2015 Visiting speaker series: Sydney

April 28, 2015 - April 28, 2015
The inaugural Visiting Speaker Series brings the expertise and experience of Dr John Munro for broad-reaching conversations that motivate and educate.  The series offers parents, students and teachers a unique opportunity to gain invaluable ideas and resources to ensure that students are fully equipped for the academic rigors of Year 11 and 12.

Introducing Associate Professor John Munro BSc, MA, BEd, PhD

Dr John Munro is Head of Studies in Exceptional Learning and Gifted Education at University of Melbourne. As well as being a trained primary and secondary teacher, Dr Munro is also a registered psychologist. Throughout his career, Dr Munro has conducted extensive research in literacy learning and learning difficulties, maths learning disabilities, gifted learning, learning internationally, professional learning, and school improvement.

He is a consultant to several Victorian and national school improvement projects, a Life Member of Learning Disabilities Australia, and an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders. He was president of the Australian Remedial Education Association and chair of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists. 

He has worked in the International Baccalaureate programme, for the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge and was an international consultant to the Primary Years

Program. Dr Munro is also credited with developing the Victorian Essential Learning Standards English syllabus and numerous learning difficulty support materials for the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Please draw this event to parents and the wider school community as well as colleagues who are not in IB World Schools and encourage all who are interested to attend.

 

Dr Munro will focus on:

Catering for gifted learners in the IB: Strategies for differentiating the pedagogy for talented outcomes

The venues for the presentations will be:

Sydney –Tuesday 28 April 2015 at 7 pm

 

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Registration is necessary as seats are limited.

Registration is available online at http://wired.ivvy.com/event/AAIBS/

 

Registration fee is A $85 including GST.  Credit Cards accepted.

Contact

Website http://wired.ivvy.com/event/AAIBS/
Person Antony Mayrhofer
Email [email protected]
Phone +61 2 4776 4705

Location

St Andrews Cathedral School,  SACS Senior College Auditorium (MCNA) 51 Druitt Street, (not St Andrew’s House, in Sydney Square),  Sydney

Last updated August 02, 2015 22:18