KEY DATES
Registration Open | 7 June 2018 |
Early Bird Registration Closed | 28 Feb 2019 |
Program Released | TBA |
Our aim for ITEC19 is to bring glory to God by actively seeking to engage all of our member schools and others into transformational experience that enables all to re-imagine the practice of their teaching, supporting, leading or governing.
Our International Transforming Education Conferences ask questions about the transformation of educational practice in Christian schools and other places of learning. They also seek to ask questions of Christian education’s effectiveness in transforming the heart, mind, and life of every student. ITEC19, on the banks of the Torrens River in Adelaide, Australia, is no different. It seeks to ask, “How can we use our God-given creativity and imagination to consider better practice in the classrooms, playgrounds, staff rooms, and board rooms of Christian learning places?”.
Christian education finds itself in a cultural moment characterised by an accelerating push towards a humanistic and self-autonomous framing of life and world. Are our current practices best placed to support students to navigate learning about themselves and their world in this context? What creative reimagining of practice would it be timely to consider, and reconsider?
Through God’s common grace, we see exciting innovation across the educational landscape towards deeper learning and a subsequent willingness to reimagine educational practice. There is a growing enthusiasm for innovation in teaching and learning. As secular education breaks free of the institutional shackles of modernity, Christian education must be willing to critically embrace pedagogical innovation and challenge traditional structures and practices.
It is our desire to provide a space for optimistic and biblically critical dialogue at this pivotal moment. We commit this conference to the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ through our desire to transform education and reimagine practice; this is our deep hope.
Registration Open | 7 June 2018 |
Early Bird Registration Closed | 28 Feb 2019 |
Program Released | TBA |
Our aim for ITEC19 is to bring glory to God by actively seeking to engage all of our member schools and others into transformational experience that enables all to re-imagine the practice of their teaching, supporting, leading or governing.
Our International Transforming Education Conferences ask questions about the transformation of educational practice in Christian schools and other places of learning. They also seek to ask questions of Christian education’s effectiveness in transforming the heart, mind, and life of every student. ITEC19, on the banks of the Torrens River in Adelaide, Australia, is no different. It seeks to ask, “How can we use our God-given creativity and imagination to consider better practice in the classrooms, playgrounds, staff rooms, and board rooms of Christian learning places?”.
Christian education finds itself in a cultural moment characterised by an accelerating push towards a humanistic and self-autonomous framing of life and world. Are our current practices best placed to support students to navigate learning about themselves and their world in this context? What creative reimagining of practice would it be timely to consider, and reconsider?
Through God’s common grace, we see exciting innovation across the educational landscape towards deeper learning and a subsequent willingness to reimagine educational practice. There is a growing enthusiasm for innovation in teaching and learning. As secular education breaks free of the institutional shackles of modernity, Christian education must be willing to critically embrace pedagogical innovation and challenge traditional structures and practices.
It is our desire to provide a space for optimistic and biblically critical dialogue at this pivotal moment. We commit this conference to the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ through our desire to transform education and reimagine practice; this is our deep hope.
David I. Smith has written widely on Christian education, including his latest book On ...
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Read More View a message from StevePatricia trained in medicine in Sri Lanka. She attributes her twin passions of God and ...
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Read MoreDavid I. Smith has written widely on Christian education, including his latest book On ...
Read More View a message from DavidJefferson Bethke is the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion and It...
Read More View a message from JeffersonJustine is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity (CPX) where she...
Read MoreAlithea serves as Executive Officer of the Australian Association of Christian Schools....
Read MoreAndrew was Manager – Risk, WHS and Compliance for Tasmanian Catholic Education overse...
Read MoreBronwyn is passionate about educating students who will imbue God’s Kingdom, Bronwyn ...
Read MorePreviously a principal within the Christian school sector, Chris works as the Deputy Pr...
Read MoreAnnette is a graduate of a CEN school. She has worked in and around politics for most o...
Read MoreChris trained as a fluvial geomorphologist and never imagined writing a book commentati...
Read MoreEd loves his family, friends, food, golf and ice hockey. He passionately believes that ...
Read MoreEmily lives in Adelaide, South Australia and has been teaching Maths and Science for tw...
Read MoreGayle is a Canuck from Edmonton Alberta. She owns several toques, usually has a few loo...
Read MoreMichelle Dempsey has had a long term involvement in Christian Education, and in particu...
