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Opening
Address: Professor Gordon Stanley
Professor Gordon Stanley has been President of the NSW Board
of Studies since 1998 and is Honorary Professor of Education
in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the
University of Sydney. Professor Stanley is also a
member of the NSW Board of Vocational Education and Training
Accreditation, and the Hong Kong Council for Academic
Accreditation and the Board of the NEAS. Professor Stanley is a Fellow of the
Australian College of Educators and the Australian
Psychological Society. He received the Wyndham Medal in 2004
for contributions to education in NSW and nationally. |
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Keynote 1 Mr.
Hugh Mackay
"The 21st century - implications for schools" |
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Keynote 2
Dr. Leoni Degenhardt
"Reinventing Loreto Normanhurst for the 21st Century" |
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Keynote 3
Professor Patrick Duignan
"Educational leadership and change" |
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Keynote 4
Fr Frank Brennan SJ
"A moral & ethical education for the 21st century" |
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Speakers
Notes |
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The FACE Curriculum
The
Faith-Academic-Community-Extra-curricular (FACE) curriculum
is a holistic way of seeing school life and is unique to
Loreto Normanhurst. The FACE curriculum incorporates
academic content and skills; the opportunity for students to
reflect on their faith and spiritual development; the
pastoral curriculum and experiences of being part of and
creating community; emotional intelligence skills and an
emphasis on social justice; and participation in a range of
extra-curricular activities such as sport and music. |
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Social Justice
At Loreto
Normanhurst, social justice is integral to our definition of
who we are as a Catholic Christian community in the Loreto
tradition.
This self-understanding is firmly based in the rich and
powerful biblical tradition and takes its direction from it.
Our students are guided into appreciating that the concerns
and endeavours of awareness-raising and action are integral
to Christianity. Responding to the needs of the world is not
optional; rather it is who we are. It is not simply about
giving to others, although that is part of it; rather it is
about restoring right relationships in our world. indigenous communities
will be discussed. |
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Transition Management
This workshop linked theory with the practical experience
gained from reinventing a school.
It took participants through the theories of change such as
those of Schein, Argyris, Cuban, Larson, and Handy.
It explained Bridges' (1995) concept of transition, the
psychological process that people go through to come to
terms with change.
Through the eyes of staff members, who were experiencing the
turmoil of reinvention, and of the Principal and Deputy
Principal, who were trying to support the school community
and lead its members through the turmoil, participants gained insights into what it is like to be part of such a
change process. |
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Technology
How can we leverage the use of the vast array of
technological innovations present in our schools, and on the
World Wide Web to change the way students and teachers
interact with the curriculum?
Web 2.0 has found wide acceptance amongst our students but
few schools are using these tools.
This session focused on the use of Web 2.0 tools to
enhance learning experiences and demonstrate the creation of
Learning Objects, Collaboration sites for teachers and
students and highlight the use of Wiki’s and Blogs in the
classroom and the staffroom.
Participants were taken through the creation of a
“MySite” on the Loreto Normanhurst Portal and then use this
MySite to create a learning resource which incorporates Web
2.0 elements. |
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