Council for Early Child Development  
 


Pan-Canadian Summit
Connecting ECD and Schools
January 29-30, 2009
Montreal, QC

Keynote Presentations

The Effect of Early Human Development on Learning, Behaviour, and Health ~ coming soon
Fraser Mustard, Founder, Founders’ Network & Founder, Council for Early Child Development

Building a Strong and Equal Partnership Between Early Development Services and Schools
John Bennett, Visiting Fellow, Thomas Coram Research Institute, University of London

Early Development, School Success and the Council Vision
Clyde Hertzman, Founding Director Human Early Learning Partnership & President, Council for Early Child Development

Human Development – Right from the Start. An Education Leaders’ Network?
Penny Milton, CEO, Canadian Education Association

The Fourth Way of Leadership and Change
Andy Hargreaves, Thomas More Brennan Chair of Education in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College

Canadian Overview

Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada
Jane Beach, Early Learning and Child Care Research and Policy Consultant

Research

The Impact of the EDI
Janet Mort, National Schools Advisor

Making Connections Provincially: Schools, ECE and Community

Revelstoke’s Early Learning Partnerships
Anne Cooper, Superintendent, SD Revelstoke

Early childhood education in the HRSB: Challenges and opportunities
Kim Matheson, Halifax Regional School Board

K4 Program
Marcus Tabachnick, Chairman, Lester B. Pearson School Board; Catherine Prokosh, Senior Advisor/Consultant, Lester B. Pearson School Board

Connecting Early Childhood Development and Schools in BC
Susan Kennedy, Executive Director, Ministry of Education (British Columbia)

Connections in Ontario Between ECD and Schools
Jim Grieve, Director of Education, Peel Public School Board (Ontario)

Connecting Early Child Development and Schools
Gloria Chalmers, Director, Edmonton Public Schools; Edgar Schmidt, Superintendent, Edmonton Public Schools; Donna Barrett, Assistant Superintendent, Edmonton Public Schools (Alberta)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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