Conference Information

11th Biennial NZACT Conference - View from the Capital,  Wellington 2009

A draft programme of the Conference is now available to download which provides an indication of times for the opening and closing of the Conference.

Draft Programme

Registrations are now open for the NZACT Conference being held in Wellington.  Download the following pdf documents and complete them and send to the Treasurer of NZACT as indicated on the Registration form.

Conference Registration form

Workshop Selection Form

Venue: Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Marsden Ave, Karori, Wellington
Dates: Sunday 5 – Tuesday 7 July 2009

Accommodation: On site accommodation is not available at Samuel Marsden however a range of accommodation can be found in central Wellington which is a short bus ride to the conference venue.

Registration: Costs $145 members, $100 student/unwaged, $185 non-members and late registration (June 10 onwards).

• Zen and the art of Socrates
• Classical vases and coins in the Logie Collection
• A modern Aeneid Odyssey
  
• Thucydides in Classical Studies
  
• Roman architecture
• The tradition of teaching Latin
• Roman epic - Dr Mark Masterson
• Classics trips made Ezi - leading a school trip to Greece and Italy
• Teaching Classical Studies for beginning teachers
  
• Task differentiation - lifting the ceiling and providing a ladder
  
• The standards review process - an update for Classical Studies
  
• The Moderation process - task design and judgment
• Using IT in Classical Studies
• Teaching the key competency of Thinking in Classical Studies
• Primary evidence in Social Life in Athens
  

Plenary Sessions

The National Assessment Facilitator for Classical Studies has offered a plenary session relating to changes to the assessment specifications of the externally assessed standards covering the literature and art topics.

We are very pleased to offer the following plenary sessions with much appreciation to the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington.

Dr Matthew Trundle

The battles of Alexander the Great  - celluloid imaginings vs raw reality

Dr Judy Deuling

Sculpture in translation from the Greek ideal to Roman verism

Dr Arthur Pomeroy

The influence of Rome at the movies

Dr John Davidson

From Homer to Plato

For more info on the Plenary speakers please follow this link

For more information please contact:
David Adams
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
Private Bag, Wellington
Ph: 04 476 8707 x 810
Fax: 04 939 8934
Email: David Adams

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