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May 15 – 18, 2007
Shangri La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
7:30 am - 8:30 am, Ballroom Foyer, Level 4
8:30 am - 10:15 am, Ballroom, Level 4
The Power of Early Childhood as a Force for Reconciliation
Working Forum Belfast Report
Introduction of Working Team Belfast and Members:
Marta Arango, Colombia
Paul Connolly, Northern Ireland
N. Urbain Dembele, Mali
Duane C. Dennis, United States
Andrew Ikupu, Papua New Guinea
Ingrid Jones, Albania
Eleanor Mearns, Northern Ireland
Ayshe Najjar, Israel
Felicien Ntakiyimana, Chad
Elisa del Puerto, The Philippines
Norma Rudolph, South Africa
Kishor Shrestha, Nepal
Aleksandra Selak Zivkovic, Croatia
Betty Burkes, United States
Diane Levin, United States
Festival of World Forum Projects
10:15 am - 11:00 am, Ballroom Foyer, Level 4
11:00 am - 12:30 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.
#34 Play, The Universal Language of Children-Part A
Salon Hemon, Level A
During this session questions that emerged from Part A will be discussed among
the panel members who have had time to reflect on these questions from the day
before. Discussion from the audience will be encouraged. The digital video clips
will be available to present on demand in order to give context to the discussion.
While helpful, it is not necessary that the audience attend Part B.
Session Designer: George Forman, United States
Session Moderators:
George Forman, United States
Moonja Oh, Korea
Panel Members:
Vishakha Deshpande, India
Bessie A. Rios, The Philippines
N. Urbain Dembele, Mali
Zhang, Lan, China
Stephen Lenaiyasa, Kenya
Roberto Barocio Quijano Mexico
Adunola Adepoju, Nigeria
Nakamura Masayuki, Japan
Roxana Salazar, Bolivia
Jana Treier, Estonia
#3 Health and Safety in Child Care Settings: Perspectives from around the Globe
Salon One, Level 2
Hear how three different nations strive to introduce health and safety protocols
that have been shown to be effective in the various forms of early childhood
settings. The key challenge and learning to be discussed is the importance of
taking into account the process of socialization within each particular culture
and learning to fashion education interventions in a manner that is complementary.
Session Organizer: International Child Resource Institute
Session Moderators:
Lisa Shulman, United States
Abby Shapiro, United States
Presenters:
Carmen Heraez, Argentina
Shirley Ngwenya, South Africa
Zhong Xiaofeng, China
#44 Preserving Indigenous Cultures: Making Room, Appreciating and Protecting
Differences
Salon Kafka-Lamartine, Level A
Every attempt is made to preserve and enhance Indigenous culture during the
early years of children's lives. It creates a strong sense of identity, strength
and purpose for children as they grow and become
contributing adults.
Session Moderator: Dato Napsiah Omar, Malaysia
Presenters:
Sasa Milic, Montenegro
Rosline Sandai, Malaysia
Carol Beaulieu, Anishinaabe, Canada
#28 What Can an Orphanage that Respects the Child's Natural Abilities Teach
Us?
Salon Jarry, Level A
Applying the Pikler approach of attentive caregiving and free movement to understand
how peace begins with babies.
Session Organizer: Elsa Chahin, Mexico
Session Moderator: Janet Gonzalez-Mena, United States
Presenters:
Laura Briley, United States, working in Romania
and Hungary
Elsa Chahin, Mexico, working in Mexico and United
States
Janet Gonzalez-Mena, United States, working in
United States, Australia, and Mexico
Karen Gordon, Canada, working in El Salvador
Ute Strub, Germany, working in Hungary, Austria,
Switzerland
Diana Suskind, United States, working in China
and New Zealand
Mioara Banu, Romania, working in Canada
#24 Quality Control in Multi-Site Organizations
Salon Joyce, Level A
Strategies will be discussed that organizations pursue in maintaining consistent
high levels of quality in all facilities in a multi-site early childhood organization.
Session Moderator: Antoinette le Marchant, Australia
Presenters:
Lina Ashar, India
Rita Franke, The Netherlands
Retta Seger, United States
#35 Supporting Quality in Home-Based Child Care through Training, Mentoring,
and Assessment
Salon Seven, Level 3
Session Organizer: Kathy Modigliani, United States
Presenters:
This list will be divided between the two sessions:
Vrinda Datta, India
#10 National Early Childhood Delivery Systems
Salon Six, Level 3
Approaches different nations use to fund and deliver early childhood services
will be presented and discussed.
