7th International Conference on Educational Leadership
"Relationships for Educational Excellence "
University of Wollongong
14 – 15 February 2008

The theme of the conference, Relationships for Educational Excellence – centres on leadership challenges of creating and sustaining highly motivated individual and organizational performance. The conference addresses how this can be successfully achieved through relationships in the shaping of an energized learning environment for teachers and students.


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Drawing on exemplary and innovative practice, research and experience, presenters and participants will consider how educational leaders can navigate the everyday human dramas, conflicts and dilemmas by successfully melding and shaping disparate groups, creating and sustaining enthusiasm and establishing collaborative cultures.

Conference sub-themes:

"Interpersonal relationships"
"Resolving workplace tensions"
"Handling media"
"Student leadership"
"Managing conflict"
"Performance management"
"Coaching and mentoring"
"School culture"

Keynote speakers: Hon Richard Torbay (Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly), Genia Janover Principal of Bialik College, Victoria (Australian Government National Award for Best National Achievement by a Principal), Professor Tanya Fitzgerald (Unitec Institute of Technology New Zealand) and

A/Prof. Narottam Bhindi (University of Wollongong).  The Conference Dinner speaker will be Commander Tony Aldred (Director of Educational Services NSW Police Academy, Goulburn).

Panelists and Concurrent workshop presenters include: Tony Elshof, Karen Young, Liliana Mulcarczyk, Anna Caldwell, John McArdle, Jane Comensoli, Dan Riley, Mandy O’Bree, Bernie Goldie, Julie Reynolds, Louise Wilkinson, Gary Norris, Kaylene Petzer, Bradley Barker and Graduands from Black Opal Leadership Challenge (University of Wollongong). This Conference is suitable for incumbent and aspiring school leaders, teachers, school leadership teams, government and non-government systemic administrators, trainers and university academics.

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

For further information please contact:
Mabel Tang
mtang@uow.edu.au
or telephone: +612 4221 5074 (Tue & Thurs).