September 18-20, 2019
Drs. Sabre Cherkowski, Keith Walker, and Benjamin Kutsyuruba warmly invite you to attend the Forum.
The aim of the forum is to bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners across a variety of educational contexts to share knowledge and practices on positive leadership, well-being, and building school cultures where all may flourish.
This event is a key outcome of the multi-year research project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) entitled, “Flourishing in Schools: Positive leadership as a catalyst for sustainable school improvement.” The forum’s goal is to establish new connections, expand conversations, and build community for flourishing.
Forum Features
- Keynote by Dr. Megan Crawford, Coventry University, UK
(author of Getting to the Heart of Leadership: Emotion and Educational Leadership) - Workshops on Positive Leadership, Resilience, and Wellbeing
- Pan-Canadian Positive Leadership Research Overview
- Leadership Conversations Sessions
- Research Presentations
- Round-Table Discussions
- Invitation to Contribute Chapters to an Edited Book on “Positive Leadership for Flourishing Schools”
WHERE?
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel
Kingston, Ontario
WHEN?
September 18-20, 2019
COST?
Regular – $99
Student – $49
includes all forum sessions,
banquet, and meals
Forum Details
- Al Makhamreh – Doctoral Supervision
- Basch – The Resilience Doughnut Model PFS
- Cherkowski et al. Flourishing Cultures
- Crawford – Forum Keynote Flourishing schools
- Della-Latta et al.- Brene Brown
- Falkenberg – Understanding Well-Being
- Gonyou-Brown – Building New Teacher Confidence through Connection
- Hollweck – ABC Mentor-Coach Well-being
- Jimenez – Developing Emotional Wellness in Higher Education Students
- Kolomitro et al. – World Cafe
- Kudlats – Positive Leadership Conference
- Kutsyuruba et al. – Canada’s Outstanding Principals Research
- Kutsyuruba et al. – Infograph COP Flourishing
- Labonte et al. – Evaluation focused presentation
- Link – Purpose and Agency
- McWaters – Roundtable
- Minutillo – Wellbeing and Flourishing of School Administrators
- Morrison – First Nation School Review
- Murray – Panel Presentation
- Osmond-Johnson – Flourishing leadership conference
- Sansom – Workshop
- Stroud – Growing community one play at a time
- Taylor – Co-creative Leadership
- Thompson – School Administrator Panel
- Watt et al. – Lessons From Leaders
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
6:00-6:30 pm: Welcome Message by the Forum Coordinators (Old Stones)
6:30-7:30 pm: Opening Dinner (Old Stones)
7:30-9:00 pm: Keynote: Megan Crawford, Coventry University
Thursday, September 19, 2019
8:00-9:00 am: Breakfast Together (Old Stones)
9:00-9:15 am: Opening Remarks and Mindfulness Exercise (Ballroom A/B)
9:15-10:30 am: Session 1 (Ballroom A/B and Gibraltar)
• Research Project Overview: “Positive Leadership for Flourishing in Schools”
10:30-10:45 am: Refreshment Break (Foyer)
10:45-12:00 pm: Session 2 (Ballroom A/B and Gibraltar)
• Workshop: “Using Positive Psychology to Create Cultural Change for Flourishing Schools”
12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch (Old Stones)
1:00-2:15 pm: Session 3 (Ballroom A/B and Gibraltar)
• Research Presentations and Discussions
2:15-2:30 pm: Wellbeing Break (Foyer)
2:30-3:15 pm: Session 4 (Ballroom A/B)
• Research Project Overview: “Exploring the Sense of Flourishing among Outstanding Principals in Canada”
3:15-3:30 pm: Refreshment Break (Foyer)
3:30-4:45 pm: Session 5 (Ballroom A/B and Gibraltar)
• Research Presentations and Discussions
5:00-7:00 pm: Light Reception (Old Stones)
Friday, September 20, 2019
8:00-9:00 am: Breakfast Together (Old Stones)
9:00-9:15 am: Opening Remarks and Mindfulness Exercise (Ballroom A/B)
9:15-10:30 am: Session 6 (Ballroom A/B and Gibraltar)
• Leadership Panel and Conversation Session / Research Presentations and Discussions
10:30-10:45 am: Refreshment Break (Foyer)
10:45-12:00 pm: Session 7 (Ballroom A/B)
• Roundtable Discussions
• Overview of the proposed book and possible chapters (Optional)
12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch (Old Stones)
