A Vision for Learners and Learning workshop
Education Changemakers session 1
Day 1: People
Bishop John Henderson
Sir John Jones
Greg Whitby
Day 2: Planet
Bishop David Altus
Tim Flannery
Jacqui Remond
Norm Habel
Day 2 breakout sessions
Adam Yeager, Dean Davidson, Mary Butler Principle one - Earth is a cosmic sanctuary
Marie Hage, Nicole Owen, Rowena Sloane Honoring creation: young children's documentation of the world around them through the hundred languages of children
Renae Ruediger, Simon Herrmann Eden is a web of mysteries
Peter Bean Worship and the six principles
Norm Habel, Jacqui Remond Six key elements for implementing the earthcare charter
Dolores Amos, Kristy Burns, Karen Lawrence Exploring perspectives to heal our wounded world
Vicki Gollasch Survive. Or...
Derek Bartels, Jane Mueller Revolutionising learning: primed people, powerful pedagogy and dynamic spaces
Stewart Bogle, Susan Starling Why should Australian teachers rethink the way they engage with and communicate the story of Indigenous Australia?
Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Pastor Tim Jarick, Sue Zweck, Kim Stone Growing deep: an integrated culture of learning and leading
Rev James Winderlich, Anne Dohnt Lutheran education - always reforming
Kevin Richardson Creating world class learning spaces
Day 3: Purpose
Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber
Michelle McQuaid
Keynote Speakers
Bishop Munib YOUNAN: The Truth Shall Set You Free: The Transformative Power of Education in the Middle East
Actual ACLE Keynote Video – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 [video abstract]
Alan NOVEMBER: Contemporary Learning [video abstract]
Dr Thomas NIELSEN: The curriculum of giving in practice
Bishop John HENDERSON: Working with a Heart [video abstract]
Ewan MCINTOSH: 21C Pedagogy [video abstract]
Kari SUTTON: Wellbeing and Resilience [video abstract]
Paul HOLLAND: Creativity [video abstract]
Electives
Dr Mark WORTHING and Dr Juhani TUOVINEN: [interviewed by Steve Austin, ABC Radio]
Pastor Mark GREENTHANER: “Please don’t do what we did!” – Examining a positive experience of adapting the school worship culture for ministry to families through worship [video abstract]
Marni HARDING and Sandra BARRY: Which way? – The Endeavour Way (Anchoring Restorative Practices and Values Education in Theology to enhance school culture) [video abstract]
Andrew MCCASKILL: A whole campus approach to 1:1 iPad implementation [video abstract]
Angela VANCE: Fill your own bucket first! [video abstract]
Eric WILSON: The school and business continuity [video abstract]
Christine HARTUNG and Mary-Anne ROWETT: Stencils – do they have value in an Early Childhood Setting? [video abstract]
Adrian FRANCIS: iBooks – How to produce stunning electronic books that you can distribute to your students [video abstract]
Christine GILLIONS: Differentiation begins with a dot [video abstract]
Karen SCHULTZ: Internationalisation – Let’s connect with the world [video abstract]
Sarah HOBSON: Wise-Up and get with IT! [video abstract]
Jonathan KRAUSE: Bye, Bye, Buy, Buy [video abstract]
Alistair DUNCAN: Funding your educational vision in the 21st Century [video abstract]
Ruth BUTLER: An Indigenous Education dialogue
Jenny WAKELING: Taize Worship
Darren ROYALS: Transition to Retirement Strategy
Deb HOLLIS and Helen PRESSER: Having it all – creating a work / life balance [video abstract]
Janette SALMI and Cheryl BRADFORD: Towards a Restorative Culture in Lutheran Schools [video abstract]
