A National Conference on Re-defining the Early Childhood Development Profession in India: Challenges and Potential

November 7th - 8th, 2016 | The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru

Programme Schedule - Day 1

Time Session Details

9.00 am - 9.45 am Welcome Address – Anurag Behar, Vice-Chancellor, Azim Premji University Early Childhood Development and Sustainable Development Goals – Sukanya Subramanian, UNICEF Main Hall Conference Concept – Vrinda Datta, President, AECED Inaugural Address – Uma Mahadevan, Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Karnataka

Inaugural Plenary – 1: Early Childhood Development Profession in India: Challenges and Potential Chairperson: Rohit Dhankar, Director, School of Education, Azim Premji University 9.45 am - 11.00 am 1.The Promising Policy Developments and Challenges for Teacher/Caregiver Education – Venita Kaul, Center for Early Childhood Education and Development, Ambedkar University, Main Hall 2.Higher Education in the Development of Early Childhood Professionals – Prerana Mohite, Faculty of Family and Community Sciences, MSU of Baroda, Vadodara

11.00 am - 11.30 am Tea Break

Plenary – 2: Early Childhood Educators Professional Development: Insights from Few Countries 11.30 am - 1.00 pm Chairperson: Veena Mistry, Former Vice-Chancellor, Navrachana University 1. Mita Gupta, UNICEF Country Office, Main Hall 2. Mahmuda Akhter, Institute of Child and Human Development (ICHD), Bangladesh 3 .Karma Gayleg, Department of School Education, Ministry of Education, Thimphu, Bhutan

1.00pm – 1. 10 pm Posters Open for View – S. Anandalakshmy, Former Director, Lady Irwin College, Delhi Main Hall

1.10 pm - 2.00 pm Lunch Posters Open For View

2.00 pm- 3.00 pm Poster Presentations

Plenary – 3: Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education in Early Childhood Development 3.00 pm - 4.15 pm Chairperson: Vrinda Datta, Consultant Early Childhood Care and Education and President AECED

1. Curriculum and Pedagogy for Early Childhood Professional Development – Kinnari Pandya, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru Main Hall 2. Children Imitate the Adults: Are we worthy of their Imitation? – K. B. Jinan, Sadhana Village School, Pune 3. The 5Ws and 1H of Teacher’s Professional Development – Maya Menon, The Teacher Foundation, Bengaluru

4.15 pm – 4.45 pm Tea Break Posters Open for View

4.45 pm – 6.15pm Parallel Workshops

Hall 1: Workshop 1 • Workshop 1: Every Teacher is a Leader – Sujatha Rao, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru Hall 2: Workshop 2 • Workshop 2: Story for Early Childhood Development – Geeta Ramanujan, Kathalaya, Bengaluru Hall 3: Workshop 3 • Workshop 3: Learning to Experience Nature in Porous Ways Through Art – Srivi Kalyan, Fooniferse Arts, Shrishti School of Design, Bengaluru Hall 4: Workshop 4 • Workshop 4: Supporting Emergent Literacy in Preschool Classrooms –Shailaja Menon, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

6.15 pm – 7.15 pm Cultural Programme (Parallel AECED General Body Meeting) A National Conference on Re-defining the Early Childhood Development Profession in India: Challenges and Potential November 7th - 8th, 2016 | The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru

Programme Schedule - Day 2

Time Session Details

9.00 am - 9.10 am Introduction to Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood - Monisha Diwan, Steering Committee Member, ARNEC Main Hall

Plenary – 4: Early Childhood Teacher Education - Voices from the Field Part I: Lessons from Diverse Practices 9.10 am - 10.45 am Chairperson: Indu Prasad, Director, School of Continuing Education and University Resource Center, Azim Premji University

1. Strengthening ECE in Anganwadis Through Ankur: A Six Stage Input Plan for Anganwadi Workers – Nilesh Nimkar, QUEST, Pune Main Hall 2. Role of NGOs in Developing Early Childhood Professionals - Experiences of Mobile Crèches -Mridula Bajaj, Mobile Crèches, Delhi 3. Changing Times, Changing Teachers - The Neev Experience – Kavita Gupta Shabharwal, Neev Preschools and Academy, Bengaluru 4. Transformation of Anganwadis - Empowerment of ICDS Functionaries : Prajayatna experience - MaryPunnoose, Prajatna, Bengaluru

10.45 am - 11.15 am Tea Break Posters Open for View

Plenary – 4: Early Childhood Teacher Education - Voices From The Field Part II: Educating Early Childhood Professionals: Perspectives on Preparation and Practices 11.15 am - 12.45 pm Chairperson: Asha Singh, Associate Professor, Lady Irwin College.

