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DR KATE HIGHFIELD DR ELIZABETH RILEY
Technology and the Whole Child: When
Should We Worry and When Should We
Celebrate? Challenges and Considerations: Families,
Young Children, Gender Identity and
Expression
This session explores current research
on healthy media use for young children
and presents the concerns we should
be aware of and how we avoid them. Through her research on the needs
of gender variant children and her
experience working with transgender
individuals, Dr Riley will present valuable
By exploring ways technology can
be used to enable the whole child,
including cognitive, creative, physical
and emotional development, this session
focusses on opportunities and engaging
learning. insight into the way in which educators
work with families in relation to gender
identity.
KU Annual Conference 2018