The Love Learning Conference Season. August Be inspired.

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1 The Love Learning Conference Season August Be inspired.

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3 Be inspired 3 About the Love Learning Conference Season Event dates Pricing What is included? Who should attend? The Dan Meyer Sessions 6 The Love Learning Conference Keynote speakers Workshop program Workshop summaries Meet the presenters Venues Dan Meyer Workshop - Adelaide Dan Meyer Workshop - Melbourne Dan Meyer Workshop - Brisbane Love Learning Conference - Sydney Contact the team 24 Order Form 25 Head online to register your place today. Early Bird discounts and group discounts available.

4 Hello. Each year, 3P Learning is proud to host our Love Learning Conference aimed at challenging teachers and educators to look differently and creatively at teaching and learning. A diverse and interactive program of workshops from a range of leading Australian and International teachers and presenters each sharing fresh insights and innovative teaching practices with plenty for delegates to take away. In 2014, the Love Learning conference is expanding. A series of one-day events across Australia, leading up to the flagship dinner and final day of workshops. Attend your local event, join the national event in Sydney or do both! Either way, these are sessions not to be missed. 4 August: Dan Meyer full day workshop - Adelaide 5 August: Dan Meyer full day workshop - Melbourne 6 August: Dan Meyer full day workshop - Brisbane 7-8 August: Love Learning Conference - Sydney Including keynote by Stephen Harris We are passionate about learning and this is a PD opportunity like no other. I look forward to welcoming you. Tim Power Managing Director, 3P Learning I can genuinely say I have never attended such an inspiring set of workshops. I sometimes attend sessions and come away thinking well how can I apply that to my classrooms? but not this time! So many ideas shared and all of it actionable. Thank you! Teacher, VIC 3 Be inspired at

5 Tell me more... Event Dates 4 Aug: 5 Aug: 6 Aug: 7/8 Aug: Dan Meyer Workshop (Adelaide) Dan Meyer Workshop (Melbourne) Dan Meyer Workshop (Brisbane) Love Learning Conference (Sydney) Pricing Dan Meyer Workshop: $235pp Love Learning Conference: $295pp Workshop + LL Conference: $430pp (save $100) Early Bird and group discounts available Register now at 4

6 Tell me more... What is included? The delegate price is fully inclusive of keynotes, all workshops, lunch, morning and afternoon tea, conference pack and an attendance certificate. Tickets to the Love Learning Conference also include the Gala Registration Dinner on the evening of 7th August. Who should attend? The conference season attracts a wide spectrum of delegates from both inside and outside the community of 3P Learning teachers and educators. Teachers & Principals Department Leaders CRTs Regional Managers Teaching graduates & students 5 Register now at

7 The Dan Meyer Sessions We are thrilled to be bringing renowned educationalist Dan Meyer to Australia to work with teachers and mathematics educators in full day, hands on workshops held on August 4th, 5th and 6th. A unique opportunity not to be missed. The sessions are titled Intellectual Need in the Maths Classroom. Dan will describe researchbased methods for instilling in students a need for new learning. Participants will learn how to make the problem solving proficiency strand accessible to students, resulting in engagement and higher achievement. As part of their work, Dan and the participants will construct a website full of resources, including a document of rules for the road easily implemented techniques for putting students in that state of intellectual need. The website will remain online after the workshop is complete. Best PD ever. For real. There were lots of great ideas that I can actually implement in my classroom starting Monday. There were lots of great examples that he was able to involve us in and Dan was so passionate and engaging. The day flew by. Genuinely the best PD I have been to I m coming back! Teacher, NSW 4 August - Adelaide 5 August - Melbourne 6 August - Brisbane just $235pp Read more about Dan over the page... 6

8 About Dan Meyer As a part-time Googler, provocative blogger and friend of 3P Learning (not to mention a full-time High School maths teacher), Dan s perspective on curriculum design, teacher education and teacher retention is informed by tech trends and online discourse as much as front-line experience with students. Dan has spun off his enlightening message that teachers be less helpful and push their students to formulate the steps to solve maths problems into a global tour-of-duty on the speaking circuit. His talks and seminars are hugely engaging and universally well received. His much-praised TED talk Maths class needs a makeover has won him significant attention within education circles globally. This is Dan s third year with the Love Learning conference season. I teach high school math. I sell a product to a market that doesn t want it, but is forced by law to buy it. Dan Meyer 7 Tickets for the Dan Meyer workshops are strictly limited. Dan s sessions are always popular so be sure to secure your place today. $235 (full day session, including lunch). Attend any Dan Meyer session plus the Love Learning Conference in Sydney for just $430 (a saving of $100)

