How to build belonging in your school setting using insights from students and empirical research

Dr Kelly-Ann Allen – Senior Lecturer, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Monash University

Social and emotional learning – activating effective school responses

Emeritus Professor Helen Cahill – Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Understanding and responding to the cultural context of community: A case study examining the work of teachers, school leaders, pre-service teachers, and teacher educators

Dr Amanda McGraw-Pleban – Senior Lecturer, Federation University

Brett Shillito – Principal, Yuille Park Community School

A co-teaching model: Inclusive Educational practice by catering for students of all abilities

Evan Savage – Principal, Armstrong Creek School

Tanya Ryder-Barnes – Assistant Principal, Alkira Secondary College

Reflecting on the power of Principal leadership on disability inclusion – how to create inclusive school cultures for all students

Chris Varney – Founder and Chief Enabling Officer, I CAN network

Kate Andrews – Regional Manager, I CAN Network

James Ong – Regional Manager, I CAN Network

Melissa Smith – Assistant Principal, St Leonards Primary School

Meagan Cook – Principal, Cranbourne East Secondary College

Cate Eddy – Principal, Numurkah Secondary College

Are your students future ready? Preparing for the future starts in the classroom

Nathaniel Diong – Founder and Director, Future Minds Network

Leading Instructional Teams: Using Video, Microdata and Coaching to create lasting change

Glen Pearsall – Education Consultant

Getting the most out of Panorama – Identifying and tracking the performance of student cohorts for differentiated teaching

Sue North – Data Coach, Department of Education and Training

Developing expertise in maths: designing a pathway to excellence

Dr Ryan Dunn – Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

The big questions of the mathematics/numeracy challenge – how to unpack it

Penny Addison – Director, Department of Education and Training

Towards excellence – Nurturing high ability classrooms

Sean Butler – Principal, Preston High School

Lauren Avdyl – Acting Assistant Principal, Tarneit Rise PS

Gemma Skeen – Assistant Principal, Tarneit Rise PS

Using evidence well as leaders

Associate Professor Mark Rickinson – Monash University

Joanne Gleeson – Research Fellow, Monash University

Blake Cutler – Research Assistant, Monash University

Lucas Walsh – Professor, Monash University

VCE vocational specialisation – design and implementation

Sue Bell – Executive Director, Senior Secondary School Reform VCAA

Leading psychological safety

Dr Ben Palmer – CEO, GENOS International

Cafe Well-Being – create a living network of conversations that intersect at the axis of well-being and inclusion

Professor Julianne Moss – Director, Deakin University

Mental Health in Primary Schools – A whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing in the classroom

Panel of Bellarine Peninsula Primary School Principals –

Understanding and responding to the cultural context of community: A case study examining the work of teachers, school leaders, pre-service teachers, and teacher educators

Dr Amanda McGraw-Pleban – Senior Lecturer, Federation University

Brett Shillito – Principal, Yuille Park Community School

A co-teaching model: Inclusive Educational practice by catering for students of all abilities

Evan Savage – Principal, Armstrong Creek School

Tanya Ryder-Barnes – Assistant Principal, Alkira Secondary College

Accelerating, deepening and extending the learning of high-ability senior secondary students

Stewart Milner – Foundation Principal, Centre for Higher Education Studies

Responsive Teaching in Practice

Bronwyn Ryrie Jones – Teacher Educator, Instructional Coach

Building a collaborative culture of teaching excellence

Justine Mackey – Principal in Residence and Master Teacher, Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

Jason Smallwood – Principal in Residence and Master Teacher, Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

Developing expertise in maths: designing a pathway to excellence

Dr Ryan Dunn – Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Making numeracy and maths count for every student, every school

David Tout – Senior Research Fellow Numeracy and Mathematics, Australian Council for Educational Research

Towards excellence – Nurturing high ability classrooms

Sean Butler – Principal, Preston High School

Lauren Avdyl – Acting Assistant Principal, Tarneit Rise PS

Gemma Skeen – Assistant Principal, Tarneit Rise PS

Using evidence well as leaders

Associate Professor Mark Rickinson – Monash University

Joanne Gleeson – Research Fellow, Monash University

Blake Cutler – Research Assistant, Monash University

Lucas Walsh – Professor, Monash University

Leading professional learning for impact on learning and wellbeing

Emeritus Professor Helen Timperley – Emeritus Professor, University of Auckland

Restoring regulation to the classroom

Kristen Douglas – National Manager, Headspace

Schools as multi-opportunity platforms for children and young people

Professor Sharon Goldfeld – Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Community Child Health

Facilitating the Resolution of Conflict in Complex and Polarised Settings

Frank Handy – Chairperson, Independent Office for School Dispute Resolution

Building the Capacity to Aspire – how schools can support children and young people to develop more positive orientations to the future

