The 10th International Research-to-Practice Conference "Early Childhood Care and Education" (ECCE 2020 Digital) will be held on December 10-12, 2020. The event commemorates the 10th anniversary of the first UNESCO World Conference "Early Childhood Care and Education" hosted in Moscow back in 2010. ECCE 2020 Digital is a follow-up to the UNESCO World Conference and aims to achieve the global goal set by the UN, namely to provide universal access to high-quality preschool education by 2030.
Russian and foreign preschool education experts, researchers and practitioners in the early childhood field are invited to take part in the event.
In 2020, the Conference is held in an all-digital format for the first time ever and will gather over 20,000 participants including speakers from Sweden, Australia, UK, US, Netherlands, Norway, Russia and other CIS countries.
At scientific and applied sessions, workshops and masterclasses, dedicated experts will share results of their most recent studies, offer brand-new approaches to childhood care and education, reveal lessons learned, discuss transformation processes the education sector is forced to undergo due to the coronavirus crisis.
The online format means live streaming from different areas of Russia and abroad. Pedagogical practices will be covered at an ad-hoc panel. Kindergartens from different Russian regions will discuss their hands-on experiences.
For more convenience, simultaneous interpreting from English to Russian and vice versa will be provided at some scientific sessions. It will allow for a more comfortable interaction among participants including Q&A and feedback.
ECCE 2020 Digital topics:
• Partner country — Uzbekistan.
• Focus region — Tatarstan.
• Early Childhood Care and Education.
• UNESCO projects on Early Childhood Education.
• Best practices in Early Childhood Education.
• Economy of Early Childhood Education.
• Social entrepreneurship in Early Childhood Education.
• Children with special educational needs.
• Giftedness development in Early Childhood Education system.
• Kindergarten and family.
• Personality development.
• Global challenges in Early Childhood Education.
ECCE 2020 Digital workshops:
• Pandemic’s impact on the emotional world of children and adults.
• Digitalization in today’s childhood: Cultural and historical approach.
• Play in today’s childhood — A leading activity?
Keynote speakers of ECCE 2020 Digital:
Brenda Taggart — Senior Research Associate, research coordinator of Effective Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE 1997-2014) (UK).
Alexander Veraksa — PhD in Psychology, Head of Department of Pedagogical Psychology and Education of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vice-President of the Russian Psychological Society, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education (Russia). Winner of the Russian Federation Presidential Science and Innovation Award for Young People (Russia).
Agrippina Shin — Minister of Preschool Education (Uzbekistan).
Ingrid Engdahl — Regional OMEP Vice President for Europe Associate, Professor in Department of Child and Youth Studies, Stockholm University (Sweden).
Nikolai Veresov — PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor in Monash University (Australia).
Conference organizers — International Pedagogical Academy of Preschool Education (MPADO), Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (MGIMO), Association of Quality Development in Preschool Education (ARKADO).
The conference is traditionally supported by the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO and the Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Dates: December 10-12, 2020.
Format: Online conference.
Partner country: Republic of Uzbekistan.
Focus region: Republic of Tatarstan.
The traditional dedicated exhibition “Early Childhood Education Today” is held in a digital format for the first time in its history. Multiple companies will introduce their newly published books, techniques, toys and equipment for preschool organizations; they will run masterclasses, presentations, and brand-new releases.