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- 1. Professor John Hattie Director Melbourne Graduate School of Education UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE & CHAIR AITSL Professor Field Rickards Dean of Education Melbourne Graduate School of Education UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Professor Diane Mayer Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Work UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Professor David Giles Dean of Education FLINDERS UNIVERSITY Attend and Discuss The reforms of the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG) The redesign of the selection of teacher students Building partnerships & designing practicum at a university & school level The evidence of impact How education courses will be accredited Key Speakers Improving Initial Teacher Education 20th & 21st April 2016, CQ Functions, Melbourne Developing better prepared classroom ready teachers phone 1300 316 882 fax 1300 918 334 registration@criterionconferences.com www.criterionconferences.com/event/ite/ Register 3 delegates at the ‘standard price’ & bring a 4th delegate FREE!* > see inside for more Pre & Mid Conference Masterclasses How to create the outstanding school through improved teacher education How to develop sustain long-term placement schemes A B Endorsers
- 2. To register phone 1300 316 882 fax 1300 918 334 registration@criterionconferences.com www.criterionconferences.com/event/ite/ Plus key contributions from: Professor Wayne Sawyer University of Western Sydney Professor Christopher Brook Edith Cowan University Professor David Lynch Southern Cross University Michael Phillips Ringwood Secondary School Professor Simone White Monash University Associate Professor Allie Clemans Monash University Melanie Saba Victorian Institute of Teaching Professor Stephen Dinham University of Melbourne Emeritus Professor Patrick Griffin University of Melbourne John Fleming Haileybury College AITSL Michael Witter Teach for Australia Associate Professor Bill Eckersley Victoria University Dr Julie Arnold Victoria University Peter Hutton Templestowe College Angelina Ambrosetti CQ University “Initial teacher education must prepare graduates with in-depth content knowledge and a solid understanding of teaching practices that are proven to make a difference to student learning” - Action Now: Classroom Ready Teachers, December 2014 SAVE $300 when you register pay by 5th February 2016* The agenda focuses on: • Reforms to the selection of student teachers • Transformation of course content for initial teacher education (ITE) • How to best design practicum at a university school level • How evidence of impact will be measured • How education courses will be accredited Implementing the teacher education reforms The Action now: Classroom Ready Teachers Report will overhaul how Australia’s graduate teachers are educated. Course content, assessment and placement programs will have to change to meet the demands of this report, and critically their effectiveness will be measured. What do educators of Australia’s future teachers need to be aware of to bring their courses in line with these reforms? Who will attend? •• Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Deans, Associate Deans, Professors Lecturers of Education, Teaching Learning •• Directors Coordinators of Professional Practice •• Chairs of Teacher Education •• Principals, Deputy, Vice Assistant Principals of Schools Sponsorship opportunities We work closely with corporate partners to create unique and innovative tailored sponsorship packages that best meet your specific marketing, business development and corporate entertainment objectives. Contact Chris Rainford on 02 9239 5720 and find out how you can make your mark on this industry.
- 3. Day 1 Wednesday 20th April 2016 8:00 Registration, coffee networking 8:30 Opening remarks from the Chair Professor Field Rickards, Dean of Education, Melbourne Graduate School of Education University of Melbourne The evidence of impact 10:00 Recruiting developing teachers as inspiring leaders • Attraction and selection • Development of teaching and leadership • Measurement of impact Michael Witter, Director of Training and Leadership, Teach for Australia 11:00 Morning tea networking Reforming the selection of graduates 12:10 Towards the outstanding school: What’s the new agenda for teacher education? • How do we select and prepare teachers? • What can we learn from other professions? Professor David Lynch, School of Education, Southern Cross University 12:50 Networking lunch Designing professional placements 3:00 Afternoon tea networking 3:30 Implications for an evolving workforce with school/university partnerships in diverse contexts • New approaches to partnerships: Design and implications • Rural, regional and urban differences Professor Simone White, Chair of Teacher Education Associate Professor Allie Clemans, Director of Postgraduate Education Professional Experience, Faculty of Education, Monash University 4:10 Designing sustaining long-term placement schemes • Designing structure to benefit all stakeholders • Overcoming the obstacles of placements Associate Professor Bill Eckersley, Director of Learning and Teaching: Networks and Student Experience, Victoria University Dr Julie Arnold, Coordinator, College of Education Victoria University Peter Hutton, Principal, Templestowe College 4:50 Closing remarks from the Chair close of day one 5:30 Workshop B Commences - How to develop sustain long-term placement schemes KEYNOTE 8:40 How we will measure the evidence of impact • The sources of evidence • The new Australian developed model • What makes graduates classroom ready? Professor John Hattie, Director Melbourne Graduate School of Education University of Melbourne Chair AITSL KEYNOTE 1:50 Clinical practice in education: A conceptual framework • Conceptualising clinical practice for teaching • Developing clinical practice Professor Field Rickards Dean of Education, Melbourne Graduate School of Education University of Melbourne KEYNOTE 11:30 What have we lost in the rush? • How to select in teaching • Readjusting the targets Professor David Giles, Dean of Education Flinders University ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION 9:20 Are we looking for the right evidence of impact? Professor John Hattie, Director, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne Chair AITSL Professor Field Rickards, Dean of Education, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne Professor David Giles, Dean of Education, Flinders University INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION 2:20 What skills do principals need in effective graduate teachers Peter Hutton, Principal, Templestowe College Michael Phillips, Principal, Ringwood Secondary School Professor David Lynch, Head of Campus, School of Education, Southern Cross University SPEED NETWORKING 10:40
