Love Learning Conference Details

2016

CONFERENCE PROGRAM


08:00am	Registration
08:30am – 08:45am	Welcome address
08:45am – 09:45am	Keynote address - Mark McCrindle Changing times, emerging trends: Key demographic and social trends transforming today’s students.
09:45am – 10:20am	Morning tea
10:20am – 12:20pm	Session 1 Beyond Relevance & Real World: Stronger Strategies for Engaging Students in Challenging Mathematics Dan Meyer Mindful Leadership Brendan Spillane Games for impact and how to leverage them: Game based learning Bron Stuckey The Digital Technologies Curriculum – so what now? Chris Harte Mapping content area literacy demands across the year levels Maryanne Pearce
12:20pm – 01:05pm	Lunch
01:05pm – 03:05pm	Session 2 Starting and Finishing Fights with the Desmos Graphing Calculator Dan Meyer Crucial Workplace Conversations Brendan Spillane Makerspaces – retinkering learning Zeina Chalich Making Learning Visible with the SOLO Taxonomy Chris Harte Developing Vocabulary: From Research to Practice Maryanne Pearce
03:05pm – 03:25pm	Afternoon tea
03:25pm – 05:25pm	Session 3 The Maths Curriculum Makeover Dan Meyer Where to start in a gameful redesign of curriculum Bron Stuckey Makerspaces – retinkering learning Zeina Chalich Google apps for Education Chris Harte Developing Reading Comprehension Skills in Every Student Maryanne Pearce
05:30pm – 07:30pm	Cocktail event


08:30am	Arrival tea/coffee/registration
09:00am – 10:00am	Keynote address - Martin Westwell Changing the Nature of Challenge
10:00am – 10:20am	Morning tea
10:20am – 12:20pm	Session 4 Beyond the Grade Dan Haesler Crucial Workplace Conversations Brendan Spillane Games, Narrative, Quests Missions and Badges Bron Stuckey Elemental Learning Design Chris Harte Digital Writing Across the Content Areas Maryanne Pearce
12:20pm – 01:00pm	Lunch
01:00pm – 03:00pm	Session 5 Every Teacher Teaches Wellbeing Dan Haesler Math is Power not Punishment Dan Meyer Student Game Design for Learning Bron Stuckey Speaking with Impact Brendan Spillane Creativity, problem solving and entrepreneurial thinking Martin Westwell
03:00pm – 04:00pm	Closing drinks