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OXFORD EDUCATION CONFERENCE16 MAY 2014MELBOURNE

GREEN/LIME: PMS 382C + four colour process

PROGRAMME8:00AM – 8:45AMREGISTRATION

8:45AM – 9:00AMWELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

9:00AM – 10:00AMKEYNOTE DR PHIL LAMBERTTHE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: ACTION TO DATE, OBSERVATIONS AND CURRENT SITUATION

10:00AM – 10:20AMMORNING TEA

10:20AM – 11:20AMWORKSHOP SESSION 1

11:30AM – 12:30PMWORKSHOP SESSION 2

12:30PM – 1:20PMLUNCH

1:20PM – 2:20PMWORKSHOP SESSION 3

2:30PM – 3:30PMCLOSING KEYNOTE RED SYMONSwHy I SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN A TEACHER

3:30PMMEET THE PRESENTERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela

Oxford University Press (OUP) is one of the largest, oldest and most respected educational publishers in the world. As a department of Oxford University, we are committed to the dissemination of knowledge. Profits earned in our enterprise are devoted to furthering the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship and education.

We believe education has the ability to change lives. Oxford University Press is delighted to host this event designed to support secondary educators deliver the best possible educational outcomes for all Australian students.

KEYNOTESTHE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: ACTION TO DATE, OBSERVATIONS AND CURRENT SITUATIONDr Lambert will provide an overview of the action to date in relation to the Australian Curriculum. He will outline new developments in the curriculum, discuss key issues with both a global and local focus and present his observations on the curriculum and its implementation. Dr Lambert will indicate progress on particular curriculum projects, the current review of the Australian Curriculum and the monitoring processes being undertaken by ACARA.

ABOUT DR PHIL LAMBERTDr Lambert has extensive experience in education as a principal, inspector, Executive Director, Assistant Director-General, Regional Director and General Manager. In the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours he was awarded the Public Service Medal for his outstanding contribution to education and was acknowledged for his outstanding community work and leadership in a unanimous resolution in the Parliament of NSW. In 2006 he represented NSW at the World Educational Leadership Conference in Boston, USA and in 2010 represented NSW at the World Expo in Shanghai, China. He was a member of the Australian team at the 2013 Global Education Leaders Program held in New Delhi, India.Dr Lambert is both an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Sydney and Adjunct Professor at Nanjing Normal University, China. He was the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Australian College of Educators’ award, the Sir Harold Wyndham Medal.

DR PHIL LAMBERT

WHY I SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN A TEACHERJoin Red as he leads you through an entertaining journey of education and learning based on his experience as an educator, scholar, musician, author and parent. Discover why Red should never have been a teacher and why those of you who are should be applauded on a regular basis.

ABOUT RED SYMONSA science graduate in computer programming and pure maths, Red Symons has established himself in the entertainment industry as a musician, author, stage and screen performer, record producer, composer, columnist and, most recently, breakfast announcer on ABC Radio 774, Melbourne. There can be few performers who have appeared on Countdown with a number one record, Neighbours in its first week ever, escaped from the Big Brother house, lost a quarter of a million dollars on Who wants to be a Millionaire, been measured as Australia’s smartest celebrity on The National IQ Test and written music for Blue Heelers, whilst contributing a regular column to The Age newspaper.

RED SyMONS

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WORKSHOP SESSION 1 10:20AM – 11:20AM1.1 DIGITAL TEXTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: ENGLISHJAN NICHOLLSENIOR PROJECT OffICER, ENGLISH, ACARAThe emergence of digital communication media has broadened the traditional view of literacy. Developing students’ ability to read and view digital texts is an important aspect of teachers’ work. This presentation will examine the opportunity for using digital texts in the Australian Curriculum.