9 The Love Learning Conference: Evening Keynote Beyond Busy Engagement is one of the most over-used words in education. It s also one of the most commonly misused. Too often we misunderstand the core ideals of engagement and in doing so, we miss the opportunities for authentic learning to take place in our schools and communities. In this talk Dan Haesler will explore some of the key concepts that underpin engagement, and explore how schools can incorporate them into their communities in order to genuinely engage kids in their learning. Dan Haesler We are delighted that Dan Haesler will be giving the opening keynote at this year s Love Learning Conference, during the Gala Dinner on 7th August. Dan Haesler is a teacher, writer, speaker & consultant. Engaging, thought provoking and someone who pushes the boundaries, Dan has appeared alongside some of the world s most respected educational thinkers including Sir Ken Robinson and Stephen Heppell. He also writes regularly for the education pages of the Sydney Morning Herald. Dan has developed a strong capability around leading positive change to support improved learning outcomes through his work on education initiatives. His work centres around the relationships between engagement, wellbeing and leadership. Dan empowers organisations, schools and individuals to lead educational change. 8

10 The Love Learning Conference: Morning Keynote Shifting the context of learning: From separate to connected The move away from the factory model of school toward building a community of learners brings with it the challenges of changing the context, approaches and paradigm for learning. What would happen if we enabled learning to be pulled rather than pushed, if control was replaced with empowerment and the individual teacher became part of a high-functioning team. Stephen Harris keynote will inspire educators and school leaders to think afresh about the pedagogic, physical, virtual and cultural spaces for learning. Stephen Harris We are delighted to welcome award-winning educationalist Stephen Harris to give the opening keynote at the Love Learning Conference on 8th August. Stephen Harris is Principal of Northern Beaches Christian School (NBCS). In 2005, Stephen founded the Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning (SCIL), as an active innovation and development unit within NBCS. His vision was to embed innovation into everyday school practice. Stephen received recognition at the inaugural Australian Awards for Outstanding Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), as the Australian Secondary Principal of the Year (NSW). As part of his work with SCIL, Stephen leads education groups through a process designed to improve capacity to vision where education is going. Stephen has presented in forums such as EduTech (Australia), CEFPI (the US, Australia, the UK and NZ), and a variety of international forums. Stephen is also involved in an education project in the northern province of Rwanda, establishing effective ways of initiating teacher professional development strategies. 9

11 Love Learning Sydney: Workshop Program Be inspired. The Love Learning Conference in Sydney runs over two days, with a gala dinner and evening keynote on Thursday 7th August followed by a full program of workshops the following day. Pick and mix your own selection of workshops from the diverse selection available plan your own bespoke day of development. Hosted by leading teachers and presenters, each session will share fresh insights and innovative practices. You are guaranteed to leave with an armful of strategies, tips and tools for the classroom. Thursday 7th August Registration Welcome drinks Welcome address Dinner Keynote: Dan Haesler Friday 8th August Registration and Arrival Coffee Welcome address Keynote: Stephen Harris Morning Tea WORKSHOP 1 Intellectual need in the maths classroom Dan Meyer WORKSHOP 2 Growing mindsets for success Dan Haesler WORKSHOP 5 This won t be on the test Dan Haesler WORKSHOP 3 Digital toolbox for Science teaching and learning Britt Gow WORKSHOP 6 An understanding of language can improve learning outcomes Misty Adoniou WORKSHOP 4 Shaping the learning architecture Lou Deibe WORKSHOP 7 BYOD - A Whole School Perspective Martine Gill Lunch WORKSHOP 8 Teaching language through content Misty Adoniou WORKSHOP 13 The Connect Educator Dan Haesler WORKSHOP 9 Intellectual need in the maths classroom Dan Meyer WORKSHOP 10 Becoming a high performing school/ classroom: learning from the research Vic Zbar WORKSHOP 11 Getting the blend right Britt Gow WORKSHOP 14 Science learning around the globe Britt Gow WORKSHOP 12 Personalising Learning Di Farrell WORKSHOP 15 Digital Normalisation and BYOT Mal Lee Plenary Afternoon Tea 10

