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2008 Queensland Association of Secondary Principals (QSPA) Conference: Leadership for The Future – The Global Citizen; Sustainability, Impact.

From 4th-6th June 2008, secondary principals from all regions of Queensland gathered in Hilton Hotel, Brisbane for annual QSPA Conference. The event commanded over 100 delegates. The conference focused on issues relevant to secondary education in a global economy. There was over thirty breakout sessions and presentations from school leaders, researchers and special interest groups. Also present were vendors representing education related organizations and suppliers of software and hardware to schools.
HeuLab presented a display of educational software in conjunction with Toshiba Australia. With a focus on the flagship product “Fun With Construction” demonstrations of all the software titles were done at the trade table and projected for delegates to observe.

For more information about QSPA conference : http://aspa.asn.au/content/view/232/49/

2008 MSP Combined QLD Principals Association State Conference: Leaders of Learning - Serious Learning. Serious Fun

This year conference, hosted in Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane from 5th-7th June 2008, was again a great success with many presentations and break-out sessions focusing on the future of learning and school leadership in the 21st century. Principals were able to come away from sessions and presentations with much valuable information and leads as well as up to date theory on developmental work being done in education today. With over 120 delegates, the event was a huge success and good opportunity for networking and sharing.

HeuLab presented at a display booth in conjunction with Toshiba mobile devices. The Toshiba machines were used as a platform to demonstrate the functionality of HeuLab software and with a number of tablet PCs on display, the advanced inking functionality built in to HeuLab software was clearly made evident to all viewers. With many technology and software vendors present, principals were given a good opportunity to compare and contrast HeuLab’s advanced software design alongside other vendor’s offerings.

For detail information about the conference: : http://www.qassp.org.au

Be inspired! 2008 Queensland Association of Math Teachers Conference: “My Way or the Highway?”

The Queensland branch of the Australian Association of Math Teachers once again put on an impressive conference in 26th-28th June 2008, which attracted over 100 delegates. A major advantage of this function is that it was held in conjunction with the MERGA conference at the University of Queensland. This combination gave participants the opportunity to delve not only into classroom practices but theoretical issues surrounding the teaching of math as well. With many hands-on sessions and keynote presentations from key players in math education, all teachers came away from the conference with a wealth of knowledge and new skills to improve their teaching.

HeuLab hosted a break-out session in conjunction with Eva de Vries, the numeracy officer from Independent Schools Queensland. In the session, an explanation of Eva’s research using Heulab software was given and participants were able to get some hands on experience using the Fun With Construction software. HeuLab Australia’s business Manager, Mark Christensen instructed teachers on the advanced fraction and number line functionalities which have been developed in conjunction with the ISQ research project.

For more information about QAMTA Conference: : http://qamt.org/qamtac08.htm

2008 Queensland Society of Information Technology in Education (QSITE) State Conference: "Bridging the Great Divide”

Qsite has consistently provided educators with up to date information on the developments in integration of technology in our school system. This year was no exception. The event took place in Fairholme College, Toowomba, in 3rd- 5th July 2008. Delegates gained much insight from the many keynote presentations from researchers and stakeholders in the field of technology in education. To complement this, a huge variety of breakout sessions and learning presentations were given.

Heulab was proud to run two sessions during the event. The first break-out session was a special pre –event primer for teachers interested in incorporating digital techniques into their math instruction. Fun With Construction was used as a platform for teachers to explore the advantages of utilizing rich media in the delivery of their math instruction.

A presentation session was also run in conjunction with Eva de Vries, the numeracy officer from Independent Schools Queensland. In this session Eva outlined how her research work using Heulab’s Fun With Construction math software had lead to increased engagement of students in trial schools. Links were also drawn between curriculum developments and their relation to the usage of digital teaching technology. The functionality of Heulab’s advanced math software was demonstrated and its implications for the teaching of numbers and fractions explored in greater detail.

For more information about Qsite Conference: http://www.qsite.edu.au/