EARCOS Teachers' Conference 2009

E T C Our Global Impact: My Responsibility Service, Stewardship, & Sustainability

7th EARCOS

Teachers’ Conference 2009

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia March 25-28, 2009

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THE EARCOS BOARD MEMBERS About EARCOS The East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools is an organization of 112 member schools in East Asia. These schools have a total of more than 72,000 preK to 12th grade students. EARCOS also has 102 associate members— textbook and software publishers and distributors, universities, financial planners, architectural firms, insurance companies, youth organizations, etc— and 41 individual members.

Tim Carr President

Membership in EARCOS is open to elementary and secondary schools in East Asia which offer an educational program using English as the primary language of instruction, and to other organizations, institutions, and individuals interested in the objectives and purposes of the Council.

General Information Sean O’Maonaigh Vice President

Larry Jones Secretary

EARCOS holds one administrators’ conference every November and one teachers’ conference every March.In addition, EARCOS funds several weekend institutes hosted by member schools throughout East Asia. EARCOS also organizes a meeting for EARCOS heads of schools every April.

EARCOS publishes its newsletter, the EARCOS TriAnnual, which is distributed to its members three times a year and a directory of all of its members.

Objectives and Purposes Tom Hawkins Treasurer

Ann Fowles Director at Large

To promote intercultural understanding and international friendship through the activities of member schools.

To broaden the dimensions of education of all schools involved in the Council in the interest of a total program of education.

To advance the professional growth and welfare of individuals belonging to the educational staff of member schools.

To facilitate communication and cooperative action between and among all associated schools.

David Toze Director at Large

Deidre Fischer Director at Large

To cooperate with other organizations and individuals pursuing the same objectives as this council.

EARCOS Staff

Brent Mutsch Director at Large

Connie Buford Regional Education Officer, East Asia Vitz Baltero Administrative Assistant

EAC Conference Coordinator

Dick Krajczar Executive Director

ETC Conference Coordinator

Elaine Repatacodo

Brigette Ann Javier Office Assistant

Edzel Drilo

Robert Viray

Linda Sills Administrative Assistant GIN Conference Coordinator Ver Castro

Membership Coordinator IT Coordinator

Webmaster/Newsletter Weekend Workshops

Accountant

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear ETC Delegates: Welcome to the EARCOS Teachers’ Conference (ETC) 2009 at the Sutera Harbour in Kota Kinabalu.

We would like to thank Datuk Adlin and Clarice Boon Mei Ling of Sabah Tourism office for providing entertainment at our Thursday evening welcome reception. KK is a new venue for us, and we appreciate the hospitality of the entire hotel staff led by Ravi Kathiravelu and Jocelyn Untasan. I hope you will take advantage of the large number of facilities and also visit the sites of amazing Sabah.

The ETC has three excellent keynote presenters in Alan AtKisson, William Lishman, and John Liu, 12 preconference offerings, and 116 workshop sessions geared to meet our teachers’ needs. The Environment is the theme through out our program and we will attempt to be as “green” as possible. In addition, our job-a-like sessions will provide an opportunity for teachers to meet with their colleagues who work in similar areas. There will we have a record number of 62 teacher workshop sessions, that are always practical and well presented. Please support your fellow teachers. The EARCOS Global Citizen student presenters will begin each general session, and I know you will enjoy and marvel at what these young men and women have to say. I hope you become a Global Citizen Award advocate and support it in your home school.

ETC would like to recognize Linda Sills, EARCOS associate director, who will be leaving EARCOS in June. Her efforts have been greatly appreciated, and we will thank her at our opening session. She will always be a resource from who EARCOS will seek suggestions and advice.

The EARCOS staff has worked endless hours to assist with the many details and logistics. The contributions of Vitz, Elaine, Ver, Edzel, Brigette, and Robert, and their attention to detail are commendable. Even though we have no host school, we have received help from with AV from the International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) and Mont’Kiara International School (MKIS).

Finally, it is always my wish for our delegates to make good contacts, be challenged by our presenters, renew friendships, and enjoy our hospitality. Visit our exhibitors and let them know that we appreciate their sponsorship that help us provide the best. I’m proud and happy to be the director of this wonderful organization.

Dick Krajczar EARCOS Executive Director

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EARCOS Mission

EARCOS inspires adult and student learning through its leadership and service and fosters intercultural understanding, global citizenship and exceptional educational practices within our learning community.

EARCOS Vision

To support the EARCOS mission we will:

EARCOS Mission, Vision & Strategic Plan

- Develop collaborative educational partnerships within the region as well as worldwide to foster greater access to expertise.

- Provide targeted and differentiated professional development opportunities for member communities.

- Connect schools, communities, and individuals through the use of technology to promote collaboration, communication, intercultural understanding, and access to broader educational opportunities.

- Engage adults and students in learning opportunities that develop leadership diversity and capacity within our communities.

- Engage adults and students in learning activities across the region that will promote friendship, understanding and global citizenship.

- Conduct and communicate research and archive relevant data to identify and enhance exceptional educational practices.

In accomplishing its mission and vision, EARCOS will play a prominent leadership role throughout the global educational community.

Strategies and List of Results

STRATEGY A Provide specific targeted and differentiated professional development opportunities for various member communities.

1. EARCOS sponsored grant process financially supports action research by and for EARCOS members pertinent to the educational process in Asia.

2. List serves/web page resources facilitate inter-school communication regarding issues relevant to specific disciplines or job categories.

3. Subject-specific conferences meet the professional development needs in selected disciplines or job categories both at the major conference site and at separate “stand-alone” conferences at different locations and times.

4. Consortiums of schools, based on professional development interests and needs, collaboratively identify and support this best practices.

5. Faculty in EARCOS schools share expertise to support targeted professional development needs at the school site.

6. A cohort of trained, affordable facilitators is available to work with Boards and Trustees throughout the region.

7. EARCOS facilitates a mentor program for new school heads and new principals.

8. EARCOS, through its aspiring leadership programs, encourages its members to pursue leadership positions.

9. Offering a greater choice of breadth and/or depth at the major annual conferences, EARCOS develops new and varied formats for conferences.

