Presentations
A catalogue of various presentations make by the Atkinson Centre team at different events and meetings.
First Nations Children in Canada: The Moral Courage to do the Right Thing (PDF)
Cindy Blackstock is the Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, an Atkinson Charitable Foundation Fellow and has recently joined the Faculty of Extension at the University of Alberta.
Dr. Blackstock will share her advice and knowledge on how every person can make a difference in the lives of thousands of First Nations children in under two minutes.
Dr. Blackstock will share her advice and knowledge on how every person can make a difference in the lives of thousands of First Nations children in under two minutes.
Colloquium: Temperament, Shyness, and Anxiety Disorders: Looking for Links in Childhood (PDF)
A small percentage (10 to 15%) of typically developing children exhibit stable fear responses and wariness to unfamiliar and familiar stimuli from infancy through childhood. These children are cautious and reticent in social interactions and have been characterized as temperamentally shy and socially withdrawn. In a series of studies over the last 15 years, we have shown that temperamentally shy children display a number of distinct psychophysiological responses at rest and in response to social challenges. These patterns are evidenced across a range of biological measures and contexts, making some of these children vulnerable to anxiety and depression.
On November 10, 2010, The Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology and the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development hosted a colloquium featuring Louis Schmidt, PhD, Director, Child Emotion Laboratory, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University. Dr. Schmidt focussed on the origins, development course and outcomes of this temperamental style. He discussed how work on the phenomenon of temperamental shyness informs basic theory regarding brain鈥恇ehaviour relations and practice regarding the management of fearful children within the family and educational settings.
On November 10, 2010, The Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology and the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development hosted a colloquium featuring Louis Schmidt, PhD, Director, Child Emotion Laboratory, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University. Dr. Schmidt focussed on the origins, development course and outcomes of this temperamental style. He discussed how work on the phenomenon of temperamental shyness informs basic theory regarding brain鈥恇ehaviour relations and practice regarding the management of fearful children within the family and educational settings.
Implementing Early Learning in Ontario: Lessons from Toronto First Duty (PDF)
Presented by Zeenat Janmohamed, Janette Pelletier, and Carl Corter at the AECEO conference, May 27, 2010.
Measuring the Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care Programs
Measuring and monitoring quality in early childhood and care programs can help to inform research, policy development, and program practice. The following research papers discuss measures of quality and help us think about initiatives in the early learning sector to improve program quality, focus on relevant indicators of quality, and how to improve social and development outcomes for children.
Presentations
- Early Childhood Education Programs in Quebec: How Can we Raise the Bar? (PDF)
Christa Japel - Monitoring Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care Programs (PDF)
Michal Perlman - Tulsa to Toronto: Lessons Learned from Assessing Early Childhood Environments and Outcomes (PDF)
Deborah A. Phillips - Managing Quality City of Toronto - Operating Criteria (PDF)
Petr Varmuza - Monitoring quality in early childhood education programs: A bunch of W鈥檚 and one H (PDF)
Michal Perlman
Videos
With Our Best Future in Mind: Engaging Parents, Services, Communities
In partnership with Invest in Kids, Better Beginnings, Better Futures and Toronto First Duty, the Atkinson Centre facilitated this one-day event focussing on the implementation of With Our Best Future in Mind. Topics included service integration, parent/community involvement and the Community Vitality Survey.
Presentation
- A Child and Family System for Ontario: Prenatal to 12 Years (PDF)
Charles Pascal - Our best future: transforming vision into action (PDF)
Jim Grieve - Vital Communities, Vital Support (PDF)
Carol Crill Russell - Better Beginnings, Better Futures: A Comprehensive , Community-Based Prevention Program to Facilitate Successful Transition to Primary School and Beyond (PDF)
Ray DeV. Peters - Better Beginnings, Better Futures: Partnerships with Service-providers and Parents (PDF)
Geoff Nelson & Marck Pancer - Toronto First Duty - TFD (PDF)
Carl Corter & Janette Pelletier - Toronto First Duty: Parents, Community, and Integration (PDF)
Toronto First Duty
