Here are the presentations from our 5th National Conference, 25–27 March 2015 in Wollongong, Making Waves — Early Literacy and Collective Impact.
Keynotes
Kerry Graham, Collective Impact — an overview
Principal Consultant, Collective Impact in Australia
Dr Amanda Howard, Assets Based Community Development and Early Literacy
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
June McLoughlin, Together We Can Make a Difference
Director, Family and Children’s Services Doveton College
Paul Prichard, Working With and Through Parents, not To and For Them
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Victoria
Workshops
Thursday morning workshops
Karelynne Randall, Parents as First Educators
Educator and Coach, MBL Consultancy
Lea Sutherland and Elizabeth Wilson, Writing Their Story — Children of Little Yuin Aboriginal Pre School
Lea: Director, Little Yuin Aboriginal Preschool
Elizabeth: Literacy Consultant
Thursday afternoon workshops
Sandra Lennox, Playful Communication
School of Education, The University of Notre Dame Australia
Sue Pearce, 100 Stories Before School
Early Literacy Consultant
Gada Itaoui and Jane Hayden, Enhancing Early Literacy Practices in Early Childhood Services
Children’s Services, Holroyd City Council
Karelynne Randall, How ‘Lizards’ Created Language and Literacy
Educator and Coach, MBL Consultancy
Stephanie Crick and Clare Skelly, SPEAK — An Innovative Speech and Language App for Families and Educators
Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment
Gwen Rayner, Koala Joeys Family Program
Butterfly Wings Early Years Consultancy
Lee Castledine, How To Be YouTube Stars
Blacktown City Libraries
Friday morning workshops
Paul Prichard, Including Dads — More than Just a Nice Idea
Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Victoria
Amanda Collins and Belinda Burns, Move, Explore, Create
Amanda: Children’s Services, Penrith City Council
Belinda: Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy
Victoria Ryle, Making Books with Children and Families
Kids’ Own Publishing
Catriona Elek, Early Childhood Educators as Literacy Champions
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Barbie Bates, Get Bitten Again by the Evaluation Bug
Paint the Town REaD Ltd
Thanks again to our wonderful sponsors
Platinum: Wollongong Council, Goodstart and Early Start University of Wollongong
Gold: IACC
Silver: Anglicare/FNSW