A full program and schedule will be published closer to the conference date. Please note that an official printed program will be provided with your conference package at registration.

Pre-conference workshop (optional): July 14 - 15

Tuesday, July 14 Sessions: 8:30 to 5:00

Wednesday, July 15 Sessions: 8:30 to 5:00

The two-day pre-conference workshop is a separate event from the conference. It immediately precedes the conference, which will open officially on July 15th, in the late afternoon. This workshop is designed for those who would like to familiarize themselves with the basic principles of "imaginative education" and to receive close direction in the implementation of these principles for teaching practice. Participants who complete both days of the workshop will receive a professional certificate from the Imaginative Education Research Group.

For more information on the workshop please click here.

Conference: July 15 - 18

Wednesday, July 15
Registration: 3:00 to 6:00
Opening Plenary: 6:00 to 7:30
Opening Reception: 7:30 to 9:30

Thursday, July 16
Registration: 8:00 to 4:00
Presentations: 8:30 to 5:30

Friday, July 17
Registration: 8:00 to 4:00
Presentations: 8:30 to 5:30
Boat Cruise (optional): 6:30 to 10:30

Saturday, July 18
IERG/IRNIE General Meetings: 9:00 - 1:00

Equipment

Data projectors with computers will be provided in all of the parallel session rooms. We suggest you bring your PowerPoint presentation on a USB memory stick saved in .ppt (.not pptx) format. If you are using a Mac please bring an adaptor for the projector. Internet access will be available to all registrants.

Keynote Speakers

Eleanor Duckworth

We are exceptionally pleased to have Eleanor Duckworth as our Keynote speaker this year. Dr. Duckworth, is the author of “The Having of Wonderful Ideas” which is in its third edition and is available in Spanish, Portuguese, Korean and Chinese. Her other books include "Tell Me More": Listening to Learners Explain, Teacher to Teacher: Learning from Each Other, and Science Education: A Minds-On Approach for the Elementary Years

A former student and translator of Jean Piaget, Dr. Duckworth grounds her work in Piaget and Inhelder's insights into the nature and development of understanding and in their research method, which she has developed as a teaching/research approach, Critical Exploration in the Classroom. She seeks to bring a Freirean approach to any classroom, valuing the learners' experience and insights. Her interest is in the experiences of teaching and learning of people of all ages, both in and out of schools. Duckworth is a former elementary school teacher and has worked in curriculum development, teacher education, and program evaluation in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and her native Canada. She is a coordinator for Cambridge United for Justice with Peace, and is a performing modern dancer.