The Mini-Conference will take place in conjunction with the meetings of the Pacific APA and the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego, CA, on April 20 and 21. To book a room at the special conference rate, click room
There is a special APA registration rate for conference participants of $10, but you must register in advance as a pre-college philosophy teacher: registration
Wednesday, April 20 |
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| 8-9
Registration/Breakfast/Welcome |
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| 9-10:25 Session 1 |
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| P4C in the High School Community and Beyond |
Philosophical Games for Children |
Chair: Joe Oyler, Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
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Chair: Natalie Fletcher, University of Ottawa
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| Thomas Jackson, University of Hawaii, "Big P and little p Philosophy" |
Renée Smith and Julinna Oxley, Coastal Carolina University, The Summer Ethics Academy: Teaching Ethics to Young Leaders |
| Ben Lukey, University of Hawaii, The Idea of the Philosopher-in Residence |
Kristopher Holland and David Phelps, Indiana University, Participatory Simulations and
Young Children:
The Foucault, Habermas, and Wittgenstein Games |
| Amber Makaiau,University of Hawaii, Ethnic Studies and Philosophy |
John Simpson, University of Alberta, EUREKAMP!, A Philosophy Summer Camp |
Chad Miller, University of Hawaii, P4C as the basis
for a high school
curriculum |
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| 10:30-11:55 Session 2 |
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| Rethinking Philosophy for Children |
Observing Children Philosophizing |
Chair: Lena Green, University of the Western Cape
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Chair: Paul Thomson, Columbia Secondary School
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Michael Burroughs, University of Memphis, A Contemporary Response to a
Historical Challenge: Approaching the Child as Philosopher
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Kory De Clark, University of Southern California Philosophy for what? Field notes from a free school |
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Susan Gardner, Capilano University, Questioning to Hesitation, Rather than Hesitating to Question |
| Rory Kraft, York College of Pennsylvania, Philosophy in the Great Green
Room: Early Children’s Literature as Philosophy for Children |
Caren Walker, University of California-Berkeley, Teaching Children Philosophy: Effects on Epistemological Understanding
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| 12-1
Lunch |
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| 1-4
Session 3 |
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| Philosophy for Children Programs for College
Professors |
Chair: TBA
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| 1-2:20: College Students as Pre-College Philosophy Teachers |
Speakers:
Thomas Wartenberg and Hina Jawaid, Mount Holyoke College
Sara Goering, University of Washington
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| 2:30-3:45: Teaching Teachers to be Philosophy Teachers |
Speakers:
Maughn Gregory, Montclair State University
Wendy Turgeon, St. Joseph's College
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| 3:45 Coffee Break |
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| 4-5:45 Session 4 |
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| What is philosophy for children? Video demonstration and Discussion |
| Chair: Elaine E. Englehardt, Utah Valley University |
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Panelists
Jana Mohr Lone, University of Washington
Michael
Pritchard, Western Michigan University
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6:00-8:30 Reception and Premiere of Film: Picture Book Philosophy
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| Thursday, April 21 |
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| 9-10:20 Session 5 |
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| How Teaching Philosophy to Children has Changed How I Teach
Philosophy to College and University Students, |
| Chair: Debbie
Whittaker, Cal State-Longbeach |
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Speakers:
Claudia
Mills, University of Colorado-Boulder
David Shapiro, Cascadia Community College
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| 10:30-11:50 Session 6 |
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| Global Perspectives on Philosophy for Children |
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| Chair: Rob Wilson, University of Alberta |
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Speakers:
Lynne
Hinton, former principal, Buranda State School, Brisbane, Australia
Jen Glaser, Mandel Leadership Institute, Jerusalem
Walter Kohan, State University of Rio de Janeiro
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12-1 Lunch and
Final Panel Discussion
Note: Although not officially part of the Mini-Conference, the following panel sponsored by the CPIP will continue to discuss themes from the Mini-Conference
Thursday, April 21, Session 4
1-4 pm
Topic: Why Philosophy Before College?
Chair: Wendy Turgeon (St. Joseph’s College, New York)
Speakers:
Jen Glaser (Mandel Leadership Institute and Columbia University )
Jana Mohr Lone (University of Washington)
Lynne Hinton (Queensland University of Technology)
Walter Omar Kohan (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)
Robert Fisher (Brunel University)
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