uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership: Full Schedule

This is the Sched site for the uLead 2026.

Welcome to uLead 2026. We are thrilled you will be joining us at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel for our annual school leadership conference hosted by the Council for School Leadership of The Alberta Teachers’ Association.

If you have any questions during the event, we will have uLead team members throughout the venue wearing red and black plaid. The registration desk will also have our team available throughout the conference. This table can be found just outside of the Van Horne Ballroom, where all of our keynote presentations are taking place.

If you need a digital map of the facilities, you can click here

In order for our team to best determine room allocations for breakout sessions would ask that delegates log in (top right corner of this page) and select sessions that they are interested in attending.

Finally, if you are interested in earning University credits for attending uLead, please visit the uLead website

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2:45pm MDT

Deepening a Culture of Belonging

Sunday April 19, 2026 2:45pm - 3:45pm MDT

New Brunswick Room (Main Building)

Research highlights the crucial role of cultivating a culture of belonging in schools, particularly for BIPOC students. It speaks to the significance of the role of school leaders to intentionally nurture and create inclusive environments, which can positively impact attendance, student well-being, and achievement. We know that a culture of belonging can have a positive impact on overall student wellbeing, but how do we create classrooms that embrace belonging as a connection to learning and to how students see themselves as learners? How do we know that we are making a difference for all students in our buildings, both socially and academically? This presentation will look at the impact of student voice and how one school worked to deepen their understanding of how belonging impacts learning.

Speakers

Cori Fraser

Principal, EPSB

Cori Fraser has been a principal with Edmonton Public Schools for the past ten years. Since September 2020, she has been the principal at Westmount Jr High, where she leads a diverse learning community.

uLead 2026 Belonging Pt 2 pptx

Sunday April 19, 2026 2:45pm - 3:45pm MDT
New Brunswick Room (Main Building)

DEHR

4:00pm MDT

Embedding Human Rights and Equity into Leadership

Sunday April 19, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MDT

Baron Shaughnessy Room (Conference Centre)

Leadership is about decision making. This session will be focused around the phrase 'centering the needs of the under-represented and under-served' and will examine who school leaders centre in decision making and how school leaders can navigate the challenges of honouring human rights, competing human rights and facing resistance.

Speakers

Irfan Toor

Social Justice and Anti-Oppression Advisor, Ontario Principals' Council

Irfan Toor (he/him) has been an educator for over 30 years in many different roles and locations. Irfan has spent time as a teaching assistant, a classroom teacher, a school based Vice-Principal and Principal and also as a system based Principal. He is currently the Social Justice... Read More →

ULead (Apr 2026) Centering Human Rights pdf

Sunday April 19, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Baron Shaughnessy Room (Conference Centre)

DEHR

uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership

2:45pm MDT

Cori Fraser

4:00pm MDT

Irfan Toor

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