Thursday: Lewis for educators
4 May 2006
Venue: Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt St, Sydney. (Use WhereIs.com to find the location on a street directory.)
How to get there: View transport options.
Cost: $120/$50 for full-time high school and tertiary students (morning and afternoon tea included but not lunch).
Educational outcomes for teachers
Participants in this Educators Day will:
- develop a better understanding of the genre of fantasy and its place in the Christian imagination;
- gain a deeper insight to the expression of the gospel in the Narnian Chronicles;
- be exposed to a range of teaching ideas and approaches using the Narnian Chronicles suitable for the classroom;
- have an update on resources which can be used in schools;
- have an opportunity to interact and share ideas with other educators.
Program
9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Registration |
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The Framework ...Introduction and welcome to the conference |
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9:45 am - 10:45 am |
Keynote Lecture: Andrew Lansdown—Fantasy and its place in Christian Imagination |
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10:45 am - 11:15 am |
Morning Tea |
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11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Keynote Lecture: Chris Mitchell—The Gospel and Narnia |
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch Viewing resources |
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From the Framework to Practice ... |
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1:30 pm – 2:30 pm |
Jill McGilvray—Children and Narnia (Smith Room) |
Ian Whitehill and RSVP: To Life!—Drama and Narnia (Green Room) |
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm |
Ian Sargent (Nowra Christian School)—Teaching Narnia in Primary School (Smith Room) |
Jo Lapointe (Rouse Hill Anglican College) —Teaching Narnia in the Secondary School (Green Room) |
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm |
A Guide to Resources ...(Smith Room) Book launch with Andrew Lansdown
The Red Dragon
Published by Omnibus Books, an imprint of Scholastic, ISBN 1862916764. |
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4:00 pm |
Close. |
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