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Call for papers closing soon! Are you interested in presenting at Australia's largest early childhood education and care conference? Applications to present at the Early Childhood Australia 2012 National Conference have opened. This submission period will close 5pm, Wednesday 29 February 2012. More information about the call for papers can be found here. An automated email will be sent to you within 15 minutes of submitting your application. For more information about presenting at the conference, please contact the conference secretariat on 02 6242 1800 or email conference@earlychildhood.org.au. Poster presentations at the 2012 conference A highlight in this year's conference will be the space and time dedicated to poster presentations. Presenting a poster is different to giving a talk or presenting a paper. The aim of the poster is to give an outline of an idea, research or piece of work that tells a story and stimulates interest and conversation. It is a great way for people to exchange ideas. We have developed an electronic template to help with constructing the poster–however, it is only a suggestion and posters can be arranged in many ways. Using the electronic template is a simple process and will allow presenters to arrange their information easily. The template and instructions can be found here. Posters will be organised into groups of three, according to themes. Each group of three will have 45 minutes to present their poster, with each presentation lasting 15 minutes. Presentations will consist of 10 minutes of discussing the poster, followed by five minutes of question time. To make your poster presentation submission, click here or visit Call for Papers. Submissions for poster presentations will close 5pm, Friday 30 March 2012. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Research Symposium, Edith Cowan University Perth, 3 October 2012 'Leading the professionalisation of early childhood through research' The Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (AJEC) is Australasia's foremost scholarly journal and the world's longest-running major journal within the early childhood field. Published quarterly, AJEC offers research-based articles that are designed to impart new information and encourage the critical exchange of ideas among early childhood practitioners, academics and students. AJEC welcomes participants from around the world to attend this important one day research symposium in Perth, Western Australia. This is a new symposium and AJEC invites postgraduate students, academics, practitioners and researchers at all levels to draw together with the goal of sharing research and forging research networks in Australasia and beyond. Outcomes of the day:
The day will consist of invited speakers and group discussions and will be focused on the development of research networks and relationships. It will provide a platform for researchers to critically reflect on research issues and methods and ponder how research can lead the professionalisation of early childhood. Venue: Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley Time: 9:00am-3:00pm Registration will open February 2012 Introducing Gold Sponsor–Curtin University, School of Education, Faculty of Humanities  The School of Education at Curtin has served Western Australia's education community through its leadership in teaching, scholarship and research since 1974. The school prepares professionals for practice in a wide range of education-related fields and is known throughout Australia for the quality of its programs, excellent teaching and the success of its graduates. It also enjoys a strong research record as shown by research grants, staff publications and conference presentations and by the high number of postgraduate research students. The vision of the School of Education is to be a leader in teaching and learning and educational research through the use of innovative technologies to enhance teacher knowledge, skills and professional commitment. Curtin's School of Education has made a significant impact in research and consultancy both locally and worldwide. Staff from the school currently hold national competitive grants in the areas of student participation and retention, learning technologies, teacher attraction and retention, ICT and mathematics education for rural and regional Australia, applied linguistics, TESOL, indigenous education and education for sustainability. In the 2010 Excellence in Research in Australia (ERA) national ratings, the School of Education was classified as above world standard in ‘academic performance in curriculum and pedagogy (educational) research'. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (FACULTY OF HUMANITIES) COURSE OFFERINGS
Curtin is one of the first universities in the world to offer the International Baccalaureate option at an undergraduate level. Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities We have had an amazing response from the following Sponsors and Exhibitors so far, who have already signed on for Consulting the Compass—Defining Directions. Be sure to organise your role in the conference now, before your preferred sponsorship avenue or exhibitor's booth location is no longer available. Things are about to start moving very quickly. To view the remaining available booths, access the exhibition floor plan here before applying to exhibit. If you are interested in exhibiting at the conference or would like more information about our sponsorship packages, please contact the conference secretariat on 02 6242 1800, conference@earlychildhood.org.au or download the sponsor and exhibitor package. New Sponsors and Exhibitors Announced!
Add this date to your diary! Conference registration will open February 2012. Watch this space! |
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