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We are losing leaders in education. There. Letâs just name it.
And not just Superintendents or Principals, but anyone in the school system who is trying to make changes that have a positive and observable impact where it matters the mostâin classrooms with students. Department heads, team leaders, instructional coaches and even our âunofficial leadersâ - those good folks who choose to put their hands up to volunteer to be a part of something sounds like a pretty good idea for kids. Despite an unending will from educators to meet the needs of the children in our classrooms, the already sky-high demands placed on the school system (pushed even higher in the post-pandemic era) have transformed leadership into survival at all levels. As a result, as leaders we often find ourselves âdriftingâ, moving from crisis to crisis, struggling to know whether we are making a difference, and wondering âIs all of this worth it?â.
Hereâs the good news. It is worth it. Leaders DO make a difference. A big one. At all levels. We just need to make it easier for ourselves to SEE that we make a difference. To make the impact of our leadership observable while concurrently building the collective efficacy of those who lead, teach and learn in our schools.
This episode, which was a Keynote address at uLead 2024, features Cale Birk, former teacher, high school principal, author and imagineer of âNavigating Leadership Driftâ, âPLC 2.0 - Collaborating for Observable Impactâ, âThe PLC 2.0 Toolkitâ, and âChanging Change Using Learner Centered Designâ for this fun, inspiring and practical keynote address. Participants will learn about âthe leadership driftâ, how to spot when they are âdriftingâ and how to lead from the middle by creating the conditions to make the impact of their leadership observable. Participants will also walk away having experienced a tool and protocol they can immediately use in their context!
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In this episode, we bring you a breakout session from uLead 2024 called You Donât Need a Title to be a Leader. Youâll hear Shan Jorgenson-Adam and Dr. Rita Marler speak about how Educational Leadership is different from non-educational leadership roles because student success is at the core. They ask participants to "reimagine" their leadership skills/abilities and support them in identifying and cultivating these skills in others with the ultimate purpose of ensuring success for all students.
Shan Jorgenson-Adam has been an educator for over 30 years working in a variety of educational roles (teacher, school administrator, division principal, director assistant and deputy superintendent) in both British Columbia and Alberta.
Dr. Rita Marler has worked in K - 12 public education for over 30 years in central Alberta. Rita's passion is Instructional Leadership and her doctoral work focused on the instructional leadership role of the Assistant Principal. As superintendent for 9 years, Rita's visionary leadership and relational approach paved the way for a collaborative culture that created connections amongst administrators and schools across her school division.
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In this talk Dr. Sean Lessard looks back at his early work in the engagement and development of Indigenous youth programming and school wide practice and policy innovations.
Dr. Sean Lessard is from Montreal Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 territory. He is an award winning writer, researcher and speaker. He is a former teacher, guidance counsellor and designer of innovative educational programming that supports Indigenous youth both in and outside of schools. Dr. Lessard currently is a Professor at the University of Alberta where his primary research is in Indigenous Youth Wellness and Intergenerational Leadership.
This pre-conference session at uLead 2024 was sponsored by Nelson Education.
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In this episode we hear from Molly Garcia, uLead 2024 Keynote and Franklin Covey Education Coach/Consultant, about what she will be sharing in Banff. If you like what you are hearing, learn more about uLead and the Council for School Leadership at:
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In this episode, we share a keynote session from uLead 2023 from Dr. Steve Munby.
Steve Munby is a self-employed consultant and speaker on leadership and on system reform. Based in the UK, he works with governments and with groups of schools around the world.Steve was Chief Executive of the National College for School Leadership in England for 8 years and then Chief Executive of Education Development Trust, an international not-for-profit education organisation working in Asia, India, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Steve is also the facilitator for the ARC summits (education systems from around the world committed to equity, excellence, well-being and social justice).
He is Visiting Professor at University College London, Centre for Educational Leadership, Honorary Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University and Chair of the Teaching Awards Trust. His book âImperfect Leadership â A book for leaders who know they donât know it allâ was published by Crown House in July 2019. His latest book, co-authored with Marie-Claire Bretherton, - Imperfect Leadership in Action- A practical book for school leaders who know they donât know it allâ was published in April 2022 (Crown House).
He was awarded a CBE in 2010 for services to leadership in schools and childrenâs services.
