This year’s conference theme Learning for Democracy Ma Te Ako Ka Tū Rangatira explores the relationship between education and democracy on a number of levels including how learning encourages and empowers adults to develop a sense of self determination, live sustainably and participate in their communities. It will also consider what a ‘democratic’ curriculum looks like, how it reflects cultural values and supports diversity for the benefit of all.
Click here to download the ACE Conference Programme 2015.
Keynote Speakers
Dr Cresantia (Frances) Koya Vaka’uta
Democracy in the Classroom
Russell Bishop
Learning for Democracy
Tim Fowler
Working Together for Better Outcomes
Claire Douglas
Workshops
Engaging Pasifika youth in the democratic process
Riki Welsh and Josiah Tualamalii
Building Pasifika community where everyone can speak up
Sauileone Alesana (Sonny) and Cornelia Baumgartner
The Menz Shed movement: Implications for men’s learning
Barry Golding
Engaging learners with challenging behaviours
Julia Bruce-Mayne
Line of sight reporting
Kara Scally-Irvine
Funding applications 101
Analiese Robertson
Exploring mindfulness and education
Jamie Howell
Creativity, social justice and mindfulness: The critical pedagogy of community cultural development
Sarah Longbottom