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Keynote Vodcasts


  1. Acknowledgement of Country
    Uncle Albert Holt, Elder

  2. Official opening
    Catherine O'Sullivan, DEEWR, Ian Mackie, DET

  3. Youth keynote speaker
    Jesse Onus, Townsville

  4. Navigating Yumi to a successful future
    Judith Ketchell, Steve Foster, Tagai College

  5. The gap - why?
    Uncle Ernie Grant, Jirrbal Elder and Indigenous educator

  6. DEEWR: leading the change agenda to close the gap
    Catherine O'Sullivan, Queensland state manager, DEEWR

  7. The importance of community engagement
    Gina Archer, Chair QIECC

  8. Youth keynote speaker
    Jaymi Blyton, Toowoomba

  9. The importance of the individual - from cradle to employment
    Ian Mackie, A D-G, DET

  10. Youth keynote speaker
    Tahnee Woolford, Sippy Downs

  11. Stronger Smarter Getting Closer DVD Launch
    Chris Sarra, Stronger Smarter Institute, Catherine O 'Sullivan, DEEWR, Ian Mackie, DET

  12. Strategic overview
    Julie Grantham, Director-General, DET

  13. Dare to lead
    Mark Mitchell, Principal, Blair State School



Workshop Presentations

Monday, 13 September 2010


Workshop 1 - 11:00am

Foundations for Success Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 2.7M
Di Hoy, Pre-Prep Support Teacher, FNQ, Indigenous School Support Unit (ISSU), Education Queensland and Vera Christian, Pre-Prep Teacher, Northern Peninsula Area College (NPA) (Bamaga Campus)

Townsville and Palm Island Parental and Community Engagement experience Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 8.8M
Carol Ross, Cathy Freeman Foundation and Jodie Luck, Townsville Regional Office, DEEWR

Let's Experience High School Program - A Finalist in the Showcase 2010 Awards for Excellence in Schools Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations34.8M
Susan McQuillan, Deputy Principal, Woree State High School

P-3 numeracy Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 2.5M
Rhonda Horne, Principal Education Officer, Education Queensland, Teaching and Learning, Brisbane

Service guarantee - growing our own leadership the Yumi way Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 2.0M
Judith Ketchell, Executive Principal, Tagai State College, Steve Foster, Associate Principal, Tagai State College and Matthew Denzin, Associate Principal, Tagai State College



Workshop 2 - 14:00

Families as First Teachers (FAFT) Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations30.0M
Donna Grogan, FAFT Coordinator, Mareeba State School, Shirlee Gallo, Principal, Mareeba State School and Mandy Whybird, Deputy Principal, Mareeba State School

St George Indigenous community Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 7.2M
Clint Bishop, St George Indigenous community member, Jenny Waters, St George Indigenous community member and Esther Garcia, Contract Manager, DEEWR, Toowoomba

Using attendance to engage the community and school leaders Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 3.7M
Mona Anau, Principal, Mornington Island State School, Peter Nathan, (P&C executive), Tom Watson (teacher of Lemari, school of innovation) and Beth Everill, Deputy Principal, Mornington Island State School

Principals as literacy leaders Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 263k
Prof Neil Dempster, Griffith University and Theresa Sheehan, Director, Schools, DET

Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME): Education-based mentoring Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 5.3M
Belinda Huntriss, Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience



Workshop 3 - 15:30

Many ways strong - building bridges with and between families and school Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 3.5M
Stan Sheppard, Principal, Atherton State School and Delta MacLeod, District Community Education Counsellor, DET

Attendance - from data to action Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 2.2M
Ken Schaumberg, Director, FNQ ISSU, DIETF, DET

Let's Stay Put for Literacy and Numeracy Pilot - Refocussing educational delivery to support mobile students Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 7.0M
Assoc Prof Angela Hill, Deputy Head, School of Education, James Cook University and Dr Leanne Dalley-Trim, Director of Professional Experience and Community Engagement, Senior Lecturer School of Education, James Cook University