1.2 PERSPECTIVES AND INTERPRETATIONS IN YEARS 7–10 AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: HISTORYberNIe HOwIttPRESIDENT, NSW HISTORY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATIONThe question of perspectives in history has become a media minefield for teachers, so it is a good time to look at what perspectives look like and why it is acceptable for teachers, students, and even politicians, to have different interpretations of the same source or event. Bernie will look at a range of sources drawn from Years 7–10 History, examine and discuss the implications of confronting different perspectives and interpretations, and examine strategies to support students develop confidence in analysing primary and secondary sources.

1.3 MEASURING SCIENCE LEARNING ON A CONTINUUMMArIA JAMeSCURRICULUM MANAGER, SCIENCE, VCAAHow does learning in science develop? How do we measure individual student learning in science? How can the AusVELS standards and progression points be used in diagnostic, formative and summative assessment? This workshop will enable participants to explore and discuss some of the facets associated with measuring learning in Science, focusing on the different considerations of the three AusVELS strands.

1.4 EXPLORING THE VCAA AUSVELS MATHEMATICS YEARS 7–10/10A SAMPLE PROGRAMdr dAvId LeIgH-LANCASter ANd frANk MOyACURRICULUM MANAGER, MATHEMATICS, VCAA EDUCATION CONSULTANTThis workshop will provide an overview of the recently published VCAA AusVELS Mathematics 7–10/10A sample program and its key features. It will involve several activities based on using the sample program to assess in the review and/or development of school-based programs and course planners. Participants are required to bring along a laptop with the sample program downloaded and a digital copy of their corresponding school curriculum documentation.

1.5 GEOGRAPHICAL THINKING IN THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: GEOGRAPHYdArreN tAyLerSENIOR PROJECT OffICER, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, ACARAA key element of teaching geography is ‘geographical thinking’. This session will examine the emphasis in the Australian Curriculum: Geography on the concepts of geographical understanding, and how these concepts support teachers to develop students’ understanding of the nature and practice of geography. The session will also explore how these concepts can be used to integrate geographical knowledge and skills.

1.6 IMPLEMENTING THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS IN VICTORIAJeNNIfer quICkCURRICULUM MANAGER, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, VCAAVictorian teachers can begin to teach the Year 5–10 curriculum for Economics and Business from 2015. Much of the curriculum content will be familiar, but there are also opportunities to renew and refresh teaching the Economics and Business area. This presentation provides a brief overview of the curriculum, addresses common concerns, including likely timelines for implementation through AusVELS, and looks at some of the ways the Economics and Business curriculum can be delivered to students.

1.7 fOOD EDUCATION AND AUSVELSLeANNe COMptONCURRICULUM MANAGER, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGIES, VCAAThis workshop will provide an overview of where food education fits within the Australian Curriculum, and will unpack the relevant achievement standards and content descriptions, and make explicit links to AusVELS. There will be discussion about how design thinking underpins learning to support students to develop the capacity to make decisions, solve problems and develop critical and creative solutions through the technologies processes. The session will be interactive so bring mobile phones or iPads to contribute your thoughts.

1.8 PSYCHOLOGY’S PLACE WITHIN AUSVELS?kAreN MArANgIOLECTURER, MONASH UNIVERSITYAre you teaching Year 7–10 Psychology or planning to do so in the future? Victorian schools are leading the world in this trend but many teachers are wondering how their unit fits with AusVELs, especially the new Science Curriculum. This workshop aims to offer an insight into AusVELS, deconstructing the Science curriculum and exploring the ways a Year 7–10 Psychology unit can fit with the new Australian Curriculum.

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1.9 IMPLEMENTING THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM: CIVICS AND CITIzENSHIP IN VICTORIApAtrICIA HINCkSCURRICULUM MANAGER, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, VCAAVictorian teachers can begin to teach the Years 3–10 curriculum for Civics and Citizenship from 2015. Much of the curriculum content will be familiar, but there are also opportunities to renew and refresh teaching the Civics and Citizenship area. This presentation provides a brief overview of the curriculum, addresses common concerns, including likely timelines for implementation from AusVELS, and looks at some of the ways the Civics and Citizenship curriculum can be delivered to students.

