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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 20097:30 AM — 8:30 AMNorthern Ireland Study Tour 7:00 PM — 8:45 PM Masters of Ceremonies Early Years Welcome Jeffrey Donaldson, Member of Legislative Assembly for Democratic Unionist Party Gerry Kelly, Member of Legislative Assembly for Sinn Fein Tommy Sands, Northern Ireland The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Is 20 Years Old — Should We Celebrate? World Forum Welcome Stand By Me 8:45 PM — 10:15 PM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 20098:15 AM — 10:15 AMPlenary Session • Exhibition Center Masters of Ceremonies World Forum at Work: World Forum Representatives International Working Group on Peace Building with Young Children “Brain Research & Possibilities, Linking to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child” Kevin Carnes, Lakeshore
Voices of Hope for Children Impacted by HIV/AIDS Action Tank
Technology and the World Forum (1.8 MB)
Northern Ireland Department of Education Eight Concurrent Sessions11:00 AM — 12:30 PM#8 Strategic Investments in Professional Development that Transform Practice and Benefit Children • Grand 2 Jan Peeters, Belgium Kevin Kelman, Scotland Selena Fox, New Zealand Moderator: Judith Loh, Malaysia #9 Better Childhoods for Vulnerable Young Children: Promising Practices at the Grassroots Level • Grand 1 The approaches to breaking the cycle of HIV/AIDS and other threats to young children, described by the panel, are based on local conditions and opportunities and include psychosocial support for children and their caregivers, parenting education, de-stigmatizing strategies, and community organizing. Mary Moran, United States Psychosocial Programming for Young children in HIV Context Rose Kerubo, Kenya Martha Vibbert, United States Kathy Gau, Swaziland Mara Banda, Malawi Chung To, Hong Kong Moderator: Noreen Huni, South Africa Coordinated by: Yasmina Vinci, Voices of Hope for Children Impacted by HIV/AIDS Action Tank #14 Transformations in Outdoor Spaces: Adding the Wonders of Nature to Outdoor Setting where Children Learn and Play • Exhibition Centre There are many creative ways to add the enriching and healing touch of nature to outdoor spaces where children play and learn. This session will share ideas and photos from Nature Action Collaborative for Children members from around the world, and will provide suggestions to use with a wide variety of budgets and situations. Vicente Paolillo Filho, Brazil Raed Abu Hayanneh, Jordan Irma Allen, Swaziland Valerie Cuppens, United States Gillian McAuliffe, Australia Moderator: Bishnu Bhatta, Nepal Coordinated by: the Nature Action Collaborative for Children Leadership Team #22 The Ethics of Multi-Cultural Responsibility in Early Childhood Education: Visions for Building a Culturally Responsive ECD Profession • Grand 3 Andrew Gibbons, New Zealand Geneva Hallett, United States Moderator: Patsy Pillay, South Africa Session Leader: Andrew Gibbons, New Zealand Coordinated by: Ellen Hall, United States and supported by Selena Fox, New Zealand #26 Sustaining Growth and Managing Resources in Challenging Economic Times • Grand 4/5 Julie Wassom, United States Sonya Aylmore, Australia Moderator: Bob Siegel, United States Coordinated by: Tere Holmes, United States • Karen King, United States • Bob Siegel, United States #40 Including Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Programs: Steps to Success • Rotunda Programs and Programming for Inclusion Roberta Goldberg, United States Including children with special needs in early childhood programs: steps to success Roberta Goldberg, United States Included by Right? A child rights approach to inclusion in the early years Clionagh Boyle, Northern Ireland • Deepak Raj Sapkota, Nepal Moderator: Kathleen O’Kane, Northern Ireland Coordinated by: Deepak Raj Sapkota, Nepal #47 Global Music for Children • Edinburgh Suite Coordinated and facilitated by Maureen Harris, Canada • Sue Lewin, Australia #58 Children's Voices and Understandings in the Real World • Dublin Suite Children's Perceptions of Peace and Conceptions of