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Conference Overview
The First International Conference on Leadership in Pedagogies and Learning
Pedagogies and Sustainable futures
Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Meaningful Practices
is to be held on the 23rd and 24th of September, 2010, at Stuartholme School, Birdwood Terrace, Toowong, Queensland, Australia.
The Conference Committee:
A Conference Organising Executive Committee has been established to organise this event. Dr Shirley O'Neill, Mrs Christine Dunbar (e-learning Director, Stuartholme), Dr Jennifer Fisher and Mrs Ruby Peinke are co-ordinating the event.
Stuartholme School hosting the conference event:
The Society believes in leading by example. It's commitment to its values is expressed through its events and activities. The Society sought a school whose values are in alignment with the values of the Society and whose name has been associated with pedagogical innovation.
Stuartholme's goals which focus on social justice, its international links, and it's association with and commitment to innovative pedagogical practices (The Innovation and Best Practices Report , Cuttence, 2001; The Next Generation Learning Project 2007-2008 AGQTP and subsequent implementation of 1:1 iLearn programme across the school) encouraged the committee to approach the school to host this event. The Society is grateful to Stuartholme for agreeing to the request.
Stuartholme School is situated in the foothills of Mt Coot-tha, between Brisbane city and the Brisbane Forrest Park. It is 5km from the city centre and commands views over the city and out to the islands of Moreton Bay. Stuartholme School, Birdwood Terrace, TOOWONG. QLD. 4660. http://www.stuartholme.com/index.html
The 2010 Conference Details
The Conference Purposes:
- to gather together teachers and researchers local, interstate and internationally who have an interest in high quality pedagogies and effective learning for safe, sustainable living, life long learning and individual and community well-being.
- to share ideas for future teaching, learning and research and collaboration.
Proposed themes for 2010
1. School improvement for 21st century learning - appreciating diversity, meeting the challenge of cultural change, leading and linking pedagogy with assessment and student success
2. Pedagogies for literacy and numeracy - explicit teaching, curriculum literacies and addressing national assessment
3. Language, culture and diversity - acknowledging diversity of learners, listening to student voices and intercultural literacy
4. Indigenous ways of learning - focusing on the pedagogies that suit Indigenous learners, acknowledging language, culture and context
5. Virtual communities of learners - examining how people are interacting and learning via the www, learning in a virtual world, connecting globally
6. Pedagogy for sustainable life practices - learning how to live a sustainable life style, translating sustainability to responsible living, growing responsible citizens, transformative pedagogy
7. Service learning - Exploring learning through service, achieving mutual benefits, values education, illustrative and story based learning
8. Transformative power of personal learning - teacher/learner critical reflection, personal pedagogy, teacher/learner co-construction, transformative learning
Keynote Speakers:
There are internationally recognised keynote speakers, one for each strand.
Each will make a unique and exciting contribution to the pedagogical and research agenda of teachers, learners and researchers.
- Professor Margaret Moustafa - http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/mmousta/ will deliver a keynote on literacy. Professor Moustafa teaches classes in literacy education in California State University (LA) Teacher Credential Preparation program and in CSULA's Reading MA/Reading and Language Arts Specialist Credential program. She is interested in how children learning to read an alphabetic language acquire a letter-sound system. Her 26 publications have contributed to current knowledge in this field.
- Professor Paula Barrett, Telstra Business Woman of the Year 2008, Founderof Pathways Health and Research Centre, Patron of Pathways to Resilience Charitable Trust will deliver a keynote address - Building resilience and emotional competency- evidence-based practice.
- Professor Boni Robertson - Indigenous Policy, Engagement & Partnerships, Office of Provost, Logan Campus, Griffith University will be presenting on Indigenous Ways of Learning
- Professor Yuangshan Chuang will be presenting on Multimedia online language assessment, language acquisition problems, learning theory
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