CONFERENCE PROGRAM*
DAY 1 – THURSDAY 29 JUNE 2023
7.00am
Registration Desk Opens
Goldfields Theatre Foyer
8.00am – 4.00pm
Educational Encounter 1 – Woodline Primary and Westbourne Grammar (Winjeel Campus) P-2
Departs and returns to MCEC
8.00am – 12.30pm
Educational Encounter 2 – The Learning Space Coburg and Isabel Henderson Kindergarten
Departs and returns to MCEC
8.00am – 12.30pm
Educational Encounter 3 – Geelong Grammar School Toorak Campus ELC and St Michaels Grammar ELC and JS
Departs and returns to MCEC
8.00am – 12.30pm
Educational Encounter 4 – Starfish ELC and Pope Road Kindergarten
Departs and returns to MCEC
8.00am – 11.30am
Educational Encounter 5 – Preshil Kindergarten and primary school
Departs and returns to MCEC
8.00am – 12.30pm
Educational Encounter 6 – Westbourne Grammar (Amici) ELC
Departs and returns to MCEC
8.00am – 12.30pm
Educational Encounter 7 – Cornish College ELC
Departs and returns to MCEC
12.30pm – 5.00pm
Educational Encounter 8 – Princes Hill Primary and MLC Kindle
Departs and returns to MCEC
10.00am – 12.00pm
Atelier 1 – Get poetic with nature journaling – led by children’s author and illustrator, Trace Balla
10.00am – 12.00pm
Atelier 2 – Taking learning out of the box with Dr Fiona Young and Emma Parkinson from Hayball Architects
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Atelier 5 – It’s all about connecting with clay Ann Ferguson
2.00pm – 2.30pm
Atelier 6 – By Kids, For Kids- Art Play presentation with Stephane Urruty
Goldfields Theatre
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Atelier 7 – Loose Parts Play & Playwork with Judd Walsh
2.00pm – 4.00pm
Atelier 8 – Teachers and Materials as Researchers: A hands-on workshop … and an invitation to continue the research project online with Chris Celada and Margo Hobba.
6.00pm – 7.30pm
Introductory Lecture – Tiziana Filippini and Filippo Chieli
“Creativity? It’s always difficult to notice when it is dressed in everyday clothing.”
Goldfields Theatre
7.30pm – 9.00pm
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Trade Hall
DAY 2 – FRIDAY 30 JUNE 2023
7.30am
Registration Desk Opens
Goldfields Theatre Foyer
8.30am – 8.45am
8.45am – 9.15am
Goldfields Theatre
9.15am – 10.45am
Keynote Presentation – Tiziana Filippini
Creativity and curiosity as indispensable foundations of younger generations’ formative education.
Goldfields Theatre
10.45am – 11.15am
Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition
Trade Hall
11.15am – 12.45pm
Keynote Presentation – Filippo Chieli
Exchanging Life Exchanging Sound: music and drawing in dialogue for an investigation of living beings.
Goldfields Theatre
12.45pm – 1.45pm
Lunch and Trade Exhibition
Trade Hall
1.45pm – 3.00pm
Intersections between curriculum frameworks and the educational project of Reggio Emilia
Goldfields Theatre
3.00pm – 3.30pm
Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition
Trade Hall
A Tapestry of Place
Lou Kirkwood
Goldfields Theatre
Language without words – How 100 languages can support joyful and responsive relationships with infants
Clare Comedoy, Kate Symington, Rachael Falcioni
Eureka Room 1
Radical Relationalities: material(ities) as pedagogical contact zones
Kelly Boucher
Eureka Room 2
Through the looking glass of diversity
Gemma Goodyear, Lauren Davis, Chevon Lopez
Eureka Room 3
River’s Choir; An interactive workshop inspired by making kin
Sally-Anne Polson, Dr Stefania Giamminuti, Kristen Myers-Tapim, Natalie Jones
Courtyard Room
4.15pm – 5.00pm
Keynote Presentation – Speakers from Reggio Emilia, Italy
Goldfields Theatre
DAY 3 – SATURDAY 1 JULY 2023
8.00am
Registration Desk Opens
Goldfields Theatre Foyer
9.00am – 9.15am
Ngargee Youth Dance Group
Goldfields Theatre
9.15am – 11.00am
Keynote Presentation – Tiziana Filippini and Filippo Chieli
A Walk of Thoughts, of children and adults.
Goldfields Theatre
11.00am – 11.30am
Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition
Trade Hall
11.30am – 1.00pm
Keynote Presentation – Tiziana Filippini and Filippo Chieli
Liberty is like a perfumed air
Goldfields Theatre
1.00pm – 2.00pm
Lunch and Trade Exhibition
Trade Hall
Pedagogical armatures: Making visible the strengths of relational connectedness with Art and Wonder
Dr Clare Britt, Wendy Shepherd, Dr Belinda Davis, Amanda Palmer
Goldfields Theatre
Exploring progettazione in a primary school context: Creating learning environments and experiences that inspire creativity in children.
Jana Mollison
Eureka Room 1
Playing with Paper – Creating a community of learners
Lisa Layton, Bianca Peyra, Georgina (Georgie) Bishop
Eureka Room 2
An encounter with brave pedagogy
Koren Naylor, Tamara Abbott
Eureka Room 3
Curiosity in Early Childhood: unlearning behaviours of paying attention through pedagogical documentation
Claire O’Callaghan
Courtyard Room
2.45pm – 3.15pm
Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition
Trade Hall
Troubles, enchantments, and ethical responsibilities in inter-creature relationships: Children and adults welcoming indigenous knowledges and care through expressive and performative languages.
Sally-Anne Polson, Dr Stefania Giamminuti, Natalie Jones
Goldfields Theatre
The Atelierista and the Atelier as conceptual space
Caterina Pennestri
Eureka Room 1
Preparing creative and curious leaders: possibilities of practice
Megan Gibson, Renee Mitchell, Marie White, Kaitlyn Johnson
Eureka Room 2
(Re) Conceptualising the studio: “Dancing with water and sky” – attuning to invisible entanglements with/between children and living landscapes
Sarah Gardiner, Carley Rawle
Eureka Room 3
What are you curious about now? Participating in an emergent arts – based research inquiry
Karen Szydlik (Schaller)
Courtyard Room
4.00pm – 5.00pm
Keynote Presentation – Tiziana Filippini and Filippo Chieli
The Importance of an Optimistic Gaze
Goldfields Theatre
*DISCLAIMER:
The REAIE 2023 Conference Program is subject to change at REAIE’s discretion.
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**EXCLUSIONS:
Optional Conference extras, not included in the Conference registration fee.
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2023 CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONTRIBUTORS
Ngargee is a Contemporary First Nations Youth Dance Company. We create performance works from many genres of dance and music across First Nations cultural dance, contemporary dance and hip-hop to tell stories that matter to our dancers.
Ethical Interactions is a proud Australian, neuroaffirming early childhood consultancy that leads thinking in children’s voice and co-design; and offers programs for educational teams that support children’s emotional wellbeing and inclusion. We work alongside teaching teams to create evidence-informed, locally responsive teaching strategies that work for communities of teachers and learners.
My Sensory Space will be located in Organiser Office 7 on Ground Floor (next door to the registration desk),
it will be open on Friday and Saturday (times to be confirmed).
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