2014 itc publications conferencefor teachers & school leaders

18 & 19 July 2014 Mercure Gold Coast Resort

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Simply Teaching — Deeply ThinkingCreating the effective classroom. Reinforcing

the importance of explicit teaching in developing the deeper thinking capabilities of all students

Featuring

Dr Chris Sarra

EARLYBIRD closing date – 14 February, 2014 STANDARD closing date – 11 July, 2014

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Registration fees (per delegate, including GST)

Two Day One Day

Earlybird Registration $595 $330

Standard Registration $695 $385

Discounts apply for bookings of 10 or more. Contact us for details.

Each registration includes:Each of the following per registration (one delegate):

• Entry to conference sessions and trade exhibitions

• Arrival tea/coffee, morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea

• Conference handbook & conference satchel, including all PowerPoints/handouts

• Entry to the Welcome Drinks on Friday at 4:10 pm

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Payment

All prices are in Australian dollars and include GST. Payment can be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), Visa or Mastercard.

Registration attendance guidelines

Cancellation and refunds

Cancellations must be made in writing to, and acknowledged by itc publications. Cancellations received before 30 May, 2014 will be entitled to a full refund, less an administration fee of $110 (including GST).

Disclaimer

All information is correct at time of publication. Every effort has been made to ensure that the conference program will run as advertised, however itc publications reserves the right to alter the program without further notice.

Accommodation

Details of discounted accommodation at the Mercure Gold Coast Resort are available at www.itcpublications.com.au

Insurance

itc publications strongly recommends that, if you are booking any travel arrangements, you organise a personal travel insurance policy. itc publications takes no responsibility for any loss or damage sustained by delegates in connection with this conference.

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TIMING ROOM A ROOM B ROOM C ROOM D ROOM E ICT STRAND

7.30 – 8.40 am R E G I ST R AT I O N

8.45 – 9.00 am Official Opening of the 2014 itc publications national conference

9.00 – 10.00 am Keynote Presentation – Dr Chris Sarra – ‘Rising to the Stronger Smarter Challenge: is our profession up to it?’

10.05 – 10.20 am Global Experience – Indonesia

10.20 – 11.00 am M O R N I N G T E A , T R A D E E X H I B I T I O N & N E T W O R K I N G

11.00 – 12.00 pm

SESSION 1

Session 1A

‘7 secrets to engaging and motivating students’Steve Francis

Session 1B

‘Australian schools should teach Atomic Theory in Kindergarten’Ian Stuart

Session 1C

‘How to manage your classroom with confidence and success’Megan Dredge

Session 1D

‘Tackling Assignment Tasks successfully - from start to finish!’Gerard Alford

Session 1E ‘Beyond a culture of copy and paste’Adrian Bruce

K-12 K-12 K-12 K-12 K-12

12.10 – 1.10 pm

SESSION 2

Session 2A

‘Higher Order Thinking - more than just thinking!’Pat Hipwell

Session 2B

‘Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to design and critique assessment’Lyn Carter

Session 2C

‘Stronger Smarter: converting high expectations rhetoric to reality’Dr Chris Sarra

Session 2D

‘Investigations and predictions on simple laws of physics’Malcolm Carter

Session 2E ‘Introduction to Scratch Workshop’Dr Damien Key

Middle/Upper Secondary K-12 K-12 Upper Primary/

Lower Secondary K-12/Beginning Users

1.10 – 2.00 pm LU N C H , T R A D E E X H I B I T I O N & N E T W O R K I N G

2.00 – 3.00 pm

SESSION 3

Session 3A

‘7 secrets to engaging and motivating students’Steve Francis

Session 3B

‘Australian schools should teach Atomic Theory in Kindergarten’Ian Stuart

Session 3C

‘How to manage your classroom with confidence and success’Megan Dredge

Session 3D

‘Brilliant brainstorming, powerful planning’Lindsay Williams

Session 3E ‘Interactive Scratch Project’Dr Damien Key

K-12 Primary/Secondary K-12 Upper Primary/Lower Secondary

Secondary/ Intermediate Users

3.10 – 4.10 pm

SESSION 4

Session 4A

‘Higher Order Thinking - more than just thinking!’ Pat Hipwell

Session 4B

‘Using Blooms Taxonomy to design and critique assessment’Lyn Carter

Session 4C

‘Stronger Smarter: converting high expectations rhetoric to reality’Dr Chris Sarra