STRATEGY B Engage students and adults in learning activities across the region that will foster friendship, understanding and global citizenship.

1. EARCOS sponsors an annual student leadership conference.

2. Student service projects are recognized and supported by Global Citizen Awards and grant program for students and

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adults.

3. EARCOS facilitates virtual education projects that support student learning, foster friendship, understanding, leadership and intellectual challenge.

STRATEGY C Develop regional and worldwide collaborative educational partnerships within the region as well as worldwide to foster access to expertise.

1. EARCOS develops collaborative relationships with external organizations that support the needs of EARCOS member schools.

STRATEGY D Connect schools, communities, and individuals through the use of effective latest technologies to promote collaboration, intercultural understanding and access to broader educational opportunities.

1. EARCOS schools use a range of technologies that support collaborative efforts and staff development.

2. In collaboration with EARCOS universities provide e-learning opportunities that allow for staff development and credentialing opportunities.

3. The EARCOS web site is a valuable tool offering a broad range of collaborative services enhancing staff and student development and a resource for educational opportunities within EARCOS. STRATEGY E Conduct relevant research and communicate resulting data to identify and enhance exceptional educational practices.

1. EARCOS is a data driven organization and models this paradigm for school use.

2. EARCOS supports data driven decision-making through the use of electronic surveys.

3. EARCOS identifies and support research to assess the impact of professional development efforts on student learning.

Core Values

EARCOS believes: - All individuals have intrinsic worth; their dignity and value are enhanced when they are honored and nourished.

- Diverse and inclusive communities nurture the well-being and growth of individuals and organizations.

- Learning is continuous and essential for individual growth and the advancement of society.

- Individuals and communities have the need and capacity to learn and grow.

- Individuals and communities are responsible for helping, supporting and serving others.

- Individuals and communities are responsible for stewardship of the natural environment.

- Individuals and communities are responsible for the choices they make.

- Integrity, honesty and striving for excellence are essential to our purpose.

Goals

All member schools use EARCOS as their primary resource for the professional development of their learning community.

EARCOS activities positively impact intercultural understanding.

THE EARCOS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2008-2009 The advisory committee was first established before EARCOS began organizing the teachers’ conference in 2000. The makeup of the committee is as follows: one representative from each of the original SEATCCO hosting schools, one representative from each of the original CERCOS hosting schools, one representative from each EARCOS country not represented by SEATCCO or CERCOS hosting schools, one representative from the EARCOS curriculum coordinators, and one representative from the EARCOS ISS (International Schools Services) schools. Special thanks to the advisory committee for your guidance and support throughout the year. Your efforts are much appreciated by the entire EARCOS community.

Current committee members are:

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International School Bangkok International School of Kuala Lumpur Jakarta International School Singapore American School Hong Kong International School International School Manila Shanghai American School Taipei American School The International School of Beijing Cambodia Representative Japan Representative Myanmar Representative Vietnam Representative Curriculum Coordinators’ Representative ISS Schools’ Representative

Michael Peach Kenny Peavy Elaine Leavitt Nanette Carreon-Ruhter Dee Mulligan Dale Hutchison Karen Campbell Michael Fox Stella Ellis Warren Bowers, International School Phnom Pehn Mike Moody, American School in Japan Heidi Pullen, International School Yangon Erin McCall, International School Ho Chi Minh City Ann Straub, International School Bangkok Lisa Mangelsdorf, Caltex American School

Become a more effective educator with a convenient program designed for international educators in Asia.

- Earn a Master’s/Credential in International School Leadership - Qualified students can earn a stateside Principal Certificate - Classes conveniently offered at the EARCOS Teachers’ Conference and in the EARCOS Region Contact for more information: Dr. Christopher Thomas, cnthomas@usfca.edu Dr. Dennis Ray, dray@wsu.edu Dean Walt Gmelch, whgmelch@usfca.edu

MEETING & BANQUETS FLOOR PLAN

Sutera Harbour Kota Kinabalu

Sutera Harbour Resort, a hotel property located in the heart of the capital of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu on the shore near Manukan Island, comprises the 5-Star luxury hotel accommodation of the city-style The Pacific Sutera and resortstyle The Magellan Sutera.

Ballroom 1 Ballroom 2

The two hotels, part of the resort property, are a mere 10 minutes from the airport and 5 minutes from the heart of Kota Kinabalu. The city has Mt. Kinabalu as its backdrop and Manukan Island and the other islands of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marina Park dotting the ocean, making Sutera Harbour Resort with its luxurious hotel accommodation the ideal base from which to explore Sabah.

Ballroom 3

Ballroom

The Pacific Sutera, Level 2 (Lobby Level)

Foyer

The Magellan Sutera, Level 1 The Pacific Sutera, Level 3

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TABLE OF CONTENTS & CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE Monday, March 23, 2009

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Welcome Message from the Executive Director EARCOS Mission, Vission, & Strategic Plan EARCOS Advisory Committee SY 2008-2009 Meeting & Banquets Floor Plan Conference at a Glance Pre-Conferences

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1st Day of Conference Student Keynote: ALEXANDRA EDUQUE, ISM

Keynote Address: ALAN

ATKISSON

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SESSION 1 JOB-A-LIKE SESSIONS SESSION 2 SESSION 3 Reception for Special Presenters, Keynote Speakers, and ETC Advisory Committee (by invitation only) CRAFTS FAIR Welcome RECEPTION and SABAH North Borneo Night

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2nd Day of Conference Student Keynote: PATRICK FARRELLY, ISHCMC

Keynote Speaker: WILLIAM

LISHMAN

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SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 SESSION 7

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3rd Day of Conference Student Keynote: YUKA FUKUDA, ISKL

Pre-conference International School Leadership Program

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:30-16:30

Pre-conferences

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:30-16:30 17:00-18:00 18:00-18:30

Pre-conferences Meeting for Teacher Representatives Reception for Teacher Representatives

Thursday, March 26, 2009

8:00-8:15 8:15-8:30 8:30-9:30

9:30-10:00 10:00-11:30 11:30-13:00 13:15-14-15 14:15-14:45 14:45-16:15 17:00-18:00

18:00-20:00 18:00-20:00

Opening Remark / Announcement Student Keynote: Alexandra Duque, ISM Keynote Address: Alan AtKisson Sponsored by ISS Title: The Hope Graph: How to Accelerate and Deepening the Practice of Education for Sustainable Development Sponsored by Michigan State Univ.

