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Oxford: The Principal and Superintendent Institute

Date of Session:  22 July - 25 July 2024

Location:  

Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Harris Manchester College is one of the thirty-eight colleges that form the University of Oxford and was founded in 1786.

Paper Submission:

This event will feature insightful talks from education experts and provide a platform for participants to engage in meaningful discussions. You are also invited to make a presentation and to provide a paper on a relevant aspect of the topic, however, your participation as a member of the Institute is not contingent thereon. Papers presented at the Principal and Superintendent Institute may be subsequently submitted for publication in our journal. 

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Registration:

Costs associated with the Principal and Superintendent Institute can be found below.  Membership is limited to 35 participants.

Should you be unable to attend, we would welcome your nomination of a colleague to attend in your place.

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Schedule:

22 July 2024 - Monday

1:00pm - Registration and Lunch in Hall

2:00 - 5:00 pm - Meeting

6:30pm - Drink Reception

7:00pm - Dinner in Hall

23 July 2024 - Tuesday

8:00am - Full English Breakfast

9:00- 12:00pm - Meeting

12:00pm - Lunch

2:00pm - Walking Tour of Oxford

Dinner on your own

24 July 2024 - Wednesday

8:00am - Full English Breakfast

9:00- 12:00pm - Meeting

12:00pm - Lunch

1:00-4:00pm - Meeting

6:30pm- Closing Drink Reception

7:00pm - Closing Banquet

Certificate Ceremony

25 July 2024 - Thursday

8:00am - Full English Breakfast

Departure

 

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Topics of Interest will include but are not limited to:

The Future of Education

  • Transforming Strategic Plans

  • Increasing the Quality of Instruction

  • Student Voices in Key Decisions 

  • Strengthening Teacher Retention Strategies

  • Protecting Student Well-Being 

  • Universal Prekindergarten

  • Whole Child Policy

  • Effects of Covid-19 on Teaching and Learning

 

New Movements in Education

  • Online Learning

  • Distance Learning

  • Homeschooling

  • Maker Learning

  • Alternative to Letter Grades

  • Micro-Credentials

  • Flipped Classrooms

 

Social and Emotional Well-Being

  • Social-Emotional Learning

  • Personalized and Self-Led Learning

  • Game Based Learning and Esports

  • Microlearning and Nano-Learning

  • Bans of Teaching Specific Topics

  • Parental Control over Curriculum

  • Chronic Staffing Shortages

  • Bullying

 

Health of the Student and Teachers

  • Student Mental Health

  • School Safety (gun free zones or armed teachers)

  • Refusal to Provide Sex Ed 

  • Substance Abuse

  • Immigration

  • Homelessness

  • Nutrition

  • Obesity

  • Access to care

Education Finance

  • Inflation adjusted per-pupil revenue

  • Revenue Growth

  • Instruction and Support Service Spending

  • Total Benefit Growth

  • Education Debt Obligations

 

Trends in Technology

  • Direct-to-Consumer Models

  • Enterprise Learning and Skilling

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • Self-Guided and Adaptive Learning

  • Integration of Extended Reality (XR) Technologies

  • Gamification

  • Blockchain

 

Culture

  • Black Lives Matter

  • Culture Wars

  • Cultural Diversity and Awareness

  • Culture in the Classroom

  • Creating a Culture of Learning

  • World Languages

  • Culture, Society and Politics

  • Global and Cross-cultural Education

  • Critical Race Theory

 

Education Law

  • Changes to Title IX

  • Civil Rights Compliance

  • Privacy Concerns

  • Mandatory Reporting

  • Constitutional Rights

  • Equity in Education

  • Banned Book​

Ethics

  • AI in Education

  • Values Education

  • Moral Reasoning

  • Integrating Ethics

  • Values and Ethics in Educational Administration

  • Ethics in Educational Leadership

  • Ethics and Character Education

  • Equity and Equality in Education

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Strategic Management

  • Leadership

  • Strategic planning

  • Managing Conflict

  • Recruitment

  • Teaching Strategies

  • Stakeholder Management

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School Safety

  • Health and Safety

  • Energy Efficiency

  • Supportive Learning

  • Safeguarding

  • Communications

  • Security

  • School Safety Training

  • The Role of Technology

  • Bullying

  • Crisis Management

  • Wellness and Wellbeing

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Communication

  • Project Based Learning

  • ELA Projects

  • Designing Units of Study

  • Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Framework

  • Common Sense Education

  • Digital Citizenship Curriculum

Payment Information

    The Full Oxford Experience

 

$800 - Deposit - due February 15, 2024

$1395 – Final Payment due April 30, 2024

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Morning and Afternoon Meetings with Tea, Coffee and Biscuit Breaks

 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Full English Breakfast

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Lunches

Monday and Wednesday Drink Receptions and Formal Dinners in Hall

Lodging in the College on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights (checking out on Thursday)

Walking Tour of Oxford

Meeting Only

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$800 - due February 15, 2024

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Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Morning and Afternoon Meetings

Tea, Coffee and Biscuit Breaks

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Discounts

Alumni:

$150 - Alumni members of the Institute 

Group Discount:  

$100 per person- Discount per person of 3 or more Co-Presenting a Paper

Co-Presenter Discount:  

$75 per person

Discount per person of 2 Co-Presenting a Paper

Guest of a Participant - Lodging and Meals

 

$1195 – Total Payment due April 30, 2024

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Full English Breakfast

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Lunches

Monday and Wednesday Drink Receptions and Formal Dinners in Hall

Lodging in the College on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights (checking out on Thursday)

Walking Tour of Oxford

Guest of a Participant - No Lodging - Only Meals

 

$595 – Total Payment due April 30, 2024

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Lunches

Monday and Wednesday Drink Receptions and Formal Dinners in Hall

Walking Tour of Oxford

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