perspectives and possibilities for learning
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perspectives and possibilities for learning
H E A D S O F I N D E P E N D E N T C O - E D U C AT I O N A L S C H O O L S ( H I C E S ) 4 T H N AT I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E OVER THE HO RI Z ON PERSPECTIVES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING NOVOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL SYDNEY 24 - 26 JUNE 2012 2012 C ONFEREN CE PROGRAM HEADS OF INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS (HICES) 4TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OVER THE HO RI Z ON PERSPECTIVES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING NOVOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL SYDNEY 24 - 26 JUNE 2012 SPONSORSHIP THIS CONFERENCE IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES WHOM WE SINCERELY THANK FOR THEIR SUPPORT: KEYNOTE SPEAKER PACKAGE GOLD SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR 2 INVITATION FOR HICES CONFERENCE It gives me great pleasure on behalf of the Heads of Independent Co-Educational Schools (HICES) to extend a friendly invitation to attend our 2012 Conference being held at the Novotel Brighton Beach Hotel, Sydney, during the June (NSW) school holidays. As Chair of HICES and Chair of the Conference Organising Committee I am confident that delegates who attend our 2012 Conference will be very well pleased they decided to accept this invitation. I am confident of providing delegates with an outstanding conference, a memorable conference. I look forward to welcoming all delegates to the Novotel Brighton Beach Hotel on Sunday 24 June 2012. This conference focusses on learning, unashamedly so. It is a conference designed to illuminate current perspectives and future possibilities for learning in our schools. We have assembled an outstanding keynote speaker program with speakers who will offer valuable insights and perspectives about young people and schooling and do so in an entertaining and engaging way. Paul Teys HICES Chair This Conference has been engineered to be of value to leaders, managers and teachers. While HICES is sponsoring this conference it is not exclusively for members of HICES, it will appeal to teachers and leaders from all independent schools across Australia. 3 HEADS OF INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS (HICES) 4TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OVER THE HO RI Z ON PERSPECTIVES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING NOVOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL SYDNEY 24 - 26 JUNE 2012 PRESENTERS Accountability and Standards: The Role of the Teaching Profession in Leading the Way Professor Judyth Sachs, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Provost), Macquarie University, NSW “Paradigm Shift” The Future of Learning: School 2.0 Mark Treadwell, Educational Consultant, NZ Mark is an independent consultant and addresses national and international conferences on the transformation of education required in order to address the needs and opportunities of the 21st century. Mark has completed extensive research into the future of schooling, how the brain learns and Learning Management Systems and the impact these have on teaching and learning practices. The second paradigm shift we are experiencing now is the transition from a text centric learning paradigm to an internet centric one. Learning has dramatically transitioned from a poorly ‘resourced and communication learning landscape’ to one which is now multimedia, vibrant and available 24/7 at relative low cost – a learning landscape of enormous diversity and opportunity – albeit not perfect. The emerging Internet based learning paradigm is dramatically changing every aspect of learning for everyone. Professor Judyth Sachs is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost at Macquarie University. She has held senior management and leadership positions in two other Australian universities. Originally trained as a teacher, she still sees herself in this role. She believes in and acts as an advocate for the teaching profession and has written extensively on teacher professionalism and teacher professional identity. Her other research interests are women and leadership and higher education policy. 4 Contemporary Practice in Educating Boys Ian Lillico, Executive Director and Founder, Boys Forward Institute, WA What’s Happening to Our Girls? 