1:00-2:00 pm: Closing Remarks and Farewell (Ballroom A/B)
Wednesday, September 18
6:00-6:30 pm | Welcome Message by the Forum Coordinators (Old Stones) |
6:30-7:30 pm | Opening Dinner (Old Stones) |
7:30-9:00 pm | Keynote: Positive Leadership: Where Does Emotion Fit In? – Megan Crawford (UK) |
Thursday, September 19
8:00-9:00 am | Breakfast Together (Old Stones) |
9:00-9:15 am | Opening Remarks and Mindfulness Exercise (Ballroom A/B) |
9:15-10:30 am | Session 1 Featured Research Presentation (Ballroom A/B)
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10:30-10:45 am | Refreshment Break (Foyer) |
10:45-12:00 pm | Session 2 Workshop (Ballroom A/B)
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12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch (Old Stones) |
1:00-2:15 pm | Session 3.1 Research Presentations and Discussions (Ballroom A/B)
Session 3.2 Research Presentations and Discussions (Gibraltar)
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2:15-2:30 pm | Wellbeing Break (Foyer) |
2:30-3:15 pm | Session 4 Featured Research Presentation (Ballroom A/B)
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3:15-3:30 pm | Refreshment Break (Foyer) |
3:30-4:45 pm | Session 5.1 Research Presentations and Discussions (Ballroom A/B)
Session 5.2 Research Presentations and Discussions (Gibraltar)
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5:00-7:00 pm | Light Reception (Old Stones) |
Friday, September 20
8:00-9:00 am | Breakfast Together (Old Stones) |
9:00-9:15 am | Opening Remarks and Mindfulness Exercise (Ballroom A/B) |
9:15-10:30 am | Session 6.1 Research Presentations and Discussions (Ballroom A/B)
Session 6.2 Wellbeing of School Administrators: Leader Panel and Conversation Session (Gibraltar)
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10:30-10:45 am | Refreshment Break (Foyer) |
10:45-12:00 pm | Session 7.1 Roundtable Discussions (Ballroom A/B)
Session 7.2 *Optional: Overview of the Proposed Edited Book on “Positive Leadership for Flourishing Schools” (Gibraltar)
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12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch (Old Stones) |
1:00-2:00 pm | Closing Remarks and Farewell (Ballroom C) |
Sabre Cherkowski, PhD
Sabre Cherkowski, PhD, is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the Okanagan School of Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. She teaches and researches in the areas of leadership, professional learning and development, mentoring and coaching, and diversity and education. With her colleagues, she recently completed a multi-year, SSHRC-funded research project examining teacher wellbeing from a positive organizational perspective. She is currently engaged in a second SSHRC-funded research project on wellbeing, examining positive leadership in schools as a catalyst for sustainable school improvement. She brings her experiences as a teacher, coach, and parent to her passion for exploring what it means to flourish in work and life.
Keith Walker
Professor Walker brings over thirty years of experience as a manager, teacher, minister, leader, scholar, and educational administrator in public and social sectors. His formal education has been in the disciplines of physical education, sports administration, theology, education, educational administration, and philosophy. Keith has earned national and international awards for his research work. In addition to his research work with senior educational administrators in K-12 and tertiary education, in recent years, he has worked a great deal in the areas of building the learning community and the institutionalization of change.
Benjamin Kutsyuruba
Benjamin is Associate Professor in Educational Policy and Leadership, and Associate Director of Social Program Evaluation Group (SPEG) in the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario. His teaching and research areas include educational law, policymaking, and leadership; teacher induction and mentorship; trust, ethics, and moral agency; and, educational reform and change. Benjamin has worked as a teacher, researcher, manager, and professor in education in Ukraine and Canada.