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2008 Conference delegates
Annual State Conference photos
Click here to download and activate the slideshow photo diary of this year's conference .. 

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ECTA Advocacy
President Kim Walters advocates
for the voice of
early childhood practitioners
to be heard ..
read about her recent efforts .. 
Surveying early childhood teacher beliefs
A request to consider: We are writing to seek your participation in a major international education research project.  
New water education program for Qld schools
Water: Learn it for life! This Waterwise Queensland initiative aims to create greater awareness of water as a valuable resource .. by embedding the learning in school curriculum. 
In the News
Two items have been added to the 'In the News' section of the ECTA website. One is a link to the ABC 7:30 Report telecast on "Child care in crisis'. The other is the vodcast of the Chair's opening address at the National Curriculum Board consultation forum in Queensland held on the 17 July. You can also download more information on national consulation forums being held across Qld.  
Next Videolinq workshop Monday 13th October
Please note a date change for the next ECTA Videolinq workshop presented by Bronwyn Ewing from QUT. Watch the website for the flyer that will be posted about 13 September ..  
Educating Young Children issue two for 2008
The Spring edition of the EYC journal contains feature articles from the 2008 ECTA Conference keynote, master class and workshops. ECTA members can download the entire journal via the EYC link. Non-members can preview two articles via the Latest Journal Extracts link.
Events on in August
There are a number of events on in August that may interest you. For more details, check out the links to the ECTA event calendar.

PLEASE NOTE: Events are posted to the Events Calendar to provide information as a service to ECTA members and other early childhood professionals NOT as an endorsement of the host or the host's product. 
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