Redirecting Early Learning and Child Care's Developmental Trajectory: Becoming A Recognized Profession
with Stacie Goffin
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
ELCC (Early Learning and Child Care) increasingly is in the public limelight. No longer should ELCC sidestep its opportunity to ensure the competent practice of early childhood educators, regardless of program setting, nor ignore the consequences for children's learning and development if this responsibility is not addressed.
The time to step forward and rethink ELCC as a field of practice has arrived, but fulfilling these aspirations depends on your participation in the change process.
This keynote will spotlight why early educators need to re-imagine the future of early learning and child care - it is time to get comfortable with the uncomfortable, and collectively engage with re-structuring the field as a recognized profession so it can fulfill its promise to children and families.
Stacie Goffin Biography
Stacie Goffin is a widely recognized authority in early childhood education with a passion for raising the competence of this field of practice. Her conceptual leadership focuses on advancing early childhood education as a professional field of practice. Her recently published book, "Professionalizing Early Childhood Education as a Field of Practice: A Guide to the Next Era" provides guidance and questions for engaging in the important work of co-creating an alternative future for early childhood education.
Stacie received a degree in child development from the University of Massachusetts Amherst followed by her Master's in Early Childhood from George Washington University and her Executive Education Certification from Harvard, and is a recognized leader and author in early childhood education.
Stacie currently serves as the Principal of the Goffin Strategies Group where she uses her experience consulting with educational programs to improve effectiveness and services for young children.
October 20, 2017
1:30 PM
Homburg Theater | Confederation Centre of the Arts | Charlottetown PE