Yasmine GRAY: How to manage your school’s reputation in a new digital age [video abstract]
John SOMERSET: School Financial Health – Enabling Transformation [video abstract]
Thomas BRENNEN: Stealing contemplative moments inside and outside the classroom [video abstract]
Susan SHAW: Dragonflies and Daisies – using children’s interests to share the wisdom of God’s world
Dr Richard FISCHER: What matters most in the teaching of Music? [video abstract]
David FOLKER: How to use collaborative iPad apps to facilitate a learning environment where every voice is heard [video abstract]
Kay CANTWELL: Are Books Electric? Resourcing the contemporary curriculum using e-books and audio books [video abstract]
Shane JURECKY: “Why do I have to do Christian Studies?” Engaging with questions from non-religious students [video abstract]
Suz WILKS: Journaling with Maths. Creating a tangible Maths notebook for students to use now and in the future [video abstract]
Dr Merryn RUWOLDT and Ruth ZIMMERMANN: What’s theology got to do with it? Growing the culture of theological conversations in schools [video abstract]
Mark MCFIE and Eric WILSON: Knowledge Management in Schools [video abstract]
Geoffrey BUTLER: Circles of Trust: Now I become myself
Jo JONES: Boosting your Faith Connections [video abstract]
Derek BARTELS and Lisa WALKER: Harnessing the Online School Car Park [video abstract]
Neville OTTO and Glenice HARTWICH: Partnerships, Practicalities & Possibilities [video abstract]
Anthony VASSALLO and Kerryn SIMPFENDORFER: School Financial Reporting: Is it as accurate, efficient and flexible as it could be? [video abstract]
David MOORE: The Paperless Classroom for about $10 [video abstract]
Kimberley PFEIFFER: What skills do we need to teach ethical understanding? [video abstract]
Sonia GILLIS: How does our Christian ethos support the implementation of the General Capabilities in the Australian Curriculum? [video abstract]
Susan SENG: I gave up two weeks of my holidays – and it changed my life and school! [video abstract]
Jenene ROSSER: Australian Curriculum [video abstract]
Vera WHITE and Rob ROHDE: Growing Teacher Quality in a Lutheran School [video abstract]
Stephen HUTH: Must, should and could – an approach to differentiation [video abstract]
Cathy HUNT: Art & ‘App-itudes’: Using the iPad for 21st Century Teaching and Learning in the Creative Classroom [video abstract]
Stephen BLIGHT: School Marketing, Customer Relations, Strategic Enrolment Management
Dr Irena YASHIN-SHAW: How to energise thinking for success in the innovation age [video abstract]
Chaseley LAMERTON[/link]: Marketing Lutheran Schools in a Red Hot Climate [video abstract]
Daphne AUSTIN and Michael MAYER: Reflective Spiritual Practices of Professional Leaders [video abstract]
Sue KLOEDEN and Dennis MULHERIN: Governance Workshop [video abstract]
Kerryn SIMPFENDORFER: Business Manager’s Workshop [including Westpac-sponsored Economic presentation]
Marg THORSBORNE: A Culture of Restorative Practice for Non-Teaching Staff [video abstract]
Jenny WAKELING and Karl JENKINS: Taize worship – Quiet Listening. The Peace Makers
Dr Meg NOACK: Conversations with our International Partners [video abstract]
Kuril Dhagun Indigenous Knowledge Centre: Yarning and strolling along the Brisbane River [video abstract]
Queensland State Library: Reach back in time to touch the past
Ewan MCINTOSH and Derek BARTELS: TeachMEET. 13 Teachers will each showcase a contemporary and innovative teaching and learning practice utilising smart uses of digital technologies
Aimee LINDORF: Creative Writing: Tips from a Pro!
