Avis Glaze

Transforming education - a strategy that works

Improving schools in general, and schools in challenging circumstances in particular,  has been a key component of the Ontario improvement strategy.  This keynote will describe Ontario's story and the lessons learned in improving student achievement without rancour or the ranking of schools. Having a laser-like focus on the groups that were not achieving was important in closing achievement gaps  Dr. Glaze will also demonstrate the power of capacity building in ensuring that teachers and principals have the will and skill to improve their schools, to achieve both excellence and equity and to ensure that public education realizes its full potential. There should no longer be excuses.  The life chances of students are at stake.

The role of holistic education, character development and the education of boys will be discussed as we prepare students for their future role as responsible and caring citizens who think critically, feel deeply and act wisely and ethically.

Dr. Avis Glaze is one of Canada’s outstanding educators and a recognized international leader in education. Fromclassroomteacher to superintendent and director of education,
this award-winning educator has experience at all levels of the school system.
She was one of only five Commissioners on Ontario’s Royal Commission on Learning. As Ontario’s first Chief Student Achievement Officer and founding CEO of the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, she played a pivotal role in improving student achievement in Ontario schools. She is responsible for implemen ng many innova ons in the se ngs in
which she has worked.

Dr. Glaze served as Ontario’s Educa on Commissioner and Senior Adviser to the Minister of Educa on. She was Professor in Residence in the Faculty of Educa on at the University of Ottawa. Currently, she is President of Edu-quest International Inc. offering a wide range of educa onal services and speaking ngagements across the globe. Her most recent appointment was as Adviser to the Minister of Educa on in New Zealand on na onal standards.

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