2011 ACE on the Spot - Professor Guy Claxton, UK "Building Learning Power - Schools That Teach Confidence, Curiosity and Creativity"

The ACT Branch in partnership with the University of Canberra would like to invite members to the 2011 ACE on the Spot event:

Building Learning Power - Schools that Teach Confidence, Curiosity and Creativity presented by Professor Guy Claxton, University of Winchester, UK.

The polarisation between teaching for 'standards' and teaching for real-world 'competencies' is outmoded and unhelpful. See-sawing between traditional and progessive agendas is quite unnecessary.

Professor Claxton's work on Building Learning Power (BLP) shows how today's educators can teach for student success and build resilient dispositions for lifelong learning.  It takes clarity, precision, time and determination - but it is eminently possible.  Guy will explore the latest research on 'the science of learnable intelligence', review what works (and what doesn't) in building students' learning power, and highlight some of the 'smart' things that schools are doing in the UK, Australia and around the world.

This event will be an opportunity for new and experienced educators to reflect and rethink their ideas about their teaching practice.

Afternoon tea will be provided at 4.00pm.

Special Rates:

Students : $15 (Student ID required)
Groups of 3 from the same workplace: $40 per person - note - this is a change
ACE Member Rate given to ACEL members and UC Alumni

For Student and Group bookings please phone the National Office 1800 208 586 or email stephanier@austcolled.com.au

About the Presenter

Professor Guy Claxton is Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning (CrL) and Professor of the Learning Sciences at the University of Winchester. 

Guy is the originator of the educational Building Learning Power program (helping young people become better real-life learners) and consultant (learning and creativity) for the New Zealand Ministry of Education and the South Australian Department of Education.

He is an author of numerous books including:
New Kinds of Smart (with Bill Lucas, 2010); and
What's the Point of School? Rediscovering the Heart of Education (2008).

Guy is an internationally recognised expert on creativity, learning and the brain, recently lecturing in Australia, New Zealand, China, Singapore, Brazil, USA, Sweden, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, as well as throughout the UK.

This event is supported by the University of Canberra Alumni and UC Education Society

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