Lane Clark Conference

 

On Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th June all Kurmond staff members will be attending Workshops presented by Lane Clark.

 

These two days will be pupil free days replacing the usual days at the start of Term 2 and Term 3. Monday 19th April  and Monday 19th July will therefore be normal school days for staff and students.


(see information about Lane Clark below)

“The development of deep knowledge and deep understanding can only be achieved by engaging our learners in the thinking process and the learning process. The new basics are used to develop the old basics. It isn´t either/or, we must have both.”
 Lane Clark

Lane Clark has a well earned reputation as an expert in powerful pedagogy and in the design and delivery of engaging curriculum. Her authentic, transdisciplinary approach to learning is founded on teaching students how to learn, how to think and how to use new technologies to enhance their learning. A culture of innovation and enterprise is promoted as the so what™ stage of Lane's learning model drives learners to USE new learning to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others™.

As a teacher, Lane has taught in the mainstream throughout the primary and secondary levels; she has also worked with learners from across the ability spectrum and in numerous multi-age settings. As a learning consultant and workshop provider, Lane has worked extensively with primary and secondary teachers, district level consultants, faculty of education professors and students, parent groups, school districts, and business groups. Those who have worked with Lane have found her seminars and workshops to be insightful, energising and most important, practical and immediately transferable to the classroom. Her reputation as a dynamic and inspiring presenter and facilitator is well earned. Lane has spoken at numerous international conferences and conducted her successful seminar and workshop programs conducted throughout Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.