VALA 2023 Annual Conference - Day 2
Friday June 16 – Jasper Hotel Melbourne
Morning tea and Lunch provided.
Program summary
(subject to change without notice)
Details on session outlines and presenter bio's will be published shortly
8.15 Registration opens – Tea and Coffee upon arrival – Lower foyer
9.00 Welcome and plenary – Function Hall
Welcome and housekeeping - Helene Rooks - VALA CEO
VALA Member resources update - Natalie Purves -VALA Professional Learning and Development Manager
Keynote - Dr. James Goring - Deakin University - 21st Century Skills
Session A – 10.30 – 11.30
A1 Developing 21st Century Skills through integrated projects – Cherie Osta and Geoff Bird – Lorne P-12 College
A2 VDSS 101 –Jo Barett & VET Specialist – Deakin University
A3 Embedding Employability Skills in a trauma-informed setting - Ushpal Kullar - Berry Street).
A4 Making sense of the PDS/WRS curriculum for VCE VM and the VPC - David Gallagher – Casual Academic
A5 Step-Up @ Wurun - A program to prepare all senior students for post secondary pathways. - Louise Speirs-Bridge and Lucy Marshall - Wurun Senior Campus
A6 SSCR updates – VCAA
A7 A Numeracy Toolkit -Justine Sakurai - University of Melbourne, Kate Stone - Oakwood School and Corey Campbell - Parkdale Secondary College
Session B – 11.30 -12.30
B1 Meeting in the Middle - Reimagining applied and academic curriculum delivery.- Louise Speirs Bridge and Lucy Marshall – Wurun Senior Campus
B2 Trauma Informed Positive Education - Grace Langton -Berry Street Education
B3 Top Ten Interactive Games Applied Learning Students Love - Mark Collard - playmeo
B4 Using Applied Learning to re-engage students - Kate Stone – Oakwood School
B5 Applying the Pillars of Applied Learning to your everyday practice and assessment - Christine Paizes – John Fawkner College
B6 Future-Proofing Youth: Mastering Enterprise Skills for the Evolving Workforce – Dean Delia – Prince’s Trust Australia
Lunch 12.30 -1.15
Session C 1.15 – 2.15
C1 The Long Walk - Arnel Davis – Essendon FC
C2 Developing Entrepreneurial Skills, Mindsets and Behaviours through Student-Led Social Enterprise – Tom Colcott -ACRE & Maria Curphey – Sandringham College
C3 Innovative implementations of the new certificates whilst developing 21st Century skills -Mitch Coombs - Kyabram SC
C4 Applying the Pillars of Applied Learning in your everyday practice and assessment (REPEAT OF B5). - Christine Paizes – John Fawkner College
C5 HeadStart -
C6 Using Applied Learning to Re-engage learners -Kate Stone - Oakwood School
C7 The Big Issue Classroom
C8 VPC Numeracy Mal Hand
Session D 2.15 – 3.15
D1 Group activities and strategies that help build student relationships. - Mark Collard - playmeo
D2 FLO QA Panel session - Kate Dennis (HHA) et al
D3 Supporting disability inclusion, reasonable adjustments, evidence and the NCCD in senior secondary - Courtney Fench – Diverse Learners Disability Inclusion Reform - Department of Education
D4 Integrated projects at Werribee College - Narelle Bean.
D5 SWL credit in the VCE-VM and VPC – delivered by VCAA.
D6 Engaging All students in Numeracy- Dave Tout – Multifangled & ACER
D7 Managing Challenging Behaviours - Mal Hand – Independent consultant.
