World and Leadership Conferences
The 2021 World Conference Has Been Scheduled!
2021 IAIE World Conference
More information will be forthcoming. Requests for presentations and additional updates will be posted soon! (Note: The 2020 World Conference was cancelled due to COVID-19.)
Thank you to all who attended the 2019 conference in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by the IAIE Ohio Chapter. Please review the photos from the 2019 Conference now!
2021 IAIE World Conference
More information will be forthcoming. Requests for presentations and additional updates will be posted soon! (Note: The 2020 World Conference was cancelled due to COVID-19.)
Thank you to all who attended the 2019 conference in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by the IAIE Ohio Chapter. Please review the photos from the 2019 Conference now!
Thank you to all who attended the 2019 conference in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by the IAIE Ohio Chapter. Please review the photos from the 2019 Conference now!
Past IAIE Conferences
2019
IAIE World Conference - Columbus Ohio - directed by the IAIE Ohio Chapter2018
IAIE World Conference - Georgetown, Kentucky - directed by Kathy Fields2017
IAIE World Conference - Carlsbad, New Mexico - directed by Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and Kim Arrington2016
IAIE World Conference - Lexington, Kentucky - directed by Angela Miller and Jeff Castle2015
IAIE World Conference - Long Island, New York - directed by Carol Brown and Michelle Levy2014
IAIE World Conference - Nashville, Tennessee – directed by Jane Allison2013
IAIE World Conference – Orlando, Florida – directed by Charles English2012
2012 IAIE World Conference – Hong Kong, China – directed by Stephen Chu2011
IAIE World Conference – Richmond, Kentucky – directed by Jack Herlihy2010
IAIE World Conference – Columbus, Ohio – directed by Barb Hansen2009
IAIE World Conference – Rochester, New York – directed by Mary Connery2008
2006 IAIE World Conference – Asheville, North Carolina – directed by Debbie Harmon2007
IAIE World Conference – Georgetown, Kentucky - directed by Dallas Blankenship2006
IAIE World Conference – Asheville, North Carolina – directed by Debbie Harmon2005
IAIE World Conference – Hong Kong, China – directed by Clio Chan2004
IAIE World Conference – Atlanta, Georgia – directed by Charlotte Reed2003
IAIE Leadership Institute – Cloudcroft, New Mexico – directed by Kate Asbill2002
IAIE World Conference - Kennesaw GA - directed by Betty Siegel2001
IAIE World Conference - Omaha, Nebraska - directed by Kent Mann2000
IAIE World Conference – Greensboro, NC - directed by Jeannette Gain1999
IAIE World Conference - Ottawa, Canada – directed by Harvey Smith1998
IAIE World Conference - Lexington, Kentucky – directed by Sue Bowen1997
IAIE World Conference - Virginia Beach, Virginia – directed by Jerry DeViney1996
IAIE World Conference - Virginia Beach, Virginia – directed by Jerry DeViney1991
IAIE World Conference- Baltimore, Maryland - directed by Don McBrien1990
IAIE World Conference - Orlando, Florida - directed by Bettie P. Spratt1988
IAIE World Conference - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada – directed by John Novak1987
IAIE World Conference – Toronto, Canada – directed by Dean Fink1986
Graylyn Leadership Conference, Wake Forest University - directed by Don Russell1985
IAIE World Conference – Greensboro, North Carolina – directed by Dr. William Purkey1984
IAIE World Conference - Kennesaw, Georgia - directed by Betty Siegel1982
FIRST IAIE World Conference at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA - directed by Bill Stafford
Webinars
We present regular webinars to make the concepts of Invitational Education more accessible to our members and to the general public. The topics may vary, but the goal of promoting and growing the Invitational Education movement remains the same: Creating more positive environments for learning, working and life.
We hope you join us for these webinars and welcome your feedback on the webinars we offer as well as content and topics you would like to see. Please contact us with those suggestions and/or comments!
Mark Your Calendar!
Friday, November 5 & 12, 2021
Saturday, November 6 & 13, 2021 (Hong Kong/Mainland China)
Topic: Becoming an Invitational Leader: The Journey to Relationship-Centered Schools.
This webinar will be conducted on Zoom, so anyone can attend at the time most convenient.
