Curriculum for the 21 Century: Robots, Relationships and Reflection

When: 27th August 2020 LIVE 11.00am (EST)

Where: Online via Zoom - A link will be sent to delegates on registration

Bookings: $40.00 plus GST

NESA Approved for 1.5 hours for NSW teachers

About this webinar:

Children’s lives are changing. New technologies are twinkling their way into children’s lives at the speed of light! Building a curriculum that has foresight into the lives children live now and will live into the future requires us to play with new technologies without losing sight of what we know about the importance of nature and sustainability in quality curriculum.

Dr Red Ruby Scarlet and Natalie Cordukes share their collaboration of thinking, planning and practice by providing examples these STEM knowledges with children birth to five years. This webinar shares practice examples from a current teacher-research project undertaken by the sparkly educators fromPaddington Children’s Centre. It brings together natural, cultural, and digital technologies in everyday experiences that collect and express children’s experiences of belonging in their local community. You’ll see beautiful footage and images of children in the park, with tiny robots, exploring the influence of astronomy on everyday life, and storying how they understand their thinking processes! Red and Natalie illustrate how they have been influenced by Indigenous STEM experts and how anti-bias approaches are entwingled throughout the curriculum.

About the presenters:

Dr Red Ruby Scarlet is the creative director of MultiVerse.She is an activist, early childhood teacher-researcher, consultant, artist and academic. Red has been working in early childhood for over 30 years and is devoted to creative, imaginative, inclusive practices that promote dignity and integrity in early childhood.

Red has developed curriculum and learning frameworks nationally and internationally. She has won numerous awards for her teaching and advocacy. Red has published widely foregrounding the stories of the numerous ‘teacher-research’ projects she has led and contributed to across the world. She is committed to raising the voices of early childhood teachers and educators through telling and writing their own stories.

She has always been part of diverse educational communities. She is a highly sought leader and mentor in the early childhood profession. Red has also been engaged in performing arts throughout her life and has qualifications in drama, performing arts. Red is the Founding Chair of the Social Justice In Early Childhood Foundation and partner of The Aboriginal Early Childhood Collective. She is an ABC Play School Consultant, one of the architects of the Early Years Learning Framework, and a consultant in the development of the National Quality Framework. Red has a pedagogical residency at Clovelly Child Care Centre in Sydney. Red is a Pedagogical Friend at Paddington Children’s Centre with whom she has a long standing professional relationship with and who feature in the Putting Art in Place webinar series.

Find Dr Red Ruby Scarlet here: multiverse.com.au

Natalie Cordukes is the Director at Paddington Children’s Centre (Uniting). Natalie has worked at PCC for over 20 years. PCC is an 80-place long day care service located in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney. Our not-for-profit service employs 30 Educators and is committed to maintaining a long-standing, highly qualified team with high adult to child ratios.

Natalie is passionate about community engagement and working in partnership with local Aboriginal community. These connections have enhanced our program and supported a strong commitment to partnerships which is captured in our Reconciliation Action Plan.

Natalie initiated a large-scale restoration project of the Aboriginal Children’s Service in Redfern, which involved 55 businesses who fully restored the building. Following the launch of the restored space in late 2019, PCC has launched an Aboriginal Playgroup - ‘Biddy’s Joy Playgroup’ and has employed Aboriginal Educators to work with Natalie to offer a culturally informed program.

Natalie strives to foster a community where social justice, equity and inclusion are highly valued.

Find Natalie Cordukes here:

https://paddingtoncc.org/

https://www.facebook.com/ACSRestorationProject/

https://www.facebook.com/communityadventurers/