War: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Middle East and the United States Daphna Dinerman, Israel Chris Diane Coughlin, United States Gloysis Mayers, United Arab Emirates Judy Bordin, United States Kishor Shrestha, Nepal Moderator: Kumara Tarr, Australia Coordinated by: Daphna Dinerman, Israel 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM 2:00 PM — 3:30 PM #4 Scaling-up Early Child Development: Turning Research into Action • Exhibition Centre The impact of quality Early Child Development (ECD) for children, especially children living in poverty, is well established. However, knowledge is lacking on how to effectively scale-up and sustain quality ECD programs and policies as key poverty reduction strategies. The Early Child Development Initiative at the Wolfensohn Center for Development recently completed a series of case studies on the scale-up of ECD in the developing world. Panelists will discuss their recent work including the research design process, results from one of the recently completed case studies on ECD scale-up in Macedonia, and the method by which the Initiative and its partners work together to turn research into action and advocacy. Sara Hommel, Wolfensohn Center for Development, United States Elena Misik, Wolfensohn Center for Development, Macedonia Youssef Hajjar, Arab Resource Collective, United Kingdom Moderator: Sara Hommel, United States #32 Innovative and Effective Uses of Technology for Online Teacher Education • Grand 1 Technology for in-service training — pedagogical and methodological issues Gerda Sula, Albania Regina Egger, Austria NZTC goes online Selena Fox, New Zealand The science of early child development Mia Elfenbaum, Canada Moderator: Chip Donohue, United States Coordinated by: Chip Donohue, United States #42 Reggio-inspired Urban Settings • Grand 2 Karen Haigh, United States Caty Franco-Diaz, México Rita Melia, Ireland Fran Bastion, Australia Coordinated by: Karen Haigh, United States #45 The World of Early Childhood Interior Environments • Grand 3 A review and discussion of “state of the art” approaches to the creation of culturally relevant, stimulating, nurturing, and innovative places for children. See, compare, and contrast the latest trends in interior design from China to Kenya and from Brazil to Nepal to Malaysia. Maggie Kamau-Biruri, Kenya Vera Lucia A. Melis Paolillo, Brazil Dhirendra Lamsal, Nepal Ken Jaffe, United States Moderator and Coordinator: Ken Jaffe, United States #64 Funding Early Childhood Education • Grand 4/5 Funding management: Cahal Hynds, Northern Ireland ECD model for low-income populations: Michael Banda, Zambia Community development approach to funding early childhood education businesses, First Children’s Finance Monica Duncan, United States Bob-e Simpson Epps, United States Lisa Sams, United States Nedra Sims-Fears, United States Jerry Cutts, United States Moderator: Carlos Pulido, México #20 Policies and Gender Roles • Rotunda Developing national policies Jerry Parr, United States Developments around the world Don Piburn, United States Building a boy-friendly world that serves ALL children Bryan Nelson, United States Research around male teachers Jan Peeters, Belgium Norway Action Groups: Anders Farstad, Norway Moderator: Henry Kemoli Manani, Kenya Coordinated by: Kenny Spence, Scotland • Craig d’Arcy, Australia • Bryan Nelson, United States #1 The Dangers and Possibilities in Caring for Institutionalized Children from Birth to Three • Edinburgh Suite How institutionalized children can grow in peace with the world and themselves and become productive and healthy adults. Anna Tardos, Pikler Institute, Hungary Moderator: Laura Briley, United States #19 Learning Through Culture - From Community to School • Dublin Suite Laurie Hand, Cherokee Nation, United States • TJ Skalski, Mother Early Children Charter School, Canada • Ned Doherty, Northern Ireland Traveller, Northern Ireland • Suzanne Sterling, Canada Moderator: Martha Llanos, Peru Coordinated by: Larry Railton, Canada 3:30 PM — 4:15 PM #35 Building an International Support Network for Play: Promising Practices in Supporting Play around the World • Exhibition Centre How play is central to children’s learning and development: Laura Henry, England Successes at creating outdoor learning environments: Barbara Lingard, New Zealand Play and children with special needs in Malaysia Anne Subashini Sivanathan, Malaysia Promoting play with infants and toddlers in Nepal and why such a project is needed Diana Suskind, United States Moderator: Larry Schweinhart, United States Coordinated by: Diane Levin, United States • Larry Schweinhart, United States #11 Diversity and Children’s Rights: Gender Issues in the Midst of Conflict • Grand 1 Deevia Bhana, South Africa • Swati Popat, India • Maggie Kamau-Biruri, Kenya • Spendu Onesmus, Namibia Moderator: Michael Kalinowski, United States Coordinated by: Jacqueline Hayden, Australia #23 Knowing Me — Knowing You: The Landscape of Reflective Practice in Teacher Education • Grand 2 Naama Zoran, Israel Gwendolyn Parsons, United States Handout #1 Handout#2 Tamar Jacobson, United States Handout#1 Handout#2 Moderator: Reeta Sonawat, India Session Leader: Naama Zoran, Israel Coordinated by: Ellen Hall, United States and supported by Selena Fox, New Zealand #38 Trends: Early Childhood Policy and Implementation in Ethiopia, Turkey, and Kenya • Grand 3 Woutje Waninge, Netherlands Demet Goren Niron, Turkey Lynette Okengo, Kenya Moderator: Lawrence Vatch, Canada Coordinated by: Woutje Waninge, Netherlands #55 Education for Sustainable Development, United Nations Project • Grand 4/5 Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson, Sweden Judith T. Wagner, United States John Siraj-Blatchford, United Kingdom Moderator: Edna Ranck, United States #5 Montessori • Rotunda Paula Glasgow, Canada Shela Minhas, Canada Maureen Harris, Canada Moderator: Suzanne Haggard, United States #6 : Scaling Up Small Pilot Projects: How to Actively Manage the Scaling Up Process • Edinburgh Suite Richard Kohl, United States Moderator: Lina Hamaoui, Lebanon #56 Living Together: Space for Intervention: Education for Social Justice • Dublin Suite Frances Donnelly, United Kingdom Zorica Trikic, Serbia • Jelena Vranjesevic, Serbia • Norma Rudolph, South Africa Coordinated by: Zorica Trikic, Serbia 7:30 PM — 9:00 PM 8:00 PM — 11:00 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 20098:15 AM — 10:15 AMPlenary Session • Exhibition Centre Masters of Ceremonies Zorica Trikic, Serbia “Young Children and Basic Needs, A Global Status Report based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child” Motown: Fabulous Five from First Children's Finance Tony Potts, Community Playthings World Forum at Work: Nature Action Collaborative for Children Maria Morfin, Mexico Working Project on Men in ECE
First Year Music Students from Queen's University, Belfast Roger Neugebauer, United States World Forum at Work: Launch of Teacher Educators Book 10:15 AM — 11:00 AM 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM #2 Teacher Presence • Exhibition Centre Lilian Katz, United States Colin Gibbs, New Zealand Moderator: Kay Albrecht, United States #12 Peace Building with Young Children: What Is Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research Telling Us about This Work? • Grand 1 This session focuses on the role that research can play in helping us understand how racial and ethnic divisions impact upon young children and also what approaches might work best in encouraging children to celebrate diversity and respect differences. Ulrike Niens, Northern Ireland Paul Connolly, Northern Ireland Mary Earick, United States Coordinated by: Paul Connolly, Northern Ireland #15 Bringing Nature into Indoor Classrooms • Grand 2 Children require opportunities to connect with nature. Sometimes bringing nature inside is an option or solution for helping children make connections, and there are many ways this can be achieved. This session will share images of environments where the presenters have worked to bring nature inside their settings. Toni Christie, New Zealand Robin Christie, New Zealand Swati Popat, India Claire Warden (19MB), Scotland Moderator: Sebastian Chuwa, Tanzania Coordinated by: the Nature Action Collaborative for Children