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ECE-APCLC Public Seminar on May 10, 2016

Dr. Bev Flückiger, Associate Professor of Griffith University conducted a Seminar on 'Age Appropriate Pedagogies in the Early Years of School ' for EdUHK academic staff and students on May 10, 2016.

Date:	May 10, 2016 (Tuesday)
Time:	12:30pm to 1:30pm
Venue:	D4-G-02, Tai Po Campus, EdUHK
Registration / Enquiries:	Tel: 2948 7762 or plcheung@ied.edu.hk (Ms Helen Cheung)

About the Seminar:
This session reports on the first stage of an initiative designed to refocus pedagogies in Queensland Preparatory Year (Prep) classrooms in order to address increasing concerns about the 'schoolification' of young children at an increasingly younger age. Developed in partnership between the Queensland Department of Education and Training (DET) and the Griffith Institute for Educational Research (GIER), the initiative consists of a professional learning program and an associated research program.

The innovative design of the initiative ensured that it was both research-informed and research-led. The nature of the design is presented along with aspects of the research method to demonstrate how pedagogical change was enacted effectively and supported through partnerships between schools and researchers. The findings of the research focus on leaders and leading, teachers and teaching, and learners and learning and demonstrate the positive benefits for children's engagement and learning that emerged from age-appropriate pedagogies. The positive findings led to a decision to continue the professional learning program, and associated research into 115 schools, thus broadening its scope in 2016.