1.10 iDOCEO – USING YOUR iPAD TO KEEP TRACK Of YOUR CLASSpAuL HAMILtON-SMItHPRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ COLLEGEEver dreamed of an app that could handle your classroom management and assessment needs? iDoceo does just that. Learn how to set up your classes and monitor students’ achievements through this iPad app. Keeping all your information at your fingertips, this app makes report time easier through the ability to record sound and take photos or movies of students’ achievements. No need to worry about lost files as iDoceo backs up your important data and is also able to export to Excel or your school-based assessment software.

WORKSHOP SESSION 2 11:30AM – 12:30PM2.1 ENGLISH TEACHING AND ABORIGINAL EDUCATION – STRATEGIES AND RESOURCESpAuL grOverLECTURER, CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY The new Australian Curriculum highlights the importance of developing culturally respectful teaching and learning strategies and resources for our classrooms. Teachers require high-quality, student-centred and engaging Indigenous education resources for English teaching programs and classroom activities. This workshop session provides an authentic context for developing culturally aware and respectful teaching and learning strategies in English, and a rich range of accessible and contemporary teaching resources to engage student interest.

2.2 POPULAR CULTURE AND HISTORY: UNDERVALUED AND UNDERUTILISEDberNIe HOwIttPRESIDENT, NSW HISTORY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATIONThis workshop will work through a teaching program for the Year 10 Popular Culture depth study and show how this topic allows students to develop key historical skills while working with material with a high level of student interest. Examples of potential primary sources will be discussed, and a possible assessment task presented. The workshop will make the case for the value of popular culture as an essential element of History and History teaching.

2.3 EMBRACING INQUIRY LEARNING WITHIN THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM AND BEYONDALeX AbeLAPENLEIGH AND ESSENDON GRAMMAR SCHOOL The power of inquiry-based methods lies not only in its capacity for the deep and rich exploration of ideas and opportunities to solve unique problems. Inquiry learning invites all students to the learning experience, valuing the individual’s perspectives and needs within a broader social and scientific context. Participants will have the opportunity to build and evaluate a repertoire of strategies. Key questions include: What do we mean as practitioners when we say that we value critical and creative thinking in the Science classroom? What is the most effective way of creating low-threshold, high ceiling tasks for our students? And how can we use technologies to leverage this cultural shift? You are invited to bring your own case studies, works completed or in progress.

2.4 CHALLENGES fACING MATHS TEACHERS TODAYJeNNIfer NOLANOXfORD UNIVERSITY PRESSIn a perfect world, you would operate in the perfect classroom. What would that be like? Unfortunately, there are many challenges facing Mathematics teachers today. In this session, we will discuss some of these, ranging from how to tackle mixed-ability classes to fostering student engagement. You will have the opportunity to listen to and share suggestions and strategies that have improved the teaching and learning environment for both teachers and students.

2.5 GEOGRAPHIES Of INTERCONNECTIONSMArk eAStONST MARGARET’S SCHOOLOur students are among the most interconnected people on the planet. Most take this for granted but this Year 9 Geography unit requires students to examine these connections along with their real and potential impacts. In this workshop we will discuss a number of ways to bring this unit to life in your classroom using the students’ experiences and a range of geographic skills and concepts.

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2.6 THE ESSENTIAL fOOD SKILLS IN THE JUNIOR SECONDARY HOME ECONOMICS CURRICULUMSANdrA fOrdyCe-vOOrHAMMENTONE GIRLS’ GRAMMAR SCHOOLThis workshop is designed for all food educators with maximum ideas but minimal time to teach their junior secondary food courses. Discover how the essential food skills, distilled from Sandra’s PhD research, can be matched with the Australian Curriculum: Technologies and then packaged with associated recipes to create a tailor-made program designed for young people. Workshop time will be allocated to provide participants with opportunities to share ideas and will culminate in a ‘ready to take home’ 10-week program to implement immediately into their school.

