Events
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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.
2023 Events
Date: May 11, 2023
Location: Toronto, Ontario
2022 Events
Date: November 17, 2022
Location: Virtual
Presenter: Bernice Cipparrone-McLeod, Professor, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College
Date: October 22, 2022
Location: Scarborough, Ontario
Presenter: Bernice Cipparrone-McLeod, Professor, School of Early Childhood, George Brown College
Date: October 1-4, 2022
Location: Kingston, Ontario
Presenter: Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
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Access Dr. Akbari's presentation HERE
Date: June 13-14, 2022
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
Presenter: Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
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- 18th Annual Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development - The Early Years: In, About, and For the Environment
Dates: May 30-June 2, 2022
Location: Virtual
Date: May 9, 2022
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development; Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Date: March 9, 2022
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Olivia Chow, Steven Shrybman and the Atkinson Centre
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Feedback on ELCC Legislation submitted to the Federal Secretariat on ELCC
- Research Roundtable: Care Work in the Recovery Economy (by invitation only)
Dates: January 26-27, February 2-3, 2022
Location: Virtual
Presenter: Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
2021 Events
Date: September 14, 2021
Location: Virtual
Presenters: Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development; Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Date: July 5, 2021
Location: Virtual
Presenter: Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Date: June 7-17, 2021
Location: Virtual
Presenter: Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Date: June 15, 2021
Location: Virtual
Presenter: Dr. Emis Akbari, Senior Policy Fellow, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Date: May 31 - June 3, 2021
Location: Virtual
2020 Events
Date: October 15, 2020
Location: Webinar
Date: September 10, 2021
Location: Virtual
Date: March 24, 2020
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, 12th Floor, Room 12-199, Toronto, Ontario
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*Cancelled* The 17th Annual Summer Institute on Early Childhood Development: Innovations in Support of a Professional Early Childhood Workforce
Date: June 5, 2020
Location: George Brown College, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive, Toronto, ON
2019 Events
Date: October 24, 2019
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, 12th Floor, Room 12-199
Presenters: Dr. David Philpott, Memorial University Newfoundland & Labrador and Jane Bertrand, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation
Date: August 19, 2019
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, 12th Floor, Room 12-199
Presenter: Dan Cloney, Research Fellow, Education Policy & Practice Program/Member of the Centre for Global Education Monitoring, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Date: June 17, 2019
Location: George Brown College, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive, Toronto, ON
Date: April 10-13, 2019
Location: Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
Presenter: Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy
2018 Events
Dates: November 28-29, 2018
Location: Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Presenter: Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy
Dates: August 24-25, 2018
Location: The Université de Moncton
Date: July 15, 2018
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Presenter: Emis Akbari, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Dates: June 24-29, 2018
Location: Université de Moncton, New Brunswick
Presenter: Emis Akbari, Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Dates: June 14-15, 2018
Location: 2 Rue André Pascal, 75016 Paris, France
Presenters: Honourable Margaret McCain, Chair, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation; Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy
- Newsletter #1 from the Ensemble for Early Childhood Education
Date: June 1, 2018
Location: George Brown College, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive, Toronto
Date: May 2, 2018
Location: The Waegwoltic Club, 6549 Coburg Road, Bloomingdale Annex, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2017 Events
Date: Postponed until Spring 2018
Location: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax, Kenneth C. Rowe Hall
Dates: August 24-25, 2017
Location: Mount Saint Vincent University, Bedford, Nova Scotia
Date: June 2, 2017
Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Main Floor Library, Toronto, Ontario
Dates: March 1-3, 2017
Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Presenter: Zeenat Janmohamed, Chair of the School of Social and Community Services and Deaf and Deafblind Studies, George Brown College, and Atkinson Centre visiting scholar
Presentation: Schools at the Centre: Findings from Case Studies Exploring Seamless Early Learning in Ontario
Date: February 17 & 18, 2017
Location: Sheraton Guildford Hotel, Surrey, British Columbia
Presenter: Bernice Cipparone McLeod, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre
2016 Events
Date & Location: November 11, 2016, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Webinar
Presenter: Jane Bertrand, Adjunct Faculty, OISE, and Program Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation
To view the presentation
Date & Location: Various
Presenter: Bernice Cipparone McLeod, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre
Date: July 20-24, 2016
Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Presenters: Emis Akbari, Atkinson Centre Early Childhood Policy Postdoctoral Fellow; Michal Perlman, APHD Associate Professor
Date: June 6-7, 2016
Location: Paris, France
Presenters: Jane Bertrand, Adjunct Faculty, OISE, and Program Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation; Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy
Date: June 3, 2016
Location: George Brown College, Waterfront Campus, Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2016 (on-going)
Location: British Columbia
Details: Members of the Atkinson Centre in collaboration with British Columbia's Ministry of Education are evaluating the StrongStart BC program across the province. They are examining the effects of the program on parents, facilitators, kindergarten teachers and administrators making recommendations for program improvement.
