Name: Be An Upstander: Finding Hope in Complex Times
Start: 2026-04-20T10:45:00-0600
End: 2026-04-20T11:45:00-0600

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

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

uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership

Sarah Adomako-Ansah

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uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership

Sarah Adomako-Ansah

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