Dr. Jamie Sisson

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Co-constructed leadership in early childhood education (2021). Co-constructed leadership in early childhood education. International Journal of Leadership in Education. Ahead of Print.

🇬🇧✨NEW!✨
FIRST INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL STUDY GROUP
Friday April 16 to Friday April 23, 2021

Have you always wanted to come to Reggio Emilia to understand the Reggio Emilia Approach® but couldn't make it?
⚡Now's your chance!⚡

The Zoom platform will be our virtual "piazza" for exchange and dialogue on the themes of education.
During your time in the study group you will be in contact with several different professional profiles: pedagogistas, atelieristas, and teachers in Reggio Emilia's infant-toddler centres and preschools.

Materials will be available to participants enabling deeper knowledge of Reggio Emilia Municipality's educational project.

And thanks to our documentations you will see what Reggio Emilia is attempting to do in these times of pandemic.

You will virtually enter into infant-toddler centres and preschools and see for yourself the educational services where the Reggio Emilia Approach is renewed each day.

Materials will be available for the entirety of the digital study group and longer so that you can organise time to your best advantage.

We will also be holding live conversations where you will be able to share thoughts, questions and reflections.

✅LANGUAGE: Italian, with simultaneous translation into English

✅CERTIFICATES: All participants will receive a Reggio Children Digital Study Group Certificate of Attendance

☞ ☞☞Register: urly.it/3c14k



🇮🇹 ✨NOVITA'!✨
PRIMO DIGITAL STUDY GROUP INTERNAZIONALE
da venerdì 16 aprile a venerdì 23 aprile 2021

Avreste sempre voluto ve**re a Reggio Emilia per conoscere il Reggio Emilia Approach®, ma non avete mai potuto farlo?
⚡Questa è l'occasione giusta per farlo⚡

La piattaforma Zoom sarà una piazza virtuale, dove proseguire scambi e dialoghi sul tema dell’educazione.

Durante lo study group entrerete in contatto con tante figure professionali: insegnanti, pedagogisti e atelieristi dei nidi e delle scuole dell'infanzia del Comune di Reggio Emilia.

Avrete a disposizioni materiali che vi permetteranno di conoscere il progetto educativo dei nidi e delle scuole del Comune di Reggio Emilia.
Grazie alle documentazioni, potrete vedere cosa si sta cercando di fare a Reggio Emilia in tempo di pandemia.

Entrerete virtualmente nelle scuole e nei nidi e conoscerete i servizi educativi in cui ogni giorno si rinnova il Reggio Emilia Approach.

Avrete sempre a disposizione i contenuti per tutta la durata del digital study group e oltre, così da poter organizzare al meglio il vostro tempo.

Ci saranno conversazioni live dove potrete condividere pensieri, domande, riflessioni.

Un'occasione unica per chi a Reggio Emilia non è mai potuto ve**re e per chi a Reggio ha voglia di tornare.

✅LINGUA: italiano con traduzione simultanea in Inglese

✅ATTESTATO: a tutti i partecipanti verrà rilasciato un attestato di partecipazione

☞ Iscriviti subito: urly.it/3c14m

PhD Scholarship: School Exclusionary Policies and Practices and their Impact Job in Adelaide PhD scholarship is part of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project titled “School exclusionary policies and practices and their impact.

'Walking Together with Kaurna at Wirraparinga' Learn about Kaurna culture on Country from educators - Aunty Elaine Magias, Mihail & Anzac Lochowiak, Drew Kilner & Liesl von der Borch

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Congratulations Hanna!

📥You’ve got mail!📥

In early December we received a delightful email from Dr Hannah Soong, a socio-cultural researcher and teacher educator at the University of South Australia.

As a mentor and advisor, Dr Soong had noticed that during the -19 lockdown in SA a lot of the University’s international students were facing unexpected hardships and isolation due to the loss of hospitality jobs and closure of university classes. As an integral part of the socio-cultural fabric of Australian society, international students play a key role in contributing to our society outside lecture rooms.

She noted that Baptist Care SA (particularly our Community Food Hub) had been reaching out to those international students who came forward to seek help and support and passed on her gratitude for this enduring support.

Dr Soong was able to access some funding through UniSA to buy $500 worth of Food Hub vouchers to continue to support those students who were isolated, alone and living without practical family support.

Last week Dr Soong came to our Inner City site and presented Craig McGlone (Manager, Community Development) and Mick Udompol (Community Food Hub Co-ordinator) with a certificate of appreciation. She also took a tour of the Community Food Hub and discussed future volunteering opportunities for young university students.

We are so very grateful. It is only through community partnerships such as this that we can continue to care for those in need 💜
UniSA G'Day Mates Community Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion- CRESI

Seeing this in print was not only academically important but also important to me as a parent. Hopefully it can spark some dialogue.