12 Explore the Love Learning Conference workshops Workshop 1 & 9 Dan Meyer Intellectual Need in the Classroom Dan will describe research-based methods for instilling in students a need for new learning. Participants will learn how to make the problem solving proficiency strand accessible to students, resulting in engagement and higher achievement. As part of their work, Dan and the participants will construct a website full of resources, including a document of rules for the road easily implemented techniques for putting students in that state of intellectual need. The website will remain online after the workshop is complete. Growing Mindsets for Success Workshop 2 Dan Haesler I am often asked by teachers, What is the most powerful tool we can get to enhance student learning? My answer - A Growth Mindset. Citing the work of Carol Dweck and others, this workshop will delve into our own understanding of intelligence, gifts and talents. We ll explore the power of feedback and how we can tailor our own thinking, as well as lessons, assessment tasks and reporting systems to foster growth mindsets across our learning community. Workshop 3 Britt Gow Digital Toolbox for Science Teaching and Learning Would you and your students like to use free tools to create cartoons, quizzes, videos, surveys, word clouds, flashcards and other digital products in your science classes? This workshop session will enable you to explore a range of tools and collaborative platforms to engage and extend student learning, with examples from science classes. This session is suitable for all upper primary and secondary teachers, with examples from science classes. 11

13 Explore the Love Learning Conference workshops Workshop 4 Lou Deibe Shaping the Learning Architecture to Engage and Inspire Young Minds What can happen when students are empowered to choose when, where and how they learn? As a change agent at Northern Beaches Christian School and an inspiring teacher-coach, Lou works with educators at NBCS, across Australia and from around the world to shape learning within a meaningful context. Lou will present a practical approach to designing learning experiences that can be adapted to both secondary and primary educators. Workshop 5 Dan Haesler This won t be on the test If the only reason you can find for teaching something, is that it will be on the test, then we need to find a better reason for teaching it. Some believe that the curriculum is too restrictive, but the new Australian Curriculum provides us with many opportunities to push our thinking with regard to how kids can see the relevance in what we re teaching. This workshop looks at different approaches to create authentic learning experiences. Experiences that take them outside the realm of their classroom and into the community, both on a local and global scale. Workshop 6 Misty Adoniou An understanding of the English language can improve learning outcomes. Success in literacy is dependent upon competency in language. The Australian English curriculum also recognises the difference between Language and Literacy. However two generations of teachers in Australia have limited knowledge of the Language content in the curriculum, such as clauses, phrases and parts of speech. In this presentation, I urge teachers not to give away their strong pedagogical convictions of meaningful and authentic learning as they embark on the dual task of building their own language knowledge and teaching that knowledge to their students. A framework is provided to guide thinking about an effective pedagogy for explicit language teaching. 12

14 Explore the Love Learning Conference workshops BYOD: A Whole School Perspective Workshop 7 This workshop looks at the key considerations for successful implementation of BYOD from a whole school perspective. Martine Gill Workshop 8 Misty Adoniou Teaching language explicitly through content Secondary teachers have enough to do just teaching the content of their curriculum area. In this presentation Misty Adoniou will explain how content is delivered through language and how language changes according to the curriculum area showing some of the common language challenges faced by students in the Social Sciences, Sciences and Mathematics, while giving concrete suggestions to secondary teachers on how they can teach English language and simultaneously deliver their curriculum content. Workshop 10 Vic Zbar Becoming a high performing school/classroom: learning from the research In this interactive workshop Vic Zbar will outline what the research tells us about creating improvement in schools including the sources of school improvement, the key role of leadership, other preconditions for improvement and success, and the factors that sustain and build on the preconditions. The workshop will include specific strategies and tools that schools can adopt to generate whole school improvement and enable more teachers to work like the best teachers in the school. 13

