An exhibition of educational products, toys & games, teaching aids and books will be staged at the conference venue from July 5, 2007
| Time |
Programme |
Wednesday, July 4 |
| 9:30-11:00 |
Pre-conference Talk
“Healthy Childhood Development to Facilitate Teaching and Learning” by Professor Albert
LEE, Professor and Director of Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chair:
Dr. Audrey Swee-eng LIM, Head of Department of Early Childhood Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education
(Registration: Prior online registration will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.) |
|
1:00-2:00 |
Registration |
|
2:00 – |
Cultural Visits OR Visits to Hong Kong Nurseries and Kindergartens |
|
1:30 – |
PECERA Steering Committee Meeting |
|
Thursday, July 5 |
8:15 –
9:15 |
Registration |
|
9:15 – 10:00 |
Opening Ceremony
Officiating Guests: Raymond Hung-chiu WONG, JP, Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower, HKSARG;
Professor Bernard SPODEK, President and Founder of PECERA
|
| 10:00 – 11:00 |
Keynote Address I: “Communication, Collaboration and Creativity: A Model for Theory and Practice in Early Childhood Education” by Prof. Iram
SIRAJ-BLATCHFORD, Professor of Early Childhood Education, The Institute of Education, University of London
Chair: Dr. Catherine Ka-ki CHAN, Principal Assistant Secretary and head of the Curriculum Development Institute of the Education and Manpower Bureau, HKSARG
|
11:00 – 11:30 |
Break / Journal Editorial Board Meeting
|
11:30 – 12:30 |
Keynote Address II: “ New conclusions from the OECD Starting Strong reviews ” by Dr. John
BENNETT , Senior Consultant to the OECD Network
Chair: Prof. Anthony Bing-leung CHEUNG, Professor, Department of Public and Social Administration, and Associate Director, Governance in Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong
|
12:30 – 2:00 |
Lunch / 12:30 - 1:00 PECERA International Membership Meeting
|
2:00 – 3:30 |
Symposium I: “ English as a Second Language in ECE: Policy, Pedagogy and Research ” -
Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia
Chair: Prof. Kathy SYLVA, Professor of Early Childhood Education at Jesus College, Oxford University
Australia: Prof. Sue GRIESHABER, Professor at the School of Early Childhood, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology
New Zealand:
Ms. Lynda BOYD, Associate Dean, Early Childhood Teacher Education, College of Education, University of Canterbury
the Philippines:
Dr. Grace KOO, University of the Philippines
Singapore:
Dr. Audrey Swee-eng LIM, Head of Department of Early Childhood Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education
|
| 3:30 – 3:40 |
“Straighten Up Hong Kong” by The Hong Kong Chiropractors Association
|
3:40 – 4:00 |
Break |
4:00 – 5:10 |
Concurrent Paper Presentations (1) |
Authors available for Q&A |
5:15 – 6:15 |
Welcome Reception |
Friday, July 6 |
9:30 – 10:30 |
Keynote Address III
“ Connecting with the Learning Brain ” by Dr. Martin
WESTWELL , Deputy Director of The Institute for the Future of the Mind at Oxford University
Chair: Dr. William Y WU, Director of the Thinking Qualities Initiative(TQI), Office of Student Affairs, Hong Kong Baptist University |
|
10:30 – 11:00 |
Break |
11:00 – 12:30 |
Symposium II: “
Promoting Development and Well-being of Children: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
”
Chair:
Michael Puk-sun TIEN, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR), Education and Manpower Bureau, HKSARG, the G2000 Group & KCR Corporation
Mrs. Frances Fung-khing neé YAM CHENG,
Vice Director at the Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, the Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Philemon Yuen-wan CHOI, Hon. General Secretary of Breakthrough
Dr. David Ka-yan LEE, Paediatrician
Mrs. Priscilla Sun-kai
TSANG LUI, Director of Against Child Abuse |
12:30 – 1:50 |
Lunch |
1:50 – 3:00 |
Concurrent Paper Presentations (2) |
Concurrent Workshops (1) |
|
3:00 – 3:20 |
Break |
3:20 – 4:30 |
Concurrent Paper Presentations (3) |
Concurrent Workshops (2) |
Authors available for Q&A |
5:30 |
Cultural programme with vegetarian dinner |
Saturday, July 7 |
9:30 – 11:00 |
Symposium III “ English as a Second Language in ECE: Policy, Pedagogy and Research ” - Japan , Korea and Chinese-speaking Region
Japan:
Dr. Sachiko KITANO, Associate Professor, National University Corporations, Fukuoka University of Education, Japan
Korea:
Prof. Namhee S. WOO, Senior Professor at the Dept of Child Study, Dongduk Women's University and president of Korean Association for Mind, Brain & Education
Taiwan:
Dr. Chien-ju CHANG, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Hong Kong:
Dr. Sandy SHUM, SRO, Standing Committee on Language Education and Research, Education and Manpower Bureau, HKSARG
|
|
11:00 – 11:30 |
Break |
11:30 – 12:30 |
Dialogue on “Rethinking Early Childhood Education”
- Part I: Hong Kong Perspectives - Speaker: Mrs. Winnie
Wai-yee FUNG YEUNG, Principal Inspector (KG), Quality Assurance Division, Education and Manpower Bureau, HKSARG
- Part II: Global Perspectives (open to all)
Chair: Dr. Nirmala RAO, Associate Professor and Acting Dean, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong |
12:30 – 1:00 |
Closing Ceremony
Officiating Guest: Prof. Richard Yan-ki HO, Acting President and Professor (Chair) of Finance, City University of Hong Kong |
Ten strands of the concurrent paper presentations and workshops:
Strand 1: Child Development
Strand 2: Early Childhood Curriculum and Pedagogy
Strand 3: Early Childhood Teacher Education
Strand 4: Children with Special Needs
Strand 5: Language Acquisition |
Strand 6: Multi-disciplinary Collaborations
Strand 7: Family-School Partnerships
Strand 8: Education Media
Strand 9: Policy Issues
Strand 10: Innovative Practice in Early Childhood Education* |
