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ACEL's
2010 International Conference: Hosting and Harvesting
Sydney Convention Centre
29-30 September and 1 October 2010
Join us for three challenging and memorable
days of learning as we together pursue the improvement of
student and school outcomes.
With nine extraordinary keynotes, twenty-three
lead papers and over one hundred workshops to attend, this
will be the learning conference to attend in 2010. Our full
list of speakers and additions to the conference program
will continue to be updated on the conference website.
Remember to register for ACEL's 2010 International
Conference before 30th June 2010 to receive our early bird
rates.
To register online for the ACEL 2010 Conference
and for more information please visit:
http://www.acel.org.au/conference
This conference is not to be missed!
Recent headlines . . .
Coalition plans massive education rebate increase
NATIONAL – The Coalition plan to double the tax rebates available for education, to include rebates for private school fees, school textbooks and even school photographs.
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Tax rebate unrealistic: Labor
NATIONAL – The Labor party has questioned the cost of the proposed Coalition education tax rebate. Financial Services Minister Chris Brown said, ‘The opposition has their sums hopelessly wrong here’.
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Apology after candidate describes BER plan as ‘holocaust’
NATIONAL – Federal Liberal candidate, Mark Banwell, has apologised for describing the Building the Education Revolution as a ‘holocaust’.
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Gillard promises BER report before election
NATIONAL – Prime Minister Julia Gillard has guaranteed the report on the Building the Education Revolution program will be released before the election.
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Public to independent schools plan should go national: advisor
WA – The WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s senior adviser on education policy, Les Goh, has suggested the WA scheme allowing public schools to take on independent status should go national.
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Nationals and Labor clash over union fees
NATIONAL – The Labor party has said it will allow universities to charge students compulsory union fees if elected. Alternatively, the Nationals will not allow the fees to be made compulsory.
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Shock truancy advertisements considered
NT – The Northern Territory Government is considering ‘shock-style’ anti-truancy television advertisements to encourage parents to ensure their children attend school.
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School zone speeding figures rise
WA – Police figures have revealed an increase of motorists caught for speeding through school-zones in the last financial year.
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Good news . . .
Congratulations John Shiels
VIC – High school teacher, John Shiels, has been recognised for his 45 year contribution to government education at the Victorian Education Service Awards.
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Opinion . . .
Government schools need autonomy: expert
NATIONAL – Dr Kevin Donnelly writes that government school principals need to be empowered and shed bureaucratic command for more successful schools.
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International
Gay teen awarded compensation after prom cancellation
USA – Student, Constance McMillen, has won a $35,000 USD payout after her Mississippi school cancelled its prom, after she asked to bring her female partner as a date.
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Debate on ban on corporal punishment
KOREA – The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has controversially published a guide banning corporal punishment in all schools.
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ACEL 2010
Travelling Scholar Professor Alma Harris
Distributing Leadership: Generating
Leadership Capacity in and between Schools and across Systems
Professor Alma Harris is Pro-Director (Leadership) at the
Institute of Education, London and Director of London Centre
for Leadership in Learning. Her research work focuses on
organisational change and development. She is internationally
known for her work on school improvement, focusing particularly
on improving schools in challenging circumstances.
In her workshop Alma will:
- provide a clear account of distributed leadership in practice
offer evidence about its positive impact on organisational
and individual learning.
- give examples and practical illustrations of how it works
and what barriers may be encountered.
- discuss the difference between distributed leadership
and delegation.
- explain that distributed leadership does not mean everybody
leads.
- consider the leadership of professional learning communities
within, between and across schools and the role distributed
leadership plays.
- draw upon models of distributed leadership from other
sectors.
- look at how lateral capacity is built and the part distributed
leadership plays in generating leadership capacity between
schools and across systems.
This is a day not to be missed.
Don't miss out on this wonderful learning
experience. Please visit http://www.acel.org.au
for touring dates and venues.
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