Coffee Break SESSION 1 Job-a-Like Sessions & Lunch SESSION 2 Coffee Break Sponsored by Univ. of San Francisco SESSION 3 Reception for Special Presenters, Keynote Speakers, and ETC Advisory Committee Members (by invitation only) Crafts Fair Welcome Reception and Sabah North Borneo Night Dinner, Dance, & Music

Friday, March 27, 2009

Keynote Speaker: JOHN

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SESSION 8 SESSION 9 SESSION 10 TOURS (Those interested, please contact Borneo Passages near EARCOS registration desk) RECEPTION for the Exhibitors and ETC Advisory Committee Members (by invitation only) GALA DINNER Post Conference with Kenny Peavy Workshop Presenters’ Biographies Teacher Presenters’ Biographies ETC2009 Delegates

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EARCOS REGISTRATION DESK HOURS Room: Magellan Meeting Rm. 7 & 8 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28

8:30-16:30

13:00 - 20:00 07:00 - 23:00 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00

8:00-8:15 Opening Remarks / Announcement 8:15-8:30 Student Keynote: Patrick Farrelly, ISHCMC

Keynote Address: William Lishman Sponsored by: Buffalo

State, SUNY

Title: If We Are Not Part of the Solution We Are Part of the

Problem 9:30-10:00 Coffee Break Sponsored by The Learning Curve Planner 10:00-11:30 SESSION 4 11:45-12:45 SESSION 5 12:45-13:15 Lunch compliments of EARCOS (box lunch) 13:30-14:45 SESSION 6 14:45-15:15 Coffee Break Sponsored by College Board 15:15-16:30 SESSION 7 17:00-18:00 Reception for Teacher Workshop Presenters (by invitation only)

Saturday, March 28, 2009

6:15 8:00-8:15 8:15-8:30

9:15-9:45 9:45-11:15 11:30-12:30 12:30-13:00 13:15-14:45 14:45

18:00-19:00

19:00-21:00

Annual Charity FUN RUN Opening Remarks / Announcements Student Keynote: Yuka Fukuda, ISKL Keynote Address: John Liu Title: Earth’s Hope– Responding To Climate Change - By Healing the Planet Coffee Break Sponsored by WASC SESSION 8 SESSION 9 Lunch Compliments of EARCOS SESSION 10 TOURS- Those interested, please contact Borneo Passages near EARCOS registration desk Reception for the Exhibitors and ETC Advisory Committee Members (by invitation only) GALA DINNER

Monday, March 29, 2009 / Tuesday, March 30, 2009 Post Conference with Kenny Peavy

THANK YOU TO ALL DELEGATES!!!

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Pre-conferences

International School Leadership Program UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO / WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

10:00-10:30

COFFEE BREAK

Tuesday, March 24 ‘09

JULIE HARRIS Title: IB Geography Workshop The focus of this workshop will be to present the differences between the previous syllabus and the new syllabus which comes into effect in September 2009 and January 2010.

We will look at potential schemes of work and also discuss strategies for implementing of the new Higher Level Extension. The new Wiki site which is being developed with resources will be looked at and hopefully added to. Sample papers and sample answers should be available for all three external components allowing for discussion and marking practice. The new IA criteria will also be discussed and I hope to have marked model examples. With this being a level 3 workshop, it will be an ideal opportunity to share resources, teaching strategies and fieldwork successes. Participants are encouraged to contact me with specific questions and concerns so that the workshop can be tailored to meet their needs. They are also encouraged to bring examples of Extended Essays, Internal Assessments, and other resources to share with the group.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 1

LORNE YOUNG Title: IB Environmental Systems and Societies This Mixed-Level Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) workshop will present the differences between the previous course (ES) and the new transdisciplinary course (ESS) by focusing on the new syllabus, new IA criteria, new PSOW, new external examination papers, new integration of TOK and ICT into the program, new extended essay criteria, and the changing role of the Group 4 Project in this course. With the range in levels of the participants, it will be an ideal opportunity to share resources, teaching strategies, and practical lab activities and field studies techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the transdisciplinary aspect of the course, and there will be joint sessions with the geography workshop to discuss the integration of Group 3 and Group 4 through ESS. Participants are encouraged to contact the workshop leaders with specific questions and concerns so that the workshop can be tailored to meet their needs. They are also encouraged to bring examples of labs and other resources to share with the group.

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JIM GERBER Title: AP Calculus Workshop This two-day workshop will focus on content and instructional techniques for both AP® Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC. Using activities as a motivation, we will explore the topics covered in both courses in a way that supports student understanding and also maximizes the level of student preparation for the AP Exams. In our session, we will pay particular attention to teaching strategies, textbooks, supplementary material selection, and effective use of technology.

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JIM SPELLICY Title: AP Economics Workshop The two-day workshop will focus on both helping your students find success on the AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics Exams as well as managing the work involved in teaching the courses. We will begin with analyses of the 2008 AP Exams and consider the topics that proved most challenging for students. The institute will address the following topics: how to set up a course, what books to consider using, reducing grading time, the essentials of graphing, and projects and simulations to keep students engaged. Participants will share best practices and create a network of support. Expect a fast-paced experience with great ideas and many laughs. Each participant will come away better prepared to teach his or her course(s).

