Day 1 - Wednesday, August 16, 2023
5:00 - 6:15 p.m. Registration
6:30 p.m.
Scott Armstrong, Chair of Board of Directors, PSAANS (Welcome)
Michelle Marshall-Johnson & Nevin Jackson, Diversity & Equity Specialists, ELCNS (Land & People Acknowledgements)
Paula Evans, Director Leadership in Student Achievement and Well-Being, EECD (Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speakers)
6:45 p.m.
Dr. Lyn Sharratt, Author of Clarity and Deputy Minister, Elwin LeRoux, of Education and Early Childhood Development
7:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Musical Entertainment provided by: Fiddles and Feet
Refreshments will be served
Cash Bar will be available
Informal Chat & Conversation time
Day 2 - Thursday, August 17, 2023
Product, Publication, and Service Display (Main Hallway)
9:00 a.m.
Tim Simony, Executive Director of PSAANS
(Welcome)
Michelle Marshall-Johnson & Nevin Jackson, Diversity & Equity Specialists, ELCNS
(Land & People Acknowledgements)
The Honourable Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development (Welcome & Opening Remarks)
Ken Fells, Member of Board of Directors, ELCNS (Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker)
9:15 a.m.
Zaretta Hammond, Author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
10:30 a.m. Nutrition Break & Device Check
11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Park Centre AB: Dr. Lyn Sharratt
Title: Putting FACES on the Data: Equity and Excellence for ALL
Burnside A: Michel Collette
Title: Innovation en éducation, un chemin vers le futur en passant par le présent
FRENCH SESSION
Burnside B: Dr. Andrew Francis
Title: Collaborative Leadership: The Art of Leading So You Can Get Out of the Way
Brownlow: Carola Knockwood & Beth MacInnis
Title: Nurturing Mi'kmaw and Indigenous Student Success
12:15 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Park Centre AB: Zaretta Hammond with guest colleagues Dr. Eunice Eversley & Dr. Wendy Mackey
Title: Continuation of morning keynote session:
Delving into the "HOW" of It Takes a Village
Commodore A: Dr. Kathy Toogood
Title: Collaborative & Culturally Responsive School Leadership
REPEAT SESSION
Commodore B: Dr. Andrew Francis
Title: Collaborative Leadership: The Art of Leading So You Can Get Out of the Way
REPEAT SESSION
Commodore C: Carola Knockwood & Beth MacInnis
Title: Nurturing Mi'kmaw and Indigenous Student Success
REPEAT SESSION
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Closing Keynote (Park Centre AB):
Sustainability (Collecting Evidence of Impact)
Dr. Lyn Sharratt, Author of Clarity: What Matters Most in Learning, Teaching, and Leading
3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks/Thank You
Stephanie Isenor-Ryan, Executive Director of ELCNS and Conference Chair
3:45 p.m. Thank You and Departure