Ontario

This Toronto Conference will address the importance of professionalizing the field as a means of helping ECEs take on the rapidly changing landscape. The workshops and full-day institutes all have this common thread running through them. The ECE professional will take away lessons on the value of pedagogical leadership, self-regulation, bridging ECE skills, building resources, and most importantly the confidence to manage their own career.

Day One will offer two all-day institutes. The first institute will take a look at Ontario's new early learning framework both from a theoretical and a practical perspective. The second institute will offer valuable resources and tools to assist professionals in their career objectives

Day Two will offer workshops focusing on Training, Employment, Professionalization, Policy/Research, and Leadership and Team building.

We have gathered a strong and knowledgeable team of experts from the early learning, human resources, and training sector, to name just a few, to bring you the most current information and practices available. These resources and tools will give you the road map you need to make important decisions around next steps in your career.

Location:

Our Toronto conference will be held at the School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University
and George Brown College, School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson Campus.

The conference site is located within the Ryerson Campus at Yonge & Dundas in the heart of
downtown Toronto. This area offers a wide variety of entertainment and shopping including Toronto
Eaton Centre right across the street!

Day 1 School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University
350 Victoria St., Toronto, ON M5B 2K3

Day 2 George Brown College School of Early Childhood Education
Ryerson Campus, 99 Gerrard St. E., Toronto, ON M5T 2T9

Supervisors and directors are responsible for providing leadership for the design, delivery and evaluation of early childhood programs, their curriculum and pedagogy. The provincial curriculum framework, Early Learning for Every Child (ELECT), guides all early childhood programs in Ontario.

In these interactive sessions participants will use the framework to review the curriculum and pedagogy in their own programs and learn practical strategies for leading its implementation. Participants will have the opportunity to answer the question "How can the ELECT framework inform practice?"

Morning session: Deepen your understanding of ELECT as a guide to support curriculum and pedagogy in Ontario's early childhood settings.

Afternoon session:Participants will integrate knowledge from practitioner research and reflective practice as they embed the core principles of ELECT into their program's curriculum.

Join faculty members and program leaders from George Brown College's School of Early Childhood

Registration Fee: $50
AECEO Members 20% discount ($40)

Lunch & Refreshments will be served and are included in your registration fee

Spaces are limited so please register early

The YMCAs of Cambridge & Kitchener-Waterloo have been working to build healthy communities for over 150 years. Because of this history, the Y is uniquely positioned to host an important dialogue that explores the issues impacting the ability of families to thrive.

Please join us to hear Dr. Kershaw's findings on the challenges faced by families today. A dialogue will follow providing an opportunity to share your perspectives on this important topic.

Space is limited. Please RSVP by March 9, 2012

Complimentary on site child minding is available.