Re-imagining family engagement as a two-way street The calls for family-school partnerships have been strong within the literature and educational policy within Australia, however, there is little research that demonstrates what such partnerships might look like. Much of the research demonstrates a one-way street approach where schools focus on educ...

We are delighted that Professor Lester Irabinna Rigney was awarded an AM in the 2021 Honours List for his significant service to Indigenous education, and to social inclusion research. Congratulations Irabinna!
https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2008099

Congratulations to Dr Rigney on this prestigious award.

Professor Lester Rigney - awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) recognised in The Advertiser.

Yesterday we recognised and celebrated the important role of RESI members in contributing to the goals of educational and social inclusion through inspired, engaged, collaborative and innovative research. Congratulations to the following members who received awards:

1. Excellence in Research: Awarded to Professor Lester-Irabinna Rigney & Dr Lesley-Anne Ey

2. Excellence in Research Leadership: Awarded to Associate Professor Anna Sullivan

3. Excellence in Industry Partnership Research: Awarded to Associate Professor Elspeth McInnes, Associate Professor Victoria Whitington & Dr Bec Neill (research team) & Dr Melanie Baak

4. Excellence in Research Engagement: Awarded to Professor Barbara Spears

5. Emerging Researcher Excellence Award: Awarded to Moses Anlimachie & Sarah McDonald

6. Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision: Awarded to Dr Jamie Sisson & Professor Barbara Comber (joint) & Associate Professor Anna Sullivan

7. Research Publications Excellence: Awarded to

Chris Dolan (2020). Paradox and the school leader: the struggle for the soul of the Principal in neoliberal times. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3086-9

Lesley-Anne Ey and Elspeth McInnes (2020). Harmful sexual behaviour in young children and pre-teens: an education issue. Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, UK. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429400452

Pauline Harris, Elspeth McInnes, Bec Neill, Jenni Carter, et al (2020). Children’s multilingual literacy: fostering childhood literacy in home and community settings. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6587-8

Lesley Ey Anna Sullivan Barbara Spears Jamie Huff Sisson Barbara Comber Elspeth Mcinnes

Early Learning Strategy What are the best ways to support early childhood learning and development to help children thrive as they start school? What’s being decided? The first 5 years of life influence a child’s future educational achievement, wellbeing and success. Around a quarter of South Australian children start ...

AARE Seminar 7 Rigney 30 09 20

AARE Seminar Series - Number four - Professor Robert Hattam Unfortunately, educators in Australian schools now have their work constituted inside of a reform agenda that is increasingly under duress: (i) the performance of Australian students has declined at all levels of achievement compared to international benchmarks, and there is evidence mounting that A...

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An important film for every teacher to watch.

In My Blood It Runs documentary is not just a film, it’s also a campaign for change.

If you watched the ABC TV + iview premiere, check out the ways you can take action: https://bit.ly/IMBIRTakeAction

There is also resources available for both educational and professional learning: https://bit.ly/IMBIREducation

I have had a few people asking me to share this paper. Hope some find it helpful.

“Teaching Culture Through Culture”: A Case Study of Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in an Australian Early Childhood/Primary Context (2020). “Teaching Culture Through Culture”: A Case Study of Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in an Australian Early Childhood/Primary Context. Journal of Research in Childhood Education: Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 108-126.

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Sono in partenza i nuovi webinar live da Reggio Emilia. Chi vuole conoscere ed esplorare il Reggio Emilia Approach o approfondirne alcuni temi, da martedì 7 potrà iscriversi ai webinar di luglio.

Protagonisti, come sempre, insegnanti, pedagogisti, atelieristi dei nidi e delle scuole dell’infanzia comunali di Reggio Emilia che, insieme a Reggio Children, racconteranno e condivideranno i progetti e le esperienze vissute quotidianamente nei nidi e nelle scuole.
I webinar saranno in italiano con traduzione simultanea in inglese.

CALENDARIO LUGLIO 2020

► Martedì 14 luglio
ore 9-11 / Costo € 100
ore 15-17 / Costo € 100
• La progettazione come dialogo tra adulti e bambini e tra bambini e bambini | Nido d’infanzia

► Mercoledì 15 luglio
ore 9-11 / Costo € 100
ore 15-17 / Costo € 100
• L’ambiente come “terzo educatore”

► Giovedì 16 luglio
ore 9-11 / Costo € 100
ore 15-17 / Costo € 100
• La progettazione come dialogo tra adulti e bambini e tra bambini e bambini | Scuola dell’infanzia

► Martedì 21 luglio
ore 9-11 / Costo € 115
ore 15-17 / Costo € 115
• Bambini costruttori del loro apprendimento in relazione con… | Scuola dell’infanzia

