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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS - TUESDAY, 29TH MAY 2012

DELL VISION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS By invitation only

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CONGRESS DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY, 30TH MAY 2012

7:30 Registration and morning refreshments

8:30 Opening remarks from the Chair
Arron Woods, Managing Director, Kids Teaching Kids

8:40 OPENING KEYNOTE
Re-thinking the traditional model of teaching and learning: Socrates meets Flip and Facebook
Emerging technologies offer an opportunity for professors and instructors to rethink the process of teaching and learning. Students can now lead more of the design of their own learning and engage with authentic audiences around the world. In line with this, some exciting work is emerging from Harvard University, where Dr. Eric Mazur is piloting a very Socratic process called “teaching by questioning”, a version of the flipped classroom. In his keynote, Alan will:

• Explore “teaching by questioning” and why critical thinking on the internet is central to success
• Explore what this means for school leaders and the education system as a whole
• Show how practical application of the flip models in schools can realize improvements in student achievement and save teachers time
• Challenge and overcome the “we can’t do that” mentality

Alan November,
International Leader in Educational Technology; Senior Partner and Founder,
November Learning Group

9:40 How is information changing learning?

Adam Garry,
Global Education Manager,
Dell

10:25 Refreshment sponsor remarks

10:30 Morning tea and exhibition viewing

11:00 ACARA KEYNOTE
How will the national curriculum work as a digital curriculum?
As ACARA proposes a more flexible national curriculum, one that will enable students to compete in a globalised world and information rich workplaces of the current century, the question poses itself: how can technology be used as a tool to facilitate this? How does ACARA propose to link technology to support a curriculum that is constantly evolving? In his presentation, Barry will:

• Introduce and explore how the National Curriculum will be linked to digital content
• Examine the need for interoperability in the context of the National Curriculum
• Discuss plans for the computer delivery of NAPLAN in 2014-2015
• Explore the potential for and implications of computer-based assessment

Barry McGaw,
Chairman,
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)

11:30 Doing things we could never do before - a challenging, but essential change
In recent years, conversation in the Innovative School has shifted to exploring the genuinely powerful, unprecedented learning opportunities technology enables. The concept of technology simply providing  a passive, isolated content consumption experience has been exposed as a conspiracy of convenience. In this session, Sean will explore how technology in the Innovative School now enables students to collaborate like never before, where learners truly connect, communicate, co-construct and contribute collectively to a global community.

Sean Tierney, Worldwide Innovative Schools Manager, Microsoft Corporation

12:15 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Putting an end to locking and blocking: cultivating the cloud for the classroom
By default, many schools have adopted a ‘locking and blocking’ policy - no Facebook, no Twitter, no Youtube. However, if schools are to ready students for life in the 21st century, it’s imperative they embrace a more open future. Just saying “open them up” obviously isn’t enough. Schools need policy guidance and a model that works... introducing the Cloud Learn Project, which seeks to:

• Examine what the cloud means for schools: Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and more
• Showcase effective practice, identified by schools, that can be used as a sensible starting point
• Establish a successful model for your school

Stephen Heppell,
Europe’s Leading Online Education Expert

1:05 Lunch sponsor remarks

1:10 Networking lunch and exhibition viewing

2:10 ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

After lunch on Day 1, delegates will be able to break out into a series of thought leadership Roundtable sessions. These roundtables have been designed to complement the key themes of the programme and to allow delegates a more focused and intimate look into some of the key issues that are faced by Australian schools today.

There are a total of 5 roundtables that will be running, each one repeated 3 times. Delegates are able to choose one session from each time slot, allowing you to attend a maximum of 3 different sessions.
Spaces are limited, so registration for the Roundtables will be on a first come, first-serve basis.

For delegates who would like to hear about the latest developments in the ICT Innovation Fund, there is also the option to register for a series of showcase presentations in the main conference theatre.