2.7 RECENT CASES AND CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES fOR VCE LEGAL STUDIESLISA fILIppINLAWYERThis session will consider more recent cases and contemporary examples to use in your classroom, with a particular focus on cases concerning civil procedure. The workshop is designed to bring some contemporary focus on each of the areas of study to enhance learning in the classroom and enable students to apply their knowledge to more recent decisions handed down in the courts, or issues that have been raised in the community.

2.8 INCORPORATING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND BRAIN BOOSTERS INTO YOUR PRE-VCE COURSESkAreN MArANgIO ANd kerrI MOreyMONASH UNIVERSITY; BRAUER COLLEGE Enthuse your students with an exciting introduction to Psychology! This session will explore the teaching and learning of two current and highly relevant topics: Positive Psychology and Brain Boosters. The aim is for students to understand psychological science that informs such topics to help them make informed and healthy decisions and lay firm foundations for VCE Psychology. We will offer engaging and purposeful learning activities designed to enhance middle school Psychology courses or Science units.

2.9 THE fUTURE IS BLENDED wArrICk wyNNeMETHODIST LADIES’ COLLEGEIn this workshop the focus will be on blended learning and approaches that extend and enhance the classroom experience. The latest research tells us what we have always felt: that good teaching is critical to student learning and that feedback to students is also critical. New technologies provide teachers with powerful tools to organise, collaborate and give feedback and to re-envision the classroom for the 21st century learner. In this workshop participants will get a snapshot of the latest learning theory and get to play with some digital tools in a range of platforms that that can have immediate application in any classroom. The future is not digital, but it is blended.

WORKSHOP SESSION 3 1:20PM – 2:20PM3.1 GRASPING GRAMMAR – MIDDLE–YEARS ENGLISH AND THE NATIONAL CURRICULUMJAMeS prOwSeST KEVIN’S COLLEGEWhile the place of Grammar in the English classroom has been re-established through the National Curriculum, crafting engaging and substantive Grammar units might seem a long way off. One helpful approach is to embed literature and creative writing within ‘functional’ grammar lessons. This workshop will show you how to approach aides not only in the practical teaching of grammatical concepts, but to enhance students’ ability to use and appreciate the beauty of our wonderful language.

3.2 ‘MORE THAN THE fACTS MA’AM’ – HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE: BEYOND THE fACTS IN AUSTRALIAN HISTORYdr bruCe deNNettLECTURER, MACQUARIE UNIVERSITYThe ability to recall facts often poses as historical knowledge. Historical knowledge, however, transcends the facts alone. More than ever we need to teach historical understanding. It is a common lament that the younger generation does not know history. This complaint is often linked to the inability of students to name certain figures, order events or recall dates. Teaching real historical knowledge transcends the name, date and fact approach.

3.3 TEACHING AND ASSESSING SCIENCE AS A HUMAN ENDEAVOUR: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIESMeLANIe ISAACS SENIOR PROJECT OffICER SCIENCE, ACARAContextualised teaching of Science Understanding and Science Inquiry Skills through socio-scientific issues and authentic problems provides an excellent basis for teaching Science as a Human Endeavour. It can, however, still miss the mark when it comes to eliciting evidence of students’ understanding of key concepts within this strand. This presentation will unpack the intention of SHE strand and illustrate how these important ideas can be explicitly taught and assessed.


3.4 MAKING IT REAL – TAKE REAL DATA INTO YOUR MATHS CLASSROOM USING AUSTRALIAN BUREAU Of STATISTICS EDUCATION RESOURCESfrANCeS MAwdSLeyAUSTRALIAN BUREAU Of STATISTICSLooking for different ways to use and teach statistics in the classroom? In this session, teachers will get the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the new look Australian Bureau of Statistics Education services’ website which provides free teaching and learning resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum. The session will look at the CensusAtSchool program, a free and student-centred approach to learning about statistics. Participants will receive a bumper goodie bag and be prepared for a fast-moving website tour that you can follow on your own device.

