The Australian Council for Educational Leaders officially announce Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minster for Education and Training will join National Conference 2018 with his opening welcome address. ACEL are proud Senator Birmingham will be part of this important event for educational leaders joining our esteemed line-up of local and international keynote speakers.

Curiosity is as powerful a predictor of student success as IQ, and student motivation matters as much to student outcomes as teacher quality. Yet both are often overlooked in our efforts to improve student outcomes in schools. In fact, the longer students stay in school, the less curiosity and motivation they demonstrate. So, what if we were to focus our efforts on restoring students’ curiosity and motivation?  

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Should schools lead change from the bottom up? Or should governments lead change from the top down? This keynote shows there is a third way – leading from the middle. Drawing on his current worldwide research Andy Hargreaves will show how schools and school systems can and should work together to initiate, implement and diffuse large-scale change that benefits many students in many schools....

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