Registration Open A Few Past Speakers at XSEED School of Tomorrow conferences SCHOOL OF Fifth Edition TOMORROW 3rd Aug‘13 | 2 - 8 pm | Bengaluru SOLVING A SCHOOL LEADER’S DILEMMA Venue: Sindhoor Convention Centre, J P Nagar, Bengaluru Prof. Howard Gardner Prof. Alison Gopnik Prof. Noel Tichy About XSEED School of Tomorrow- The XSEED School of Tomorrow (SOT) conference brings together a panel of thinking and creative leaders from all walks of life to share provocative ideas and practicable solutions that can seriously impact school quality. The conference is attended by hundreds of school leaders and a live feed will go to over a thousand schools across the country. 2013 Conference Agenda SOLVING THE EDUCATION LEADERS DILEMMA: Prof. Peter M. Senge Vinita Bali School Leaders are faced with the dilemma of how to provide quality in the face of regulation, parent expectations and unequal competition. The conference will be about the knowhow school leaders need to sustain quality learning and teaching at scale. Quality in a school is all about the right outcomes. Dileep Ranjekar An XSEED conference Schools need to recognize that it is imperative to build capacities for higher order thinking and the ability to succeed in collaborative workplaces. For that, a fundamental change in the teaching, learning and assessment methods will have to take place. The conference will delve deeper into such dilemmas that school leaders face. If you wish to register for the conference, please contact an XSEED representative close to your locality. Registration charges are ` 1,500 per seat. Alternately, you can fill up the Registration Form available on the website www.schooloftomorrow.in or Call: 1800-102-7200, SMS: ‘XSEED’ to 57333. Ashish Rajpal J P Narayan Vineet Joshi Contact us Call: 1800-102-7200 | Email: [email protected] | SMS: ‘XSEED’ to 57333 | Web: www.xseed.in About XSEED: XSEED is a “Teaching Improvement System” working in 1000 Schools in India and abroad. It brings visible improvement in Grasp of Concepts and Spoken English of students. XSEED brings academic prestige and is a financially viable solution for schools. It is a comprehensive academic solution which uses very specific and effective learning tools for teachers, students, and parents. It improves teachers' creativity and motivation, overall learning of students, and manages parents' expectation. 2013 XSEED School of Tomorrow Speakers and profiles Other speakers XSEED Thought Leadership Events Ashish Rajpal Ashish Rajpal is the Founder and CEO of iDiscoveri Education Pvt. Ltd. Over the last decade, Ashish has played a pioneering role in on-ground innovation in Indian school reform, in conceiving the idea of XSEED and also orchestrating its scale-up across 1000 schools. Ashish has been acknowledged by Education World Magazine as one of the top 50 leaders changing Indian education and has been invited to speak at MIT's Legatum Convergence. XSEED School of Tomorrow The XSEED School of Tomorrow conference has always addressed issues which have been pertinent to school leaders across geographies in imparting meaningful and effective learning to students. The theme of last year’s conference was Adapting to Change where speakers talked about how it was relevant for all schools to adapt to the rapidly changing education environment and focus on concept based learning, away from rote. Deepa Sridhar Daniel Goleman Daniel Goleman is an internationally known psychologist and a science journalist. His book Emotional Intelligence was named one of the 25 “Most Influential Business Management Books” by the TIME magazine and was on the New York Times Best Seller list consistently for one and a half years. D e e p a i s c u r re n t l y m a n a g i n g a l l academic and administrative functions of Sri Kumaran Children’s home, which is a private CBSE school in Bangalore providing transformative education to more than 3000 students. She has rich school leadership experience of 24 years. She was also a member of the Principals’ center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she completed a short course for School Principals. Luis Miranda Luis Miranda co-chairs the Global Advisory Board (Asia Cabinet) of the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and is Chairman, Board of Advisors, Centre for Civil Society. He is a Trustee of the Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action (SNEHA). Luis is currently involved with a few notfor-profit and for-profit initiatives related to education, healthcare and early stage companies. Mansoor