The Institute for Early Childhood Education & Research (IECER):

• Actively engages communities, professionals, students, and researchers, whose interests focus on children from birth to 8 years of age, in dialogue about early childhood issues.
• Promotes quality in young children's learning, early childhood teacher education, early childhood research, and early childhood policy.
• Builds bridges between early childhood research and practice.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

The Implementation of the Early Learning Framework

The BC Early Learning Framework is a new Ministry of Education document for working with young children. The Framework describes vision, principles, and areas of early learning for young children" [birth to five years].

Educators from the University of Victoria, Northern Lights College, and Selkirk College have created a program to implement the Early Learning Framework in BC. Working with Early Childhood Educators they have created examples that bring the Early Learning Framework to life. These field leaders, with College instructors from around the province will present this information in communities around BC. For locations see- http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/pdfs/workshops.pdf

NEW MEd. cohort New Westminster starts May 2010

New - Infant Development and Supported Child Development (IDSC) Certificate and Diploma will move to IECER, effective July 1, 2009. For information on IDSC courses and programs see:

• ECPS
• EPLT

Summer Institute 2009

Building Bridges: Pre-Kindergarten and Elementary Collaboration

With noted scholar Rebecca New

ECED 480/565 (3)

July 6-10, 2009

Location: UBC Child Care Services Administration Building, 2881 Acadia Road, Vancouver, map

This course is open to graduate and undergraduate students as well as early childhood educators, primary and elementary teachers, and professionals working with young children as a unique professional development opportunity. Course description

IECER Summer 2009

Undergraduate & Graduate Courses

IECER Summer & Winter 2009

1. Undergraduate Courses
2. Graduate Courses

ECE IN THE NEWS:

NEW - Report from the BC Early Childhood Learning Agency

NEW - Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School (Edward Miller & Joan Alman, 2009, from the Canadian Childcare Resource and Research Unit) kindergarten-report.pdf

What makes a good speller? (An interview with Dr. Marilyn Chapman)

Early drawing gives children an advantage in gaining literacy (Bob Steele)