British Columbia
School Superintendents
Association
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Conference Timetable
- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26-
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11 - 2 pm
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Professional Development Committee Meeting (St. James Room, Empress) |
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12 - 4 pm
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Partners for Professional Practice (Balmoral Room, Empress) |
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3 - 5 pm
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Roads to 2010 (Carson Hall, Victoria Conference Centre) |
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4 - 7 pm
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Early conference registration at Empress Fairmont Hotel Upper Lobby
(Delegates can pick up name badge and conference package) |
- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 -
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All sessions at Victoria Conference Centre, Level 2
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7 - 8:30 am
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Registration and continental breakfast |
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8:45 am
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Plenary 1: Wade Davis |
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10:00 am
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Nutrition break (sponsored by the BC Dairy Foundation) |
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10:20 am
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Plenary 2: Michael Fullan |
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11:30 am
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Lunch in Empress Crystal Ballroom |
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1:15 pm
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Plenary 3: Michael Fullan
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4 pm
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Conference Day One ends
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BCSSA MEMBERS ONLY
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4:30 pm
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BCSSA Annual General Meeting and President's Reception
(for BCSSA members only)
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- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28-
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All sessions at Victoria Conference Centre, Level 2
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7:15 am
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Continental breakfast |
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9 am
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Plenary 4: Bruce Beairsto |
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10 am
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Nutrition break |
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11:30 am
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Lunch in Empress Crystal Ballroom |
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12:30 pm
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Luncheon speaker Regional Chief Shawn Atleo, BC Assembly of First Nations |
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1:15 pm
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Plenary 5: Sally Armstrong |
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3 pm
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Conference close |
- SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29-
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8:30 am - 12 pm
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New Members Session (Balmoral Room, Empress) |
Conference Presenters
WADE DAVIS– is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he received his PhD in ethnobotany from Harvard University and his work as an anthropologist and botanical explorer has taken him from the forests of the Amazon to the mountains of Tibet, from the high Arctic to the deserts of Africa.
Recipient of the $125,000 Lannan Foundation literary prize, he is the author of thirteen best selling books including The Serpent and the Rainbow, a chronicle of his research on zombies among the secret societies of Haiti, which was later released as a feature film, and One River which was nominated fore the Governor General’s literary Award for Nonfiction.
Described by ABC 20/20 as a real-life Indiana Jones, Davis’ expeditions and investigations have been the subject of some 600 media reports and accounts, including three episodes of the X-files. A professional speaker for nearly 20 years, Wade has captivated audiences with tales of insight and adventure at more than 170 universities and museums throughout the world, and scores of corporate events here at home in Canada and the US.
He is currently working on a new series of films for the US and International Geographic Channel, which will be filmed in Columbia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Mongolia and India. His lecture presentations, illustrated by exquisite photographs, are a wild and moving celebration of the wonder of humanity, and the diversity of the human spirit as expressed in the myriad cultures of the world.
MICHAEL FULLAN – is Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Recognized as a worldwide authority on educational reform, Michael is engaged in training, consulting, and evaluating change projects around the world and his books have been published in many languages.
Michael Fullan is currently Special Advisor to the Premier and Minster of Education in Ontario. His book, Leading in a Culture of Change was awarded the 2002 Book of the Year Award by the National Staff Development Council and Breakthrough (with Peter Hill and Carmel Crévola) won the 2006 Book of the year Award from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
A list of his widely acclaimed books, articles and other resources can be found at www.michaelfullan.ca
LEFT: What's Worth Fighting for in the Principalship
RIGHT: The Six Secrets of Change
SALLY ARMSTRONG – is an Amnesty International award winner, a member of the Order of Canada, documentary filmmaker, teacher, author, human rights activist and contributing editor at Maclean’s magazine.
Sally has covered stories in zones of conflict all over the world. From Bosnia and Somalia to Rwanda and Afghanistan, her eyewitness reports have earned her awards, including the Gold Award from the National Magazine Awards foundation and the Author’s Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters.
She received the Amnesty International Media Award in 2000 and again in 2002. Her most recent documentary works included They Fell From the Sky, and The Daughters of Afghanistan. She is the author of two books: Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan, and The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor: the First Woman Settler of the Miramichi. Sally is currently writing another book concerning women in Afghanistan: Bitter Roots, Tender Shoots: The Uncertain Fate of Afghanistan’s Women.
LEFT: The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor: the First Woman Settler of the Miramichi
RIGHT: Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan
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BRUCE BEAIRSTO – is the Superintendent of Schools in Richmond, BC, where he has served in a range of capacities since 1974. Bruce began his career as a secondary physics and mathematics teacher seeking academic rigour and excellence for his students, but has experienced profound personal and organizational change over the course of his career, so that his primary focus now is on an inclusive culture of curiosity and collaboration that is committed to enabling all learners.
Doctoral studies were a catalyst for his development, but the fundamental cause was the rich experience and caring professional community that has surrounded him for the past 34 years, and which it is now his proud duty to help sustain and strengthen for others.
The title of Bruce’s presentation "Enabling Global Citizens: the system change that is required,” addresses how today's students face a future that is unknown except that it will clearly be very different from the past. Schools and school systems must change now to ensure student and societal success in a world that is changing rapidly due to environmental stress, global economics and social diversity. Fortunately, British Columbia is blessed with unique opportunities, if we are bold enough to seize them.
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