Dr Fiona Longmuir – Lecturer & Educational Leadership, Monash University

Engagement through Community Connections

Robert Pyers – Principal, Horsham College

How to build belonging in your school setting using insights from students and empirical research

Dr Kelly-Ann Allen – Senior Lecturer, School of Educational Psychology & Counselling, Monash University

Reflecting on the power of Principal leadership on disability inclusion – how to create inclusive school cultures for all students

Chris Varney – Founder and Chief Enabling Officer, I CAN network

Kate Andrews – Regional Manager, I CAN Network

James Ong – Regional Manager, I CAN Network

Leanne Winfield – Principal, Euora Secondary College

Matt Koutroubas – Assistant Principal, Euora Secondary College

Dean Clements – Assistant Principal, Warrnambool Primary School

Accelerating, deepening and extending the learning of high-ability senior secondary students

Stewart Milner – Foundation Principal, Centre for Higher Education Studies

Big Ideas in Quality Assessment

Bronwyn Ryrie Jones – Teacher Educator, Instructional Coach

Building a collaborative culture of teaching excellence

Justine Mackey – Principal in Residence and Master Teacher, Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

Jason Smallwood – Principal in Residence and Master Teacher, Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

Building a culture of high expectations using data

Kelly Juriansz – Data Coach SWVR, Department of Education and Training

Nicole O’Brien – Assistant Principal, Truganina P-9 College

Leading Instructional Teams: Using Video, Microdata and Coaching to create lasting change

Glen Pearsall – Education Consultant

Marvellous Mathematics: Contextualising Numeracy by Embedding DET Initiatives

Rachael Gore – Leading Teaching for Numeracy and Head of Mathematics, Albert Park College

The big questions of the mathematics/numeracy challenge – how to unpack it

Penny Addison – Director, Department of Education and Training

Leading psychological safety

Dr Ben Palmer – CEO, GENOS International

Leading professional learning for impact on learning and wellbeing

Emeritus Professor Helen Timperley – Emeritus Professor, University of Auckland

Restoring regulation to the classroom

Kristen Douglas – National Manager, Headspace

Building the Capacity to Aspire – how schools can support children and young people to develop more positive orientations to the future

Dr Fiona Longmuir – Lecturer & Educational Leadership, Monash University

Cafe Well-Being – create a living network of conversations that intersect at the axis of well-being and inclusion

Professor Julianne Moss – Director, Deakin University

Ensuring Koorie students’ cultural recognition and support – working with community to embed Aboriginal perspectives in a meaningful way

Michelle Lewis – Junior School Leader, Berwick College

Measures that Matter

Lynn Davie – Partnership Lead, New Metrics for Success University of Melbourne

Dr Esme Capp – Principal, Princes Hill Primary School

Richard Olsen – Assistant Principal, Princes Hill Primary School

Social and emotional learning – activating effective school responses

Emeritus Professor Helen Cahill – Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Reflecting on the power of Principal leadership on disability inclusion – how to create inclusive school cultures for all students

Chris Varney – Founder and Chief Enabling Officer, I CAN network

Kate Andrews – Regional Manager, I CAN Network

James Ong – Regional Manager, I CAN Network

Stuart Bott – Principal, Leopold Primary School

Jessica Sargeant – Principal, Echuca College

Data literacy for schools – navigation of data & conversations about patterns and insights

Dr John Pardy – Data Coach, Department of Education and Training

Christie Bransgrove – Principal, Labertouche Primary School

It takes a village to raise a child. What does it take to raise a student?

Trudie Nagle – Executive Principal, Bairnsdale Secondary College

Developing expertise in maths: designing a pathway to excellence

Dr Ryan Dunn – Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Making numeracy and maths count for every student, every school

David Tout – Senior Research Fellow Numeracy and Mathematics, Australian Council for Educational Research

Responsive Teaching in Practice

Bronwyn Ryrie Jones – Teacher Educator, Instructional Coach

Marvellous Mathematics: Contextualising Numeracy by Embedding DET Initiatives

Rachael Gore – Leading Teaching for Numeracy and Head of Mathematics, Albert Park College

VCE vocational specialisation – design and implementation

Sue Bell – Executive Director, Senior Secondary School Reform VCAA

Wellbeing cultures and interventions: How can school leaders foster a culture of wellbeing for staff?

DET Employee Health, Safety and Wellbeing Division –

FBG Group –

Kirshy McAinch – Principal, Bendigo Special Developmental School

Colin Burke – Principal, Elevation Secondary College

Restoring regulation to the classroom

Kristen Douglas – National Manager, Headspace