Time	K-12 Optional Roundtable Sessions	Sponsored By
2:10 - 2:45pm	KS1: Social Media in Education - Risks, Benefits and Best Practice Room: G02 [ more details ]
	KS2: Choosing the right tools at the right time - why one size doesn't fit all Room: G05 [ more details ]
	KS3: Increasing return on your technology investment: creating real transformation in your classrooms Room: G06 [ more details ]
	KS4: Tablet technology - beyond the hype and into the classroom Room: G03 [ more details ]
	KS5: Transforming Education for the Digital Age: Why user-centric computing is the future and how the cloud supports it Room: G01 [ more details ]
	KS6: Prioritising the digital demands of Australia's curriculum and education sector Susan Mann, CEO, Education Services Australia Room: Parkside Auditorium
2:50 - 3:25pm	KS7: Social Media in Education - Risks, Benefits and Best Practice Room: G02 [ more details ]
	KS8: Choosing the right tools at the right time - why one size doesn't fit all Room: G05 [ more details ]
	KS9: Increasing return on your technology investment: creating real transformation in your classrooms Room: G06 [ more details ]
	KS10: Tablet technology - beyond the hype and into the classroom Room: G03 [ more details ]
	KS11: Transforming Education for the Digital Age: Why user-centric computing is the future and how the cloud supports it Room: G01 [ more details ]
	KS12: ICT Innovation fund showcase Showcase 1: PLANE: Professional learning for the 21st century: connecting virtually anywhere, anytime, anyhow Dr. Jason Fox, Game Stormer, Productivity & Innovation Consultant Mark Treadwell, The Emergent 21st Century Teacher Showcase 2: PALNET: Shared challenges, shared solutions: the power of peer-to-peer leadership Mark Sparvell, Executive Consultant ICT and Innovation, Principals Australia Institute Room: Parkside Auditorium [ more details ]
3:30 - 4:05pm	KS13: Social Media in Education - Risks, Benefits & Best Practice Room: G02 [ more details ]
	KS14: Choosing the right tools at the right time - why one size doesn't fit all Room: G05 [ more details ]
	KS15: Increasing return on your technology investment: creating real transformation in your classrooms Room: G06 [ more details ]
	KS16: Tablet technology - beyond the hype and into the classroom Room: G03 [ more details ]
	KS17: Transforming Education for the Digital Age: Why user-centric computing is the future and how the cloud supports it Room: G01 [ more details ]
	KS18: ICT Innovation fund showcase (cont…) Showcase 3: The TTF Project and the Teacher Online Toolkit. Instituting a self-supporting, sustainable PD framework for integrating technology in schools Myron McCormick, Principal, Kedron State High School Steve Lang, HoD eLearning, Kedron State High School Room: Parkside Auditorium [ more details ]

4:05 Afternoon tea and networking

4:35 CLOSING KEYNOTE
If creativity is at the core of education, what opportunities does technology offer to facilitate and enhance the creative process?

• Exploring and defining the nature of creativity
• Why does creativity matter? Making the case for creativity as a whole-of-school culture, rather than an add-on
• Examining how new technologies have democratised the tools for creativity at schools
• Teaching creatively versus teaching for creativity: tapping technology to drive transformative strategies for education

Sir Ken Robinson,
Internationally Recognised Leader in the Development of Education,
Creativity and Innovation
* via live satellite link

5:35 Closing remarks from the Chair

5:45 End of Day One
Join us for networking drinks

CONGRESS DAY TWO - THURSDAY MAY 31ST 2012

7:30 Registration and morning refreshments

8:30 Opening remarks from the Chair
Arron Woods, Managing Director, Kids Teaching Kids

8:35 OPENING KEYNOTE
From cottage to enterprise:  a strategic response to supporting learning and teaching in today’s world
In using 21st century tools to enhance learning and teaching, school leaders and administrators need to understand how we can maximise the use of today’s tools to engage all learners. In moving from isolation to collaboration, cottage to enterprise, schools must work in partnerships with community, business and industry to develop the best solutions for their learning communities. Greg joins us to explore

• The context of today’s world, the learner and the teacher

• A system’s response to the technological demands associated with learning and teaching in today’s world
• What schools can do to leverage infrastructure so as to allow students and staff to get on with the business of learning and teaching.

Greg Whitby,
Executive Director of Schools,
Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta

9:20 Mobile devices in the classroom: the big opportunity
Mobile devices are increasingly used in classrooms around the world by institutions and/or brought into the classroom by students. With the arrival of tablets, the impact of technology is accelerating and has the potential to change both how we teach and learn. In this session, Juan will...

• Explore the higher order, pedagogical opportunities for and implications of mobile on the education system
• Examine lessons learnt from around the word: a look at global case studies on mobile
• Discuss some of challenges ahead in ensuring that technology drives sustainable learning outcomes

Juan Lopez-Valcarcel, Senior Vice President Future Technologies & Partnerships, Pearson

9:50 What happens post DER? Building sustainable schools and leadership

• Why sustainability needs to be a key priority for schools and government
• Embracing a whole-of-school approach and enthusiasm for technology, so that it’s use continues well after funding stops
• Reviewing the outcomes of the government’s sustainability project
• Developing a sustainability strategy: what, how and when?

