Keynote Sessions Announced for ACEL's 2020 Global Conference

ACEL are proud to present the Clarity Learning Suite. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers, leaders, schools and systems to work on ongoing and sustained improvement with one of the pre-eminent voices in educational leadership.

We have received a range of questions on the program which Lyn has taken the time to answer. You can see these FAQs on our website along with a further discussion with Lyn about the program itself.

Nominations Opening Soon for the 2020 ACEL National Awards

In 2020 ACEL celebrates its impressive 35^th year since the original inception where the first Gold Medal were originally awarded to Victoria’s Robert Fordham and Western Australia’s Edwin Harold. Since their inception, the ACEL national awards have grown in stature with educators being recognised for their contributions across several categories.

Officially opening soon, ACEL will invite all Members to nominate an individual or team who has made a significant educational contribution and who has influenced education at a national level in Australia.

To nominate or be nominated, you will need to be a current member of ACEL. Access these benefits and more by joining today!

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Rigour in the Remote Learning Classroom
Barbara Blackburn
14th, 21st & 28th Oct 2020
ONLINE WEBINAR

Robert Biswas-Diener - Wellbeing in Education
Available on Demand

This webinar series brings the topic of wellbeing to home for educators. Using a variety of professional surveys, educator interviews, and published research, Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener will discuss trends in and obstacles to wellbeing. He will provide an overview of the topic in the first session. In the second session, he will explore the nature of distress and its effects on our thinking and work. Here, he will also provide specific strategies for managing distress effectively. In the third and final session, Robert will argue that attending to positives—although not exclusively—is also a vital aspect of effective coping. He will provide case studies and specific advice that might be tailored to a wide range of educational settings. This webinar will be helpful to many education stakeholders including staff, instructors, and parents.

Elevate Program

Curiosity and Powerful Learning Program

AEL Spotlight Interview - Mary Jean Gallagher

Mary Jean Gallagher is an educator and leader with a passion for education improvement and a focus on excellence and equity.Ms. Gallagher is the former chief student achievement officer and assistant deputy minister of the Ontario Ministry of Education, where she worked from 2008 to late 2015. In that role she led Ontario's 5,000 schools in raising literacy and numeracy results by 18% and graduation results by 18.5%. Prior to the ministry, she served as director (Superintendent) of education of Canada's southernmost school district, the Greater Essex County District School Board, and its predecessor, since 1995. Formerly a teacher of mathematics and computer science, she has also been chair of the Council of Ontario Directors of Education, CEO of the Ontario Education Improvement Commission, a secondary school principal and a school superintendent of staffing and development.

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