The right to play, learn and be heard

YOUNG CITIZENS

BRIS

BANE MONDAY 6–THU

RSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2021

2021

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE

NB: Program subject to change without notice.

DAY ZERO—MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2021START TIME END TIME EVENT LOCATION

MASTERCLASSES EMPORIUM HOTEL

9.00 am 12.00 pm Masterclass 1: Masterclass on Early Childhood Education for Sustainability Emporium Hotel

1.00 pm 4.30 pm Masterclass 2: ECA Leadership Masterclass Emporium Hotel

9.00 am 3.00 pm Masterclass 3: Masterclass on the arts by the Gallery of Children’s Art, Queensland Ballet and the State Library of Queensland Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

9.00 am 4.00 pm LEADERSHIP COLLOQUIA EMPORIUM HOTEL

2.00 pm 5.30 pm REGISTRATION BRISBANE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE

5.30 pm 7.30 pm WELCOME RECEPTION EXHIBITION HALL 1

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTREEARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

DAY ONE—TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2021START TIME END TIME GREAT HALL

8:30 AM 8:40 AM Welcome to Country

8:40 AM 8:55 AM Welcome by Hon Alan Tudge MP, Federal Minister for Education and Youth

8:55 AM 9:10 AM Welcome by Hon Grace Grace MP, Queensland Minister for Education, Minister for Racing and Minister for Industrial Relations

9:10 AM 9:20 AM Welcome by ECA National President, Christine Legg

9:20 AM 9:30 AM Modern Teaching Aids—Platinum Sponsor Address

9:30 AM 10:20 AM Opening Keynote Address

10:20 AM 11:05 AM MORNING TEA

11:05 AM 11:50 AM

GREAT HALL M3 M4 P6-8 B1-3 M1&2 P10-11 P3-5 P9

ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

FOSTERING CREATIVITY

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY

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CREATIVITY

Leading play-based pedagogies—Advocating for children’s rights to learn through play

Shaping sustainable futures: Sustainable Development Goals in action

ORICL: A new tool to improve practice for children birth to two years

AEDC: Using data to change our community story

The synergy between empathy and creativity in children’s play

ECEC service leaders, multi-disciplinary network membership and professional practice

Children as influencers in change

Dynamic leadership in the early years: Leading together through communities of practice

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning

Associate Professor Lennie Barblett, Dr Sandra Cheeseman & Catharine Hydon

Dr Lisa Sonter & Sharon Kemp

Professor Linda Harrison, Dr Sheena Elwick & Associate Professor Kate Williams

Madeline Hagon Novia Heroanto Michele Binstadt Carrie Rose Dr Sharryn Clarke, Dr Leigh Disney, Dr Robyn Babaeff, John O'Shaughnessy & Elfriede Taylor

Elizabeth Noske

11:50 AM 12:00 PM ROOM CHANGE

12:00 PM 12:45 PM

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY ETHICS & LEADERSHIP FOSTERING

CREATIVITY ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

ECA Statement on play Integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals in early childhood education to foster transformational learning

Voices of Aboriginal peoples informing early childhood education practice

Children with power: The journey from token participation to influencing real change

Educators in technology-based collaborative design process: Necessary and capable partners

Distributed leadership in practice: An example of a whole centre approach

Children’s right to ask questions: Fostering creativity and curiosity through inquiry-based learning

It takes three: Social justice and equity from non-dominant leaders’ perspectives

I know what I like: Pupils’ voice about learning Chinese in classroom

Dr Kate Highfield, Sarah Swain & Professor Marilyn Fleer

Stephanie Willey Deb Mann & Wendy Jopson Bridget Isichei & Melisa Giles Dr Holly Tootell Valentina Caputo & Leora Coleman

Dr Pauline Roberts Yuki Takahashi Braybrook, Benjamin Kikkert & Kausser Awad Maaruf

Yue Zhao

12:45 PM 1:45 PM LUNCH

1:45 PM 2:30 PM

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

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CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

ETHICS & LEADERSHIP

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

It's like chill out: Children's accounts of rest-time and relaxation

Using children's literature to build STEM Practices: Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA)

