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Teaching
Matters
Summit
KNOWLEDGE, TRUTH, FREEDOM

Proudly hosted by Catholic Education Tasmania
Building on the huge success of our 2023 and 2024 conferences, the Teaching Matters Summit is back for 2025 and better than ever. Bringing together a host of specialists in Science of Learning best practice teaching, the Summit is a fantastic opportunity for educators to enhance their skillset whilst collaborating with true experts in their field. Register for your place today.

Dr Gerard Gaskin
Executive Director, Catholic Education Tasmania
Summit
Welcome
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the third annual Teaching Matters Science of Learning Summit. This year’s theme of ‘Knowledge, Truth, Freedom’ takes us beyond the classroom by examining how best practice pedagogy paves the way for the lifelong success of our students.
Since we began our own journey, our goal has been to empower teachers with innovative and exciting techniques that truly inspire young people to achieve their best outcome through learning. This year’s keynote speakers will deliver some enlightening presentations to enhance skills, grow confidence and instil pride in a worthy vocation.
Our 2025 Summit also seeks to enable leaders looking to commence or shape their own journey into the Science of Learning. Through hearing from, and networking with, some of the sharpest minds in education, Science of Learning pedagogical practices can be increasingly adopted state-wide.
Together, let’s unlock the pathways to intellectual freedom through the pursuit of excellence in education.
Event
Speakers

Tom Bennett OBE
Founder and Director of researchED

Tom Sherrington
Teacher, Education Consultant, Author, Teacherhead Consulting

Anna Masters
Principal of Merici College, Canberra

Anna Taylor

Brooke Wardana OAM
Early Years Educator & Consultant

Bruno Reddy OBE
CEO and Founder, Maths Circle

Cameron Brown
Deputy Executive Director, Catholic Education Tasmania

Danny Pinchas
General Manager, Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership

Dr Gerard Gaskin
Executive Director, Catholic Education Tasmania

Glenn Fahey
Program Director in Education Policy, The Centre for Independent Studies

Jared Bussell
Director, Shaping Minds Australia

Jennifer White

Dr Jenny Donovan
CEO, Australian Education Research Organisation

Jordan O’Sullivan
Director, Shaping Minds Australia

Jordana Hunter
Education Program Director, Grattan Institute

Kerrie Flynn
Principal of St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Smithton, Tasmania

Prof Lorraine Hammond CF AM
Professor of Early Years Literacy, The University of Notre Dame Australia

Lyn Stone
Linguist & Author, Lifelong Literacy

Marilyn Fleer PhD, FASSA
Emeritus St John Monash Distinguished Professor

Marisa Matthys
Principal of St Mary’s Greensborough and Chair of the North East Zone of Principals, Victoria

Michael Roberts
Mastery Schools Australia, COGlearn

Dr Nathaniel Swain
Teacher, Instructional Coach, Researcher and Writer

Pamela Snow PhD, MAPS
Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Psychology, La Trobe University & Co-Director, SOLAR Lab

Patrick Ellis
Education Lead, Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn

Saroo Brierley
Businessman and Author

Shauna-Maree Sykes
Chief of Education, Strategy and Performance, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS)

Toni Hatten-Roberts
Mastery Schools Australia, COGlearn
Ready to book your place?
Registrations are now open. Secure your early bird rate by booking your place today!
Highlight
reel 2024
Tailored for teaching professionals, leaders and educators, Teaching Matters 2024 showcased innovative pedagogical approaches founded in the Science of Learning. Attendees interacted with prominent national and international experts who delved into the research supporting Science of Learning. In an event filled with keynotes, workshops, panel discussions and Q&As, delegates were exposed to best practice methodologies at the forefront of the teaching profession.
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University of Tasmania
A quiet pursuit of the extraordinary.
The University of Tasmania‘s story began over 130 years ago, in a sandstone building overlooking Hobart. Since those early days, with three lecturers teaching eleven students, our purpose has remained the same. Through academic excellence, we make our home, and the world, a better place.
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Catholic Super Fund
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Teachers Registration Board Tasmania
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