Agenda | World Forum Foundation

Wednesday- April 30, 2008

Working Forum Welcome

Roger and Bonnie Neugebauer – World Forum Foundation

Selena Fox – New Zealand Tertiary College

Welcome Address

Lilian Katz – Challenges in the education of teachers of young children: An inspirational introduction to the Working Forum for Teacher Educators.

Morning Tea – provided

Session 1: Conversations on teacher education for advocacy and leadership

Moderator: Larry Schweinhart (USA)

Rhonda Forrest (Australia) – The teacher educator’s role in students learning to lead
Dr Louise Hard and Ms Wyverne Smith (Australia) – Developing Leadership Self Belief in EC Pre-Service Teachers: Challenges and Successes
Roger McClay (New Zealand Commissioner for Children 1998 to 2003 – New Zealand) – Cherishing Children

Lunch – delegate’s choice of local venues

Orakai Marae

Delegates to bus to our local Marae for a formal pohiri welcome ceremony, evening proceedings and entertainment.

Afternoon Tea – provided

Session 2: Conversations on teacher education in bicultural and multicultural contexts

Moderator: Karen Prince (New Zealand)

Sonja Zoellner, Marek Tesar and Rawiri Keelan (New Zealand) – Our Roots – our Teaching
Kathy Ward-Cameron (USA) – The weaving of indigenous cultures in a global paradigm of teacher education
Andrew Gibbons (New Zealand) – The limits of biculturalism: Ka Hikitia and early childhood teacher education in Aotearoa

Dinner – a cultural dinner experience – provided

Welcome

Poster displays: available for delegates to view throughout Morning Tea and Lunchtime

Session 3: Conversations on teacher education and relationships

Moderator: Elsbeth Brown (USA)

Ellen Hall and Alison Maher (USA) – Intern and Mentor: A reciprocal learning relationship
Lavinia Tiko (Fiji) – Relationship and Teacher Education: Mentoring
Heather Conroy (Singapore) – Mentoring as a catalyst for change: Empowering teachers through collaborative learning

Morning Tea – provided

Session 4: Conversations on teacher education and adult education strategies

Moderator: Swati Popat (India)

Bessie Rios (Philippines) – Molding the Molders of Young Children
Lindy Austin (New Zealand) – Forty years plus more, and still there is more: A reflective journey of an early childhood educator
Dr Lily Wong (Singapore) – Adult Learning Principles and Ethical Issues in EC Teacher Education

Lunch – delegate’s choice of local venues

Session 5: Conversations on teacher education and curriculum

Moderator: Karin du Plessis (New Zealand)

Larry Schweinhart (USA) – The Essence of an Early Childhood Curriculum: Some Thoughts on How to Deal with Early Childhood Teacher Diversity?
Dr Mary Hynes-Berry and Rebeca Itzkowich (USA) – When is teaching learning: The gift of error
Kathryn Summers Clark and Ann Noland (USA) – Helping undergraduate students meet the challenges of using responsive language in the classroom

Dinner – delegate’s choice

Welcome

Session 6: Conversations on teacher education and the role of technology in program delivery

Moderator: Chip Donohue (USA)

Judy Goth-Owens (USA) – The power of relationships in online education
Rose Davies (West Indies) – Learning online: Experiences and challenges of including the excluded in higher education in the Caribbean
Julie Whittaker & Katrina Ludeman (New Zealand) – Moving Forward by Looking Back

Morning Tea – provided

Session 7: Conversations on future directions for early childhood teacher education

Moderator: Roger Neugebauer (USA)

Where to from here? – 3 perspectives:

To include reflections on previous sessions of the Working Forum for Teacher Educators

Alison Lutton (USA) – Teacher education standards as a shared framework for innovative practice
Ros Littledyke (Australia) - Achieving best practice in early years care and education
Colin Gibbs (New Zealand) - Synthesis of WFTE / future directions…to include reflections on previous sessions of the Working Forum for Teacher Educators

Closing Reception

Light Lunch - provided