Aunty Janis Page

Elder Acknowledgement to Country

Aspley East State School Signing Choir

School Performance

Welcome & Housekeeping

The Hon Grace Grace MP

Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing
Official Opening

Setting the Scene - Deborah Dunstone

"Looking back and looking forward - Disability and Inclusion in Queensland State Schools"

Morning Tea

Carol Ann Tomlinson (VIRTUAL KEYNOTE)

"Mindshift Towards Meaningful Inclusion"

Assoc. Professor Rhonda Faragher

"Inclusive Education Across the Lifespan: The leader’s role in aligning philosophy, policy and practice"

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions 1

• Assoc. Prof Rhonda Faragher: Numeracy for students with learning difficulties: implications for the school curriculum
• Vicky Booth & Jo McCulloch: Know Better, Do Better - School discipline, disability and behaviour
• Bronwyn Reguson: Hearts and Minds: growing inclusive culture in North QLD schools

Concurrent Sessions 2

• Racquel Gibbons, Christopher Thomas and Diana Boulter: Leading schools in an inclusive world
• Dr Lisa Bridle: Collaboration for effective inclusion: what does it really take?
• Mary Neville and Jenny Peach: Enabling the human right to read for every learner: Leading an expert educational team to develop a reader profile

Afternoon Tea

Lived Experience - Dr Ben Gauntlett (VIRTUAL KEYNOTE)

"Inclusive Education in Australia - Where Are We Going?"

Prof Suzanne Carrington

"Ethical Leadership for Inclusive Schools"

Karen Fox, President ACEL QLD

Day 1 Close

Networking Event

Karen Fox, President ACEL QLD

Day 2 Welcome & Reflections

Tony Cook PSM

Director-General Department of Education

Concurrent Sessions 3

• Jeff Souter: OrCam Literacy Support Wearable Trial in QLD State Schools
• Jemima Hutton: Time efficient strategies to support students with learning disabilities
• Bob Smith: Strengthening School and Community Relationship through Engagement and Co-design
• Christine Casey: Blind Spots: systemic, school leadership and personal

Morning Tea

Lived Experience - Carly Findlay OAM

Award-winning writer, speaker and appearance activist

Panel Discussion

Moderated by: Dr Beth McInally
Speakers: Elijah Buol OAM, Dinesh Palipana OAM, Leon Proud and Carly Findlay OAM

Lunch

Peter Alter (VIRTUAL KEYNOTE)

"Changing Mindsets: Four Key Questions for Implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support"

Lived Experience - Lakeisha Patterson

Australian Paralympian

Deborah Dunstone & ACEL

Conference Close and Theme Summary