SCHEDULE – The Educator Leaders Summit

SCHEDULE

Endorsed for 6 hours of NESA Registered Professional Development

Thursday, 25 July 2019

LEADERSHIP STREAM
TECHNOLOGY STREAM

LEADERSHIP STREAM

8:00am	Registration opens
8:50am	Chairperson welcome Catherine Misson – Former Principal, Melbourne Girls Grammar
8:55am	Event Partner address Travis Gandy – Chief Operating Officer, Compass Education
9:00am	KEYNOTE: Leading your school to success This inspiring session will draw on Steve’s experience as principal of a number of schools, from a one-teacher school through to a large metropolitan school in Queensland and an international school in Hong Kong. He will share effective teamwork and leadership strategies to drive educational excellence. How to create success for every child at your school Strategies for motivating and engaging students and teachers How to lead with impact and drive successful change Steve Francis – Author & Former Principal, Kowloon Junior School and Jindalee State School
10:00am	How to measure value in your school School leaders need to manage complex budgets while overseeing long term investment plans. In this session, Travis Gandy will discuss how Principals can improve operational efficiencies in schools and use value as a measure for decision making. How do you measure value? Balancing competing requirements Spending money to improve your budget and operational efficiencies Using software to streamline your school processes and reduce administrative burdens and costs Travis Gandy – Chief Operating Officer, Compass Education
10:30am	Morning Tea
11:00am	PANEL: Building positive relationships with school communities and beyond There are many ways of principals to build positive relationships. This panel will discuss: How to promote active and meaningful participation from parents, students and staff Entrepreneurial leader – exploring ways to invest in relationships with parents and build capital with the broader community How are Australia’s best schools engaging parents and communities? Panellists: Frank Catalano – Principal, Glen Waverley Primary School Stella Jinman – Principal, Cecil Andrews College Loretta Piazza – Principal, Meadowglen Primary School Moderator: Catherine Misson – Former Principal, Melbourne Girls Grammar
12:00pm	CASE STUDY: Change leadership – steering your school through curriculum changes Principals can play a key role in positively leading schools through the significant and continual process of curriculum reform. This session will highlight: Successfully implementing the national reform agenda in your school Empowering and supporting teachers through perpetual changes How to create an adaptive and innovative culture in your school Liana Gooch – Deputy Principal, Korowa Anglican Girls School Kellie Lyneham – Deputy Principal – Student Wellbeing, Korowa Anglican Girls School
12:30pm	Networking lunch
1:30pm	Effective leadership – what your school needs in order to grow Advancing Australia’s education workforce is closely linked with the recruitment and retention processes our schools follow. Many schools report challenges in finding quality teachers, but how many schools are working towards developing these quality educators themselves? Join Tyson Wood as he shares over 15 years of professional advice on education recruitment and learn about: Current recruitment trends and where schools go to find quality educators Fostering career progression and using technology and resources to retain your educators Insights from schools overseas Key learnings from our government’s current inquiry into the Status of the Teaching Profession Tyson Wood – Managing Director, Smart Teachers & Tes Australia
2:10pm	Solving the teacher shortage: How to attract, engage and retain young teachers It is becoming more difficult to attract and retain quality teachers in schools. This session will address how to: Inspire your team through effective leadership strategies Mentor younger teachers to replace future retirees Building teacher capability and professional development through strong leadership Attract and recruit teachers for hard-to-fill roles Lisa Wright – Principal, Weilmoringle Public School
2:50pm	Afternoon tea
3:30pm	PANEL: The art of instructional leadership In this thought-provoking panel, three principals from very different schools will share their varying approaches to instructional leadership. What does successful instructional leadership look like today? How do principals articulate this leadership within schools? Effectives leadership skills for 21st century schools Creating a collaborative coaching partnership with your teachers Panelists: Matthew Johnson – National President, Australian Special Education Principals Association Jill Laughlin – Principal, Camberwell High School Peter Walker – National President, Australian Association of Special Education Lisa Wright – Principal, Weilmoringle Public School Moderator: Catherine Misson – Former Principal, Melbourne Girls Grammar
4:30pm	Close

