PROGRAM - Healthy Minds

Gold Coast
Convention and
Exhibition Centre
20 – 22 August 2015
formerly known as MYSA
www.adolescentsuccess.org.au
PROGRAM
Supported by
Wednesday 19 August 2015
16:45–19:00
formerly known as MYSA
NZAIMS
NZAIMS speaker and social hour
Meeting room 5
Thursday 20 August 2015
09:00–19:30
Registration desk open, Ground Floor, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
School site visits – optional (additional cost)
Start time is bus
departure time from
Convention Centre.
Please arrive at least
15 minutes prior.
10:15–14:00
Canterbury College
10:30–14:00
Hillcrest Christian College
All Saints Anglican School
Southport State High School
10:45–14:00
The Southport School
St Hilda’s School
11:00–14:00
Queensland Edventures
St Michael’s College
Pre-conference workshops – optional (additional cost)
15:00–17:00
Networked learning: From principles
to practice
Debra Evans, Mt Alvernia College;
Stacey Lang, John Paul College;
Chrissie Coogan, Kedron State High
What’s the story? Changing
narratives, changing lives in young
adolescents
Nick Eaves, Hutchins School
Hobart, Tasmania
Meeting room 5
CHAIR: Leica Burley, The
Rockhampton Grammar School
Meeting room 6
CHAIR: Mary Campanella,
Indooroopilly State High School
Peer Support – Why to and how to
do it
Francesca Lejeune, Service
Coordinator, Peer Skills,
(UnitingCare Community),
Queensland
Meeting room 7
CHAIR: Judith Barbe, Judith Barbe
Consulting
17:15–18:30
STUDENT PERFORMANCE: Dancefever Multisport
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Bronte Mullane and Stuart Brown, Trinity Lutheran College
CONFERENCE WELCOME: Graeme Evans, President, Adolescent Success
OPENING KEYNOTE: Live for awesome - 101
Cam Calkoen, Awesomeness Inspirer, New Zealand
STUDENT PERFORMANCE: St Michael’s College
Arena 1B
Student MCs: Bronte Mullane and Stuart Brown, Trinity Lutheran College
18:30–19:30
Welcome Reception with exhibitors
Hall 1
Best practice in Junior Secondary
Prof Donna Pendergast, Head
and Dean, School of Education
and Professional Studies, Griffith
University, Queensland
Central room B
CHAIR: Penelope Ludicke, St
Patrick’s College
Creating a school culture where
young adolescents thrive
Terry Janz, Principal, DETE
Central room C
CHAIR: Adam Somes,
Huntingtower School
Friday 21 August 2015
07:45–17:00
Registration desk open, Ground floor, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
08:30–10:00
STUDENT PERFORMANCE: Trinity Lutheran College Performing Arts Program
CONFERENCE WELCOME Graeme Evans, President, Adolescent Success
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Schools that make a dent in the universe - 102
Ewan McIntosh, Managing Director, NoTosh, UK
Arena 1B
Student MCs: Jordon Dillon and Hayden Verschuure, Middle School Captains, St Andrew’s Lutheran College
10:00–10:40
Morning tea with exhibitors
Hall 1
Sponsored by
First timers ‘meet up’ from 10:20. Meet up location is rear of trade exhibition.
10:45–11:30
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 1
Transitioning to Year
7 - 103
Jodi Blades,
St Ursula’s College
Meeting room 5
CHAIR: Sharon
Keen, Casebrook
Intermediate
Adolescence - In
search of my potential
- 104
Hinei Taute, Karin
Hopkins,
Rotorua Intermediate
School
Meeting room 6
CHAIR: Cathy
Chalmers,
Greenmeadows
Intermediate School
A journey to develop
a strategic plan for
teaching and learning
- 105
Nicholas Foster,
Craig Slavin,
Barry Dudgeon,
Launceston Church
Grammar School
Primary to secondary
transition - A new
beginning - 106
Cameron Alexander,
St Virgil’s College
Meeting room 8
CHAIR: Matt Atkinson,
Brisbane Boys’
College
Meeting room 7
CHAIR: Debra Evans,
Mt Alvernia College
Your school has
devices or you’ve
gone BYOD, now
what? - 107
Mallory Morris,
Carly Tustian,
Pukekohe
Intermediate School
Meeting room 9
CHAIR: Penelope
Ludicke, St Patrick’s
College
What matters most
when working with
young adolescents?
