Authors

Steve Boyle is a training associate with Hawker Brownlow Education. He works with leadership teams, whole-school communities and individual professional learning teams. Steve comes from a strong background in educational leadership at both an individual school and a systems level.

Educating students to traditional literacy standards is no longer enough. If students are to thrive in their academic and 21st-century careers, then independent and creative thinking hold the highest currency. The authors explain in detail how to add these new components of literacy: Solution Fluency, Information Fluency, Creativity Fluency, Collaboration Fluency. Students must master a completely different set of skills to succeed in a culture of technology-driven automation, abundance, and access to global labor markets. The authors present an effective framework for integrating comprehensive literacy or fluency into the traditional curriculum.

We are excited to have Adrienne Gear join us via webinar to share ideas from her recent book Powerful Writing Structures. The book explores effective ways to develop a balanced writing program, complete with writing goals, practice writes, formative assessment and brain pocket writing! In this one-hour session, Adrienne will provide an overview of her book, highlight lessons and share some of her favourite anchor books.

Bringing motivation and inspiration to the classroom and our students is not easy, especially now. In this session, Dr Tina H Boogren will help participants apply the same research-based framework that we used for our own self-care to discover ways we can support our students during this time as well as in the years to come.

During this unprecedented time, it is crucial that we work to establish healthy habits and routines that allow us to bring our very best selves to those we serve. By using a research-based framework for self-care, Dr Tina H Boogren will help educators of all levels and backgrounds develop personalised self-care plans, tailored to current circumstances.

Janelle has been Deputy Principal at Helensvale State High School for the last five years. Her current portfolio focuses on Professional Learning, an area in which she is deeply passionate about. Ongoing, meaningful “Learning for All” is at the heart of best practice and can take flight within a rich culture of collaboration and true commitment to student success at high levels.

Steve Meade is the executive director of curriculum and assessment at Singapore American School. He has been a teacher and administrator for over 29 years, with educational experience across elementary, middle, and high schools.