Forum early education

Of self-efficacy and the desire to perform! - Leading teams successfully into the future in times of change

Speaker: Ursula Günster-Schöning

Location: Kongress West > Registration required 

For daycare center managers and providers, the responsibility to set up their teams for the future is greater than ever. The work motivation of many professionals is at an all-time low: between the longing for a better work-life balance and the call for a 4-day week, the question arises as to whether less work is really the solution. What about the desire to come to daycare every day motivated to develop one's own performance? This is where nursery managers are called upon to act as personnel developers: they must support their teams, understand the different needs of the generations and the dynamics of multi-professional teams and respond to them in a targeted manner. The 7 maxims of “Leistungslust” offer valuable approaches to get out of the “vale of tears” and set the course for the future.

Motivating teamwork in the daycare center - in times of diversity and scarcity

Speakers: Andrea Pryzibilla and Dieter Rossmeissl

"Forum early education" Hall 9, No registration necessary

The challenges facing daycare center teams today are manifold. Staff shortages and high staff turnover are a vicious circle that often stands in the way of quality pedagogical work. Why is motivating teamwork so important in this situation? We need to know the phases of team building in order to actively shape them. Orientation towards resources and the “bowl of individualities” prove to be an opportunity. Paying attention to informal structures and roles is important in order to harness the potential that we find in the team. The key functions of personnel recruitment and retention can only be achieved with motivating teamwork. We also want to look at the political solutions.

Not without daycare center managers: A key role in the development of core ethical values

Speakers: Doreen Siebernik and Birte Radmacher

"Forum early education" Hall 9, No registration necessary

All too often we experience everyday pedagogical life with a certain powerlessness. But there is always room for maneuver and it is precisely this that we want to focus on. This involves questions such as: Who plays what role in the system? Who exercises power over whom? Do we give children their rights? Where exactly is our room for maneuver? When it comes to pedagogical quality development, teamwork and the establishment of an appreciative and respectful environment, the daycare center management plays a key role. In order to be able to fulfill this role and still take good care of themselves, they need skills, appropriate framework conditions and a reliable and professional support system.

Decentralized leadership in digital times

Speaker: Florian Esser-Greassidou

"Forum early education" Hall 9, No registration necessary

In a working world that is characterized by working from home, in which people come together much less in presence, as a manager you need a strong focus on communication. As the department head of a Germany-wide childcare provider, I am responsible for quality management in various major German cities. Meetings are tightly scheduled, Outlook calendars are full and the personnel development meeting is not due for another 7 months. As a manager, I have to create settings in which employees feel seen, heard and empowered so that they don't lose their connection to the company and risk breaking off relationships. Productivity, motivation and process quality only remain in balance where the leader leads with trust. Trust that can only be generated through relationships and not through strict rules or sterile management guidelines.

Education 5.0 - The necessary change of perspective, also in early education

Speaker: Prof. Dr. mult. Wassilios E. Fthenakis

Location: Kongress West > Registration required 

New technologies are conquering all areas of life at an unprecedented pace. Over the last few years, technologies have been introduced into the education system as part of Education 4.0. With the advent of AI and in light of the emerging metaverse, the question of the relationship between humans and technology is once again being raised. There is criticism that technologies are too much at the center of attention, even though they have not produced the expected result. A change of perspective is advocated that puts the child, not the technologies, at the center and empowers them to decide for themselves whether they want to use technologies, for what purpose, when and with whom.

To achieve this goal, a number of questions need to be answered: Which skills need to be strengthened? What methodological and didactic approach should be used? And are the pedagogical approaches used to date still up to date? Even more: can this turnaround in the existing education system be realized at all?

The time is ripe to move early education into a new era. An opportunity that cannot be squandered.

Daycare of the future: How digitalization and AI are challenging early education

Speaker: Antje Bostelmann

"Forum early education" Hall 9, No registration necessary

We are living in a time of great change. The digital revolution is gathering pace, new technologies such as AI are increasingly influencing the way we live together. But the years of the pandemic, wars and climate change are also challenging our society. How should nurseries respond to these changes? How do educational professionals deal with the fact that they have to work with children on topics that are initially unfamiliar to them? The lecture will use a variety of examples from the practice of educational institutions to show how the learning setting between children and adults must change and what is important in a society that is undergoing major changes and is characterized by increasing digitalization.

The developmental support of the emotional intelligence of children and adolescents in the context of child protection, in times of emotional artificial intelligence and digitalization

Speaker: Nicole Dreesen

"Forum early education" Hall 9, No registration necessary

Digitalization and the continuous development of artificial intelligence have become an integral part of the modern technological landscape. They are an ever-increasing part of today's society and are an integral part of the lives of children and young people. This raises the question of what newly adjusted role and task educational professionals can take on with the respective legal mandate, so that children and young people are accompanied in their development on the basis of the concept of child protection. As a result, it is important to look at the effects that emotional artificial intelligence in particular has on the emotional development of children and what changes need to be taken into account for the benefit and protection of children, but also to be further developed in general educational work.

AI and digital tools for educational professionals

Speaker: Barabara Hackbarth-Burkart

"Forum early education" Hall 9, No registration necessary

#1 Digital engagement: Interactive surveys with Mentimeter and virtual pinboards
In this tool you will learn how to use Mentimeter to create interactive surveys and promote collaboration on virtual pinboards - all in compliance with data protection regulations and child's play!
#2 Creative ideas with ChatGPT - For planning activities, games and events
Find out how you can use ChatGPT to generate creative ideas for activities, games and events - an exciting adventure for your pedagogical practice!
#3 Language diversity in kindergarten: translation tools for everyday use
In this tool, you will learn how to use DeepL to overcome language barriers and celebrate diversity in kindergarten.

Participation in early education for sustainable development - daycare centers as places of learning for democracy

Speakers: Ute Krümmel and Meike Rathgeber

Location: Kongress West > Registration required 

“Turn off the light!” How democratic is ESD? The lecture introduces a concept of early ESD. We will use examples to show the important role of children's perspectives and participation in ESD education contexts as a basis for democracy education. Children should be empowered to understand and live democratic principles such as voting and taking responsibility. They experience themselves as effective - in the daycare center and beyond.

"Ask me before you decide!” Supporting sustainable democracy education by asking questions

Speaker: Sibylle Münnich

"Forum early education" Hall 9, No registration necessary

Children want to be asked. They want to have a say and self-determination in situations that affect them and whose consequences they can foresee. One way to support this as an educator is to ask the right questions. In this interview, questions are asked and developed on how they can help with democracy education in the daycare center in the long term. Let yourself be inspired by questions!

Democracy in daycare centers - How can children experience that their voice counts while they are still in daycare?

Speakers: Anne Rosenkötter, Moritz Döpfer, Rosali Maragozidou

"Forum early education" Hall 9, No registration necessary

The daycare center as an elementary place of education offers the opportunity to teach democratic values at an early age. In this article, specialists and managers discuss tried-and-tested approaches from everyday daycare center life. They show how participation, co-determination and a culture of dialog not only strengthen children's rights, but also enrich cooperation in teams and with parents. Find out how a democratic daycare center becomes the basis for a committed, respectful and inclusive community.