15 Explore the Love Learning Conference workshops Workshop 11 Britt Gow Getting the Blend Right Blended learning is a continuum between teacher-directed with no technology to student-centered, 24/7, online access to education. How do we get the balance between the physical and virtual spaces right? This workshop focuses on the learning outcomes and how to decide if technology enhances and transforms the experience. Don t just substitute a keyboard for a pencil, give students opportunities to connect, collaborate, learn collectively and create using technology. This session is suitable for all primary and secondary teachers. Workshop 12 Di Farrell Personalising Learning The term personalising learning is often used to cover a whole variety of things, but what does it actually look like in a classroom? Diane will share her experience of personalising mathematics learning to large classes of 50 students in an open-space, team teaching environment. Diane will share strategies for engaging learners in their own progress and the use of the SOLO taxonomy as a roadmap for learners and teachers allowing for learner driven progress and self-assessment. Although the examples will come from the secondary classroom, this workshop will be useful to any teacher of mathematics who is passionate about empowering learners. Workshop 13 Dan Haesler The ConnectEducator If u don t fully & # and the power they have, then you re slowly becoming illiterate. #edchat How does your school approach digital citizenship and social media? What is your school s hashtag? This hands-on workshop gets to grips with the power of social media. We ll explore its different uses, with a particular focus on blogging and twitter, illustrating how these can be harnessed so teachers and leaders can develop their personal learning networks (PLNs). 14

16 Explore the Love Learning Conference workshops Workshop 14 Britt Gow Science Learning around the Globe Digital tools allow our students to connect, communicate and collaborate with peers and experts across the globe. This workshop session will explore some of the tools that can be used to establish connections, share ideas and implement projects. We will explore online science communities and citizen science projects. Find out how to get experts to speak to your students for Science week or to support experiments and research projects using social media. This session is suitable for all teachers, using examples from science classes. Workshop 15 Mal Lee Digital Normalisation, School Evolution and BYOT The digital world is having a profound impact on the transformation of pathfinder schools globally. Mal Lee will draw on his research and writings on those developments in the UK, US, NZ and Australia to provide an insight into the remarkably common nature of school evolution globally when schools move to a digital operational base where your school sits on that global school evolutionary continuum and the likely path ahead the educational importance to all schools of adopting BYOT and in turn normalising the whole school community use of the digital. 15

17 Meet the workshop presenters Britt Gow Britt Gow is a Science teacher at a rural P-12 College in SW Victoria and author of the popular Technoscience blog. Britt received the Secondary Teacher of the Year award in the Victorian Education Excellence Awards this year. She believes that providing a wide range of authentic, hands-on tasks, gives all students an opportunity for success. Britt believes that professional development for teachers should model best practice in the classroom. Her workshops allow participants ongoing access to the Digital Toolbox, where you can explore a variety of free digital tools for teaching and learning. Britt embraces social media and taught an online VCE Environmental Science course over the past three years. She encourages the use of digital tools in Science classes to connect, collaborate, create and learn collectively. Diane Farrell Diane Farrell has extensive expertise in Mathematics education and in her role as Leading Teacher for Mathematics at John Monash Science School she has developed highly innovative practice in the areas of team teaching, flexible learning spaces and the use of data for learning. She is passionate about supporting students in developing strategies to become independent learners. In her other role as Leader of Staff Professional Learning, Diane has developed a research-based model for staff focussing on designing innovative solutions around whole school priorities In terms of her own learning this year, Diane is focussing on the development of effective formative assessment using the SOLO taxonomy in mathematics. 16

18 Meet the workshop presenters Martine is passionate and committed to leading her school under the vision of world class learning for the 21st century. Martine s leadership challenges the way in which schools deliver curriculum to ensure that students are getting the foundations in literacy and numeracy through a digital filter. Out of Box - the explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy through gaming. BYOD - Bring your own digital device, to achieve a stronger nexus in the learning between school and home and enhance the learning anywhere, anytime, anyhow philosophy. Martine Gill Design Learning - a problemtunity based pedagogical framework that enables students to become the architects of their own learning izone Learning - a flipped classroom model. Lou Deibe is a highly experienced primary school teacher. Since beginning her teaching career with a class of 50 kindergarten children in the UK, Lou has always been committed to providing a highly innovative, child-centred curriculum focused on individual pathways of experiential learning. Lou has been responsible for leading a team of teachers within the e-zone model, which uses the integrated Matrix to deliver a number of curriculum areas and places a high priority on personalised learning and independence. Lou Deibe 17 In her current role as Change Agent at the highly innovative NBCS, Lou is responsible for partnering with teams of teachers as they endeavour to constantly seek and deliver best practice from preschool to Yr. 12. This covers both the development of the curriculum and the development of pedagogy and best teaching practice.

