Education forum to discuss challenges of teaching

International delegates, school principals, teachers and other education professionals from across Australia will examine the challenges of teaching in the 21st century during a national education forum next month (April).

The IDEAS (Innovative Designs for Enhancing Achievements in Schools) Forum is a biannual event which focuses on the work of the USQ Leadership Research Group.

USQ Faculty of Education Associate Professor Dorothy Andrews said the theme of the third IDEAS National Learning Forum was 'Schools on the Move: Exploring and celebrating teacher professionalism through leadership and pedagogy.

'The conference presenters are teachers and education leaders from IDEAS schools in Western Australia, Victoria, Sydney, Canberra, Queensland and Singapore,' Associate Professor Andrews said.

Keynote speaker, Mark Treadwell, is a highly-experienced educational consultant and former travelling scholar for the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL), who will speak about the exponential challenges and changes that lie ahead for 21st century education.

Associate Professor Andrews said the forum was designed to be a celebration of the work of teachers in IDEAS schools.

'Delegates will hear from, and interact with, teachers who have a wide range of experiences of school revitalisation,” she said. Keynote sessions will feature stories of their school’s journey, with an emphasis on leadership and pedagogy.'

The forum will be held from April 7 until April 9 at the Queensland Academic for Health Sciences, 102 Edmund Rice Drive, Southport.

For more information or to register, visit http://ideas.usq.edu.au