Sunday 14 September 1997

2.30 - 4.30pm

Poster presentations (First Floor: Rydges Canberra)

6 - 8pm

Welcome reception Parliament House Delegates' own dinner arrangements

Monday 15 September 1997

8.30am

Registration (First Floor: Rydges Canberra) Poster viewing

10am	Conference opening: the Hon Dr David Kemp Minister for Schools, Vocation Education and Training (MC & welcome : Deb Smith)

10.30am

Break

Session One:

Improving student learning in SMTE

11am	OECD welcome (Edwyn James) Chair: Deb Smith

11.30am

Keynote address The changing learning environment (Charles Lovitt )

12.15pm

Panel responses The learning environment - the Australian context (3 - 5 minutes to state response) teachers (Sharyn Dickerson) tertiary pre service (Dick Gunstone) parents ( John Knight) industry (John Webster)

1pm	Discussion & question time from floor (Chair: Deb Smith)

1.15 - 2.15pm

Lunch

2.15pm

Showcase initiatives Chair Jennifer Helms (3/4 hour presentation to whole audience) Internet resources EdNA DEETYA: Evan Arthur AAMT: Steve Arnold ASTA: Robert Roe/Jan Althorp TEFA: Ian Webb/Michele Williams

3pm	(4 x 3/4 hour presentations: delegates choose to attend one) Student achievement 1. Changing the subject : (Jim Gaskell) 2. ASTEC Report ( Marj. Colvill/Mandy Shaw/Tim Hardy) 3. Outcomes based learning: (Deonne Smith ) 4. Gender & achievement: (Sue Harriman)

3.45pm

Break

4.15pm

Specific learning areas (presentations/workshops: choice of one of three) 1. Maths (Chair: Dianne Siemon) Empowering the learner (Matt Skoss) 2. Science (Chair: Deb Smith) Transition primary to secondary (Peter Ferguson ) 3. Technology education (Chair: Ian Webb) Issues for a new learning area (Bob Staples)

5pm	Plenary: brief report back from last session Chair: Jane Wright

5.30pm

End of Day One

7pm	Conference dinner: Rydges Canberra Speaker: Professor Ian Lowe

Tuesday 16 September 1997

Session Two:

Teacher professionalism

9am	MC: Deb Smith A perspective: Dr Kerry Kennedy Issues in pre-service education in Australia: present & future

9.30am

Parallel workshops (50min sessions) (3 topics presented: participants choose to attend one) 1. Maths: Learning about teaching mathematics: education or training (Peter Sullivan/Judy Mousley) 2. Science: The Working scientifically approach to open investigation work in primary and secondary science) (Mark Hackling) 3. Technology education: Technology teacher education in Queensland (Howard Middleton )

10.30am

Break

11am	Chair: Edwyn James Professional development - setting the scene

11.15am

Parallel workshops Showcase of effective models/ strategies (delegates choose to attend one) 1. Teachers and curriculum reform (Mike Atkin) 2. Retraining technology education teachers in Victoria (Kevin Ward) 3. Distance education (Jane Watson) 4. Rural and isolated communities: the Christmas Island resource package (Graham McMahon/Shelley Yeo)

12.05pm

Move to next session

12.10pm

Parallel workshops Showcase of effective models/strategies (cont.) (delegates choose to attend one) 1. Online communities (Michele Williams) 2. Models: partnership in professional development (Steve Thornton) 3. Professional development of teachers by teachers - the ASTA professional development package (Alan Marshal/Jane Wright) 4. Teacher professionalism (John Williamson)

1 - 2pm

Lunch

2pm	Chair: John Williamson Introduction: Mike Atkin Keynote address: Steve Schneider Professional standard

3pm	Round-table discussion of issues

4pm	Panel/plenary/concluding remarks (Chair: John Williamson)

5pm	Conference concludes

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