Welcome to the July edition of succeed. It's with great excitment that your management committee conitnue the organisation of our 10th International Conference for Adolescent Success. We are so happy with the interest we have recieved for this event and thank you all for your continued support of the association. You can still support this event by registering here.
Key messages we think will come across from our invited speakers at the confernece:
Kevin Honeycutt: "Hook 'em and Cook 'em, how to meet young adolescent learners where THEY live"
Prof Chris Sarra: "How can we purge the stink of low expectations in schools?"
Dr Jane Hunter: " Discovering, Designing and Driving - why STEAM matters in the middle years (research)"
Join us at conference where we will hear from Kevin, Chris and Jane and over 30 other amazing educators as we Discover, Design and Drive our way towards S.T.E.A.M in the middle years.
Journal Update:
Many of our members have expressed interest in recieving a printed version of our journal. We always used to produce two printed publications a year and after listening to your feedback we understand that having a hard copy of the journal is important to many of you. We are pleased to announce that this year we will print both journals and all members will receive a copy by post. Keep an eye on the post as you should be getting your first one before the end of July.
Important dates to remember:
- Our AGM is held on Saturday 26th August 2017 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhbition Centre. You can click here to see the notice of AGM. All members are invited to attend.
- We are currently calling for nominations for Management Committee Positions. Nominations close 31 July 2017. You can find a nomination form here.
- Awards submissions have now closed, winners will be announced at conference, on our website and via email to all members.
We are making voting easier for you this year too... all members can vote online making is simple and efficient for you to have a say in your association.
Voting information will be sent out to you in early August.
We hope you've had a relaxing and energising break and look forward to connecting with you again in Term 2.
Angela White
Executive Officer