7th EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2009 Announcement

EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2009 Theme: Our Global Impact: My Responsibility Service, Stewardship, and Sustainability Alan AtKisson Area of Expertise: Sustainability PRE-CONFERENCE Presenters Topics Buchmann, Stephen Digital Photography and Insect Natural History Clifton, Alex Drama Funk, Catherine Effective Teaming George, Marilyn WASC Accreditation Gerber, Jim AP Calculus Kim, Josephine Working with multicultural populations OHalloran, Mary Sean Eating Disorders Paas, Sal and Young, Lorne Environmental Systems and Societies Rojas, Virginia ESL Strategies for Mainstream Teachers Spellicy, Jim AP Economics van Houten, Bernadette Cross-cultural Management Webster, Janet Special Needs KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

WORKSHOP PRESENTERS

-2- DO YOUR PART to make the EARCOS Teachers’ Conference (ETC2009) in Kota Kinabalu as GREEN as possible! REDUCE paper consumption with downloads and thumb drives. Conference delegates from last ETC2008 received approximately 72,000 sheets of paper. 72,000 sheets of paper weighs 44 kgs and stands 8.6 m tall. REUSE the water bottle you brought from home. Last teachers’ conference, over 12,000 bottles of water were consumed at ETC 2008. You can help lower the number of plastic bottles that end up in a landfill by reusing one from home. Bring Your Own Water Bottle. It takes 6.8 L of water to manufacture 1L of bottled water. Last teachers’ conference, over 12,000 bottles of water were consumed at ETC 2008. Is it worth it? William Lishman Area of Expertise: Environment, Adventure, and Film Making John Liu Area of Expertise: Ecosystem Presenters Topics Apple, Inc. TBA AtKisson, Alan Sustainability Barder, Chip Faculty Roles and Communication Barash, Phoebe Conflict Management Buchmann, Stephen Digital Photography & Insect Natural History (Fine Arts) Clifton, Alex Drama Funk, Catherine Effective Teaming Hensley, Clay Establishing and Enhancing your School’s AP Program Jansen, Chris Outdoor and Experiential Education Jehn, Tom Harvard Writing Program Kiisk, Linda Building Green Structure, Making Schools Green Kim, Josephine Career Development Education Lancaster, Ron Math Levin, Joseph Science Lishman, William Environmentalist, Adventurer, and Film Maker Liu, John Ecosystem London, Ellen Social Studies and Art Moon, Maggie Literacy OHalloran, Mary Sean Counseling Ott, David Mathematics Powell, Bill / Ochan Differentiation Rogers, Julie TBA Rojas, Virginia ELL, UbD Schwartz, David Mathematics, Language Arts Spellicy, Jim AP Economics Stubbs, Nancy / Zanna McKay Third Culture Kid Tisone, Dede Art (on AERO) Utecht, Jeff Technology van Houten, Bernadette Cross-Cultural Management Webster, Janet Special Needs POST CONFERENCE (March 29-30, 2008) 2 Day Post Conference Workshop with Kenny Peavy For more information about the ETC2009, please check http://earcos.org/etc2009 frequently for updates.