Leadership Team #7 : Young Children and SEmerging Issues: Climate Change, Emergencies, and the Economic Crisis • Grand 3 Leonard Nurse, Barbados The Consultative Group Coordinated by: Louise Zimanyi, Canada and the Consultative Group #27 Recognizing and Measuring Quality • Grand 4/5 Bharat Kapoor, India • Denise Taylor, Australia • Laura Henry, United Kingdom • Fiona Kelleher, Ireland • Ty Durekas, United States Moderator: Tere Holmes, United States Coordinated by: Tere Holmes, United States • Karen King, United States • Bob Siegel, United States #61 Compassion and Socio-Emotional Development • Rotunda Lily Wong, Singapore Magela Guimaraes, Uruguay Roslyn Duffy, United States Jean Clinton, Canada Coordinated by: Roslyn Duffy, United States #48 Creating Community through the Language of Materials • Edinburgh Suite • POST SESSION REPORT by Daphna Dinerman Join us to investigate and create with recycled materials as we collaboratively explore the "language of materials" in order to deepen our understanding of the materials and their potential in programs for young children. In the process, participants will have an opportunity to get to know each other. Participants are invited to bring a small bag of recycled/reclaimed manufactured materials or papers from their own communities to share with the group. (To respect import restrictions, please do not bring natural or animal materials). Paper - Photos of Exploring Paper with three, four and five year olds Michelle Morales Escoffier, Bolivia Annaly Eimann, Namibia Safak Ozturk's photoset, Turkey Andrew Gibbons, New Zealand • Brian McHenry, Northern Ireland • Wayne Eastman, Canada • Laura Henry, United Kingdom • Adebayo Biodun, NIgeria • Marta Johnson, United States • Alba DiBello, United States • Sylvia Kind, Canada • Regina Egger, Austria • Maggie Kamau-Biruri, Kenya • Anisa Asad, Bahrain • Gillian McAuliffe, Australia • Daphna Dinerman, Israel • Susan Blixt, Canada • Sharon Solomon, Singapore • Debbie Back, Canada • Lynley McMillan, New Zealand • Wendy McCarty, United States • Diana Suskind, United States • Norma Rudolph, South Africa • Martha Llanos, Peru • Pat Tarr, Canada Moderator: Pat Tarr, Canada Coordinated by: Pat Tarr, Canada #41 Working with Parents and Families of Children with Special Needs • Dublin Suite Erik Linthorst, United States, filmmaker • Jane Betts, United Kingdom • Anne Subashini Sivanathan, Malaysia Moderator: Anne Subashini Sivanathan, Malaysia Coordinated by: Anne Subashini Sivanathan, Malaysia 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM #3 : Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being of Young Children • Exhibition Centre Stuart Shanker, Canada Moderator: Liana Ghent, Hungary #30 Caring for Institutionalized Children • Grand 1 Hear trainers and directors of orphanages in Belize and Indonesia discuss their problems and solutions for training and education of children birth through school-age. Delfena Mitchell, Belize Dragasari Rangkuti, Indonesia Puspavalli Sivan, Singapore Moderator: Laura Briley, United States Coordinated by: Laura Briley, United States #33 Innovative and Effective Uses of Technology for Training and Professional Development • Grand 2 Reel children: How films shape children and their teachers: Edna Ranck, United States Teachers as filmmakers: Capturing the process of learning in children: Catherine Donahue, United States Using emerging technologies for documentation: Vicki Bartolini, United States Blogging: getting your message out despite the recession: Val Mullally, Ireland Handout #1 Handout#2 Moderator: Chip Donohue, United States Coordinated by: Chip Donohue, United States #43 A Rights Based Approach to Early Care and Education • Grand 3 Sharing and reflecting on experiences in China, Northern Ireland and the United States this session will consider: the rights of orphaned children living in Institutions to nurturing, responsive care and education provided by educated, loving adults; the rights of children to quality environments, materials and interactions; and research surrounding the rights of children by children and adults in a school community. Linda