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Spring and Yearlong Course Grades Due

Academic Calendar Type of Event: Academic Schedule. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Katie Reilly. Contact Email: katie_reilly@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617 495-3419. Sponsoring Organization/Department: HGSE. Registration Required: No. Monday, May 20, 2013.

Senior Faculty Meeting

Senior Faculty Meetings are not open to the public. This listing is for reference only. Senior Faculty Membership Chris Dede Eleanor Duckworth Catherine Elgin Richard Elmore Kurt Fischer Howard Gardner Paul Harris Thomas Hehir Monica Higgins Heather Hill Nancy Hill Susan Moore Johnson Thomas Kane Bob Kegan Daniel Koretz Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Nonie Lesaux Richard Light Bridget Terry Long Kathleen McCartney Mark Moore Richard Murnane Fernando Reimers Julie Reuben Robert Schwartz Robert Selman Jack Shonkoff Judith Singer Catherine Snow John Willett Hiro Yoshikawa. Type of Event: Meeting. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Nate Hinchey. Contact Email: nathaniel_hinchey@gse.harvard.edu. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Dean's Office. Registration Required: No. Admission Fee: N/A. Monday, May 20, 2013, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Faculty of the Whole Meeting

Faculty of the Whole Meetings are not open to the public. This listing is for reference only. All faculty members participate in Faculty of the Whole meetings. Type of Event: Meeting. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Nate Hinchey. Contact Email: nathaniel_hinchey@gse.harvard.edu. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Dean's Office. Registration Required: No. Admission Fee: N/A. Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Emotion Management Luncheon Seminar

Student Events To explore the factors that impact one's emotion status, and to discuss and learn ways of bringing our emotion back. Type of Event: Discussion. Networking. Building/Room: Gutman 404. Contact Name: Ruoxiao Zhan. Contact Email: ruz038@mail.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 7752290697. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Agape Student Ministry. Registration Required: No. Admission Fee: 0. RSVP Required: No. Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Gutman 404.

University Holiday: Memorial Day

Holiday Calendar Harvard University is closed. Type of Event: Holiday. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Harvard University. Registration Required: No. Monday, May 27, 2013.

CAS Cording Ceremony and Reception

Commencement Week CAS Cording Ceremony & Reception. Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Eliot Lyman. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: CAS. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Celebrating Artists in Residence at PZ

Project Zero and the Arts in Education Program invite you to join in an exploration and celebration of our three Artists-in-Residence and their final projects, this pilot year. Zoe Blatt, Brendon Snyder, and Suzie Verdin will share their work and their findings in an informal setting. Refreshments will be served. Type of Event: Exhibition. Open House. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Jordy Oakland. Contact Email: jordy_oakland@harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-496-6955. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Arts in Education & Project Zero. Registration Required: No. Admission Fee: Free. RSVP Required: Yes. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM. Project Zero, 20 University Road, Sixth Floor; Adjacent to The Charles Hotel.

Reception for Graduating International Students

Commencement Week Reception for graduating International students. Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Eliot Lyman. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Brunch for grdauating Ed.D. and Ed.L.D. studemts

Commencement Week Brunch for graduating Ed.D. and Ed.L.D. students. Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM. Radcliffe Yard.

Robing Ceremony for Graduating Ed.D. Students

Commencement Week Robing ceremony for graduating Ed.D. students. Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. TBD.

Ed.L.D. Celebration Ceremony

Commencement Week Ed.L.D. celebration ceremony. Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. TBD.

HGSE Convocation

Commencement Week HGSE Convocation. Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Radcliffe Yard.

Commencement Celebration Dance

Commencement Week Commencement celebration dance. Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM. Radcliffe Yard.

Commencement

Academic Calendar Type of Event: Academic Schedule. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Katie Reilly. Contact Email: katie_reilly@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617 495-3419. Sponsoring Organization/Department: HGSE. Registration Required: No. Thursday, May 30, 2013.

Academic Procession Line

Commencement Week Academic procession line. Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: No. Thursday, May 30, 2013, 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM. Appian Way.

Harvard University Morning Commencement Exercises

Commencement Week Harvard University morning commencement exercises (tickets required). Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Thursday, May 30, 2013, 9:45 AM – 11:45 AM. Harvard Yard.