- 4. Day 2 Thursday 21st April 2016 www.criterionconferences.com/event/ite/ Australian Higher Education blog.criterionconferences.com #TeacherEd16 SAVE $200 when you register pay by 4th March 2016* 8:00 Welcome, coffee networking 8:30 Opening remarks from the Chair Professor Diane Mayer, Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Work University of Sydney Enhancing the student transition into schools 9:20 Improving optimising the transition from university to school • Centralising mentoring with your program • Roles and relationships during practicum Angelina Ambrosetti, Academic Director of Professional Practice CQ University 10:00 Supporting Graduate Teachers • Effective school induction programs • Effective early years teacher support processes • Effective teacher training practices John Fleming, Deputy Principal, (Junior School Teaching and Learning) Haileybury College Deputy Chair AITSL 10:40 Morning tea networking The future accreditation of education courses 11:10 Measuring facilitating the quality impact of ITE programs • Using student learning outcomes data • Standardised observation protocols • Surveys of teacher performance Professor Stephen Dinham Chair of Teacher Education Director of Learning and Teaching Unit University of Melbourne The reforms of curriculum design assessment 12:30 Momentum versus inertia: Building pressure for change in teacher education • Changing teaching to meet the demands of a digital age • Developing teachers and students as autonomous, self-regulated, independent and critical learners Emeritus Professor Patrick Griffin, Melbourne Graduate School of Education University of Melbourne 1:10 Networking lunch 2:10 Scaffolding in curriculum design • How to support and improve student learning • Working with challenging demographics • Bridging the theory and practice divide • Creating meaningful and beneficial partnerships Professor Wayne Sawyer, Director Research, School of Education University of Western Sydney 3:20 Afternoon tea networking 3:50 In-service teacher professional growth community development in online settings • How to improve assessment Professor Christopher Brook, Head of School of Education Edith Cowan University 4:30 Closing remarks from the Chair close of conference KEYNOTE 8:40 Evidence of the effectiveness of teacher education • A focus on outcomes • Capstone performance assessments against professional standards for graduating teachers • Longitudinal satisfaction surveys by graduating teachers and employers • The role of teacher educators Professor Diane Mayer, Dean, Faculty of Education and Social Work University of Sydney INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION 11:50 Measuring the impact of accreditation Professor Stephen Dinham, Chair of Teacher Education Director of Learning and Teaching Unit University of Melbourne Melanie Saba, CEO, Victorian Institute of Teaching INTERACTIVE SPOTLIGHT 2:50
- 5. Masterclasses Get ready for teacher education reform in these interactive sessions SAVE $100 when you register pay by 24th March 2016* How to develop sustain long-term placement schemes Mid Conference Masterclass B Wednesday 20th April 2016 5.30pm – 8.30pm Price: $499 + GST What are the features of high quality professional experience that have the greatest impact on preservice graduate teacher knowledge and skill development. Why attend this masterclass? • Explore the relevance of TMR: Trust, mutuality and reciprocity of school- university partnerships • Identify new roles in teacher education partnerships for teachers/ principals, pre-service teachers, students and university educators • Learn how to create partnerships between providers, school systems, schools and supervising teachers • Understand how to manage financial constraints Attend to learn: • How to design and implement teacher education partnerships that strengthen learning outcomes for all stakeholders • How to align the practice, theory and research of ITE Your masterclass leaders: Associate Professor Bill Eckersley, School of Education Director of Learning and Teaching: Networks and Student Experience, College of Education, Victoria University Associate Professor Bill Eckersley is the Director of Learning and Teaching and Associate Professor in Teacher Education in the College of Education at Victoria University, Melbourne. Over the past 15 years, he has worked in universities in the USA and more recently in Australia at RMIT University and now at Victoria University. Dr Julie Arnold, Coordinator, College of Education Victoria University Dr Julie Arnold has been involved in a variety of innovative partnership programs in primary and secondary schools. In her as role as lecturer, she provides onsite teaching and learning experiences in schools for pre-service teachers and is particularly interested in Site-Based Teacher Education (SBTE). Peter Hutton, Principal Templestowe College Peter Hutton became principal of Templestowe College (TC) in Term 4, 2009 and since then TC has seen major beneficial changes. New start times were offered, individualised learning plans were introduced, new subjects were formed with 120 to choose from. For a full bio visit www.criterionconferences.com/event/ite/ * Refreshments dinner provided How to create the outstanding school, through improved teacher education Pre Conference Masterclass A Tuesday 19th April 2016, 5.00pm – 8.00pm Price: $499 + GST An excellent education of student teachers at course level prepares them for a life of teaching. Drawing on his book, Creating the Outstanding School, your masterclass leader will explain how his course content can help create an outstanding school. Why attend this masterclass? • Unpack what the reforms of TEMAG mean for course content • Understand what schools need from graduate teachers • Learn how to identify and implement the needs of diverse contexts into course content • Hear how to align the interests/ directions of different stakeholders Attend to learn: • How to create a collaborative practical teacher model • How to align curriculum to professional placement practice Your masterclass leader: Professor David Lynch, School of Education Southern Cross University David Lynch is Professor of Education in the School of Education at Southern Cross University and Head of the university’s Coffs Harbour Campus. He is the author of numerous articles and texts on teacher education and related matters and one of Australia’s foremost teacher education innovators, having lead in the 2000s major teacher education reforms in Queensland and the Northern Territory. His research forms the basis of a radical rethink on teaching and teacher education and these are reflected in his seminal works, most notably his latest book ‘Creating the Outstanding School’ (Oxford Global Press) and former works ‘Preparing Teachers in Times of Change’ (Primrose Hall). For a full bio visit www.criterionconferences.com/event/ite/ * Refreshments dinner provided To register, call us on 1300 316 882 or book online www.criterionconferences.com/event/ite/
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