21st Century Issues and Solutions Maggie Hamilton, Writer, Publisher and Social Researcher, NSW Ian Lillico is the Founder and Executive Director of the Boys Forward Institute. He has been a Principal and teacher for 31 years and is now an international consultant in education. He is a Churchill Fellow, National Fellow of ACEL and was the 2006 National Travelling Scholar. Ian has researched gender and education throughout the world since 1992. Writer, publisher and social researcher Maggie Hamilton gives frequent talks, is a regular media commentator and keen observer of social trends. Her many books include What Men Don’t Talk About, about the lives of real men and boys, What’s Happening To Our Girls? and now What’s Happening To Our Boys? which looks at the 21st century challenges our children are facing and the solutions to these issues. In a few short years our girls have become vulnerable, facing challenges no other generation has faced. What a seventeen-year-old experienced at twelve, is not what their twelve-year-old sibling is now struggling with and aspiring to. This is why many of the signposts we offer no longer apply. This thought-provoking keynote will explain the reasons for boys’ disengagement and provide a host of strategies to address this. Ian will look at whole school policies, physical environment of schools and literacy. A highlight of the address will be new ideas to engage boys using their relationships. So what is happening? Why do girls pay more attention to their peers than parents? What makes brand-name clothes and looking sexy so appealing? Why are they drawn to ‘out there’ behaviour, and why are depression, cutting, eating disorders and bingedrinking on the rise? And what are their hopes for the future? 5 HEADS OF INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS (HICES) 4TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OVER THE HO RI Z ON PERSPECTIVES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING NOVOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL SYDNEY 24 - 26 JUNE 2012 PRESENTERS (CONTINUED) The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers, Nigel Latta, Clinical Psychologist, Author and Television Presenter, NZ The World of Adolescent Boys: What They Need from Us, the Adults in their Lives, Celia Lashlie, Researcher and Social Commentator, NZ Nigel is a Clinical Psychologist, author, and television presenter. His parenting books are now sold in over a dozen countries and have been translated into 9 different languages. He has worked for many years with children and young people in a wide range of settings and has a particular passion for working with young people in the ‘too hard’ basket. He now works in private practice, consults with a broad range of public and private agencies, and presents seminars and workshops throughout Australasia. Nigel takes the audience on a twisty turny ride through the twisty turny adventure that is the teenage years. Participants will be regaled with stories including the wonders of stroppy teenagers, the mysteries of the teenage brain, and a disturbing video demonstrating how wrong they sometimes get it. If you can understand why teenagers are the way they are, then you will probably find everything makes a lot more sense. After spending the better part of two decades working with teenagers and families throughout Australasia Nigel shares with the audience the secrets to understanding and surviving teenagers. A researcher and social commentator, Celia Lashlie worked for 15 years within the Prison Service, starting in December 1985 as the first woman to work as a prison officer in a male prison in New Zealand. Her final role within the Service was as Manager of Christchurch Women’s Prison, a position she left in September 1999. Celia, who has a degree in anthropology and Maori, is the mother of two adult children and Nana to two gorgeous boys. In September 2004, she completed the ‘Good Man’ project. The project, which facilitated discussion within and between 25 boys’ schools throughout New Zealand, aimed to create a working definition of what makes a good man in the 21st century. She has written three books; The Journey to Prison: Who goes and why, He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men and The Power of Mothers: Releasing Our Children. 