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8th National Learning Stories Conference
Lighting the Way: Learning Stories as Beacons of Hope in a Shifting World
7th National Learning Stories Conference
Learning Stories without Borders: Bridging Teaching Communities and Cultures through Narrative Inquiry
SALSA 6th National Learning Stories Conference 2023
The Language of Care: Respectful Relationships through Learning Stories
Supporting the Advancement of Learning Stories in America (SALSA) proudly announces the 6th National Learning Stories Conference. Scheduled for Saturday, October 7, 2023, this virtual gathering brings thought-provoking and inspiring workshops, with keynotes by internationally acclaimed educational leaders Dr. Annie White and Dr. Isauro Escamilla, from the U.S. and Wendy Lee, from New Zealand. Together we will uncover the multiple ways in which Learning Stories as a philosophy and approach influence how educators in vastly different contexts relate to children, families, colleagues, and school communities.
*Student scholarships are available by applying here.
SALSA 5th National Learning Stories Conference (2022)
Shaping Our Voices, Identities and Relationships Through the power of Historias, Cuentos & Narrative Texts
Special Keynotes from:
Wendy Lee
Educational Leadership Project
René Colato Laínez
Multilingual Children’s Author
SALSA 4th National Learning Stories Conference (2021 - Virtual)
More than 300 registrants from three different countries and 17 States attended SALSA virtual Learning Stories Conference held on Saturday, October 2, 2021. The conference theme, “Elevating Learning Stories: Creating Belonging in a Diverse World,” included 10 breakout sessions and inspiring keynote addresses by Wendy Lee, co-author of Learning Stories in Practice and Director of the Educational Leadership Project in New Zealand and Brenda Soutar, who combined understandings from her Māori lived experiences, work with the Māori, and has co-authored several books, including Understanding Te Whāraki and the recent revision to New Zealand national bicultural early childhood curriculum, Te Whāraki. The conference ended with a coffee/wine chat with Dr. Annie White, Wendy Lee and Brenda Soutar, with a special surprise guest appearance by Margaret Carr.
SALSA 3rd National Learning Stories Conference (April - June 2021)
Hosted by Hilltop Children’s Center in partnership with SALSA
The 3rd Annual National Learning Stories conference will be held virtually from April through June 2021.
Conference keynotes include Dr. Annie White, Ellie Dawson, Nnenna Odim and Isauro M. Escamilla.
We hope you’ll join us for this exciting event!
For more information about the 3rd Annual National Learning Stories Conference, including upcoming information on registration, costs, lodging and logistics…
Conference Details:
Building off of the strengths, impact, and values that are synonymous with Learning Stories, a form of documentation that originated in New Zealand, we are excited to bring to the Pacific Northwest, a conference designed to stimulate and support the cultural, spiritual, academic and social learning of the next generation of leaders, social activists, inventors, artists and thinkers.
“The System Wasn’t Built for Us: Confronting and Challenging Injustices in ECE” focuses on ways we can supplant our current system with one that places on anti-racism and racial equity at the core of our institutions, pedagogy, and practices.
To help support us in this goal, workshops and breakout sessions will focus on the three areas of responsiveness: Cultural, Pedagogical and Developmental. It is through these three lens will we find creative solutions to the issues facing our field, be inspired and empowered to advocate for a new way of working in partnership with children and families, embraces the values and contributions of individuals from marginalized groups and encourage reflection and responsiveness in our work.
Join us for three days of progressive rounds of dialogue, where we will generate strategies for building a community of Early Learning professionals who will work to advance this field in innovative, robust and nuanced ways.
SALSA 2nd National Learning Stories Conference (2020 - Virtual)
Conference Details
“Reclaiming Voices of Equity and Diversity in Early Care and Education” is supported with a number of breakout session on recognizing culture and sharing perspectives.
Workshops and breakout sessions on topics ranging from writer’s workshops to how learning stories fit into the language of assessment.
The keynote speaker is learning story luminary, Wendy Lee, co-author of Learning Stories in Practice and Director of the Educational Leadership Project in New Zealand. Wendy helped establish Learning Stories as a national approach to assessment in New Zealand.
The 2nd Annual National Learning Stories Conference is being held in part by the generous sponsorship of Educa.
To find out more about the conference including speakers, sessions, the conference schedule, and more