Narratives for Speaking Enagements

Andy Hargreaves is the Thomas More Brennan Chair of Education in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. Before this he was the founder and co-director of the International Centre for Educational Change at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto). Until he moved to North America in 1987, Andy taught primary school and lectured in several English universities, including Oxford. Andy has held visiting professorships and fellowships in England, Australia, Sweden, Spain, the United States, Hong Kong and Japan. He is holder of the Canadian Education Association/Whitworth 2000 Award for outstanding contributions to educational research in Canada. His book, Teaching In The Knowledge Society: Education In The Age Of Insecurity received outstanding writing awards from the American Educational Research Association and the American Libraries Association. His most recent book with Dean Fink, Sustainable Leadership is published by Jossey-Bass/Wiley. Andy was the invited editor of the 1997 ASCD Yearbook, he initiated and coordinated the editing of the
International Handbook of Educational Change (Kluwer 1998) and he is founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Educational Change (published by Kluwer). Andy Hargreaves’ work has been translated extensively into more than a dozen languages. Professor Hargreaves’ current research interests include the emotions of teaching and leading and the sustainability of change and leadership in education, business, sport, and health. Andy is married, with two adult children. He is an avid hiker and inveterate supporter of Burnley Football Club in the UK.

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Resources for Keynotes & Workshops

This section outlines the types of resources Andy needs to conduct either a keynote address or facilitate a workshop.Click here to download a PDF version of these requests.

Keynote Speeches:
-Laptop (any model) connected to an LCD projector
-Lapel Microphone
-Water

Workshop Presentations:
-Laptop (any model), LCD Projector, Lapel Microphone
-Tables of Eight. If the room cannot accommodate this request, please arrange the tables in a grid pattern.
-Index cards (2 per table)
-Post It Notes, Flip Charts, Pens, Tape and/or Pins (only for all day workshops)
-Water and bananas (seriously!)

Hotel Accommodations:
-Non-smoking Room
-Hotel with access to a Business Center equipped with computers and a Fitness Center