HGSE Presentation of Diplomas and Certificates

Commencement Week HGSE Presentation of Diplomas and Certificates, 12:30 p.m. in Radcliffe Yard. (No tickets are required). Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: No. RSVP Required: No. Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. Radcliffe yard.

University Alumni Excercises

Commencement Week University Alumni Exercises, 2:30 - 4:15 p.m. in Harvard Yard. (Tickets Required, limit 3 per graduate). Type of Event: Commencement. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: OSA. Contact Email: osa@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617-495-8035. Sponsoring Organization/Department: OSA. Registration Required: Yes. RSVP Required: Yes. Thursday, May 30, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM. Harvard Yard.

Management Development Program | MDP

Programs in Professional Education The Management Development Program prepares you to become a better leader of your unit, department or college, as well as a more valuable contributor to broader institutional goals. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Harvard Institutes for Higher Education. Contact Email: hihe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $6,295. Sunday, June 2, 2013, 2:00 PM – Friday, June 14, 2013, 1:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

School Turnaround Leaders

Programs in Professional Education School turnaround efforts require highly effective leaders able to create the conditions for rapid and sustained change. To successfully impact student outcomes, leaders in turnaround contexts must drive a fundamental shift in school culture and instructional practice that results in early gains and ongoing high performance. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: The Principals' Center. Contact Email: principals@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $2,295. Monday, June 3, 2013, 7:30 AM – Friday, June 7, 2013, 12:30 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Ed.D. Steering Committee Meeting

Ed.D. Steering Committee Meetings are not open to the public. This listing is for reference only. Ed.D. Steering Committee Membership Bridget Terry Long – Chair Nonie Lesaux Daniel Koretz Nancy Hill Martin West Judith McLaughlin Robert Selman. Type of Event: Meeting. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Stacy Peazant. Contact Email: stacy_peazant@gse.harvard.edu. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Dean's Office. Registration Required: No. Admission Fee: N/A. Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Institute for Management and Leadership in Education | MLE

Programs in Professional Education The Institute for Management and Leadership in Education helps you determine how well positioned your institution is to meet current and future challenges and better prepares you to lead organizational change. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Harvard Institutes for Higher Education. Contact Email: hihe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $6,895. Sunday, June 16, 2013, 5:00 PM – Friday, June 28, 2013, 1:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Data Wise: Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning

Programs in Professional Education Discover a step-by-step process for using student assessment data—from daily class work to annual standardized tests—as a catalyst for improving the quality of education in your school. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Programs in Professional Education. Contact Email: ppe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $2,895. Monday, June 17, 2013, 9:00 AM – Friday, June 21, 2013, 12:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Improving Schools: The Art of Leadership

Programs in Professional Education Expand your leadership skills, explore new ways to enhance student learning and create success for yourself and your school. Participants will develop their leadership skills, efficacy and ability to support teacher development and student achievement. Participants will also expand their understanding of leadership and explore multiple approaches for addressing leadership challenges. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: The Principals' Center. Contact Email: principals@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $3,495. Sunday, June 23, 2013, 7:30 AM – Saturday, June 29, 2013, 12:45 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness in High Schools

Programs in Professional Education Understand how to identify, develop and evaluate teacher effectiveness as a means to improve instruction for high school students. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Programs in Professional Education. Contact Email: ppe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $2,495. Sunday, June 23, 2013, 2:00 PM – Friday, June 28, 2013, 12:30 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Closing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Excellence with Equity

Programs in Professional Education Learn how to raise achievement levels for all students—while narrowing the gaps between groups—by examining ways to increase teacher, student, parent, and community engagement. Return to your school or district with a concrete strategy to engage key stakeholders in striving for excellence with equity. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Programs in Professional Education. Contact Email: ppe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $1,995. Saturday, June 29, 2013, 1:00 PM – Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 1:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

University Holiday: Independence Day

Holiday Calendar Harvard University is closed. Type of Event: Holiday. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Human Resources. Registration Required: No. Thursday, July 4, 2013.