1. Role of Vocational Education in the Development of Early Childhood Professionals –Neela Dabir, TISS, Mumbai Main Hall 2. Using Distance Education in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation – Rekha Sharma Sen, Pankaj Khare, Pranjali Dev, IGNOU, Delhi 3. Role of District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) in Professional Development of Preschool Teachers – Padma Yadav, NCERT, Delhi 4. Inclusive Education: An Elusive Goal in Early Childhood Care and Education – Ankur Madan, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

12.45 pm - 1.45 pm Lunch Posters Open For View

1.45 pm - 3.15 pm Parallel Sessions for Thematic Paper Presentations

3.15 pm - 4.45pm Parallel Workshops

Hall 1: Workshop 1 • Workshop 5: Music and Eurhythmy – Purnima Contractor, AECED, Mumbai Hall 2: Workshop 2 • Workshop 6: Childhood Transparency: Theatre in Early Childhood Education – Asha Singh, Lady Irwin College, Delhi Hall 3: Workshop 3 • Workshop 7: Emergent Curriculum – Shruti Bhargava, Learning Imprints Pvt Ltd., Vadodara Hall 4: Workshop 4 • Workshop 8: Early Learning, Assessment And Identifying Disabilities – Geeta Chopra, , Delhi

Valedictory Felicitation of Distinguished Scholars of Early Childhood Development: 4.45 pm - 5.30 pm • S. Anandalakshmy, Former DIrector, Lady Irwin College, Delhi • Mina Swaminathan, Distinguished Scholar, ECCE, Gender and Development Main Hall • Veena Mistry, Former Vice-Chancellor, Navrachana University Consensus and Way Forward followed by Tea A National Conference on Re-defining the Early Childhood Development Profession in India: Challenges and Potential November 7th - 8th, 2016 | The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru

Schedule for Thematic Paper Presentations - Day 2

Time: 1.45 pm - 3.15 pm Session Details

Session 1: Issues and Challenges of ECE Teacher Education Chairperson: Rakhi Banerjee, Azim Premji University

• Role of Teachers in Early Childhood Education: An inquiry into Various Issues and Challenges in India – Marian Abraham and Pragyan Behera (Venue: Hall 1) • An Exploratory Study of Early Childhood Care and Education for the Children of Urban Slums in Delhi - Himanshu Singh • Quality Concerns in the Teacher Education - R. Sama Naik • Inclusive Classrooms - Challenges of Deaf Learners and their Teachers - Kanika Agrawal

Session 2 : Early Childhood Education in ICDS Chairperson: Ajita R, Azim Premji University

• Professional Development Strategies of ECE Functionaries - A review of ICDS Experience in Karnataka - K. Vaijayanti and Gayatri Kiran (Venue: Hall 2) • Enabling Anganwadi Workers to Implement Quality Preschool Program in Anganwadi Centers - Sujatha Raavi, Ramai Devi B and Umamaheswara Rao J • An Intervention to Build Parental Capacity in Providing Psychosocial Stimulation to Children Between Birth to 6 years - Sayani Sarkar • Enhancement Of Effective Teaqchers for Early Childhoon Education In Rural Area: Challenges And Constraints - K. Yadagari

Session 3: Teacher’s Role in Socio-emotional Development of Young Children Chairperson: Sujata Sriram, Tata Institute Social Sciences and AECED

• Building a Relationship – Ensuring Positive Personalities - Kalpana Venugopal and Nagamani Krishnamurthy (Venue: Hall 3) • Socio-Emotional Component in Early Childhood Education Curricula - Garima Awasthy • Education for the Children of Migrant Construction Labour - Shubha H. K. • Challenges and Potentiality of Kindergarten Teachers in Curriculum Implementation: A Case Study - Girish H. R.

Session 4: Attributes of a Teacher for Young Children Chairperson: Jigisha Shastri, Azim Premji University • The Guardian of the Light - The Critical Importance of the Role of the Early Childhood Educator and Caregiver in the Development of a Child - Gita Bhalla (Venue: Hall 4) • The Primacy of Rediscovering the Child Within by Early Childhood Educators - Leena Satuluri • Early Childhood Educator’s Beliefs, its Influence on the Educator’s Disposition and Engagement in Classroom - Rama Devi Bozza, Sujatha Raavi and Umamaheswara Rao. J

• Early Childhood Educator and Caregiver: Competencies to work with Young Children - Kavya Gowda

Session 5: Teacher Education in Early Childhood Education Chairperson: Rajashree S., Azim Premji University

(Venue: Hall 5) • Education of the Teacher Educator in a Montessori Context - Nandini Prakash and Shahnaz Shakeer • Ensuring Quality ECCE through Teacher Appraisals and In-service Teacher Education - Gauravi Jadhav, Valentine Borges and Elizabeth Mehta • Teachers Working Conditions in Private Preschools in Pune City – Sumati Unkule

Session 6: Varied Private Initiatives Chairperson: Sharad Sure, Azim Premji University

• Program to Improve Private Preschool Education (PIPE) - Vikram Jain, Ashish Karamchandani and Vignesh Shankar (Venue: Hall 6) • The Changing Trends in Children’s Day Care - Meena Sivaraman • What if Early Years Teacher Education were as Easily Accessible as Facebook?: Why it’s Time for Educational Technology to Live up to Hype - Amrita Randhawa, Agata Rutkowska- Mandava and Jeremy B. Williams