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  • VALA 2023 Annual Conference - Day 1

    • 15 Jun 2023
    • 09:00 - 15:15
    • Jasper Hotel Melbourne
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    VALA 2023 Annual Conference - Day 1

    Thursday June 15 – Jasper Hotel Melbourne

    Morning tea and Lunch provided.

    Day 1 of the Annual Conference features information and planning sessions on all VCE-VM and VPC units  delivered by our expert presenters, sessions delivered by the VCAA Senior Secondary Reform Taskforce and HeadStart. 

    This day is ideal for educators and coordinators looking to further extend their knowledge and skills to the delivery of the Certificates...... so we love to see you all on the 15th and 16th of June!


    Program summary

    (subject to change without notice)

    Details session outlines and presenter bio's published shortly

    8.15 Registration opens – Tea and Coffee upon arrival – Lower foyer

    9.00 Welcome and plenary – Main Hall

    Welcome and housekeeping - Helene Rooks - CEO VALA

    9.30 – 11.00 Session A

    A1 VPC - the Basics - VCAA

    A2 PDS unit 1 & 2 Curriculum & Planning- Cherie Osta & Geoff Bird – Lorne P-12 College

    A3 WRS unit 3 & 4  Curriculum & Planning- Narelle Bean – Werribee Secondary College

    A4 VPC – LIT – Curriculum & Planning - TBC

    A5 NUM unit 3 & 4  Curriculum & Planning Justine Sakurai – University of Melbourne

    A6 Head Start - What is it and how does it really support my students – Hari Nikolaou,        Jamie Gray, Adam Cooper

    A7 Applying the Pillars of Applied Learning in your everyday practise- Christina Paizes – John Fawkner College

    11.00 - 11.30 Morning tea and Networking

    11.30 – 1.00 Session B

    B1 VCE-VM - the Basics - presented by VCAA

    B2 Managing Challenging Behaviours - Mal Hand – Independent consultant

    B3 VPC – PDS Curriculum & Planning – Cherie Osta & Geoff Bird – Lorne P-12 College

    B4 WRS unit 1 &2 Curriculum & Planning - Narelle Bean – Werribee Secondary College

    B5 LIT unit 3 & 4 Curriculum & Planning - TBC

    B6 NUM unit 1 & 2 Curriculum & Planning - Justine Sakurai – University of Melbourne

    B7Assessment - Christina Paizes – John Fawkner College

    1.00 – 1.45 Lunch, displays and networking - Upper and Lower Foyer

    1.45 – 3.15 Session C

    C1 Assessment and Quality Assurance of the VCE-VM and VPC- delivered by VCAA

    C2 PDS unit 3 & 4 Curriculum & Planning - Cherie Osta & Geoff Bird – Lorne P-12 College

    C3 VPC – WRS -Curriculum & Planning – Narelle Bean – Werribee Secondary College

    C4 LIT unit 1& 2 – Curriculum & Planning - TBC

    C5 Head Start - What is it and how does it really support my students – Hari Nikolaou, Jamie Gray, Adam Cooper

    C6 Using applied learning to re-engage - Kate Stone – Oakwood School

    C7 VET delivered in Schools - Presented by the VCAA VET Unit 

    C8 VPC Numeracy - Mal Hand


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  • VALA 2023 Annual Conference - Day 2

    • 16 Jun 2023
    • 09:00 - 15:15
    • Jasper Hotel Melbourne
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    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 - CEO VALA

    Keynote - TBC

    Session A – 10.30 – 11.30

    A1 Developing 21st Century Skills through integrated projects – Cherie Osta and Geoff Bird – Lorne P-12 College

    A2 VET 101 –VET Specialist – Deakin University & VALA

    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 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 Implementing the Pillars of Applied Learning in your everyday practice. - Christine Paizes – John Fawkner College 

    C5 

    C6 HeadStart – how does it really support students. Hari Nikolaou, Jamie Gray, Adam Cooper- HeadStart

    C7 The Big Issue Classroom

    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.


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  • Safari by the Sea

    • 2 Nov 2023
    • 09:00
    • 3 Nov 2023
    • 15:00
    • Surf Coast - various locations
    • 35


    Safari by the Sea 


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