6 With 20 years improvising under her belt with Sydney Theatresports, Gabby relishes the unexpected and spontaneous. Gabby has taught improvisation and creativity workshops at Australia’s premier institutions including NIDA, NSW Education Department, the University of Sydney, Charles Sturt University, Sydney Talent Company and PACT Youth Theatre. Gabby Millgate aka The UnReal Prime Minister of Australia Not everyone’s first foray into film earns them a line that becomes a cultural phenomenon. “You’re terrible Muriel” has stamped Gabby Millgate into the national consciousness. The filming and the release of Muriel’s Wedding, Gabby graduated from Charles Sturt University with a communications degree. She then starred in and wrote sketch comedy on Full Frontal and was invited to be the only comedian on Celebrity Big Brother. She has just completed a commissioned musical for Karratha Youth Theatre and a feature film script titled Brooke and Prudy. Currently Gabby is the “UnReal Prime Minister of Australia” and has made appearances on Sunrise, A Current Affair, ABC24, 2UE, 2GB, MTR, 2DAY, MMM, FOX and the ABC. Her other regular TV appearances include Good News Week, McFeast Live, The Bob Downe Show and the Logies coverage where she goosed Kerri-Anne Kennerly, Ray Martin and John Saffran. Gabby has performed live in stand-up comedy, cabaret and musicals. At the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Gabby played to over 10,000 people with Bob Downe in iBob. Radio offered Gabby daily 4am starts, talking to everyone from truck drivers to the Prime Minister. Awards and nominations followed. Then Gabby’s sense of adventure took her to outback Western Australia, presenting Breakfast for ABC NW WA whilst living in an Aboriginal community outside Karratha. 7 HEADS OF INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS (HICES) 4TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OVER THE HO RI Z ON PERSPECTIVES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING NOVOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL SYDNEY 24 - 26 JUNE 2012 WORKSHOPS MONDAY 25 JUNE 2012 WORKSHOP SESSION A, 11.30AM – 12.30PM AND WORKSHOP SESSION B, 2.30PM – 3.30PM A3 Getting Past “F**k You”: Engaging ‘Difficult’ Young People, Nigel Latta, Clinical Psychologist, Author and television Presenter, NZ A1/B1 “Whatever!” Were We Thinking? The Neuroscience of Learning, Mark Treadwell, Educational Consultant, NZ Research has shown again and again that relationship is the bedrock of any kind of positive influence we can have on young people. In this workshop Nigel will present a range of techniques designed to facilitate the process of engaging young people who come under the ‘difficult’ label. Participants will discover that these young people are not just the most challenging to work with, but also the most fun. Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as Edward de Bono, Buddha and the SAS, this workshop is not for the fainthearted so bring an open mind, a tolerance for cuss words, and strong underpants. A4 Headship in Christian Independent Schools: Expectations and Realities, Stuart Quarmby, Headmaster, Wollondilly Anglican College, NSW When stepping up into a leadership position, there is inevitably a difference between the expectations of an individual and the realities they face; between the expectations of stakeholders and the realities of the position. With the emergence and growth of Independent Schools with a Christian Faith base, comes an extra dynamic in preparation for the role of leading such schools. This workshop, based on nine years of research in the local context, will seek to close the gap between your expectations and the realities you may face as a new or potential Head. Mark will present the first comprehensive model for how the brain thinks, learns and remembers, based on the recent advances in neuroscience research. In this model there are three discrete learning systems that integrate to create our overarching learning system: • Rote learning & memory retention - episodic memory (neural centric) • Concept development - semantic memory (astrocytic centric) • Creativity & the ‘imagination’ (brainwave centric) How educators adapt to this will define their success in preparing their students for the 21st C. A2/B2 Class Strategies for Engaging Boys, Ian Lillico, Executive Director and Founder, Boys Forward Institute, WA This workshop will allow participants to raise ideas that their schools are pursuing in this dimension. Ian will explain the types of strategies that improve boys’ results in the presence of girls. This is about boys and girls succeeding and not one at the expense of the other. Participants will take away detailed notes on successful practice in class that works for boys. 8 A5/B5 Teachers as Leaders in Learning: Designing and Delivering Effective School Based Professional Learning Programs, Chris Furner, Director of Staff Development, The Hills Grammar School, NSW This session is designed to inform delegates about current literature pertaining to teacher learning and effective schools and enable them to become acquainted with research on teacher learning which is occurring in Sydney, supported by The Hills Grammar School. The research is embedded in the literature on how teachers learn and explores the issue of the provision of quality, effective, sustained and strategic professional