Day+Two



=Day Two: 11am-12noon=

Principal Blaxcell Street Public School || Blaxcell Street is Sandra's 6th Principalship. It is a school with 848 students, 97% of whom come from language backgrounds other than English. Over 60% of the staff are new scheme or early career teachers. Sandra has worked in a variety of roles including special education, behaviour and as a support teacher learning, and has also taught from Year 12 to pre-school in schools as diverse as Torres Strait and Japan and within Queensland and in most Regions in NSW. Sandra is passionate about Public Education and believes we have a very positive future based on the dedication of young teachers we now have the privilege of developing. || __Establishing Shared Leadership and Building a Successful School.__ I will discuss our journey of change that has developed our school into one that is data driven, has authentic shared leadership and effective teams. We will look at how leadership capacity and exceptional teachers who are focused on student learning outcomes have been developed. Data that proves success in all areas will be provided. We will look at essential agreements, differentiated TPl, organisational change and research based program development as some of the elements we have employed to bring about these changes.
 * Sandra Bradley,

//**Target Audience: Primary/Central Principals**// || || Michelle Roscarel, Teachers Ungarie Central School, Riverina Region || Alison and Michelle have both taught at Ungarie Central School (UCS) for the past 17 years. Ungarie Central is a small rural school of approximately 105 students K-12 in central NSW supported by CAP, PSP and low SES funding.Prior to this they have taught for a few years in a range of schools throughout NSW and New Zealand. Alison was Head Teacher, Secondary Studies for 15 years at UCS before returning to a classroom teacher two years ago. Their teaching has included classes across Years 7-12 in Design & Technology, Food Technology, Textiles, Science, Music, PD/Health/PE, LOTE (Indonesian), Community & Family Studies, Computing Skills, Mathematics and a variety of release-from-face-to-face for K-6 teachers. While always having an interest in technology and being reasonably innovative with work in their classrooms, their involvement in this project evolved from the innocent comment made two years ago …… ‘I have no idea what a wiki is!’ From this stemmed a large amount of Professional Learning and a big change in focus and direction. || __ALL ABOARD iSKOOL – eLEARNING K-10__ This presentation illustrates our journey from the initial implementation of the ‘iSkool Rocks’ project (iPod Touches for all Yr 5-8) through to the present implementation of the Ungarie Central School eLearning Project. This current project aims at introducing the iPod Touch, and very soon, the iPad into K-4 learning activities. It also focuses on providing teaching and learning activities for iPods, Smartboards and Laptops across all KLA’s for K-10. Professional learning for staff is another part of this project. The underlying theme is the use of technology to enhance and support the teaching and learning activities occurring across our school with a specific focus on literacy and numeracy. @http://ipodtouchclassroom.ning.com/
 * Alison Wason &

//**Target Audience: Teaching Principals**// || || Principal The Entrance Campus Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College || David is currently Principal of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, The Entrance Campus. He started his teaching career at Narrandera and Wellington, before progressing through the teaching ranks and combining this with other roles including Regional Sports Organiser and Board of Studies Liaison Officer. David is the recipient of a DET Fellowship for 2009-10 and has used this to travel to the UK, Italy, the USA and Canada, investigating how education systems around the world are working to improve retention and outcomes for students. || __Alternative Programs and Engaging 15-19 Year Olds__ An exploration of retention issues in schools and some ideas from Australia and around the World leading to a consideration of alternative models for engaging 15-19 year olds. This workshop will present a range of ideas and resources that can be implemented in schools to support the work of Career and Transition Teams, timetablers, executive considering non-UAI approaches to pathways to Year 12 or its equivalent. The Central Coast model of “Centres for Industry Training Excellence” will also be explained.
 * David Beattie,

//**Target Audience: Secondary/Central Principals**// || ||