Regional+Strategic+Planning

=__ Western NSW ‘Think Tank’ __ =

On Friday, 27 March, principal representatives from across the Region will meet in Dubbo to commence the process to vision the Western Region for the next 5 years and to provide advice on the programs that are essential to co-ordinate as regional strategies to ensure equity in curriculum access and professional learning and leadership programs. Wider consultation with all principals will follow the ‘Think Tank’.

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 * To view or download a vodcast from Carole providing more detail about the purpose of the ‘Think Tank’, click on the link below.**


 * Program**

[|Think Tank workplan.doc]

Here are the powerpoint presentations from the morning sesion.
 * Presentations**



The attached files contain: The Region's senior management team will be meeting on 17 April to discuss how we progress this work.
 * Product**
 * a brief paper summarising main ideas
 * the raw data collected on the day. It is an excel spreadsheet and the data can be reorganised in categories using the numbers next to each entry

In the meantime, any further ideas or discussion can be posted on this site by clicking on the discussion tab at the top of the page.

Below are a selection of readings that might assist your preparation for the Think Tank. You can pick and choose depending on your work group.
 * Pre-Readings**

(this one takes a while to download - be patient)
 * Leadership**


 * Aboriginal Education**


 * Professional Learning**


 * Connected Learning**


 * Primary/Early Childhood**


 * Secondary Curriculum**

[|Curriculum Corporation Conference 2008]
 * Web Links**