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 The 50th Anniversary of the Journal of Educational Administration On 14 April, Chair Professors Allan Walker and Philip Hallinger hosted a reception with Emerald Publishing Group celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Journal of Educational Administration, which they edit. Over 100 JEA authors, reviewers, board members and affiliates of the APCLC attended the function. A highlight of the evening including the honoring of retiring editor A. Ross Thomas’s 33 years of service as Journal editor. The success of the celebration, and its timing in conjunction with the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Meeting in Vancouver, provided the APCLC and the Hong Kong Institute of Education with a great deal of positive exposure among world-class academics. |
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Links: Matinee 5: Leading for Improved Outcomes The fifth Matinee of Links was held on April 24, 2012 regarding ‘Leading for Improved Outcomes’. Professor Bruce Abernethy (Professor of Skill Acquisition and Deputy Executive Dean and Director of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland ) shared his Lessons from Studying Expertise with Links Leaders. Throughout the session, Links Leaders took a comparable approach to education leadership as to sports performance. |
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American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2012 in Vancouver Prof. Philip Hallinger presented at the Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA) on April 13-17, Vancouver, Canada. Topics:
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Faculty Seminar Prof. Philip Hallinger was invited to give a Faculty Seminar to 40 faculty members and students organized by Faculty of Education Studies on April 11. Objectives:
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| March 2012 | |||
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“Make Change Happen” Prof. Philip Hallinger and Dr. Lu Jiafang on March 18, 2012 conducted a “Make Change Happen” workshop for the China Construction Bank in Singapore. “Making Change Happen” is an interactive computer simulation designed to teach key lessons on leading organizational change. The simulation comes in several versions including a focus on change in schools as well as in private sector organizations. The simulation has also been adapted extensively for use in Asian organizations based on research on change in Asian companies. This workshop is the first trial of the online business version “Make Change Happen” in a face-to-face training setting, and extends its potential to disseminate knowledge in the area of Strategic Human Resource Management for leading organizational innovation. For more information of APCLC’s “Making Change Happen”, please visit www.ied.edu.hk/apclc/tools.html . |
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The Asia Leadership Roundtable 2012 was held in Ho Chi Minh City The Asia Leadership Roundtable 2012 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 11-13, 2012. It was co-hosted by the Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change of the Hong Kong Institute of Education and the National Institute for the Development of Teachers and Educational Personnel of the Ministry of Education. The meeting was attended by 56 scholars, policymakers and school principals from 13 countries. The theme of the Roundtable discussions concerned Educational Reform in the Asia Pacific. The programme included presentations from Mr. Gian Tu Trung, President of Institute for Research on Educational Development (Vietnam), Prof. James Spillane of Northwestern University, Illinois, USA; Mr. Ed Wickins, Principal of King George V School; Prof. Wendy Pan of the National Taiwan Normal University, Republic of China and Joseph Lau Chair Professor Philip Hallinger of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The Roundtable discussions sought to bring together regional and global education scholars and practitioners to discuss research and development trends on the theme of “Leadership and Learning in Asia Pacific: Challenges for Research and Practice.” Outcomes of the meeting include the following:
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Links: Matinee 4: Leading and Planning The fourth Matinee of Links was held on March 7, 2012 regarding ‘Leading and Planning’. It included stimulus sharing from Leigh Jones (National Coach Development Manager, HK Rugby Football Union). It gave the Links Leaders real life, empirical leader experience with leading, planning and managing teams in organizations. |
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| February 2012 | |||
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Missing Links II Knowledge Transfer Workshop: Teacher for Thinking Prof. Philip Hallinger and Dr. James Ko were invited to give a Missing Links II Knowledge Transfer Workshop on February 22, 2012 to 40 teachers of St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School. Topic: “Teaching for Thinking”. |
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Blue Line Knowledge Transfer Seminar on “Sustainable Living: Leading in a time of ecological crisis” Prof. Allan Walker conducted a Blue Line Knowledge Transfer Seminar with Prof. Paul Clarke on February 22, 2012 on the topic of “Sustainable Living: Leading in a time of ecological crisis”. Prof. Clarke is the Director of Sustainable Leadership, Cambridge Education / Mott MacDonald; Professor of Education (St Mary's University College, London) |
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Links: Matinee 3: Developing Human Capacity The third Matinee of Links was held on February 15, 2012 regarding ‘Developing Human Capacity’. Allan Walker and Terry Quong shared their different approaches of leading learning and schools with special foci on ‘leader as boundary rider’ and collaborative leadership skills. |
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| January 2012 | |||
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Links: Live-in-Learning – Leading Across Cultures The Links Live-in-Learning was conducted by Allan Walker and Terry Quong on Jan 13-14, 2012 to help the Links Leaders to develop a better understanding of leading across cultures and in intercultural schools, to form tighter links with their Alliance partners and other group members, and to facilitate them to kick start their Agency Inquiry Projects. |
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| December 2011 | |||
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Links: Matinee 2: Leading Teams The second Matinee of Links was held on December 6, 2011 regarding Leading Teams. It included stimulus sharing from Emeritus Professor Patrick Duignan (International Speaker & Consultant). It gave the Links Leaders insights on teamwork and developing a collective responsibility for leadership of learning. |
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Blue Line Knowledge Transfer Seminar on “Developing a Culture of Collective Responsibility for Leadership in Schools” Prof. Allan Walker conducted a Blue Line Knowledge Transfer Seminar with Prof. Patrick Duignan on December 5, 2011 on the topic of “Developing a Culture of Collective Responsibility for Leadership in Schools”. Emeritus Professor Duignan, from the Australian Catholic University, has been involved in education for almost 35 years as a teacher, deputy principal, principal and in a number of positions from lecturer to professor and Dean in tertiary education institutions. He has been a staff member at Memorial University (Canada), University of New England (Head of School), University of Brunei (Dean, Faculty of Education) and Australian Catholic University. He was currently Foundation Chair in Educational Leadership and Director of the Flagship in Educational Leadership at ACU National. |
