Speakers: Preconference/Specialists

Keynote Speakers:

Creating Cultures of Thinking RON RITCHHART

From Effectiveness to Faithfulness: The Quest for Institutional Integrity TARA REYNOLDS & DAVID HENDERSON

PRECONFERENCES, OCTOBER 19

Before diving in to the FLC, take advantage of a full day of targeted professional
development focusing on a specialized topic.

Preconference - 'Learning & Applying the U Theory: A New Way of Planning'JEFF CLANON

Principals Preconference: 'Creating Conditions - Building Capacity'TOM SCHIMMER

Preconference for New Trustees: 'The Fundamentals' RICK DETWILER

NEASC Preconference: 'ACE Learning - A Transformative Approach to Accreditation and Learning'PETER MOTT

MSA Preconference: 'Self-Study Workshop' HENRY CRAM & KELLY CHRISTIAN

Other Specialist Speakers:

Education experts at the cutting-edge of their profession will lead half-day (3-hour) in-depth, interactive workshops
with NESA leaders in Doha. Extended institutes are on offer for business/facilities managers (3 days),
board trustees (3 days) and human resources directors (4 days).

Next Generation Leaders JUSTIN BATHON & LAURIE HENRY

Advanced Topics for Board Trustees (3 days) RICK DETWILER

Planning for Impact: Professional Development - A Sound Investment TOM GUSKEY

Business & Facilities Managers Institute (3 days) MARC LEVINSON

Managing Transitions: Leading An Adaptive School CAROLYN McKANDERS

Skills and Mindsets for Modern Teaching, Learning, and Leading MICHAEL NACHBAR

Assessment for Learning: The Leader's Role TOM SCHIMMER

Human Resources Directors Summit (4 days) NC MOHAN & AMIRA HASHEM

Leading the Thoughtful School MARK CHURCH

Using the ISTE Standards to Develop Leadership Capacity in International Schools MATT HARRIS

Advancing Your Understanding and Practice of the U Theory (Levels 1 & 2) JEFF CLANON

Building Teacher Agency (Learning Focused Supervision) JOELLEN KILLION