James Atley Bruce Beairsto
Superintendent of Schools (retired)
School District No. 38 (Richmond), British Columbia, Canada
Contact me by email at bbeairsto@sd38.bc.ca

Professional Qualifications

1997            Ph. D. (Ed.), University of Tampere, Finland
1986            M. A. (Ed.), University of British Columbia
1974            Teaching Certificate (Professional) after PDP at Simon Fraser University
1972            M. Sc. in Physics, University of British Columbia
1970            B. Sc. (Honours) in Physics, University of Calgary

Affiliation with Other Organizations

Simon Fraser University (Adjunct Professor)
Science World of British Columbia, Board of Governors (Vice Chair)
Canadian Education Association, Board of Governors (member)
The Critical Thinking Consortium (Advisor)

Publications

2008    Saving spaceship earth by teaching the ethics of environmental stewardship.  In Education Canada, Vol. 49, No. 1.

2007    The ethical imperative in education.  An article written for the Manitoba Association of School Superintendents.

2006    A broad view of leadership development.  A paper written for the BC Educational Leadership Council.

2006    Learning to lead.  A paper written for the e-journal of the School Leadership Center at UBC (http://www.slc.educ.ubc.ca./eJournal/Issue%204/index.htm).

2006    Getting our administrative bearings.  A paper written for the BC Educational Leadership Council.

2005    Dialogue for social justice.  An article written for the Manitoba Association of School Superintendents.

2004    Imperatives and possibilities for multicultural education.  In Education Canada, Vol. 44, No. 2.

2003    Multidimensional administrative interaction: A binocular model of simultaneous management and leadership.  In B. Beairsto, M. Klein and P. Ruohotie (Eds.), Professional learning and leadership.  Tampere, Finland: University of Tampere.

2003    Empowering professionals as lifelong learners.  In B. Beairsto, M. Klein and P. Ruohotie (Eds.), Professional learning and leadership.  Tampere, Finland: University of Tampere.

2001    Developing a leadership mindset in middle school students.  In YA! Young Adolescent Magazine, Fall 2001.

2000    What does it take to be a lifelong learner?  In B. Beairsto and P. Ruohotie (Eds.), Empowering teachers as lifelong learners: Reconceptualizing, restructuring and reculturing teacher education for the information age.  Tampere, Finland: University of Tampere.

1999    Learning to balance bureaucracy and community as an educational administrator.  In B. Beairsto and P. Ruohotie (Eds.), The education of educators: Enabling professional growth for teachers and administrators.  Tampere, Finland: University of Tampere.

1999    The artistry of leadership.  In Education Canada, Vol. 39, No. 2

1997    Leadership in the quest for adhocracy: new directions for a postmodern world.  Tampere, Finland: University of Tampere.  (Doctoral Dissertation)

1996    Leadership and organizational development: Implications of new directions for public education.  In P. Ruohotie, J. Honka & B. Beairsto (Eds.), New themes for vocational education.  Tampere, Finland: University of Tampere.

1996    Professional growth and development: What is it and how do we know if its working?  In P. Ruohotie & P. P. Grimmett (Eds.), Professional growth and development: direction, delivery and dilemmas.  Tampere, Finland: Career Development Finland Ky.

1994    Year 2000: a case study of a major educational change.  In P. Ruohotie & P. Grimmett (Eds.), New themes for education in a changing world.  Tampere, Finland: Career Development Finland Ky.

Recent Presentations Outside of Richmond

2010/04 Supervision for Learning.  One-day workshop for Campbell River administrators.

2010/03 The 3-D Principal.  Keynote presentation for Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand (SPANZ) Annual Conference

2009/11 Creating Sustainable Futures.  Keynote presentation for Making Connection conference

2009/09 Leading Optimistically. Half-day workshop for Maple Ridge administrators

2009/02 Planning for Growth and Change.  One-day workshop for BC Educational Leadership Council (five cohorts)

2009/02 Green Shift: Systemic change for sustainability.  Keynote presentation for provincial webcast

2008/11 Enabling Global Citizens.  Keynote presentation for BCSSA Fall Conference

2008/08 Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas.  One-day workshop for Lester B Pearson School Division in Montreal

2008/07 Beyond Politics.  Invited lecture for SFU Summer Seminar series

2008/07 Leading Learning.  Keynote presentation for BCPVPA Short Course for New Administrators

