Asia Literacy for Every Young Australian National Summit

Tony Mackay, Executive Director and summit leader, Centre for Strategic Education and Asia Education Foundation Advisory Board Member

Recording of the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education

View video: 6:30
Transcript of Minister’s speech (PDF: 106 kb)

Kathe Kirby, Executive Director, Asia Education Foundation

View video: 4:29
speech notes (PDF: 242 kb)

4. Keynote presentations:

21st Century Global Citizens
Professor Yong Zhao, University Distinguished Professor, College of Education, Michigan State University

View video: 3:26

A Perspective from India
Ameeta Wattal, Principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road, New Delhi

View video: 5:20

5. Implementation Workshops

National History Curriculum
Des Gorman, Assistant General Manager, Learning and Development, Department of Education and Training, New South Wales
Professor Tony Milner AM, Basham Professor of History, Australian National University

View Tony Milner video: 5:00

National English Curriculum
Susan Mann, Chief Executive Officer, Curriculum Corporation

Asian Languages and Studies – Strategic Collaborative Partnerships
David Axworthy, Executive Director, School Support Programs, Department of Education and Training, Western Australia

School Leadership
Andrew Blair, President, Australian Secondary Principals Association

6. Panel presentation: A futures oriented curriculum: What are we waiting for?

Speakers
Justin Breheny, Chief Executive Officer Asia, Insurance Australia Group
Anna Rose, Co-Director, Australian Youth Climate Coalition
Professor Tim Lindsey, Chairman, Australia-Indonesia Institute
Chris Wardlaw, Education Consultant and former Deputy Secretary, Department of Education and Manpower, Hong Kong

Discussion led by Tony Mackay

View video: 11.38

7. Summit dinner

Performers/Presenters
Ria Soemardjo, singer and Indonesian specialist
Alice Pung, writer and lawyer
Shalini Akhil, writer and humourist

Tuesday 5 May 2009

8. Performance

Simon Barker, performing artist and educator

9. Keynote presentation: An Australian 21st Century Curriculum

Professor Barry McGaw, Chair, National Curriculum Board, Executive Director of the Cisco-Intel-Microsoft Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills project

View video: 5:20

10. Panel presentation: What Are the New Imperatives?

Speakers:
Simon Barker, performing artist and educator
Tamerlaine Beasley, Managing Director, Beasley Intercultural
Maha Sukkar, Senior Constable, Victoria Police
Tom O'Connor, General Manager (Operations), Oaktree Foundation

Discussion led by Tony Mackay

View video: 10:55

11. Implementation Workshops

Strategic Advice for the Asia Education Foundation and key stakeholders:
National History Curriculum
National English Curriculum
Asian Languages and Studies – Strategic Collaborative Partnerships
School Leadership

12. Launch of the Asia Literacy Business Alliance

Welcome
Peter Yates, Deputy Chairman, Asialink Board
Heather Ridout, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Industry Group
in conversation with Ali Moore, Presenter, ABC TV’s Lateline Business

View video: 6:19

13. Responding to the Challenges at State, Territory and National Level

Groups:
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia

Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
National Group
New Zealand

14. Plenary

Report back on three key recommendations
For the education authorities/systems, National Curriculum Board (ACARA) and the AEF

15. Summit close