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Wednesday Evening Keynote
Wednesday Evening Keynote
Dr. Lyn Sharratt & Deputy MINISTER LeRoux
Dr. Lyn Sharratt & Deputy MINISTER LeRoux
Dr. Lyn Sharratt is a practitioner and researcher working in remote and urban settings worldwide. Lyn is an Adjunct Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada; an Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne, Australia; an author consultant for Corwin Press; an advisor for International School Leadership with the Ontario Principals’ Council; and consults internationally, working with system, school, and teacher leaders at all levels in Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Lyn focuses her time and effort on increasing each student’s growth and achievement by working alongside leaders and teachers to put FACES on their data, taking intentional action to make equity and excellence a reality for ALL students.
Visit www.lynsharratt.com for articles, video clips, and podcasts; on Twitter: @LynSharratt; on Instagram: lyn_sharratt; and on LinkedIn where Lyn owns the “Educational Leadership” LinkedIn group made up of 104,000+ members.
Lyn’s authorship includes Realization: The Change Imperative for Deepening District-Wide Reform (with Michael Fullan); Putting FACES on the Data: What Great Leaders Do! (with Michael Fullan); Good to Great to Innovate: Recalculating the Route, K–12+ (with Gale Harild); Leading Collaborative Learning: Excellence (with Beate Planche); CLARITY: What Matters MOST in Learning, Teaching and Leading (International Best-Selling Education Book in 2020); and Putting FACES on the Data: the 10th Anniversary Edition (with Michael Fullan).
Lyn is proud of the recent co-development of the CLARITY Learning Suite (CLS)—a web-based collaborative Professional Learning opportunity that mirrors the text, CLARITY. Lyn and her team believe that everyone’s a leader, thus CLS provides guidance to Learning Leaders on how to do this work of system and school improvement—together—to make a difference for all students. Visit www.claritylearningsuite.com.
Deputy Minister Elwin LeRoux
Deputy Minister, Education and Early Childhood Development
Nova Scotia
Elwin was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in January 2023. He served as Associate Deputy Minister when he joined the Department in September 2022.
Elwin has been a key leader in the Nova Scotia public education system for decades – serving as a teacher, principal, and school board executive – leading Nova Scotia’s largest education region for most of the last 10 years.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (mathematics and computer science) from St. Francis Xavier University as well as a Master of Education (Administration) and a Master of Arts (Education) from St. Mary’s University.
Elwin is an experienced and results-focused educational leader, dedicated to working collaboratively to create an equitable and inclusive environment for high-quality student experiences and achievement.
His experience leading through the complexities of public education in recent years has been an incredible and humbling experience. Through deep and complex change, Elwin is guided by questions that focus on ensuring students thrive in learning and wellbeing.
Elwin has served on the Board of The Learning Partnership, a former Canadian charity connecting business, educators, and strategic partners to design and deliver education programs for students focused on essential skills and competencies needed in tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and problem solvers. He is a founding and alumni member of the C21 Canada CEO Academy, a pan-Canadian network of school system leaders focused on increasing system influence on student achievement and well-being through accelerated and effective integration of 21st century skills in competency-based teaching practices.
Keynote (Wednesday evening): Deputy Minister LeRoux and Dr. Lyn Sharratt
Title: Consistent, Persistent, Insistent Leadership: Ensuring Quality Teaching in Every Classroom Daily
Description: Are you an impactful instructional leader? How do you monitor the impact of your leadership? For a system to demonstrate improvement in student achievement and well-being in every school and for ALL students, principals, vice principals and system leaders, must lead, foster, and create sustainable, collaborative learning environments that support the recognition and continuous reinforcement of effective instruction and assessment practices that support learning. As leaders we are responsible and accountable to our learners. This session will focus on the six leadership dimensions that when used consistently support a shared understanding and vision ensuring every student has access to an equitable and high-quality education.
thursday morning Opening Keynote SPEAKER
thursday morning Opening Keynote SPEAKER
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION SPEAKER
THURSDAY AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSION SPEAKER
Zaretta hammond
Zaretta hammond
Zaretta Hammond, M.A.is a national consultant and author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (Corwin, 2015).
