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=This is the ICT PD Cluster portal for teachers from Hamilton Girls' High School and Hillcrest High School= =@Teacher Only Day 2011= =Keynote Speaker: Andrew Douch=

**BIO**
Andrew Douch is a practicing teacher of 20 years, and is currently the ICT Innovations Leader at Wanganui Park Secondary College, in Victoria, Australia.

In recent years he has won a number of awards for his work with emerging technologies in education, including a 2007 Australian Government Award for Quality Schooling, the 2008 Victorian Education Excellence Award for Curriculum Innovation, the 2008 Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teacher of the Year and a 2011 Commonwealth Government Learning Impact Award.

Andrew is in demand as a keynote speaker, locally and internationally and is sought as a consultant by schools and Education Departments on the use of online tools in schools. He is also in demand to provide professional learning workshops in schools - showing teachers how they can use freely available tools to transform their classrooms into learning communities, which not only engage Generation Y students, but lead to significantly improved learning outcomes.


 * KEYNOTE**
 * Using simple tools to engage the 21st Century Learner**

In this presentation, Andrew will explain why he believes it is necessary for teachers to adopt new approaches to teaching a new generation of learners. His intention is not to promote "high-tech" skills in teachers, but rather to encourage widespread adoption of easy-to-use technologies that are 'high-concept' and have the power to transform classroom interaction.

In this presentation Andrew will show how any teacher is able to change the way he or she communicates with students, taking advantage of the very same digital communication tools that Gen-Y students use. From podcasting to online forums to mobile phones, this presentation will explore the potential in digital communication technologies to challenge where, when and how class members interact, and even who the class members are.

Andrew is adamant in his belief that teachers don't need "computer skills" to transform their classrooms, but a willingness to question their 20th Century paradigms and rethink their role as an educator in a world where information is available on-demand and communication is instantaneous.

He will show real-world examples of the ways in which teachers have used the ideas he promotes, across a range of subjects and year levels, to make a profound impact on student engagement and learning outcomes.