Program Outline
21st Century Curriculum: Taking Bearings
Globalisation, the evolution of advanced technologies and greater national consistency in the curriculum will be the context for education in the 21st century. Join leading national and international educationalists, researchers, policy makers and practitioners as they investigate how innovative curriculum can unlock the potential of all young people to shape the 21st century.
The themes to be explored through keynotes and in workshops include:
- Key values and ideas that shape the curriculum
- Learning in an interconnected world
- Characteristics of a successful learner in the 21st century
- Excellence and equity in the curriculum
- 21st century expectations of schools and the profession.
- Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, CBE, President UNICEF UK
- Tom Bentley, Director of Applied Learning, The Australian and New Zealand School of Government
- Ben Levin, Canada Research Chair in Education Leadership and Policy, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, UK
- Peter Dawkins, Secretary, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria
- Michael Coutts-Trotter, Director-General, New South Wales Department of Education and Training
- Kathe Kirby, Executive Director, Asia Education Foundation and Asialink at the University of Melbourne
- Fazal Rizvi, Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois
- Mark Rose, Director, Centre for Indigenous Education, University of Melbourne
- Elliot Washor, Co-director, The Big Picture Company,
Conference Details
Venue: Hilton Sydney, 488 George St, Sydney
Date: 12 and 13 November 2007
Conference Program
Day One – Framing the curriculum
Day Two – 21st century curriculum for 21st century schools