About
The Queensland Branch offers information, resources and services to early childhood organisations, services, professionals, parents and policy makers about child development and early childhood education and care. The branch consists of a broad membership of individuals, services and organisations representing the interests and welfare of young children across the state.
Branch Executive Committee 2016–2018
| President | Jane Bourne |
| Vice President | Alison Evans |
| Secretary | Helene Hodgson |
| Treasurers | Dianne Holman-Taylor & Laurien Beane |
| Executive Member | Jacqueline Bennett |
| Executive Member | Marilyn Casley |
| Executive Member | Assoc. Prof Bev Fluckiger |
| Executive Member | Chantel Orr |
| Executive Member | Marie Stuart |
National Board Queensland Representative
Jo Darbyshire
Upcoming Events
ECA Queensland branch Annual General Meeting (AGM), 14 June 2017.
All ECA members are invited to attend the ECA Qld AGM on 14 June 2017 at Victoria Park Golf Complex, 309 Herston Rd, HERSTON.
Please RSVP by Wednesday 7 June at ecaqld@earlychildhood.org.au.
The event will feature guest speaker Gabrielle Sinclair, CEO of the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority.
View the invitation here.
Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACE) Early Childhood Leadership Conference supported by Early Childhood Australia, Queensland Branch.
Inform, Create, Realise: Leadership in the First 8 Years
ECA Queensland, in collaboration with ACEL and the Queensland Department of Education are holding this exciting early childhood conference from 2-3 August, 2017.
Following the success of last year’s Australian Council of Leaders (ACEL) Early Childhood Conference in Brisbane, ECA Qld are supporting the conference again this year. You may have seen this conference on the ECA Webwatch Events link which you can see here http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/events/.
We warmly invite you to become involved either by attending to hear from some of our great keynote speakers including:
- Dr. Michael Mcaffe
- Nathan Wallis
- Deitre Epps
- Mem Fox, and
- James Nottingham, or by presenting yourself.
Call for papers
This year there are even more opportunities for you to be involved in a presentation. We would be delighted to hear your stories through a Presentation, Workshop, Case study or Showcase. You can read all the submission details through the links in the following information from the ACEL website.
The Australian Council for Educational Leaders invites interested individuals, pairs, or small groups, to submit an application to present a session at the ACEL Early Childhood Conference at the Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre from 2-3 August 2017.
Delegates have an opportunity to present at this conference in the following ways:
- Presentation with clear processes to engage the audience
- Workshop with clear processes to engage the audience
- Case Study – a 7 minute session
- Show Case – a 12 minute session.
All sessions will:
- Engage with the key theme of Inform, Create and Realise
- Engage with leadership themes from the Australian Professional Standards for Principals
- Demonstrate developments and/or innovations in the field of Early Childhood
- Be highly engaging.
Presentation with clear processes to engage the audience
- 40 minutes presentation + 10 minutes Q&A
- Can be presented by individuals, pairs or trios
- Participants may be seated in rows.
Workshop with clear processes to engage the audience
- 40 minutes presentation + 10 minutes Q&A
- Can be presented by individuals, pairs or trios
- Participants will be seated in groups around tables.
DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION & WORKSHOP RUBRIC
DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION & WORKSHOP SUBMISSION FORM
Case Study – a 7 minute session to share with all delegates in the plenary. This session will include
- Q&A at the end of all presentations
- Must be presented by an individual only
- A/V will not be available.
Show Case – a 12 minute session to share innovations and resources with groups of delegates. This session will include
- Q&A at the end of all presentations
- Can be presented by individuals, pairs or trios
- A/V will not be available.
DOWNLOAD SPOTLIGHT ON PRACTICE & SHOW CASE RUBRIC
DOWNLOAD SPOTLIGHT ON PRACTICE & SHOW CASE SUBMISSION FORM
Please download the fillable PDF submission form. Ensure you complete ALL sections of the form.
Submissions close on Monday 5 June 2017.
You will be notified by Monday 19 June, 2017, of the status of your application.
Under Eights’ Week
20–27 May 2017
Theme: Children are playing Country to Coast – Inspiring learning in the early years through play
We are considering a patron for the events – do YOU have a great idea of the best person? Please contact the branch.
For more information about Under Eight’s Week, visit the Facebook page here.
Contact
t: 1300 ECA QLD (1300 322 753)
e: ecaqld@earlychildhood.org.au
PO Box 685
Spring Hill
QLD 4004
Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/EarlyChildhoodAustraliaQueensland
Branch Constitution
