Workshops and Seminars (pre-2010)

2008: Leadership, diversity and the role of the school in a pluralistic community. 3 hour seminar workshop delivered to 14 participants at the Western Area Teachers’ Association / Board Professional Learning Day, Summerside, PEI. October.

2007: Educational reform strategies. 3 hour seminar workshop delivered to 4 Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Lebanese National University officials, Calgary. November.

2006: Introduction to Canadian education. Half-day seminar workshop delivered to 22 Lebanese school administrators, Calgary. November.

2006: Strategies to facilitate adult learning. Half-day seminar workshop delivered to 22 Lebanese school administrators, Calgary. November.

2006: Mentoring of new teachers. Half-day seminar workshop delivered to 22 Lebanese school administrators, Calgary. November.

2005: Educational leadership: A needs assessment. Two day seminar workshop delivered to 22 school administrators, Beirut, Lebanon. June.

2005: Dimensions of restructuring. Full day seminar workshop delivered to the Regional Education Officers, Prishtina, Kosovo. June.

2005: Preparing and implementing school improvement plans. Full day seminar workshop delivered to the Regional Education Officers and their staff, Prishtina, Kosovo. June.

2004: School effectiveness and efficiency in Kosovo. Full day seminar workshop delivered to the Regional Education Officers and their staff, Prishtina, Kosovo. December.

2004: The role of the educational leader during periods of political uncertainty. Full day workshop delivered to the Kosovo Educational Leadership Association, Prishtina, Kosovo. December.

2004: Implementing school effectiveness strategies. Full day seminar workshop delivered to the Regional Education Officers, Prishtina, Kosovo. December.

2004: Planning: Creative individuals, collaborative teams and operational realities. Seminar workshop (2 hours) delivered to the Education Development Leadership Program, Belo Blăto, Serbia. October.

2004: Images of leadership. Seminar workshop (2 hours) delivered to the Education Development Leadership Program, Belo Blăto, Serbia. October.

2004: Leadership: Power, politics and truth. Seminar workshop (2 hours) delivered to the Education Development Leadership Program, Belo Blăto, Serbia. October.

2004: Speaking truth to power. Seminar workshop (2 hours) delivered to the Senior Leadership Development Program, Mitrovicë, Kosovo. October.

2004: How we teach: How Maori language and culture have survived in New Zealand. Full day in-service seminar delivered to the curriculum development unit of the Onion Lake Cree Nation, Onion Lake, Saskatchewan. September.

2004: Developing a professional learning community in your school. Full day workshop delivered to the Kosovo Educational Leadership Association, Prishtina, Kosovo. June.

2004: Strategic planning at the regional level. Full day seminar workshop delivered to the Regional Education Officers and their staff, Prishtina, Kosovo. June.

2003: Leadership: Power and politics. Full day workshop delivered to the Kosovo Educational Leadership Association, Prishtina, Kosovo. December.

2003: Roles, responsibilities and relationships: The 3Rs of leadership. Full day workshop delivered to the Regional Education Officers and their staff, Prishtina, Kosovo. December.

2003: What is public administration? Seminar workshop (1.5 hours) delivered to the Senior Leadership Development Program, Xërxë, Kosovo. October.

2003: Leadership: Power and politics. Seminar workshop (1.5 hours) delivered to the Senior Leadership Development Program, Xërxë, Kosovo. October.

2003: Planning: Strategic, operational, and individual. Seminar workshop (2 hours) delivered to the Senior Leadership Development Program, Xërxë, Kosovo. October.

2003: Educational leadership and educational change. Full day seminar workshop delivered to the Kosovo Educational Leadership Association, Gjakovë, Kosovo. May.

2003: Educational leaders as catalysts of social change. Full day seminar workshop delivered to the Kosovo Educational Leadership Association, Ferizaj, Kosovo. January.

2002: Introduction to Batik. Four hours of instruction on elementary batik processes, delivered to two junior high school classes (grade 7, grade 8/9) as part of their “International Arts and Crafts” option. Balmoral Junior High School, Calgary. November. Invited.

2001: Creating a culture of effective communication. Seminar workshop presented to the Calgary Board of Education Assistant Principal’s Forum, Calgary, Alberta. November. Invited.

2000: Dissonant voices: Culture and leadership in northern schools. Seminar presented to the Faculty of Education Research Forum series, University of Calgary. December.

2000: Effective mentoring strategies. Professional development workshop presented to mentoring project participants, Chinook’s Edge School Division #73, Innisfail, Alberta. August.

2000: The changing role of the educational leader. Seminar workshop presented to the annual Calgary Board of Education Assistant Principal’s Conference, Kananaskis, Alberta. March. Invited.

2000: What is good mentoring practice? What research helps us to understand. Professional development workshop presented to ATA Local #38, Calgary. Alberta. January.

1999: Leadership issues in northern region schools. Seminar workshop presented to the 38^th annual Western Canadian Educational Administrators’ Conference, Edmonton, Alberta. October.

1998: Developing a school improvement plan. Workshop presented to the H.L. MacDonald School Advisory Council, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. October.

1997: Developing a school wide professional development plan. Workshop presented to the West Pictou District High School staff, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. September.

1993: Survival in a tenuous / tenure-less world. Seminar workshop presented to the Saskatchewan School Based Administrator’s Association Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. April.

1993: Program integration, semester planning and evaluation strategies. Workshop presented to high school teachers within the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, La Ronge, Saskatchewan. March.

1993: Student evaluation strategies. Full-day workshop presented at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band Teacher Institute, La Ronge, Saskatchewan. January.

1991: Developing strategies for effective schools. Paper and full-day workshop presented at the 5^th International Native Education Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba. March.

1983: Teaching Expressive Arts. In-service workshop presented to the staff at Bena Bena Provincial High School, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. October.