2007 ACACA Annual Conference

News

10 April 2007

The scene is set for the 2007 ACACA Conference with the newly refurbished Rydges Carlton hotel Melbourne selected as the Conference host venue. Make sure you block the dates in your diary 9 & 10 August 2007.

The Rydges Melbourne is a hop skip and a jump from the best of Melbourne's activities, attractions, and restaurants and we are currently designing a social program to take in the best of what Melbourne has to offer.

Keep checking this website regularly for updates!

Registration

Registration is now open

Conference Program

WEDNESDAY 8 AUGUST

10:00am - 3:00pm	The Australasian Curriculum, Assessment and Certification Authorities Chief Officers Meeting
4:00pm - 6:00pm	Registration Desk Open
6:30pm	Welcome Reception

DAY 1 THURSDAY 9 AUGUST

8.00am - 9.30am	Registration
9:30am - 9:45am	Conference Opening and welcome	Stuart Hamilton AO Chair Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority (VRQA)
9:45am - 10:30am	Keynote address: The Future of Schooling in Australia	Katherine Henderson, Deputy Secretary, office for Policy, Planning & Evaluation, Department of Education
10:30am	Morning Tea
11:00am - 11:30am	'Nationally Consistent Curriculum - Agenda for implementation'	Rebecca Cross, Group Manager, Schools Quality Group Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)
11:30am - 12:30 pm	Panel Discussion - 'Nationally Consistent Curriculum - Agenda for implementation'	Moderator - John Firth CEO Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authoirty (VCAA) ACACA Representatives: 1. Debbie Efthymiades, ACACA Chair 2007 2. Dr. Reg Allen, CEO Tasmanian Qualifications Authority 3. Dr Paul Kilvert, Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia (SSABSA)
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm - 2:15pm	The Common Challenge - Year 12 outcomes - the international focus on transitions pathways	Professor Barry McGaw AO Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
2:15pm - 3:30pm	Concurrent workshops:
	Credit accumulation and transfer in senior secondary education	Alison Vickers, Credit Matrix Team Leader, Victorian Registration & Qualifications Authority
	The feasibility of including VET in schools programs as a component of nationally consistent senior secondary curriculum	Margaret Mackenzie, VET in Schools Manager, Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority Ian Fyfe, VET in Schools Manager, Queensland Studies Authority
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Afternoon tea
3:45pm - 4:30pm	Value Added - measures in Education and Training	Glenn Rowley, Principal Research Fellow, ACER
4:30pm	Conclusion of Day 1	Stuart Hamilton AO Chair VRQA
7:00pm	Conference Dinner	Café La, Sofitel

DAY 2 FRIDAY 10 AUGUST

9:30am - 10:15am	Keynote address - 'The Melbourne Model'	Professor Peter McPhee, Chair VCAA, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne
10:15am - 10:45am	Fair measures of school performance	Dr Reg Allen, CEO Tasmanian Qualifications Authority
10:45 - 11:00am	Morning Tea
11:00am - 11:30am	Nationally Consistent Curriculum	Professor Gabrielle Matters, Principal Research Fellow, ACER
11:30am - 1:00pm	Panel - Key Learning Areas: English Maths Science Panel discussion	Professor Gabrielle Matters, ACER with representatives from ACACA member bodies in each of these 3 key learning areas. Moderator: John Firth, CEO VCAA
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00 pm - 2:30pm	Concurrent sessions:
	International Baccalaureate	Greg Valentine International Baccalaureate Organisation
	Delivering Public Examinations in a High Stakes Environment	Carol Taylor, Director, Assessment & Reporting, Board of Studies NSW
	Curriculum Development in NSW: Good Practice in the context of a nationally consistent curriculum	John O'Brien, Director, Curriculum, Office of the Board of Studies NSW
2:30pm - 3.00pm	Plenary Discussion	Rob Fearnside, VRQA
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Conference Conclusion	Stuart Hamilton AO Chair VRQA

Key Dates

Closing date of receipts of abstracts has now been extended to July 6th 2007
Notification of paper accepted will take place by 13th July 2007

Application Process

Abstract must be submitted in Word for Windows format, Arial 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing
Please ensure the title of your presentation is in capitals
An abstract must be no more than 300 words
Abstracts must be accompanied by presenter's biography in no more than 80 words
Abstract submissions to be made to the conference management office via email

Conference Office

Key Conference Solutions
Suite 2, Level 1, 120 Railway Parade,
Ringwood, VIC,
Australia, 3135
Ph: +61 3 9870 4611
Fax: +61 3 9870 1723
Email: events@conferencesolutions.com.au

MELBOURNE • RYDGES HOTEL CARLTON • 9 & 10 AUGUST 2007