uLead2025 - The Summit of Educational Leadership: Full Schedule

This is the Sched site for the uLead 2025. The site for the Pre-Conference is available here.

Welcome to uLead 2025. We are thrilled you will be joining us at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel for our annual school leadership conference hosted by the Council for School Leadership of The Alberta Teachers’ Association.

If you have any questions during the event, we will have uLead team members throughout the venue wearing red and black plaid. The registration desk will also have our team available throughout the conference. This table can be found just outside of the Van Horne Ballroom where all of our keynote presentations are taking place.

If you need a digital map of the facilities, you can click here

In order for our team to best determine room allocations for breakout sessions would ask that delegates log in (top right corner of this page) and select sessions that they are interested in attending.

Finally, if you are interested in earning University credits for attending uLead, please visit the uLead website

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10:45am MDT

Growing Together: Collaborative Leadership in Times of Change

Monday April 7, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am MDT

TBA

Join us for a dynamic session that explores how we helped 29 school leaders thrive in the post-COVID era by building a collaborative, resilient, and purpose-driven catchment. Through a blend of storytelling, humor, and practical strategies, we'll highlight the shift from individual survival to collective growth. Participants will gain insights into fostering a culture of co-constructed leadership, while reflecting on their own leadership challenges and opportunities. We will dive into strategic collaboration, examining how to bring diverse voices together at the right moments for maximum impact. The session will also cover adaptive leadership, focusing on shared values and the critical role of asking the right questions to drive meaningful change.

Speakers

Julie Lawrence

Julie is a dedicated educational leader with a background in instructional and operational management, specializing in collaborative leadership for diverse and inclusive learning environments. She has led initiatives for professional growth in areas like anti-racism, leadership development... Read More →

Rachel Miller

Rachel is an experienced educational leader with a background in fostering collaborative learning communities and supporting diverse student needs. She has led professional development initiatives in areas like anti-racism, cognitive science, and data analysis, while providing instructional... Read More →

Monday April 7, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am MDT
TBA

School Culture

2:45pm MDT

Leading Adulting Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Learning and Collaboration

Monday April 7, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm MDT

TBA

Leading adult learning in times of complexity can be both a challenge and opportunity for schools, professional organizations, school systems and higher ed. This interactive session invites participants to discuss how we can cultivate a culture of continuous learning and collaboration by leading adult learning within complex K-12 school environments.While professional collaboration, development and learning are integral to school improvement and innovation, participants will be challenged to reflect on how we can design more meaningful, continuous learning opportunities for adult learners and move from a culture of professional collaboration to one of collaborative professionalism.

Speakers

Yvonne Poitras Pratt

Authentically Metis: Moving Digital Stories into the Classroom, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary

Yvonne Poitras Pratt (Métis citizen) is a Full Professor at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. As an award-winning educator and researcher, Yvonne has published widely on Métis education, reconciliation, decolonizing, and arts-based education.

Patricia Danyluk

Director, Field Experience, Community Based B.Ed., Werklund School of Education

Dr. Danyluk's research extends to teacher education, critical service learning, community engagement and reconciliatory pedagogy. She has over 20 years of experience working with preservice teachers during practica. She has held a variety of roles at Werklund including Graduate Program... Read More →

Theodora Kapoyannis

Director of Field Experience, On-Campus Program, University of Calgary

Dr. Theodora Kapoyannis is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of Field Experience ( On- Campus Pathway) in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Before coming to this role, she was an instructional leader at both the school and system level for... Read More →

Monday April 7, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm MDT
TBA

School Culture