Creating spaces for children’s talk: Strategies for promoting rich conversations with children

It’s time we see educators being, belonging and becoming too

Computational thinking in the early years setting

Involving children and families in Assessment and Rating

The child's right to ethical leadership: Exploring reconciliation, respect, identity and citizenship

Gender-bender: Challenging historical and socio-cultural views of men in early childhood

Screen time use in the family day care environment

Emma Cooke & Dr Sandy Houen

Associate Professor Kym Simoncini

Dr Sally Staton Nikki Graham & Julie Price Kim Vernon Cathy McClennan Mel Angel & Sharon Rogers David Martin Erin Kerr

Presentations featuring this symbol will be Livestreamed.

NB: Program subject to change without notice.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCEDAY ONE—TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2021

BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTREEARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

2:30 PM 2:40 PM ROOM CHANGE

2:40 PM 3:25 PM

GREAT HALL M3 M4 P6-8 B1-3 M1&2 P10-11 P3-5 P9

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in education

STEM-sell: The design, enactment and evaluation of STEM resources in the NT

Reflections of a stolen generation: Past, present and future directions

Gold+ Sponsor session Explicit instruction of language and literacy in the early years to teach reading: Critical review and systematic analysis of literature

Assessment for learning: What does it look like? Why do it?

Our kindy’s journey navigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait perspectives

Play for the sake of play: Adopting a Playwork approach

Strengthening distributed leadership: What can we learn from family day care?

Cristina Guarrella, Georgina Hill & Lucy Stewart

Jean Moran QLD Department of Education

Maree Karaka Tor Polding, Pippa Procter, Sue Rob OBE, Dr Jane Page OAM & Annette McKenzie

Belinda Rule Kylie Keane Professor Susan Irvine, Michael Farrell & Deb Tuckey

3:25 PM 4:10 PM AFTERNOON TEA

4:10 PM 5:20 PM

GREAT HALL

Panel on Children’s RightsAnne Hollands, National Children’s CommissionerProfessor Marilyn Fleer, Monash UniversityRobyn Munro Miller, Early Childhood Consultant

5:20 PM 5:30 PM Day One: Closing remarks

Presentations featuring this symbol will be Livestreamed.

NB: Program subject to change without notice.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTREEARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

DAY TWO—WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2021START TIME END TIME GREAT HALL

8:30 AM 8:40 AM Welcome back

8:40 AM 9:30 AMGrace TameAustralian Keynote Address

9:30 AM 9:40 AM ROOM CHANGE

9:40 AM 10:25 AM

GREAT HALL M3 M4 P6-8 B1-3 M1&2 P10 & 11 P3-5 P1 & P2

Child Safe Standards

ETHICS & LEADERSHIP FOSTERING CREATIVITY

FOSTERING CREATIVITY

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

FOSTERING CREATIVITY

Leading for quality in the early years

Making your space so it fosters creativity, curiosity and learning

Brain food for builders: An executive functioning lens for spatial learning

Tale of two cities. Children's rights, citizenship and participation in different communities

Express yourself! Using creation app and multimedia tools in the early years

Early learning environments, supporting high levels of wellbeing and involvement

Engaging children's voices in program improvement

ECA Publications

Dr Lisa Palethorpe Janette Nicoll, Louisa Ewin & Kirsten Holland

Sue Southey Simone Myskiw & Rebecca Mouat

Monika Tavernier Dr Rita Melia Sharon Sparks

10:25 AM 11:10 AM MORNING TEA

11:10 AM 11:55 AM

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS

CITIZENS MULTIPLE

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CITIZENSCHILDREN AS

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CAPACITY

Rituals: A pathway to self-regulation

Applying a risk-based approach to complaint management

A world we are all safe to live in

ECA Advocacy and position statements

Promoting children's rights by hearing their experiences: The Australian Child Maltreatment Study

