10 things your head of school forgot to tell you

Guy Kawasaki at 9:30 am central

Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of nine books including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

Oprah 3 pm central

Oprah! Don't need to say more, can't wait to see what she says.

Leadership Development through Faculty Coaching 1:30 pm central

Led by Donna Elder of National Association of Lab Schools (CA) and Elizabeth Morley Institute of Child Study.

An Introduction ot the NAIS Communities 11:30 am central

Ok--this one is for the ISENET crowd! I'll automatically feed in all tweets #nais09. Chime in! Warning though--if this one isn't conversational, I'm heading out the door.

Carol Dweck at 8 am central

Here's Carol Dweck's brief bio:

My work spans social and developmental psychology and examines the self-conceptions people use to structure the self and guide their behavior. My research looks at the origins of these self-conceptions, their role in motivation and self-regulation, and their impact on achievement and interpersonal processes.

I've read a couple of her articles but don't know enough. I'm looking forward to this.

Michelle Rhee on Reforming Education

Michelle Rhee. Controversial superintendent of the DC public schools. Possibly the bravest person in education today.