Future of Schooling in Australia Conference - Program & Speakers

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Program

Registration

(8:30 am - 8:50 am)

Session 1 - Welcome

Minister for Education, Victoria

(9:00 am - 9:15 am)
Olympic Room

Session 2 - International Benchmarking of Australian Schools

Professor Barry McGaw (Melbourne Education Research Institute)
Professor Andreas Schleicher (OECD Directorate for Education)

(9:15 am - 10:15 am)
Olympic Room

Session 3 - The Future of Schooling in Australia report 

Hon John Brumby, Premier of Victoria

(10:15 am - 11:00 am)
Olympic Room

Morning Tea

(11:00 am - 11:30 am)

Session 4 - Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting – Towards National Standards

Professor Peter Dawkins (Chair, Review of the Adelaide Declaration Steering Committee)
Dr Ken Boston (UK Qualifications & Curriculum Authority)
Professor Andreas Schleicher (OECD Directorate for Education)
Facilitator: Anthony Mackay

(11:30 am - 12:30 pm)
Olympic Room

Lunch - Key Note Speaker

Professor Ben Levin (Canada Research Chair in Educational Leadership and Policy)

(12:30 pm - 2:00 pm)
Members’ Dining Room

Session 5 - Panel Discussion on The Future of Schooling in Australia report*

Dr Brian Croke (Catholic Education Commission of NSW)
Ms Heather Ridout (Australian Industry Group)
Professor Ben Levin
Dr Ken Boston
Professor Geoff Masters (Australian Council for Educational Research)
Facilitator: Anthony Mackay

(2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)
Olympic Room

Session 6 - (two concurrent sessions)

(3:00 pm - 4:15 pm)

Option1 - Best Practice in Literacy & Numeracy
State & Territory representatives
Jim Stynes Room

Option 2 -Towards a National Science Curriculum*
Jari Koivisto (Finnish National Board of Education) & Geoff Masters
Yarra Park Room

Afternoon Tea

(4:15 pm - 4:45 pm)

Session 7- Round Table & Conference Summary*

Facilitator: Anthony Mackay

(4:45 pm - 6:00 pm)
Olympic Room

Cocktail Party 

(6:00 pm - 7.30 pm)
Betty Cuthbert Lounge

 

* Additional speakers to be announced