Date: April 25, 2016
Location: University of Toronto, OISE, Toronto, Ontario
Date: April 2, 2016
Location: Conestoga College, Doon Campus, Kitchener, Ontario
Presenter: Bernice Cipparone McLeod, Executive Director, Atkinson Centre
2015 Events
Date: October 25, 2015
Location: Toronto Waldorf School, 9100 Bathurst St, Thornhill
Questions/RSVP: hchurch@torontowaldorfschool.com
Date: September 25-26, 2015
Location: Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
Presenters: Zeenat Janmohamed, Visiting Scholar, Bernice Cipparrone McLeod, Atkinson Centre Executive Director
Date: September 7-10, 2015
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Presenters: Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy; Zeenat Janmohamed, Visiting Scholar; Romona Gananathan, Ph.D. Candidate, OISE; Jane Bertrand, Adjunct Faculty, OISE, and Program Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation
Date: September 3, 2015
Location: OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Presenter: Linda Mitchell, Associate Professor and Director of the Early Years Research Centre at The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Date: July 15-17, 2015
Location: Peter Gzowski College, Trent University, 2510 Pioneer Road, Peterborough, Ontario
Presenter: Jane Bertrand, Adjunct Faculty, OISE, and Program Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation
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Canadian Federation for University Women (CFUW), Annual General Meeting - Poster Presentation, Empowering the Future: Best Evidence for Investing in Early Childhood Education in Canada
Date: June 18-21, 2015
Location: Quebec City, Quebec
Presenter: Emis Akbari, Post Doctoral Fellow
Date: June 9, 2015
Location:Coptic Centre, 1245 Eglinton Avenue West, Mississauga, Ontario
Keynote Speaker: Jane Bertrand, Adjunct Faculty, OISE, and Program Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation
Date: June 5, 2015
Location: OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- The Science of Early Child Development (SECD)
Date: June 4, 2015
Location: George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario
Date: May 21-22, 2015
Location: Cambrian College, Sudbury, Ontario
Presenter: Zeenat Janmohamed, Visiting Scholar
Date: May 20, 2015
Location: Monash Conference Centre, Monash University, Level 7, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
Presenter: Jane Bertrand, Adjunct Faculty, OISE, and Program Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation
- 3rd Annual Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership Symposium hosted by George Brown College
Date: April 16, 2015
Location: Oakham House, Ryerson University, 55 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario
Keynote Speaker: Jane Bertrand, Adjunct Faculty, OISE, and Program Director, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation
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Has a National Child Care Plan Passed its Due Date?
Shifting Paradigm, Enduring Legacies: Reflections on the Royal Commission on the Status of Women at 50
Date: April 16-19, 2015
Location: York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario
Presenter: Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy
Date: April 15, 2015
Location: OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Presenters: Zeenat Janmohamed, Principal Investigator; Kerry McCuaig, Researcher; Emis Akbari, Research; Romona Gananathan, Researcher
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Child Care Builds Vibrant Communities
Building Momentum: Creating a Vibrant Portage Together
Date: March 12, 2015
Location: Canad Inns Portage La Prairie, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
Presenter: Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy
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Building Babies’ Brains by Making Connections
Family Resource Program Canada 2015
Date: March 12, 2015
Location: Sheraton Hamilton Hotel, Hamilton, Ontario
Presenter: Emis Akbari, Post Doctoral Fellow and Claire Watson, Psychotherapist
Date: March 10, 2015
Location: OISE, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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Growing Education Down to Include the Early Years
Presented to Minister of Education, Susan Sullivan and staff, by Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, and the Jimmy Pratt Foundation, St. John's, Newfoundland (March 4, 2015)
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Early Childhood Education Report 2014, Lesson for Newfoundland
Kerry McCuaig, Atkinson Centre Fellow In Early Childhood Policy, with the Jimmy Pratt Foundation, St. John's, Newfoundland (March 4, 2015)
- CFUW Guelph's Community Forum on Child Care
Date: February 19, 2015
Location: Guelph, Ontario
Presenter: Zeenat Janmohamed, Principal Investigator
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Schools at the Centre: A Case Study of Seamless Early Learning Symposiums
- Kitchener, Ontario (February 4, 2015)
- Burlington, Ontario (February 5, 2015)
2014 Events
- Schools at the Centre: A Case Study of Seamless Early Learning Ottawa Symposium (December 10, 2014)
- Early Childhood Education Report 2014 - Report Release (November 12, 2014)
- The Science of Early Child Development Initiative (June 13, 2014)
- Summer Institute 2014 (June 12, 2014)
- Schools at the Centre Research and Policy Symposium (April 11, 2014)
2013 Events
- Early Years Symposium (October 19, 2013)
- Defining, Using & Evaluating Quality Assurance In Early Childhood Education (October 10, 2013)
- Summer Institute 2013 (June 12, 2013)
- CAREC Post Conference: What is ECE for? Rethinking the Canadian Dialogue (June 6, 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)
- 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)