WACE Learning Philosophy and Ethics Forum - November 25

2010-11-25 09:00
2010-11-25 15:00
Australia/Perth

Meeting At the Stage Door: WACE Learning Philosophy and Ethics Forum
Thursday Nov 25 Wollaston Centre, Mount Claremont, 9am-3pm $60

Please register at www.ais.wa.edu.au

Agenda
Welcome Barry Lake DET and Trish Harris AISWA

Curriculum Council: Curriculum and Assessment Officer Jan Giles
• WACE 2011 – Syllabus changes
• Guide to Grades
• Standards package and marking keys
Workshops:
Justin Limb, Carey Baptist College: ‘Critical Reasoning’
Don Munroe, DET: ‘Philosophy ‘Speed Dating’, motivating students to articulate their philosophies’
Matthew Wills, Hale School: ‘Community of Inquiry and the Philosophon’
Key note Speaker:
Dr Richard Hamilton, University of Notre Dame (WA)
‘Life with Philosophy’
Group Discussion Making confident plans for 2011
• Reflection on the WACE exam and implications for teaching programs in 2011
• Issues for 2011 - in school assessment and marking guides
• Share with colleagues a task or two that really worked – please bring 10 copies to distribute