3.5 GEOGRAPHIES Of HUMAN WELLBEINGMArk eAStONST MARGARET’S SCHOOLThis Year 10 Geography unit explores differences in living conditions that occur at a range of scales. This taps into the social awareness of many of our students and can demonstrate that their actions and those of others can help to reduce these differences. The session will cover a range of strategies that you can use in your classroom to teach these big ideas in an engaging way by using geographic skills, tools and concepts.

3.6 DESIGNING A TASTE Of ASIAkIM weStONMETHODIST LADIES’ COLLEGEThis session will provide an overview of a 10-week unit of work in Home Economics that could be easily replicated. It invites students to explore the cuisine of Asian countries and then develop their own hawker food product using the design process outlined in the Australian Curriculum: Technologies. Unit outlines, recipes and assessment for the unit are delivered through a wiki page set up by the teacher and then all students are given the opportunity to contribute content and conduct peer evaluation of food products.

3.7 LEGAL UPDATE 2014LeANNe NewSONLAW INSTITUTEBe informed about recent changes in the law, and recommendations for change, directly related to VCE Legal Studies and how these changes could enhance the effective operation of the legal system.

3.8 RUBRICS fOR ASSESSMENT Of VCE PSYCHOLOGY TASKSeLIzAbetH bLAHer-LuCAS ANd kerrI MOreyST MICHAEL’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL; BRAUER COLLEGELooking for a more meaningful way to assess in VCE Psychology? Developmental rubrics can be a highly effective tool for both teacher evaluation and student feedback, and they inform students on how to apply higher order thinking skills. Sample assessment tasks and rubrics will be provided, along with ideas to utilise rubrics as a flexible assessment tool for a variety of tasks. Workshop attendees are invited to bring an assessment task to share and adapt to a rubric.

3.9 iMOVIE fOR iPAD – A CRASH COURSE IN EDUCATION MOVIE MAKINGpAuL HAMILtON-SMItHPRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ COLLEGELights, camera, iPad – iMovie on the iPad is a portable movie studio that gives students the tools to unleash their inner Spielberg. Using this powerful app students can create informative, insightful documentaries and movies that demonstrate their understandings in an exciting way. Learn how to create, edit and publish a masterpiece in minutes. See how to import video footage, photos and audio to create a polished movie that can be exported to the class or the web.

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ALEX ABELA

BERNIE HOwITT

DR BRUCE DENNETT

ELIzABETH BLAHER-LUCAS

LEANNE COMPTON

MARk EASTON

LISA FILIPPIN

SANDRA FORDYCE-VOORHAM

PAUL GROVER

PAUL HAMILTON-SMITH

PATRICIA HINCkS

MELANIE ISAACS

MARIA jAMES

DR DAVID LEIGH-LANCASTER


Supervisor of Marking for History Extension and is an active member of the NSW History Teachers’ Association. He is currently writing textbooks for Oxford University Press and is a part-time lecturer at Macquarie University.

MArk eAStONMark has taught Geography, History and English for over 20 years and during the last 15 years has been a contributing author to many Geography, Humanities and Atlas titles. Mark is currently the Head of the Humanities Department at St Margaret’s School in Berwick.

LISA fILIppINLisa is currently a lawyer working in a large law firm, practising commercial litigation with a specific focus on insolvency. Prior to working as a solicitor, Lisa was a teacher of Legal Studies and Business Management, with her most recent teaching experience at Melbourne Girls’ Grammar. Lisa presents at numerous teaching conferences on a range of topics relevant to Year 11 and 12 Legal Studies. Lisa is currently a co-author of both Access & Justice and Justice & Outcomes, the Year 11 and Year 12 Legal Studies textbooks respectively.

pAuL grOver Paul has been a teacher in NSW high schools for more than 35 years and has worked as a Supervisor of Marking in HSC English for the Board of Studies NSW for over 10 years. He has authored a number of books in English and History and is currently Lecturer in Education at Charles Sturt University.

