CONFERENCE AGENDA

Tuesday, 21 September, 2010
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Conference Opening & Welcome Reception The Conference will be opened by His Excellency the Governor Ken Michael AC and will be followed by the Welcome Reception. The Reception includes a celebration of Western Australian foods, wines, beers and soft drinks and is included in your registration. Partners can attend at an additional cost of $65.00 (+GST)
Wednesday, 22 September, 2010
7.00 AM	Start your day with a walk along the banks of the Swan River
7.45 AM	Prayers
7.45 AM	First Timers
8.25 AM	Welcome & Commencement of Conference Program
8.40 AM	School Performance
9.00 AM	Address by Premier Colin Barnett MLA
9.30 AM	Keynote Presentation - Professor Neil Dempster - Professor of Leadership in Education 'Principals as Literacy Leaders: Research Backed Action'
10:35 AM	GESB Morning Tea
11:15 AM	Concurrent Sessions Delegates have a choice of the following concurrent sessions
	Jason Clarke - Mindworks 'Plugging the Black Holes'
	Rob Randall - ACARA 'Better understanding of the National Curriculum - Current status and future directions'
	Case Study 'Dare To Lead Schools - Narrowing the Gap'
	Dr Suzy Green - Leader in the field of coaching and positive psychology 'Positive Psychology Goes to School: A Current Overview of Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology in Education'
	Maggie Dent - Author, Parenting and Resilience Specialist 'Real Kids in an Unreal World: Building Resilience and Self Esteem in Today's Children'
	Prof Neil Dempster - Professor of Leadership in Education 'Principals as Literacy Leaders: Research Backed Action'
12:35 PM	Lunch
1:35 PM	APPA Presidential Address
2:00 PM	Keynote Presentation - Dr Suzy Green - Leader in the field of coaching and positive psychology 'Positive Psychology Goes to School: A Current Overview of Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology in Education'
3:05 PM	Keynote Presentation - Peter Baines - Forensic Scientist with Police Department 'Leadership Matters'
	Optional Evening Entertainment
5.00PM	Cathedral Service & ACPPA Reception Buses will leave Burswood for the Mass at St Mary's Cathedral. Following the Mass Catholic Principals and their partners will be transported to the Notre Dame University in Fremantle for a reception hosted by ACPPA.  Other delegates who attend the Mass will return to Burswood by bus.
5.00PM	Ecumenical Service at Burswood This non denominational service is open to all delegates and will be held in the Astral Ballroom at the Burswood
6:00 PM	Dinner at the Esplanade Hotel and Fremantle Prison Experience Trams will depart from Burswood and tour through the city to Fremantle where a beautiful buffet dinner will be served at the Esplanade Hotel. Following dinner, participants will be transported by tram to Fremantle Prison for a fun night time experience. Following the prison visit, participants will be transported back to the Burswood. Partners can register for this event.  (Drinks are at the participants' cost)
6:30 PM	Buses leave Cathedral for ACPPA Dinner at Notre Dame
6:30 PM	Buses leave Cathedral for Burswood
7.00 PM	Parent evening 'From the sandpit to the market place:  Helping today's children flourish' Parents, educators and community members can register for this presentation by Maggie Dent and Jason Clarke.
9:30 PM	Buses leave ACPPA Dinner at Notre Dame for Burswood
9:30 PM	Trams leave Fremantle for Burswood
Thursday, 23 September, 2010
7.00 AM	Walk along the banks of the Swan River (Optional Session)
7.45 AM	Prayers
8:40 AM	School Performance
8.50 AM	Address by Minister for Education, Dr Elizabeth Constable MLA Minister for Education
9.10 AM	Keynote Presentation - Spencer Kagan - Internationally acclaimed researcher 'Instructional leadership in a time of instructional revolution'
10:15 AM	Concept AV Morning Tea
10:55 AM	Concurrent Sessions Delegates have a choice of concurrent sessions
	Spencer Kagan - Internationally acclaimed researcher Excellence & Equity: Proven Instructional Strategies Close the Achievement Gap''
	Professor Collette Tayler - Chair of Early Childhood Education and Care Early Years Pedagogy and Instructional Leadership: Time for Transformation
	Dr Paul Swan Maths is Stuffed
	Bruce Walker - Franklin Covey Pty Ltd The Leader In Me
	Rob Randall - ACARA Better understanding of the national Curriculum - Current status and future directions
	Tony McGruther & Mark Campling - ACER Leadership Centre / Education Queensland Fair dinkum, evidence based conversations about my school and its effectiveness in teaching and learning? Bring it on!
12:05 PM	Lunch
1:05 PM	Keynote Presentation - Collette Tayler - Chair of Early Childhood Education and Care Early Years Pedagogy and Instructional Leadership. Time fo Transformation
2:15 PM	APPA Presidential Address
2:45 PM	Keynote Presentation - Bernard Salt - Demographer The Why Generation: Implications for Primary School Teachers, Students & Parents
4:10 PM	AFL Schools Program
7:00 PM	Pre Dinner Drinks
7:30 PM - 11:30 PM	Conference Dinner includes 3 course meal, drinks and entertainment
Friday, 24 September, 2010
7.00 AM	Prayers
7:30 AM	Konica Minolta Breakfast
7:30 AM	Breakfast Speaker - Steve Gray - Business Development Specialist Lead and Coach With Ease
9:03 AM	Keynote Presentation - Wendy McCarthy - Executive Director, McCarthy Mentoring A Teacher's Journey From The Classroom to The Boardroom
10:10 AM	APPA Presidential Address
10:55 AM	MSP Photography Morning Tea
11:35 AM	Concurrent Sessions Delegates have a choice of concurrent sessions
	Graeme Wright - Clinical Exercise Physiologist Balancing Self, Work and Life
	Steve Gray - Business Development specialist Lead and Coach With Ease
	Jason Clarke - Mindworks Plugging the Black Holes
	Collette Tayler - Early Years Pedagogy and Instructional Leadership The future directions of ECE in Australia
	Spencer Kagan - Internationally acclaimed researcher Excellence & Equity: Proven Instructional Strategies Close the Achievement Gap
12:50 PM	School Performance
1:00 PM	Lunch in the Grand Ballroom
1:20 PM	Presentation - Anh Do - Inspirational Comedian What's important - the journey or the destination?
2:20 PM	Conference Close and Handover by APPA President