More information will be forthcoming soon!
How to Change Your School, One Message at a Time!
Monday, March 8, 2021
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EST
In this webinar, Joan Fretz explains how to develop an inviting school with a new book as your guide. Joan had the honor of co-authoring Developing Inviting Schools: A Beneficial Framework for Teaching and Leading with Drs. William Purkey and John Novak, the creators of Invitational Education. This simple framework helps educators to understand how everyone and everything in your school messages staff, students and caregivers that they are able, valuable and responsible, or they are not. The people, places, policies, programs, and processes of a school influence our self-concept, which in turn, influences our choices of behavior. Through an inviting lens, staff begin to understand that they are really not in charge of the meaning of their messages to others. We may set an intent and choose our words and actions. However, it is the receiver of our message that gives it meaning.
Included in the webinar are ways to get started, activities to use with staff to introduce Invitational Education, and like-minded strategies that will help you create a “doing with” rather than a “doing to” approach in your school.
Presenter: Joan R. Fretz is a school climate consultant, past ED of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, Co-Founder of the LI SEL Forum, Trainer for the Lions Quest SEL program, author of the Lions Quest Mindfulness Supplement, and a 42-year veteran public school teacher and district administrator.
Included in the webinar are ways to get started, activities to use with staff to introduce Invitational Education, and like-minded strategies that will help you create a “doing with” rather than a “doing to” approach in your school.
Presenter: Joan R. Fretz is a school climate consultant, past ED of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, Co-Founder of the LI SEL Forum, Trainer for the Lions Quest SEL program, author of the Lions Quest Mindfulness Supplement, and a 42-year veteran public school teacher and district administrator.
Communicating Without Judgment or Blame
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
10:00 am - 11:30 am EST
This FREE workshop serves as an introduction to Joan Fretz’s recommended strategies for creating a nonjudgmental way of communicating our feelings and needs and improving our personal and professional conversations. It is a foundational skill for all school adults during these challenging times and positively influences the success of any school climate initiative.
Participants will learn how to:
This simple process, created by Marshall Rosenberg, provides a consistent way for all staff to develop respectful and trusting relationships with colleagues, students, and parents, while getting their own needs met. Developing inviting schools begins with how we all message each other. Examples of how to use this approach in personal and professional communication will be included.
Presenter: Joan R. Fretz is a school climate consultant, past ED of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, Co-Founder of the LI SEL Forum, Trainer for the Lions Quest SEL program, author of the Lions Quest Mindfulness Supplement, and a 42-year veteran public school teacher and district administrator.
Participants will learn how to:
- - Say what you observe happening without evaluation
- - Listen for and acknowledge the feelings and needs of others
- - State your needs and
- - Make requests instead of demands
This simple process, created by Marshall Rosenberg, provides a consistent way for all staff to develop respectful and trusting relationships with colleagues, students, and parents, while getting their own needs met. Developing inviting schools begins with how we all message each other. Examples of how to use this approach in personal and professional communication will be included.
Presenter: Joan R. Fretz is a school climate consultant, past ED of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, Co-Founder of the LI SEL Forum, Trainer for the Lions Quest SEL program, author of the Lions Quest Mindfulness Supplement, and a 42-year veteran public school teacher and district administrator.
Communicating Without Judgment or Blame
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST
This FREE workshop serves as an introduction to Joan Fretz’s recommended strategies for creating a nonjudgmental way of communicating our feelings and needs and improving our personal and professional conversations. It is a foundational skill for all school adults during these challenging times and positively influences the success of any school climate initiative.
Participants will learn how to:
This simple process, created by Marshall Rosenberg, provides a consistent way for all staff to develop respectful and trusting relationships with colleagues, students, and parents, while getting their own needs met. Developing inviting schools begins with how we all message each other. Examples of how to use this approach in personal and professional communication will be included.
Presenter: Joan R. Fretz is a school climate consultant, past ED of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, Co-Founder of the LI SEL Forum, Trainer for the Lions Quest SEL program, author of the Lions Quest Mindfulness Supplement, and a 42-year veteran public school teacher and district administrator.
