On the 21st and 22nd of July, Toorak College will be hosting ‘Powerful Learning‘ a conference that promises to be an exciting two days packed with a plethora of speakers with great ideas to share. We love to see you check out the program and consider registering for what will be a terrific professional development opportunity.
Professor Guy Claxton will be opening and closing the conference, talking about Building Learning Power: What it means to create powerful learners.
Dr. Gerry White (Principal Research Fellow, Teaching Learning and Transitions at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) ) will be keynoting about ‘The future of digital technologies in teaching and learning’.
Dr. Suzy Green will be keynoting about ‘Positive Education in Australia: creating flourishing students, staff and schools.’
Sarah Martin, Principal of Stonefield’s School in New Zealand, will be keynoting about ‘Accelerating Learning: What are the keys to success?’
Professor Mark Rose will be keynoting about Indigenous perspectives in education today.
Fay Jackson will be providing a closing keynote on day one entitled ‘Laughter, Tears and Honesty: Dealing with Mental Health the Best Way We Can. Oh and More Laughter’.
I’m also delivering a keynote. Once again, I’ve set myself a hard task. Here’s the abstract:
A vision for the future…maybe?
What might the teaching profession look like 15 years from now? How will technological changes and new forms of communication shape our schools and the way we teach? What could our classrooms look like and what might we need to think about to prepare for such a future?
Wish me luck on that one!
The full program can be downloaded here.
There are other wonderful presenters in the workshop sessions including my friends Britt Gow, Glenn McMahon, John Pearce, Helen Stower and Kathryn Schravemade.
Hope to see you there!!
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Good luck for your ambitious talk, Jenny. I hope it’s on day 2 when I’m there.