► Mercoledì 22 luglio
ore 9-11 / Costo € 115
ore 15-17 / Costo € 115
• I bambini e la musica

► Giovedì 23 luglio
ore 9-11 / Costo € 115
ore 15-17 / Costo € 115
• Bambini costruttori del loro apprendimento in relazione con… | Nido d’infanzia

☞ Entra a far parte della digital community. Riceverai lo sconto Early bird booking, attivo fino alle ore 23.59 di mercoledì 8 luglio: www.reggiochildren.it/e-learning

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If you are interested in exploring and knowing more about the Reggio Emilia Approach, or a deeper understanding of certain areas, why not consider enrolling in one of our new live webinars from Reggio Emilia? Bookings start Tuesday 7 July.

As always, the protagonists will be teachers, pedagogistas, and atelieristas in Reggio Emilia’s municipal infant-toddler centres and preschools, sharing narratives, together with Reggio Children, of projects and experiences from daily life in schools and centres.
Webinars will be in Italian with simultaneous translation voiceover in English.

CALENDAR JULY 2020

► Tuesday 14 July
9-11am (CET) / Cost € 100
3-5pm (CET) / Cost € 100
• Design / progettazione as dialogue between adults and children and between children and children | Infant-toddler Centres (0-3 years)

► Wednesday 15 July
9-11am (CET) / Cost € 100
3-5pm (CET) / Cost € 100
• The environment as a “third educator”

► Thursday 16 July
9-11am (CET) / Cost € 100
3-5pm (CET) / Cost € 100
• Design / progettazione as a dialogue between adults and children, and between children and children | Preschools (3-6 years)

► Tuesday 21 July
9-11am (CET) / Cost € 115
3-5pm (CET) / Cost € 115
• Children constructors of their own learning, in relations with… | Preschools (3-6 years)

► Wednesday 22 July
9-11am (CET) / Cost € 115
3-5pm (CET) / Cost € 115
• Children and music

► Thursday 23 July
9-11am (CET) / Cost € 115
3-5pm (CET) / Cost € 115
• Children constructors of their own learning, in relations with… | Infant-toddler Centres (0-3 years)

☞ Join the Reggio Emilia Approach digital community: you'll receive a special Early bird discount booking code that can be used until 11:59 pm (Italian time) on Wednesday 8 July.
www.reggiochildren.it/en/e-learning

Arts based pedagogy for Democracy in Early Childhood 🎨

If you are an early childhood teacher who uses the arts to support diverse perspectives and build inclusive learning communities…..

Please email: [email protected]
for information about taking part in a PhD research project.

⭐️ Focus group discussions will connect you with like minded people to reflect on your practice.

⭐️ Education Futures, UniSA; Department for Education SA and Catholic Education SA - Research Unit approved

We certainly need to reform our educational systems.

If You Really Want to Make a Difference in Black Lives, Change How You Teach White Kids The latest episodes of police murdering Black people have my chest burning like a building set ablaze. My heart is hot, my stomach churns. My

Thanks to the 158 attendees at the FoR Code 13 forum today, co-hosted with Deakin U Research for Educational Impact - REDI and Uni SA Research in Educational and Social Inclusion- RESI. The event was organized by Anna Sullivan and Julianne Moss with presentations from Bob Lingard, Allyson Holbrook & Marnie Hughes-Warrington.

The conversations about FoR Code 13/education will continue throughout this year. Follow the page to stay informed and for details about attending the next event.

Another important survey to have your voice heard on the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning.

Dear Educators
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education dramatically. The impact on teaching and learning is global, urgent and likely to alter education practices from this point onwards. We are interested to hear your stories of how you have negotiated these changes and invite you to take part in an online survey. The survey seeks to document and analyse changing education practices to produce reports, case studies, guides and other resources to support teaching and learning through the COVID-19 socially restrictive national, state and institutional rulings. Taking part in this study is completely voluntary. Your responses will be anonymous.

The Teaching & Learning in COVID-19 times study is being conducted by Associate Professor Louise Phillips (James Cook University), Dr Chris Campbell (Griffith University), Associate Professor Susan Davis (Central Queensland University), Dr Melissa Cain (Australian Catholic University), Dr Kate Coleman (University of Melbourne), Dr Geraldine Burke (Monash University), Associate Professor Jenny Ritchie (Victoria University, Wellington), Professor Cynthia Brock (University of Wyoming), and Dr Esther Joosa (Independent Researcher, Singapore).
The project has approval from the James Cook University Human Research Ethics Committee (approval no.H8090).
Click this link https://tinyurl.com/TeachinginCOVID to participate in the survey, which can take up to 20-30 minutes if you complete all questions.

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