Explicit Practice for
Powerful Thinking
Wednesday, 24 March to Thursday, 25 March 2027
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Register for Early Bird:
Early Bird Tickets - (On Sale August 2026) : $750.00 (ex GST)
Standard Tickets : $850.00 (ex GST)
Email | Phone: +61 7 5477 3200
Join us for the Science of Learning Conference: Explicit Practice for Powerful Thinking at Matthew Flinders Anglican College from Wednesday, 24 March to Thursday, 25 March 2027.
This conference is crafted for educators who are passionate about leveraging the latest research to enhance their teaching practices.
Understand the science
Explicit instruction, deliberate practice and responsive teaching: Examine the evidence behind each and how together they build the robust cognitive architecture students need to think critically and solve complex problems.
Teach for the transfer
Go beyond acquisition: Discover practical approaches that help students deepen their understanding, refine their thinking and apply what they know to unfamiliar contexts with genuine purpose.
Embed lasting practice
Gather research-informed strategies that can be used immediately, plus the sustainable tools to embed them, to ensure classroom learning is deep, transferable and enduring.
Guest Presenters
Dr Jared
Cooney Horvath
The University of Melbourne, Research Scientist, Director of LME Global & The Science of Learning Group
Tom Sherrington
British education consultant, author and co-founder of Teaching WalkThrus
Emina McLean
Education consultant, researcher and lecturer at La Trobe University
Bronwyn
Ryrie Jones
Teacher Educator and Instructional Coach
The keynotes and sessions will span:
- Principles of the Science of Learning
- Empowering students to think deeply
- Curriculum Design and Knowledge Acquisition
- Literacy and Numeracy Mastery
- Assessment and Responsive Teaching
- Instructional Coaching and Sustainable Leadership
- Behaviour Management and Learning Cultures
- Principles of the Science of Learning
- Empowering students to think deeply
- Curriculum Design and Knowledge Acquisition
- Literacy and Numeracy Mastery
- Assessment and Responsive Teaching
- Instructional Coaching and Sustainable Leadership
- Behaviour Management and Learning Cultures
Who should attend?
Educators and school leaders who are:
- passionate about evidence-based practice
- committed to professional growth in order to implement strategies to improve student outcomes
- innovative and open to change to embrace techniques to enhance learning, and
- focused on student-centred learning - using insights from cognitive science and educational research to create more effective and inclusive learning environments.
Alignment to AITSL Standards
Standard 1
Know students and how they learn
1.2 Understand how students learn
1.5 Differentiate teaching meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
Standard 3
Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
3.3 Use teaching strategies
Standard 6
Engage in professional learning
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
Standard 7
Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community
7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
Location
Matthew Flinders Anglican College is a leading independent co-educational K-12 school located in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
Getting to the Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast Airport is ideally situated in the heart of the Sunshine Coast with direct flights from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland, New Zealand available across a range of carriers and connections to the world. The Sunshine Coast is just over one hour by road north of Brisbane, Queensland’s state capital.
