Judy Halbert
Co-Director of the Networks of Inquiry and Indigenous Education, Transformative Educational Leadership Program, University of British Columbia
Canada
Educator and leader, Dr. Judy Halbert is dedicated to social change, and has made great strides in educational innovation, leadership, and aboriginal enhancement programs in BC.
Dr. Judy Halbert leads the Transformative Educational Leadership Program alongside Dr. Linda Kaser at the University of British Columbia. Prior to coming to UBC, Linda and Judy developed and taught graduate leadership programs at the University of Victoria and Vancouver Island University. Halbert is the Canadian representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development international research program on Innovative Learning Environments. She worked intensively with school leadership groups in Canada, Wales, England, and Australia, and is an active member of the International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement.
Halbert received her Masters of Education at the University of British Columbia in 1990 before moving on to earn her Doctor of Education in 1997. For both degrees, she specialized in educational leadership and administration. She has had a strong influence within the BC Ministry of Education over the course of her career, she served as a teacher, principal, district leader, and senior policy advisor to the province. In addition to her leadership initiatives, Halbert co-authored three very successful books: Spirals of Inquiry, Leadership Mindsets: Innovation and Learning in the Transformation of Schools, and Leading Professional Inquiry (in press).
Her contributions were recognized in 2005 with the Distinguished Service Award from the BC School Superintendents’ Association, for outstanding contributions to public education.