College of Education and Human Development

Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

D.J. (David) Condon, PhD

  • Pronouns: he, him, his

  • Comparative and International Development Education

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Areas of interest

  • International mindedness
  • International schools
  • Intercultural leadership
  • Diversity
  • Equity
Degrees

PhD, Comparative and International Development Education, University of Minnesota
MA, Secondary English Education, University of South Florida
BA summa cum laude, English literature, University of Minnesota

Biography

Of my 35 years working in preK-12 education, I have spent the last 25 years working in the preK-12 international schools sector, including 10 years as a head of school. I am interested in global citizenship, international mindedness, and intercultural relations, including leadership in diverse contexts. As a practitioner, I am also interested in all matters related to preK-12 school management. Over the years I have been a speaker and presenter at numerous international school events and have served as a commissioner of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a member of the Board of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS), and president of the Asia Pacific Activities Conference.

Publications

Condon D.J. (2015) Myanmar Days: Part 1. In Intersections: Leading, Learning, and Life Lessons from the Heads of International Schools. American School of Bombay.

Condon D.J. (2015) CA’s Pathways Program: Self-Directed, Individualized Learning. Newslinks.

Condon D.J. (2014) Developing International-mindedness through community dialogue. IS International School. 17:1.

Condon D.J. (2012) Knowledge and Skills-based Compensation. The International Educator.

Condon D.J. (2018) Being Broke. The Sun Magazine. May 2018.

Presentations

HeadTalk speaker, Never let your international schooling get in the way of your international education. Association for the Advancement of International Education, San Francisco, February 2019.

Keynote Speaker, "Leadership through Story-telling" and "The Tao of Leadership," Middle School Educator’s Conference, Tokyo, Japan, April 2015.

Session presenter/facilitator, "Cross-cultural Views of Leadership," IB Heads World Conference, Singapore 2011.

Keynote Speaker: "Leadership Stories-Myanmar Days," 2014; video at DJ Condon EARCOS Leadership Talk.

“To PYP or not to PYP (MYP was also in question): a summative program evaluation,” 2014.

"Career Structure: One School’s Initiative to Support and Reward Excellence in Teaching," 2010, 2009.

"The Tao of Educational Leadership," 2007.

"Backwards Design for School Improvement," 2004.

"Collaborative Examination of Student and Teacher Work," 2003.

Keynote speaker, Assessment for Learning, Chinese Language and Cultural Articulation Conference, Hong Kong, April 2010.

Speaker, Assessment for Learning,Taipei Chinese Teachers Conference, Taiwan, November, 2004.