Education Reimagined Part III
School Leadership During & Beyond COVID-19
Education Disrupted,
Education Reimagined
Part III
14 September 2020
School Leadership During & Beyond COVID-19
For an unprecedented 6 months, global physical lockdown has made disruption an ongoing reality for a majority of the world’s education systems. As students, teachers, and school leaders usher in a new academic year, many are wondering what school and learning will look like in a post-COVID-19 world in which uncertainty is the ‘new normal’. Time and again, research has shown that school leadership is a key factor in student outcomes and well-being. But at a time when the structures and systems of the traditional school model have been completely unraveled, has good leadership become ever more critical?
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, conversation among education policymakers and experts had turned toward building a 21st century learning paradigm, a model that marries the acquisition of academic skill with the building of behavioral competencies such as agency, collaboration, problem-solving, creativity and life-long learning. The outcome of this approach – the so called 21st century learner – would be a resilient, agile, and collaborative problem solver capable of taking on the challenges of our ever-changing world. If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that the time to implement such a future-forward approach is now. But if we are serious about accelerating such transformation of our learning systems, isn’t it also necessary to consider the implications for our educators and school leaders?
For the third part in the WISE Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined convening series, in partnership with Salzburg Global Seminar, WISE has brought together key stakeholders from education systems around the world in a networked learning community to examine the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on the 21st century school leadership paradigm. Speakers and participants have engaged in discussions aimed at reimagining the mechanisms and approaches to responding to a fast-changing, uncertain world with resilient school systems and future-prepared school leaders. They also looked at, more practically, what type of leadership approaches have and haven’t worked during these 6 months of crisis and considered what leadership characteristics are required of 21st century school leaders and educators.
Part III was a public online convening bringing together experts and practitioners from around the world to consider the following key themes and questions:
- Leadership, Innovation and the Future of Schooling: What does 21st century school leadership look like in a post-COVID-19 world? How is this reflective of the changes taking place in education systems and structures?
- New Relational Models and Dynamics in School Leadership: Who gets to be a leader in the school systems of tomorrow? Who gets agency to act in certain spheres? What are the implications of the shifting roles and responsibilities of school leadership on how we train the education workforce?
- Leadership and Equity: How can we build more equitable systems for the future? What is the role of school leaders in ensuring that schools and systems are built back in a fairer, more equitable, way?
Program
Education Disrupted, Education Reimagined Part III
School Leadership During & Beyond COVID-19
Preparing for a Less Disrupted, Better Future for Education
- 09:00-9:15: Welcome and Setting the Scene
Stavros Yiannouka, CEO, WISE, Qatar
Simon Breakspear, Research Fellow, Gonski Institute, UNSW, Australia
Anthony Mackay, CEO, National Center on Education and the Economy, Australia - 09:15-9:45: Keynote Speaker + Q&A
Speaker: John Hattie, Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia
Moderator: Asmaa Al-Fadala, Director of Research & Content Development, WISE, Qatar
- 09:45-10:30: Panel: Innovative Leadership Practices & the Future of Schooling
Speakers: Valerie Hannon, Board Director & Co-founder, Innovation Unit (UK)
Staneala Beckley, Ministry of Education, Sierra Leone
Maina Gioko, Head of Professional Learning Programme, Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Kenya
Moderator: Charlotte Jones, Global Head of R&D, Education Development Trust, United Kingdom - 10:30-11:00: Break
- 11:00-11:45: Panel Discussion: New Relational Models and Dynamics in School Leadership: Who Gets to be a Leader? Who Gets Agency to Act in Certain Spheres?
Moderator: Dominic Regester, Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria
Speakers: Amy Bellinger, Education Commission, United Kingdom
Kiran Bir Sethi, Founder, Design for Change, India
Valerie Yip, Senior Lecturer, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong -
11:45-12:30: A Conversation about Leadership and Equity: How Can We Build More Equitable Systems for the Future?
Speakers: Xueqin Jiang, Education Consultant, China
Pasi Sahlberg, Professor, Education Policy, Gonski Institute, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Sara Ruto, CEO, PAL Network, Kenya
Karen Edge, Reader in Educational Leadership, UCL, United Kingdom
Moderator: Anthony Mackay, CEO, National Center on Education and the Economy, Australia -
12:30-12:45: Closing
Anthony Mackay, CEO, National Center on Education and the Economy, Australia
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18:00-18:15: Welcome and Setting the Scene
Dominic Regester, Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria
Asmaa Al-Fadala, Director of Research & Content Development, WISE, Qatar -
18:15-18:45: Keynote Speaker + Q&A
Speaker: David Sengeh, Minister of Education, Sierra Leone
Moderator: Asmaa Al-Fadala, Director of Research & Content Development, WISE, Qatar -
18:45-19:30: Panel: Innovative Leadership Practices & the Future of Schooling
Speakers: Jennifer Groff, Research Fellow, Qatar Foundation, United States of America
Hessa Al-Thani, Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences, Qatar University, Qatar
Noam Gerstein, Co-founder & CEO, Bina, Germany
Moderator: Dominic Regester, Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria - 19:30-20:00: Break
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20:00-20:45: Panel Discussion: New Relational Models and Dynamics in School Leadership: Who Gets to be a Leader? Who Gets Agency to Act in Certain Spheres?
Speakers: Mohammed Elmeski, Clinical Associate Professor, Arizona State University, United States of America
Carol Campbell, Associate Professor, Leadership and Educational Change, University of Toronto, Canada
Chantal Kabanda Dusabe, Education Advisor, School Leadership, VVOB Rwanda, Rwanda
Moderator: Shelby Cosner, Professor, Educational Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), United States of America -
20:45- 21:30: A Conversation about Leadership and Equity: How Can We Build More Equitable Systems for the Future?