Khan Mansoor is a noted school entrepreuneur. He is the Vice President of the Karnataka Federation of Independent Schools Managements (KFISM). He is also the General Secretary of Management of Independent CBSE Schools Association Karnataka (MICSA-K). Mansoor serves as a Member on the Management board of schools Delhi Public School (DPS) Bangalore and DPS Mysore Pasi Sahlberg Director General of the Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation (CIMO) in Helsinki, Finland, Pasi Sahlberg is an internationally known educator. His book Finnish Lessons is a firsthand, comprehensive account of how Finland built a world-class education system over the past three decades. Maya Sharma She has been a television journalist for over 23 years and is now heading the Bangalore bureau of New Delhi Television(NDTV) as Resident Editor. Maya has covered the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum for teachers from around the world in Hong Kong, Brazil, South Africa, United States and the Czech Republic.She is a Fulbright Scholar and has received awards for her work from the Karnataka state government's Media Academy and private organisations. XSEED Howard Gardner India Tour 2012 The father of Multiple Intelligences, Prof. Howard Gardner addressed over 3500 educators, business leaders, teachers and students on a range of topics including child centered education, creativity, good work, different kinds of minds for the future and education in an era of globalization. The tour was very well-timed and came at a time when the education system in the country is gearing up to get revolutionized. It has already managed to generate serious dialogue between the Indian public, the media and policymakers. Exercising Leadership in Schools Workshop Series from XSEED The workshop focusses on practical tools to overcome barriers in establishing quality in the teaching and learning processes in schools and look at ways on how good teaching could become a practice in all classrooms. It helps in setting up leadership practices in schools, to sustain quality education in the schools domain. These workshops are held all through the year across India. SCHOOL OF Fifth Edition TOMORROW 3rd Aug‘13 | 2 - 8 pm | Bengaluru SOLVING A SCHOOL LEADER’S DILEMMA 2013 XSEED School of Tomorrow Speakers and profiles Other speakers XSEED Thought Leadership Events Ashish Rajpal Ashish Rajpal is the Founder and CEO of iDiscoveri Education Pvt. Ltd. Over the last decade, Ashish has played a pioneering role in on-ground innovation in Indian school reform, in conceiving the idea of XSEED and also orchestrating its scale-up across 1000 schools. Ashish has been acknowledged by Education World Magazine as one of the top 50 leaders changing Indian education and has been invited to speak at MIT's Legatum Convergence. XSEED School of Tomorrow The XSEED School of Tomorrow conference has always addressed issues which have been pertinent to school leaders across geographies in imparting meaningful and effective learning to students. The theme of last year’s conference was Adapting to Change where speakers talked about how it was relevant for all schools to adapt to the rapidly changing education environment and focus on concept based learning, away from rote. Deepa Sridhar Daniel Goleman Daniel Goleman is an internationally known psychologist and a science journalist. His book Emotional Intelligence was named one of the 25 “Most Influential Business Management Books” by the TIME magazine and was on the New York Times Best Seller list consistently for one and a half years. D e e p a i s c u r re n t l y m a n a g i n g a l l academic and administrative functions of Sri Kumaran Children’s home, which is a private CBSE school in Bangalore providing transformative education to more than 3000 students. She has rich school leadership experience of 24 years. She was also a member of the Principals’ center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she completed a short course for School Principals. Luis Miranda Luis Miranda co-chairs the Global Advisory Board (Asia Cabinet) of the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and is Chairman, Board of Advisors, Centre for Civil Society. He is a Trustee of the Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action (SNEHA). Luis is currently involved with a few notfor-profit and for-profit initiatives related to education, healthcare and early stage companies. Mansoor Khan Mansoor is a noted school entrepreuneur. He is the Vice President of the Karnataka Federation