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Monday, March 23 ‘09 8:30-16:30

Pre-conference time

8:30-16:30

Morning Coffee Break

10:00-10:30

Room: Pacific Function Rm. 1-6 Foyer

Lunch

12:00-13:00

Room: FR/Cafe Boleh

Afternoon Coffee Break

14:30-15:00

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JULIE HARRIS Title: IB Geography Workshop The focus of this workshop will be to present the differences between the previous syllabus and the new syllabus which comes into effect in September 2009 and January 2010. We will look at potential schemes of work and also discuss strategies for implementing of the new Higher Level Extension. The new Wiki site which is being developed with resources will be looked at and hopefully added to. Sample papers and sample answers should be available for all three external components allowing for discussion and marking practice. The new IA criteria will also be discussed and I hope to have marked model examples. With this being a level 3 workshop, it will be an ideal opportunity to share resources, teaching strategies and fieldwork successes. Participants are encouraged to contact me with specific questions and concerns so that the workshop can be tailored to meet their needs. They are also encouraged to bring examples of Extended Essays, Internal Assessments, and other resources to share with the group.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 1

LORNE YOUNG Title: IB Environmental Systems and Societies This Mixed-Level Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) workshop will present the differences between the previous course (ES) and the new transdisciplinary course (ESS) by focusing on the new syllabus, new IA criteria, new PSOW, new external examination papers, new integration of TOK and ICT into the program, new extended essay criteria, and the changing role of the Group 4 Project in this course. With the range in levels of the participants, it will be an ideal opportunity to share resources, teaching strategies, and practical lab activities and field studies techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the transdisciplinary aspect of the course, and there will be joint sessions with the geography workshop to discuss the integration of Group 3 and Group 4 through ESS. Participants are encouraged to contact the workshop leaders with specific questions and concerns so that the workshop can be tailored to meet their needs. They are also encouraged to bring examples of labs and other resources to share with the group.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 2

ALEX CLIFTON (ISTA) Title: Storytelling in the Classroom Whether we teach primary, middle, or high school students and whether we teach language arts, science, social studies, or arts – use stories in our classrooms. The aim of this workshop is to explore innovative and challenging ways of using stories with our students. We will address the following questions: • Where can we find good stories?

• What makes a good story?

• How can we use stories in different ways in the classroom?

• How can stories be used across a variety of educational contexts?

• What tools and strategies can we acquire, to be able to use storytelling effectively with our students?

There will be opportunities during the day to develop resources and strategies specific to your subject area (social sciences, arts, sciences, languages) your student’s age range.

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JIM GERBER Title: AP Calculus Workshop This two-day workshop will focus on content and instructional techniques for both AP® Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC. Using activities as a motivation, we will explore the topics covered in both courses in a way that supports student understanding and also maximizes the level of student preparation for the AP Exams.

In our session, we will pay particular attention to teaching strategies, textbooks, supplementary material selection, and effective use of technology.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 4

JIM SPELLICY Title: AP Economics Workshop The two-day workshop will focus on both helping your students find success on the AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics Exams as well as managing the work involved in teaching the courses. We will begin with analyses of the 2008 AP Exams and consider the topics that proved most challenging for students. The institute will address the following topics: how to set up a course, what books to consider using, reducing grading time, the essentials of graphing, and projects and simulations to keep students engaged.

Participants will share best practices and create a network of support. Expect a fast-paced experience with great ideas and many laughs. Each participant will come away better prepared to teach his or her course(s).

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MARILYN GEORGE (WASC) Title: Serving as a Visiting Committee Member and Conducting a Self-Study This pre-conference session will (1) prepare EARCOS educators to serve on WASC visiting committees, emphasizing the role and responsibilities of a WASC visiting committee member, and (2) examine the essentials of the Focus on Learning process and its adaptability from a self-study perspective. (continuation next page)

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Pre-conferences

Wednesday, March 25 ‘09

Pre-conference time

8:30-16:30

(continuation of Marilyn George workshop description) Who should attend?

• Representatives from schools conducting future Focus on Learning self-studies.

• All interested teachers and other educators who have never served on an accreditation team or have served previously but are eager to learn more about serving on a Focus on Learning team.

• All teachers and other educators who are serving on Focus on Learning teams, if they have not participated in a recent training.

Why attend?

The session will provide an opportunity for EARCOS educators...

• To strengthen their understanding of Focus on Learning process from a school selfstudy and visiting committee perspective.

• To understand how Focus on Learning can be integrated with other school initiatives such as strategic planning • To examine strategies inherent in Focus on Learning that support the school’s assessment of student learning in relation to school wide learning results and curricular objectives/standards.

• To become eligible to serve on visiting committees.

STEPHEN BUCHMANN HIBISCUS in the Title: “Thinking Like a Bug: Digital Photography of Rainforest Insects” morning then Dr. Buchmann will present introductory material on using any digital camera to take going to macro (close up photographs) of insects, flowers and other small found objects. He will Kipandi Butterfly distribute handouts on this subject. In the second half of this one day pre-conference Farm and to workshop, the participants will explore the grounds and gardens of the conference hotel, the Orchid and explore a local nature reserve. We will look for diverse but often hidden (camou- Garden in the flaged) insects, rainforest insects and other arthropods to observe and photograph. Dr. afternoon Buchmann is an expert on pollinators, especially bees. We will put out honey baits and see what types of stingless bees (Trigona spp.) arrive at the baits. Using many types of digital cameras, we will explore the art of digital photography. Advice will be given on making fine art giclee prints from digital files using modern inkjet printers (e.g. Epson printers).

Morning Coffee Break

10:00-10:30

Room: Pacific Function Rm.1-6 Foyer

Lunch

12:00-13:00

Room: Pacific Ballroom 1 & Magellan Ballroom 1

Afternoon Coffee Break

14:30-15:00

CATHERINE FUNK Title: Effective Teaming: One of the Most Important Contributors to Student Learning: How to Make It Work for You and Your Students.