SANdrA fOrdyCe-vOOrHAMSandra trained as a Home Economics teacher at Deakin University and has been working as an educator in schools for many years. She is currently teaching Home Economics at a Melbourne independent girls’ school. She has recently completed a PhD in Health Sciences at the University of Wollongong to augment the work she is currently undertaking in promoting food skills in schools and communities with the thesis topic ‘food skills in secondary schools’.

pAuL HAMILtON-SMItHPaul in an enthusiastic educator who has had experience with ICT in education for over ten years.

He is currently the ICT Coordinator for Presbyterian Ladies’ College Junior School, Melbourne. Paul works with teachers across all year levels to integrate technology into the curriculum. He has presented at conferences and has a background in IWB, web technology and digital education training.

pAtrICIA HINCkS Patricia is the Curriculum Manager for History and Civics at the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).

berNIe HOwIttBernie is currently President of the NSW History Teachers’ Association. He has been teaching History since the 1970s and is a lecturer in Method at the University of NSW. The winner of two NSW Premier’s History scholarships, he has worked on syllabus development for both the Board of Studies NSW and ACARA.

MeLANIe ISAACS Melanie is the ACARA Senior Project Officer responsible for the foundation to Year 12 Science curriculum. She has coordinated the development of the draft curricula for Biology, Earth and Environmental Science, Chemistry and Physics and previously worked for the Victorian DEECD as a coordinator of statewide professional development and teacher resources for Science.

MArIA JAMeSMaria is Science Curriculum Manager at the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). She is a former head of Science, curriculum leader and head of senior school. Maria is a published author of junior Science and senior Chemistry texts and is interested in differentiated learning, inquiry and social justice community projects.

dr dAvId LeIgH-LANCASterDavid is the Mathematics Manager at VCAA and an experienced former Mathematics teacher and head of faculty. He has been extensively involved in curriculum and resource development, teacher professional learning, and examination and school-based assessment.

ALeX AbeLAAlex has taught Science in independent schools in Victoria for 20 years and has extensive experience in leading faculties through times of curriculum innovation and change. She is currently a Science Teachers’ of Victoria (STAV) councillor and a previous member of STAV’s executive team. Alex is senior Chemistry teacher at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School’s Infinity Centre and is undertaking studies in Harvard University’s Visible Thinking Project. Alex’s research interests include curriculum development in the middle years.

eLIzAbetH bLAHer-LuCASLiz is an experienced teacher of Psychology and Humanities with extensive experience in curriculum development, assessing and mentoring staff. She has worked in both government and independent school environments in a number of coordinating and mentoring roles. Her expertise in developing resources is best evidenced in her role as co-author for both the Unit 1&2 and Unit 3&4 Psychology textbooks that are currently used in many Victorian schools. She is a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher who enjoys working with young people and inspiring them with her love of Psychology.

LeANNe COMptON Leanne is the VCAA’s Design and Technologies Curriculum Manager and she also lectures in Home Economics education at RMIT University. Leanne was a member of the National Panel for the development of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies. She is a past president of the Home Economics Institute of Australia, and is also a presenter at numerous state, national and international conferences in home economics, food, health and digital learning, as well as an author of numerous Home Economics and food publications including texts, curriculum materials and journal articles.

dr bruCe deNNettBruce has taught History in the NSW State Education system for over 30 years. Bruce has been a member of the NSW History Syllabus writing committee and has marked Modern History and Ancient History for the HSC. He was also the

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LEANNE NEwSON

wARRICk wYNNE

kAREN MARANGIO

kERRI MOREY kIM wESTON

FRANCES MAwDSLEY

FRANk MOYA

jAN NICHOLL

jENNIFER NOLAN

jAMES PROwSE

jENNIFER qUICk

DARREN TAYLER


LeANNe NewSONLeanne is an experienced teacher and author who has worked in government schools and in curriculum development. She has had ongoing involvement with the development of VCE Legal Studies and the examination process, and in Civics and Citizenship education. She has co-authored several texts and previously worked at the Law Institute of Victoria managing the Court Education Program. Leanne is currently working part-time with Education and Community Engagement Unit at the Parliament of Victoria.

