program - Adolescent Success

formerly known as MYSA
Gold Coast
Convention and
Exhibition Centre
20 – 22 August 2015
www.adolescentsuccess.org.au
PROGRAM
As at 5 May 2015
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)
10:15–14:00
1. Canterbury College
10:30–14:00
2. Hillcrest Christian College
10:30–14:00
3. All Saints Anglican School
10:30–14:00
4. Southport State High School
10:45–14:00
5. The Southport School
10:45–14:00
6. St Hilda’s School
11:00–14:00
7. Queensland Edventures
11:00–14:00
8. St Michael’s College
Pre-conference workshops – optional (additional cost)
15:00–17:00
1.
Networked learning: From principles to practice
Debra Evans, Mt Alvernia College and other AITSL Learning Frontiers schools
2.
What’s the story? Changing narratives, changing lives in young adolescents
Nick Eaves, Hutchins School Hobart,Tasmania
3.
Peer Support – Why to and how to do it
Francesca Lejeune, Service Coordinator, Peer Support Australia
4.
Best practice in Junior Secondary
Prof Donna Pendergast, Head and Dean, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Queensland
5.
Creating a school culture where young adolescents thrive
Terry Janz, Principal, DETE
17:15–18:30
CONFERENCE OPENING
CONFERENCE WELCOME: Graeme Evans, President, Adolescent Success
OPENING KEYNOTE: Living for awesome
Cam Calkoen, Awesomeness Inspirer, New Zealand
18:30–19:30
Welcome Reception with exhibitors
Supported by
formerly known as MYSA
NZAIMS
Friday 21 August 2015
07:45–17:00
Registration desk open, Ground Floor, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
08:00–14:30
Exhibition open
08:30–10:00
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
CONFERENCE WELCOME
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Schools that make a dent in the universe
Ewan McIntosh, Managing Director, NoTosh, UK
10:00–10:40
Morning tea with exhibitors
10:45–11:30
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 1
Toowoomba
Transitioning to Year 7
Jodi Blades,
St Ursula’s College
Adolescence - In
search of my potential
Hinei Taute,
Sheree Savage,
Rotorua Intermediate
School
A journey to develop
a strategic plan for
teaching and learning
Nicholas Foster,
Launceston Church
Grammar School
Primary to secondary
transition - A new
beginning
Cameron Alexander,
St Virgil’s College
Your school has
devices or you’ve
gone BYOD, now
what?
Mallory Morris,
Carly Tustian,
Pukekohe
Intermediate School
What matters most
when working with
young adolescents?
The teacher!
Paul Rumble,
Christian Heritage
College
Evaluating a
professional
development program
for middle school/junior
secondary leaders
Katherine Main,
Donna Pendergast,
Georgina Barton,
Harry Kanasa, Griffith
University; Tony
Dowden, University of
Southern Queensland;
Susan Hearfield
WORKSHOP 1:
How to REALLY
share learning
objectives and
success criteria,
not just deliver
them to students
Ewan McIntosh,
Managing Director,
NoTosh, UK
Effective social and
emotional programs
that promote academic
success
Katherine Main,
Susan Whatman
Griffith University
11:35–12:20
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 2
Finding space in
the curriculum for
student-led creativity
Richard Lisle,
St Peter’s Girls’
School
Maker Culture: “Let
me produce and
create, and I learn”
Jill Margerison,
Andrew Stark, The
Southport School
Growth mindsets,
positive psychology
and great teaching: A
strengths approach
Virginia Warner,
St Andrews Lutheran
College
The Phoenix rising
from the ashes
Kathryn Gray,
Lisa Williams,
St Margaret’s College
Finding purpose and
direction in middle
years leadership
Graeme Evans,
St Philip’s Christian
College
12:25–13:55
Extended lunch with exhibitors
14:00–15:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Effective and amazing middle schools: Key ingredients in the recipe
Dr Dru Tomlin, Director of Middle Level Services, Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), USA
CONFERENCE STRANDS: Oral presentations have been colour coded according to their conference strand. Curriculum
Pedagogy
A journey towards
being ‘well within’
your school
community
Kate Dickson,
Kristin School
Leadership
Young adolescents’
views on effective
pedagogy and
technology use
Jenny Poskitt,
Massey University,
New Zealand
Wellbeing
Academic research
Friday 21 August 2015
15:10–15:55
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 3
Seeing change in
Middle School Health
and RE
