THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN THE CHANGE PROCESS:

featuring
Michael Fullan
Professor of Policy Studies
OISE/University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

8:00 A.M. until 3:15 P.M.
To be held at:
The Lisle/Naperville Hilton  -  Lisle, Illinois  60532

This program is being offered in affiliation with the Consortium for Educational Change (CEC).

The Six Secrets of Change:  Action Guidelines for Leaders

This session will focus on leadership at the school and district levels.  Six secrets of change will be identified based on recent success and reform initiatives.  These ideaas are also tested against the business literature.  Clear guidelines for action for leaders will be identified. 

                                 
Participants may receive Administrators Academy Credit for
full-day participation in this program.  (Academy 80)

Michael Fullan is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.  Recognized as an international authority on educational reform, Michael is engaged in training, consulting, and evaluating change projects around the world.  His ideas for managing change are used in many countries, and his books have been published in many languages.  Michael Fullan led the evaluation team which conducted the four-year assessment of the National Literacy and Numeracy in England from 1998-2003.  In April 2004 he was appointed Special Advisor to the Premier and Minister of Education in Ontario.

His widely acclaimed books include:

.  What's Worth Fighting For Trilogy (with Andy Hargreaves)
.  Change Forces Trilogy
.  The New Meaning of Educational Change, 3rd Edition
.  Leading in a Culture of Change
   which was awarded the 2002 Book of the Year awarded by the National Staff Development Council.
.  The Moral Imperative of School Leadership, 2003
.  Leadership Sustainability:  System Thinkers in Action, 2005

To find out more about Michael Fullan, visit his website at www.michaelfullan.ca. 

Jan. 27, 2009          Members/Staff from Partner Organizations               $ 170.00
Jan. 27, 2009          Non-Members/Non-Partners                                        $ 235.00
                                 Additional Fee for Administrators Academy Credit   $   15.00