Queensland Ballet: Up close with Queensland Ballet
Melina MALLOS and Bruce MCLEAN: Indigenous Art: making connections and growing understanding [website]
Queensland Museum: Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum of Kabul
Pastor Rick ZWECK: Practising Stillness in Schools: walking the labyrinth
Scott STEVENS: Conversations, questions and challenges: the interface of church / society / school in the 21st century
Design Minds State Library Queensland: Design Minds – Presentation and Workshop
Dr Jonathan LAABS: The Changing Landscape of Lutheran Education in the USA [video abstract]
Rev Andrew JAENSCH: Wise Fools: Wisdom, worship and the purpose of Lutheran education [video abstract]
Graeme HUF: Wise Planning [video abstract]
Thomas NIELSON: The curriculum of giving in practice
Stuart TRAEGER and Dr Mark WORTHING: Positive Psychology in the school. What does Lutheran theology have to say? [video abstract]
Radio Interview-ABC: Why is Finland’s education system so successful?
Carolynne NOONAN and Annie TUDOR-LYNCH: Creating a natural outdoor play space on a budget [video abstract]
Andrew DEWHIRST: Class Devotions and Secondary School [video abstract]
Jodie HOFF and Dr Meg NOACK: Service Learning – Building a Culture [video abstract]
Neville GRIEGER: Spirituality for the digital world of the 21st century. What does that “look” like? [video abstract]
Steve GOLLASH: Skills and Community through Story-telling for the Media Age [video abstract]
Dominique JACQUELINE: Building Biblical Literacy [video abstract]
Graham GALLASCH: Excellence: Worthy goal or dangerous desire? [video abstract]
Jenny WAKELING: Taize Worship
Paul WEINERT: Inner Leadership through Positive Psychology
Christine REID: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures cross curriculum priority – how to get started [video abstract]
Peter KELLETT, Warren IRVINE and Naree WITTWER: Change Management – From Vision to Action [video abstract]
Lois KUBE & Ruth BYERS: Staff Wellbeing – Highly Healthy; Highly Happy [video abstract]
Eric WILSON: How to Build a Corporate Risk Register [video abstract]
Phill NOSWORTHY: iDea Effectiveness and Communication for Influence
Celeste ACFIELD: Building shared and purposeful understandings amongst teachers to grow stronger and more reflective classroom practitioners [video abstract]
Julia BOULTON and Derek BARTELS: Scootle-ing along – Capturing the minds of our students through ICT [video abstract]
Rebecca MCCONNELL: Teaching Teachers – Professional learning for improved teaching practice and student achievement [video abstract]
Steve KAVANAGH: 21st Century Technology: being connected for learning! [video abstract]
Susan SHAW: Creating a World of Wonder
Libby SANSOME: Wise Up and teach reading throughout primary school [video abstract]
Tim KELLY: Creating a Learning Environment using Productive Pedagogies [video abstract]
Kathryn KONING: Godly Play [video abstract]
Dr Mark WORTHING and Dr Juhani TUOVINEN: World’s best education and its Lutheran origins: A fresh look at the theological foundations of the Finnish education system [video abstract]
Neil LUTZ: The Changing World of Safety in the Workplace [video abstract]
Artists: Wisdom in Christian Art
Welcoming the stranger
Early 2013, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President (and ACLE4 keynote speaker), Bishop Dr Munib Younan, endorsed a LWF historic code of conduct declaration that calls for faith leaders, faith based organisations and communities to enhance efforts to embrace and support millions of refugees, internally displaced and stateless people and to stand against xenophobia.
Access the LWF statement
LWF President Younan Lauds Australian Lutheran Church Schools
Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has told Lutheran educators from across Australia that education can act as an instrument for peace and understanding among diverse communities - read more
2013 Teacher Honour Roll
At ACLE 4, 90 teachers who have served in Lutheran schools for 30 years or more were acknowledged and honoured. In total these people have served for 3050 years. An outstanding achievement.