TECHNOLOGY STREAM

8:00am	Registration opens
8:50am	Chairperson welcome Robyne Bowering – Director, Step Up Education
9:00am	KEYNOTE: The future of technology in educational leadership While the impact of effective leadership in schools on learning outcomes is well established, the role of school leadership has changed and is continuing to change in the light of technological and social factors. This presentation will address: How to prepare school leaders to excel in teaching and learning through digital technologies Where technology plays a role in developing leaders, the community and the education system How to harness the opportunities that technology provides by equipping school leaders and teachers with tools and initiatives Edmund Misson – Deputy CEO, Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
9:50am	CASE STUDY: Innovative augmented reality (AR) deployment at Berwick Lodge Primary Augmented reality is changing the educational landscape, allowing learners to acquire new skills through simulated experiences. How are innovative schools using AR to optimise learning in classrooms? This session will discuss: New ways of accessing information in digital classrooms through augmented reality Using AR to optimise learning in classrooms The capabilities and limitations of AR technology Designing and delivering a classroom-ready AR learning experience Henry Grossek – Principal, Berwick Lodge Primary School Manjeet Singh – Researcher, Deakin University
10:30m	Morning tea
11:00am	CASE STUDY: Classrooms redefined – creating the learning spaces of tomorrow Cutting-edge learning spaces don’t have to be expensive. This session share tips on designing and implementing cost-effective learning spaces that facilitate innovative teaching methods: Focussing on future learning with a flexible learning environment Repurposing old spaces for 21st century skills Using learning spaces to develop future skillsets for students Amy Moore – Relieving Assistant Principal, Harrington Public School Jason Taylor – Stage 3 Classroom Teacher, Harrington Public School
11:50am	TECH TALK 1: How the ETCV uses its Confidence Framework to bridge the gap between teachers and technology specialists With ICT underpinning almost all aspect of running a school, it’s important that schools have access to actionable data that can inform future direction and improvements. Most schools have no measure of success for their ICT implementations, yet all schools spend considerable money on facilitating technology. In order to make better decisions we need evidence of our progress and success. This session will discuss: Building a partnership between teachers and technology specialists Using the Confidence Framework a common language for improvement Using the Measurement of Technology In Schools (MTiS) Survey Building a network based on collective efficacy and active learning Cameron Nicholls – Co-founder & Chair, Educational Technology Consortium of Victoria (ETCV); Principal, Trafalgar Primary School (VIC) Matthew Robinson – Co-founder & Director, Educational Technology Consortium of Victoria (ETCV); Operations Manager, Lowanna College (VIC)
12:10pm	TECH TALK 2: Cyber Safety Project – proactive teaching strategies to create cyber safe communities Sam Macaulay – Co-Founder, Cyber Security Project
12:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm	How to embed cutting-edge STEM programs Right now, STEM is at the top of the educational agenda. This session will discuss how Cecil Andrews College has used technology to embrace and embed future-focused learning and teaching practices. Understanding the importance of technology in delivering future focused learning How to drive technology implementation within your school Assessing the benefits of fostering collaboration with industry partners Incorporating soft skills in STEM education Stella Jinman – Principal, Cecil Andrews College John Townley – STEM Coordinator, Cecil Andrews College
2:10pm	TECH TALK 3: Going digital – the elegant option for school administration Fiona Boyd – Co-Founder and CEO, EdSmart
2:30pm	TECH TALK 4: Empower students storytelling with digital technologies Eleni Kyritsis – Leader of Curriculum and Innovation, Strathcona Girls Baptist Grammar
2:50pm	Afternoon tea
3:30pm	PANEL: Digital technologies and the school curriculum How do school leaders equip teachers with future-ready skills? This interactive panel will discuss innovative and evidence-based methods of incorporating coding, robotics and computational thinking into learning activities: Examples of successful coding and robotics programs How to develop and design engaging classroom activities to achieve learning outcomes How do you integrate the learning power of coding and applied robotics in classrooms? How to choose the right digital technologies for your school Panellists: Philip Carew – Head of Digital Technologies & eLearning, Toorak College Mary-Lou O’Brien – Chief Digital Officer, Melbourne Girls Grammar Tamara Sullivan – Head of Academics and Innovation, Ormiston College Moderator: Robyne Bowering – Director, Step Up Education
4:30pm	Close

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