Research is clear that effective teacher collaboration has a powerful impact on student success. Why is it so hard to make happen? This pre-conference will focus on recognizing the characteristics of both functional and dysfunctional teams, the role of the team members and the team leader, and practical ways to help even the most successful teams become better. The workshop is for elementary and middle school teachers. It would be especially beneficial for a team to attend together.

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JOSEPHINE KIM Title: A Window and a Mirror: Looking through a Multicultural Lens Knowledge of oneself is essential to gaining a comprehensive understanding of who we are in relation to others. Through this program, we will begin to unpack topics of racism, discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudices, and how these issues influence our interactions with students, regardless of their racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 9

MARY SEAN O’HALLORAN Title: Critical Mental Health Issues in International Schools: Impacts and Strategies for Intervention.

Eating disorders, depression, and self-harming behaviors pose considerable health issues for students and their families, and are present in many schools and countries.

This workshop focuses on creating intervention teams within schools to focus on these issues. Topics include basic assessment, interventions, and developing resources and referral networks. Demonstrations will be conducted and there will be time to share experiences, resources, discuss sample cases, and create plans to build a school team.

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 4

Room: Pacific Ballroom Foyer 8

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PRE-CONFERENCES WEDNESDAY, 25 March ‘09 8:30-16:30

17:00-18:00

VIRGINIA ROJAS Title: Scaffolding Success for English Language Learners: A Toolkit for Teachers This session models ways to support English learners’ language development and academic achievement simultaneously so students can meet the expectations of international-school curricula through responsive and equitable instruction. These include: time-honored ESL strategies, literacy strategies (i.e. reading and writing), and instructional frameworks (i.e. assessment, differentiation, cooperative learning and co-teaching).

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 2

BERNADETTE VAN HOUTEN Title: Cultural Competences for an Increasingly Diverse yet Globalized Environment Our increasingly international and cosmopolitan students will benefit from meta-cultural awareness, knowledge, and intercultural competences. This pre-conference will provide you with frameworks and strategies for enabling this learning in the curriculum, through personal modeling and through specific activities.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 8

JANET WEBSTER Title: Creating a System Responsive to Diversity This pre-conference explores the challenges of increasing diversity currently facing international schools and the ways special education personnel can create a service delivery model with more efficient referral and decision-making mechanisms; and involve parents, teachers, and paraprofessionals in the development and implementation of learning support plans (IEPs).

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International School Leadership Program UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO / WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

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MEETING FOR TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 3

PRE-CONFERENCES 8:30-16:30

THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2009 International School Leadership Program UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO / WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

8:30-16:30

FRIDAY, 27 MARCH, 2009 International School Leadership Program UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO / WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

8:30-16:30

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SATURDAY, 28 MARCH 2009 International School Leadership Program UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO / WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

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8:00-8:15

Opening Remarks / Announcements

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

8:15-8:30

STUDENT KEYNOTE

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

Dick Krajczar, EARCOS Executive Director

ALEXANDRA EDUQUE

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA

Conference Opening Thursday, 26 March ‘09

Alexandra (Alex) Eduque received the 2008 EARCOS Global Citizenship Award at International School Manila. Born and raised in the Philippines, Alex is fluent in both Tagalog and English, skills that she has actively used as the Youth Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity Philippines. As a dedicated volunteer for the organization, she helps with building houses and fundraising efforts. Last fall, Alex was honored as the recipient of the prestigious Habitat for Humanity “Nehemiah Award for Distinguished Volunteer Services,” an international recognition from Habitat International. At school, Alex serves her peers as Senior Council Treasurer and is an active member of the National Honor Society and on the editorial board of NewsFlash, an ISM publication. Alex will attend Barnard College in New York City in the fall where she plans to study psychology and international relations.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

Sponsored by:

ALAN ATKISSON

The Hope Graph: How to Accelerate and Deepening the Practice of Education for Sustainable Development

Keynote Address

8:30-9:30

Climate change, resource scarcity, food crises, disappearing species... we live in the world that the authors of books like The Limits to Growth (1972) warned us about over 30 years ago. Negative trends like these are accelerating, and they also link together in ways that create unpredictable effects and problematic surprises in our world. Physical scientists and social scientists are increasingly concerned about these hidden “tipping points” in our planetary systems, and research is increasingly focused on how to reduce the risk of going past a point of no return. At the same time, positive trends are also accelerating, as whole societies mobilize to create “circular economies,” embrace renewable energy, conserve ecosystems, and practice new forms of “sustainable development” that can lift people out of poverty and secure justice, while sparing the Earth. Our world is in a genuine race against time. Can we accelerate these positive developments, and outrace the problems?

Biography: Alan has been working at the forefront of innovation and practice in sustainability for over twenty years.

He is the author of two books. He is also a co-author or contributor to a number of other websites, journals, and books. Alan is the originator of the “ISIS Method,” a step-by-step process for teaching, learning, and doing sustainable development in practice, as well as the lead designer of the “ISIS Accelerator,” a comprehensive set of tools designed to support education and strategic action on sustainability. Alan also serves as president of the International Network of Resource Information Centers, an international network of researchers and leaders working in systems and sustainability. His professional experiences include owning and running a clothing design company in New York City; managing the US branch of an international peace NGO (Servas); editing the pioneering sustainability journal In Context (1988-92); co-founding and leading Sustainable Seattle, a model volunteer-driven program in civic indicator development that was copied around the world (1991-96); and directing the economic policy think-tank Redefining Progress (1996-97).

