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 * What's going on ...**

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 * Term 3, 2013**

Went to my first literature-focused staff learning day with Glen Pearsall, and blogged about it [|here]. Spent a really interesting day with Andy Hargreaves, and blogged about that [|here.]

Term 2, 2013

Presented on new possibilities for persuasive writing at the Oxford Conference on Australian Curriculum in Sydney, and blogged about that [|here.]

Term 1 2013.

Attended the Asia-Pacific IB Conference in KL, Malaysia, and blogged about that [|here.]


 * Term 3, 2012**

This term I presented at the futurEDUCATION conference in Melbourne, which was a publishing event, and fun to do. I've blogged about that [|HERE.]

About to start teaching Year 12 Lit again (see current teaching) and am looking forward to being part of an iPad trial at my school.
 * Term 1 2012**

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 * Term 3 2011 -** Got myself an Ipad, and have been blogging about it copiously here:


 * Term 2 - 2011** - Did some work with the [|Grattan Institute], inputting into a couple of conversations about improving teacher quality.


 * Term 3 2010** - I was about to head off to Expanding Learning Horizons in Lorne again, but I broke my finger in a door at school and that was that. I did present again the Chisholm Conference, which was great fun. You can read more about that presentation [|HERE]


 * Term 1, 2010**


 * In March I was excited to attend the [|ASCD Annual Conference] in San Antone, Texas, my first time at this conference. This [|LINK] takes you a list of some blog posts of mine from that conference. Term 3 2009**

In September, I presented at the Chisholm Institute's e-learning conference, [|Ripple].

In August I co-presented about using wikis at the [|Expanding Learning Horizons Conference], in Lorne, Victoria. We set up a Wetpaint wiki for the presentation; and that's [|HERE]


 * Term 2, 2009**

I heard Brian Caldwell speak about 'New Enterprise Logic' and blogged about that [|HERE]


 * Term 1, 2009**

I enjoyed hearing Andrew Douch talk about powerful learning for an ASSIS network meeting. I blogged about that [|HERE]

I enjoyed the 'Transforming Schools through Powerful Learning session with Professor Guy Claxton and blogged about it [|HERE]


 * Term 4, 2008**

I completed a short presentation at the Ithaka mini-conference in October 2008.


 * Term 3, 2008**

On July 24th I attended and presented at the Ithaka Joint Schools Conference at Melbourne Grammar In late August I attended and presented at the //[|Expanding Horizons Conference]// in Lorne, Victoria


 * Term 2, 2008**

On April 12 and 13th, I was at Sydney's beautiful north shore for the IB Conference, //[|Knowing the Heart, Knowing the Mind]// On April 23rd I was to give the keynote address at the VATE Poetry Festival in Castlemaine, //[|Harmonic Threads]// but that Conference was cancelled due to lack of enrolments. :-( On April 23 and 24th I joined the Maths Department in a 'retreat'.