Leading excellence and equity in Catholic education.
Day 1
| 8.30 am | WelcomeTracey Curro and Dr Simon Breakspear |
| 8.50 am | Prayer and blessingFr Mark Reynolds |
| 9.00 am | Executive Director's address: System-wide visionDr Edward Simons |
| 9.20 am | Flourishing Learners: what and howDr Mary Oski and Shauna-Maree Sykes |
| 9.30 am | Keynote – Education for a new humanity: the gift of Catholic schoolsProf Br David Hall FMS |
| 10.10 am | Education KeynoteThe Hon Ben Carroll MP, Minister for Education |
| 10.25 am | Morning Tea |
| 11.05 am | Keynote – Ecosystem engineers: megatrends in education and wellbeingKristen Douglas |
| 11.45 am | Keynote – Leading with or without evidence: elevating teacher qualityProf Dylan Wiliam |
| 12.25 pm | Keynote – Literacy leadership in a time of changeEmina McLean |
| 1.10 pm | Grace and Lunch |
Workshops |
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| 2.15 pm | Formative assessment in an AI worldProf Dylan Wiliam |
Teaching all vs Teaching only some!Tom Sherrington |
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Developing flourishing learners in REProf Kath Engebretson and Dr Beth Nolen |
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Crafting coherence: literacy through curriculum and pedagogyDr Nathaniel Swain |
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Be You spotlight: supporting student wellbeingJen Berthold |
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Workshops |
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| 3.10 pm | Formative assessment in an AI worldProf Dylan Wiliam |
Teaching all vs Teaching only some!Tom Sherrington |
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Building mathematical skills across contextsDr Siobhan Merlo |
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Understanding the what, why, and how of a text-based curriculumEmina McLean |
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Neurodivergence in the classroomChristina Keeble |
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| 4.00 pm | CDF Networking and Cocktails |
Day 2
| 8.30 am | WelcomeTracey Curro and Dr Simon Breakspear |
| 8.45 am | Prayer and blessingArchbishop Peter Comensoli |
| 9.05 am | Keynote – The liberating power of great technique in teachingTom Sherrington |
Workshops |
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| 10.05 am | Codifying practices with precisionBron Ryrie Jones |
Teaching for productive learning in MathsBrendan Lee |
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The science of simplicity: Applying cognitive load theory to instructional designJamie Clark |
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Intellectual preparation and collaborative planning in English: How to adapt Ochre F-6 English lesson resources to support effective responsive teachingLara van Rooyen and Reid Smith |
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Sponsored session: Empowering safe, calm, and connected digital learningMichelle Bunder and Terese Griffith (CompNow) |
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Brave teachers, brave learners: Conversations about sexual behaviours and safetyLisa Leening and Shannon Tyrer |
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| 10.50 am | Morning Tea |
Workshops |
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| 11.25 am | Teaching all vs Teaching only some!Tom Sherrington |
Formative assessment in an AI worldProf Dylan Wiliam |
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Understanding the what, why, and how of a text-based curriculumEmina McLean |
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Evidence-aligned curriculum design in Ochre MathsSue Davis and Reid Smith |
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Supporting the engagement and wellbeing of neurodiverse and differently abled studentsCale Begley |
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| 12.10 pm | Grace and Lunch |
| 1.20 pm | Keynote – Big ideas in responsive teachingBron Ryrie Jones |
| 2.10 pm | Keynote – From knowing to doing: Making educational research work for busy teachersJamie Clark |
| 2.40 pm | Keynote – Achieving excellence and equity across MACSDr Jordana Hunter |
| 4.00 pm | Closing |
Program subject to change once agenda confirmed.