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In this episode we speak with Rosie Connor who will be delivering a breakout session at uLead 2024. She introduces herself, shares what she will be speaking about at uLead 2024, and talks about what she hopes participants will gain from this session.
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In this episode we speak with Brandon Farbstein who will be delivering the final Keynote at uLead 2024. He introduces himself, shares what he will be speaking about at uLead 2024, and talks about what he hopes participants will gain from his session.
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In this episode with speak with Cale Birk, upcoming Keynote at uLead 2024. We talk a little about his experiences and what he hopes to share with the attendees at uLead 2024.
You can learn more about Cale by visiting his website at https://www.birklearns.com/
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This episode is a breakout sessions that was presented at uLead 2023 by Adedeji Bowoade and Michael Carter. In their session they examine the ways the education system impacts multiple marginalized students. As a BIPOC teacher and a disabled teacher, their aim was to build understanding, reflect on practice, and create better futures for multiple marginalized students with education leaders at uLead 2023.
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You will heard not only their presentation, but reflections from participants in the session.
You can contact the presenters at:Twitter - @AdedejiBowoadeâ
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Imani BarbarinLauren "Lolo" SpencerLeroy F. Moore Jr.
In their session they mention the names of some Social Media Activists in this area. They are:If you enjoyed this episode, join us at uLead. You can get more information at uLead.ca
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In this episode Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers' Association, speaks about school leadership in Alberta. He sat down to talk to us during the 2023 uLead conference.
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This episode brings you a breakout session from the CAP-uLead conference in 2022 with Kevin Van Lagen.
In 2014, enrollment in Altario School was at an all-time low. The future of both the school and community was in question. Today, Altario School is vibrant hub of rural education. By Reimagining rural education, this community school has created a student led farm that not only teaches all things agriculture, it also has increased enrollment in the school, has grown the community and inspired other rural schools to embrace their rural identity.
You can find out more about Kevin's work by following him on Twitter and on Facebook.
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In this video we bring you a session from a LeadMeet gathering that was held at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton in January of 2023. LeadMeets are events organized by the CSL where local leaders share their tips for positively impacting student learning. In this session, we will hear Christina Jones discuss her work around distributed leadership.
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In this episode we bring you a session from a LeadMeet gathering that was held at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton in January of 2023. LeadMeets are evening gatherings organized by the CSL where local leaders share their tips for positively impacting student learning. In this session, we will hear Meghan Wiens & Lisa Gonsalvez discuss their work with introducing Inquiry practices at their school.
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Welcome to the next edition of our introductions to featured speakers at uLead 2023. For more information on uLead, please visit the website.
Eileen Pollack was one of the first two women to graduate from Yale University with a BS in physics; she later earned an MFA from the Iowa Writersâ Workshop. She is the author of five Novels as well as two collections of short fiction. One of her novels, Breaking and Entering, was named a New York Times Editorâs Choice selection. Eileenâs work of creative nonfiction Woman Walking Ahead: In Search of Catherine Weldon and Sitting Bull was recently made into a movie starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes.
Her investigative memoir The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still a Boysâ Club was published by Beacon Press in 2015; a long excerpt appeared in the New York Times Sunday Magazine and went viral, after which she spent five years working to advance the opportunities for women and people of colour in STEM fields.
Her work has been selected for Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, and Best American Travel Writing. Eileenâs latest book, an essay collection titled Maybe Itâs Me: On Being the Wrong Kind of Woman, was published in January 2022 by Delphinium Books and received starred reviews in both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. A former director of the MFA Program at the University of Michigan, she is now a professor emerita and lives and writes in Boston.
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Welcome to the next edition of our introductions to featured speakers at uLead 2023. For more information on uLead, please visit the website.
In this episode we speak with Desiree Cocroft who is an energizing coach and consultant that seeks to empower leaders to fulfill their fullest potential. An experienced facilitator of over 20 years, Desiree elevates the hearts and minds of her audience, while also igniting them to take inspired action.
She holds a BA and MBA in Business Administration from Hampton University, as well as a BA from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Dance. Desiree is an award-winning author of "Get Your Life Today, 7 Success Hacks for Life, Leadership, and Business." She is also a certified Life and Leadership coach.
