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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10:45am MDT

Be An Upstander: Finding Hope in Complex Times

Monday April 20, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am MDT

Theatre (Conference Centre)

Global crisis', rights and equity issues are entering, and sometimes disrupting, classrooms with increasing frequency, leaving both students and educators feeling overwhelmed and hopeless. In this session, the Be an Upstander program and other approaches to create environments where they can explore complex topics and equip students with tools to address injustice. Participants will also examine how classroom culture, courage to engage in complex conversations and project-based learning, can be used together to help students find hope and equip them with skills to take action.

Speakers

Sarah Adomako-Ansah

Manager of Education Outreach, Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Sarah Adomako-Ansah is a graduate of the University of Alberta, B. Ed (’13). She is a former teacher with the Edmonton Catholic School Division, teaching grades three through six from 2013 until 2021. She was the Division’s first Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Consultant... Read More →

Monday April 20, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am MDT
Theatre (Conference Centre)

DEHR

2:45pm MDT

Who's Included in Inclusion? Creating Inclusive Environments for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth

Monday April 20, 2026 2:45pm - 3:45pm MDT

Sir Edward Beatty (Conference Centre)

This session explores the challenges school leaders face in fostering safe, welcoming, and inclusive environments for all students, with a particular focus on supporting 2SLGBTQ+ youth. Drawing on the Catholic social teaching of dignity, the presentation focuses on ethical and transformative leadership approaches that can help navigate the challenges of providing a safe and inclusive space for gender and sexually diverse youth.

Here is a link to the presentation: https://canva.link/mleyuq6u3klkfu1

Speakers

Daron Van Lingen

Dr. Daron Van Lingen is a principal with Fort McMurray Catholic Schools. With 9 years of experience in administration from ECS to grade 12, she is passionate about fostering an equitable and inclusive educational environment for all students to learn and grow. She is excited to share... Read More →

Monday April 20, 2026 2:45pm - 3:45pm MDT
Sir Edward Beatty (Conference Centre)

DEHR

uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership

10:45am MDT

Sarah Adomako-Ansah

2:45pm MDT

Daron Van Lingen

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