The 4th Biennial International Conference of the Middle Years of Schooling Association Inc.

Program

NOTE: Program is subject to change.

KEY:
Invited Theme Paper Paper Meeting Workshop Opening Plenary Facilitated Conversation Poster

Thursday, 26 May 2005
16:00
WS01

Inviting Conflict Resolution
Surfers Paradise I Room
WS02

Teaming and the Middle Level Teacher
Surfers Paradise II Room
WS03

Engaging Learners through Relevant Planning
Coolangatta I & II Rooms
WS04

Boxed in, Brain Dead and Bored: Working with the Adolescent Brain
Coolangatta III & IV Rooms
WS05

Pragmatic Approaches to Curriculum Integration
Broadbeach I & II Rooms
         
17:30                    
18:00
PL01

Conference Opening
Southport & Gold Coast
                 
18:45                    

Friday, 27 May 2005
09:00
PL02

Conference Opening and Plenary: Living it, Loving it and Laughing About it
Southport & Gold Coast
                 
10:15                    
10:45
CC01

Classroom Management Strategies that Work
Gold Coast Room
CC02

Dealing with Disengagement
Surfers Paradise II Room
CC03

What do Young People Really Need? Resilience
Surfers Paradise I Room
CC04

Riding Ripples and Tsunamis to Successful Curriculum Integration
Southport II Room
           
11:40                    
11:50
CC05

Going the Whole Hog. The "Learning Organisation" as a Strategy for Reforming the Middle Years of Schooling
Gold Coast Room
CC06

Engaging Students in Mathematical Learning in the Middle Years – The Value of Play
Broadbeach I & II Rooms
CC07

Living to Learn, Learning to Live
Coolangatta I & II Rooms
CC08

Developing Community Partnerships between Schools and Universities
Coolangatta III & IV Rooms
CC09

Emotional Waves can be Choppy. How do we Turn them into Perfect Set?
Surfers Paradise I Room
CC10

A Framework for Negotiating the Curriculum
Surfers Paradise II Room
CC11

Effective Learning for Middle Years Teachers
Surfers Paradise III Room
CC12

Innovation in ICT at Geelong Grammar School
Southport I Room
CC13

Sustaining Reform - Structural Change and Pleasurable Teaching Practice
Southport II Room
CC14

Stealing from the Thieves: Popular Culture in Middle School
Southport III Room
12:45
PS01

Poster Session
Pavilion Gallery
                 
13:45
CC15

Classroom Management Strategies that Work
Gold Coast Room
CC16

Dealing with Disengagement
Surfers Paradise II Room
CC17

What do Young People Really Need? Resilience
Surfers Paradise I Room
CC18

Riding Ripples and Tsunamis to Successful Curriculum Integration
Southport III Room
           
14:40                    
14:50
CC19

Integration
Gold Coast Room
CC20

Arts in the Middle School
Broadbeach I & II Rooms
CC21

Gender and Learning
Coolangatta I & II Rooms
CC22

Resiliency / Pastoral Care
Coolangatta III & IV Rooms
CC23

Teaming
Surfers Paradise I Room
CC24

Reporting
Surfers Paradise II Room
CC25

Differentiated Curriculum
Surfers Paradise III Room
CC26

Adolescent Workshop
Southport I Room
CC27

Assessment
Southport II & III
 
15:45                    
16:00
M01

MYFANZA Meeting
Surfers Paradise I Room
                 
17:30                    

Saturday, 28 May 2005
09:00
Pl02

School Presentation
Southport & Gold Coast
                 
09:15
PL03

Leading the Wave of Educational Success: An Inviting Perspective
Southport & Gold Coast
                 
10:15                    
10:45
CC28

Education and the FIELD of Hope
Gold Coast Room
CC29

Hello, is there Anybody in there? Understanding the Developing Adolescent Brain
Southport II & III
CC30

Researching the Middle Years: Life Long Learning and School Reform
Surfers Paradise I Room
CC31

Family, School, and Community Partnerships to Benefit Young Adolescents
Surfers Paradise II Room
           
11:40                    
11:50
CC32

Who are these 'Adolescents'? Are Old Mindsets Blocking Reform?
Gold Coast Room
CC33

"The Rockhampton Story" - A Team Approach to Building Regional Capacity in the Middle Years of Schooling
Broadbeach I & II Rooms
CC34

Mentoring
Coolangatta I & II Rooms
CC35

CUE - A Program for Year 9's
Coolangatta III & IV Rooms
CC36

The Five Props in the Perfect Middle School Package
Surfers Paradise I Room
CC37

The Refugee Experience: To Walk in Another Person's Shoes
Surfers Paradise II Room
CC38

Setting up a Middle School: Issues, Strategies and Successes
Surfers Paradise III Room
CC39

Maths Investigations: Real Learning for Real Students!
Southport I Room
CC40

Educational Benefits from a Scientist in Residence Program. Research Report: Key Program Outcomes for Teachers
Southport II Room
CC41

Negotiating Learning and Avoiding the Minefield
Southport III Room
12:45
M02

Annual General Meeting
Gold Coast Room
                 
13:15                    
13:45
CC42

IMOVIE MAGIC – Making Inquiry Based Learning into a Reality T.V. (Technology and Video) experience
Gold Coast Room
CC43

Learning Pathways to Entreprenurial Success
Broadbeach I & II Rooms
CC44

Copperfield College - A Teaching and Learning Partnership
Coolangatta I & II Rooms
CC45

Celebrating Transition - Connecting with the 'Holistic' Adolescent
Coolangatta III & IV Rooms
CC46

The Changing Nature of the Kormilda Wave
Surfers Paradise I Room
CC47

Developing a Whole School "Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support Model" in a Queensland High School
Surfers Paradise II Room
CC48

Leading a Learning Community in a Secondary School
Surfers Paradise III Room
CC49

Middle School, Mental Health and Holistic Partnerships to Promote Adolescent Development
Southport I Room
CC50

Assessment - Reform Driver or Reform Hijacker?
Southport II Room
CC51

Service-Learning: Engaging Students in REAL Learning
Southport III Room
14:40                    
14:50
PL04

The Story so Far
Southport & Gold Coast
                 
15:45                    
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