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WORKSHOP SESSION 1 THURSDAY, 26 March ‘09 10:00-11:30

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ALAN ATKISSON Title: Using ISIS: An Introduction to the ISIS Method and the Accelerator Tools This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the ISIS Method — a generic way of structuring sustainability teaching and practice — and the ISIS Accelerator, a set of tools designed to support educational and professional work in sustainability. The Accelerator tools are rapidly being adopted by schools, public agencies, and companies in East Asia. With a mixture of presentation, case studies, and short interactive exercises, participants will get an orientation to the full sequence of ISIS-related techniques.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

PHOEBE BARASH Title: An Introductory Look at Conflict Management: Building Relationships (Part 1) Educators face a variety of conflicts on a daily basis. The purpose of this workshop is to build upon skills that each participant already possesses. Building on skills already in the ‘toolbox,’ opening up communication, and adding new tools, each individual will be challenged to confront conflict creatively. Focus will be on building a common language around conflict resolution, basic conflict management skills, conflict triggers, skills needed to facilitate difficult meetings, building and improving relationships. This will be accomplished by an introduction to basic conflict theory, role plays, and collaborative problem solving.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 2

CATHERINE FUNK Title: Is Administration for You? The shortage of top caliber teachers interested in international schools has been a topic of much concern of late. However, the same is true of the administrative pool. Our EARCOS schools need strong administrators. Where better to find them than from our current teacher leaders? This workshop will be a blatant plea for teachers to consider administration and provide helpful strategies for making that switch if it is for you.

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 1

BERNADETTE VAN HOUTEN Title: Rafa-Rafa, an Experiential Activity Designed to Increase Cultural Awareness.

Many teachers find it valuable to introduce their students to the idea of culture and diversity using Rafa –Rafa, a simulation which focuses on the feelings, attitudes, and reactions generated whenever one experiences another culture of any kind.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 8

GUY ROBERTS Title: “Who, What, Where, When, Why?” This session will provide a general overview of the International Baccalaureate.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 1

JANET WEBSTER Title: Everything You Wanted to Know about Pervasive Developmental Disorders In this introduction to Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and PDD-NOS, referred to as ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorders), we look at developmental tasks (challenges all students must navigate on their journey through life) to help us recognize when an idiosyncratic way of responding indicates the likelihood of ASD.

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 5

JIM SPELLICY Title: The Nature of Tax Incidence How can price elasticity of demand be used effectively to teach students how the government levies taxes?

The workshop will focus on interactive ways to make excise taxes understandable through graphing.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 6

JOE LEVINE Title: Understanding and Teaching the Science of Climate Change Global warming hits the headlines daily, from the harsh reality of rising sea levels and melting glaciers to questions about the number and severity of tropical storms. Understanding the science behind headline news and politics is vital, because human activity affects global as well as local ecological processes.

Learn how to inject new enthusiasm and relevance into teaching this “new ecology” with cutting-edge information and exciting on-line resources. NOTE: This talk blends pedagogical techniques, physics, chemistry, earth science, and biology into a presentation of interest to all science teachers.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 10

MAGGIE MOON Title: Read Aloud with Accountable Talk—Thinking and Talking Deeply About Books This workshop will show teachers how to successfully launch and sustain an important component of their daily literacy instruction, called The Interactive Read Aloud with Accountable Talk. Using the techniques of Think Aloud, Turn and Talk, and Stop and Jot, teachers will learn how to plan their Read Aloud texts, as well as ways to assess students.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 9

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Workshop Session 1 Thursday, 26 March ‘09

Workshop Session 1

10:00-11:30

VIRGINIA ROJAS Title: Beyond Words: Vocabulary Strategies for All Students, All Teachers (Part 1) Vocabulary instruction must be a part of a comprehensive literacy program across all content areas if students are to have access to curricula concepts and understandings. This session will interactively model instructional strategies for teaching distinct tiers of words in order to improve academic achievement.

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 3

MARY SEAN O’HALLORAN Title: Preventing Childhood Eating Disorders: Ten Tips for Reducing the Risk Body image problems and over concern with dieting affect even young children. School personnel may be the first to learn about a child with an unhealthy weight preoccupation. It is far easier to prevent an eating disorder than to treat one. We will look at the ten tips and discuss ideas for spreading the prevention campaign in our schools and communities.

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 4

DAVID OTT Title: Using Math Games to Differentiate Instruction—Grades 4, 5, 6 Participants will play math games focusing on skill and concept development in addition, multiplication, division, and fractions. Participants will also identify the variables in each game that will allow for differentiation with students’ differences in skill proficiency and conceptual understandings.

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 2

DAVID SCHWARTZ Title: Math Happens When Children Wonder about What They Have Read Inspired by books, children wonder about the world. David has collected student work, especially mathematical investigations, that extend, confirm, and sometimes even refute statements in his many nonfiction children’s books. Teachers can encourage the inquiries and the math, with results that are impressive, surprising, sometimes hilarious, and always educational.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 4

JEFF UTECHT Title: From Communities to Networks: Learning How to Teach and Learn with the Web Creating your own community or network on the web is a powerful teaching opportunity.

Understanding where people are, how communities form, and how to create those connections to get you started is the key. Come learn the difference between a learning community and a learning network. Walk away understanding why creating a learning community with your students is a powerful teaching tool.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 7

BREEN O’REILLY / DAVID GRAN Title: Creating a Film Culture 1: Virtual Literacy Our students live in an increasingly visual world, and visual literacy is the ability to get meaning from visual images. How does film create meaning? How can I best use film in my English literature class? How can my students make documentaries that can be experienced by audiences beyond the classroom? This workshop is a beginner’s guide to getting started and opening your students’ eyes to a whole new way of seeing.

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CHIP BARDER Title: Teaching Colleagues’ Children/Working with Colleagues Who Teach My Child There are inherent challenges when faculty and their own children are in the same school.

This workshop is designed to deal with this sometimes emotionally sensitive issue in an open and practical way. The hoped-for outcome is that participants will leave with a range of strategies to effectively confront these challenges.

MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 6

STEVE SMITH Title: Boxing for Fitness and Fundamentals ROSE GARDEN This course is designed to introduce teachers to the fundamental skills, strategy, and tactics of boxing and prepare them to incorporate this exciting curriculum into their PE program safely and effectively. Boxing is a total fitness activity which helps students to improve their cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and endurance, rhythm and timing, quickness, and self-confidence.

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ROBERT HULSE Title: Global Climate Change & Post-Normal Science I: Deconstructing IPCC Reports The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change has published several key reports on global climate change and in particular, human-caused global warming. This workshop focuses on the content of these reports and the history, structure, and function of the IPCC. Participants will engage in activities that facilitate understanding of these historic documents, including their strengths and weaknesses.

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MAGELLAN MEETING ROOM 1

JOB-A-LIKE SESSIONS & LUNCH THURSDAY, 26 March ‘09 11:30-13:00

JOB-A-LIKE SESSIONS & LUNCH Film/Video Job Alike

David Gran / Breen O’Reilly Shanghai American School / International School of Beijing

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MS Social Studies

Linda Greer-Wegener Shanghai American School

PACIFIC FUNCTION RM. 1

HS English

Mary Meikle Brent International School Manila

PACIFIC FUNCTION RM. 6

ESL

Rena O’Regan / Elizabeth Hines International School Manila

MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 5

Environment/Green School

Kenny Peavy / Kerry Dyke International School of Kuala Lumpur

PACIFIC FUNCTION RM. 9

Kindergarten/Reading

Diny Naus International School of the Sacred Heart

MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 3

MS/HS Chinese

Media Center-Librarian

Sarah Ting American International School of Guangzhou

PACIFIC FUNCTION RM. 4

Sharon Vipond Hong Kong International School

PACIFIC FUNCTION RM. 2

MS/HS P.E. 6-12

Jon Wrzesinski Shanghai American School/Pudong Campus

PACIFIC FUNCTION RM. 8

Drama

Hannah Northcott Mont’Kiara International School

ROSE GARDEN

Grades 1 & 2

Naomi Umemura Teda International School

MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 1

Grades 3 & 4

Robinson Kurth Caltex American School

MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 2

MS Language Arts

Jennifer Magierowicz International School of Beijing

MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 4

HS Math

Roy Tomlinson Singapore American School

PACIFIC BALLROOM 1

Grade 5

Heather Colb Thai-Chinese International School

PACIFIC BALLROOM 3

ES Counseling

Lilian Canada United Nations International School Hanoi

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

MS/HS Art

Lisa Maren Thompson Taejon Christian International School

PACIFIC FUNCTION RM. 10

MS/HS Counseling

Charmaine Gunther Taejon Christian International School

MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 6

Technology

Andrea Kroeker Edwards Canadian International School of Hong Kong

PACIFIC FUNCTION RM. 7

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Workshop Session 2 Thursday, 26 March ‘09

Teacher Workshops

13:15-14:15

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RON FAST Target Audience: MS and HS counselors Title: Confidentiality: Understanding the Complexities in an International Setting In this workshop, we will explore the many facets of confidentiality within the context of an international setting. Specifically, we will examine those guiding factors which influence our decisions as counselors including: ethical standards, laws (local, state/provincial, national), age of consent, school policy, and personal values. A variety of case scenarios will be discussed in small groups. This will be followed by a brief review of the literature and recommendations for professional practice.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 1

Target Audience: Any school community member interested BARBARA BILGRE

in having global issues as part of school vision Title: How to Promote a Global Issues Program at Your School Our students are growing up in a globalized society, and schools should have a means of preparing students for dealing with global issues. This workshop will present suggestions on developing a global issues action plan and a global issues school fair to engage the community in the global issues vision. It will demonstrate how “action” can be more effective than “talking about action.”

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 2

CHRISTINE TAYLOR Target Audience: Grades 9-12, HS English teachers, HS

teachers in other disciplines, administrators, curriculum

developers Title: Student-Directed Seminars: An Assessment for Learning Task Student-directed seminars provide a forum in which students not only develop presentation and facilitation skills, but take an active role in their own learning. Further, students are fully engaged in the assessment process from the creation of the project to the summative assessment task. In this workshop, teachers will become familiar with methods for setting up student-directed seminars, encouraging student participation, and using the assessment tasks in the classroom.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 4

NANCY DIEHL Target Audience: Grades 3-12, probably best for 6-12 Title: Memory and Recall: Nifty Tips to Help Students Retain Information This memory workshop combines interactive activities and demonstrations using current research findings and summarizing the essentials of memory storage and retrieval. Topics will include, but not be limited to, flashbulb memories, encoding, retrieval, schema activation, and specific tools like mnemonic strategies, peg words, etc. The focus of the workshop is on application-—helping teachers to identify how they can apply what is known about memory to better help their students increase long-term recall. Clicker technology is incorporated into this presentation.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 6

SAM SHERRAT / CHAD WALSH Target Audience: All levels Title: Creating a Community of Learners The workshop will encompass the following elements: Essential Agreements: allowing students to decide on what behaviors impact their learning.

Learning Environment: creating an efficient learning environment within which students can freely, and independently access resources and materials.

Academic Honesty: creating a culture of academic honesty in which students feel confident and comfortable about showing their strengths and weaknesses and using them to inform their learning.

Visible Thinking: bringing thoughts, feelings and ideas to life by displaying the processes of learning, not just the products. Collaboration: bringing key people together at the right times in order to facilitate learning engagements that maximize knowledge, expertise and creativity.

