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Education Law Institute September 23, 2011 LAWWORKS Conference Location: 89 Chestnut Conference Centre 89 Chestnut St. Toronto, ON M5G 1R1 risis Communications: Communication at a time of crisis is both an art and a science. School-level and District-level leaders require the savvy and perseverance to communicate clearly, openly and concisely to all community members. Our opening keynote, by Robin Sears, with years of experience in a wide variety of sectors, will highlight steps to be taken and lessons learned so all of us can take away some key messages to incorporate into future communication planning. eveloping Global Citizens in a Changing World: The reality of increasing globalization necessitates embracing the concept of global citizenship. As distances shrink, borders become fuzzy and global relations become everyday considerations, a new way of thinking must be imparted to students to understand their role in this changing arena. What do we mean by global citizenship? What are the skills, attitudes and knowledge that students need to be prepared for the global world in which they will live? What could be the legal implications? What are the challenges they will confront? How do we help them achieve these goals? Professor Mayo Moran will explore these issues from a variety of dimensions. C D
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Education LawInstituteSeptember 23, 2011
LAWWORKS
Conference Location:89 Chestnut Conference Centre
89 Chestnut St.Toronto, ON M5G 1R1
risis Communications: Communication at a time of crisis is both an art and a science. School-level and District-level leaders require the savvy and perseverance to communicate clearly, openly and concisely to all community members. Our opening keynote, by Robin Sears, with years of experience in a wide variety of sectors, will highlight steps to be taken and lessons learned so all of us can take away some key messages to incorporate into future communication planning.
eveloping Global Citizens in a Changing World: The reality of increasing globalization necessitates embracing the concept of global citizenship. As distances shrink, borders become fuzzy and global relations become everyday considerations, a new way of thinking must be imparted to students to understand their role in this changing arena. What do we mean by global citizenship? What are the skills, attitudes and knowledge that students need to be prepared for the global world in which they will live? What could be the legal implications? What are the challenges they will confront? How do we help them achieve these goals? Professor Mayo Moran will explore these issues from a variety of dimensions.
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
“Crisis Communications: Managing Issues Before They Escalate into Crises”
Robin Sears is a senior communications and public affairs advisor with experience on three continents. Robin has led client teams in healthcare, financial services, media and in international democratic development.
As national director of the New Democratic Party, Sears built their policy-making infrastructure, first issues publication, and first national direct mail fundraising. As national campaign director, he managed their three most successful national elections.
As Deputy Secretary General of the world’s largest organization of political parties under German Chancellor Willy Brandt, he was responsible for communications, finance, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. Robin has worked with leaders in the Middle East, Central America, and Southern Africa.
As Chief of Staff to Bob Rae during the “Accord” government, he managed the relationship between the Peterson cabinet and the NDP. As Ontario’s senior diplomatic representative in
Asia, he managed seven offices from Tokyo to India, promoting trade, investment and tourism.
For a global executive search firm, Robin managed regional and global practices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Toronto. He was the first Asia president of the pioneering digital search firm, Futurestep, for two of those years. He is a senior writer for Policy Options, Canada’s leading policy journal, and a regular panelist on Canadian television.
“Developing Global Citizens in a Changing World”
Professor Mayo Moran is Dean of the Faculty of Law. She obtained a B.A (1980, English and Sociology) and B.Ed.. (1981) at the University of British Columbia and taught secondary school in northern British Columbia before attending law school. She completed her LL.B. at McGill University (1990), her LL.M. at the University of Michigan (1992) and her S.J.D at the University of Toronto (1999). In 1995 she was appointed Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law University of Toronto and she became Associate Professor in 2000. Dean Moran served as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Law from January 2000 to July 2003. In 2006 she was appointed Dean and James Marshall Tory Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law University of Toronto.
Dean Moran has published in private law, comparative constitutional law, and legal and feminist theory. Her book Rethinking the Reasonable Person was published in 2003 by Oxford University Press. She is currently writing on the limits and possibilities of law, particularly private law, in redressing widespread historic wrongdoing. Dean Moran frequently speaks on these and other issues and has also organized a number of conferences on such topics as equality, historic injustice and reparations, and residential schools.
This uniquely designed institute uses a problem solving approach:Specific sessions provide participants with actual case studies from educational experience as well as structured time to •
reflect,
dialogue and design responses to dilemmas in the cases.
Sessions are led and facilitated by joint teams of education law experts and system and school-based practitioners.•
Panel discussions and plenary presentations provide additional learning opportunities for participants.•
8:00 A.M. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:30 A.M. WELCOME GREETING
Julia O’Sullivan, DeanOntario Institute for Studies in Education
8:45 A.M. FEATURED SPEAKER
Crisis Communications: Managing Issues Before They Escalate into Crises
Robin Spears, Senior PartnerNavigator Ltd.
