Curriculum Conversations - Australia | Toddle

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How can curriculum leaders across Australia tackle today’s educational challenges and focus on what truly matters for teaching and learning?

Curriculum Conversations aims to reframe the purpose of school with curriculum design and instructional leadership at the forefront. Join a collaborative session alongside other school leaders to reflect on what drives powerful teaching and learning. Keeping a solution-oriented mindset, we’ll work together to develop practical strategies to address core curriculum components.

Led by long-standing changemakers, school leaders and curriculum writers, this virtual event is a chance for you to connect with other curriculum leaders, develop appropriate resources to support teachers, and share knowledge.

Opening keynote

Today’s learning for tomorrow’s world

15:00 – 15:45 AEDT (45 minutes)

How can we navigate the many challenges and opportunities presented by the ever-evolving educational landscape?

Join Dr Phil Cummins, a renowned educational changemaker, to hear about the realistic future of learning. By focusing on essential skills and keeping creativity at the heart of curriculum design, this opening session will explore how we can remain productive and positive amidst an era of great change.

Dr Phil Cummins

Interactive discussion

Collaborative workshop for curriculum innovation

15:45 – 16:30 AEDT (45 minutes)

Join the conversation with leading educators Phil Cummins, Gilbert Halcrow, and Nick Rose as they share perspectives on innovative curriculum approaches, instructional design, and effective resourcing. This session offers a platform to engage in dynamic discussions, share experiences, and tackle challenges with your peers.

Phil Cummins, Gilbert Halcrow and Nick Rose

Closing session

Leveraging AI for curriculum design

16:30 – 17:00 AEDT (30 minutes)

Discover the game-changing potential of AI in transforming curriculum planning and execution. This session will explore innovative strategies to utilise AI to enhance instructional quality, empower teachers, and increase student engagement. You’ll see how Toddle AI 2.0 enables schools to maximise the time teachers spend with students, ultimately having a lasting impact on student success.

Melissa O’Shea

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Disclaimer - This webinar is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle's events and webinars are organised to enable exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for the IB official workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB.

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Dr Phil Cummins

Learning, living, leading and working as a purpose-driven educator on Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung) land

Phil is Managing Partner at a School for tomorrow, Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise at Alphacrucis University College, Managing Director at CIRCLE - The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education, and co-host of the Game Changers podcast. Phil has been awarded Fellowships by the Royal Society of Arts, the Australian Council for Educational Leaders and the Institute of Management and Leadership.

Internationally recognised for his work in character education, educational strategy and leadership, future-fit curriculum and indigenous education, Phil has led an extensive global educational research program for the past decade, lectures annually at Oxford University, and is the author of over thirty books and numerous other publications on history, leadership and education; most recently, in 2022 he co-authored Game Changers: Leading Today's Learning For Tomorrow's World for Amba Press.

Dr Phil Cummins

Learning, living, leading and working as a purpose-driven educator on Wurundjeri (Woiwurrung) land

Phil is Managing Partner at a School for tomorrow, Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise at Alphacrucis University College, Managing Director at CIRCLE - The Centre for Innovation, Research, Creativity and Leadership in Education, and co-host of the Game Changers podcast. Phil has been awarded Fellowships by the Royal Society of Arts, the Australian Council for Educational Leaders and the Institute of Management and Leadership.

Internationally recognised for his work in character education, educational strategy and leadership, future-fit curriculum and indigenous education, Phil has led an extensive global educational research program for the past decade, lectures annually at Oxford University, and is the author of over thirty books and numerous other publications on history, leadership and education; most recently, in 2022 he co-authored Game Changers: Leading Today's Learning For Tomorrow's World for Amba Press.

Gilbert Halcrow

Learning Consultant, Executive Coach, Storyteller

Gilbert is a Visible Learning Master Trainer with extensive experience supporting the implementation of evidence-based practice and learning technologies in schools across Australasian. With experience in Corporate learning, all Education sectors and Creative Industries, Gilbert draws on over 30 years of experience as an educator, consultant, researcher, and arts practitioner to create engaging professional learning experiences that build skills, understanding and efficacy.

Nick Rose

Curriculum leader and advocate | Founder of CWAA

Following a 10-year teaching career, Nick moved into the educational publishing and edtech roles specialising in both print and digital resources. He has contributed to digital and print products for the Australian curriculum, Victorian curriculum, NSW syllabus and other curricula.

Initially, as a curriculum expert, Nick authored two widely used textbooks for the EAL market in Israel, then led teams who created a wide range of educational resources. In 2014, he founded an English and Hebrew language school with supporting digital resources offered across Israel and Palestine.

Moving to Australia in 2021, Nick has led teams consisting of curriculum experts, editorial staff, developers and external vendors. Nick has successfully designed and implemented best-practice digital workflows for both Essential Assessment and Pearson Australia.

As the Founder and Chair of CWAA, Nick guides the committee coordinating the service delivery, membership strategy, outreach, marketing and fundraising of the association.

Melissa O’Shea

Former School Leader, Growth at Toddle

Mel most recently served as the Head of Teaching and Learning at Trinity Lutheran College on the Gold Coast, Australia. She has been a leader at Trinity for the past 7 years. With over 23 years' experience in education, Mel is passionate about inquiry-based learning, universal design for learning and collaborating with other educators to support student growth. She wants all children to have access to engaging learning opportunities, where they are able to grow and thrive. She is currently studying a Masters of Neuroscience and Education and works as a Business Development Manager for Toddle.