C&K presents Innovative ideas - candk.asn.au

Saturday 3 May 2014 | Rydges Southbank Townsville

We are proud to have been at the forefront of early childhood education and care in Australia

for over a century.

C&K presents

Innovative ideas

for early childhood professionals

In a time where social, technological and economic changes seem to reshape contemporary life on a daily basis, the need to continually reflect upon our personal and professional values is essential.

Through engagement with children, families, community and colleagues, along with professional knowledge and reflective practice, early childhood educators occupy a potent position teaching and learning alongside our youngest citizens.

C&K is proud to support all early childhood educators on their respective professional development journeys. Throughout 2014 we will offer a variety of professional development opportunities across the state that will inform, challenge and inspire.

Michael Tizard

Chief Executive Officer

Message from Michael Tizard

Innovative ideas for early childhood professionals The C&K professional development program challenges educators with new ideas and invites them to revisit theories that inform innovative and high quality practice. It addresses the needs and interests of early childhood professionals in relation to their unique contexts and experiences. We hope that you’ll enjoy this event.

Townsville Professional Development Day Program

1800 177 092 | [email protected] | www.candk.asn.au 1

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vant to us in our teaching and

the changes we need to face.

Thanks very much for down to

earth people who inspire and

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Venue and destination

Rydges Southbank Townsville 23 Palmer Street Townsville

Rydges Southbank Townsville sits in the heart of Townsville’s foodie precinct on Palmer Street. This boutique Townsville hotel is the gateway to Magnetic Island and the Great Barrier Reef and offers unparalleled views of Townsville City, Castle Hill and Ross River Marina. Business and leisure travellers alike will appreciate the Central Business District location close to premier shopping, dining and entertainment.

The Southbank hotel is just a short walk from key attractions including Reef HQ, Maritime Museum of Townsville and the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Walk across the Victoria Bridge and experience the newly rejuvenated Flinders Street shopping precinct. For those looking for a night out on the town, the night club strip at Flinders Street East is the hip place to be. The mighty North Queensland Cowboys call the area near this Townsville accommodation home

Image supplied by Townsville Enterprise.


Program overview

Time

8.45am - 9.15am Registration

9.15am - 9.20am Welcome

9.20am - 9.30am Wecome to country

9.30am - 10.30am Keynote address: Oral Language: A strong foundation for lifelong learning Presenter: Bronwyn Reguson

10.30am - 11.00 am Morning tea

11.00am - 12.00pm Concurrent session one

Speech and language: Practical tips for teachers to help children become effective communicators Presenter: Bronwyn Reguson

The importance of active play – Part A: Free range or containerised kids

Presenter: Alice Brown

12.00pm -1.00pm Concurrent session two

Engagement, relationships and reflection Presenter: Trevor Brown

The Importance of active play- Part B: Putting the F into Play Presenter: Alice Brown

1.00pm - 2.00pm Networking lunch

2.00pm -3.00pm Concurrent session three

Promoting behaviour expectations in the early childhood environment Presenter: Kim Blake

Presenting songs and stories that children will sit still for… and join in with too! Presenter: Linda Bates

3.00pm - 4.00pm Closing Keynote Address: Power Lunches with leaders of the future Presenter: Dr Alice Brown

4.00pm - 4.05pm Close


Keynote speakers

Dr Alice Brown Dr Alice Brown is an experienced lecturer and researcher of teacher, health and early childhood education at the University of Southern Queensland. She has 25 years’ experience teaching in both private and state education systems, preschools and the early childhood sector. She has written for a range of publications including early childhood magazines, peer reviewed journals, a number of books and book chapters, including Kids with More Zip. Her passion for early childhood and dynamic presentation skills ensure that she is sought after for regional, national and international leading early childhood education conferences and workshops.

Bronwyn Reguson Bronwyn Reguson is a speech-language pathologist who has been working with children with communication impairment and their families for over 15 years. Her experience spans private practice and health as well as clinical education and lecturing at James Cook University.

Bronwyn is the mother of two young girls and currently works part-time for Education Queensland, building teachers’ capacities to meet the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities. She is a Makaton trained presenter and is certified in several of the Hanen parent and teacher programs including Learning language and loving it for early childhood professionals. Bronwyn is also a local communication champion for the International Communication Project 2014.


