Workshop Presenters ROBERT LANDAU Robert Landau is celebrating his 34th year in international education. He is currently the director of the Western Academy of Beijing where he just began his second year. Before that Robert was the director of the International School of Prague for nine years. He was also the founding director of the United State’s first international charter school, the International School of Monterey (CA). It was there that he became interested in strategic governance. Robert has also lived and worked in Switzerland and Indonesia. Robert is currently the board chair of the European Council of International Schools and president of the Academy for International School Heads (AISH). EDWARD LAWLESS Ed Lawless has been regional head of professional development at the IB Asia Pacific regional office in Singapore since January 2006. He was a secondary English teacher in New York until 1986, when he began teaching IB English at an international school in Nice, France. Since then he has enjoyed a diverse career in international education as a teacher, department head, and school head in Singapore, Western Australia, and Queensland.
JOHN LITTLEFORD John Littleford served as teacher, trustee, and head of school in his 25-year independent school career. Since 1994 he has been a full-time consultant to over 3,000 independent and international schools as well as corporations, foundations, universities, and a range of medical and arts oriented non-profit organizations. As senior partner of Littleford & Associates, Mr. Littleford’s expertise includes: governance, strategic planning, executive and faculty compensation and evaluation, executive searches, marketing, fund-raising, managing change, crisis management, school climate, organizational review, institutional and financial audits, and team building. He has been a speaker, presenter, workshop leader, and keynote on several continents and is the author of a highly popular book on faculty salary systems in independent schools. His firm’s newsletter goes out five times a year to 25,000 trustees and school leaders and is circulated and read worldwide. DAVE MCMASTER / JOHN D’ARCY As the head of school at Canadian International School of Hong Kong since August 2004, Dave has introduced progressive initiatives that have positioned CDNIS as a leading international school in the region, including the introduction of the International Baccalaureate Program and a school-wide one-to-one laptop program. The school was recognized as a “leading international school” in Hong Kong Business Magazine’s High Flyers Award Campaign for three consecutive years (2006-08). The Fraser Institute Report Card accredited CDNIS with a ten out of ten rating in its 2008 and 2009 Editions. Dave has over 20 years experience in education. Prior to coming to Hong Kong in 2002, Dave was a teacher and principal at elementary, middle, and high schools in British Columbia. Dave has spoken at the 2009 Asian Apple Education Leadership Summit and previous EARCOS and IB conferences. Dave completed an M.A. in leadership at San Diego St. and a B.P.H.E., a B.A. in geography and a B.Ed. at Queen’s University. John D’Arcy joined Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS) in August 2005 were he is the learning and teaching technologies coordinator. Prior to joining CDNIS, John was head of the Communications Technology & Arts Department at Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School in Toronto. This academic year marks John’s 21st year of teaching. John holds a bachelor of fine arts degree and a bachelor of education degree from York University, and a master of education degree from the University of Toronto. In 2004 he was awarded the Learning Partnership’s Technology Innovation Award. In 2005 he was recognized as an exemplary teacher by the Ontario Colleges of Teachers. He is both an Apple Professional Developer and an Apple Distinguished Educator. John has spoken at previous EARCOS conferences and the Asian Apple Education Leadership Summit. STEVE MEADE / MARK JENKINS Steve Meade has been working as an international school educator for over 15 years. He is currently the elementary school principal at the Pondok Indah campus of Jakarta International School (JIS). Prior to this position, Steve served as the vice-principal in the middle school at JIS. He has worked extensively on standards based reporting, curriculum development, and teacher leadership. Steve is an Australian citizen with a masters degree in international administration and supervision.
Mark Jenkins has been working in international education for 12 years. He is director of learning at Jakarta International School where he has been working closely with teachers and administrators in school improvement and professional learning. Mark has taught all levels K-12. He holds a masters degree from Monash University and has recently commenced an Ed.D. in educational leadership.
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EARCOS Administrators’ Conference 2009