Session Moderator: Louise Zimanyi, Canada
Presenters:
Rosemary Murphy, United Kingdom
Bander Alswelem, Saudi Arabia
Christiane Bourdages Simpson, Quebec PS Ed Program
Liu Yan, China
Beatriz Londono, Colombia (invited)
#18 Current Issues/Trends/Challenges in Teacher Education
Salle de Bal Est, Level 4
Session Moderator: Carol Logie, Trinidad and Tobago
Presenters:
Lilian Katz, United States
Rose Davies, Jamaica
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
If you signed up for one of the no-host lunches today, meet your group on Level
2 at 12:30 pm. Look for someone holding a sign bearing the name of the restaurant
you selected.
2:15 pm - 3:45 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.
#37 Designing Environments That Connect With Nature
Salon Hemon, Level A
Presenters will discuss and display innovative and inexpensive ways to incorporate
nature back into the outdoor environment.
Presenters will lead discussion on the importance of nature in the play context
for young children.
Session Organizers: Toni and Robbie Christie, New Zealand
Session Moderator: Jim Greenman, United States
Presenters:
Toni and Robin Christie, New Zealand
Eric Strickland, United States
Vicki Stoecklin, United States
Elyssa and Eric Nelson, United States
Claire Warden, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ken Jaffe, United States
#5 Early Childhood Programs as a Force for Reconciliation
Salon One, Level 2
The work and stories of Working Forum Belfast are continued from the plenary
session. This is the opportunity to hear from other members of Working Team
Belfast.
Session Organizers: Working Team Belfast
Session Moderators:
Kishor Shrestha, Nepal
Paul Connolly, Northern Ireland
Presenters:
Diane Levin, United States
Marta Arango, Colombia
Paul Connolly, Northern Ireland
N. Urbain Dembele, Mali
Duane C. Dennis, United States
Andrew Ikupu, Papua New Guinea
Ingrid Jones, Albania
Eleanor Mearns, Northern Ireland
Ayshe Najjar, Israel
Felicien Ntakiyimana, Chad
Kishor Shrestha, Nepal
#42 Working with Parents: Sharing a Wealth of World Strategies
Salon Kafka-Lamartine, Level A
Presenters will cite high priority parent needs they witness and respond to
in their daily work. Strategies and recommendations for supporting and collaborating
with parents will be shared.
Panelists will identify necessary government, community and human resources
required to promote success.
Session Moderator: Karen Stephens, United States
Presenters:
Miriam Westheimer, Israel
Caroline Hudicourt, Haiti/France
Lucila Martines, Brazil
#27 Infants and Toddlers
Salon Jarry, Level A
Session Moderator:
Lily Wong, Singapore
Presenters:
Ron Lally, United States
Lily Wong, Singapore
#33 International Program Showcase
Salon Joyce, Level A
Session Organizer:
Michael Kalinowski, United States
Presenters:
Maria Burt, Paraguay
Norin Hayes, Republic of Ireland
Gaetane Huot, Argentina
Carmen Stewart, Northern Ireland
#63 Culture and Leadership
Salon Seven, Level 3
The purpose of the session is to raise awareness and reflect on issues and questions
as we engage in dialogues about Culture and Leadership.
We seek to continue the processes begun by creating cross-cultural alliances
and action steps to support and strengthen leadership development in community
contexts.
Session Moderator: Betty Chan, Hong Kong
Session Facilitators:
Patty Hnatiuk, United States
Hanna Gebretensae, Eritrea
Daphna Dinerman, Israel
#43 Serving Special Populations: Children Who Are Homeless or Live on the
Streets
Salon Six, Level 3
Session Moderator: Caius Brandao, Brazil
Presenters:
Nortey Emmanuel, Ghana (invited)
Claudette Bradshaw, Canada (invited)
Sue Heilman, United States
#13 Bridges of Words: Languages and Cultures in Today's World
Salle de Bal Est, Level 4
This session will be an interactive discussion of the interrelationship of language
development and culture in human communities.
