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
Location: Segal Graduate School of Business, 500 Granville Street
Registration: 3:00 to 6:00
Wine and Cheese Reception: 5:30 - 9:00
Opening Plenary: 6:00 to 7:00
Reception: 7:00 to 9:00

Thursday, July 16
Location: Harbour Center, 515 Hastings Street, Main Concourse
Fletcher Challenge Theatre, Rooms 1400 - 1430
Registration: 8:00 to 4:00
Keynote: 8:30 to 9:30
Presentations: 9:45 to 4:30
Pub Night (optional): 6:30 Steamworks Brewing company (375 Water Street, across from Harbour Center)

Friday, July 17
Location: Harbour Center, 515 Hastings Street, Main Concourse
Fletcher Challenge Theatre, Rooms 1400 - 1430
Registration: 8:00 to 10:00
Presentations: 8:30 to 4:30
Boat Cruise (optional): 6:00 to 10:30 MPV Constitution (Harbour Cruises Marina, #1 North Foot of Denman Street)

Saturday, July 18
Location: Harbour Center, 515 Hastings Street, Main Concourse
IERG/IRNIE General Meetings: 9:00 - 12:30 Room 1430

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.