Honorary Associate Professor Alma Fleet
Following in her mother’s footsteps, Alma Fleet is a teacher.
She taught 6th graders in California and four and five-year-olds in Scotland. She has worked with student teachers and graduates across Australia, always seeking to explore thinking and possibilities for educational change. She is interested in the potentials of Practitioner Inquiry and of Pedagogical Documentation as well as the knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues. She publishes widely, both in books and articles, hoping to support others thinking through the rich complexity of early childhood education. Enjoying consulting/mentoring, she values friends, family, supportive environments and Gully (a Tamaruke!).
PRESENTATION TITLE:
Thinking together: Thriving as a team!
ABSTRACT:
Welcome to big thinking! Sometimes we guess that ‘going simple’ will get people ‘on board’. Let’s assume the reverse. Let’s invite challenge and engagement (with humour and scones) and model the joy of learning together. Right? But that doesn’t always happen. Let’s take this time to wonder about strengthening a sense of purpose (and enjoying the day) by thinking together- with children, with the team, with families, and possibly with the larger community. Be ready to take a deep breath and wiggle your toes!