Big Picture Education Australia conference - ‘the start of something big'
The Start of Something Big
Here it is: The first Big Picture Education Australia conference - ‘the start of something big’.
The conference will give you the chance to meet the leading Big Picture thinkers – National and International.
You’ll have a chance to encounter first hand the concepts and processes of one the great innovations in education – Big Picture, One Student At A Time.
A Week of Activities
In fact, ‘The Start of Something Big’ is a week of activities.
Choose the activity that best suits your needs.
1. Big Picture - New ways of designing and doing school - 17 May, 2010
Yasuko Hiraoko Myer Room
The Asia Centre Swanston Street Melbourne University
Melbourne
This half day workshop with, Steve Bingler and Elliot Washor is for school designers/architects, systems leaders and teachers who would like to explore the idea of schools as centres of community. It is aimed at those interested in learning more about Big Picture in general, and the connection between school design and learning.
Find out more and register on our website by clicking here.
2 The Start of Something Big
First Big Picture Education Australia Conference
19 May 2010
Tattersall’s Function Centre, Glenorchy, Tasmania
You are all invited to the first Big Picture Education Conference – The Start of Something Big.
At the conference, Big Picture will launch Big Picture Education Australia and celebrate the work of the first three Australian Big Picture and Big Picture Inspired Schools;
• Bridgewater High, Bridgewater, Tasmania,
• Montrose Bay High, Glenorchy, Tasmania,
• Yule Brook College, Maddington, Western Australia (Big Picture Inspired).
Next, you can join a symposium on Big Picture Education ideas and approaches.
Major Guests
Elliot Washor, Ed.D. is the co-founder and co-director of Big Picture Learning. He is also the co-founder of The Met Center in Providence, RI. Elliot’s interests lie in the field of how schools can connect with communities to understand tacit and disciplinary learning both in and outside of school. He has recently been selected as one of the Daring Dozen – the Twelve Most Daring Educators in the World by the George Lucas Educational Foundation.
Steve Bingler has undertaken projects focused principally on the planning and design of environments for living and learning. He served as a special consultant to the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education for policy related to the design of schools as centers of the community. Additionally, Steven frequently speaks at national symposia and conferences related to innovations in community-based and small school planning and design.
Viv White is the Founder and CEO of the Big Picture Education Australia. Viv was CEO of the Victorian Schools Innovation Commission (VSIC) and the Australian National Schools Network (ANSN). Big Picture is her passion. She has worked with Australian schools for thirty years as a policy activist, teacher, university researcher and facilitator of change and improvement.
Angela Bird has been in education in Tasmania for 30 years. Her experience spans all sectors K-12 and she has had positions in curriculum and professional learning. As principal of Claremont High School she became interested in Big Picture Education and over a three period restructured the grade 9-10 program to reflect BP principles.
Meet the students, teachers, parents and mentors who are committed to the Big Picture.
Find out more and register on our website by clicking here.
3 The Start of Something Big
First Big Picture Education Australia Conference of Big Picture Schools
20-21 May 2010
Tattersall’s Function Centre, Glenorchy, Tasmania
This is a two day intensive workshop for Big Picture Schools.
Join us for the ‘how to’ of Big Picture education.
Find out more and register on our website by clicking here
4 Special events with Special Guests:
Everyone is invited to two special events with our special guests.
Breakfast with Elliot Washor
Elliot will meet with interested participants over breakfast and speak about engagement and authenticity
in learning.
Open to members and non-members
Thursday 20 May at 7:30- 8:30am
Find out more and register.
An afternoon with Steve Bingler
Steve will run a half day workshop on “Schools within a community” about school design for school leaders and administrators, architects, teachers (non-members welcome) interested in school design and community involvement.
Thursday 20 May, 4-6pm
Find out more and register.
5 Big Picture – First Steps
22 May, 2010
Tattersall’s Function Centre, Glenorchy, Tasmania
Join us for a half -day seminar introducing Big Picture to everyone who is interested.
Get the basic idea and see if it is right for you and yours.
Find out more and register.
For info and conference bookings, contact Big Picture Education Australia.
Web - http://www.bigpicture.org.au/profdevelop
Phone - (02) 9590 5341
