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JUSTINE CLARKE

WONDER&&LEARN

CONTEMPORARY LEARNING HUBMERIDAN STATE COLLEGE - SUNSHINE COAST

Keynote Speaker

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Saturday 8th September 2018

CONTEMPORARY LEARNING HUBMERIDAN STATE COLLEGE - SUNSHINE COAST

JUSTINE CLARKE

Keynote Speaker

PLAY, WONDER LEARN 2018&

Conference Highlights for 2018 include:

• The Bring back the Music Keynote with highly acclaimed children’s entertainer, actress and author Justine Clarke.

• The Hitting the right notes with Digital Technologies presentation with Adrian Greig from the Innovation Centre at Maleny State School.

• The Philosophy with Young Children sessions with Desley Alexion and Helen Bright from Buranda State School.

• The STEAM Playground sessions where you’ll get to play, wonder and learn as you explore the latest STEAM resources and activities that you can use to engage, support and challenge your P-3 learners.

• The Getaway Virtual Adventures session with our amazing Head of Curriculum Julie Elder.• The Stepping Up in Maths workshop with PLT Leader Sarah Lewis. Sarah will share how to use

learning progressions to improve numeracy outcomes in Primary contexts.• The Power of Touch iPad Workshops with Apple Distinguished Educator Paul Shaw.• The Lighting Up Learning and The Reggio Experience sessions which will share the

discoveries of our very own Reggio Emilia trained educators Sally Gower and Kelly Ayres.• A Conference Hall packed with traders showcasing the latest tech and resources for

Early Phase classrooms.• Heaps of competitions and great prizes including a free giveaway

for every participant.

PLAY, WONDER AND LEARN CONFERENCE PROGRAM 2018

Times ARTS

THEATRE

SENIOR

THEATRE

LEARNINGLOUNGE

MUSICROOM

CONFERENCE

HALL

DRAMA

ROOM

CLASS ZONE

1

CLASS ZONE

2

CLASS

ZONE 3

RAINFOREST

RETREAT

8:15 – 9:00 REGISTRATION, TRADE DISPLAYS AND COMPETITIONS IN CONFERENCE HALL

9:00 – 9:10 CONFERENCE WELCOME

9:10 – 10:00 BRING BACK THE MUSIC

Keynote Presentation with Justine Clarke

10:00 –

11:00

Breakout

Session 1

Music, Memory

& MotivationArts Theatre

Mandy Burns - HOSE

Meridan State College

Hitting the right notes with

Digital TechnologiesSenior Theatre

Adrian Greig -

Maleny State School

Philosophy

with Young ChildrenDrama Room

Desley Alexion and Helen Bright

Buranda State School

The Reggio

ExperienceClass Zone 1 & 2

Sally Gower & Kelly Ayres

Meridan State College

Embracing their beat -Inclusive strategies for

the Early YearsRainforest Retreat

Jeff Souter -Assistive Technologies DOE

11:00 -

11:30MORNING TEA AND TRADE DISPLAYS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL

11:30 –

12:30

Breakout

Session 2

Music,

Memory &

Motivation

Mandy Burns

Hitting the

right notes

with Digital

Technologies

Adrian Greig

The Power of

Touch iPads

Workshop

CLH Team

Sounds like

a Plan

Allison Bye

STEAM

Playground

CLH Team

Philosophy

with Young

Children

Buranda Team

Light Up

Learning

Sally Gower

What a big

voice you

have!

Kelly Ayres

Stepping Up

in Maths

Sarah Lewis

Embracingtheir beat

Jeff Souter

12:30 – 1:15 LUNCH AND TRADE DISPLAYS IN THE CONFERENCE HALL

1:20 –

2:20

Breakout

Session 3

Getaway -

Virtual

Adventures

Julie Elder

Hitting the

right notes

with Digital

Technologies

Adrian Greig

The Power of

Touch iPads

Workshop

CLH Team

Sounds like

a plan

Allison Bye

STEAM

Playground

CLH Team

You’ve got

the music in

you!

Di Gretton

Light Up

Learning

Sally Gower

What a big

voice you

have!

Kelly Ayres

Stepping Up

in Maths

Sarah Lewis

2:20 - 2:30 CONFERENCE CONCLUSION AND PRIZE DRAWS IN THE CONFERENCE HALLParticipants must be present to claim conference competition prizes

Select one of the following sessions to attend during Breakout Session 1.

PLAY, WONDER AND LEARN PROGRAM 2018

Select one of the following sessions to attend during this breakout session.

PLAY, WONDER AND LEARN PROGRAM 2018

Select one of the following sessions to attend during this breakout session.

PLAY, WONDER AND LEARN PROGRAM 2018

Select one of the following sessions to attend during this breakout session.

PLAY, WONDER AND LEARN PROGRAM 2018

Select one of the following sessions to attend during this breakout session.

PLAY, WONDER AND LEARN PROGRAM 2018

In this session, HOC Julie Elder will share the innovative and engaging Getaway unit that we have implemented and refined in Year 2 over several years. Discover the strategies we have used to engage and support learners to write amazing persuasive texts, see Getaway segments created by students and hear how digital technologies including the internet of things, virtual reality and mobile technologies are enabling us to provide students with immersive contexts to develop their understanding of place and space.

CONFERENCE LOCATION

The Play, Wonder and Learn Conference is held at Meridan State College. Click on the map below to link to a live Google map of ourlocation. Our College is located at the back of Caloundra. Our event participants typically choose to stay in Caloundra or Mooloolaba.