learning programs to teachers across their career continuum within the unique context of their schools. School leaders will be informed about pilot case studies on teacher learning being conducted in several schools, will be able to reflect upon their vision for teacher learning within the context of their own schools, and then consider the quality and sustainability of their current school based professional learning programs. B3 Rocket Science and Sticky Tape, Nigel Latta, Clinical Psychologist, Author and television Presenter, NZ The art of effective intervention with difficult young people and their families comes from blending solid research-based evidence, real-world pragmatism, and moments of inspired simplicity. This seminar will attempt to provide all three as Nigel traverses lessons learned during a career that spans the better part of two decades working with challenging young people. Along the way we will learn who Jack the Ripper really was, rediscover some recent wisdom that the modern world has foolishly abandoned, discover the amazing predictions we can make about a young person’s life course based on their temperament, and learn why self-control really is everything. 9 B4 Strengths based capacity building in schools - why and how? Dr Peter Kaldor, Director/Founder of New River Resources Pty Ltd and Mr Geoff Bowser, Principal/CEO, Wycliffe Christian School, NSW (See C4 for part the 2nd part of this workshop) Positive psychology has moved the paradigm beyond a deficit model to generate a resurgence of interest in utilising personal strengths towards purposes with wider meaning beyond ourselves. There is much discussion about the implications of this for schools. One key priority for Independent Schools needs to be to grow the resilience, wellbeing and capacities of students, staff and families. This presentation brings together both research and practical experience in developing an experiential, whole school approach, affordable for schools of average or limited means. HEADS OF INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS (HICES) 4TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OVER THE HO RI Z ON PERSPECTIVES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING NOVOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL SYDNEY 24 - 26 JUNE 2012 WORKSHOPS (CONTINUED) TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012 WORKSHOP SESSION C, 10.30AM – 11.30AM C1 What’s Happening to Our Boys? 21st Century Issues and Solutions, Maggie Hamilton, Writer, Publisher and Researcher When we look a little closer at the fast-paced, technologically orientated world our boys now inhabit, it’s not hard to see why many of the challenges boys currently face remain under the radar. So what issues are our boys struggling with? How are they faring in this hyper-sexualised climate, and why is porn so attractive? Why are eating issues on the rise? Why is alcohol a central part of boy culture? Why, if anything, is the impact of video games? How does social networking serve them? When and how are boys vulnerable to predators? And most importantly how can we better support them? C2 A ‘Big Picture’ Look at Technology in Australian Schools -The Successful, The Unusual and The Unexpected, Jack Goodman, Founder, Tutoring Australasia This workshop encourages a big picture approach to using technology in your school. Technology is moving faster, and schools are seeing this first-hand. Schools are constantly presented with more options and products, and while you know it is increasingly important to create good technology infrastructures, where do you start? How do you know what solution your school needs? What can you learn from other schools? For ten years Tutoring Australasia Founder Jack Goodman has seen every kind of Australian school innovate with technology. Jack has seen thousands of learning outcomes when working alongside parents, teachers, and principals, and he shares some different, successful, and very unexpected outcomes with you in this session. Bring along your questions about how other schools use technology, and take away some honest answers. (What is the biggest mistake a school has made? What has been the most surprising success story, where?) 