Read MoreSunday | 14 July 2019 | Location | |
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2.00pm – 6.30pm | Registration opens | Foyer G | |
2.00pm – 3.35pm | Free Walking Tour | Adelaide | |
4.00pm – 5.00pm | ITEC19 Thanksgiving Service | Brougham Place Uniting Church | |
6.00pm – 7.30pm | Welcome Reception (invitation only) | Foyer A&B |
Monday | 15 July 2019 | Location | |
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8.45am | Setting the Scene Welcome to Country Singing |
Dr. Rod Thompson | Halls C&D |
9.45am | Christian Practices and the Changing Landscape of Christian Schools | Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Smith | Halls C&D |
10.45am | Morning Refreshments & Exhibition | Halls F&G | |
11.15am | Snapshot | On Church Street (Band) | Halls C&D |
11.45am | How Rhythm & Story can take us where we need to go | Keynote Speaker: Jefferson Bethke | Halls C&D |
12.45pm | Lunch & Exhibition | Halls F&G | |
1.45pm | Strand Sessions | ||
1. To Reform the World | Strand Speaker: Dr. Roshan Allpress Chairperson: Simon Matthews |
Hall A | |
2. Reimagining Practice Seminar: Forming Christian neighbours in the classroom | Strand Speaker: Dr. Justine Toh Chairperson: Michelle Dempsey |
Hall B | |
3. Living as a Family Team and what this means for educators | Strand Speaker: Jefferson Bethke Chairperson: Chris Parker |
Hall E1 | |
4. Re-imagining Vocation, Practices, and School Assessment | Strand Speaker: Dr. David Smith Chairperson: Fiona Partridge |
Hall E2 | |
2.45pm | Afternoon Refreshments | Halls F&G | |
3.15pm - 4.15pm | Elective Sessions | ||
1. Exploring Quality Questioning - the responsibility of the teacher to form students’ hearts and minds towards the Kingdom | Elective Speakers: Dr. Fiona Partridge & Emily Brookes Chairperson: Karen Hooper |
Halls C&D | |
2. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI): Standing on truth – walking in grace [Part 1] | Elective Speaker: Ed Noot Chairperson: Simon Matthews |
Hall A | |
3. The Bible and the Christian imagination | Elective Speaker: Dr. Roshan Allpress Chairperson: Rod Thompson |
Hall B | |
4. Rediscovering Christian Imagination | Elective Speaker: Dan Fennell Chairperson: Kathy Pereira |
Hall E1 | |
5. Traps Tricks and Transformations: Re-imagining organisational identity | Elective Speaker: Mark Steyn Chairperson: Andrew Goelst |
Hall E2 | |
6. Re-imagining Christian School Leadership - Dabbling in leadership dichotomies | Elective Speaker: Dr. Chris Prior Chairperson: Bill Rusin | Hall E3 | |
7. PeaceWiseKids and PeaceWiseYouth: Re-imagining how to equip young people to deal with challenging relationships and conflict in healthy, constructive and life-changing ways | Elective Speaker: Judy Linossier Chairperson: Janita Bratton |
Riverbank Room 1 | |
8. Re-imagine the Practice of Teaching Maths | Elective Speaker: Ruth Watson Chairperson: Paul Arundell |
Riverbank Room 2 | |
9. Maximize the Minutia: Planning for small pedagogical changes which lead to big results in the formation of students | Elective Speaker: Darren Spyksma Chairperson: Dan Clarke |
Riverbank Room 3 | |
10. Re-imagining Politics and Place in Community | Elective Speaker: Alithea Westerman Chairperson: Mike Clisby |
Riverbank Room 4 | |
11. Using routines to re-imagine the story of your classroom | Elective Speaker: Jay Trevaskis Chairperson: Kathleen Flentje |
Riverbank Room 5 | |
12. Teaching creatively or teaching for creativity? | Elective Speaker: Mathilda Joubert Chairperson: Chris Parker |
Riverbank Room 6A | |
13. What is all the fuss with Super? | Elective Speakers: Nathan Buttigieg & David Grey Chairperson: Andrew Lowry |
Riverbank Room 6B | |
14. Re-imagining Restorative Practices as Curriculum and Assessment | Elective Speaker: Dr Susan Starling Chairperson: Alice Mustin |
Riverbank Room 8A | |
15. Gäwa debrief space | Riverbank Room 8B | ||
4.15pm | Close |
Tuesday | 16 July 2019 | Location | |
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8.45am | Setting the Scene and Singing | Dr. Rod Thompson | Halls C&D |