She is a former high school and community college expository writing instructor. For the past 20 years, she has supported schools and other institutions in deepening their understanding and application of culturally responsive practices. She currently runs the Culturally Responsive Education by Design Online PLC, a 6-monthintensive, inquiry-based professional learning experience to build instructional capacity to use culturally responsive tools and practices effectively.
Ms. Hammond is a strong literacy advocate who sits on the Board of Trustees for the Center for the Collaborative Classroom. She is also a member of the advisory board for the Consortium for Reading Education (CORE).
Title: It Takes A Village: Leveraging Collaborative Leadership and Culturally Responsive Practice for Instructional Equity
The pandemic has only widened achievement gaps and increased unfinished learning for all students, but especially historically marginalized students of African descent and Indigenous students. What are the policies and practices that need to be in place to close these gaps and interrupt chronic inequity?
In this session, we will look at the integration of the science of learning and culturally responsive instruction and its potential to accelerate student learning when done through collaborative leadership. We will zoom in to look at culturally responsive teaching within the classroom’s instructional core. We will then zoom out to identify the policies and leadership practices necessary to support the practices within the instructional core that move the needle for students academically.
The keynote will be mostly about the WHAT and the WHY while the breakout delves more into some of the HOW. Zaretta will be welcoming two of her colleagues, Lonice Eversley (Lonice Eversely) Master Teacher from the New York City Department of Education and Dr. Wendy Mackey (Dr. Wendy Mackey) from St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, to join her in the conversion during her breakout session.
thursday Concurrent Speaker
thursday Concurrent Speaker
DR. Andrew francis
DR. Andrew francis
Dr. Andrew Francis is the Coordinator of Literacy Innovation and Special Projects for the Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education and former Principal of New Glasgow Academy. He was convinced at an early age, with heaps of supporting evidence, that he would never make the NHL. Since putting that dream to rest, he has completed his Bachelor of Commerce, which allowed him to sell photocopiers door-to-door (poorly), before moving into teaching Social Studies and Mathematics at the High School level. He has been a high school Vice-Principal and Acting Principal; a regional Student Success Planning Consultant; and a Principal of a P-8 school. He completed his PhD in Education in 2015 from the University of Ottawa.
Andrew is proud to have won the “Enthusiasm Award” in his Grade 2 year and has done his best to maintain that level of energy into his adult life, complicated slightly by his 4 and 2-year old boys, Will and Evan, uncomplicated greatly by his wife, Riley. Andrew loves being a part of a team and identifies “a bunch of people working hard to put the chairs away after an assembly” as one of his favorite non-academic situations. Andrew was raised in Stellarton, NS but now lives in Westville, NS and if you were from Pictou County you would know that’s a big deal. He always loves talking about ideas and sometimes worries that he doesn't have enough hobbies. Andrew would be more than happy to hear from you if you wanted to connect and can be reached at francisa@ccrce.ca
Title: Collaborative Leadership: The Art of Leading So You Can Get Out of the Way
This past February, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, Becky Druhan, shared an update with all provincial education employees, highlighting the government’s response to a number of ongoing challenges in our education system. In this letter, she states the government’s “…support for the innovative work taking place in schools. Exciting examples include the literacy work underway in the Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education (CCRCE) that started in one school and is now spreading to many others… [and] in line with the work underway in CCRCE and with the Ontario Human Rights Commissions’ Right to Read Inquiry, we have introduced a new approach to literacy…” Dr. Andrew Francis, former Principal of the aforementioned school and now Coordinator of Literacy Innovation and Special Projects with CCRCE, will share his school’s experience of staff collaborating across grade levels and roles to ensure improved literacy achievement for all students. Sharing both the story of their change management process and lessons learned from their successes and stumbles, Dr. Francis will present one example of how collaborative leadership, grounded in shared purpose, can positively impact the trajectories of both students and staff.
Thursday Concurrent Speakers (TEAM)
Thursday Concurrent Speakers (TEAM)
Carola Knockwood and Beth Macinnis
Carola Knockwood and Beth Macinnis
Carola Knockwood grew up in the Mi’kmaw traditional district of Siknikt, but now calls Unama’ki home. After a year in the Integrative Science program at Cape Breton University, she transferred into the Bachelor of Science program and graduated with a concentration in Biology. Once completing her Bachelor of Education degree, she taught several grades at Maupeltuewey Kina’matno’kuom in Membertou. She earned her Master in Science Education from Wheelock College, where her course work focused on using Etuaptmumk / Two-Eyed Seeing (E/TES) as a guiding principle. Carola’s work is grounded in Mi’kmaw Ways of Being and Knowing. Her goal is to see the Mi’kmaw Knowledge system side by side with western knowledge in education. Her work is guided by the understanding that the spirit of the child is at the heart of the learning at all times. As educators it is essential to honour each student gifts and talents and nurture the four aspects of being. Carola is currently the Executive Director of Mi’kmaw Services within the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, in the Province of Nova Scotia.