Daly, Northern Ireland Ellen Hall, United States Janice Cotton, Half the Sky, China Moderator: Alison Maher, United States Coordinated by: Ellen Hall, United States #59 Resilience in the Classroom (Teachers and Children) • Grand 4/5 Neville Dwyer, Australia (by video) • Lorraine Harris, United States Moderator: Lorraine Harris, United States Coordinated by: Lorraine Harris, United States #25 Hope, Aspirations, and Plight: The Stories of Families in the Current of Global Immigration • Rotunda Nurses from the Philippines working in the Middle East, women from Honduras cleaning homes in Los Angeles, construction workers from Ecuador building apartment blocks in Spain, day laborers from Senegal working in France. This session will offer the opportunity for a general discussion of the impact of global migrations on children and families. Colleen Vesely, United States • Martine Pitt, Australia • Alejandro Acosta Ayerbe, Colombia • Judith Colbert, Canada Facilitation: Luis Hernandez and select World Forum Delegates Coordinated by: Luis Hernandez, United States #46 Teachers as Interpreters of Early Childhood Environments • Edinburgh Suite Explore how teachers can act as the builders and catalysts for the development of outstanding children’s care and development settings. Hear from those who have created amazing environments based on the creative minds of children. Discuss how teachers and school leaders can transform their programs and spaces to create wonder, joy, creativity, and innovation with minimal resources. Janet Mwitiki, Kenya Mukunda Prakash Kshetree, Nepal Leslie Falconer, United States Hannah Odjenma-Botchway, Ghana Moderator and Coordinator: Ken Jaffe, United Statess #53 School Readiness • Dublin Suite Dari Jigjidsuren, Mongolia (2.1 MB) Joyeeta Sengupta, India • Moderators: Anat Bar, Israel • Diane Whitehead, United States 3:30 PM — 4:15 PM #51 Realization of Children’s Rights: Country Reports by Children’s Commissioners and Ombudsmen for Children • Rotunda Bernard McDonald, Ireland Moderator: Maureen Bennett Coordinated by: Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Northern Ireland #10 Increasing Local Capacity to Support Communities and Caregivers of Young Children Affected by HIV/AIDS • Grand 1 Culturally appropriate and appreciative support through training, technical assistance and other strategies is vital to the success of communities and local programs in improving the outcomes for children and communities. Brighton Gwezera ancd Noreen Huni, Zimbabwe Karen Vance-Wallace, Canada Kathleen Okatcha, Kenya Moderator: Ellen McCurley, United States Coordinated by: Yasmina Vinci, Voices of Hope for Children Impacted by HIV/AIDS Action Tank #28 The Care of Indigenous Children and Assessing Prior Learning in ECD • Grand 2 Margot Greenwood, Places For The Good Care Of Children, Canada Barbara McLean, Head Start in British Columbia — History, Canada Ingrid Crowther, Canada Handout#1 Handout#2 Tina Fraser, Places For The Good Care Of Children, Western Canada Jacqueline Hunt-Smith, Australia Moderator and Coordinator: Larry Railton, Canada #49 Improving Outcomes for Children: Advocacy and Programs • Grand 3 Margaret Maher, Ireland • Eleanor McClorey, Ireland • Marian Quinn, Ireland • Roberta Goldberg, United States Moderator: Pauline Walmsley, Northern Ireland Coordinated by: Pauline Walmsley, Northern Ireland #62 Parental Involvement in Early Childhood: Global Perspectives • Grand 4/5 Parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. However, some parents may face particular challenges in this critical role or may not be as engaged in their child’s early education experiences outside the home as would be beneficial for the entire family. This panel will discuss strategies and models from around the world for supporting parents and ensuring that strong partnerships exist when their young children attend programs outside the home. Pamla Jo Boulton, United States Marvin Schwartz, United States Noel Kelly, Ireland Karen Ferris Cole, Hong Kong Moderator and Coordinator: Elanna Yalow, United States #37 Early Care and Education in Emergencies • Exhibition Centre Principles and