September 2008 Melbourne Cricket Grounds
Keynote Speakers
Fr Frank Brennan: The Spiritual thread of our tapestry
Rev Dr Mitri Raheb: The global thread of our tapestry
Dr Felicity McCutcheon: The teaching and learning thread of our tapestry
My Clay Roberts: The social thread of our tapestry
Elective presentations
Malcolm BARTSCH: The thread of truth
Steve BRADY, Jonathan KOTZUR and Michael GREENSLADE: Weaving restorative practices into Lutheran school communities
Bernard BULL: Lutheran education in the digital world
Ursula BULMAN: Do we ban the book, the movie and/or the website? Challenges for censorship and lifelong learning
Geoffrey BUTLER: Pedagogy of the heart
Ruth BUTLER: A peace curriculum
Bill DANIELS: Future funding arrangements for non-government schools
Michael DEAN: Best practice governance for Lutheran schools
Andrew DEWHIRST: Sex, drugs and God
Karen DYMKE: Applied learning
Ian EDWARDS: Activities to allow middle year students to develop mathematical modelling competencies
Sue ELLIS: Boasting in God's graciousness: marketing strategies for Lutheran schools - developing learning journey options for young families
Rob FYSH and Genevieve CLARK: arrangements with Lutheran schools in Papua New Guinea
Graham GALLASCH: The Rite Journey: helping develop healthy young people
Graham GALLASCH: Homophobia and Lutheran schools
Neville GRIEGER: Contemporary spirituality for Lutheran schools
Drew HOPKINS: Should a teacher intervene in a school yard fight? What are the legal implications?
Philip HUGHES: Spiritual wellbeing among second students at Lutheran schools
Dominique JAANISTE and Sandra Carroll: ICONS: sacred tapestries that transcend time and space
Dominique JAANISTE: What tapestry will we weave in the future? Will senior Christian Studies survive?
Meryl JENNINGS: A further thread in the weave: private education for the public good
Adrienne JERICHO: The enduring colours of the changing tapestry of Lutheran schooling in Australia
Peter KELLETT: Digital learning management and remote learning
Lisa KRAFT: International mindedness and the Lutheran school
Jonathan LAABS: Teacher as leader
Neil LUTZ and Adrian RUDSINSKI: Performance management
Neil LUTZ and Adrian RUDSINSKI: Managing underperforming employees
Louise MASON: Reciprocal threads: Christian Studies within the tapestry
Louise MASON: Conceptual threads - weaving stories across time and space
Cain McDONALD: Understanding and teaching the holocaust by utilising the resources from Yad Vashem
Cathy NITSCHKE: Anthropology and childhood spirituality: what do children say about their Lutheran-educated 'self'?
Meg NOACK: Voices of reform and change
Flossie PEITSCH: Teaching us art: when the student is design, fabricator and subject for 'fine art'
Flossie PEITSCH: Religious cliches begone: re-imaging the faith
Darren ROYALS: Current issues in superannuation: a member perspective
Bev SAEGENSCHNITTER: Bounce back for grown-ups: developing personal and professional resilience
Timothy SCHUMACHER: Weaving a faith-reflecting digital footprint
Paul SMITH: Cherishing Baptism: relevant mission strategies which anticipate God's choice to work in and through the waters of baptism
Jeff SILCOCK: Responsible stewardship of God's earth
Dale STAGG: The truth about life, love and sex - helping young people make healthy choices
Margaret STRICKLAND: Developing and connecting literacy skills using graphic organisers
Jongkers TAMUBOLON: Being a Lutheran university in an Islamic context - challenges and opportunities Cherishing Baptism: relevant
Alison THACKER and Ange BRANFORD: Restorative Justice: the fabric of a fair, collaborative and effective whole school approach to behaviour management
Suanne TIKOFT: Indigenous/ESL Education
Mal WEGENER: What makes a Lutheran school Lutheran and is that an important question anyway?
