What people are saying about Imaginative EducationIt’s great stuff! I was exposed to it through the article in Educational Leadership and I am now reading the book. It makes so much sense! Thank you for your great work! Dave Bell (Texas) When I started to use IE several years ago now, that I tried it out in a few lessons here and there, was amazed at the success and then began to look for other areas and subjects in which I could use the Lesson Planning Frameworks and other aspects of the theory. Pamela Hagen. I am just back home after a great pro-day and still reeling from all that I learned from your workshop. Pamela Walker (Victoria, B.C.) I've been having a great deal of success with IE in the classroom. I taught grade 5 last year using IE-based concepts and had a GREAT year. I'm teaching kindergarten this year and using the concepts again - so far so fabulous! Mary Mulleady, (Teacher, Surrey.) |
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2009 IERG Conference Final ScheduleDownload the Final Conference Schedule as a PDF.Pre-conference workshop (optional): July 14 - 15Download Pre-conference Schedule as PDF Location: Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street Tuesday, July 14 Room 2200 Registration: 8:00 - 8:30 Wednesday, July 15 Room 2250 Sessions: 8:30 to 4:00 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 - 18Wednesday, July 15 Thursday, July 16 Friday, July 17 Saturday, July 18
EquipmentData 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 DuckworthWe 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.
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