The teacher! - 108
Paul Rumble,
Christian Heritage
College
Central room B
CHAIR: Nick Eaves,
Hutchins School
Evaluating a
professional
development program
for middle school/junior
secondary leaders
- 109
Katherine Main,
Donna Pendergast,
Georgina Barton,
Harry Kanasa, Griffith
University; Susan
Hearfield
Effective social and
emotional programs
that promote academic
success - 110
Katherine Main,
Griffith University
WORKSHOP 1:
How to REALLY
share learning
objectives and
success criteria, not
just deliver them to
students - 111
Ewan McIntosh,
Managing Director,
NoTosh, UK
Central room C
CHAIR: Jan
Hargreaves,
Woodcrest State
College
Arena 1B
CHAIR: Margaret
Mulcahy, Coonamble
High School
CONFERENCE STRANDS: Oral presentations have been colour coded according to their conference strand.
Curriculum
Pedagogy
Leadership
Wellbeing
Academic research
11:35–12:20
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 2
Finding space in
the curriculum for
student-led creativity
- 112
Richard Lisle,
St Peter’s Girls’
School
Meeting room 5
CHAIR: Leica Burley,
The Rockhampton
Grammar School
Maker Culture: “Let
me produce and
create, and I learn”
- 113
Jill Margerison, The
Southport School
Meeting room 6
CHAIR: Matthew
Pearce, Cornerstone
College
Growth mindsets,
positive psychology
and great teaching: A
strengths approach
to building a positive
culture and quality
teaching - 114
Virginia Warner,
St Andrew’s Lutheran
College
The Phoenix rising
from the ashes - 115
Kathryn Gray,
Lisa Williams,
St Margaret’s College
Meeting room 8
CHAIR: Andrew Lines,
Willunga Waldorf
School
Meeting room 7
CHAIR: Matt
Atkinson, Brisbane
Boys’ College
Finding purpose and
direction in middle
years leadership
- 116
Graeme Evans,
St Philip’s Christian
College
Central room B
Meeting room 9
CHAIR: Debra Evans,
CHAIR: Adam
Mt Alvernia College
Somes, Huntingtower
School
12:25–13:55
13:00–13.20
Extended lunch with exhibitors
SPONSOR PRESENTATION: A vision of systems to realise the bright future of schooling, Darren Phillips, EduTect
Hall 1
14:00–15:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Effective and amazing middle schools: Key ingredients in the recipe - 119
Dr Dru Tomlin, Director of Middle Level Services, Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), USA
Arena 1B
Student MCs: Lachlan Douglas and Riley Hickey, Junior Secondary Captains, Coomera Anglican College
15:10–15:55
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 3
Seeing change in
Middle School Health
and RE - 120
Geoff Trevaskis,
Sally Nelson,
Carey Baptist
Grammar School
Meeting room 5
CHAIR: Andrew
Lines, Willunga
Waldorf School
Middle school 2.0: A
case study - 121
Richard Cackett,
Richard Alchin,
Peter Moyes Anglican
Community School
Meeting room 6
CHAIR: Adam
Somes, Huntingtower
School
School leadership =
talent management
- 122
Fiona Free,
Tim Robinson,
Meridan State
College
Transforming a student
leadership wasteland
- 123
Melinda Wilson,
Louise Byers,
Ravenswood School
For Girls
Meeting room 7
CHAIR: Jan
Hargreaves,
Woodcrest State
College
Central room B
CHAIR: David Wilcox,
Christian Outreach
College Toowoomba
A journey towards
being ‘well within’
your school
community - 117
Kate Dickson,
Kristin School
Excellence and
innovation in practice
Dale Hobbs, Prince
Alfred College
Meeting room 8
CHAIR: Graeme
Evans, St Philip’s
Christian College
Arena 1B
CHAIR: Margaret
Mulcahy, Coonamble
High School
Sponsored by
Annual teacher awards presentations