Lila Mularczyk,
Principal, Merrylands High School;
Deputy President, New South Wales Secondary Principals’ Council

10:30 Morning tea and networking

11:00 Creating collaborative learning spaces

Vicki Waters,
Principal,
Pymble Ladies College

11:30 Forget school planning, let’s start planning school: using technology to engage for change

• What do we have schools for anyway? Re-examining the fundamental role of schools
• Flipping the model on its head: planning a school and spaces around behaviours and pedagogy
• Using technology as a community and stakeholder engagement tool through the planning process

Roger Pryor,
School Education Director, Hunter Central Coast Region,
NSW Department of Education and Training

12:10 STUDENT VOICE PANEL
What do students from today want? How do they use and value technology in their lives and education?
This panel will bring students on stage to tell you, their teachers and principals, how they want to learn - this was the highlight of 2011, not to be missed in 2012!
Student speakers to be advised - watch this space for updates

12:40 Lunch sponsor remarks

12:50 Networking lunch and exhibition viewing

MAKING THE MOST OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

1:50 Connectivity and portability: applying over-the-rainbow technology to drive improved learning outcomes
In 2011, South Yarra Primary embarked on a major overhaul of their 158 year old school, with the aim to promote open and accessible learning. They invested in a range of emerging technologies so that no matter where a child is in the school, their learning is not limited.

• Over-the-rainbow technology: what is it and why did South Yarra Primary invest in it?
• Reviewing the critical decisions throughout the project
• Identifying and unpacking key successes and challenges along the way
• Measuring success: why is connectivity the crux?

Peter Clifton,
Principal,
South Yarra Primary School

2:30 Implementing mobile technology in schools
A 2011 study found that students use smart phones to study more, and more efficiently. In 2011, 44% of kids aged 6-12 wanted a tablet for Christmas and 27% wanted a smart phone. Mobile is here to stay, and as schools strive to align themselves with the evolving needs of the digital citizen, the questions poses itself: how can school leaders develop a model and strategy to deliver this technology in a cost-effective and pedagogy-friendly manner?

• Unpacking the challenges mobile presents for your staff: it isn’t making their job easier, it’s making it different
• Developing a change management approach to address these challenges
• Establishing a best-practice procurement and professional development model

Justine Isard,
Director,
MyLearning

3:10 Afternoon tea and exhibition viewing

3:40 THE GREAT DEBATE!
Is BYOD a viable option for schools?
With sustainability at the top of the agenda, BYOD is an option worth exploring... yet is it viable for schools? How much value does it offer? Is it equitable? Welcome to The Great Debate. Watch two of the world’s leading thinkers and two of Australia’s leading practitioners, as they battle it out on stage.

• Is BYOD a means to an end in achieving sustainable technology strategies?
• Is this what students of today and their parents want?
• Why does or would it work? Does this really meet the needs of personalised and any-time, any-where learning?
• Why won’t it work? How can schools ensure equity, appropriate use and maintain the integrity of their infrastructure?

Moderated by:
Keith Krueger,
CEO,
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

4:10 CLOSING KEYNOTE
Going beyond the classroom to consider the big picture: what role does technology and social media play in promoting student well-being and socialisation?
We know that schools serve a greater purpose than simply classroom teaching and learning; they go well beyond this. Schools play a fundamental role in socialisation and contribute directly to a child’s sense of wellbeing. In 2012, schools need to critically evaluate how their use of technology contributes to a child’s sense of purpose and meaning. How does it influence their sense of self-worth and relationships with those closest to them? In this closing keynote, Dan will explore these wellbeing concepts and demonstrate how schools can plan strategically to incorporate technology into their practices so as to meet, not only academic targets, but the social and emotional needs of the 21st century young person.  

• What is the significance of wellbeing and what is required to optimise our sense of wellbeing?
• How does the use of technology and social media impact upon our wellbeing?
• How and why schools should promote responsible use of technology and social media to enhance student wellbeing.

Dan Haesler,
Teacher, Writer, Speaker, Member of Welfare Team,
Emanuel School, Randwick

4:50 Closing remarks from the Chair

5:00 Close of Conference

POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS - FRIDAY 1ST JUNE 2012

9:00 - 4:00
Registration opens at 8:00
Workshop fee is inclusive of morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea

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WORKSHOP A
Uncovering the recipe for the ‘secret sauce’: your fool-proof guide to affordable and scalable leadership strategies that will engage and enthuse your staff
Led by: Alan November

WORKSHOP B
Predicting the next 15 years: how can schools drive a sustainable approach to education?
Led by: Stephen Heppell

WORKSHOP C
Understanding how the formation of children’s social relationships is changing and adapting to the digital age and what this means for educators
Led by: Michael Carr-Gregg