Canadian Council on Learning | Conseil Canadien sur l'Apprentissage

Colloquia

This page provides material used during presentations made at colloquia and conferences.

A Pan-Canadian Summit

Connecting Early Child Development and Schools
Building Alliances for Children: Information-Inspiration-Interaction

Conference organized by the Council for Early Child Development in partnership with the Canadian Council Learning's Early Childhood Knowledge Centre and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.

January 29-30, 2009, Montreal QC

Conference Program (PDF, 267 KB)

Keynote Presentations

Can Early Learning Prevent Youth Violence?

This conference was organized by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development (CEECD), in partnership with the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center and the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation and with the financial support of the Canadian Council on Learning’s Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre (ECLKC).

September 17, 2008, Montreal QC
Conference Program

• Speakers Presentations

The Early Years Conference 2008 - Valuing all Children

Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2008, Vancouver, BC
Event description

• An interactive DVD: Aggression in Young Children
  Jean Gervais (PDF, 138 KB)
• Development of Aggression - What Does the Research Tell us, and How Should we Put it into Practice?
  Amélie Petitclerc (PDF, 529 KB)

Set Sail for Quality on an Ocean of Caring

June 15-18, 2007, Halifax, N.S.
Event description

• Conclusions for the Starting Strong Reviews - Where does Canada Stand?
  John Bennett (PDF, 690 KB)

Sharing the Flame

June 12, 2007, Ottawa, ON.

• Effective Practices in Early Childhood Learning
  Ray deV. Peters (PDF, 1.45 KB)

HRSDC knowledge conference: a dialogue to support evidence-based policy and program development

Dec. 5, 2006, Gatineau, QC.
Event description

• Investing in young children: short and long term benefits
  Ray deV. Peters and Claire Gascon Giard (PDF, 110 KB)

Leading the Way to Quality

June 15-18, 2006, Calgary, Alta.
Event description

• Supporting effective learning practices workshop Claire Gascon Giard (PDF, 2.6 MB)
  

Measuring Early Child Development

April 26-28 2006, Vaudreuil, Que.
Event description
Conference program (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Session 1: Understanding and action

• Early Child Development - Outcome measures Fraser Mustard (PDF, 418 KB)
• Swedish policies for pre-school children Sven Bremberg (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Session 2: Measuring early child development

• Early Development Instrument: An indicator of developmental health at school entry Magdalena Janus (PDF, 520 KB)
• Is 18 months too early for an Early Development Instrument? Richard Tremblay (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• The Early Development Instrument and ECD  Neal Halfon (PDF, 263 KB)
• Measuring infant development in Chile: Contexts and challenges Helia Molina Milman (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Session 3: Use of the EDI in wealthy countries

• Seven uses of the EDI: The case of British Columbia Clyde Hertzman
• National approach to measuring child development in Australia: Process challenges and policy implications Sharon Goldfeld and Sally Brinkman (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Use of the EDI in wealthy countries Frank Oberklaid (PDF, 81 KB)

Evening Session

• Evaluation - A cornerstone for the Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon Annie Bérubé (PDF, 197 KB)
• Measuring ECD in Manitoba: Evaluating child-centred public policy at a population level Rob Santos (PDF, 1.8 MB)

Session 4 - Measuring ECD - International perspectives

• The Step by Step program: The challenges of measuring ECD in Central Eastern Europe, the CIS and the Baltic States Sarah Klaus (PDF, 2.6 MB)
• Preventing the loss of children's developmental potential Sally Grantham-McGregor (PDF, 663 KB)
• Measuring Early Child Development for evidence based policy advocacy and planning Nurper Ulkuer (PDF, 120 KB)

Session 5 - Measuring ECD - Developing country experiences

• Measuring developmental delays through household surveys: pilot efforts in three countries Alfredo Solari and Cecilia Breinbauer (PDF, 96 KB)
• Measuring early child development - Developing country experiences Annah Wamae (PDF, 218 KB)

Final panel

• Meaning & role of measurement in ecd: Problematizing an Africentric glimpse Bame Nsamenang (PDF, 145 KB)
• Measuring ECD Mary Eming Young (PDF, 51 KB)

Poster Session

• Measuring prevalence of child development delays through national household surveys in Chile, Honduras, and Nicaragua Cecilia Breinbauer, Helia Molina Milman and Alfredo Solari (PDF, 23 KB)
• Development of a survey module on child development for Chile Helia Molina Milman (PDF, 32 KB)
• Investigating the impact of social contexts on child health Nazeem Muhajarine (PDF, 119 KB)
• Influencing policy and practice with research Nazeem Muhajarine (PDF, 731 KB)
• Québec longitudinal study of child development: Continuing to look forward after 10 years of data collection! Bertrand Perron, Delphine Provençal (PDF, 951 KB)
• National quality ECCE profiles: Towards ensuring diversity & reliability Louise Zimanyi (PDF, 52 KB)
• Province-wide implementation of the EDI in British Columbia, Canada (Human Early Learning Partnership)
  • The EDI (Early Development Instrument) Impact and implications for communities, families, and children Janet Mort, Johanne Schroeder (PDF, 786 KB)
  • Strategies for disseminating data on ECD: The early child development mapping portal Kate Trafford, Michele Wiens, Clyde Hertzman (PDF, 1.4 MB)
  • The Early Development Instrument (EDI) National and international perspectives Magdalena Janus (PDF, 254 KB)
  • Context matters: Examining the early literacy skills and development health of kindergartners Nonie K. Lesaux, Rose K. Vukovic, Peter Schaub, Clyde Hertzman, Linda S. Siegel (PDF, 245 KB)
  • The Early Development Instrument (EDI) Overview of international implementations Magdalena Janus (PDF, 254 KB)
  • What are the social and economic indicators of nurturing neighbourhoods? Paul Kershaw, Barry Forer (PDF, 428 KB)v
  • Strategies for disseminating data on ECD: The British Columbia Atlas of child development Paul Kershaw, Lori G. Irwin, Kate Trafford (PDF, 1.3 KB)v
  • The Early Development Instrument: An examination of validity Shelley Hymel, Lucy LeMare, William McKee (PDF, 334 KB)
  • Understanding how neighbourhood context influences early development Vanessa R. Lapointe, Lori G. Irwin, Laurie Ford, Yan Liu (PDF, 357 KB)
  • Investigating differential item functioning on the EDI with regard to gender and culture Martin Guhn, Anne M. Gadermann, Cornelia Zeisser, Bruno D. Zumbo (PDF, 312 KB)