Beth MacInnis has been curious about in/equity for much of her life. Her parents, both from New Waterford, came from different socioeconomic backgrounds, coal miners and merchants. From a young age Beth noticed that this greatly impacted how you were perceived and how you moved through the world. During her elementary school years Beth noticed inequities through her educational experiences at Scotchtown Elementary, located within a coal mining community, and those at Tower Road Elementary, located in affluent South End Halifax. As life unfolded so did her recognition of where she was situated in regard to gender, race, culture, sexual orientation and education deepening her understanding of in/equity. Supporting students, families, and staff in her role as Psychologist within the South Shore Regional Centre for Education grew her understanding of the many ways that inequity affects daily reality.
Beth currently works within Mi’kmaw Services Branch, Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development as Lead Equity Consultant supporting Equity in Action: Mi’kma’ki. This Etuaptmumk guided and community centred framework is bringing together Regional Education staff, EECD staff and Mi’kmaw Community members on a co-learning journey of recognizing, responding and redressing systemic bias, systemic racism and systemic privilege impacting the well-being and achievement of Mi’kmaw/Indigenous learners.
TITLE: Nurturing Mi’kmaw and Indigenous Student Success
Rooted in a Mi’kmaw knowledge system we will look at nurturing student success centered around Mi’kmaw Ways of Being and Knowing and grounded in Netukulimk. We will begin with exploring The Mi’kmaw Education Visual Model as it relates to equity and inclusion.
Equity in Action brings together Regional Centre staff, Education and Early Childhood Development staff, and Mi’kmaw Community members to grow understandings of the educational experiences of Mi’kmaw/Indigenous students. Through the exchange of stories this community guided co-learning journey, anchored in the core values of relationships, respect, reciprocity and responsibility, enriches understandings of systemic barriers affecting the well-being and achievement of Mi’kmaw/Indigenous learners so that meaningful actions can be co-created and implemented.
THURSDAY CONCURRENT SPEAKER
DR. KATHY TOOGOOD
Dr. Kathy Toogood is a teacher, learner, and leader. She began her career as a high school teacher in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, then moved west, working for Edmonton Public schools for over twenty years as a teacher, district consultant and principal. This was followed by four years as a system leader at Alberta Education, working with superintendents, system and community leaders to support continuous improvement, focusing on supports for refugee and newcomer students. Throughout her career she has been passionate about working with underserved students, utilizing promising practices to promote social inclusion, efficacy, and success on the path to equity. Since 2016 when the Syrians arrived in Canada, she has been learning with and from school jurisdictions and immigrant serving agencies to identify systemic supports for newcomer students and families in schools. Currently an adjunct professor for the University of Portland, her graduate courses focus on transformational growth and development, improving practice through coaching, and creating culturally responsive learning environments so all students can thrive. She can be found at https://kanopyconsulting.ca/
Title: Collaborative & Culturally Responsive School Leadership
School leaders play a critical role in ensuring that all students receive a high quality, culturally and linguistically responsive and equitable education. They are essential for creating opportunities for collaboration amongst school staff, parents, and community partners, and for ensuring teachers have the supports they need for delivering culturally responsive pedagogy. What are the high leverage strategies that educational leaders can focus on to support the well-being and achievement of newcomer students? Grounded in a deeply human approach that honours the diverse lived experiences that newcomers bring, Dr. Kathy Toogood will share promising practices for leaders to employ as well as a process to discern where to start. Creating a welcoming and inclusive learning environment begins with strategies such as: building capacity for teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL), scheduling to prioritize student needs, providing mental health supports, creating strengths-based opportunities, engaging in intercultural learning, and engaging parents and community partners in meaningful ways. This interactive session will leave you with strategies and processes for engaging staff, parents, and community partners to serve newcomer students and families well.