Why all the SSSh? Integrating safe sleep and settling practices across ECEC

Language, culture, understanding. It all starts in preschool

Playgroup@home LIVE: Remotely connecting families amid social restrictions

School readiness funding: Fostering partnerships with professionals

Toni Christie Jonathan Sleeman Katrina Hendry, Catherine Atherton & Gina Sloane

Dr Divna Haslam Cindy Davenport & Jane Wiggle

Amanda Macdonald Dr Joanne Tarasuik, Deborah Njegac & Nancylee Merzel

Pippa Procter

11:55 AM 12:05 PM ROOM CHANGE

12:05 PM 12:50 PM

FOSTERING CREATIVITY ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS

CITIZENS FOSTERING CREATIVITY

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

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MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

Conceptual PlayWorlds and intentional teaching to support imagination in play and learning

ECA Code of Ethics Citizenship and early childhood in the Australian context: Challenges and concerns

Imagine eco-pedagogy: To instil a sense of curiosity and creativity for resilience

Pedagogical preparedness: How an organisation manages the changing nature of early childhood

Building sustainable workforce foundations: Sector, employers and school communities

Stop cutting down trees, baby possums live there! Supporting children as activists

Connections and culture: Merging communities and culture in an early years program

KindiLink: Play-and-learn for little kids and families, linked with schools

Professor Marilyn Fleer, Dr Glykeria Fragkiadaki & Dr Prabhat Rai

Dr Anne KennedyAssociate Professor Lennie Barblett

Maree Aldwinckle & Selma Jo Wastell

Michelle Carrick Dr Michele Peden Kellie Watson & Dr Megan Gibson

Linda Price Karen Shackell, Lara Bennett, Deidre Curry & Rackel Sussyer

Dr Rosemary Cahill & Narell Black

12:50 PM 1:50 PM LUNCH

Presentations featuring this symbol will be Livestreamed.

NB: Program subject to change without notice.

DAY TWO—WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2021 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTREEARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021

1:50 PM 2:35 PM

GREAT HALL M3 M4 P6-8 B1-3 M1&2 P10 & 11 P3-5 P1 & P2

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

FOSTERING CREATIVITY

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ETHICS & LEADERSHIP ETHICS & LEADERSHIP CHILDREN AS

CITIZENS MULTIPLE

PERSPECTIVES

Leading and sustaining quality improvement: What makes the difference in LDC services?

Phonics, play-literacy and commercial phonics programs: What's really happening in prior-to-school settings?

How shifting the way we frame children's 'challenging behaviours' transforms the program

Refugee and asylum seeker early childhood pilot

Intentionally teaching to support the development of executive functioning skills in preschoolers

The role of leadership in a ‘whole-of-service’ approach to health promoting practice

Professional reading, leadership and ethics

Bosses and creators: Children's experiences of agency vs adult regulation in play

Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges in the early years (F–2)

Asscoiate Professor Fay Hadley, Gabrielle Sinclair & Professor Susan Irvine

Dr Stacey Campbell Dr Melinda Miller, Sandi Phoenix & Julie Madgwick

Sahba Hamid & Anaik Doyle Gauri Sharma Lara Hernandez Jackie Brien Dr Carmen Huser Natalie Jonas

2:35 PM 2:45 PM ROOM CHANGE

2:45 PM 3:30 PM

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

WORKFORCE CAPACITY

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

FOSTERING CREATIVITY

FOSTERING CREATIVITY

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The practice of professionalism—Developing a shared understanding

Early childhood teachers’ perceived role, knowledge and confidence with language and literacy

Empowering early learning educators to support vulnerable children

What is the Early Childhood Early Intervention approach—Northcott

Creating compassion, connection and confidence within educator teams to spark conversations with children around gender and sexualities

Book Book Book! The role of chickens in early childhood settings

ECA Board Hot Topics Our journey towards sustainable transformative practice and provision

Overcoming barriers to inquiry-based STEM learning

Ian Alchin Tessa Weadman Hayley Perkins & Bronwyn Tamplin

Maree Bisby & Donna Jones Samantha Newbury Gabby Millgate ECA Board Emma Keene & Belinda Ross Hayley Bates

3:30 PM 4:15 PM AFTERNOON TEA

4:15 PM 5:05 PM

GREAT HALL

Dr Anita Heiss, AuthorAustralian Keynote Address

5:05 PM 5:10 PM Day Two: Closing remarks

Presentations featuring this symbol will be Livestreamed.

