Future of Schooling in Australia Conference - Program & Speakers
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Program
Registration
(8:30 am - 8:50 am)
Session 1 - Welcome
Hon Bronwyn Pike, 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