Fall 2023 Dialogue and Dessert: A Pedagogy of Waiting

The Dialogue & Dessert discussions are meant to energize public spaces as places of learning about our children.

Social spaces of gathering will be the venue for discussion, collaboration and open conversations about issues that face children, families and early years educators, but may sometimes be “swept under the carpet”.

These events are free of charge and open to educators, parents, teachers, politicians, consultants and the public.

Since the on-going conversation is essential for these roundtables, we ask for participants to commit to attending all our upcoming roundtables.

Topic: A Pedagogy of Waiting

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the intricate interdependence between humans and other living creatures. It is imperative for educators to acknowledge this connection and embrace an approach that recognizes humans as part of the shared world, woven together with other species and elements. To commit to this, educators should reckon with their pedagogical dispositions and orientations toward the world and incorporate them into their teaching. The curriculum inquiry “Living with Birds” offers a renewed perspective by examining the everyday interactions and relationships between children, educators, a pedagogist, and birds and their ethical and pedagogical implications in an early childhood context.

We are thrilled to invite Dr. Bo Sun Kim to facilitate this roundtable.

Dr. Bo Sun Kim is a faculty member of the School of Early Childhood Education and Studies at Capilano University in Canada. Her academic profession unfolds on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam, Lil’wat, and Sechelt (shíshálh) Nations. As a faculty pedagogist within the Early Childhood Pedagogies Network and a contributor to the Early Childhood Pedagogies Collaboratory, she is continuously enriching the field. Her scholarly pursuits delve into various aspects of education, including teachers’ pedagogical dispositions, children’s intricate connections within the worlds through narratives and artistic languages, and the transformative potential of critical place-based research. Bo Sun draws inspiration from post-structural theorists Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, as well as material feminist theories, which have greatly influenced her scholarship.

Our hope is for participants to engage in meaningful conversations and we encourage everyone to contribute to the dialogue as questions, provocations or comments come to mind.

Dessert and refreshments will be served. Certificates of Professional Development Hours will be provided.