Anita Sterne has a passion for Reggio inspired pedagogy and its relation to inquiry and play-based learning. The foundation of her work rests on the Reggio concept of having a strong image of the child: A mighty learner & citizen – strong, resourceful, capable; rich with wonder, full of imagination; creative, playful, adventurer! She loves using an emergent curriculum with her Kindergarten learners, which offers the opportunity for exciting new concepts to be explored in response to learner interests. With over 15 years of experience as a classroom educator, and having taught in both Canada and New Zealand, she brings an interesting flair to early years programming. The door to the learning space she shares with her learners is always open, as she is eager to share and co-create ideas with others using a relaxed and inviting approach.
Christine Quong is on secondment as an Educational Technology Consultant to the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium. Prior to this, she served as a Collaborative Lead Teacher for Pembina Hills Public Schools where she facilitated and led the professional collaborations among teachers and supported their application of universal design for learning and differentiated instruction. Her 11 years of experience as an educator has been teaching primarily K-6. She recently completed her Master’s of Education in Educational Technology at the University of Alberta.