Leadership: An Evolving Vision

Programs in Professional Education Strengthen your leadership and management skills and revitalize your personal vision of leadership. Learn new methods for improving individual, group and organizational performance. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: The Principals' Center. Contact Email: principals@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $3,495. Sunday, July 7, 2013, 12:30 PM – Saturday, July 13, 2013, 12:45 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Universal Design for Learning: Reaching All Learners

Programs in Professional Education Meet the challenge of engaging all learners with diverse needs, abilities and backgrounds. Gain practical, hands-on solutions for reaching and teaching them. Ensure that the curriculum is cognitively challenging and all students are actively engaged in learning and appropriately supported in order to reduce barriers to the curriculum while maintaining high achievement. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Programs in Professional Education. Contact Email: ppe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $2,400. Monday, July 8, 2013, 7:15 AM – Friday, July 12, 2013, 12:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

National Institute for Urban School Leaders

Programs in Professional Education Refine your leadership skills and broaden your understanding of effective teaching and learning. You will examine successful practices from urban settings, set high expectations for achievement and explore strategies that promote student engagement. Type of Event: Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: The Principals' Center. Contact Email: principals@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $2,695. Sunday, July 14, 2013, 7:30 AM – Friday, July 19, 2013, 12:30 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Institute for Educational Management | IEM

Programs in Professional Education The Institute for Educational Management is an intensive, “total immersion” experience that provides a rare opportunity to assess your leadership skills, renew your commitment to higher education and develop tangible strategies for long-term institutional success. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Harvard Institutes for Higher Education. Contact Email: hihe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $8,695. Sunday, July 14, 2013, 3:00 PM – Friday, July 26, 2013, 1:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Harvard Seminar for New Presidents

Programs in Professional Education Productive, articulate, responsive leadership is expected as soon as a new college or university president assumes office. Multiple institutional pressures do not permit the luxury of learning on the job. The Harvard Seminar for New Presidents provides new presidents with a practical and conceptual orientation to the presidency. It familiarizes new presidents with the opportunities and hazards they will likely face and prepares them to respond to the multiple responsibilities and constituencies of their new role. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Harvard Institutes for Higher Education. Contact Email: hihe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: Double Room Accommodations: $6,025 & Single Room Accommodations: $6,795. Friday, July 19, 2013, 12:00 PM – Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 12:30 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Project Zero Classroom

Programs in Professional Education Create classrooms, instructional materials and out-of-school learning environments that promote deep learning and understanding. The Project Zero Classroom details various frameworks that enable you to look at teaching analytically, develop new approaches to planning and make informed decisions about instruction. You will learn to recognize and develop students' multiple intellectual strengths; encourage students to think critically and creatively; and assess student work in ways that deepen learning. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Programs in Professional Education. Contact Email: ppe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $2,500. Monday, July 22, 2013, 7:30 AM – Friday, July 26, 2013, 12:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians

Programs in Professional Education The Institute details important leadership concepts and applies them to the practical challenges of leading and managing the academic library. The curriculum addresses three areas—planning, organizational strategy and change, and transformational learning—with an overarching goal of increasing your leadership and management capacity. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Harvard Institutes for Higher Education. Contact Email: hihe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $2,700 | ACRL members: $2,500. Sunday, July 28, 2013, 1:30 PM – Friday, August 2, 2013, 1:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Future of Learning

Programs in Professional Education Understand how societal changes and technological advancements in the early 21st century affect educational practice and the way students learn. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Programs in Professional Education. Contact Email: ppe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $2,300. Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 7:30 AM – Friday, August 2, 2013, 1:00 PM. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.

Fall term bill payment due

Academic Calendar Type of Event: Academic Schedule. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Jarumi Crooks. Contact Email: jarumi_crooks@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 617 495-3419. Sponsoring Organization/Department: HGSE. Registration Required: No. Thursday, August 1, 2013.

The Arts and Passion-Driven Learning

Programs in Professional Education Deepen your understanding of how learning takes place in and through the arts. Examine the role of engagement, connections, collaborations and communities in learning. Type of Event: Conference / Symposium. Institute. Workshop. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Programs in Professional Education. Contact Email: ppe@gse.harvard.edu. Contact Phone: 800.545.1849. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Programs in Professional Education. Registration Required: Yes. Admission Fee: $975. RSVP Required: Yes. Wednesday, August 7, 2013 – Friday, August 9, 2013. HGSE Campus. For more info visit www.gse.harvard.edu.