Participants will learn how to:
- - Say what you observe happening without evaluation
- - Listen for and acknowledge the feelings and needs of others
- - State your needs and
- - Make requests instead of demands
This simple process, created by Marshall Rosenberg, provides a consistent way for all staff to develop respectful and trusting relationships with colleagues, students, and parents, while getting their own needs met. Developing inviting schools begins with how we all message each other. Examples of how to use this approach in personal and professional communication will be included.
Presenter: Joan R. Fretz is a school climate consultant, past ED of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, Co-Founder of the LI SEL Forum, Trainer for the Lions Quest SEL program, author of the Lions Quest Mindfulness Supplement, and a 42-year veteran public school teacher and district administrator.
Past Webinars
In case you missed it, here are a few of the webinars we have enjoyed in the past. Some will offer recorded sessions, some will not have recordings available, depending on the presenter's preferences.
We hope you enjoy these webinars and we welcome your feedback, including suggestions for content and topics you would like to see. Please contact us with those suggestions and/or comments!
How to Change Your School, One Message at a Time!
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST
In this webinar, Joan Fretz explains how to develop an inviting school with a new book as your guide. Joan had the honor of co-authoring Developing Inviting Schools: A Beneficial Framework for Teaching and Leading with Drs. William Purkey and John Novak, the creators of Invitational Education. This simple framework helps educators to understand how everyone and everything in your school messages staff, students and caregivers that they are able, valuable and responsible, or they are not. The people, places, policies, programs, and processes of a school influence our self-concept, which in turn, influences our choices of behavior. Through an inviting lens, staff begin to understand that they are really not in charge of the meaning of their messages to others. We may set an intent and choose our words and actions. However, it is the receiver of our message that gives it meaning.
Included in the webinar are ways to get started, activities to use with staff to introduce Invitational Education, and like-minded strategies that will help you create a “doing with” rather than a “doing to” approach in your school.
Presenter: Joan R. Fretz is a school climate consultant, past ED of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, Co-Founder of the LI SEL Forum, Trainer for the Lions Quest SEL program, author of the Lions Quest Mindfulness Supplement, and a 42-year veteran public school teacher and district administrator.
Included in the webinar are ways to get started, activities to use with staff to introduce Invitational Education, and like-minded strategies that will help you create a “doing with” rather than a “doing to” approach in your school.
Presenter: Joan R. Fretz is a school climate consultant, past ED of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, Co-Founder of the LI SEL Forum, Trainer for the Lions Quest SEL program, author of the Lions Quest Mindfulness Supplement, and a 42-year veteran public school teacher and district administrator.
Deep Cultural Differences and Maintaining an Inviting Classroom and School
Thursday, February 18, 2021
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Instruction in cross-cultural differences often covers superficial characteristics such as foreign food, holidays, clothes, and movie stars. This information seldom helps us understand how a foreign student walking through our classroom door will interpret us and the wider school environment.
Deep culture involves paradigms that inform individual interpretation of reality. The same event or circumstance when it occurs in different cultures, will result in completely different interpretations and evoke unexpected student or teacher reactions.
These misunderstandings happen without fault on either side, but being aware of these potential landmines can make our success as teachers and administrators easier.
This webinar will cover several deep cultural paradigms, provide information to help prevent seriously misunderstanding our foreign students, while enabling us to create a more inviting classroom environment for them and their classmates.
Presenter: Dr. John Ivers is a professor at Brigham Young University Idaho in the Department of Languages and International Studies. Dr. Ivers is the author of For Deep Thinkers Only: How Culture Manipulates Your Reality.
Deep culture involves paradigms that inform individual interpretation of reality. The same event or circumstance when it occurs in different cultures, will result in completely different interpretations and evoke unexpected student or teacher reactions.
These misunderstandings happen without fault on either side, but being aware of these potential landmines can make our success as teachers and administrators easier.
This webinar will cover several deep cultural paradigms, provide information to help prevent seriously misunderstanding our foreign students, while enabling us to create a more inviting classroom environment for them and their classmates.
Presenter: Dr. John Ivers is a professor at Brigham Young University Idaho in the Department of Languages and International Studies. Dr. Ivers is the author of For Deep Thinkers Only: How Culture Manipulates Your Reality.