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Leading School Improvement Fellowship: Programme Preview | University of Toronto (OISE) 

Discover how you can lead meaningful, sustainable school improvement in just 14 weeks. Join this free preview to explore OISE’s practice-based fellowship and its powerful inquiry approach.

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About this session

This session offers an introduction to OISE CPL’s Leading School Improvement Fellowship, a 14‑week practice‑based programme designed for educators and leaders seeking to drive meaningful change in their schools.

Participants will explore how the programme supports a structured inquiry process centred on a real improvement priority. The session highlights how evidence‑informed approaches, cycles of planning, implementation and reflection, and collaboration with peers and facilitators can help build the knowledge, judgement, and strategies needed for sustained impact.

What you will gain

  • Understand the key features of the Leading School Improvement Fellowship
  • Explore how a structured inquiry approach supports school improvement
  • Learn how evidence-informed practice can drive meaningful change
  • Identify how the programme supports leadership development and sustained impact

Date & time

Tuesday, 2nd June

4:00–4:30 pm (China Time)

About the speaker

Trish Mazzotta Shaheen

Associate Director, Professional Learning, OISE Continuing & Professional Learning (University of Toronto) Trish has deep experience in improvement leadership and organisational change, bringing research-informed approaches grounded in a real-world context. She has led the delivery of OISE CPL’s K-12 portfolio for learners and organisations for the past 6 years, including the launch of the Education Leaders Program and the Leading School Improvement Fellowship, both developed in response to a specific market need to support K-12 school leadership development within the independent and international school communities.

Registration deadline: Monday, 1st June 2026, 6:00 pm (China time)