Reconceptualising Curriculum in Education:
the core to inspiring and engaging all learners
Program Outline (Day Two)
8:15am
Arrival | Registration - Pre-Function Area, Level 1, Hotel Grand Chancellor | Tea and Coffee
[All Presenters please note for your convenience, sound and tech checks available 7:30am-8:30am]
8:45am
Plenary | Wickham and Leichardt Room combined, level 1 - all delegates 8:45am to 12:15pm
Welcome | Housekeeping - Dr Deborah Price, ACSA President | Helen Vonow, ACSA Executive Director
Acknowledgment to Country
9:00am
Keynote 4 - Culturally Responsive Schooling: Improving Teachers capacity to connect student life worlds and curriculum. Professor Lester-Irabinna Rigney AM, UniSA (Abstract & Bio HERE)
9:30am
Audience Poll - comments & questions
9:40am
VIP Panel 3 – Panellists: Professor Lester-Irabinna Rigney AM + Professor Lee Anne Perry AM. Panel Chair: Professor Marie Brennan (Abstract and Bios HERE)
10:15am
Table discussion
10:20am
Morning Tea
10:50am
Keynote 5 - Inspiring engagement of learners as curriculum agents; co-creating & personalising learning. Professor Donna Pendergast AM, Director Engagement, Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Griffith University (Abstract & Bio HERE)
11:20am
Audience Poll - comments & questions
11:30am
VIP Panel 4 – Panellists: Professor Donna Pendergast AM + Associate Professor Thelma Parker + Dr. James Curran. Panel Chair: Professor Lee Anne Perry AM (Abstract and Bios HERE)
12:05pm
Reflections
12:15pm
Lunch
1:15pm
WORKSHOPS - Leaders and role models in the field
How do we embrace & value learners to feel a sense of BELONGING in the classroom? Practical strategies to build RELATIONSHIP and CONNECTEDNESS as an imperative to academic achievement. Professor Melitta Hogarth, Indigenous Knowledge Institute, Vic (Abstract & Bio HERE)
Curriculum design that embeds and enacts principles of EQUITY and SOCIAL JUSTICE. Supportive best practices that influence culture – school wide and in the classroom. Christine Hill, Executive Manager Educational Services, Carinity, Qld and Sharyn IVE, Director of School Campus at Carinity Education Shalom (Abstract & Bios HERE)
How can ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) developments be used as part of Curriculum Design? Melanie Hughes, Curriculum Specialist, Technologies, ACARA (Abstract & Bio HERE)
Workshop 1 | Leichardt Room
Creating opportunities for the GIFTED & TALENTED to reach their potential. Michele Juratowitch, Director Clearing Skies (Abstract & Bio HERE)
2:15pm
Afternoon Tea
2:30pm
WORKSHOPS - Leaders and role models in the field
Curriculum Design that includes practical strategies to ensure WELLBEING is embedded and permeates throughout learning. Ken Lountain, Director, Curriculum Development, DfE SA. Joanne Kennedy, Manager, Mathematics Curriculum Renewal, Sheree Phillips Maths Coach/Classroom Teacher. Dr Matt Verdon Deputy Principal, Australian Science and Mathematics School. (Abstract & Bios HERE)
DECOLONISING the SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT – building community in the classroom, the wider school and the community. Showcasing best practice. Terry O’Hanlon-Rose, Executive Principal, Director of Teaching & Learning, Silkwood School, Qld (Abstract & Bio HERE)
Workshop 2 (Wickham Room)
Curriculum Leadership - Guiding staff to use curriculum resources as TOOLS to SHAPE and RECONCEPTUALISE curriculum. Dr Mary Oski, Director Learning & Regional Services, and Ms Shauna-Maree Sykes, General Manager Improved Learning Outcomes, MACS Vic (Abstract & Bio HERE)
PERSONALISED LEARNING: Engaging with GEN AI through understanding, evaluation and reflection for ethical learning. Mrs Emily Ashcroft, Lecturer and PhD Candidate (Abstract & Bio HERE)
3:30pm
Finish
