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Educational Services Consulting

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS / CONFERENCE LEADER / PRESENTER


PUBLICATIONS


2014, Reprinted in the Queensland Principal,   Queensland, AU, 2014.

*  Leadership for 21st Century Schools,   2014 the Ontario Principals’ Council Register spring 2014

*  Collaborative School Reviews, Di Cecco &   Freedman, 2013,

*  Supporting pedagogical leadership: Building   communities of practice –submission for AERA, 2014,

*  School-based leadership, What does the   research say? What are the learnings?, Santiago, Chile, 2012

*  Implications for Principal Training, CSSE,   Waterloo, 2012

*  Outstanding Canadian Principals –implications   for leadership, International principals’ Conference, Toronto, 2011

*  Dancing at the Speed of Light, AERA, Denver,   2010

*  Canada’s Outstanding Principals, CSSE, 2009

*  Canada’s Outstanding Principals, Canadian   Association of Principals’ conference, 2009

*  Canada’s Outstanding Principals –spring 2009,   Canadian Association of Principals’ Journal

*  Gender and Leadership: Implications for   Improvement. Presented at the   Annual Meeting of AERA, New York, 2008

*  Looking for leadership. Presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA,   Chicago, 2007.

*  Passive Modeling. A joint article with Dr. G. Biederman proposed for   publication in JEIBI. January 2007.

*  Women of Power. A Paper presented for Annual Meeting of the Canadian   Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) at York University, may 2006.

*  Women   and Leadership. A Paper   presented at AERA, Montreal, 2005.

*  Closing   the Achievement Gap: member   of an international panel discussion, AERA, Montreal, 2005

*  4   Women of Power – Paper   presented at Conference for Global Connections, Melbourne Australia, 2004

*  Principal   Training: Instructional Leadership – A paper presented for AARE in Melbourne Australia,   2004

*  Classroom   Walkthroughs: Increasing Principal Visibility:   Research Report for Ontario Principals’ Association, 2004. 

*  Why Boys, Why Now? A paper presented at AERA in Chicago, 2003 (Freedman).

*  Principal Visibility, Classroom Walkthroughs   and Instructional Leadership   – paper presented at the International Conference on School Effectiveness and   Improvement, Sydney, 2003. (Freedman, Lafleur).

*  Principals as   Instructional Leaders – paper presented at AERA,   New Orleans, 2002, (Freedman, Lafleur).

*  Developing a School-Based Injury Prevention Program with   a Teacher-Based Curriculum Writing Team – 6th World Conference   on Injury Prevention, Montreal May 2002. (Freedman, Patterson, Mansfield).

*  Meeting Injury Prevention   Curricular Expectations: The Canadian Experience - 6th World Conference on Injury   Prevention, Montreal May 2002. (Cusimano, Rodriguez, Freedman, Patterson,   Mansfield, Ullrich). 

*  Walking the Talk of   Teacher Supervision - Ontario Principals Council,   June 2001

*  The Assessment and   Training Consortium: One Way of Making Sense of Accountability In Women’s Voices, Transitions in   Education: A Turbulent Passage, , WEAO.1997

*  The Transportation and Communication Chapter in Canada: A New   Direction,
  Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1990

Review submissions for University of Calgary Journal   of Education (2004),

Review submissions for papers for AARE (2004, 2012, nd   2013).

 

CONFERENCE   LEADER/PRESENTER


CONTINUING

Continue System Level work with School Districts/Divisions including Durham DSB, Seine River SD, Thunder Bay Catholic DSB including reviews and leadership development and strategic planning. Collaboration with First nations including the Wikwemikong School Board, Manitoulin Island. Working with several independent Schools including pedagogical leadership, Collaborative Inquiry, and Learning Walks.

International Work in Norway, Israel and with delegations of International teams for principals through OISE/UToronto


* 2020

* ICSEI -Marrakesh, Morocco, Teaming: The role of supervisors of principals

 Coordinate a symposium on Wellness

* 2019

* ICSEI - Stavanger, Norway, Reframing the role of Norwegian School Leaders

* Presentation to System Leaders in Santo Domingo, DR

* AERA on a virtual Tour of the Wikwemikong Board of Education:  On Reserve Education & Engaging the Community

* AERA with Norwegian Colleagues on School leaders and Learning

* Toronto Post-Secondary Education Forum

* Coordinate an mPLAR (Mature Prior Learning Recognition) symposium for membersof the Toronto Regional Partnership for Adult Education

*  2018

 OPC, On community and   Elder engagement with Garden River FN,

*  2017 

– Reviewer for American Education   Research Association (AERA),

*  2017, Presenter at the International Congress   for School Effectiveness and Improvement, ICSEI with Wikwemikong First Nation   in Ottawa, Canada

*  Pedagogical Leadership, Intentional and   Visible School Administrators, 2015,

*  Leadership for 21st Century Schools, 2014 the Ontario   Principals’ Council Register spring  

*  (2017), ICSEI, Ottawa,   Monitoring for Learning & Support from an On-reserve Perspective, with   Wikwemikong Board of Education

*  2016

 present at learning Forward’s   International Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada with Manitoba Colleagues on   Collaborative Reviews,

