Speakers
Professor Andy Hargreaves
Andy Hargreaves is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College.
His teaching and research concentrates on educational change, performing beyond expectations, sustainable leadership and the emotions of teaching.
Professor Hargreaves has authored or edited more than 25 books including Teaching In The Knowledge Society: Education in the Age of Insecurity.
A full bio on Professor Hargreaves can be found on his website www2.bc.edu/~hargrean/
Professor James Spillane
Jim Spillane is the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Chair in Learning and Organizational Change at Northwestern University and he is a Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Learning Sciences, and Management and Organizations. His area pf expertise is dirstributed leadership and he is principal investigator of the Distributed Leadership Studies, a program of research that investigates the practice of school leadership and management in schools. He is author of “Distributed Leadership” (Jossey-Bass, 2006).
for more information on Professor James Spillane: www.sesp.northwestern.edu/profile/?p=49
Dr. Brian McNulty
Brian McNulty is Vice President, Leadership Development for the Leadership and Learning Center in Englewood, Colorado.
Brian brings 30 years of experience as a nationally recognized educator in leadership development to his current position at the Leadership and Learning Center. Prior to this he served as the Vice President for Field Services at the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). Before coming to McREL, he was an Assistant Superintendent for Adams County School District 14 and the Assistant Commissioner of Education for the Colorado Department of Education.
Brian’s work and writing have been featured in books, scholarly journals and periodicals throughout the world. An author of more than 40 publications, Brian’s most recent books include, School Leadership that Works: from Research to Results, an ASCD best selling publication co-authored with Robert Marzano and Tim Waters, and his latest book with Laura Besser is Leaders Make it Happen: An Administrators guide To Data Teams published by Lead + Learn Press.
Although Dr McNulty is well known as both a researcher and a keynote speaker, his primary work has focused on long-term intensive partnerships with schools, districts, state education agencies and educational service agencies in applying the current research to field based problems. His recent research has focused on developing continuous improvement frameworks based on data and inquiry.
Brian can be reached at: BMcNulty@leadandLearn.com
Professor Ben Levin
Ben Levin is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Education Leadership and Policy and he has just completed two and a half years as Deputy Minister of Education for the Province of Ontario.
Dr. Levin is widely known for his work in educational reform, educational change, educational policy and politics. His work has been international in scope. His writings examine broad areas of education policy.
For more information: www.oise.utoronto.ca/tps/Programs/…/_Ben_Levin.html
Professor Yong Zhao
Yong Zhao is University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University.
His research interests include computer gaming and education, diffusion of innovations, teacher adoption of technology, computer-assisted language learning, and globalization and education.
Yong Zhao was a highly regarded speaker at the 2009 ICP Conference in Singapore.
For more information: www.zhaolearning.com
Michael Wesley
What does Asia really mean for our young New Zealanders?
Dr Michael Wesley , Director of the Lowey Institute (Australia’s leading foreign policy think-tank) is a specialist in international relations, including Australian diplomacy in Asia, transnational issues and more recently, energy security in Asia. He will share some thinking around current Asia-Australasia issues and what this means for Principals in New Zealand, as they prepare young New Zealanders for a future with Asia.
For more information: www.lowyinterpreter.org/page/Michael-Wesley.aspx
Louellen Bonallack
It’s very exciting to involved again with an NZPF Conference here in Wellington.
It’s a real privilege to be asked to MC this upcoming conference. I’ve been a principal for eighteen years and have also worked as a mentor for first-time principals, as a principal appraiser, and as a co-facilitator of national and local leadership courses.
I’ve loved, and still love, the principal’s role – even in this age of increasing compliance and accountability.
The theme of the 2011 Conference has real appeal for me. The theme seeks to inspire and support school leaders in their visions and efforts to lead their schools in the ‘right’ way rather than just the ‘correct’ way; to choose a path of thoughtful moral and creative leadership that effectively provides the best and highest outcomes for their school.