Desiree is the host of her own podcast, Get Your Life Today, and her expertise has also been featured on Forbes, The Gifters Podcast, Exposed the Podcast, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, and the PowHer Network. She is also an award-winning author and former Milwaukee Business Journal 40 Under 40 who has appeared on stages for TEDx, Innovation Women, Marquette University, the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, and more.
In addition to all that she does, Desiree is a full-time consultant with FranklinCovey, where she trains thousands of leaders in their education division each year in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, trust, leadership development, and strategically achieving organizational goals.
This episode is brought to you by the Council for School Leadership of the Alberta Teachers' Association.
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Phil Boyte is a Culture Coach, as well as a Professional Development and Culture Summit Facilitator. Phil helps educational leaders to create schools that are so fun, encouraging, and safe they have to beg students and teachers to leave at the end of the day. He has travelled the continent for over thirty years working with school educators in thousands of schools.
He is the founder of Learning for Living and the creator of programs such as Link Crew, WEB, and Breaking Down the Walls. He also wrote the book School Culture By Design.
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When it comes to mental health, Stéphane Grenier walks the talk.
He was appointed to the Order of Canada and awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Guelph and Humber College for his contributions to the field of workplace mental health.
StĂ©phaneâs riveting keynotes are not only thought-provoking, but also lead to tangible action and sustainable change for those leaders who are prepared to rethink how they support their people.
His autobiography, After the War: Surviving PTSD and Changing Mental Health Culture, tells his story from the day he landed in the midst of the Rwandan genocide, through his journey of changing mental health culture in the Canadian military, developing national Guidelines for Peer Support with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, all the way to creating Mental Health Innovations (MHI); a consultancy that leads innovative and sustainable change in organizations to enhance the mental health of their people.Today, he and his business partners, along with countless associates, develop non-clinical mental health interventions as a complement to traditional clinical care for private and public sector organizations, as well as for provincial healthcare systems.
StĂ©phaneâs vision is a world where people no longer face barriers to good mental health.
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Armand Doucet is one of the worldâs foremost pracademics and teachers in education for this Digital Age. He is a sought after leader, inspirational speaker, coach, columnist, and author. He is one of our Keynote speakers at uLead this year and is part of the pre-conference webinar series that is being offered before the conference in April of 2022.
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This episode was recording during the ATA Educational Leadership Academy 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the academy was held online. This session was the second part of a module and speaks about the importance of play for children.
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Pasi Sahlberg is a Finnish educator who has worked as a schoolteacher, teacher-educator, researcher, and policy advisor in Finland and has studied education systems and advised education leaders around the world. He has written and spoken widely about teaching and learning in school, teachers' work and school improvement, educational change, international education issues, and the future of schools.
Armand Doucet (M.S.M., M.Ed.) is one of the worldâs foremost pracademics and teachers in education for this Digital Age. He is a sought after leader, inspirational speaker, coach, columnist, author of Teaching Life: Our Calling, Our Choices, Our Challenges in Routledgeâs Best-selling Leading Change Series. He is also the lead author of the best-selling book Teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Standing at the Precipice (Routledge 2018). He has spoken to tens of thousands of teachers on every continent and key international organizations such as UNESCO, WEF and OECD. He has received the Governor General Award for Teaching Excellence in History (2017), Canadian Prime Ministerâs Award for Teaching Excellence (2015), is a Meritorious Service Medal Recipient Governor General of Canada, is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Teach SDGs Ambassador, and was named one of the top teachers in the world by the Global Teacher Prize (2017).
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This episode was recording during the ATA Educational Leadership Academy in 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the academy was moved online and a number of sessions were presented. This session features Dr. Micheal Rich and Dr. Phil McRae speaking about research around digital wellbeing.
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Growing Up Digital Findings 2Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and practices Adolescent Medicine at Boston Childrenâs Hospital. Pediatrician, researcher, father, and filmmaker, Dr. Rich is the Founder and Director of the Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) and the first evidence-based medical program addressing physical, mental and social health issues associated with digital technology, the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID).
Dr. Phil McRae is Executive Staff Officer and Associate Coordinator, Government-Research with the Alberta Teachersâ Association and Adjunct Professor within the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta where he earned his Ph.D. He was the Director of the internationally recognized Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) at the University of Alberta from 2005-2009, and taught several graduate courses in the Master of Education in Educational Studies program.
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