Excellence in Education Awards Night

The night will be a celebration of World Teachers’ Day and recognition of regions’ outstanding educators by announcing the 2011 Excellence in Education Awardees:
·         The Kath Dickson Award for Outstanding Educator,
·         Excellence in Education Awards for Innovation
·         Pre service Mentoring Award

The nights proceeding will be:
AGM: 6pm - 7pm
Awards Dinner: 7pm - 10pm 

Darling Downs Excellence in Education Awards celebrates the significant contributions educators make to their communities. Not only do they work with their students, teaching them and encouraging them to give of their best  but in many instances, their influence extends beyond classrooms and into the community.

Event Format
The evening will begin with the AGM at 6.00pm followed by drinks at 7.00pm.
Dinner will be served at 7.30pm and after the main meal, a toast will be made to recognise World Teachers’ Day and the amazing work of educators in our region.

Of significant note is the work of the teachers in the Murphy’s Creek and Grantham State Schools. Their resilience and dedication in supporting their communities following the devastating floods earlier this year exemplifies the spirit of the true teacher.

The guest speaker Associate Professor Glenn Finger will then present his address, The Importance of Educators to Inspire and be Inspired in Challenging Times.

Following his address, successful applicants will be announced as recipients of the Excellence in Education Awards.

Dessert will be served, followed by tea, coffee and networking.

Speaker
Associate Professor  Glenn Finger, President of the Australian College of Educators, Queensland  Branch and Dean (Learning and Teaching), Arts, Education and Law, Griffith University.

Throughout his academic career, his teaching and research interests have focused on the use of information and communication technologies to enhance and transform learning and teaching. He has published extensively with more than 70 publications, including books, book chapters, refereed journal articles, and peer reviewed conference papers, and this research has informed his scholarship of teaching. He is the lead author of the book Transforming Learning with ICT: Making IT Happen, and the Co-Editor of Developing a Networked School Community: A Guide to Realising the Vision. For his outstanding University teaching, Associate Professor Finger has won various teaching awards and citations, including the Australian Learning and Teaching Council Award for Teaching Excellence (Social Sciences) in 2009, Australian Teacher Education Association Pearson Education Teacher Educator of the Year in 2008, and an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in 2008.