Connecting in the middle years: Switch on! Jump in! Take off!
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Queensland, Australia
21 - 23 May 2009

IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission closes: Friday 17 October 2008
Abstract notification to authors: Friday 14 November 2008
Early registration deadline: Monday 23 February 2009

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The 2009 International Conference Committee invites submissions of abstracts for oral presentations. You should indicate to which of the four streams, outlined below, your abstract aligns.

Oral presentations will be allocated 55 minutes in concurrent sessions. All submitted abstracts will be peer reviewed. The Program Committee reserves the right to decide the format of presentations and in which stream they will be presented on the basis of time and space available.

Abstract submission instructions
Abstracts are to be submitted via the Conference website www.mysa.org.au. Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words. On completion of the on-line form, you will be issued with an Access Key, which you should record for future use. The Access Key will provide you with access to your submission at a later date if you need to add details or make changes prior to the submission deadline.

The closing date for abstract submission is Friday 17 October 2008. Submission of abstracts will not be accepted after this date.

Successful presenting authors are required to register for the Conference in order to ensure their abstract is included in the final program. The deadline for presenting author registration is Monday 23 February 2009. For more information regarding the format of abstracts please visit the Conference website.

ABSTRACT STREAMS
Abstracts are invited for topics in the following streams, highlighting how to switch on/ jump in/ take off in the middle years of schooling.

1. Connecting young adolescents to learning through ICTs
ICT based and fundamentally different
Impact of ICTs on adolescent culture; learning in the digital age; adolescent voices; related research

2. Connecting in contemporary learning communities
Engaging and profound
Rich, real, relevant learning practices; multiple and interactive
dimensions of ICT for learning; intellectually stimulating processes and contexts inside and outside the classroom; related research

3. Connecting home, school and community
Public participation and personal growth
Community places of learning; family involvement in learning; learning in an online world; related research

4. Connecting teachers and professional learning
Energetic and long term
Keeping teachers energized and switched on; retaining intellectual curiosity and professional adventure; related research

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