Eric WILSON: Who wins? The unexpected issues and human cost of legal proceedings arising from injuries claims - a school perspective
Dean ZWECK: Teaching Jesus in a world of many religions
September 2004 Adelaide Convention Centre
Keynote speakers
Rev Dr Ishmael NOKO: Global challenges and currents
Geraldine DOOGUE: Contemporary society - an Australian view
Dr Peter HART: People matter: working in Lutheran schools
Dr Peter ELLYARD: Learning for success in an emerging planetary society
Dr Kath ENGEGRETSON: Spirituality and the future
Dr Norm HABEL: 2020 vision: a charter for Lutheran education
Elective presentations
Mark ALTMANN: Religious education in a multi-religious context - the Hong Kong experience
Ken BARTEL: Direction and vision for leading the learning community
Malcolm BARTSCH: Alternate education for parents and state
Narelle BOWDEN-FORD: Teaching service in an egocentric world
Andrea BROADBENT: Mathematics learning and teaching for success
Ruth BUTLER: Developing teachers as leaders and agents of change through collaborative individuals
Anne CROSSAN: Stress management for year 12 students using mindfulness model
Bill DANIELS: Independent schools and the politics of education
Tracey DOUBTFIRE: The 3D model of I(IT)eracy in year 1 class
Brian ECKERMANN: Bob MITCHELL: Fundraising through turning water into wine
Peter ECKERMANN and Tom BORGAS: Connecting and communicating to a visual generation
Bill EVANS: Economic scenarios for the next three years
Julie FOSTER Stuart POHLNER: Outcomes directed, educational continuity in the junior school
Mark GALLAGHER: Beacons in confused seas; teaching, learning styles: Maths, careers, Christian Studies
Michael GLADIGAU: The cultural mix in school and classroom
Roger HUNTER: Governance: being prudent in cross currents
Dominique JAANISTE: Salt in the soup - the Christian student minority
Meryl JENNINGS: Picture books and Christian concepts
Adrienne JERICHO: Growing 2010 principals
John KLEINIG: School worship in a sea of diversity
Jonathan LAABS: A new course for leadership - facing the issues and challenges of tomorrow
Jonathan LAABS: It's a small world - Lutheran education is global!
Peter LOCKWOOD: What do biblical writers mean? reading and interpreting the Bible
Neil LUTZ: Workplace planning through enterprise agreements
Anne MACZKOWIACK: Women leaders in Lutheran schools - has anything changed?
Louise MASON, Sue KLOEDEN, David NORDBROCK: Five years down the track - trends and patterns from benchmarking
Eugene MINGE: Revisiting the two kingdoms - an alternative model of Christian education
Geof NAIRN: The paradigm shift in school design
Dennis OBST: Schools and congregations catching the mission wave together
Vic PFITZNER: Staff new to Lutheran schools - indoctrination or spiritual formation?
Darren ROYALS: A super(annuation) future!
Pam RUSSELL - Ken BARTEL: Lutheran values in action - an innovative approach to curriculum
Jeff SILCOCK: Freedom and the law
David STOLZ: The pastor in the Lutheran school as spiritual director
Alison THACKER: One school's approach to developing critical thinking skills from reception
Noel VOLK: A 2010 vision for Lutheran schools
Peter WATERMAN: Educating well through stories and laughter
Mal WEGENER: To market, to market - but how?