THURSDAY CONCURRENT SPEAKER
MICHEL COLLETTE
FRENCH SESSION
Michel Collette has been Executive Director of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial since 2021. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education with a concentration in School Administration from the Université de Moncton. He also continued his education by completing a 2nd Masters in Education with a concentration in Information and Communication Technology at Memorial University in St. John’s, NL. As Executive Director of CSAP, he seeks to position the CSAP as a national leader in educational innovation.
Since 2019, as Director of Educational and Student Services at CSAP, Mr. Collette has successfully led the merger of educational and student services to further focus resources on developing a structure that meets the needs of all students. He is responsible for the development and implementation of French first language curricula and associated teaching resources. He has played an integral role in positioning the CSAP in the transition to a 21st century pedagogy, including technology integration, universal access to technology, and support sites for CSAP staff and communities.
During his career within CSAP, Michel Collette has held a number of leadership roles, including vice-principal and principal, and educational program coordinator, in addition to many years of experience as a teacher. He has also worked for the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood as a consultant in French Immersion and has been a lecturer at the undergraduate and graduate levels at Université Sainte-Anne and at the undergraduate level at Université de Moncton.
Michel Collette est directeur général du Conseil scolaire acadien provincial depuis 2021. Il possède un Baccalauréat et une maîtrise en éducation avec concentration en administration scolaire de l’Université de Moncton. Il a également poursuivi ses études en complétant une 2e maîtrise en éducation avec concentration en technologie de l’information et de la communication à l’Université Memorial à St. Jean, NL. En qualité de directeur général du CSAP, il cherche à positionner celui-ci comme leader national dans le domaine de l’innovation pédagogique.
Depuis 2019, à titre de Directeur des services éducatifs et des services aux élèves au CSAP, M. Collette a mené avec succès la fusion des services éducatifs et services aux élèves afin de concentrer davantage les ressources sur le développement d’une structure qui répond aux besoins de tous les élèves. Il est responsable de l’élaboration et de la mise en œuvre des programmes d’études en français langue maternelle et des ressources pédagogiques qui y sont associées. Michel a joué un rôle intégral dans le positionnement du CSAP dans la transition vers une pédagogie du 21e siècle, incluant une intégration de technologies, l’accès universel à la technologie ainsi que des sites d’appui pour le personnel et les communautés du CSAP.
Au courant de son parcours professionnel au sein du CSAP, Michel Collette a assumé plusieurs rôles de leadership; entre autres, la direction adjointe et la direction d’école, et comme coordonnateur des programmes éducatifs, en plus de plusieurs d’années d’expérience comme enseignant. Il a aussi œuvré au Ministère de l’éducation et de la petite enfance de la Nouvelle-Écosse en tant que consultant en immersion française et a été chargé de cours au niveau du baccalauréat et de la maîtrise à l’Université Sainte-Anne et au niveau du baccalauréat à l’Université de Moncton.
Sujet: Innovation en éducation, un chemin vers le futur en passant par le présent
Le questionnement face aux approches pédagogiques traditionnelles peut certes déstabiliser toutes parties prenantes, mais ceci est nécessaire afin de créer un environnement sain et sécuritaire, propice à l’innovation, et de répondre aux besoins de notre société en constante évolution.
Le personnel scolaire doit être encouragé à remettre en question les méthodes traditionnelles, à chercher de nouvelles idées et à faire autrement afin de continuer à satisfaire aux réalités du présent et du futur. Cependant, cette prise de risque est uniquement possible si l’environnement et le climat le permettent. La culture d’expérimentation, le temps de tenter des nouveautés, la réflexion individuelle et collective sont des facteurs à considérer et des conditions à mettre en place pour pouvoir examiner les pratiques et en évaluer leur efficacité.
THURSDAY MORNING CONCURRENT SESSION SPEAKER
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. LYN SHARRATT
Session Titles and Descriptions:
Concurrent Session (Thursday morning)
Title: Putting Faces on the Data: Equity and Excellence for ALL
We will explore ways that we can use varied forms of data to inform our practice and increase all students’ growth and achievement.
Closing Keynote (Thursday afternoon)
Title: Sustainability (Collecting Evidence of Impact)
Lyn’s closing keynote will focus on collecting evidence of impact.
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