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| November 2011 |  |
Links: Matinee 1: Leading People
The first Matinee of Links was held on November 24, 2011 regarding Leading People. It included stimulus sharing from Helen Revans from West Island School on ‘Fearless Conversations’. It gave the Links Leaders on-hand people and leadership skills. |
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Teacher Development Seminars
Prof. Allan Walker was invited to conduct Teacher Development Seminars on November 23, 2011 and December 20, 2011. Prof. Walker and his TDG project team shared their “IEMA’s experience in using Moodle" at “Migration from Blackboard to Moodle Briefing” and “Pedagogical and Technicality issues of using Moodle to deliver e-learning in Higher Education” for colleagues who are forging advance pathways of online teaching and learning. |
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Keynote Speech at International Conference of the All India Association of Educational Research Prof. Y. C. Cheng was invited to give a keynote speech at International Conference of the All India Association of Educational Research organized by the Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior on November 18-20, 2011 in Pradesh, India. Topic: “Learning community for global education reform”. |
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Keynote Speech at the “School Change: China Experience and International Dialogue” International Academic Conference Prof. Allan Walker was invited to give a keynote speech at the “School Change: China Experience and International Dialogue” International Academic Conference organized by the Institute of Schooling Reform and Development, East China Normal University on November 18-20, 2011 in Shanghai, China. |
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Knowledge Transfer Seminar to Perth Principals and Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia
Prof. Allan Walker, Joseph Lau Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership, was invited to give a Knowledge Transfer Seminar to a group of Perth Principals and Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia on November 7, 2011. Topic: Leadership for School Improvement. |
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Links Forum 1: Leading Learning and Schools
The Centre launched the second cohort of its international education leader learning programme for the English Schools Foundation. The innovative programme – Links 2011-2012 will run approximately for a year. The first Forum on November 2, 2011 included a talk by Chris Day, Professor Emeritus of Education at University of Nottingham. Further information about Links can be found at www.ied.edu.hk/apclc/links. |
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Plenary Speech at the World Innovation Summit in Education (WISE) Prof. Y. C. Cheng was invited by the Qatar Foundation to give a plenary speech at the World Innovation Summit in Education (WISE) on November 1-3, 2011 in Doha, Gatar. Topic: “Rethinking innovation in education.” |
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| October 2011 | |||
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Keynote Speech at the Conference on Education for Youth’ Creativity Prof. Y. C. Cheng was invited to give a keynote speech at the Conference on Education for Youth’ Creativity in celebration of the 110th Anniversary of the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, on October 29, 2011 in Hong Kong. Topic: “Education for fostering youths’ creativity”. |
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Keynote Speech at the Asia Education Leaders Forum Prof. Y. C. Cheng was invited to give a keynote speech at the Asia Education Leaders Forum, organized by the World Didac Asia, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) & UNESCO, on October 26-28, 2011 in Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok. Topic: “How can teachers face up to the changes in the next decades?”. |
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Keynote Speech at the International Symposium on “School Improvement and Professional Development for Teachers”
Prof. Allan Walker was invited to give a keynote speech at the International Symposium on “School Improvement and Professional Development for Teachers”, organized by Northeast China Normal University on October 24-26, 2011, in Chang Chun, China. Topic: “Principal as fusion chef: Building more inclusive schools”. |
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Keynote Speech at the 4th National Symposium on Foreign Language Teacher Education and Development
Prof. Y. C. Cheng was invited to give a keynote speech at the 4th National Symposium on Foreign Language Teacher Education and Development, organized by the China English Language Education Society, on October 20-22, 2011 in Zhejiang, China. Topic: “Paradigm shift in teacher education: Foreign language teachers for the future”. |
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Keynote Speech at the Higher Education Leadership in East Asia Summit Prof. Philip Hallinger was invited to give a keynote speech at the Higher Education Leadership in East Asia Summit, on October 19, 2011 in Singapore. Topic: “Riding the Tiger of Change in Higher Education in Asia”. |
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Immersion Forum on Instructional Leadership to Blue Liners Further to the Knowledge Transfer forum on Instructional leadership in June 2011, Prof Philip Hallinger ran an immersion forum on Instructional Leadership to blue liners. The forum was held on Oct 14, 2011. |
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Plenary Speech at the Major Event in Saudi Arabia on Secondary Education Reform
Prof. Y. C. Cheng was invited to give a plenary speech at the Major Event in Saudi Arabia on Secondary Education Reform, organized by the King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Reform Project (Tatweer), Department of Strategy, Planning and Design, Ministry of Education, on October 17-18, 2011 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Topic: “Investing in the Future: Upper Secondary Education Reform in Hong Kong?”. |
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Chair Professor Lecture Prof. Allan Walker, Joseph Lau Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership, was invited to give the Chair Professor Lecture on October 4, 2011. Prof. Allan Walker shared with us his intriguing topic – “Clones, Drones and Dragons: Ongoing certainties around successful school leadership”. An audience of over two hundred shared the experience. Studies have shown that leadership can make a difference in student outcomes and the capacity of schools for improvement. However, many school leaders face challenges of leading and managing schools and of on-going uncertainties in the fast changing landscape of education. In his lecture, Prof. Walker examined key issues of successful school leadership and leader development in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. He used three metaphors – clones, drones and dragons – to analyse the evolution and uncertainties that have impeded the understanding and development of school leadership. His presentation was followed by a panel discussion of in which members shared their personal experience and insights on school leadership. Please visit www.ied.edu.hk/cplectures for details of Prof. Walker’s presentation. |
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