WINTOUR: Listening to our middle school students
ZWECK: The case for early childhood education
Keynote Addresses
Richard HAUSER - Appreciating the past
Mike MIDDLETON - Assessing the present
Hedley BEARE - Approaching the future
Governor General's Address
Position Papers
Barry KAHL - Director of Lutheran Education, LCA SA/NT District
Silver or Copper: the perception of the Lutheran primary school Teacher's role in the ministry of the Lutheran Church
Dr Carl MOSER - Director of Schools, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
The American Experience of Lutheran schooling
Bronwyn COLEMAN SLEEP - Early Learning Coordinator, Senior Project Officer, Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, SA
Indigenous experience In education of the past
Margaret AMES - Registrar, Immanuel College, Novar Gardens SA
The female experience in Lutheran schooling
Dr Charles MEYER - Flinders Christian College, Melbourne Vic
The Lutheran schools of Victoria - 'Nurseries of the Church'
Robin KLEINSCHMIDT - Head of College, Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale Qld
The past: the Queensland experience
Ian MARKS - Principal, Prince of Peace Lutheran Primary School, Everton Hills Qld
Reflections on community in Queensland Lutheran Schools
Adrienne JERICHO - National Director for Lutheran Schools
The Lutheran school movement in Australia - a unique and emerging force
Bronwyn DOLLING - Deputy Headmaster - Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore Qld
Role of student data and accountability processes in improving student learning
Rev Rob SELLARS - Chaplain, Concordia College, Highgate SA
A critique of current Christian Studies curricula
Mignon WECKERT and Rob HOFF - Immanuel Primary School, Novar Gardens SA
Women and leadership in Lutheran schools
Bev SCHNEIDER - Education officer - Early Childhood, LCA Qld District
Charitable Christians cherishing children in church halls! - challenges in early childhood
Alan DRUERY - Executive Director, Queensland Catholic Education Commission
Political advocacy
Dr Neville HIGHETT - Principal, Immanuel College, Novar Gardens SA
Performance data for parents students: what they want is not what they get
Anne DOHNT - National Education Officer - Board for Lutheran Schools
The reality of the Christian Studies classroom
Geoffrey BUTLER - Concordia College, Toowoomba Qld
Boys and education - Power, conflict and withdrawal
Dr John ROULSTON - Executive Director, Association of Independent Schools of Queensland.
Connecting with the 21st century
Rev Dennis OBST - Director of Mission, LCA/NT District
Future outreach through Lutheran schools
Ruth BUTLER - Assistant to the Principal-Curriculum, Concordia College, Toowoomba Qld
'It ain't necessarily so': the challenge of post modernism for Lutheran schools
Ken ALBINGER - Director of Educational Ministry, Luther Seminary
Principled Christian principals: a goal for future professional development
Dr John J SCIBILIA - Director for Schools, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Preparing students for the 21st century-confusion, challenge and calling
Dr Jonathan LAABS - Executive Director, Lutheran Education Association
Learning in the global village
Deborah MYERS - Director, Flexible Education, Luther Seminary
Luther Seminary - future approaches
Dr Maurice RYAN - Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Australian Catholic University
The future for Religious Education: three possible pathways
Robert FYSH - Head of Science, St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly Qld
Towards a distinctive Lutheran science education
Dr Malcolm BARTSCH - Academic Dean, Luther Seminary
The old content for new context - Lutheran theological perspectives for the future of Australian Lutheran school education
Bronwyn COLEMAN SLEEP - Early Learning Coordinator, Senior Project Officer, Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, SA, and Rev Robert BORGAS - Pastor, Committee for Aboriginal Ministry (SA)
Walking together in Christ - a continuing role for Lutheran schooling in Aboriginal Education
Nigel STAPLEDON, Chief Economist, Westpac Banking Corporation
Australia - Can the good economic times roll on and are interest rate cycles history?
Worship Addresses
Rev Dr Lance STEICKE
National Director's Reflections
Infotainment Evening - Script
Sally Meets the Men in Black
2018 Neville Grieger
(Spiritual) Leadership in challenging times: Moving on from a flat-earth spirituality
2016 Richard Hauser
Big Waves, Tall Grass and Flickering Fires: The Plight of the Modern Lutheran Principal
2014 Bronwyn Dolling
At the Edge of the Precipice: Fighting or Flying?
2011 Neville Highett
Some Reflections on, Thoughts and Challenges for Lutheran Education
2009 Barry Kahl
2007 Ruth Butler
FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN..AND FROM THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT A View to the Third Way
2005 Norm Habel
Social Justice in a Lutheran School Context
2003 Loyd Fyffe
WINDOWS: Views, perspectives and reflections on contemporary education, framed with particular focus on the Lutheran School
2000 Robin Kleinschmidt
JANUS AT THE CENTURY’S GATE: LOOKING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS AT LUTHERAN EDUCATION
1997 Malcolm Bartsch
Where is wisdom to be found? Finding meaning in the web of information