Alumni

Leadership Breakfast with Chris Rider and Jacqui Wilton, Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
02 Jun

Leadership Breakfast with Chris Rider and Jacqui Wilton, Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Chris Rider will present on his role as CEO of the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) and share his learnings on leading through a generational change.
Following this, Jacqui Wilton, Director of the Curriculum Services Division of the QCAA, will share her reflections on what the work is going forward for all schools.
There will be time at the end of the discussion for an open Q&A.
Griffith Alumni Expert Exchange - Canberra
01 Jun

Griffith Alumni Expert Exchange - Canberra

The evening will commence with a discussion led by Gabrielle Chan with Alan Schwartz AM and Ken Henry AC inspired by the Griffith Review edition Remaking the Balance. This panel session will delve into our relationships with natural capital, resources, profit and value, and the ways these can help us shape a more sustainable, economic future.
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​Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to meet new people, reunite over drinks and canapes with fellow Griffith alumni.
The Importance of Aligning Your Values with Your Workplace
25 May

The Importance of Aligning Your Values with Your Workplace

While enjoying a delicious hot breakfast, hear from an accomplished panel of Griffith alumni as they share their stories on the importance of aligning your personal values with those of your workplace. Such alignment is not only critical for career sustainability and success, it can also lead to an increased wellbeing at work.
PDN Live Webinar: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners at School
19 May

PDN Live Webinar: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners at School

​In this session, Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia will provide an overview of some pedagogical approaches and strategies for supporting twice-exceptional learners at school. Michelle will outline suitable approaches for instructional differentiation, moving beyond Bloom's Taxonomy, to begin to support twice-exceptional learners through the application of different curriculum support models.
Gold Coast Alumni Networking Event
13 May

Gold Coast Alumni Networking Event

Griffith University Alumni Relations are delighted to invite you to join Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Carolyn Evans, as well as fellow members of your Alumni community, university staff and friends for an informal evening of networking and connection.

You'll have the opportunity to meet new people, reunite over drinks and canapes with those who attended Griffith with you and hear what is happening at your university.
PDN Live Webinar:  An Introduction to Twice-Exceptionality - Gifted Students with Disabilities
12 May

PDN Live Webinar: An Introduction to Twice-Exceptionality - Gifted Students with Disabilities

In this informative session, Michelle will unpack the concept of twice-exceptionality and how this may show up in a child's educational environment; illustrating this from her vast experience and research with young people. In this session, participants will be engaged in exploring an introduction to what twice exceptionality is and how this may manifest in the classroom.