Recipients of the Adolescent Success Annual
Awards will present their submission for:
Sponsored by
Young adolescents’
views on effective
pedagogy and
technology use - 118
Jenny Poskitt,
Massey University,
New Zealand
Most innovative use
of space in a school
setting
Matthew Pearce,
Cornerstone College
Exemplary transition
program for middle
years students
Cameron
Alexander, St Virgil’s
College
Meeting room 9
CHAIR: Debra Evans,
Mt Alvernia College
Youth mentoring:
Understanding the
mentor/mentee
relationship - 124
Anne Coffey,
The University of Notre
Dame
WORKSHOP 2:
An introduction to
the AMLE School
Improvement
Assessment - 126
Dr Dru Tomlin,
Director of Middle
Level Services,
Association for
Middle Level
Education (AMLE),
USA
Role of disability
and ability: Lived
experiences of the
twice exceptional - 125
Central room C
Michelle RonksleyCHAIR: Judith
Pavia, Griffith
Barbe, Judith Barbe
University
Consulting
Arena 1B
CHAIR: Mary
Campanella,
Indooroopilly State
High School
16:00–16:45
LIGHTNING TALKS
Capability driven curriculum - 127 Melanie Douglas, Rooty Hill High School
School Leadership – Learning today, creating tomorrow - 128 Fiona Free, Meridan State College
The school refusal framework: Collaborating to reduce school refusal - 129 Matt O’Connor, Trish Allen, Judy Vidulich, St Peter’s Lutheran College
Breaking the cycle of disengagement in early adolescence - 130 Illona Beningfield, Highfields State Secondary College
Writing rehab - Engaging and re-motivating our struggling writers - 131 Nick Leith, Casebrook Intermediate School
Personalised learning - 132 Sarah Andrews, Rooty Hill High School
Arena 1B
CHAIR: Penelope Ludicke, St Patrick’s College
19:00–23:00
Adolescent Success Conference and Awards Dinner
Entertainment by St Hilda’s Sixteen Strings - String Quartet, St Hilda’s School Big Band and St Hilda’s School Rhythm and Blues Band
Hall 4, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Saturday 22 August 2015
08:00–17:00
Registration desk open, Ground Floor, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
08:45–10:00
STUDENT PERFORMANCE: Trinity Lutheran College Performing Arts Program
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Smoothing the transition through adolescence: Findings from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study - 201
Prof Richie Poulton, Director, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin School of Medicine; and Co-Director, National Centre for Lifecourse Research, New Zealand
Arena 1B
Student MCs: Julia Bejeri and Dimitrij Simjanovski, Junior Secondary School leaders, Merrimac State High School
10:00–10:40
Morning tea with exhibitors
Leader Member and Principals ‘meet up’ from 10:20. Meet up location is rear of trade exhibition.
Hall 1
10:45–11:30
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 4
Staff and student
wellbeing - Developing
a school-wide
wellbeing strategy
- 202
Mark Herriman, The
Southport School
Meeting room 5
CHAIR: Sharon
Keen, Casebrook
Intermediate
The future of learning:
Humanoid robots in
the classroom - 203
Aleida Mabarrack,
Monica Williams,
Association of
Independent Schools
SA
Meeting room 6
CHAIR: Jan
Hargreaves,
Woodcrest State
College
Leading a studentcentred approach to
professional learning
- 204
Amy Van Arkkels,
Ravenswood School
for Girls
Meeting room 7
CHAIR: Graeme
Evans, St Philip’s
Christian College
Sponsored by
Ignite the spark
- 205
Natasha Podoliak,
Tim Harris,
Brisbane Boys’
College
I’m growing!
