Imaginative Education draws on research into ways that understanding develops for individuals and cultures and provides educators with practical resources for designing teaching and learning processes that engage a greater range of emotions and cognitive abilities. This approach provides for learning environments that are more inclusive and engaging places, where learners gain a deeper, more lasting and more flexible understanding of subject matter; it also provides new skills, energy, and inspiration for educators themselves.

This year the IERG conference continues its commitment to providing teachers, academics, graduate students and others with opportunities to come together and share ideas and experiences with their colleagues. Building on previous years’ successes, the IERG encourages investigation into a diverse range of topics related to Imaginative Education. We welcome proposals from both researchers and practitioners.

The conference also offers an opportunity for professional development through its twoday, pre-conference workshop.

Participants will enjoy a full conference agenda of keynote speakers (, papers, workshops, and panel discussions. These will be complemented by a social agenda that will offer opportunities for collegial discussion including a spectacular evening dinner cruise with Vancouver’s city lights and the Coast Mountains as a backdrop.

This year we are fortunate to have as our keynote speaker Dr. Eleanor Duckworth, from the Harvard School of Education, and author of “The Having of Wonderful Ideas.”

For information about the IERG 2009 Conference please contact imagination-2009@sfu.ca,

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