Registration now open to exhibitors, ECTA members and non-members and those wishing to join ECTA.
ECTA conferences proudly provide practical hands-on workshops for professionals working across all early childhood sectors from FDC, OSHC, LDC, Kindy and Prep to lower primary. The conference has been held annually on the first Saturday of the state school holidays for forty-one years. Join 600 colleagues at the ECTA Annual Conference to be held at the Sheldon Event Centre on Saturday, 25 June 2016.
Join ECTA at time of registration and save. Yearly membership fees are: $0 full time students, $20 concessional card holders, $60 for part-time students and graduates, $95 individual and $210 organisational.
SESSION ONE - KEYNOTE ADDRESS (EVERYONE ATTENDS, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU!
SESSION TWO - AM WORKSHOPS (YOU WILL CHOOSE ONE PRESENTATION FROM SESSION 2 DURING REGISTRATION)
A KINDER APPROACH TO BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT USING THE CALMER CLASSROOMS APPROACH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
CHILDREN'S ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPACT ON EARLY LITERACY LEARNING
CREATING SCIENCE
CURRICULUM DESIGN
DEVELOPING CORE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR LITERACY LEARNING THROUGH PLAY AT KINDY
EMBRACE ART IN THE CLASSROOM AND DISCOVER THAT ART IS NOT SCARY; BECOME CAPABLE AND CONFIDENT
EMBRACE CULTURE IN KINDY: REFLECTIONS OF OUR LEARNINGS
INSPIRING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
LEADERSHIP: AN INSIDE JOB
LISTENING TO CHILDREN'S VOICES: USING TALKING CIRCLES TO CREATE AGENCY
NATURE PLAY IN YOUR EDUCATIONAL SETTING
RELATIONSHIPS AND LEARNING TOGETHER WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS
TECHNIQUES IN USING 'MUSICAL PLAY' AND LIVE MUSIC TO SUPPORT THE EYLF
THE EXPLICIT TEACHING OF VOCABULARY IN THE EARLY YEARS
THE IMPACT OF SENSORY ISSUES ON BEHAVIOUR
WHY LOOSE PARTS? THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE, CHILDREN'S AGENCY AND CREATIVITY
SESSION THREE – OPTIONAL LUNCH (YOU MAY CHOOSE ONE ON REGISTRATION OR OPT TO NETWORK)
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS TO ALLOW THE SHARING OF AUTHENTIC PRACTICE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS
EARLY CHILDHOOD 0-8: PRIORITIES, ACTIONS AND OUTCOMES
PERSPECTIVES ON POSITIVE CULTURAL IDENTITY
QUEENSLAND BALLET EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
RESPONDING TO THE AEDC THROUGH TRANSITION PARTNERSHIPS
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NATIONAL QUALITY FRAMEWORK
VISUALISATION AND GOAL SETTING: TOOLS FOR GROWTH MINDSET
SESSION FOUR – PM WORKSHOPS (YOU WILL CHOOSE ONE PRESENTATION FROM SESSION 2 DURING REGISTRATION) .
BRINGING THE PLAY BACK
CREATING CHANGE WITH THE SIX CORE NEEDS
CREATING DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION ZONES FOR YOUNG LEARNERS
ENCOUNTERS WITH UNDER THREES
JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN, DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S BEST: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, THINK
GROWING THE PEAR TREE: TRANSFORMING PRACTICE BEYOND LEARNING OUTCOMES WITHIN THE EYLF
LITERACY THROUGH LITERATURE
MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM
NOT JUST FIVE CURRANT BUNS
PLAYING WITH GRAMMAR IN THE EARLY YEARS
PLAYING WITH NUMBERS … IT IS MORE THAN JUST COUNTING!
RESPONDING POSITIVELY TO CHILDREN'S SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS
SELF-REGULATION: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
SHARING CULTURES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS … ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSPECTIVES
TALL POPPIES … HELP THEM GROW
UNWRAPPING THE LAYERS OF INCLUSION
'YA GOTTA WEAR BILLABONG OR YA CAN'T BE IN OUR GANG': LINKING SOCIAL JUSTICE TEACHING, EYLF & NQF
Join ECTA at time of registration and save. Yearly membership fees are: $0 full time students, $20 concessional card holders, $60 for part-time students and graduates, $95 individual and $210 organisational.
2016 Individual ECTA Members: $205
Organisational ECTA Members first two staff: $206
Organisational ECTA Members remaining staff: $290
Concessional ECTA Members: $110
Student ECTA Members: $105
Join ECTA plus register as Individual Member $300
Non-Members $345
Non-Members $345