Keynote

Dr Sean Kearney is Associate Dean, Academic in the School of Education, Sydney at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He lectures in educational psychology andgeneral pedagogical methods. Sean started his career inteaching in New York City before immigrating to Australiawhere he taught high school English and History and wasthe IEU representative at Waverley College. Sean’s PhD research centred on beginning teacher induction programs in the independent education sector and the nature of professional socialisation to induct beginning teachers into the workforce.

Speakers

Dr Philip Riley is a former school principal who spent 16 years in schools before moving to the tertiary sector.He researches the overlapping space of psychology,education and leadership. He has a special interest in how collegial relationships in schools function with a particular emphasis on how mentoring can be effectively used for whole school improvement. Phil has produced more than 150 publications and peer reviewed conference presentations and been awarded ~$5 million in research funding. In 2010 Phil was recognised by Monash University with an inaugural Monash Researcher Accelerator award, and the Dean’s award for Excellence by an Early Career Researcher, and Excellence in Innovation and External Collaboration,at Monash in 2011. He moved to the Australian Catholic University in 2014.

Associate Professor Peter Hudson (PhD) lectures in science education and research methodology. He has wide collaborations across Asia including Japan, Vietnam,Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines. His teaching career spans 36 years, including 10 years as a school principal. He has supervised several doctoral candidates to completion and, with over 150 publications, his continued focus is on leadership, mentoring, and science education.(see http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Hudson,_Peter.html)

Dr Suzanne Hudson (PhD) is the coordinator of professional experience at Southern Cross University after various leadership roles in the tertiary sector. She has been involved in teaching and teacher education for 35 years, and was the project leader of a large Australian Federal grant titled 'Teacher Education Done Differently' (TEDD). TheOffice of Learning and Teaching awarded TEDD a nationalcitation in 2012 and an Australian program award in 2013.Her publications focus on university-school partnerships, practicum, schoolexperiences,teacher education and middle schooling.

Dr Neville Ellis has previously worked as a teacher and in school management, both in the government and non government sector, in NSW and in South East Asia, for a total of 28 years. This included an extended appointmentas Dean, People Development, at Singapore’s premierindependent school, Nanyang Girls’ High School, wherehe was responsible for coordinating all staff developmentmatters and leading the school in achieving the PeopleDeveloper Standard, a national quality assurance award forstaff training and career development.Neville is currently employed as a lecturer with the School of Education, UNSW, following employment at the University of Sydney and the University of Western Sydney. His research and teaching interests are in teacher development,professional learning, practitioner research, and the quality of feedback students receive from mentors during professional experience.