Details: In partnership with the Centre for Leadership and Diversity, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto we are offering a unique learning experience for principals and vice-principals to participate in an inquiry that focuses on leading for equity.

Through this four-part series, participants will co-create a program which strengthens their agency, confidence and commitment to leading for human rights, social  justice, anti-oppression and the decolonization of educational spaces. Building on participants' unique experiences and learning needs,  the program will provide opportunities to learn and unlearn, surface assumptions and beliefs and name fears and challenges in order to help participants move their work from transactional to transformational. It will model an anti-racist and anti-oppressive instructional design.

The goals of this program include: 

  • supporting administrators to move from theory to action

  • developing the skills to effectively facilitate staff learning

  • supporting resistant and fearful learners

  • building alliances for equity work and 

  • responding confidently to counter-movements and other systemic barriers.  

It will be a responsive experience, acknowledging the ever-changing and iterative nature of the work and the need to celebrate progress, not perfection.

Dates:

  1. November 20, 2024
  2. January 22, 2025
  3. February 19, 2025
  4. April 2, 2025

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12: 00 p.m. EDT/EST

Cost: $325 + HST (Members and Associates), $375 + HST (non-Members)

Facilitators:

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Dr. Ann Lopez

Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy, University of Toronto

Dr. Ann Lopez is a Jamaican born professor at OISE. A former public school teacher and administrator, she is a leading voice and scholar on anti-racist, decolonizing and equity education in K-12 schooling. She is the Director of the Centre for Leadership and Diversity, and Provostial Advisor, Access Programs. Dr. Lopez has been appointed as Professor Extraordinarius at UNISA, South Africa. She is a teacher educator and also held the position of Academic Director, Initial Teacher Education at OISE.

Dr. Lopez has shared her professional and academic work in Canada and internationally. Her research, teaching and scholarly work primarily focuses on antiracist, decolonizing education, equity and diversity in education and schooling and school leadership across contexts particularly in the global south. Research projects have focused on school leadership in Canada, Jamaica, Kenya and Ghana where she collaborates with local scholars. Dr. Lopez is the author of several journal articles and books including her most recent book Decolonizing Educational Leadership: Alternative Approach to Leading Schools. Dr. Lopez is co-Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of School Leadership and co-Series Editor for Studies in Educational Administration. She has been honoured for her work and is the recipient of the of the OISE 2020 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching, the 2022 University of Toronto Award of Excellence and Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize – Influential Leader. 

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Lawrence DeMaeyer

Professional Learning Consultant, Ontario Principals' Council

Lawrence has been an educator for over 30 years. He started his career as an elementary teacher before moving to secondary where he spent over a decade as a Business Teacher and Department Head. As a Principal, Lawrence held system-level leadership positions and he has also served as a Superintendent of Education, Leadership Development and School Support. Lawrence’s passion for developing people, system learning, and innovation led him to join OPC in February of 2021.

Registration Deadline: November 6, 2024

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Terms and Conditions

  • This program will run on sufficient enrollment. We will notify you after registration closes to confirm. If the course moves forward, we will send a Canvas invitation for access to the course modules.
  • There are no assessments or formal completion criteria for this program. If you have any questions, feel free to contact learning@principals.ca.
Professional Learning Expectations and Standards

Online facilitated learning courses draw from the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) Ethical Standards and Standards of Practice. Our online facilitated learning courses have a combination of asynchronous and synchronous components. This structure is intended to recognize the demands that school leaders have on their time, while providing essential opportunities to collaborate and engage in discussions to critically reflect and solidify learning. 

Participants in online facilitated learning are expected to: 

  • demonstrate honesty, responsibility and trust in the submission and representation of their academic work and related professional experiences 

  • be respectful, collaborative and inclusive through their interactions, assignments, synchronous and asynchronous dialogue/discussions and any other form of communication with participants and facilitators

  • be open to receiving feedback from facilitators and participants, using it constructively to improve their learning

  • Engage in learning activities and complete all required tasks and assignments as outlined at the start of the course and 

  • demonstrate a commitment to their own learning and growth throughout the course, actively seeking opportunities to expand their knowledge and understanding by attending all synchronous session and engage in all course dialogue / discussions.

All participants should communicate with the course facilitator(s) if there is an issue with completing coursework, attending synchronous sessions and/or meeting the expectations and standards outlined.
Refund Policy

Please note:

  • A full refund is available if you cancel up to two weeks before the start date, less a 15% non-refundable registration fee.
  • An 80% refund is available if you cancel one week before the start date.
  • There is no refund for cancellations after the start date.
  • A full refund applies when a session is cancelled due to low enrollment.