Before I go into other news, I want to send a big thank you to all those people who attended my professional learning session on GRIT last week. There have been some interesting developments in this area of late and the recording should be made available to you momentarily. We've had some great interest in the form of submissions to present at our conference, and if you felt that you missed out, worry not! We have extended the deadline until March 18th. So, if you do have something original and/or insightful to say we would love to hear from you.
I have also been discussing with the committee the different professional learning sessions that we will be offering this year, and we have some interesting ideas lined up, so please watch this space and book into some quality professional learning when the time comes. Also, let's not forget the conference coming up in May with our keynote speaker professor Vicky Duckworth coming to us from the UK to discuss her work on the groundbreaking transforming lives project of 2022.
So, we are quite busy here at VALBEC at the moment, as I guess we all are as we simultaneously welcome our new students while trying to plan and stay abreast of the changes in our landscapes. Let us not forget the importance of those first meetings in the establishment of lasting educational relationships, because it is in relationships that life changing and deep learning can occur. Looking forward to seeing you all online or face to face at our conference in May.
VALBEC President
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