School of Tomorrow: Freedom to Learn
Friday
5th
November, 2010
8:15 – 8:55
9:00 – 9:04
9:05 – 9:10
9:10 – 9:30
Registration
Recitation from the Holy Quran and its Translation
Welcome Address
Opening Speech
9:32 – 10:25
Setting Directions
10:30 – 10:40
10:40 – 11:10
11:10 – 11:20
Journey of Hope
11:20 – 12:50
Road Map for 2035
Mrs. Nasreen M. Kasuri (Chairperson Beaconhouse School System)
Panelist: Mary Louise Holly, Dr. Saeeda Shah, Thomas White, Norbert Pachler, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy
Moderator: Kasim Kasuri
Master Ayub
Tea Break
Move to Mini Plenaries
Mini Plenaries (45 minutes) + Panel Discussion (45 minutes)
The Power of Diversity: New Ways of Teaching
Reframing Early Childhood Education
and Learning
Emerging Strategies in Early Childhood Education
Breaking Barriers to Learning: An Integrated Approach
Martha J. Lash
to Learning and Teaching
Norbert Pachler
Panelist: David Bradley, Susan Waltham, Thomas White,
Panelist: Dr. Claude Alvares, Richard Pietrasik, Zaheer
Nuzhat Kidvai, Martha J. Lash
Moderator: Dr. Cusrow J. Dubash
Alam Kidvai, Norbert Pachler
Moderator: Kaye Heasman
12:50 – 1:45
1:45 – 1:55
Teacher Education for Sustainable Development
Diversity and Innovation in Teacher Education
Dennis Taylor
Changing Education: Leadership, Innovation and
Development
Instructional Leadership for School Improvement
Dr. Saeeda Shah
Panelist: Dr. Fauzia Shamim, Prof. Andrew Goodwyn,
Panelist: Christine Lynne Blackaby, Anthony Colin
Dr. Sabiha Mansoor, Ali Raza, Dennis Taylor
Moderator: Tina Hameed
Townsend, Muhammad Ali Nagi, Dr. Saeeda Shah
Moderator: F. Robert Wheeler III
Lunch Break
Move to Workshop Sessions
3:55 – 4:15
4:15 – 4:25
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Tea Break
Move to Plenary Session
4:25 – 4:45
Plenary
Rethinking Curriculum, Pedagogy and Leadership
4:47 – 5:00
Panel Discussion
Mary Louise Holly
Panelist: Martha J. Lash, Dr. Catherine Wilson, Yasmeen Aqeel, Mary Louise Holly
Moderator: Jude Heaton
5:10 – 5:30
Speech by the Chief Guest
A workshop on “Media and Education: A Development Perspective” by Dr. Taimur ul Hassan
Time: 1:55 – 3:55
Venue: Crystal Hall
Developing Leaders, Developing
Schools
Naureen Dogar
Empowering Teachers
Anthony Colin Townsend
Learning for All: Building the
Learning Community
Jude Heaton
Developing a Strategy for School
Improvement
Christine Lynne Blackaby
Headship: The Power to Change
Lives
Simon Testa
Distributed Leadership: Sharing
Leadership to Build Capacity
Dr. Saeeda Shah
Mentoring: A Safe and Supportive
Approach
Dennis Taylor
Developing Reflective Practitioners
Prof. Andrew Goodwyn
Models of Professional Development
Dr. Fauzia Shamim
Teachers as Scholars – Building
Learning Communities
Mary Louise Holly
CPD for Excellence in Education:
Teachers Make a Difference
Tina Hameed
Martha J. Lash
Rethinking Curriculum, Pedagogy
and Assessment in the Early Years
Brain-Based Learning
Thomas White
Taking Literacy Outside
Susan Waltham
Out of Minds: Learning to be
Creative
David Bradley
The Creation Station: Art and
Science in the Early Years
Dr. Catherine Wilson
Educational Journey through
Technology
Aslam Sharif
Changing the Landscape of
Education through Technology
Richard Pietrasik
Nurturing Creativity
Dr. Claude Alvares
School of Tomorrow: A Look Back at
Our Journey and Evolution
Ayesha Kasuri
Inquiry Learning through Integrated
Units of Work
Kaye Heasman
Norbert Pachler
1:55 – 3:55
We have hammers. Now, what can
we nail?
Workshops
11:00 – 1:00
2:02 – 2:30
Plenary
2:32 – 2:58
Panel Discussion
3:00 – 3:15
3:17 – 3:40
3:42 – 4:05
4:05 – 4:25
4:25 – 4:35
4:35 – 5:00
BSS ELD Programme – A Perspective
The New Beaconhouse Evaluation Framework
Way Forward
Closing Speech
1:00 – 1:50
1:50 – 2:00
Kasim Kasuri
Lunch Break
Move to Plenary Session
Becoming an Inspirational Teacher
Prof. Andrew Goodwyn
Panelist: Zahra Saleha Ahmad, Syed Asim Ali, Asim Yakub, Kanwal Wajid
Moderator: Thomas White
Maryam Hasan
Simon Testa
Roohi Haq
Tea Break
Move to Crystal Hall for Closing
Developing Leaders, Developing
Schools
Naureen Dogar
School Based Evaluation: A
Dialogue for School Improvement
Anthony Colin Townsend
Leading Change, Raising Standards
Jude Heaton
Collegial Approach to Learning and
Teaching as the Essence of School
Improvement
Christine Lynne Blackaby
Monitoring and Self-Review for
School Improvement
Simon Testa / Saima Rashid
Rethinking Strategic Leadership
Dr. Saeeda Shah
Teacher Induction and Mentoring:
School Based Collaborative
Programmes
Dennis Taylor
School Based Professional
Development
Tina Hameed
How can a Teacher see herself
Differently as a Result of Continuous
Professional Development?
Mary Louise Holly
Professional Development for
Teachers: Why Do It? What’s
Involved?
Dr. Fauzia Shamim
Building School Based Learning
Communities
Prof. Andrew Goodwyn
Developing Play for the Early Years
David Bradley
10:20 – 10:50
10:50 – 11:00
Multifaceted Assessment for Early
Childhood Education
Susan Waltham
Technology in the Early Years
Kaye Heasman
Shaping Early Childhood: Learners,
Curriculum and Contexts
Thomas White
Panel Discussion
Martha J. Lash
Welcome by Hosts
Keynote Speech
Project Based Learning in Early
Childhood
Educational Journey through
Technology
Aslam Sharif
Creativity Across the Primary
Curriculum
Dr. Catherine Wilson
Norbert Pachler
Assessment and eFolios
9:52 – 10:20
Fostering Creativity in Classrooms
Dr. Claude Alvares
9:05 – 9:50
Project Based Learning – Authentic
Learning Activities.
Ayesha Kasuri
9:00 – 9:05
Role of Education Technology in the
Curriculum
Richard Pietrasik
Saturday 6th November, 2010
Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today
Richard Gerver
Panelist: Dennis Taylor, Anthony Colin Townsend, Richard Pietrasik, Richard Gerver
Moderator: Shirin Naqvi
Tea Break
Move to Focused Discussion Groups
Focused Discussion Groups