JAN NICHOLLJan is the Senior Project Officer for English at ACARA and has been working on the development of national curriculum in English from foundation to Year 12. Prior to her work at ACARA Jan worked at the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) taking responsibility for the VCE implementation program and providing professional development for teachers. She has worked as an English teacher in a number of schools, has managed a diverse range of projects and has a particular interest in the development of curriculum and assessment materials.

JeNNIfer NOLANJennifer has over 16 years’ classroom teaching experience and has been developing mathematics education resources for over 20 years. She is now the Mathematics specialist at Oxford University Press.

JAMeS prOwSeJames is Assistant Head of English at St Kevin’s College. He is enthusiastic about research-informed practice, and his own post-graduate studies have examined the way socio-economic diversity impacts students’ experiences of school. He has become a regular presenter at statewide English and History conferences, where his presentations have advocated for renewed focus on critical literacy and a return to literary and cultural sources in classroom practice to inspire students and promote a love of humanities.

JeNNIfer quICk Jennifer is Curriculum Manager, Business and Economics at VCAA, where she has worked for the past 14 years. She has responsibility for the suite of Business Studies subjects across Prep to Year 12: the VCE and the Humanities-Economics domain in AusVELS. Jennifer was involved with the development of the Australian Curriculum and is also heavily involved with developing and implementing consumer and financial literacy education across Victoria and Australia.

dArreN tAyLerDarren is the Senior Project Officer for the Humanities and Social Sciences (History, Geography, Economics and Business, Civics and Citizenship) at ACARA. The main focus of his role has been curriculum development. He previously worked in an implementation role at the Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre (CLIC) in DECS NSW. This included multimedia resource development for humanities and social sciences subjects, ICT in teaching and learning, and teacher professional development. He has taught in metropolitan, rural and remote areas and was a winner of a NSW Premier’s History Scholarship.

kIM weStONKim has over 30 years’ classroom experience and is a published author of VCE textbooks. She is currently a VCE Curriculum Coordinator and classroom teacher of VCE Health and Human Development and Year 9 Home Economics at Methodist Ladies’ College.

wArrICk wyNNeWarrick has extensive experience teaching English and Literature in government and independent schools across all year levels.He has presented at several conferences on ‘new’ learning and teaching, as well as VATE workshops. Warrick is widely published as a poet through several resource books for VCE English. He is Director of Learning and Curriculum at Methodist Ladies’ College. He blogs at learningau.com.

kAreN MArANgIOKaren currently works in the faculty of Education at Monash University, lecturing in Psychology and Science Education Methods. Her research interests include teaching and learning of Psychology and science, including learning trajectories in psychology, promoting psychological and science-literate citizens and developing the pedagogy of pre-service teachers. Karen has extensive experience with the VCE examination process and teaching Psychology in secondary schools in a range of curricula across different year levels.

frANCeS MAwdSLeyfrances is the Assistant Director of Education Services at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Prior to commencing this role in 2012, she began her career at the ABS as a statistical trainer, followed by specialisation in mortality data production and analysis. frances is a qualified secondary school teacher, with seven years’ teaching and leadership experience in the Victorian government education system in the areas of Psychology and English.

kerrI MOreyKerri is an experienced teacher of Psychology and Science with experience in both independent and government schools. She is passionate about educating students and introducing them to the benefits of Psychology! She has extensive experience in developing curriculum and teaching resources for Psychology, Science and Personal Development. Kerri has been a VCAA Psychology examination assessor for many years. She has enjoyed working with young people in a range of pastoral and coordinating roles across different year levels.

frANk MOyAfrank has taught secondary school Mathematics for over 30 years. More recently, he has worked as an educational consultant and has been involved in teacher support and curriculum development. A key area of interest for frank is the use of rich tasks and investigative approaches to promote deeper conceptual learning of Mathematics, including the appropriate use of technology to support these approaches.

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