9.45am | Practise Re-imagining | Keynote Speaker: Steve McAlpine | Halls C&D |
10.45am | Morning Refreshments & Exhibition | Halls F&G | |
11.15am | Snapshot | Andino (Magician) | Halls C&D |
11.45am | Re-imagining Gender | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Patricia Weerakoon | Halls C&D |
12.45pm | Lunch & Exhibition | Halls F&G | |
1.45pm | QANDA | Reimagining Christian Schools
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Halls C&D |
3.15pm | Afternoon Refreshments | Halls F&G | |
3.45pm - 4.45pm | Elective Sessions: | ||
1. Re-imagining Reconciliation: Australia’s new story | Elective Speaker: Mark Yettica- Paulson Chairperson: Fiona Partridge |
Halls C&D | |
2. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI): Standing on truth – walking in grace [Part 2] | Elective Speaker: Ed Noot Chairperson: Simon Matthews |
Hall A | |
3. Re-imagining Purity in a Pornified World | Elective Speaker: Dr. Patricia Weerakoon Chairperson: Nina Edlin |
Hall B | |
4. Re-imagining the Teaching of Science - a redemptive approach | Elective Speaker: Dr. Roger Fernando Chairperson: Chris Parker |
Hall E1 | |
5. Re-imagining the English Classroom through Kingdom - shaping Practice | Elective Speaker: Bronwyn Wong Chairperson: Andrew Manning |
Hall E2 | |
6. Re-imagining Children’s Play in Australian Schools | Elective Speaker: Andrew Goelst Chairperson: Deb Twartz |
Hall E3 | |
7. Re-imagining Practices in the Early Years | Elective Speaker: Wendy Mason Chairperson: Glenys Bailey |
Riverbank Room 1 | |
8. “Trust Me” Re-Imagining healthy, vibrant Board/Executive relationships in our schools (a hypothetical) | Elective Speakers: Kathy Pereira Chairperson: Mark Steyn |
Riverbank Room 2 | |
9. 123 Redeemed: Re-imagining Behaviour Management | Elective Speaker: Dee Little Chairperson: Michelle Dempsey |
Riverbank Room 3 | |
10. Re-imagining High School for Students with Special Needs | Elective Speaker: Natalie Polis Chairperson: Jo Miller |
Riverbank Room 4 | |
11. Creating ‘Kingdom Culture’ in the Primary Classroom | Elective Speaker: Karen Hooper Chairperson: Di Emery |
Riverbank Room 5 | |
12. Re-imaging Cross Cultural Experiences | Elective Speaker: Vivienne Stapleton Chairperson: Mike Vos |
Riverbank Room 6A | |
13. What is all the fuss with Super? [repeat] | Elective Speakers: Nathan Buttigieg & David Grey Chairperson: Gerry Beimers |
Riverbank Room 6B | |
14. NEWSFLASH!! Reimagining Practice - it ain't just for teachers! | Elective Speaker: Dave Youl Chairperson: Mic Dempsey |
Riverbank Room 8A | |
15. Gäwa debrief space | Riverbank Room 8B | ||
4.45pm | Close |
Wednesday | 17 July 2019 | Location | |
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8.45am | Setting the Scene and Singing | Dr. Rod Thompson | Halls C&D |
9.45am | Revisiting our Teaching Authority | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nick Lantinga | Halls C&D |
10.45am | Morning Refreshments & Exhibition | Halls F&G | |
11.15am | Snapshot | Joel McKerrow (Poet) | Halls C&D |
11.45am | Strand Sessions: | ||
1. Re-imagine Practise : Stories of how connecting pedagogy and faith formation leads to learning transformation | Strand Speaker: Darren Spyksma Chairperson: Simon Matthews |
Hall A | |
2. On the Other Side of Religious Freedom | Strand Speaker: Annette McHugh, nee Pereira Chairperson: Michelle Dempsey |
Hall B | |
3. iLife and iLearning: Re-imaging our engagement with digital technologies towards iShalom | Strand Speaker: Chris Parker Chairperson: Julie Prattis |
Hall E1 | |
4. A Fresh Return to Biblical Civics: Kingdom, Nation, City, Church | Strand Speaker: Dr. Nick Lantinga Chairperson: Fiona Partridge |
Hall E2 | |
12.45pm | Lunch & Exhibition | Halls F&G | |
12.45pm | Alumina Lunch (invitation only) | Riverbank Rooms 2-4 | |
1.45pm | Practices Re-imagined: Rethinking the Boring Stuff | Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Smith | Halls C&D |
3.00pm | Close |
Keynotes and strands NESA accredited