practice for ECCD in emergencies: Louise Zimanyi, Canada Creating child-centered spaces for young children in emergencies: Mary Moran, United States From nothing to something: Using recycled materials to support teaching and learning: Puspavalli Sivan, Singapore • Dragasari Rangkuti, Indonesia Inclusion of disabled children in early care and education in emergencies: Jane Betts, United Kingdom Role of paraprofessionals in preventing behavioral disorders in children in chronic emergency: Farid Abu Gosh, Jerusalem Moderator: Louise Zimanyi, Canada Coordinated by: Lisa Long, United States #16 As Safe as Necessary, Not as Safe as Possible: Creating Outdoor Spaces for Children that Allow for Challenges and Managed Risk • Edinburgh Suite In our well-meaning attempt to protect our children, we all too often take away appropriate challenges in their outdoor environments. During this session a panel of international designers of children’s spaces will discuss innovative ways to build wonderful nature-filled spaces that allow children the joy of discovery, and yes, managed risk. Group discussions on what is “as safe as necessary” will follow. Martha Cecilia Fajardo, Colombia Claire Warden, Scotland Helle Nebelong, Denmark Moderator: Wil Maheia, Belize Coordinated by: the Nature Action Collaborative for Children Leadership Team #31 Caring for Institutionalized Children from Birth to Three • Dublin Suite Experts will discuss the transition of children from home to institutions and from institutions to foster care or adoption. Denes Zsuzsanna, Hungary • Maria Del Carmen Vasquez, Ecuador Moderator: Anna Tardos, Hungary Coordinated by: Laura Briley, United States FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009 8:15 AM — 9:45 AM #13 Advocating for Peace Building with Young Children: Programs in Action • Grand 1 Hassan Ba'ey, Iraq Eleanor Mearns, Northern Ireland Bonita Birungi, Save the Children, Uganda Ned Doherty, Northern Ireland Norma Rudolph, South Africa Moderators: Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Northern Ireland • Pauline Walmsley, Northern Ireland #36 Building an International Support Network for Play • Grand 2 The Challenges of Supporting Children’s Play around the World. The challenges of promoting play in children: The Nigeria experience:Margaret Akinware, Nigeria Bringing play back into the curriculum — the importance of collaborative play: Sylvia Bowles, Australia Strategies for promoting play in Australia: Diane Duvall, Australia Play needs to stay: The disappearance of play from an early childhood teacher education program: Cheryl McConnell, New Zealand Moderator: Diane Levin, United States Coordinated by: Diane Levin, United States • Larry Schweinhart, United States #44 Perspectives on National Curriculae • Grand 3 Ruci Kididromo, Fiji • Maria Jürimäe, Estonia • Rita Eastell, New Zealand Moderator: Clay Shouse, United States Coordinated by: Maria Jürimäe, Estonia #18 Advocacy for Early Childhood from around the Globe: Graduate Global Leaders Drive the ECD Agenda at the National Level • Dublin Suite Presenters will be graduates of the Global Leaders for Young Children, a Project of the World Forum Foundation Lebanon Moldova Serbia India Summary by Youssef Hajjar, United Kingdom/Syria Moderators: Youssef Hajjar, United Kingdom/Syria • Judith Evans, Canada #50 Appreciative Inquiry, the Goromonzi Project, Zimbabwe • Rotunda By highlighting existing strengths, expanding upon them, tapping into local people's resilience, imaginations and passions, even in the midst of some of the most desperate and dangerous economic, health and political challenges in the world, the Goromonzi Project has continued to grow and thrive...the glass is not 90% empty...it is 10% full and through hard work, clarity of purpose, intentional expansion and profusion of strengths continues to grow and thrive! Let us tell you more about how we are doing it! Patrick Makokoro, Zimbabwe • Ennet Chasi, Zimbabwe • Janet Shaw, United States #29 The Charismatic Organization • Edinburgh Suite Early childhood organizations from around the world share strategies for creating a compelling message.