Geoff Trevaskis,
Sally Nelson,
Carey Baptist
Grammar School
Middle school 2.0: A
case study
Richard Cackett,
Peter Moyes,
Anglican Community
School
School leadership =
talent management
Fiona Free,
Meridan State
College
Transforming a student Annual teacher
leadership wasteland
awards
Melinda Wilson,
presentations
Louise Byers,
Ravenswood School
For Girls
State schools - Year 7
into high school
Youth mentoring:
Understanding the
mentor/mentee
relationship
Anne Coffey,
The University of Notre
Dame
Role of disability
and ability: Lived
experiences of the
twice exceptional
Michelle RonksleyPavia, Griffith
University
16:00–16:45
LIGHTNING TALKS
Capability driven curriculum Melanie Douglas, Rooty Hill High School
School Leadership – Learning today, creating tomorrow Fiona Free, Meridan State College
The school refusal framework: Collaborating to reduce school refusal Matt O’Connor, Trish Allen, Judy Vidulich, St Peters Lutheran College
Breaking the cycle of disengagement in early adolescence Illona Beningfield, Highfields State Secondary College
Writing Rehab - Engaging and Re-motivating our Struggling Writers Nick Leith, Casebrook Intermediate School
Personalised Learning Sarah Andrews, Rooty Hill High School
19:00–23:00
Adolescent Success Conference and Awards Dinner
In support of Make-A-Wish Australia
WORKSHOP 2:
An introduction to
the AMLE School
Improvement
Assessment
Dr Dru Tomlin,
Director of Middle
Level Services,
Association for
Middle Level
Education (AMLE),
USA
Saturday 22 August 2015
08:00–17:00
Registration desk open, Ground Floor, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
08:30–13:30
Exhibition open
08:45–09:00
STUDENT WELCOME
09:00–10:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Smoothing the transition through adolescence: Findings from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study
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
10:00–10:40
Morning tea with exhibitors / Regional Meetings
10:45–11:30
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 4
Learning beyond the
classroom at PCC
Bernadette Cronin,
Julie Ryan, Alison
Farrugia, Point Cook
P-9 College
11:35–12:20
The future of learning:
Humanoid robots in
the classroom
Aleida Mabarrack,
Monica Williams,
Association of
Independent Schools
SA
Leading a studentcentred approach to
professional learning
Amy Van Arkkels,
Ravenswood School
for Girls
Ignite the spark
Natasha Podoliak,
Tim Harris,
Brisbane Boys’
College
I’m growing!
Adopting growth
mindset for
adolescent success
Dawn Boland,
John Paul College
Rescue too quickly,
risk too little, rave
too easily?
Andrew Lines,
Willunga Waldorf
School
Positive behaviour for
learning: Exploring
transition pedagogy
for self-regulated
learning
Karen Peel, USQ
Improving
approaches to
wellbeing in schools:
What role does
recognition play?
Donnah Anderson,
Southern Cross
University
WORKSHOP 3:
Transitioning
Adolescence
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
CONCURRENT PAPERS SESSION 5
Cross-curricular
integrated learning
using NoTosh’s Design
Thinking
Ian Grice,
Brisbane Grammar
School
Ethical dilemma
stories – transforming
education for
sustainability
John Werth,
Christian Outreach
College
Building staff capacity
through action
research Louise
Swanson, Ralph
David, Catherine
Tang, Epping Boys
High School
Staff wellness at
Canterbury College
Anthony Hillier,
Canterbury College
The cutting edge:
New ideas in
adolescent resilience
and wellbeing
Thomas Nehmy,
Flinders University
Aspiring leaders
for learning in the
middle years
Kate Roache,
Catholic Education
Office Darwin
Boys, inquiry learning
and the power of
choice in Middle
School
Jann Carroll,
Australian Catholic
University
12:25–13:25
Lunch with exhibitors
12:30
Adolescent Success AGM
13:30–14:25
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Innovative learning spaces and how they enhance learning
Glenda Strong, Executive Director, The Royal Children’s Hospital Education Institute
14:30–15:30
STUDENT VOICE SYMPOSIUM
Using emergent data, research, policy and strategy around student engagement and innovation in education, let’s ignite a conversation about how teachers, leaders, the community and our
students can work together for powerful learning experiences at school and beyond.
Facilitated by Dr Dru Tomlin, Director of Middle Level Services, Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), USA