10 C3 Headship in Christian Independent Schools: Expectations and Realities, Stuart Quarmby, Headmaster, Wollondilly Anglican College, NSW When stepping up into a leadership position, there is inevitably a difference between the expectations of an individual and the realities they face; between the expectations of stakeholders and the realities of the position. With the emergence and growth of Independent Schools with a Christian Faith base, comes an extra dynamic in preparation for the role of leading such schools. This workshop, based on nine years of research in the local context, will seek to close the gap between your expectations and the realities you may face as a new or potential Head. C4 Strengths based capacity building in schools (cont.) – A practical workshop exploring these ideas for ready implementation in schools Strength Based Leadership, Dr Peter Kaldor, Director/Founder of New River Resources Pty Ltd and Mr Geoff Bowser, Principal/CEO, Wycliffe Christian School, NSW Since 2008 Peter Kaldor and Geoff Bowser have been cooperating to pilot a capacity building program at Wycliffe Christian School. At first this focussed on Year 9 but has now expanded to a whole-school approach. In this practical workshop Peter will lead you in experimenting with ideas that focus on capacity building. PROGRAM SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2012 C5 Teachers as Leaders in Learning: Designing and Delivering Effective School Based Professional Learning Programs, Chris Furner, Director of Staff Development, The Hills Grammar School, NSW This session is designed to inform delegates about current literature pertaining to teacher learning and effective schools and enable them to become acquainted with research on teacher learning which is occurring in Sydney, supported by The Hills Grammar School. The research is embedded in the literature on how teachers learn and explores the issue of the provision of quality, effective, sustained and strategic professional learning programs to teachers across their career continuum within the unique context of their schools. School leaders will be informed about pilot case studies on teacher learning being conducted in several schools, will be able to reflect upon their vision for teacher learning within the context of their own schools, and then consider the quality and sustainability of their current school based professional learning programs. 2.00pm – 4.00pm Registration 4.00pm Welcome by HICES Chair, Paul Teys, Principal, Hunter Valley Grammar School, NSW Keynote Address 1: Accountability and Standards: The Role of the Teaching Profession in Leading the Way Professor Judyth Sachs, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Provost), Macquarie University 5.00pm Welcome Reception at the Novotel Brighton Beach Hotel Canapes and drinks will be served from 5.00pm - 7.00pm. You may wish to join other delegates for dinner after this reception. 11 HEADS OF INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS (HICES) 4TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OVER THE HO RI Z ON PERSPECTIVES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING NOVOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL SYDNEY 24 - 26 JUNE 2012 PROGRAM (CONTINUED) MONDAY 25 JUNE 2012 9.00am Keynote Address 2: “Paradigm Shift” The Future of Learning: School 2.0 Mark Treadwell, Educational Consultant, NZ 1.30pm Keynote Address 4: Contemporary Practice in Educating Boys Ian Lillico, Executive Director and Founder, Boys Forward Institute, WA 10.00am Keynote Address 3: The Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers Nigel Latta, Clinical Psychologist, Author and television Presenter. NZ 2.30pm Workshop Session B (some of the Workshop Sessions A are repeated) B1 “Whatever!” Were We Thinking? The Neuroscience of Learning, Mark Treadwell, Educational Consultant, NZ 11.00am Morning tea with exhibitors B2 Class Strategies for Engaging Boys, Ian Lillico, Executive Director and Founder, Boys Forward Institute, WA 11.30am Workshop Session A B3 Rocket Science and Sticky Tape, Nigel Latta, Clinical Psychologist, Author and television Presenter, NZ A1 “Whatever!” Were We Thinking? The Neuroscience of Learning, Mark Treadwell, Educational Consultant, NZ B4 Strengths Based Capacity Building in Schools - Why and How? Dr Peter Kaldor, Director/Founder of New River Resources Pty Ltd and Mr Geoff Bowser, Principal/CEO, Wycliffe Christian School, NSW A2 Class Strategies for Engaging Boys, Ian Lillico, Executive Director and Founder, Boys Forward Institute, WA A3 Getting Past “F**k You”: Engaging ‘Difficult’ Young People, Nigel Latta, Clinical Psychologist, Author and television Presenter, NZ B5 Teachers as Leaders in Learning: Designing and Delivering Effective School Based Professional Learning Programs, Chris Furner, Director of Staff Development, The Hills Grammar School, NSW A4 Headship in Christian Independent Schools: Expectations and Realities, Stuart Quarmby, Headmaster, Wollondilly Anglican College, NSW 3.30pm Afternoon tea with exhibitors A5 Teachers as Leaders in Learning: Designing and Delivering Effective School Based Professional Learning Programs, Chris Furner, Director of Staff Development, The Hills Grammar School, NSW 6.00pm Pre-dinner drinks 12.30pm Lunch with exhibitors 12 7.00pm Conference Dinner Novotel Brighton Beach Hotel After Dinner Speaker: Julia Spillard UnReal Prime Minister TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012 9.00am Keynote Address 5: What’s Happening to Our Girls? 