UNE TalentEd CONFERENCE 2008
	3rd Annual Rural and Regional Conference School of Education, University of New England, Room E07 - LT111  Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd May, 2008  POTENTIAL INTO PERFORMANCE: CELEBRATING INNOVATIONS

TIME: Friday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Saturday 8.30 am - 4.00 pm 

VENUE: School of Education, University of New England, Room E07_LT111 

ITINERARY: Draft details of the two day conference are as follows: 

Day 1 Friday 

8.30: Registration, Tea or Coffee, networking, resource displays, music

9.15: Welcome to Country: The Oorala Centre

9.30: Opening to the UNE TalentEd Conference

9.45: Keynote 1 — Associate Professor Stan Bailey: Some knows, no-noes and possibilities for educating the gifted. E7 LT 111

10.30: Keynote 2 — Dr Sue Vasilevska: Building a school culture of personal best.  E7 LT 111

11.15: Morning tea, resource displays and musical interlude 

11.30: Special Presentation 1 — Dr Peter Merrotsy: Wii Gaay project: Addressing underachievement. E7 LT 111

12.15: Special Presentation 2 — Melinda Partridge and Cath Lyell: Success for boys program, Inverell. E7 LT 111

1.00: Lunch, resource displays and music performance 

1.45: Special Presentation 3 — Dr Gordon Lyons, Dr Silvia Rudman and Natasha Kett, University of Newcastle: Band on the run! The Gorokan High School 'Top Ten' student motivation and engagement project: A collaborative action research project. E7 LT 111

2.30: Special Presentation 4 — Dr Susen Smith: Differentiation in the classroom: A menu for success! E7 LT 111

3.00: Afternoon tea provided and resource displays 

3.15: Seminar 1.1 — Femke Schaaf, CSIRO: Scientists in schools project. E7 LT 111

3.15: Seminar 1.2 — Keith Gates and Cathy Waters: Teaching indigenous GAT students. E7 Rm 248

3.15: Seminar 1.3 — Rosemary Clifton, DET: Bat research project: 'Kids teaching Kids' for primary students. E7 Rm 205 

4.00: Keynote 3 — Professor Ronald Laura, University of Newcastle: Potential to performance: A personal narrative on gifted children. E7 LT 111

4.45: Discussion forum — Keynote speakers and special presenters. E7 LT 111

5.30: Evaluation and closure of today's sessions. E7 LT 111

6.30: Conference Dinner: Friday 2nd May ($30.00) 

Day 2 Saturday 

8.30: Tea or coffee, video, resource displays, networking, music

8.45: Special Presentation 5 — Dr Susen Smith: Enrichment programs in action. E7 LT 111

9.15: Seminar 2.1 — Denise Wood, CSU: A model for planning and assessment. E7 LT 111 

9.15: Workshop 2.2 — Femke Schaaf, CSIRO: Science in the classroom: Enthusing and exciting students. E7 Rm 248

9.15: Seminar/Workshop 2.3 — Rosemary Clifton, DET: Engaging talented Aboriginal students with local Aboriginal elders and artists in several programs, TPS. E7 Rm 205

10.00: Seminar 3.1 — E7 LT 111

10.00: Seminar 3.2 — Lynette Grimes, DET and Bern Mackay, CEO: Tournament of Minds (primary and secondary). E7 Rm 248

10.00: Seminar 3.3 — Dr Peter Merrotsy and Kevin Lameroux: Middle C: Creativity, cognition, constructivism and culture (secondary).

10.00: Discussion Group 3.4 — E7 Rm 224

10.45: Seminar/Workshop 4.1 — Dr Sue Vasilevska: Acceleration: For and against. E7 LT 111

10.45: Workshops 4.2 — Ian Slater, TAS: Engaging learning through music. E7 Rm 248

10.45: Seminar/Workshop 4.3 — Sharon Ison, NEGS: ICT and enrichment programs. E7 Rm 205

10.45: Discussion Group 4.4 —  

11.30: Morning tea, resource displays 

11.45: Seminar/Workshop 5.1 — Tony Brown: Digital kids and learning. E7 LT 111

11.45: Seminar/Workshop 5.2 — Simone Murphy: Lessons within lessons: Engaging gifted secondary students in a mixed ability class. E7 Rm 248

11.45: Seminar 5.3 — Dr Charles Kivunja: Qualitative inquiry using Leximancer I. E7 Rm 205

11.45: Discussion Group 5.4 — Parent forum: Planning holiday camps. E7 Rm 224

12.30: Seminar/Workshops 6.1 — Jennifer Andrews: Quality teaching for gifted students. E7 LT 111

12.30: Seminar/Workshops 6.2 — Carol Walker: When the destination becomes the journey: Strategies to cater for gifted secondary students. E7 Rm 248

12.30: Seminar/Workshops 6.3 — Maclean Danso: Catering for gifted children in China. E7 Rm 205

12.30: Workshops 6.4 — Dr Charles Kivunja: Qualitative inquiry using Leximancer II. E7 Rm 218

12.30: Discussion Group 6.5 — Parent Forum: Planning the activities you would like to see for your child. E7 Rm 224

1.15: Lunch, resource displays and music performance

2.00: Special Presentation 6 —  Linley Cornish, UNE: Teaching in multi-grade classrooms. E7 LT 111

3.00: Discussion forum: Open forum with keynote speakers and presenters. E7 LT 111

4.00: Evaluation, thank you and closure.