Program

Ticket Registration

Friday, 20 May 2016

8:15 AM - 9:00 AMRegistration

Forum Registration

We encourage all participants to arrive in good time to take full advantage of the morning trade booths and to pick up your individual participate packs. Your individual trade pack will contain Supporting successful transitions resouces, as well as details of your event schedule. You will be greeted by a Department of Education and Training staff who will be available to answer any questions you have about the day.

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9:00 AM - 9:05 AMWelcome by Darlene Arkinstall

Location:  Paradise Showroom (Ground Floor)

Welcome by the Director, South East Region, Early Childhood Education and Care 

Speakers: Darlene Arkinstall

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9:05 AM - 9:15 AMWelcome to Country

Speakers: Linda Biumaiwai

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9:15 AM - 9:30 AMOfficial Opening and Address by Sharyn Donald

Official opening and address by the Regional Director, South East Region

Speakers: Sharyn Donald

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9:30 AM - 10:15 AMGuest Presentation - Dr. Tim Moore

Key note presentation

Speakers: Dr Tim Moore

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10:15 AM - 10:45 AMMORNING TEA

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10:45 AM - 11:30 AMMorning Breakout Sessions (Concurrent)

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 Supporting successful transitions - Neighbourhood networks

Location: Paradise Showroom (Ground Floor)

Underpinned by Queensland's statewide approach to transitions, this session will offer insights from South East Regional Neighbourhood Networks.  A range of practical examples will be shared, with a focus on strategies to support children's successful transition to school.  The session will showcase successful partnerships that have been built as a result of the Neighbourhood Network approach, demonstrating alignment to the Trusting partnerships principle described in the Department of Education and Training's Supporting successful transitions: School decision-making tool.  The perspectives of State School and Early Childhood Education and Care service staff will be shared.

Speakers: Madeline Hagon, Sheryle Croft, Detta Lange and Kylie Alldridge

Speakers: Madeline Hagon, Sheryle Croft, Detta Lange, Kylie Alldridge

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 Healthy Communities

Location: Panorama Suite (Level 2)

This session will be focused on the commitment for early identification and intervention initiatives for raising healthy children in our community.  A co-presentation from Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service's Community Child Health Serviceswill share insights for working collaboratively with families and the broader community to achieve positive health, wellbeing, growth and developmental outcomes for children.

Speakers: Dr Doug Sheldon and Andrea Fisher

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 Keeping Children Safe

Location:  Lounge Room (Ground Floor)

This session will explore approaches to support the learning, social and emotional development of children. Representatives from the South East Region will share their knowledge and insights ranging from symptoms and signs of unsafe environments, preventions, myths, research and success stories of children's safety.  Tips and advice will be shared on how to start reciprocal relationships between schools, community groups, parents, families and children.

Speakers: Kerrie Chard and Miranda Bain

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 Innovative ECEC program and practice

Location: The Basement (Ground Floor)

In this session two Directors from an Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) service will share how they have captured a culture of inclusiveness to enhance children's learning and development. Topics will include reciprocal relationships, effective leadership, reflective strategies and keeping the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) alive.

Speakers: Karen Brown and Toni Ide, Directors of Little Explorers Child Care Centre

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11:30 AM - 11:45 AMMOVEMENT TO NEXT SESSION

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11:45 AM - 12:30 PMAfternoon Breakout Session (Concurrent)

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 Supporting successful transitions - Effective pedagogy and practice

Location:  Paradise Showroom (Ground Floor)

Using age-appropriate pedagogies in the early years of schooling plays a lead role in supporting children to be actively engaged, creative and successful learners.  This session will unpack the role of effective pedagogy and practice as an important element of the Department of Education and Training's Supporting successful transitions: School decision-making tool. Practical classroom examples of effective age-appropriate pedagogies will be explored to support holistic learning and development for children.

Speakers: Dr Mary Lincoln, Sheryle Croft and Sarah Reed

Speakers: Dr Mary Lincoln, Sheryle Croft

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 Growing our mob up strong

Location:  Lounge Room (Ground Floor)

Children's lifelong learning is enabled during the attendance at a high quality kindergarten program.  The conversation begins with community partners and networks, supported by the South East regional Early Childhood Education and Care team, to identify and develop collaborative actions and strategies.  Ganyjuu Support Services, who operate the Logan Children and Family Centre, and Burragah Community Kindergarten, have developed an effective engagement and support model for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to increase enrolment and attendance in kindergarten.  Collaborative solutions for identified key barriers to participation will be explored during this session.

Speakers: Susan Cary and Pamela Fisher

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 Enhancing home learning environments

Location:  The Basement (Ground Floor)

This session will share strategies for creating effective playgroup settings which foster environments to support the needs of children and families. The Abecedarian Approach is discussed as an example of such a strategy which empowers families to create effective and developmentally appropriate learning environments for children.

Speakers: Melissa Taylor Hansford and Carol Mortensen

Speakers: Carol Mortensen

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 AEDC to inform ECEC program and practice

Location:  Panorama Suite (Level 2)

Building on resources developed by the Department of Education and Training in partnership with Early Childhood Australia, this presentation will showcase how Queensland Early Childhood and Care (ECEC) educators and services have used the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data.  Insights will be shared for ways in which the AEDC data has been used to inform programming, planning and quality improvement, while also supporting children's successful transition to school. 

Speakers: Lynden Lauer and Sue Taylor

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12:30 PM - 1:15 PMLUNCH

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1:15 PM - 1:30 PMStatewide transition to school initiatives overview

Location:  Paradise Showroom (Ground Floor)

Speakers: Dr Mary Lincoln

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1:30 PM - 2:15 PMGuest Presentation - Emeritus Dorothy Scott

Location:  Paradise Showroom (Ground Floor)

Key note presentation

Speakers: Emeritus Professor Dorothy Scott

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2:15 PM - 2:30 PMEarly childhood priorities

Location: Paradise Showroom (Ground Floor)

Closing address from Deputy Director-General, Early Childhood and Community Engagement

Speakers: Gabrielle Sinclair

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2:30 PM - 2:45 PMFinal comments and close

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