Off to the Spa (oh yeah, and to learn, too)

Just about to head out to Moose Jaw this evening, for the Women In Leadership and Learning (WILL) Conference. It's being held at the Temple Gardens Spa and promises to be an educational, as well as relaxing, event.

I'm attending two sessions tomorrow:

Stories from the Trenches: Social Justice in Education and Leadership
Eunice Cameron, Director of the Cornwall Alternative School in Regina , will examine the issues confronting leaders and educators as they fight for social justice for some of our most disadvantaged students. What leadership qualities do educators need to bring to the problems confronting students who present with a multiplicity of problems? What leadership qualities do they need to assist staff and decision makers to do the right things?

Telling it Our Way: Leading through Research
Linda McMullen, former head of the Department of Psychology and member of the Board of Governors at the University of Saskatchewan , will speak about the particular challenges confronting women researchers in our educational institution. How do women uniquely meet the challenges of research and what does being female brings to the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge?

I will also be fitting in some quality mineral spa soaking time.