy, Canada
#41 Helping Children Learn to Love the Earth Before We Ask Them to Save
It: Developmentally Appropriate Environmental Education for Young Children
Salle de Bal Est, Level 4
Session Organizers/Moderators:
Nancy Rosenow and John Rosenow, United States
Presenters:
Wil Maheia, Belize
Monique Sweeting, Bahamas
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Ballroom Foyer, Level 4
10:45 am - 12:15 pm
You are invited to attend one of the eight concurrent sessions described on
this and the following pages. If a room is full, please make an alternate selection.
Thank you.
#15 Family Literacy: Bonds of Families and Children in the Learning Process
Salon Hemon, Level A
Programs that emphasize the link of a family's own learning are providing children
with family role models who are learners.
Participants will discuss the links of effective early literacy development
as families create literacy rich moments during everyday experiences. Models
of family literacy programs for various nations will be discussed.
Session Organizer: Luis Hernandez, United States
Session Moderator: Judith Pack, United States
Presenters:
Anne Kennedy, Australia
Lucila Martines, Brazil
Lina Ashar, India
Synthesizer: Richard Kaa, Australia
#52 Programs Meeting the Needs of Rural Families
Salon One, Level 2
Session Moderator:
Radmila Rangelov-Jusovic, Bosnia/Herzegovina
Presenters:
Suzana Kirandziska, Macedonia
Nancy B. Netherland, United States
Ali Shar, Palestine
Bustam Kamri, Malaysia
#49 Advocacy: Making a Difference, Finding Your Voice
Salon Kafka-Lamartine, Level A
Session Organizer/Moderator:
Michael Kalinowski, United States
Presenters:
Donna Rafanello
#57 Supervising Early Childhood Teachers
Salon Jarry, Level A
Techniques and guidelines in the effective oversight and motivation of early
childhood teachers will be shared.
Session Moderator: Priscilla Yeung, Hong Kong
Presenters:
Bob Siegel, United States
Angela Bell, Canada
Rosemary Murphy, United Kingdom
#7 Challenging Behavior
Salon Seven, Level 3
Session Moderator: Kirsten Haugen, United States
Presenters:
Selina Ekpo, Nigeria
Presenters pending.
#39 Global Issues around Girls/Women
Salon Six, Level 3
Session Moderator: Edna Ranck, United States
Presenters:
Laura Otaala, Namibia (invited)
Farida Akhtar, Bangladesh (invited)
James Muriithi Ireri, Kenya (invited)
Seyed E. Asaei, Iran (invited)
Olasumbo Apanpa, Nigeria
#8 Legislating Nationally, Working Locally National Policy and Its Impact
as it is Implemented Locally
Salle de Bal Est, Level 4
Session Moderator: Alejandro Acosta, Colombia
Presenters:
Antanas Mockus, Colombia
Mr. Fajardo, Colombia (invited)
Jacqui Frazer, Northern Ireland
Laba Prasad Tripathee, Nepal
Mel Bonga, The Philippines
Addie Pryce, Canada
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Ballroom, Level 4
The Power of Communities through Early Childhood
Antanas Mockus, Colombia
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
"Flavors of Montreal Served Family Style"
Ballroom, Level 4