21st Century Issues and Solutions Maggie Hamilton, Writer, Publisher and Social Researcher, NSW 11.30am Keynote Address 6: The World of Adolescent Boys: What They Need from Us, the Adults in their Lives Celia Lashlie, Researcher and Social Commentator, NZ 10.00am Morning tea with exhibitors 1.00pm Conference Wrap 10.30am Workshop Session C 1.15pm Lunch with exhibitors C1 What’s Happening to Our Boys? 21st Century Issues and Solutions, Maggie Hamilton, Writer, Publisher and Researcher, NSW C2 A ‘Big Picture’ Look at Technology in Australian Schools The Successful, The Unusual, and The Unexpected, Jack Goodman, Founder, Tutoring Australasia, NSW C3 Headship in Christian Independent Schools: Expectations and Realities, Stuart Quarmby, Headmaster, Wollondilly Anglican College, NSW C4 Strengths based capacity building in schools (cont.) – A practical workshop exploring these ideas for ready implementation in schools Strength Based Leadership, Dr Peter Kaldor, Director/Founder of New River Resources Pty Ltd and Mr Geoff Bowser, Principal/CEO, Wycliffe Christian School, NSW 13 HEADS OF INDEPENDENT CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS (HICES) 4TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OVER THE HO RI Z ON PERSPECTIVES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LEARNING NOVOTEL BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL SYDNEY 24 - 26 JUNE 2012 GENERAL INFORMATION Conference Venue Novotel Sydney Brighton Beach is ideally located overlooking the white sandy beaches of beautiful Botany Bay, yet is only 20 minutes from central Sydney and just 10 minutes from Sydney Airport’s domestic and international terminals. The hotel offers a variety of facilities including an outdoor swimming pool with spa, restaurant and bar and a day spa and health centre with large modern gymnasium, steam room and indoor pool. Close by there are numerous cosmopolitan cafes, restaurants and boutique stores as well as bike tracks and running paths parallel to Botany Bay. Special Diet or Other Requirements Delegates with special requirements should ensure details are included on the registration form in the “special diet or other requirements” section. Special dietary requirements must be advised in advance, as special meals cannot be arranged without seven days’ notice to the venue. During the breaks please look for the “Special Diets” table. If there is no allocated seating at the Conference Dinner you will need to ask the waiter for your special meal. What to Wear Dress for the conference is smart casual, except for the Conference Dinner where the dress is lounge suit or evening wear. Weather Sydney enjoys a temperate climate with a mild winter, and has more than 340 sunny days a year. Average temperatures range from a low of 9 to a high of 18 degrees celsius 14 Conference Manager Please refer any registration queries to Ros Christie [email protected] or Katrina Daymond [email protected] Program Disclaimer The speakers, topics, and times are correct at the time of publishing; however, in the event of unforeseen circumstances, the organisers reserve the right to alter or delete items from the Conference Program. Privacy Act In registering for this conference, relevant details will be incorporated into a delegate list for the benefit of all delegates (name and organisation only), and may be made available to HICES sponsors (subject to strict conditions). By completing this registration form, you acknowledge that the details supplied by you may be used by these organisations. Should you not wish your details to be used for these purposes, please tick the box on the registration page. BCC Management 11 The Crescent Port Melbourne Vic 3207 Ph: 61 3 9646 3734 Fax: 61 3 9681 7108 Mob: 0400 964 696 Conference Partners’ Policy We respectfully remind you that partners accompanying delegates are not eligible to attend conference sessions and do not qualify for refreshments and lunches during the day unless they have registered. Any partner wishing to attend events not previously selected and paid for in his or her registration may do so at the Conference Registration desk. We would be pleased to accommodate any requests where possible. You can register online www.secureregistrations.com/HICES2012/ 15 H E A D S O F I N D E P E N D E N T C O - E D U C AT I O N A L S C H O O L S ( H I C E S ) 4 T H N AT I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E