KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOS
HEAR FROM TWO PIONEERING EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE EXPERTS WITH AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL OF US
Professor Emerita Sue Grieshaber
Change the Narrative
​In this keynote we will be challenged to rethink some ideas about the ECE workforce and reconsider partial or biased perspectives about our work and capacity.
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Bio
Sue Grieshaber is Professor Emerita at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She sees daily pedagogy in early childhood education as enacting and practicing theories, and thinks that curriculum and pedagogical practices should be based on principles of social justice and equity. Sue was an early childhood classroom teacher for 14 years before working in universities in Australia, Hong Kong, and the USA.
Dr Linda Henderson
Share the New Narrative
Dr Henderson will close with a keynote of solidarity, of peace and of hope for workforce wellbeing, the ripple effects of leadership, and how to sustain momentum in times of change.
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Bio
Dr Linda Henderson is an independent academic who has dedicated her research career to early childhood leadership and workforce issues. Drawing on feminist principles along with a strong social justice agenda she believes in the collective wisdom of the early childhood workforce. In her work she strives to empower teachers and educators by creating safe and respectful learning spaces. Her latest book showcases the work of ten early childhood centres involved in a series of leadership for quality improvement workshops designed on principles from systems theories and change management. Her ethical approach resonates throughout this work and particularly her desire to highlight the deep professional commitment of the early childhood workforce as it navigates the complex politics of the early childhood education and care system.
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