Program at a glance
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| Tuesday 18 September COMING TOGETHER |
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| 5.30pm - 7.30pm |
Conference Opening & Welcome Cocktail Reception |
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| Wednesday 19 September GLOBAL THINKING RE: EDUCATIONAL DIRECTIONS |
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| 7.30am | Registration Opens | |||||
| 9.00am |
Conference Welcome Scott Williams, MC |
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| 9.15am |
Keynote Speker Hon. Peter Garrett, Federal Minister for Education |
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| 10.25am | Morning Tea & Sponsors Walk | |||||
| 11.00am |
Keynote Speaker Professor Kishore Mahbubani, National University of Singapore |
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| 12.00pm | Concurrent Sessions | |||||
| Workshop 1a Professor Kishore Mahbubani, National University of Singapore |
Workshop 2a Michael McQueen, Founder of The Nexgen Group |
Workshop 3a Mark Treadwell, Education Consultant |
Workshop 4a Kathe Kirby, Executive Director, Asialink and Asia Education Foundation |
Workshop 5a Sam Cawthorn, Expert & Youth Speaker Authority |
Workshop 6a Esmart & Better Buddies, Alannah & Madeline Foundation |
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| 1.00pm | Lunch & Sponsors Walk | |||||
| 2.00pm |
Keynote Speaker Andy Hargreaves, Boston College USA |
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| 3.00pm |
Australasian State of the Nation Report Norm Hart, APPA President Paul Drummond, NZPF President |
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| 3.30pm | Concurrent Sessions | |||||
| Workshop 1b Andy Hargreaves, Boston College USA |
Workshop 2b Michael McQueen, Founder of The Nexgen Group |
Workshop 3b Mark Treadwell, Education Consultant |
Workshop 4b Kathe Kirby, Executive Director, Asialink and Asia Education Foundation |
Workshop 5b Sam Cawthorn, Expert & Youth Speaker Authority |
Workshop 6b Sean Gordon, School Aid |
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| 4.30pm | Day 1 Educational Program End | |||||
| 5.00pm - 6.00pm |
Optional Church Services - Catholic and Inter-denominational services Catholic Service - St. Augustine's Church, 631 Bourke Street, Melbourne Inter-denominational Service - to be held at the MCEC |
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| 6.00pm - 7.30pm | Sponsors' Welcome Cocktail Reception |
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| 7.30pm | Optional River Cruise | |||||
| Thursday 20 September GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES RE: SCHOOL GOVERNANCE & NATIONAL CURRICULUM |
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| 7.30am | Registration Opens | |||||
| 9.00am |
Welcome Scott Williams, MC |
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| 9.15am |
Keynote Speaker Professor Pasi Sahlberg, Director General of CIMO (Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation), Helsinki |
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| 10.25am | Morning Tea & Sponsors Walk | |||||
| 11.00am |
Keynote Speaker Yong Zhao, University of Oregon USA |
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| 12.00pm | Concurrent Sessions | |||||
| Workshop 7a Pasi Sahlberg, Director General of CIMO |
Workshop 8a Yong Zhao, University of Oregon USA |
Workshop 9a Brian Caldwell, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Educational Transformations Pty Ltd |
Workshop 10a Virginia O'Mahoney |
Workshop 11a Lin Yue |
Workshop 12a Scott Williams, MC |
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| 1.00pm | Lunch | |||||
| 2.00pm |
Panel Discussion Governance and the Influence on Learning Andy Hargreaves (Facilitator), Yong Zhao, Pasi Sahlberg, Brian Caldwell, Cathy Wylie, Lin Yue. |
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| 3.00pm |
New Zealand State of the Nation Report Paul Drummond, NZPF President APPA State of the Nation Report Norm Hart, APPA President |
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| 3.30pm | Concurrent Sessions | |||||
| Workshop 7b Pasi Sahlberg, Director General of CIMO |
Workshop 8b Yong Zhao, University of Oregon USA |
Workshop 9b Brian Caldwell, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Educational Transformations Pty Ltd |
Workshop 10b Harriet Olney & Kevin O'Keefe, TRIPS & Aboriginal Education |
Workshop 11b Lin Yue |
Workshop 12b Scott Williams, MC |
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| 4.30pm | Day 2 Educational Program End | |||||
| 4.30pm |
NZPF Business Meeting APPA Business Meeting |
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| 6.30pm - 11.30pm | Conference Dinner MCEC Ballroom |
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| Friday 21 September GLOBAL LESSONS RE: NATIONAL STANDARDS & HIGH STAKES NATIONAL TESTING |
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| 7.30am | Registration Opens | |||||
| 9.00am |
Welcome Scott Williams, MC |
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| 9.15am |
Keynote Speaker Lucinda Hartley, CEO, [CO] design studio |
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| 10.25am |
2013 Cairns ICP Conference Launch Virginia O'Mahony, ICP President Norm Hart, President of APPA Paul Drummond, President of NZPF |
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| 10.40am | Morning Tea & Sponsors Walk | |||||
| 11.10am |
Plenary Expert Panel: Conference Reflections & Key Messages Andy Hargreaves (Facilitator), Pasi Sahlberg, Yong Zhao, Cathy Wylie. |
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| 12.10pm |
Keynote Speaker Jacqui Cooper, Inspirational Speaker |
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| 1.00pm |
APPA & NZPF Closing Luncheon, joint issues summation Sponsor Awards & Conference Close |
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