2008/02 Organizational Culture: The 'personality' that defines a district.  Two-day workshop for Qualicum School District Administrators

2007/10 Transformational Leadership: Influence that animates authority.  Keynote presentation for the Island Leadership Coalition

2007/09 Connecting Learning Research and Effective Classroom Practice.  A one-day workshop for the Howe Sound School District

2007/08 Administration as Ethical Action.  Keynote presentation for Lester B Pearson School Division in Montreal

2007/07 Leading for Learning.  Keynote presentation for BCPVPA Short Course for New Administrators

2007/05 Leadership for Learning.  Dinner presentation for Coquitlam Prinicpals and Vice Principals Association

2006/10 Administration as Ethical Action.  Keynote presentation for CASA Annual Conference in Winnipeg

2006/08 Leadership and Ethics.  Full-day workshop for Kamloops Association of School Administrators

2006/08 Dialogue and Decision Making.  Half-day workshop for Burnaby Association of School Administrators

2006/07 Leadership for Student Centered Learning.  Keynote presentation for BCPVPA Short Course for New Administrators

2006/04 Dialogue: Why, What and How.  Half-day workshop for Burnaby Association of School Administrators

2006/03 Keeping a positive focus in difficult times.  Keynote presentation for BC CASE Annual Conference

2006/02 Learning that lasts: changing our minds - literally!  SDCBC pre-conference half-day workshop

2005/11 Ethical fitness: preparing to deal with dilemmas.  Full-day workshop for Port Alberni School Administrators

2005/09 Leadership, community and dialogue.  Workshop for full administrative and teaching staff of Hanover School Division, Hanover, Manitoba

2005/05 Learning that lasts: changing our minds - literally!  Staff Development Council of BC Leadership Development Series presentation webcast by BC Ministry of Education: http://www.insinc.com/ministryofeducation/20050504/

2005/03 Fusing management and leadership.  Presentation to Douglas College faculty

2005/03 Implementation, instructional leadership and professional development.  Staff Development Council of BC Leadership Development Series

2005/02 Sustainability of our efforts: thoughts stimulated by reading "Leadership and Sustainability."  Presentation to meeting of BC Superintendents

2004/11 The power of diversity in community.  Full day workshop for Manitoba Association of School Superintendents' Annual Conference

2004/11 Teaching, learning, behaviour: Making connections.  Keynote presentation at Making Connections Conference

2004/09 Continuing the dialogue.  Plenary presentation at Naramata Conference for Inclusive Education

2003/09 Inclusion is a dialogue, and dialogue is a way of life.  Keynote presentation at Naramata Conference for Inclusive Education

2003/03 More ... Leadership in change.  Full day workshop for school and district administrators in Louis Riel School Division, Winnipeg

2003/02 Ethical leadership.  BCPVPA leadership development course

2003/01 Balancing bureaucracy and community as an educational leader.  BCPVPA leadership development course

2003/01 Thinking about learning and learning about thinking. Plenary presentation at Staff Development Council of BC Annual Conference

2003/01 What to do when you don’t know what is right.  Breakout session at Burnaby School District Convention

2002/10 Leadership in change.  Full day workshop for school and district administrators in Louis Riel School Division, Winnipeg

2002/05 How can we go on?  Half day workshop for school and district administrators in Salmon Arm School District

2002/05 Leadership as a way of being.  Keynote presentation at Delta Kappa Gamma International Society Annual General Meeting

2001/10 Ready or not, the future is now, and its time for leadership.  Keynote presentation at Vancouver Elementary Principals and Vice Principals Association Annual Conference

2001/04 The chaordic school.  Breakout session at MYABC Annual Conference, Victoria

2001/02 Leadership in the new millennium. Keynote presentation at BC CASE Annual Conference

2001/01 Balancing management of the bureaucracy and leadership of the community.  Full day workshop for school and district administrators in Saanich School District

2000/08 Parent partnerships. Full day workshop for provincial meeting of League of Educational Administrators, Directors and Superintendents, Saskatchewan.

2000/05 Building a foundation for excellent relationships.  Keynote presentation at Ontario Education Improvement Conference, Toronto.  (with Jean Garnett, President of Richmond District Parents' Association)



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