Conversation will include the importance of language preservations, the impact
of bilingual education, and the effects of language immersion programs.
Session Moderator:
Te Tuhi Robust, New Zealand
Presenters:
Martha Llanos, Peru
Edith Loring, Canada
Poonam Mehta, Hong Kong (invited)
Session Synthesizer:
Gloria de Llovio Domingues, Puerto Rico
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
All Breakout Levels
4:30 pm - 6:00 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.
#21 Promising Practices in Distance Learning: International Perspectives
Salon Hemon, Level A
Model eLearning programs from around the world will be identified and described
by eTeaching preconference day participants.
Promising practices in distance learning, innovative uses of technology for
early childhood teacher education and professional development, and "lessons
learned" will be shared and demonstrated.
Session Moderator: Chip Donohue, United States
Presenters:
Selena Fox, New Zealand
Petra Luck, United Kingdom
Lisa Holstrom, United States
Participants in EC eTeaching Institute
#64 Advocacy for Early Childhood Development: Lessons from the Global Leaders
for Young Children
Salon One, Level 2
Education for all begins with early childhood development.
Advocating for greater public awareness and improved policies in countries throughout
the world is one of our greatest challenges.
In this session the Global Leaders for Young Children will share their advocacy
projects emerging in South Africa, Mexico, and Hungary.
Participants will be encouraged to share successes from their countries.
Session Moderator: Joan Lombardi, United States
Presenters:
Graciela Borja, Mexico
Ivan Galindo, Mexico
Eva Deak, Hungary
Eva Lilla Lampert, Hungary
Meryl Hewett-Fourie, South Africa
Blossom Ngwevela, South Africa
Juliana Seleti, South Africa
#60 Poverty
Salon Kafka-Lamartine, Level A
Session Moderator: Anggani Soedono, Indonesia
Presenters:
Osmar Terra, Brazil
Michael Banda, Zambia
Consuela Corredor, Colombia (invited)
#23 Manager Development in Multi-Site Organizations
Salon Jarry, Level A
Session focuses on approaches to training and motivating management personnel
in multi-site early childhood organizations.
Session Moderator: Boh Boon Chiang, Malaysia
Presenters:
Betsy van de Grift, The Netherlands
John Woodard, United Kingdom
Blanca Zubillaga, Uruguay
#45 Transition to Primary School
Salon Joyce, Level A
Session Moderator: Sue Bredekamp, United States
Presenters:
Norin Hayes, Republic of Ireland
Kamal Hossain, Bangladesh
Putri Zabariah M. Rahman, Malaysia
Audrey Wiaite, Canada (invited)
#46 Art and Drawing in the Center
Salon Seven, Level 3
This session will focus on the important role that drawing can play in creating
a forum for young children's communication and thinking.
Ways that drawing can become more central in an early childhood program will
be presented.
Session Moderator: Kevin Carnes, United States
Presenters:
Pat Tarr, Canada
Elena Markeviciene, Lithuania
Roxana Salazar, Bolivia
Maria Carmen Schulze, Bolivia
#53 Men in the Lives of Young Children: The Roles and Contributions of Fathers,
Father-figures, and Male Professionals in Early Childhood Education
Salon Six, Level 3
Children benefit from nurturing relationships with men.
These discussants and their audience will consider the many roles and contributions
of fathers, father-figures, and male early childhood education professionals
to the health, development, and education of young children.
Session Moderator: Don Piburn, United States
Presenters:
Rev. John Senyonyi, Uganda
Francis Chalamandra, Malawi
Te Tuhi Robust, New Zealand
Roberto Barocio Quijano, Mexico
#29 Overview of Commonly-Used Curriculum Models (integrated and comprehensive)
Salle de Bal Est, Level 4
Session Organizer/Moderator:
Diane Trister Dodge, United States
Presenters:
High/Scope: Clay Shouse or Larry Schweinhart
Creative Curriculum: Diane Trister Dodge
Reggio Emilia: Amelia Gambetti
If you signed up for one of the no-host dinners tonight, meet your group on
Level 2 at 7:00 pm. Look for someone holding a sign bearing the name of the
restaurant you selected.
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Salons A/B/C, Level B
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Salon Jarry, Level A
Salon Joyce, Level A
10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Salon 8, Level 4
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