Pre-conference

Register for Pre-conference

Enabling Complex School Change

13 March 2025

Challenges for schools can crop up at any time, often forcing responses that may cause turbulence in the school’s culture, practices and direction. How do school leaders decide what the necessary change is, which transformational levers to pull and when to pull them, and how to make the shift compelling and sustainable? This session introduces participants to a Harvard-Project Zero research study that investigated the opportunities and challenges of complex school change and shares key ideas and tools that support school leaders as they design and reach for more reliable ways to achieve complex change in practical settings.

Flossie Chua

Principal Investigator
Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Flossie Chua is a Principal Investigator at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on how people understand and engage with complex ideas, aiming to develop better thinkers and engaged learners who connect their learning to individual and social needs. She explores how transformative artistic practices can help individuals and communities find purpose during uncertain times, and how sophisticated thinking can foster productive community engagement. Dr. Chua also works on developing global competence, empowering youth creativity, and integrating visual art into civic life. She collaborates with educators and musicians to broaden their impact in communities. Dr. Chua holds an Ed.D. from Harvard University and teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Read Full Bio

Other Optional Sessions