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Friday November 22, 2024 Vitality

6 – 7 PM
Registration, Appetizers, mARCQEtplace, Environment Exploration
Jubilee Ballroom

7 – 7:10 PM
Welcome, Land Acknowledgment
Jubilee Ballroom

7:10-7:50 PM
Interactive Activities & Networking
Jubilee Ballroom

7:50-8:50 PM
Keynote A: Marc Battle | “Because It Has A Song”
Jubilee Ballroom

8:50-9 PM
Closing Remarks
Jubilee Ballroom

 

Saturday November 23, 2024 Expression

8-8:45 AM
Breakfast & mARCQEtplace
Jubilee Ballroom

8:45 – 9 AM
ARCQE Welcome, Land Acknowledgment, Environment Exploration

9:00 – 10 AM
Keynote B: Louise Thivant-Johannsen | The Transformative Power of Strengthening Children’s Voices in Early Childhood Care
Jubilee Ballroom

10- 10:15 AM
Brain Break

10:15-11:45 AM
A1 – Breakout: Sue Delanoy | Co-Imagining a City of Possibilities for Children!
Jubilee Ballroom

10:15-11:45 AM
A2 – Breakout: Pat Furman | Children’s Rights in Action: Children’s Rights with Intelligent Materials
Terrace Room 3

10:15-11:45 AM
A3 – Breakout: Karyn Callaghan | Expression in A Context of Listening: Giving Visibility to the Thinking of Children & Educators
Terrace Room 4

10:15-11:45 AM
A4 – Breakout: Sara Sutherland, Adrienne Argent, Ali Morrow, & Kelly Pickford | Thinking Otherwise About Relational Pedagogy
Terrace Room 5

11:45 – 1 PM
Lunch & mARCQEtplace, Environment Exploration
Jubilee Ballroom

1 – 2:15 PM
B1 – Breakout: Jacqueline Ewonus | Pedagogical Leadership
Jubilee Ballroom

1 – 2:15 PM
B2 – Breakout: Joanne Baxter &  Marilyn Boisvert | Uplifting Educator Perspectives to Shape Children’s Worldviews
Terrace Room 3

1 – 2:15 PM
B3 – Breakout: Louise Thivant-Johannsen | Strengthening Citizenship & Agency in the Early Years: Moving from Theory to Practice
Terrace Room 4

1 – 2:15 PM
B4 Part 1- Breakout: Angel Tuttle, Sandra Davenport, & Jackie Carson | Michif, Language of the Métis: Empowering Voices through the ELECT Program
Terrace Room 5

2:15 – 2:30 PM
Brain Break

2:30 – 3:45 PM
C1 – Breakout: Dr. Christine McLean | Looking at PLAY in A Different Way: The Many Ways Children Express Themselves Through Play
Jubilee Ballroom

2:30 – 3:45 PM
C2 – Breakout: Dr. Noah Kenneally | Children’s Rights: Enacting Children’s rights practices in early childhood contexts
Terrace Room 3

2:30 – 3:45 PM
C3 – Breakout: Christina Pickles & Anthony Bourque | “They Aren’t As Stressed When We Are Outside”: Listening to Alberta Early Childhood Educator’s Experiences with Outdoor Play
Terrace Room 4

2:30 – 3:45 PM
B4 Part 2 – Breakout: Angel Tuttle, Sandra Davenport, & Jackie Carson | Michif, Language of the Métis: Empowering Voices through the ELECT Program
Terrace Room 5

3:45 – 4 PM
Brain Break

4- 4:30 PM
Keynote C: Karyn Callaghan | Co-Creating “Contexts of Vitality” on a Foundation of Rights & Participatory Responsibilities
Jubilee Ballroom

4:30 – 4:45 PM
Prizes & Closing Remarks
Jubilee Ballroom