NB: Program subject to change without notice.

PROGRAM AT A GLANCEDAY THREE—THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2021

Presentations featuring this symbol will be Livestreamed.NB: Program subject to change without notice.

EARLY CHILDHOOD AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE

START TIME END TIME GREAT HALL

8:30 AM 8:35 AM Welcome back

8:35 AM 9:25 AMPanel on Building an identity as an Early Childhood professionDr Anne Kennedy, Early Childhood Consultant, Professor Sue Irvine, QUT, Belinda Rule, C and K, Helen Gibbons, United Workers Union and Aunty Denise Proud

9:25 AM 9:35 AMAward Presentations ECA Doctoral Thesis Award, Barbara Creaser Awards

9:35 AM 10:05 AM Barbara Creaser Memorial Lecture

10:05 AM 10:50 AM MORNING TEA

10:50 AM 11:35 AM

GREAT HALL M3 M4 P6-8 M1&2 P10&11 P9 P11

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS WORKFORCE CAPABILITY FOSTERING CREATIVITY FOSTERING CREATIVITY CHILDREN AS

CITIZENS FOSTERING CREATIVITY

From birth to three: Exploring educators' understandings of agency

To be or not to be: Promising children

Embedding Be You following an inquiry into how to implement critical reflection

Doctoral Thesis Award Presentation

When I grow up, I want to be a sandwich

Using drama to nurture creativity and curiosity

The journey of the young learner with nature as their teacher

‘The Five Branches Framework’—Bringing back the joy of music

Tanya Burr & Professor Sheila Degotardi

Nicole Caves Lisa Watson & Debra Williams Angeline Neville Nicole Haeusler, Jo Darbyshire & Kathy Mitchell

Tamara Abbott Anne Belcher

11:35 AM 11:45 AM ROOM CHANGE

11:45 AM 12:30 PM

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY CHILDREN AS CITIZENS

CHILDREN AS CITIZENS MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES FOSTERING CREATIVITY CHILDREN AS

CITIZENS FOSTERING CREATIVITY

Growing our educators' capability and confidence in guiding children's behaviour

Child rights are human rights—An approach with infants and toddlers

Empowered citizens in early childhood

Barbara Creaser Awards Panel A journey through place: Embracing relationships

Expanding normative influences and provocations for art-making practices in early childhood pedagogy

‘Orange is the new surveillance’: Wearing hi-vis vests to the park

Fostering creativity through music therapy

Dr Suzy Tamone & Shelley Marie-Sainte

Leslie Braganza Karin Humphrey Alissa Castro Mary Stenmark Karen Hope & Helen Jennings Dinah Humphries

12:30 PM 1:30 PM LUNCH

1:30 PM 2:15 PM

WORKFORCE CAPABILITY CHILDREN AS CITIZENS WORKFORCE CAPABILITY CHILDREN AS

CITIZENSETHICS &

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Trauma-aware early childhood education and care

Children as enabled citizens in a post-industrialised, post-COVID society

Transforming pedagogical practice through professional inquiry

Autism-friendly language and literacy library program for preschoolers

Look for opportunities, not constraint: Authentic leadership and organisational culture in practice

The 21st Century moving forward: Digital technology and Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model Theory

Early Childhood Education and Care Report

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder – what do we need to know?

Dr Judith Howard Cathy Gordon & Anneliese Knell Dr Deborah Harcourt & Karen Prestedge

Andrea Hurley & Dr Jessica Paynter

Anna Dutney & Kim Yarnton

Naomi Sheridan HESTA Dr Kate Highfield

2:15 PM 2:25 PM ROOM CHANGE

2:25 PM 3:15 PM

GREAT HALL

Steve Sammartino, FuturistKeynote Address

3:15 PM 3:35 PM Special performance

3:35 PM 3:45 PM Closing remarks by ECA National President and launch of 2022 Conference

3:45 PM 4:45 PM Farewell reception