Concurrent sessions

Keynote address: 9.30am - 10.30am

Oral language: A strong foundation for lifelong learning Presenter – Bronwyn Reguson

For all children, becoming an effective communicator is a lifelong learning journey which starts from birth. Children’s communication development is exponential in the first 5 years and research indicates that oral language particularly is a key foundation of becoming literate. Research also indicates that children who are good listeners and speakers go on to become good readers and writers. This presentation will address foundations of communication development, partnerships with families and evidence based practice for early childhood professionals to enhance oral language learning for all children.

Concurrent session one: 11.00am - 12.00pm

Workshop 1: Speech and language: Practical tips for teachers to help children become effective communicators

Typically, young children communicate in a variety of ways and as they mature rely increasingly upon spoken language as their preferred way in which to interact with those around them. For some children, however, for one reason or another, they do not effectively develop their speech or language abilities and are thus inhibited to varying degrees. Although closely related, speech and language are quite different, with speech concerned with the ‘mechanics’ of talking and language as the code we use to understand and convey meaning to those around us.

In this session Bronwyn will assist participants to:

• develop an understanding of typical developmental speech and language milestones

• gain knowledge of speech disorders/delays

• gain knowledge of language disorders

• discuss practical strategies for early childhood professionals to enhance the speech and language skills of children at risk and the red flags for early intervention

• discuss how children and families can be supported Presenter – Bronwyn Reguson – See keynote speaker profile on page 5

Workshop 2: The importance of active play – Part A: Free range or containerised kids?

In recent times, critical commentary in a range of popular media is painting a disparaging picture about the decline of children’s participation in active play. Reasons put forward for this include changes to the ways families live, the idea that Generation X parents have become the ‘fear generation’, concerns over safety, limited play spaces, as well as extra red-tape and over regulation. This presentation explores some of these factors and balances them against a desire to allow children to be actively ‘free ranged’. It challenges educators to consider the implications of our current context and rethink the possibilities and implications of our actions on the decision making, support and environments we provide for active play. Alice Brown – See keynote speaker profile on page 5


Concurrent sessions continued

Concurrent session two: 12.00pm - 1.00pm

Workshop 1: Engagement, relationships and reflection

At the start of each year early childhood educators are introduced to unfamiliar children and families, and sometimes to new colleagues and work environments. There are relationships to build, understandings to reach and new ideas to explore.

Through experience and reflection we can develop a professional approach that supports all stakeholders; children, families, colleagues and ourselves.. Presenter - Trevor Brown Trevor Brown is C&K’s Professional Development Coordinator. Prior to holding this position, Trevor was an Early Childhood Advisor with C&K for 4 years, supporting educators in Brisbane, the South West and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services in Southern Queensland.

Trevor is an experienced early childhood educator who has worked as a Teacher and Director for nearly 20 years. He has a deep interest in early childhood and the arts and has also developed and presented a variety of professional workshops for educators.

Workshop 2: The importance of active play – Part B: Putting the F into play!

For many children, opportunities for active play are becoming more and more restricted. There are also a huge range of other competing, more sedentary interests (television, video, computer and playstation) stopping children from getting outdoors and engaging in active play. How an adult looks at fitness and physical activity is different to how children perceive it. Children are not mini-adults. They get all the activity they need when they are allowed to move freely and engage in active play. The trick is to create environments or provide experiences that encourage physical activity – whilst remembering that it needs to be wrapped around ‘FUN’!

This action packed session provides a range of ideas and suggestions about how to find moments in a busy day for active play and to move and have fun, no matter what the age group. Bring lots of energy to this session, where you will move and groove but also be provided with opportunities to adapt suggestions to your own context and age group.

