Concurrent Sessions

For assistance in choosing which session to attend, please review the session abstracts


Concurrent Session 1
Sunday 6th August 11.15am

  1. Sustaining life long learning and school reform: The importance of efficacy Donna Pendergast
  2. . Self-directed learning & academic resilience – enhancing our pedagogy, enhancing student’s learning Sarah Loch, Katherine Hoekman & Karen Rogers
  3. Pedagogies to promote deep understanding at the Australian Science and Mathematics School Jayne Heath
  4. Connecting curriculum with student lifeworlds Robert Hattam & Brenton Prosser
  5. Practical pedagogy Lisa Robinson & Sally Stevens
  6. The tides of change Rob McLaren & Kay Gillett
  7. Using the SACSA Framework to improve student learning in English Karen Stockley, Andrew Stockley & Alexandra Price
  8. Sustainability and student voice in the Hills/Murraylands Rita O’Brien & I Walton
  9. YEP: Empowering young people to make a real difference Vanessa Houltby & Tracy Zilm (please note this is a double workshop and is continued as number 22 in concurrent session 2)
  10. Middle school here we come Anna Kenny & Mark Quigley
  11. Principled pedagogy: An integrated approach in teacher education Cathy Hammond, Bill Lucas, Faye McCallum & Kathy Paige

Concurrent Session 2
Sunday 6th August 12.10pm

  1. Who am I, and what do I believe about learning? Robyn Barratt
  2. What do you do when you did everything right and they still misbehave? Paul Deering
  3. How a cluster of schools is making a real difference to teaching and learning for their middle years students Claire Bolster & Dianne Morwood
  4. Middle schooling through the International Baccalaureate—The Mitcham Hills College experience and outcomes of collaboration Sonya Johinke, Chris Rebbeck, Susan Hyde, Mary Arnold & Brett Darcy
  5. Community cultural development meets middle school education Kristen Lawler & Simon Cotton
  6. Developing a student centred classroom Prue Hunter & Mary Mooney
  7. Futures, well-being and the integral curriculum David Lloyd
  8. Does authentic assessment enhance engagement and sense of belonging? If so, how? Shane Singlehurst, Vicki Butler, Christie Bewley, Julie Fisher & Simon Coad
  9. Integration at work in the secondary setting Kirsty Amos, John Hill, Nyssa Johnson & Fleur Roachock
  10. Can music support literacy and engagement? Phil Fitzsimons, Tim de Jong and Darren O’Connor
  11. YEP:Empowering young people to make a real difference (continued) Vanessa Houltby & Tracy Zilm

Concurrent Session 3
Sunday 6th August 3.00pm

  1. The power of mind – What’s influencing our younger generation Michael Carr-Gregg
  2. Relationships and sexual health education in schools Jane Flentje & Sally Gibson
  3. Spiritual health education: Current developments—and What for the future? Tricia Knott & Betty Lipparelli
  4. Mentoring—How to build quality relationships with students Sue Grunwald & Jill Brindley
  5. Making the Connection: A first step in developing a continuous, integrated curriculum that spans the gap between primary and secondary schooling Katrina Elliott & Tony Rolton
  6. Innovation in the north—A way of being Karmen Petric, Peta Gad & Peta-Anne Field
  7. Finding the balance: Individual learning plans versus mandated curriculum Peter Jones
  8. Inquiry – What’s in it for me? Lyn Jefferies
  9. Spoken language of students at risk Gerri Walker & Jo Whillier
  10. Using ICTs for student engagement Thom Burns
  11. Letting youthful voice sing (a middle schooling success story) Gabrielle Elich & Kristy Thomson

Concurrent Session 4
Monday 7th August 11.15am

  1. Professional development through constructive feedback Adam Lefstein
  2. Tests and worksheets don't grow dendrites: Brain literacy and working WITH the 21st century adolescent Michael Nagel
  3. Youth: Leaders today and tomorrow Students of the Unley High School Environment Group from Adelaide
  4. Assessing the whole child—A journey from portfolios to student led interviews Jane Satchwell & Gavin Grift
  5. Health and physical education in the middle years Shane Pill
  6. DELETED
  7. ePortfolios for student learning Kevin Nelson & Thom Burns
  8. Engaging the digital native—Use of new technologies in the middle school classroom Graham Wegner, Marg Thanissorn, Annabel Howard, Natalie Brook & Trent Clayton
  9. Assets-rich belief Kath Bridges
  10. Putting it all together in primary school unit Margaret Ford, Fiona Nicholls, Helen McEntee & Garry Wood
  11. Solving the riddle: A classroom experience Lyndell Davidge

Concurrent Session 5
Monday 7th August 12.10pm

  1. Teaching Students to Comprehend in the Middle Years of Schooling Stephen Graham
  2. Challenges of middle schooling at the Norwood Morialta High School Panayoula Parha
  3. "Boys Business". Engaging middle years boys using music and the arts Kirralee Baldock
  4. Complementary curriculum Jan Brooks
  5. Using rubrics to improve student learning and promote higher order thinking Kerry Sidaway
  6. Metacognition in the madness Tania Nethercote
  7. Consumer and financial literacy for middle years students Joanne Bell
  8. Transformation: Data into student learning Kelly McGurn & Leonie Keaney
  9. Salisbury district middle years countering racism project Jackie Thomson, Cathy Walsh, Averil Pope & Anandhi Sundar
  10. Collegiality: Supporting the health and wellbeing of staff in the middle school Tracy Zilm & Jo Mason
  11. Community connectedness camaraderie. A studentnegotiated well-being program Robyn Floyd, Christine Shiel & Philippa Adgemis
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