19 Meet the workshop presenters Misty Adoniou Misty Adoniou is a Senior Lecturer in Language Literacy and TESL at the University of Canberra. She is the lead writer for the Australian Curriculum s English as an Additional Language document and support materials and an advisor on Equity and Diversity in the Australian Curriculum. Her most recent research work is in the area of supporting and retaining beginning teachers and she has presented this work internationally and nationally as an expert witness to the Federal Senate Inquiry into Teaching and Learning. She has received several teaching awards including a national ALTC citation for her Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. She has provided expert literacy advice to school systems in WA, SA, QLD and the ACT, and worked internationally, including the Anchorage and Fairbanks School Districts in Alaska presenting innovative ways to improve the learning outcomes of indigenous and refugee learners. She presents and writes regularly on effective ways to teach spelling and grammar. Vic Zbar Vic Zbar is a Director of Zbar Consulting. He has extensive consultancy and school improvement experience and is recognised internationally for his writing on education and range of education reports. Vic was the Assistant Director of Human Resources in the Victorian Department of Education, having earlier been principal advisor to the Chief Executive, giving him an in-depth knowledge of the then Office of Schools. Vic is a widely published author in both education and management. He is the author of the best selling Managing the Future and its sequel, Key Management Concepts. More recently he co-edited three volumes of Leading the Education Debate and co-authored Better Schools, Better Teachers, Better Results, published in 2007 by ACER. He has written numerous articles and papers. 18

20 Meet the workshop presenters Mal Lee Mal Lee is one of the world leaders in researching and documenting the evolution of schooling, the transformational effect of the normalised use of digital upon schooling, home-school collaboration, teaching for a networked world, BYOT and educational benefits realisation. A former director of schools, secondary college principal, technology company director Mal has written extensively in the leadership and instructional technology journals with a regular column in Education Technology Solutions. Mal has released eight publications and will release several more during His major work for 2014 will be that on Digital Normalisation and School Transformation that examines the profound impact of the digital technology on every facet of schooling in the last decade. 19

21 Dan Meyer Workshop Venues: Adelaide Monday 4th August Dan Meyer Full Day Workshop 8.30am 4.30pm BioSA Conference Centre West Thebarton Road Thebarton, SA 5031 Tel: (08)

22 Dan Meyer Workshop Venues: Melbourne Tuesday 5th August Dan Meyer Full Day Workshop 8.30am 4.30pm Melbourne Conference and Training Centre 477 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Tel: (03)

23 Dan Meyer Workshop Venues: Brisbane Wednesday 6th August Dan Meyer Full Day Workshop 8.30am 4.30pm Moda Events Portside Hercules Street Hamilton, Brisbane QLD 4007 Tel: (07)

24 Love Learning Conference Venue: Sydney 7th & 8th August The Love Learning Conference Thurs: 6.00pm 10.00pm Fri: 8.30am 4.30pm AERIAL UTS Function Centre Level 7, 235 Jones Street (Building 10) Ultimo, Sydney NSW 2007 Tel: (02)

25 The team at 3P Learning is available to answer any questions you may have, do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions About 3P Learning If we are told one thing by people who come into contact with us, it s that our love of learning and our drive to spark this love in others is such a driving force within our company. It influences who we are, who we ask to join our team, what we do and how we do it. It s real and it s our core value. We make a promise to all our users. A promise to deliver powerful resources that connect the world in learning; resources that are highly engaging, targeted and effective in partnership with schools and families We love learning. It really is as simple as that. 24

26 Reserve your place now! Places at the Love Learning events are strictly limited and always fill quickly. Be sure to reserve your place now for this unique and fantastic PD opportunity. The easiest way to do so is online, although you can also complete and fax this page if your prefer. Pricing Dan Meyer Workshop: $235pp Love Learning Conference: $295pp Workshop + LL Conference: $430pp (save $100) Early Bird and group discounts available Join us. Be inspired. Register today at Full Name: Position: Address: Phone: School Name: (if applicable) School Address: (if applicable) Order No: (if applicable) Dan Meyer: Adelaide Melbourne Brisbane Conference: Sydney Workshops Alternatively fax this page to

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