Speakers: Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-founder, Teach for All, United States of America
Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, Education Consultant, Mexico/Canada
Vicky Colbert, Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva, Colombia
Moderator: Azad Oommen, Co-Founder, Global School Leaders, United States of America -
21:30-21:45: Closing
Asmaa Al-Fadala, Director of Research & Content Development, WISE, Qatar
Dominic Regester, Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria
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- 09:00-9:15: Welcome and Setting the Scene
Stavros Yiannouka, CEO, WISE, Qatar
Simon Breakspear, Research Fellow, Gonski Institute, UNSW, Australia
Anthony Mackay, CEO, National Center on Education and the Economy, Australia - 09:15-9:45: Keynote Speaker + Q&A
Speaker: John Hattie, Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia
Moderator: Asmaa Al-Fadala, Director of Research & Content Development, WISE, Qatar
- 09:45-10:30: Panel: Innovative Leadership Practices & the Future of Schooling
Speakers: Valerie Hannon, Board Director & Co-founder, Innovation Unit (UK)
Staneala Beckley, Ministry of Education, Sierra Leone
Maina Gioko, Head of Professional Learning Programme, Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Kenya
Moderator: Charlotte Jones, Global Head of R&D, Education Development Trust, United Kingdom - 10:30-11:00: Break
- 11:00-11:45: Panel Discussion: New Relational Models and Dynamics in School Leadership: Who Gets to be a Leader? Who Gets Agency to Act in Certain Spheres?
Moderator: Dominic Regester, Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria
Speakers: Amy Bellinger, Education Commission, United Kingdom
Kiran Bir Sethi, Founder, Design for Change, India
Valerie Yip, Senior Lecturer, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong -
11:45-12:30: A Conversation about Leadership and Equity: How Can We Build More Equitable Systems for the Future?
Speakers: Xueqin Jiang, Education Consultant, China
Pasi Sahlberg, Professor, Education Policy, Gonski Institute, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Sara Ruto, CEO, PAL Network, Kenya
Karen Edge, Reader in Educational Leadership, UCL, United Kingdom
Moderator: Anthony Mackay, CEO, National Center on Education and the Economy, Australia -
12:30-12:45: Closing
Anthony Mackay, CEO, National Center on Education and the Economy, Australia
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18:00-18:15: Welcome and Setting the Scene
Dominic Regester, Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria
Asmaa Al-Fadala, Director of Research & Content Development, WISE, Qatar -
18:15-18:45: Keynote Speaker + Q&A
Speaker: David Sengeh, Minister of Education, Sierra Leone
Moderator: Asmaa Al-Fadala, Director of Research & Content Development, WISE, Qatar -
18:45-19:30: Panel: Innovative Leadership Practices & the Future of Schooling
Speakers: Jennifer Groff, Research Fellow, Qatar Foundation, United States of America
Hessa Al-Thani, Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences, Qatar University, Qatar
Noam Gerstein, Co-founder & CEO, Bina, Germany
Moderator: Dominic Regester, Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria - 19:30-20:00: Break
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20:00-20:45: Panel Discussion: New Relational Models and Dynamics in School Leadership: Who Gets to be a Leader? Who Gets Agency to Act in Certain Spheres?
Speakers: Mohammed Elmeski, Clinical Associate Professor, Arizona State University, United States of America
Carol Campbell, Associate Professor, Leadership and Educational Change, University of Toronto, Canada
Chantal Kabanda Dusabe, Education Advisor, School Leadership, VVOB Rwanda, Rwanda
Moderator: Shelby Cosner, Professor, Educational Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), United States of America -
20:45- 21:30: A Conversation about Leadership and Equity: How Can We Build More Equitable Systems for the Future?
Speakers: Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-founder, Teach for All, United States of America
Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, Education Consultant, Mexico/Canada
Vicky Colbert, Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva, Colombia
Moderator: Azad Oommen, Co-Founder, Global School Leaders, United States of America -
21:30-21:45: Closing
Asmaa Al-Fadala, Director of Research & Content Development, WISE, Qatar
Dominic Regester, Program Director, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria
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Speakers
WISE
Qatar
Gonski Institute, UNSW
Australia
National Center on Education and the Economy
Australia
WISE
Qatar
John Hattie
Melbourne Education Research Institute, University of Melbourne
Australia
Innovation Unit
United Kingdom
Ministry of Education
Sierra Leone
Maina Gioko
Aga Khan Academy Mombasa
Kenya
Charlotte Jones
Education Development Trust
United Kingdom
Amy Bellinger
Education Commission
United Kingdom
Salzburg Global Seminar
Austria
Kiran Bir Sethi
Design for Change
India
Education Consultant
China
Valerie Yip
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Pasi Sahlberg
Gonski Institute, UNSW Sydney
Australia
PAL Network
Kenya
UCL
United Kingdom
David Sengeh
Minister of Education
Sierra Leone
Jennifer Groff
Qatar Foundation
United States of America
Hessa Al-Thani
Educational Sciences, Qatar University
Qatar
Noam Gerstein
Bina
Germany
Mohammed Elmeski
Arizona State University
United States of America
Carol Campbell
Leadership and Educational Change, University of Toronto
Canada
Chantal Kabanda Dusabe
School Leadership, VVOB Rwanda
Rwanda
University of Illinois at Chicago
United States of America
Teach for All
United States of America
Santiago Rincón-Gallardo
Education Consultant
Mexico/Canada
Fundación Escuela Nueva
Colombia
Global School Leaders
United States of America
Organizing partner
Media partners