Coordinated by: Yasmina Vinci, United States • Margaret Copeland, United States #57 Conflict Resolution in the Classroom • Dublin Suite Mary Earick, (6.1 MB) United States Naama Zoran, Israel Anto Gibbs, United Kingdom Roberta Goldberg Moderator: Anto Gibbs, United Kingdom 9:45 AM — 10:30 AM
#52 Pushing the Envelope on Quality • Exhibition Centre Larry Schweinhart, United States Amelia Gambetti, Italy Moderator: Judith Evans, Canada #17 Learning through Nature: Supporting All Areas of Learning through Interactions with the Natural World • Grand 1 When children have daily opportunities to connect with nature, wonderful learning can take place in all areas of development. Come and be inspired by this international panel of educators who will share ideas. There will also be time for group discussion and sharing of ideas from everyone attending the session. The living curriculum: A natural wonder: Kumara Tarr, University of Western Sydney, Australia Debra Carlson, Lindgren Child Care Center, United States Reeta Sonawat, SNDT Women’s University, India Ecological pregnancy: Angelo Andreetto, Jardom Dos Pequinitos, Brazil • Valéria Andreetto Jardom Dos Pequinitos, Brazil • Andrea Perina, Jardom Dos Pequinitos, Brazil Moderator: Hadijah Nandyose, Uganda Coordinated by: the Nature Action Collaborative for Children Leadership Team #24 Expanding Cultural Awareness in Teacher Education • Grand 2 Marlene A. Bumgarner, (13.2 MB) United States • Audrey Pabs-Garnon, United States Jackie Jenkins-Scott, United States Moderator: Selena Fox, New Zealand Coordinated by: Ellen Hall, United States and supported by Selena Fox, New Zealand #21 Programs to Recruit and Train Boys and Men to be Early Education Teachers • Grand 3 Children need men, too: Recruiting more men into early years: Kenny Spence, Scotland Summer job program: Just Holm, United States 2-10 Program: Ron Blatz, Canada Men in nature kindergartens: Anders Farstadt, Norway Moderator: Jerry Parr, United States Coordinated by: Kenny Spence, Scotland • Craig d’Arcy, Australia • Bryan Nelson, United States #63 Caring for Children in Rural Areas: The Opportunities • Grand 4/5 Migrant and seasonal Head Start: from the harvest to the home Yvette Sanchez Fuentes, United States Elsbeth Brown, United States Cornelia Cincilei, Republic of Moldova Moderator: Veda George, Dominica Coordinated by: Cornelia Cincilei, Republic of Moldova #60 Building Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence • Rotunda Mariana Zorrilla, Uruguay Karen Stephens, United States • Lucia Vicencio, Chile/United States Moderator: Madi O. Jatta, Gambia Coordinated by: Karen Stephens, United States #39 Global Trends in Early Care and Education • Edinburgh Suite Rana Ismail, Lebanon Vera Lucia A. Melis Paolillo, Brazil Vrinda Datta, India • Jeremy Williams, Singapore • Jan Peeters, Belgium • Margaret Akinware, Nigeria • Nazarkhudo Dastambuev, Tajikistan • Liana Ghent, Hungary Civil society and private sector: two new partners acting in favor of early childhood in Colombia: Marisa Uribe, Colombia • Liana Ghent, Hungary Moderator: Roger Neugebauer, United States Coordinated by: Roger Neugebauer, United States #54 Managing a Nonprofit Organization/NGO • Dublin Suite Working with a board of directors: Barbara McCreedy, United States Working with staff: Tish Wilson, United States Patti Smith, United States Working with community: Chris Legg, Australia Moderator: Amrita Jain, India 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM Early Years Farewell Commitment Bowl Rights of Children Adrian Toner, Northern Ireland: Asociate Director Commercial Sales, Allianz Vocal Score Choir World Forum at Work — Launching New Projects Allianz sponsor invitation to lunch World Forum Farewell and Charge 2:00 PM — 3:45 PM Other PapersMaria Montessori and Giuseppina Pizzigoni. Pioneers of the century in scholastic modernisation by Sandra Chistolini, Italy Teachers as Interpreters of Early Childhood Environment by Mukunda Prakash Kshetree, Nepal
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