January 26th & 27th 2012 Palmerston North
Welcome to Inspired Impact! Conference January 2012.
Unfortunately due to insufficient registrations the 2012 Inspired Impact Conference has had to be cancelled.
THE GOOD NEWS!!!
The Conference has been replaced by a one day Symposium at College Street Normal
School on Thursday 26th January 2012. Dr. Ron Ritchhart (Harvard University) will
deliver two keynotes on the day.
INSPIRED IMPACT ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM
‘Tomorrow’s Decision Makers Today‘
Thursday 26th January 2012
Programme
| 8.30 - 9.30 |
Registration and Welcome from Massey Pro Vice Chancellor James Chapman | |
| 9.30 - 10.30 | Keynote Address Dr Ron Ritchhart Harvard University ‘Making Thinking Visible‘ For the past seven years Dr Ron Ritchhart has been involved as a Senior Research Associate in Harvard University’s Project Zero initiative . The research has involved him in working with teachers around the world where thinking is valued ,visible and actively promoted. Ron will explore why culture matters in the learning process and share insights from his research and development work to help us better understand what it takes and what it means to create a culture of thinking and making thinking visible. |
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| 10.30 - 11.00 | Morning Tea | |
| 11.00 - 12.00 | Keynote Address Dr Angie Farrow Massey University
‘Pedagogy As An Act Of Creation' |
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| 12.00 - 1.00 | Lunch | |
| 1.00 - 2.00 | Keynote Address Dr Shane Harvey Massey University
‘The Emotional Climate Of Classrooms, Stages Of Children’s Emotional Development, Interpersonal Relationships and Guidelines‘ |
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| 2.20 - 3.30 | Dr Ron Ritchhart How do conversation, language and discussion in a Culture Of Thinking classroom differ from that of a traditional classroom? How do we understand effective discourse patterns, versus ineffective ones so that we as teachers can better foster powerful learning communities? |
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| 3.30 | Farewell |
$150 + GST - 10% discount for 10 or more.
Limited to the first 250 registrations.
Simply register by contacting Ross Kennedy on 021 323 725 or 06 358 1092
Pay in early 2012 if it makes it easier!
See you there!
Ross Kennedy
Conference Director
