Early childhood programs can be places of learning, teaching, inquiry, and research. They can embrace a pedagogy of child centred research and investigation where children, along with teachers, question, discuss and collaborate. This session explores the questions:

• What does a pedagogy of inquiry look like?
• How do we champion children’s ideas?

Presenter – Karen Hope

Karen has been working with young children, writing, and thinking about them for a very long time. She has worked across a broad range of services as a Kindergarten Teacher and Co-Ordinator and more recently as an early childhood consultant, university lecturer and freelance writer. She is currently the program manager at the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Karen’s work is strongly influenced by the Reggio Emilia Project and this is reflected in her thinking and writing as a point of reference and inspiration.