of Independent Schools Managements (KFISM). He is also the General Secretary of Management of Independent CBSE Schools Association Karnataka (MICSA-K). Mansoor serves as a Member on the Management board of schools Delhi Public School (DPS) Bangalore and DPS Mysore Pasi Sahlberg Director General of the Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation (CIMO) in Helsinki, Finland, Pasi Sahlberg is an internationally known educator. His book Finnish Lessons is a firsthand, comprehensive account of how Finland built a world-class education system over the past three decades. Maya Sharma She has been a television journalist for over 23 years and is now heading the Bangalore bureau of New Delhi Television(NDTV) as Resident Editor. Maya has covered the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum for teachers from around the world in Hong Kong, Brazil, South Africa, United States and the Czech Republic.She is a Fulbright Scholar and has received awards for her work from the Karnataka state government's Media Academy and private organisations. XSEED Howard Gardner India Tour 2012 The father of Multiple Intelligences, Prof. Howard Gardner addressed over 3500 educators, business leaders, teachers and students on a range of topics including child centered education, creativity, good work, different kinds of minds for the future and education in an era of globalization. The tour was very well-timed and came at a time when the education system in the country is gearing up to get revolutionized. It has already managed to generate serious dialogue between the Indian public, the media and policymakers. Exercising Leadership in Schools Workshop Series from XSEED The workshop focusses on practical tools to overcome barriers in establishing quality in the teaching and learning processes in schools and look at ways on how good teaching could become a practice in all classrooms. It helps in setting up leadership practices in schools, to sustain quality education in the schools domain. These workshops are held all through the year across India. SCHOOL OF Fifth Edition TOMORROW 3rd Aug‘13 | 2 - 8 pm | Bengaluru SOLVING A SCHOOL LEADER’S DILEMMA Registration Open A Few Past Speakers at XSEED School of Tomorrow conferences SCHOOL OF Fifth Edition TOMORROW 3rd Aug‘13 | 2 - 8 pm | Bengaluru SOLVING A SCHOOL LEADER’S DILEMMA Venue: Sindhoor Convention Centre, J P Nagar, Bengaluru Prof. Howard Gardner Prof. Alison Gopnik Prof. Noel Tichy About XSEED School of Tomorrow- The XSEED School of Tomorrow (SOT) conference brings together a panel of thinking and creative leaders from all walks of life to share provocative ideas and practicable solutions that can seriously impact school quality. The conference is attended by hundreds of school leaders and a live feed will go to over a thousand schools across the country. 2013 Conference Agenda SOLVING THE EDUCATION LEADERS DILEMMA: Prof. Peter M. Senge Vinita Bali School Leaders are faced with the dilemma of how to provide quality in the face of regulation, parent expectations and unequal competition. The conference will be about the knowhow school leaders need to sustain quality learning and teaching at scale. Quality in a school is all about the right outcomes. Dileep Ranjekar An XSEED conference Schools need to recognize that it is imperative to build capacities for higher order thinking and the ability to succeed in collaborative workplaces. For that, a fundamental change in the teaching, learning and assessment methods will have to take place. The conference will delve deeper into such dilemmas that school leaders face. If you wish to register for the conference, please contact an XSEED representative close to your locality. Registration charges are ` 1,500 per seat. Alternately, you can fill up the Registration Form available on the website www.schooloftomorrow.in or Call: 1800-102-7200, SMS: ‘XSEED’ to 57333. Ashish Rajpal J P Narayan Vineet Joshi Contact us Call: 1800-102-7200 | Email: [email protected] | SMS: ‘XSEED’ to 57333 | Web: www.xseed.in About XSEED: XSEED is a “Teaching Improvement System” working in 1000 Schools in India and abroad. It brings visible improvement in Grasp of Concepts and Spoken English of students. XSEED brings academic prestige and is a financially viable solution for schools. It is a comprehensive academic solution which uses very specific and effective learning tools for teachers, students, and parents. It improves teachers' creativity and motivation, overall learning of students, and manages parents' expectation.