Conference

Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong

The 9th Annual Australian Centre for Educational Leadership Conference

26th February 2010

Venue: Building 67 University of Wollongong Campus

Inspiring Teachers: Aspiring Leaders

The theme recognises the critical role of teachers as partners in school leadership, working in teams, utilising evidence with the principal, the school executive and school community, and determining directions to lead quality teaching and learning.

Conference sub-themes:

Teacher leadership for student achievement
Academic Excellence
Taking up the role as a new and young principal
Change in the use of ICLT
Developing leaders and leadership capacity
Inspiring teachers as leaders

Keynote speakers:

Maria Gray-Spence (DET NSW Regional Director, Illawarra and South East), Prof. Frank Crowther (Senior Consultant, Leadership Research Institute), Prof. Steve Dinham (Research Director - Teaching, Learning and Leadership, ACER) and Prof. Jim Tognolini (Director of Pearson Research and Assessment, Oxford University and University of Wollongong).

Concurrent workshop presenters include:

Christine Arthur, Christopher Bounds, Alan Ibbett, Michelle McKinnon & Kayleen Petzer, Bruce Sander & Robyn Howson, Sue Walker & Steve Walton, Michael Ross, and Jennie Werakso & Toni Sillis.

This Conference is suitable for aspiring school leaders, teachers, school leadership teams, government and non- government systemic administrators, trainers and university academics.

The major sponsors of the Conference are: The Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, The Catholic Diocese of Wollongong, and The NSW Department of Education and Training (ISER).

For further information please contact: Dr. Narottam Bhindi (nbhindi@uow.edu.au) or Alex Miller (km452@uow.edu.au)