Are you "stuck"? this session is an opportunity to talk and share about your experiences, it can help fellow participants get "unstuck" or build a network of support. Matthew and Justin have a YouTube channel where they talk about topics of importance to them. One of their videos was about just that—being stuck and how to move on, what to do and how to work with your team both as a mentor and a mentee, we will branch off and build upon this talk to help guide our conversation
Facilitator Biographies:
Matthew Sampson, who has worked in the field of early childhood education for 20 years, recently graduated with a Master of Arts in Child and Youth Studies from Mount St Vincent University. In 2018, Matthew was the recipient of the Prime Minister's Award of Excellence in Early Childhood Education. He also co-authored "Zombie World: Boys Invent a Culture in their After-school Program" a chapter in Carol Anne Wien's book The power of emergent curriculum: Stories from Early Childhood Settings (2014). His research interests are emergent classroom environment design, emergent curriculum and pedagogical documentation.
Justin West is an instructor at NSCC in the Africentric Early Childhood Education diploma program. He has been in the field of Early Childhood Education for 19 years. A graduate from Humber College where he received his early childhood education diploma. He completed a B.F.A from NSCAD University and a Master's degree in Art Education from Boston University. In 2013 Justin received the Prime Minister's Award of Excellence in Early Childhood Education. Justin infuses creative expression into his daily practice with children and ECE students.
November 15, 2021
9:00 AM