Being Child-Directed
Area of focus
Early Years
When
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Tue 24th Sep 2024
Where
Tailrace Centre, 1 Waterfront Drive, Riverside, 7250
Who should attend
- Early Years Educators.
- Pre-Kindergarten Teachers.
- Kindergarten Teachers.
- Prep - Grade 2 Teachers.
- TA's working in Pre-Kinder - Grade 2.
Who is speaking
Overview
Being child-directed means enabling children to make choices and decisions that that influence events and their world.
Content
Join Mark Seager and a guest presenter David Gilkes as we explore how to actively seek out the voices, perspectives and views of children throughout the day, and draw on this input to develop a child-centred educational program and enhance children's learning and development.
About Guest Presenter David Gilkes
David Gilkes (B.Ed, MECE) has been a highly regarded early childhood educator for close to 30 years, the majority of this time spent working alongside 4 and 5 year old children and their families in Hobart, Tasmania and in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. He has been employed in both Government and Independent school settings. David also spent periods of time in leadership roles as Director of an Early Learning Centre for 3 – 5 year olds in Canberra and as an Early Years Network Leader, primarily supporting teachers in the Tasmanian Education Department.
David possesses both a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Early Childhood Education (MECE). His Masters research (2013) explored parent perspectives on the importance of beauty and aesthetics in the early years of schooling.
In recognition of his contributions and commitment to his work with children, families and the early childhood sector, David was awarded a 2014 NEiTA (National Excellence in Teaching) Award for ‘Innovation’ in Early Childhood.
David’s thinking has been influenced and challenged by the Reggio Emilia educational project, and its provocation for the Australian context, for many years. He has been fortunate enough to have participated in Study Tours and professional learning in this northern Italy city on seven occasions.
In 2015, David participated in a Forest School training course and residency in Denmark. In the same year, he was also invited to be one of the ‘Key Thinkers’ in ‘The Hothouse’ – a forum on the future of education in Tasmania, which was organised as part of Hobart’s DARK MOFO winter festival.
David has given presentations, spoken at large conferences, and run workshops for various organisations, government and independent departments, and universities around the country. He has articles and chapters published in various education journals and books, including “The Challenge”, “Pedagogy+” and “Professional Educator”.
This session will be face-to-face in Launceston and streamed live to all other registered participants.
What you will learn
This professional learning will include content that falls within the following AITSL Standards and/or the National Quality Standard:
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Important information
Cancellation:
If you have registered for this event (see Terms and Conditions below) and are subsequently unable to attend, we ask that you advise us of your absence as soon as possible.
For this session, please email any such notice of cancellation to: mseager@ist.tas.edu.au
Terms and Conditions:
All participants are required to individually register to attend this session. If you do not register for the event you will not receive a certificate of attendance.
Registration Confirmation:
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