9:45 A.M. REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:00 A.M. CASE STUDIES WORKSHOPS # 1
A – Conducting an Employee Investigation in a School Context
Sharon Duffy, Legal Counsel, Employee RelationsToronto Catholic District School Board
Grant Bowers, Legal CounselToronto District School Board
B - School Councils 101
Victoria Prince, PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
Paul Matthews, Legal CounselToronto Catholic District School Board
C – Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Blogging: How to Manage Social Media in Schools
Eric M. Roher, PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
John Chasty, Superintendent of EducationToronto District School Board
D - Practical Steps to a Safer School
Michael Hill, Safe Schools AdministratorToronto District School Board
Wendy Lopez, Associate CounselToronto District School Board
E - Putting the Relations Back in Labour Relations
Michael McPhee, Co-ordinator Labour RelationsOntario Catholic School Trustees’ Association
Robert W. Weir, PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
11:30 A.M. NETWORKING LUNCH
12:30 P.M. FEATURED SPEAKER
Developing Global Citizens in a Changing World
Mayo Moran, Dean and James M. Tory Professor of LawFaculty of LawUniversity of Toronto
1:30 P.M. CASE STUDIES WORKSHOPS #2
A – Leading in a Unionized Environment
Tim Liznick, PartnerHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Tom Moutsatsos, PartnerHicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
B – Supporting Students’ Mental Health
Melanie Warner, PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
Michele Warner, AssociateBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
C – Rights of Non-Custodial Parents
Glorie Alfred, Associate CounselToronto District School Board
Daniel J. Dochylo, PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
D - Racial, Homophobic and Sexual Harassment in Schools
Michelle S. Henry, PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
E - The Principal-Trustee Relationship
Barry Pervin, Assistant Deputy MinisterMinistry of Education
2:45 P.M. REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:00 P.M. FEATURED SPEAKERS
The Six Minute Education Lawyer: New and Emerging Issues
> Search and Seizure in Schools
Melanie Warner, PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
> Human Rights Update
Anthony F. Brown, General CounselToronto District School Board
> Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll: Managing the School Dance
Glorie Alfred, Associate CounselToronto District School Board
> Current and Emerging Labour Issues
Sharon Duffy, Legal Counsel, Employee RelationsToronto Catholic District School Board
> Off-School Conduct
Eric M. Roher, PartnerBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
4:30 P.M. CONFERENCE CONCLUDES
LAW WORKS 2011 - INFORMATION
To register for LAW WORKS, all participants must visit the Continuing Education website and complete the online registration and payment procedures.
STEP 1: - Visit www.oise.utoronto.ca/conted, click on “Institutes and Events” found in the left menu and fill out the online participant registration form for LAW WORKS.
STEP 2: - After completing the online registration pages, participants will be asked to select their method of payment. Participants may select to pay by cheque/money order or to pay online with a credit card.
- Participants who wish to pay by cheque/money order will be directed to print their registration confirmation page and mail it in with their cheque/money order to:
OISE, Continuing Education
252 Bloor Street West, 5-103Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V6
Attn: LAW WORKS
- Participants who wish to pay online by credit card will be directed to a secure payment site.
*Teams who wish to register and receive the team discount please
contact Melissa Lapa at [email protected]
Note: Registration is not complete until payment is received.
Deadline is Friday, Sept. 16, 2011
ACCOMMODATION
The institute will be held at 89 Chestnut Conference Centre in Toronto.
89 Chestnut Conference Centre89 Chestnut Street
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1R1
We highly recommend public transit as the St. Patrick Subway Station is located 2 blocks west of 89 Chestnut Conference Centre (walk east two blocks on Dundas St).
If you choose to drive, there is an underground paid parking lot at 89 Chestnut Conference Centre. The early bird rate (arrive before 9am and depart before 7pm) is $9.00.
LOCATION
The University of Toronto has a special room rate with the Delta Chelsea, located a few blocks north west of 89 Chestnut Conference Centre. Request the “University of Toronto” rate when booking:
Delta Chelsea33 Gerrard St. West
1-888-890-3222*Rooms are subject to hotel availability at time of
booking
HOW TO REGISTER
CANCELLATIONSCancellations must be received by email by September 16, 2011 to [email protected]. Refunds will not be granted after this date. If you are unable to attend, a delegate substitute is permitted up to, and including the day of the conference.
* Please notify us of any delegate changes prior to the first day of the institute.
REGISTRATION FEE
$269/ person (plus applicable taxes)
Discount for teams of 5 or more - $235/person
Includes lunches, refreshments, workshops, program materials and HST (#108162330).
* A certificate will be presented upon completion of the institute
Questions? Email [email protected]
