Positive Schools 2017
The Timetable
Wednesday
Optional pre-conference workshop
8:30 – 14:30
Values-based Stress Management for Teachers
led by Geelong Grammar School Institute of Positive Education
An optional full day workshop for those registered for the full conference
(please note additional fees apply)
MAIN CONFERENCE TIMETABLE
THE WHAT WORKS EXPO
Exploring School Initiatives, Programs and Classroom Strategies That WORK
School displays will be located in the main trade and registration area throughout the main conference in QLD, WA and NSW and in the foyer outside the workshops on day one of the VIC.
Day One – Thursday
MAIN STAGE
7:30 – 8:45 Registrations with Tea, Coffee, WHAT WORKS Schools Displays and Trade Displays
8:50
Opening Live Performance
Local Young Musicians & Young Entertainers from The Song Room
9:05
Welcome to Positive Schools 2017
with Positive Schools Day One Hosts
Michael Hardie, Mental Health and Wellbeing Coach, Qld Dept. of Education (QLD, NSW)
The Very Rev Richard Pengelley, Dean of Perth (WA, VIC)
9:15
The Science of Achievement
David Bott, Head of Positive Education
Geelong Grammar School Institute of Positive Education
9:40
Wellbeing; A Predictor of Success
Rob Stokoe (OBE), Managing Director
Al-Futtaim Education Foundation
10:05
Why Honesty Matters
Dr Helen Street, Chair, Positive Schools Initiative,
& Honorary Research Fellow University of Western Australia
10:30 – 11:00 Morning Tea
Tea, Coffee, Food, WHAT WORKS Schools displays & Trade Displays
11:00
How Does Positive Education Support Mental Illness?
Associate Professor Dianne Vella-Brodrick,
Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
11:35
Are Schools Built to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing?
Matt Esterman,
Teacher & Leading Member of TeachMeet
12:00
Nurturing Creativity with Stories
Dr Catherine Keenan, Australian Hero 2016
Founder, The Sydney Story Factory
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Tea, Coffee, A Hot Buffet Lunch, WHAT WORKS Schools displays & Trade Displays
Day One – Thursday
MIND FOOD
13:00 – 13:25
Lunch Time Talks
Mind Food QLD
Smiling Mind Education Program – Lucinda Garlick
Mindfulness for Teachers – Brad Felstead
Students Leading Education – Sean Bellamy
Mind Food WA
Smiling Mind Education Program – Lucinda Garlick
Failing Well: Resilience through Self Compassion – Cassie Kirtisingham
Students Leading Education – Sean Bellamy
Mind Food VIC
Mindfulness for Teachers – Brad Felstead
Animal Assisted Therapy in Schools – Donna Lai
Students Leading Education – Sean Bellamy
Mind Food NSW
Stretching Their Minds – Luke McKenna
TBA
Students Leading Education – Sean Bellamy
Day One – Thursday
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS/BREAKOUT SESSIONS
13:30 – 15:00
Rites of Passage in Positive Schools
Dr Arne Rubenstein
Classroom Strategies in Action from a Trauma-Informed/Wellbeing Lens: Berry Street Education Model
Leonie Abbott,
Berry Street Childhood Institute
The Benefit Mindset: Redefining Success in Education
Ash Buchanan (QLD/WA)
Positive Education in an Online World: A Strengths-Based Approach
Nicky Sloss & Dr Paula Robinson (VIC/NSW)
Starting from a Level Playing Field – Poverty Matters
Meg Roche
15:00 Afternoon Tea
Tea, Coffee, Food, WHAT WORKS Schools displays & Trade Displays
15:30 – 17:00
Applying the Science of Achievement
David Bott,
Geelong Grammar School
A Teacher’s Journey
Positive Teachers 2016
Followed by
TBA
Parent Engagement: Information, Impact and Ideas
Dr Julie Hodges
Followed by
Practical Strategies to Work Effectively with Parents
Cathy Quinn
Dramatic Shift: Growing Mental Wellbeing
James ‘Fish’ Gill (QLD/WA)
Video Self Modelling as a Positive Intervention in Inclusion and Special Education Classrooms
Shane Spence & Anthea Naylor (VIC/NSW)
Positive Strategies for the Prevention of Youth Suicide Designed for Teachers and School Leaders
Donna Redman
Day Two – Friday
MAIN STAGE Master Class
The Art of Resilience
hosted by Mikey Robins
8:00 – 8:45 Registrations with tea, coffee, WHAT WORKS DISPLAYS (WA, NSW) and trade displays (All States)
8:50
Opening Live Performance
Local young drummers in NSW & young entertainers from The Song Room in QLD, WA and VIC
9:05
Welcome
Mikey Robins
Entertainer, Author, Comedian and Radio Presenter
9:25
The Deeper Purpose of Education
Akram Azimi, Young Australian 2013
Founder, ‘I am the Other’
9:50
On the Couch Discussion: Learning Why Learning Matters
Mikey Robins and Akram Azimi
10:00
Supporting Teacher Resiliency and Wellbeing
Professor Michael Bernard, Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne
& Emeritus Professor, California State University
10:30 – 11:00 Morning Tea
Tea, Coffee, Food, WHAT WORKS Schools displays (WA, NSW) & Trade Displays
11:00
The Student Voice: A Video
Jo Weisse
11:05
Practical Mindfulness for Vibrant and Engaged Learners
Greta Bradman, Provisional Clinical Psychologist, The School of Life,
& Professional Opera Singer, Universal Music
11:30
Happy Bodies/Happy Minds:
Using Movement and Sleep to Help Mood and Stress in Kids
Anna-Louise Bouvier, Physiotherapist & Fitness Presenter
Founder, Happy Body at Work Program, Physiocise
11:55
Technology for Healthy Thinking
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Adolescent Psychologist
Managing Director, Young and Well CRC
12:20
On the Couch Discussion: Supporting Overloaded Students
Mikey Robins, Greta Bradman, Anna-Louise Bouvier, and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Tea, Coffee, A Hot Buffet Lunch, WHAT WORKS Schools displays (WA, NSW) & Trade Displays
13:30
2017 Positive Teacher of the Year Awards
13:35
A Positive Education for ALL Students:
A Developmentally-Informed Approach to Positive Education for Struggling Students
Tom Brunzell, Senior Education Advisor
Berry Street Education Model, Berry Street Childhood Institute
14:00
How Can Teachers Better Support Resiliency in Schools?
Professor Joseph Ciarrochi, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education,
Australian Catholic University
14:30
Maos Last Dancer
Li Cunxin
Author, Dancer, Director of Queensland Ballet, Inspirational Speaker
15:20
Closing Performance
The Playground Craze
School Songs with a Wellbeing Theme
15:30
CONFERENCE CLOSE