From little things, big things grow Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 760k
Aderyn Chatteron, Principal and Jenny Craigie, Indigenous Education Worker, Sunset State School

Listening to the learners can teach us all a thing or two Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations73.7M
Nicole Williams, Senior Teacher, Southside Education and Liz Walsh, Business Manager, Southside Education



Workshop Presentations

Tuesday, 14 September

Workshop 1 - 11:00

Early childhood education, educating through play - an authentic discipline Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations46.8M
Millie Phillips, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program Manager, C&K

Heckle and Jeckle and the Little Red Car Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 223k
Pamela O'Loughlin, Principal, Murgon State School, Nan Vera Sullivan, Liaison Officer, Murgon State School and Jennifer Shelton, Liaison Officer, Murgon

Honouring Culture, Improving Outcomes Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations33.2M

Dean Russell, Principal and Anne Rathmell, Deputy Principal, Dalby State High School
Let's Stay Put for Literacy and Numeracy Learning Attendance, engagement and community connections Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations19.0M
Monique Pfingst, Principal, Rasmussen State School and Craig Law, Principal, Balaclava State School

Indigenous Transitions and Career Pathways (ITCP) Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 2.2M
Melissa Steedman, Strategic Partnership Coordinator, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland



Workshop 2 - 13:15

The Understanding Children 's Language Acquisition project Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 1.2M
Denise Angelo, Manager of Language Perspectives Team, Far North Queensland ISSU (FNQ ISSU), DIETF, DET and Nina Carter, Project Officer, Teaching and Learning Branch, DET

Culture in context: connecting Indigenous kids to schooling the Beaconsfield way Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 3.9M
Paul Richardson, Principal, Beaconsfield State School, Maud Corowa, Beaconsfield/Northern Beaches Cluster CEC and Anke MacLean, Closing The Gap Teacher, Beaconsfield State School
Yumi Deadly Maths Program Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations22.3M
Assoc Prof Annette Baturo, QUT, Prof Tom Cooper, QUT, Dr Grace Sarra, Senior Lecturer, QUT and Dr Bronwyn Ewing, Research Fellow, QUT

National Partnership Agreement on Improving Teacher Quality (including RATEP) Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 2.0M
Gary Francis, Director, Workforce Futures, DET

Building aspirations, wellbeing and self-esteem through BoysTown's literacy and numeracy program (LLN)- Fresh Start Literacy Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 2.3M
Kristine Fleming, National Training Officer, BoysTown



Workshop 3 - 14:15

The language factor Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations14.2M
Natasha Holzberger, Acting Head of Curriculum (P-7), Yarrabah P-10 State School Bernadine Yeatman, Deputy Principal, Yarrabah State School

Attendance in context Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 822k
Gary MacLennan, Senior Researcher, DIETF, DET

Who are our learners? Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 1.5M
Denise Angelo, Manager, Language Perspectives, FNQ ISSU, Cairns and Nina Carter, ESL Project Officer, Teaching & Learning Branch, FNQ, ISSU, Cairns

Achieving re-engagement plan objectives through the Indigenous Mentoring Group Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations12.0M
Mike Paton, CEO, Downs Industry Schools Co-Op (DISCO)



Wednesday, 15 September

Presentations

Action plan overview Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 950k
Angela Leitch, Director, Policy, DIETF and Kevin Sirriss, Principal Policy Officer, DIETF, DET

Every Day Counts attendance strategy Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 626k
Sharon Mullins, Executive Director, Attendance and Retention, DET

Developing early childhood literacy in Indigenous communities Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations15.8M
Deborah Dank, Literacy Development Facilitator Fred Hollows Foundation

School responses for Indigenous ESL learners Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations 625k
Denise Angelo, Manager of Language Perspectives Team, FNQ ISSU, DIETF, DET, and Nina Carter, ESL Project Officer, Teaching and Learning Branch, DET





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