ConnectED24
Agenda

22 May
Middle Leaders Professional Learning
7:30 Registration Begins, Sponsors Zone open for delegates.
Complementary ‘Quick-Start’ Breakfast
Session 1 (8:30am – 11:15am)
8:30 Acknowledgment of Country
Official opening of the ConnectED 24 Middle Leaders Conference
8:50 Professor Tracy Vaillancourt
The Impact of COVID-19 on Child and Youth Mental Health: Implications for Education
9:35 Professor Pak Tee Ng
'Educational change in Singapore: equity, excellence
and well-being.'
10:45 Dr Lyn Sharratt
‘Using Data to Learn – Teach - Lead!’
11:30 Diamond Sponsors’ Session
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Morning tea (11:35am–11.55am)
11:35 Morning Tea commences – Sponsors' Zone open
11:55 Morning Tea ends – Conference Information
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Session 2 (12:00pm-1:35pm)
12:00 Combined Principals' Association – State President’s Presentation
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Robyn Evans - PPA,
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Craig Petersen - SPC,
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Matthew Johnson – SEPLA
12:40 School Leadership Institute – Joanne Jarvis and Karen Maraga
1:25 Diamond & Emerald Sponsor’s session
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Lunch (1:35pm–2:15pm)
1:30 Lunch commences – Sponsors' Zone open
2:15 Lunch ends – Conference Information
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Session 3 (2:20pm – 4:00pm)
2:20 People, Culture and Capability – Kate Feeney
2:30 Dr Jana Pittman
Success, Resilience, Equity, Service
3:30 Middle Leaders’ Panel Discussion
Tracy Vaillancourt, Lyn Sharratt and Pak Tee Ng
4:00 Conference Closure.
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Please join us and our sponsors for networking refreshments and canapes in the ConnectED Exhibition area along with principal colleagues.
This networking opportunities includes our sponsors’ prize draws.
5:30 Close of 2024 ConnectED Middle Leaders Conference
Drive Safely - see you and your team over May 21st-23rd 2025 for
ConnectED 25
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23 May
Day 1 - School & System Leaders
7:30 Sponsors Zone open for visiting delegates.
PL Registration - Professional Networking, Morning Refreshments
Session 1 (8:30am-11:20am)
8:30 Acknowledgment of Country
8:35 Official opening of the ConnectED 24 School & System Leaders
Conference
8:40 Combined Principals' Association – State President’s Presentation
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Robyn Evans - PPA,
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Craig Petersen - SPC
9:00 Professor Tracy Vaillancourt
The Impact of COVID-19 on Child and Youth Mental Health: Implications for Education
9:55 Professor Pak Tee Ng
'Educational change in Singapore: equity, excellence and
well-being.'
10:40 Dr Lyn Sharratt
'Moving data from numbers to FACES as transformational
leaders!’
11:40 Diamond Sponsors’ Session
Morning tea (11:45am-12.10pm)
11:45 Morning Tea commences – Sponsors' Zone open
12:05 Morning Tea ends – Conference Information
Session 2 (12:10pm-1:10pm)
12:10 DoE Exec/video address
12:25 Day One Panel Discussion
Tracy Vaillancourt, Lyn Sharratt and Pak Tee Ng
12:50 People, Culture and Capability – Kate Feeney
1:00 Diamond & Emerald Sponsors session
Lunch (1:10pm-1:45)
1:10 Lunch commences – Sponsors' Zone open
1:45 Lunch ends – Conference Information
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Session 3 (1:45pm-2:50pm)
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1:50 Dr Jana Pittman
Success, Resilience, Equity, Service
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2:50 Room split – delegates move to breakout rooms
Session 4 – Masterclasses (3:00pm-4:00pm)
3:00 3 choices of 1-hour Masterclasses
Professor Pak Tee NG
Masterclass 1 (Merlot)
'Teach less learn more: leadership and practices'
Professor Tracy Vaillancourt
Masterclass 1 (Semillon1)
Social-Emotional Learning and Development: Educational Strategies
Dr Lyn Sharratt
Masterclass 1 (Cabernet)
‘What is Explicit teaching?’​​
4:00 End of Day One - day session
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24 May
Day 2 - School & System Leaders
7:30 Sponsors Zone open for visiting delegates.
PL Registration - Professional Networking
Morning Refreshments
Session 1 (8:30pm-9:50am)
8:30 Welcome to Day Two - DoE Exec/video address
8:40 School Leadership Institute – Joanne Jarvis and Karen Maraga
9:40 Diamond & Emerald Sponsors’ Session (D1-2 x2 min, E1/2/3 x1 min)
9:50 Short break to move to Masterclass rooms.
Session 2 – Masterclasses (10:00am-11:00am)
10:00 3 choices of 1-hour Masterclasses
Professor Pak Tee NG
Masterclass 1 (Cabernet)
'Teach less learn more: leadership and practices'
Professor Tracy Vaillancourt
Masterclass 1 (Semillon1)
Social-Emotional Learning and Development:
Educational Strategies
Dr Lyn Sharratt
Masterclass 1 (Sauvignon)
‘What is Explicit teaching?’​​
Morning tea (11:00am-11.30am)
11:00 Morning Tea commences – Sponsors' Zone open
11:30 Morning Tea ends – Conference Information
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Session 3 – Masterclasses (11:30am-12:30pm)
11:30 3 choices of 1-hour Masterclasses
Professor Pak Tee NG
Masterclass 2(Cabernet)
'The subtleties of leading change'
Professor Tracy Vaillancourt
Masterclass 2 (Semillon1)
Social Media and Youth Mental Health:
Implications for Education
Dr Lyn Sharratt
Masterclass 2 (Sauvignon)
'How will leaders know teaching is explicit?'
Session 4 – Masterclasses (12:30pm-1:30pm)
12:30 3 choices of 1-hour Masterclasses
Professor Pak Tee NG
Masterclass 2(Cabernet)
'The subtleties of leading change'
Professor Tracy Vaillancourt
Masterclass 2 (Semillon1)
Social Media and Youth Mental Health:
Implications for Education
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Dr Lyn Sharratt
Masterclass 2 (Sauvignon)
'How will leaders know teaching is explicit?'
Lunch (1:30pm-2:20pm)
1:30 Lunch commences – Sponsors' Zone open
2:20 Lunch ends – Conference Information
Session 3 (2:25-3:30pm)
2:25 Diamond Sponsors’ session (D1-2 x2 min)
2:30 Day Two Panel Discussion
Tracy Vaillancourt, Lyn Sharratt and Pak Tee Ng)
3:00 Provocations to ‘Leading with resilience’
5-minute pitches from each of our international keynotes
3:15 Conference Thanks and Feed Forward
Sponsors' Information
3:30 Drive Safely - see you and your team over May 21st-23rd 2025
for ConnectED 25
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