Adopting growth
mindset for
adolescent success
- 206
Nahum Kozak,
John Paul College
Rescue too quickly,
risk too little, rave
too easily? - 207
Andrew Lines,
Willunga Waldorf
School
Meeting room 8
CHAIR: Matt
Atkinson, Brisbane
Boys’ College
Central room B
Meeting room 9
CHAIR: Judith
CHAIR: Leica Burley, Barbe, Judith Barbe
Consulting
The Rockhampton
Grammar School
Positive behaviour for
learning: Exploring
transition pedagogy
for self-regulated
learning - 208
Karen Peel, USQ
Improving
approaches to
wellbeing in schools:
What role does
recognition play?
- 209
Donnah Anderson,
Southern Cross
Arena 1B
CHAIR: Adam
Somes, Huntingtower
School
11:35–12:20
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 5
Cross-curricular
integrated learning
using NoTosh’s Design
Thinking - 211
Ian Grice,
Brisbane Grammar
School
Ethical dilemma
stories – transforming
education for
sustainability - 212
John Werth,
Christian Outreach
College
Meeting room 5
CHAIR: Jan
Hargreaves, Woodcrest
State College
Meeting room 6
CHAIR: David Wilcox,
Christian Outreach
College Toowoomba
Building staff capacity
through action
research - 213
Louise Swanson,
Ralph David,
Catherine Tang,
Epping Boys High
School
Meeting room 7
CHAIR: Graeme
Evans, St Philip’s
Christian College
Staff wellness at
Canterbury College
- 214
Anthony Hillier,
Canterbury College
Meeting room 8
CHAIR: Adam
Somes,
Huntingtower School
The cutting edge:
New ideas in
adolescent resilience
and wellbeing - 215
Thomas Nehmy,
Flinders University
Meeting room 9
CHAIR: Mary
Campanella,
Indooroopilly State
High School
Aspiring leaders
for learning in the
middle years - 216
Kate Roache,
Trish Gooch,
Catholic Education
Office Darwin
Boys, inquiry learning
and the power of
choice in Middle
School - 217
Jann Carroll,
Australian Catholic
University
Central room B
CHAIR: Margaret
Mulcahy, Coonamble
High School
Arena 1B
CHAIR: Matt
Atkinson, Brisbane
Boys’ College
WORKSHOP 3:
Transitioning
adolescence - 210
Prof Richie Poulton,
Director, Dunedin
Multidisciplinary Health
and Development
Research Unit, Dunedin
School of Medicine;
and
Co-Director, National
Centre for Lifecourse
Research, New
Zealand
Central room C
CHAIR: Debra Evans,
Mt Alvernia College
12:25–13:25
12:30–12:50
Lunch with exhibitors
ADOLESCENT SUCCESS AGM
Central room B
13:00–13:20
SPONSOR PRESENTATION: How can learning management systems support continuous assessment, Scott Anderson, Loop Software
Hall 1
13:30–14:15
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 6
Using backward by design to Discovering STEM:
Developing critical, creative
plan for learning - 218
thinkers and makers - 219
Deanne Cannizzaro,
Brighton Grammar School
Matthew Scadding, Karla
Russo, Ravenswood School
Meeting room 5
for Girls
CHAIR: Debra Evans, Mt
Alvernia College
Meeting room 6
CHAIR: Graeme Evans, St
Philip’s Christian College
14:20–15:30
Sponsored by
The evolution of Positive
Education at an all girls
school - 220
Rachel McKee, Leonie
Harwood, Seymour College
How you apply social and
emotional learning to a
framework - 221
Carolyn Shaw, Wenona
School
Meeting room 7
CHAIR: Judith Barbe, Judith
Barbe Consulting
Meeting room 8
CHAIR: Matt Atkinson,
Brisbane Boys’ College
Joining the dots: Service
learning beyond the
classroom - 222
Gabrielle Baker, St Peter’s
Lutheran College; Laurence
Bray, DanDaLion
Meeting room 9
CHAIR: Jan Hargreaves,
Woodcrest State College
Embedding positive
psychology in the English
classroom - 223
Samuel Lobascher, The
Southport School
Central room C
CHAIR: Matthew Pearce,
Cornerstone College
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• Christian Outreach College
• Good Council College
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