2009 National Values Education Conference
Values in Action: shaping positive futures

Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Barton, ACT
8.30am Thursday April 30 - 3.30pm Friday May 1 2009

The Australian Curriculum Studies Association (ACSA) has been commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to manage the 2009 National Values Education Conference. Values in Action: shaping positive futures is to be held in Canberra on Thursday 30 April and Friday 1 May 2009.

The 2009 conference aims to:

• explore the implementation of the National Framework for Values Education in Australian Schools;
• provide an update to participants on the Values Education Program;
• share good practice in values education in Australian schools;
• explore linkages between values education, student wellbeing, positive education and other relevant learning areas; and
• assess the research that has taken place in values education and its longer term impacts for school communities.

The conference will bring together national and international speakers, stakeholders, curriculum leaders, teachers, principals and students. Keynote addresses, presentations and workshops will celebrate values education and provide the impetus for discussions about leading and sustaining values education in Australian schools.

The (optional) conference dinner will be on the evening of Thursday 30 April at the National Press Club. The dinner speaker will be Elida Brereton, Principal of Camberwell High School, more widley known for her role as the Principal of Summer Heights High.

Follow this link to veiw the conference program

We look forward to your participation in the 2009 National Values Education Conference.