Changes and Challenges: The Power of Education to Build the World to Which We Aspire. Australian College of Educators (ACE) National Conference Proceedings (Sydney, Australia, September 26-27, 2016)

The theme of the 2016 National Conference of the Australian College of Educators (ACE), "Challenges and changes: The power of education to build the world to which we aspire," provided a unique opportunity for education professionals to carefully consider and propose papers, workshops, and poster sessions to stimulate discussion and debate about this significant topic as participants from all sectors and at all levels of the education community gathered at this two-day event in Sydney, Australia, on September 26-27, 2016. The ACE 2016 National Conference Proceedings include Keynote Addresses and Reviewed Paper Presentations, including the winning Paper of the ACE/ASG Student Educator "Writing the future" National Award, and two Reviewed Paper Presentations that provide reflections from the field. Following an editorial by Kerrie Ikin and a welcome by the ACE National President, Bronwyn Pike, keynote presentations in these proceedings include the following: (1) The best possible start: Why investment in quality early childhood education and care matters (Rachel Hunter); (2) The power of teachers in building the world to which we aspire: Breaking open the "black box" of teacher education (Diane Mayer); (3) Teaching Human Rights (Megan Mitchell); (4) A model for a new financing framework for tertiary education in Australia (Peter Noonan); (5) The New Work Order (Jan Owen); and (6) What kind of education is needed to build a better world? (Colin Power). Presentations in these proceedings include the following: (7) Learning to create preferred futures: Theorising informal and incidental learning in hybrid community learning spaces (Catherine Arden); (8) Educating for sustainable rural futures (Pam Bartholomaeus); (9) Changes and challenges: Is our education system equipped to prepare students for a brave new world? (Erin Canavan); (10) Leadership for international mindedness (Paul Kidson); (11) Systems thinking for system reform: Developing leaders, schools and networks for the future we want in education (Andrew Mowat and Richard Owens); (12) Developing a community of VET professionals (Terry O'Hanlon-Rose); (13) Collaborative Learning Design in the Middle Years: Aspiring to a transformative approach to teaching and learning (Sarah Quinn); and (14) Creating the ideal classroom environment to ensure success for Indigenous students (Tracy Woodroffe). Reflections from practitioners include: (15) What cultural world view will equip Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isl