Events
 

The Atkinson Centre has established strong university–community research alliances and contributes to the field of early childhood through key events that support knowledge mobilization that extend our “community” provincially, nationally and internationally.

The Atkinson Centre regularly sponsors events with our partners to support public education and professional learning in early childhood education that meets the commitment to excellence in research and academic programs at OISE.

Details of each event are contained on individual pages:

2013 Events

• Summer Institute 2013 (June 12, 2013)
• Edward Melhuish Canada Tour (April 25-May 2, 2013)
• First Annual EC Leadership Research Symposium: Sharing Knowledge & Expertise (April 12, 2013)
• NWT Early Years Presentation (February 13, 2013) 
• Early Childhood Instrument (EDI): From Data to Action (February 1, 2013)

2012 Events

• Learning to Care: Lessons for the Transition to Integrated Early Childhood Program Delivery (October 22-23, 2012)
• Early Years Symposium 2012 - Play Based Approaches to Literacy & Numeracy (October 13, 2012)
• Summer Institute 2012 - From 0-3 Years: Research that Informs Policy and Practice (June 8, 2012)
• Invest in Our Future: Early Learning & Child Care for the 21st Century (April 25, 2012)
• Targeted vs. Universality: What Does the Evidence Say? (April 11, 2012)
• HDAP Colloquium: Early Years Study 3 (February 8, 2012)

2011 Events

• An Early Years Symposium: Collaborative Practice in Action (October 1, 2011)
• Origins of Mothering (September 28, 2011)
• Early Education Economic Forum (June 22, 2011)
• Summer Institute 2011 - Early Learning in Ontario: From Policy to Implementation (June 1, 2011)
• First Nations Children in Canada: Bridging Research, Policy and Practice (April 27, 2011)

• Leading the Way in Early Learning (March 23, 2011)
• Early Childhood Policy, Provisions & Practice: Critical questions about care & education (February 10, 2011)
• Stress Exposure and Child Behavioral and Somatic Health (January 12, 2011)

2010 Events

• Schmidt Colloquium: Temperament, Shyness, and Anxiety Disorders (November 10, 2010)
• The Cost-Benefits of Ontario's Early Learning Program (August 30, 2010)
• Summer Institute 2010 - Early Childhood Development: From Policy to Practice (June 3, 2010)
• Measuring the Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care Programs (May 3, 2010)
• Pedagogical Leadership: Lead From Where You Stand (February 1, 2010)
• With Our Best Future in Mind: Engaging Parents, Services, Communities (January 8, 2010)