*  (2016), Learning Forward   Annual Conference, December, Vancouver, M. Borgfjord (Manitoba),   Collaborative School Reviews

*  (2016), American Education Research   Association (AERA), 2016, Washington DC, Global Collaborative Partnerships

*  (2015) – Learning Forward   Annual Conference, December with Karen Grose on 21st Century Leadership

*  (2015), Quest Conference,   Increasing Student Voice, York Region DSB

*  (2014-2017) –Norway –   Instructional Leadership

*  (2014), Wikwemikong Board of   Education Conference (October)

*  (2014, 2015, 2016), Dominican   Republic, Pedagogical Leadership

*  (2013, 2014, 2015), Chile,   Pedagogical leadership

*  (2012) CSSE – Developing   Quality Professional Learning for Exemplary Principals

*  (2011) NOEL –Equity and   Inclusive Education

*  (2011) Qualities of   Outstanding Principal –International Principals’ Conference (Toronto)

*  (2011) Principal and   Superintendent Relationships - CSSE

*  (2010) AERA – Superintendent   Visibility in Schools

*  (2010) Canadian Association   of Principals – Principal Leadership

*  (2009) – AERA – Canada’s   Outstanding Principals

*  (2007) Welcome to   Kindergarten (Gender and Literacy)

*  (2007) Ontario Students’ At   Risk Association (Gender)

* (2007) American Educational   Research Association - Instructional   Leadership – Chicago

* (2006) Ontario-wide Coaching   Institute for Teachers

* (2006) Keynote Speaker for   NOEL – Northern Ontario Educational Leaders on Literacy and Gender

*  (2006) School Improvement,   Northern Educational Authorities

*  (2006) International   Conference on School Improvement and Effectiveness – Ft. Lauderdale, Literacy   Walks,

*  (2005) Selkirk Manitoba,   Principal Training

*  (2005) Boys, Literacy,   Achievement: A symposium for 500 Ontario educators

*  (2005) District 6, New   Brunswick, Principal Training

*  (2004) Australian Association   Research in Educators (AARE) Instructional Leadership*   (2004) Halifax Regional   School Board, Leadership Training

*  (2004) District 2, New   Brunswick, Principal Training

*  (2004) New Brunswick   Association of Superintendents Gendered Responses to Learning

*  (2003) American Psychological   Association (APA) Learning in a Different Way, Toronto, Ontario

* (2003) International   Conference on School Improvement and Effectiveness, Sydney Australia

* (2002) American Educational   Research Association - Instructional   Leadership – New Orleans

* (2002) Education   Accountability and Performance Improvement – School Improvement - Ottawa

* (2002) Bertelsmann Foundation   to German Ministries of Education - – System Improvement - Germany 

* (2001-2002) Workshop   presenter on instructional leadership and system accountability to school   districts such as Simcoe, Avon Maitland, Bluewater, Greenstone Superior, York   Catholic, Ottawa Carleton French-First-Language 

* (2001) International   Conference on School Improvement and Effectiveness – Boys and Achievement 

* (2001-2002)Ontario   Principals Council          

 *(2002)Western Regional   Office, Gender and Technology, London, Ontario.

* (1999-2002) Ministry of   Education’s Literacy and Accountability Forums 

* 1999-2002) Faculty of   Education, University of Toronto

* ( 1995-2002) Faculty of   Education, York University

* (1998-2001) Faculty of   Education, Queen’s University

* (1994-2002) Ontario Public   Supervisory Officers Association

* (1996, 1999) IBM’s Teaching   and Learning with Technology, Palisades, New York

* (1999) NCS Learn, Innovations   in Technology

* (1999) Canadian Association   of School Administrators, Ottawa, Ontario

* (1999) Women in Educational   Administration, Conference Organizer

 

EDUCATION

 

* (1971)   BA Honours, University of Toronto, 

* (1972)   B.Ed. (Honours Specialist), FEUT, 

* (1974)   Master of Arts (Chinese History), University of Toronto,

* (1984)   Masters in the Art of Teaching (Geography), University of Toronto, 

* (1989)   Principals’ Course, York University, 

* (1992)   Supervisory Officers’ Qualification, 

* (1995)   American Association of School Administrators Curriculum Management Audit   Training Program,

* (1996)   University of Windsor’s Law School, Mediation Certificate, 

* (1996)   Negotiating for Success, University of Toronto’s Center for Management   Studies, 

* (2007)   Doctorate in Educational Administration, OISE/University of Toronto. 

 

COMMUNITY

 

* Strategic   Visioning, Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT), 2014-2015

* Past-President   of PDK U-T Chapter, 2013-2015 ongoing involvement in the Chapter as member of   the executive

* Former   Board Member for Scientists in School, 2010 - ongoing

* Board   Member for Teaching Mentors Abroad (Design and deliver summer workshops for system   leaders and Ministry, 2016, For principals working in vulnerable communities in   Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic & Haiti, 2015), 2011- ongoing

* Former   Board Member for License2Learn (student to student tutoring), 2011-2014

* Board   of Essential Tremor Support Group – Toronto, ongoing

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