ACEL Newsletter - Stan Grant Joins ACEL National Conference 2020

ACEL Newsletter


ISSUE 4 MARCH 3 2020

Stan Grant Joins ACEL National Conference 2020 News, political journalist, presenter, advocate and best-selling author Stan Grant has just been announced as joining the esteemed keynote presenter line-up at this year’s ACEL National Conference “Equity & Excellence”. With an award-winning career in journalism that has spanned more than 30 years and in over 70 countries, Stan Grant has travelled the world covering the major stories of our time as a former political correspondent for the ABC, European correspondent for the Seven Network and senior international correspondent for CNN. Since returning to Australia Stan Grant has been international editor for Sky News, Indigenous editor for The Guardian, managing editor for National Indigenous Television and in 2016 was appointed as the special advisor to Prime Minster Turnbull on Indigenous constitutional recognition. We are honoured to welcome Stan Grant to this year's National Conference. LEARN MORE

Professor Iram Siraj Joins National Early Childhood Conference 2020

ACEL are proud to announce Professor Iram Siraj as part of our keynote speaker line-up for Early Childhood Conference 2020. Iram is Professor of Child Development and Education, University of Oxford and Research Professor at the University of Wollongong. She is on the Technical Advisory Group for the lead Australian Council for Educational Research group which won the OECD IELS international pilot study (plus NFER England study) as advisor on child measures. Iram worked as a pre-school, primary and advisory teacher. For the last 30 years as a researcher and academic with the Universities of Warwick, London and Oxford. Iram was awarded an OBE for services to ECEC in 2015.

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Disability and Inclusion Conference 2020 Concurrent Program Announced

The ACEL National Disability and Inclusion Conference “Every Student. Every Day” officially released its full program yesterday proving insight into keynotes, networking, discussion panels and the first announcement of the 12 concurrent sessions that shall take place across the two-day premier conference. This year’s concurrent presentations represent an impressive array of leading research and practice across the disability and inclusion sectors with a full presenter, overview and timetable now available for viewing as part of the official program.

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National Conference 2020: Call for Papers Now Open

Australian Council for Educational Leaders is pleased to open its call for papers for the 2020 ACEL National Conference. This year’s National Conference will be held in Melbourne and provides an exciting platform for international and national speakers to share their expertise around the theme: Equity and Excellence. Educational leaders have the honour and responsibility of championing the moral purpose and culture for schools, teachers and students. Importantly, they also set the agenda for learning and teaching practices within their school or system.

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Instructional Leadership
Peter DeWitt
16th - 20th March 2020
VIC - NSW - QLD

ACEL 2020 Disability
& Inclusion Conference
30th April - 1st May 2020
Brisbane QLD

Visible Learning
John Hattie
18th - 22nd May 2020
ACT - NSW - QLD

Voice and Aspirations
Dr Russell Quaglia
18th - 27th May 2020
NSW - QLD - SA - NT

Developing Resilient Learners
James Notthingham
22nd - 26th June 2020
VIC - NSW - QLD

ACEL 2020
Early Childhood Conference
31st Aug - 1st Sep 2020
Melbourne VIC

ACEL 2020
National Conference
30th Sep - 2nd Oct 2020
Melbourne VIC

Understand Why Student, Teacher, Principal and Parent Voice Matters

Known for his unwavering dedication to student voice and aspirations- Dr Russell Quaglia presents his ground-breaking work in the importance of voice and the impact it has on student’s academic motivation and aspirations in a special one day workshop this May.
This session will focus on how to create the conditions that allow the voices of everyone invested in your school—including students, teachers, principals and parents — to flourish. Voice can bring coherence to the sometimes disparate efforts of schools striving to create an engaging learning environment. In order for schools to optimize engagement, the voices of all stakeholders must be honoured and acted upon and is co-presented by Dr Kristine Fox.

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Elevate Program

Curiosity and Powerful Learning Program

Building Your Leadership Capacity
7th - 8th May 2020
Sydney - NSW

Leading School Transformation
14th - 15th May + 12th June 2020
TAS - NSW

Celebrating Leading & Inspiring Educators this International Women’s Day
New Voice Spotlight: 2017 Awardee Rachel Lehr

Rachel Lehr has established herself as one of the important voices in local educational leadership. Deputy Principal at WA’s West Beechboro Primary School, ACEL were proud to include her as part of the 2017 New Voice Scholarship recipients. Following that honor Rachel has become a highly sort after speaker on STEM, Digital Technology integration and classroom instruction plus the host of the #PrimarySTEMChat on Twitter. Her continued achievements in education have subsequently seen her awarded such recognitions as WITWA Tech+20 Award, ACEL WA FACEL Award, Keith Tronc Award for Outstanding Teacher Leadership, and The Fogarty Foundation - Success Through Educational Excellence Scholarship. A continued contributor and friend to the ACEL organisation we proudly spotlight Rachel Lehr and encourage other emerging female voices in educational leadership to enter their submission for the ACEL New Voice Scholarships which are now open for 2020.

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Celebrating International Women’s Day: ACEL Spotlight Interview with Lisa Rodgers

Lisa Rodgers is a powerful voice and respected advocate in education. She is an experienced executive, having provided exemplary service for the profession, governments and the public in various jurisdictions including the UK, New Zealand and Australia. Prior to joining the Department of Education, Lisa was CEO
of AITSL as well as Deputy Secretary, Early Learning and Student Achievement and Deputy Secretary, Evidence, Data and Knowledge in the Ministry of Education in New Zealand. With over 16 years' experience in Education, Lisa has led significant reforms in assessment innovation, curriculum, and the use of evidence for impact at the classroom and national level. ACEL recently sat down with Lisa for a spotlight interview.

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