Join three fantastic educators and authors of A Walking Curriculum for the Early Years for a beautiful walk into early years education that sparks curiosity and wonder. They will share their new innovative, interdisciplinary resource designed specifically for Early Years Educators that outlines an imaginative and ecological approach to taking student learning outside school walls.

Our Presenters:

1. Dr. Gillian Judson is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. Her scholarship examines imagination’s role in leadership, learning (PreK-post-secondary), and imaginative and ecological teaching practices (PreK through post-secondary). 

  2. Dr. Michelle McKay is a teacher/Early Years educator who teaches in a large urban centre in Ontario. She completed her Ph.D. at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto) in Curriculum and Pedagogy. Michelle’s research is situated around engaging Kindergarten students in teaching and learning about truth and reconciliation. 

  3. Klara Redford is a teacher in a large urban school board and has spent the majority of her career learning alongside students in the Early Years. Klara’s passion lies in amplifying student identity and lived experiences as we #getoutside to extend the learning, learn with and from the land and develop a deeper sense of Place.   

Spark your own sense of wonder:

• A Walking Curriculum for the Early Years
• A Walking Curriculum (for all ages!)
• Engaging Imagination in Ecological Education: Practical Strategies for Teaching
• Playing in the Muck and Other Art Activities: Imaginative Art Activities for The Walking Curriculum
• Resource Set: Engaging Imagination & Evoking Wonder