Introduction

This conference was held on Thursday 19th May 2005 and was for people who see themselves first and foremost as early years teacher educators and / or school based mentors who are interested in preparing their students for an increasingly technological teaching and learning environment in nursery / reception classes. The aim of the conference was to bring together lecturers, mentors and trainee teachers to discuss and share approaches to using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in and early years setting. It included opportunities to engage with software and hardware in active workshop contexts and explored models of teaching and learning with and about ICT. The framework for this event arose from work done at Sheffield Hallam University in peer tutoring in ICT arising from an Innovative Teachers project. The Teacher Training Agency supported this conference and covered reasonable travel costs to facilitate attendance.

The conference enabled participants to:

• use and evaluate exemplar ICT materials from early years settings
• reflect on strategies for the development of ICT pedagogy and skills.
  It included:
• keynote presentations
• active workshops led by trainee early years teachers
• group discussion forums
• delegate pack with further information

Who Attended?

For the complete delegate list please download and review the attached document:
Full Delegate List (Word Document 246 KB)