University of Oxford, 25th International Childhood Education Symposium, March 13 to March 16, 2016

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We would like to invite you to attend the 25th International Childhood Education Symposium during the dates of March 13 to March 16, 2016 at Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Harris Manchester College is one of the thirty-eight colleges that form the University of Oxford and was founded in 1786. We are pleased to invite you to become a member of this Symposium. Membership is limited to approximately thirty-five (35) interdisciplinary scholars who have a particular interest in this subject.

Alternatively, we are also hosting a few other sessions in 2016 that may be of interest to you as well:

Literature, Language and the Arts, March 16 to March 19, 2016

Women & Education, March 20 to March 23, 2016

Issues in Childhood Education, July 17 to July 20, 2016

Environment, Climate Change and Global Warming, July 20 to July 23, 2016

Religion, Women and History, July 24 t0 July 27, 2016

Health, Aging and Nutrition, July 27 to July 30, 2016

You are invited and encouraged to make a presentation and to provide a paper on a relevant aspect of the topic, however your participation as a member of the Round Table is not contingent upon presenting and you can serve on a panel or as a discussion leader. Papers presented at the Round Table may be subsequently submitted for publication in the Forum on Public Policy. Papers considered for publication in the Forum are evaluated by peer reviewers as to technical and substantive quality and for potential to make a significant contribution to new knowledge in the field.

Should you accept this invitation you will be joined on the programme by Hugh Benjamin (MEd in Drama and Education, Newcastle University, D.Phil, York University) is former Deputy Director of Stantonbury School Campus in Milton Keynes.  Most recently he has been involved in the national initiatives concerning the introduction of Vocational Diplomas and the Specialist Schools movement. He has been involved in educational consultancy work in Poland, Czech. Republic, Belgium and India. Dr. Benjamin returns to the Round Table for his sixteenth year.

Members of the Round Table have access to an array of academic, cultural and social resources, including the Oxford Union Debating Society, colleges and halls of Oxford dating back to 1204, museums, theatres, bookstores, college chapels, river boating, literary pubs, political clubs and may, on recommendation, become official readers of the venerable Bodleian Library of the University, founded by Duke Humphrey circa 1440 and refounded by Sir Thomas Bodley 1602. Some locations for independent travel would include London (one hour south of Oxford), Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Stonehenge, Salisbury, Cambridge or many of the other cultural sights in England.

Topics of discussion will include but is not limited to:

Early Childhood Education
    Early STEM Learning
    Reading First
    The Creative Child
    Children's Speech
    At Risk Children
    Preventive Health for Children
    Planning the PreK-3 Programs
    Technology and the Young Child

Children's Literature
    The Culture of Literacy
    Religion in Children's Literature
    Magical Worlds
    Slam Poetry
    African-American Children's Literature
    Children's Literature Innovations
    Fantasy and Dreams

Special Education
    Least Restrictive Environment
    Stay-Put
    Regression-Recoupment
    Interface with NCLB
    Inclusion
    Related Services
    Crisis Intervention
    Parent Collaboration
    Designing the IEP
    Manifestation Decisions
    Extended School Year

School Administration and Leadership
    School Policy and Governance
    The School Leadership Challenge
    The School Board
    School Improvement
    Curricular Enhancement
    Public School and Religion
    Involving Parents in School Partnerships
    Involving the Community
    Teacher Rights

Elementary Instruction
    Elementary STEM Learning
    Reading Progress
    English as a Second Language
    Health and the Child
    Improving Learning
    Art Education
    Music Education
    Mathematics Assessment
    Early Science Assessment

Secondary Instruction
    Secondary STEM Learning
    Advanced Placement
    Deterrents to Learning
    Bilingual Education
    Library Technology
    Science and Math Performance
    Electronic Instruction
    English as a Second Language
    Curricular Enhancement
    Improving Learning
    Performance Measures
    International Performance

School Governance
    Government Accountability
    Alternative Sources of Funding
    Health and Drugs
    Bullying
    Structural Changes in Schooling
    Traditional Public Schools
    Measurement of Performance
    Rationalizing Universal Education
    Government Funding of Parochial Schools
    Collective Bargaining

Education Law
    Bullying
    Due Process
    Affirmative Action
    Title IX
    NCLB
    Sexual Harassment

Instruction and Support
    Connected Learning
    Technology Support
    Distance Learning
    Counseling and Psychology
    Educational Technology and Multimedia
    Transformative Education
    The Role of IT in schools
    Open Technologies

The conference will run from Sunday night through Wednesday morning. We will have reception and dinners in the Olde Dining Hall on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. The Olde Dining Hall is where Oxford professors and students dine when the university is in session. Lunches are provided on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday along with tea/coffee/biscuit breaks during the meeting.? You can also reserve a room in the Oxford University dormitory at Harris Manchester College where students stay during term time. More detailed information can be found on our web site.

Early Registration Discounts available until January 30, 2016

In order to ensure that you are registered in a timely and accurate manner, we recommend that you register on our website at www.oxfordroundtable.co.uk before January 30, 2016. Should you be unable to attend, we would welcome your nomination of a colleague to attend in your place. We look forward to hearing from you. 

Please direct all inquiries to:

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Joss Gordon

Assistant Coordinator

Oxford Round Table

Telephone: +44-1865-521505

Fax: +44-1865-595590

E-mail: coordinator@oxfordroundtable.com

Web Site: www.oxfordroundtable.co.uk

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