Session 4D

‘Simply teaching – deeply learning – intentionally’Ngaire Tagney

Session 4E ‘Blended Learning – what is it and how can an everyday teacher flip the classroom?’Matthew Jorgensen

Middle/Upper Secondary K-12 K-12 K-12 Upper Primary to

Senior Secondary

4.10 – 5.10pm WELCO M E D RI NKS & STE VE FRA NCIS ‘ WR AP UP’

TIMING ROOM A ROOM B ROOM C ROOM D ROOM E ICT STRAND

8.00 – 8.45 am R E G I ST R AT I O N

8.50 – 9.00 am Housekeeping

9.00 – 10.00 am Keynote Presentation – Ian Mackie – ‘Creating a positive compliance architecture – the use of Nudge Theory in Schools’

10.05 – 10.20 am Global Experience – USA

10.20 – 11.00 am M O R N I N G T E A , T R A D E E X H I B I T I O N & N E T W O R K I N G

11.00 – 12.00 pm

SESSION 1

Session 1A

‘Two quick steps to writing success’Jen McVeity

Session 1B

‘Augmented reality in education. Apps for EYoL’Paul Hamilton

Session 1C

‘Teaching lessons from NY’Shane Purse

Session 1D

‘The Creative Curriculum – exploring different ways to teach familiar concepts’Jonathan Sims

Session 1E ‘Using student blogging to implement the ICT general capabilities’ Sasha Ristic

Primary/Lower Secondary Primary K-12 Early Years Upper Primary to

Senior Secondary

12.10 – 1.10 pm

SESSION 2

Session 2A

‘Entertaining practical workshop ideas on word origins, history and spelling’ Dr Ursula Dubosarsky

Session 2B

‘Classroom Puppetry – no strings attached’Natasha Pizzica

Session 2C

‘Master Class - Unpacking Nudge Theory and adopting practical steps to improve student compliance’Ian Mackie

Session 2D

‘Lessons from a language teacher- 4 ways to promote good pedagogy and principles for dynamic classrooms’ Kerstin Liebchen-Meades

Session 2E ‘The power of OneNote’ Warren McMahon

Primary/Lower Secondary Early Years/Primary K-12 Upper Primary/

Middle Years K-12

1.10 – 2.00 pm LU N C H , T R A D E E X H I B I T I O N & N E T W O R K I N G

2.00 – 3.00 pm

SESSION 3

Session 3A

‘Two quick steps to writing success’Jen McVeity

Session 3B

‘Bringing out their best’Kylie Wells

Session 3C

‘Explicit teaching of the Common Core Elements (CCE)’Lisa MacDermott

Session 3D

‘Tackling assignment tasks successfully - from start to finish!’Gerard Alford

Session 3E ‘Augmented reality in the palm of your hands – dynamic educational tools on the horizon’Matthew Jorgensen

P-Lower Secondary Early Years Middle/Secondary K-12 All Teachers

3.10 – 4.10 pm

SESSION 4

Session 4A

‘Practical ideas for making grammar active and meaningful’Dr Ursula Dubosarsky

Session 4B

‘Teaching our kids to code using the iPad’Paul Hamilton

Session 4C

‘Master Class - Unpacking Nudge Theory and adopting practical steps to improve student compliance’Ian Mackie

Session 4D

‘The Getting of ING’Paul Herbert

Session 4E ‘iPads, Bloom’s Taxonomy (Bloomin’ Apps) and the SAMR Model’Jenni Fewtrell (TBC)

Primary/Lower Secondary Primary K-12 K-12 K-12

2014 itc publications national conference | ‘Simply Teaching – Deeply Thinking’

Day 1 – Friday 18 July 2014

2014 itc publications national conference | ‘Simply Teaching – Deeply Thinking’

Day 2 – Saturday 19 July 2014