The 2016 Leading a Digital School Conference builds on the 3 mega theme concept introduced at the 2015 conference (3 big days, 3 mega themes). Enjoy tightly focussed PD for K-12 school leaders and leadership teams and a powerful networking program. Over the 3 days, reflect with your colleagues on how digital technology can be leveraged to advance 3 critical issues in contemporary schooling. Get excited and inspired as you explore how digital technology provides us with a golden opportunity to rethink schooling; shift to deeper learning; and develop students who create!
 
Rethink Schooling (Day 1 theme – 2 keynotes and plenty of other sessions to choose from).
How do we reinvent the traditional classroom and how do we rearrange the entire school experience? Educators have been talking about this for a long time. Digital technology is making all of this possible now. Digital technology maximises our ability to undertake innovative learning approaches which in turn accelerate the change in schooling and enhance the quality of the change. Attend the conference if you are curious about how digital technology can help you “rethink your school”.

Shift to deeper learning (Day 2 theme – 2 keynotes and plenty of other sessions to choose from).
Digital technology can take students very deep into their learning. It can deliver rich core content in innovative ways that allow students to learn and then apply what they learn. It creates opportunities for authentic, active learning experiences, connecting the curriculum with real life experiences. Good teachers have always encouraged their students to learn this way – but the right digital technology assists them to do it better. Attend the conference to see compelling evidence of how digital technology can take your students’ learning deeper.

Develop students who create (Day 3 theme – 2 keynotes and plenty of other sessions to choose from). Schools are facing a powerful trend to encourage students to be creators - and not so much – consumers. The Maker movement is inspiring educators to encourage creativity; learning by making and creating; innovation; and even “tinkering” in students. Makerspaces abound! Digital technology has borne digital fabrication; gamification, 3D printing, robotics; coding; programming – all of which assist students to acquire skills that are immediately applicable in the real world, allowing them to make. Attend the conference to reflect on the importance of creativity in learning and to focus on students as creators, not consumers.

For each mega theme explore major considerations for successful implementation as you engage with expert keynote speakers, school case studies, workshops, cutting edge technology and powerful networking.