34th National SPERA Conference — Registrations Open
Access for All: Equity Matters
The Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA), in partnership with the NCSEHE, invites you to attend the 34th National SPERA Conference at Curtin University, Western Australia.
A full program will run over Thursday 29 and Friday 30 November 2018 (with welcome reception on 28 November), including a whole-of-sector symposium addressing the Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education government response.
Themes
Conference sub-themes are based on Halsey’s 2018 Independent Review into Rural, Regional and Remote Education, as follows:
- Global directives [OECD & UN SDG4]
- Asset-driven place-based innovations [international, national, local]
- More than IT solutions [Creative alternatives]
- ESL, language and learning [Cultural & Linguistic Competency; Aboriginal Curriculum Framework]
- Poverty and power [General Capabilities; Enablers; Disrupting Discourse]
- System-level equity [Showcasing WA RRR -DET, AISWA, Catholic, TAFE]
Speakers
- Emeritus Professor John Halsey
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University - Associate Professor Jayne Downey
Center for Research on Rural Education, Montana State University - Denyse Ritchie
The THRASS Institute (Teaching, Handwriting, Reading and Spelling Skills) - Dr Jude Walker
Regional Australia Institute - Dr Sue Ledger
Murdoch University - Phil Brown
Country Education Partnership
Registration
In addition to attendance at the two day SPERA Conference, registration includes:
- welcome reception
- 2019 SPERA membership
- attendance at the NCSEHE Forum: World Access to Higher Education Day.
For more information and registration, visit the SPERA website.