Alice Brown – See keynote speaker profile on page 5

Concurrent session three: 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Workshop 1: Promoting behaviour expectations in the early childhood environment

Teaching in an early childhood setting is demanding because the children come from a wide variety of backgrounds and bring with them many different experiences. It is also often a child’s first time in a large group. Setting up positive behaviour expectations and consistently using these is the key to any successful early childhood teaching and learning environment. This workshop will provide ideas and examples of ways to promote positive behaviour in your setting and assist you in addressing behaviour issues at the beginning of the year so you can then successfully teach your group. Presenter - Kym Blake Kym Blake is an experienced Senior Teacher in early childhood education who has been teaching for 22 years across a range of settings. Currently Kym teaches prep at Edge Hill State School in Cairns. Her passion has always been in teaching early childhood.


Concurrent sessions continued

Workshop 2: Presenting songs and stories that children will want to sit still for... and join in with too!

Mat-time is the perfect time to engage children in language based experiences. Singing, song writing and storytelling develop creative abilities, memory and an ear for how sounds go together. It also provides opportunities for turn-taking and for sharing of experiences. We will be learning some new songs and dances, and revisiting some old favourites. Presenter - Linda Bates Linda Bates has been a teacher of young children for the past 36 years, 20 of those with C&K. In her life outside of the kindergarten, Linda is actively involved in both the visual and performing arts mediums and loves the chance to share her passion with children and with other educators.

Closing keynote address: 3.00pm - 4.00pm

Power lunches with leaders of tomorrow

As part of their jobs, some people have power lunches, rub shoulders with movie stars and millionaires or invent lifesaving cures. But who deals with the real ‘movers and shakers’? Those who have the privileged job of working with young children – our richest asset!

Strong in potential, the owners of 100 billion brain cells, each unique and full of the capacity to wonder, and the best researchers in the world, because they always ask the question... ‘Why?’

This presentation provokes us to question ‘what our role is’ in supporting these movers and shakers in the 21st century. It explores the potential of our youngest group of learners and the need not to waste a moment of this important time in their development. It leaves the participants with the challenge of responding powerfully to the question: “So, what line of work are you in?”

Presenter: Dr Alice Brown


Additional information

How to register and payEach delegate needs to complete an individual registration form either online or manually.

1. CLICK HERE to register and pay online.

2. Manual payment – Complete the form included for cheque or money order and send to Attention: Professional Development, 14 Edmondstone St Newmarket Qld 4051.

3. C&K does not accept AMEX.

Certificates and SurveysC&K is conscious of sustainability, so we no longer hand out surveys at the end of our sessions, or post hard copies of certificates.

But we still need you to complete an online survey about the PD you attend, and we continue to offer a certificate of participation.

Once you have completed a course, you will get an email asking you to fill out a short online survey about the workshop/PD day. After you have completed the survey, you will be emailed a certificate to keep in your electronic portfolio, or print out in hard copy.

Conditions of Registration and Payment1. Events will run as scheduled on the condition that a minimum number of participants enrol for the event. Acceptance of your registration does not constitute a guarantee that the event will occur. Where an event is cancelled due to low registration numbers, you will be advised at least one week before the scheduled date.

2. If a scheduled event is cancelled by C&K, any monies paid by you will be refunded in full. Alternatively you may wish to retain a credit towards the cost of a future event.

3. In the event of non-attendance no refund will be given for all or part of the event unless you provide a medical certificate/special circumstances to support your absence. Special circumstances will be addressed on a case by case basis and will be made at C&K’s discretion.

4. A full refund will be approved if your registration is cancelled at least 10 days prior to the event. C&K Events must be notified in writing (email) of your intention to withdraw. Alternatively you may wish to retain a credit towards the cost of a future event or transfer your registration and payment to another person.

5. If your advice of cancellation is received outside of the 10 day period you remain liable for the full workshop fee, therefore no refund will be given.

6. Tax Invoice/Receipts - Where an individual registration is for less than $1,000 (inc GST) a tax invoice will be issued for GST purposes upon payment. A receipt will be issued via Register Now for online payments. If paying with a manual registration form please ensure you take a copy of this for your records as this is the tax invoice.

StudentsWe are happy to offer all students a 25% discount to all our Professional Development opportunities.


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REGISTRATION FORM & TAX INVOICEThe Creche & Kindergarten Association Limited ABN: 59 150 737 849

Townsville Professional Development Day Program Cost

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*$180.00 perperson (for registration after 24/4/2014)Saturday 3 May 2014

Rydges Southbank Townsville

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