Student Empowerment: realizing that given opportunities and trust, students of any age are capable of exceeding our expectations.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 7

CATHERINE AHLIN-MOORE Target Audience: All levels Title: Fearless Art: Managing Art Experiences in the Regular Classroom Integrating art media such as paint, clay, collage, and sculpture is a messy business, but can provide rewarding experiences for your students. Often teachers avoid using these materials to the detriment of students’ self-expression. Well, fear not, there are ways of controlling these media and the resulting projects that work to salvage your sanity while providing creative outlets for visual and kinesthetic learners. Come and explore these ideas and techniques.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 2 THURSDAY, 26 March ‘09

Teacher Workshops

13:15-14:15

LINDSAY WELBES Target Audience: Focus on MS and HS, MYP and DP, all subject areas Title: Creating Thematic Units Based on the UN Millennium Development Goals The workshop will start with a presentation of different ways of organizing thematic units around the MDGs. We will discuss the links between the goals and different MYP and DP courses, including the Extended Essay, CAS, and TOK. Also, examples of units and meaningful culminating projects will be presented and discussed. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss other possibilities and ideas.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 9

JODI BONNETTE Target Audience: Grades 2-5 classroom teachers and RLA teachers Title: Nothin’ But Nonfiction Enter the exciting world of nonfiction! Children love to learn about the world around them, but too often, in the classroom, students are not taught the necessary strategies for reading and comprehending informational texts. Guide your students to become engaged readers and writers of notification. Get tips for mini lessons and simple publishing ideas. Get ideas for selecting quality nonfiction and learn strategies to set up both nonfiction readers’ and writers’ workshops.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 10

BRUCE MACNAMARA Target Audience: Grades 8-12, various curriculums Title: Conducting Meaningful Oral History and Participating in the International Witness to War Project This workshop will help teachers to conduct meaningful oral history. It will also provide an introduction to the International Witness to War Project (IWWP) and serve as an invitation to join the project. The presenter will provide contact details of IWWP partner institutions, which are mainly university archives from across the East Asia region, and encourage teachers to make contact with them so that student oral history can be archived for perpetuity.

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MAGELLAN PAUL DUNBAR Target Audience: MYP 1-5 (grade levels 6-10) teachers MEETING RM. 1 Title: Using Narrative Archetypes in Literature Teaching A succinct introduction to the theory of narrative archetypes and how they can be used to support enriched, grounded student interpretations of narrative. The workshop is structured around a participatory exercise in interpretation.

MAGELLAN Target Audience: Early education, primary and MS PATTI SWANSON MEETING RM. 2 Title: Boys and Girls Learn Differently—Strategies for the Elementary Classroom This workshop focuses on the gender differences that influence learning between boys and girls. Using brain-based research and classroom strategies, this presentation will help you understand that while both genders are equally capable of learning and succeeding; they do so often in very different ways. You’ll come away with useful activities to help both genders maximize their natural strengths, and provide support in areas that are often misunderstood.

TENNIS COURT BRENDON BREEN / TAMMY NEID Target Audience: Anyone interested in teaching invasion

sport activities Title: Teaching Generic Strategies for Invasion Games This is an active session demonstrating the applications of teaching generic strategies to students of invasion games: soccer, hockey, football, basketball, etc. In creating a progressive active learning environment using invasion games, students will increase their tactical awareness, quick decision making skills based on anticipation, and execution of fundamental skills. This session follows the work of Dennis Slade’s use of Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU). Come prepared to play!

MAGELLAN PYONG-MUN YUN Target Audience: All levels MEETING RM. 4 Title: Look Good, Feel Good, Teach Excellence!

Idea sharing for role models who believe health to be of utmost importance, and those who desire to pursue lifelong health and wellbeing.

MAGELLAN MELANIE WILSON Target Audience: Grades 9-12 MEETING RM. 5 Title: Portraiture Technology: A Risk-Taking Approach to Cross Curricular Lessons In this cross-curricular lesson combining art and technology, students step outside their comfort zones to create unique and exciting self-portraits. In addition to learning to use a digital camera and a digital projector, students alter photographic images using Photoshop. In their self-portraits, they demonstrate risk-taking approaches to color and design, all in the name of self-expression.

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Workshop Session 2 Thursday, 26 March ‘09

JAMES ARMITAGE / KELLY ARMITAGE Target Audience: K-Grade 5 MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 6 Title: Exploring Science Inquiry Participants will be engaged with hands-on materials to explore practical and philosophical uses of inquiry in the elementary school classroom. Learning concepts include: building a common understanding of the inquiry approach, exploring components of an inquiry lesson, describing different types of inquiry instruction, assessment ideas, and finding ways to embed inquiry-based instruction in learning.

KENDRA FARRELL Target Audience: K-Grade 12 Art educators Title: Using Web 2.0 Technology to Enhance Learning in our Art Classroom This workshop is for art educators grades K-12. It will present the latest web 2.0 technology that we can use in our classrooms to help expand, promote and enhance learning. We will learn about wiki spaces, nings, voicethreads, ipods, igoogle, blogs and YouTube just to name a few. Most importantly, we will become inspired to make some changes in our own classrooms in order to accommodate this new digital world that we inhabit.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

STEVE HISLER / MICHELLE JUHASZ / JULIE ROGERS / GLENDA BAKER Target Audience: All levels Title: How We Are Making our School OD We will explore how OD principles and practices fit with the PLC model while outlining the evolution of ASIJ’s Organizational Development Group. Delivery will include activities and group work. Participants will leave with examples of warm ups, debriefs, and protocols to use with groups.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1

TENNIS COURT FRAN GRIMBERGEN / TIM THOMPSON Target Audience: Upper elementary, MS

and HS PE teachers Title: P.E. Racquet Sports – A Methodological Approach This hands-on workshop will assist physical education teachers in grades 3-12 to effectively plan, introduce, implement, or improve a racquet sports unit in their physical education curriculum. Participants will be exposed to the games of pickleball, soft tennis, and lawn tennis and be able to learn and practice a variety of singles and double drills as well as specific strategies for games situations. The focus will be on student’s progression of skills grip changes, footwork, stroke techniques, game tactics, and game play.

Teacher Workshops

13:15-14:15

MARNEY ROSEN Target Audience: HS English teachers Title: This is English Class: There Are No Chapter Questions How can we encourage our intelligent, thoughtful, and otherwise active high school English students to stop being so passive when they read? What role can students take in setting the questions on a reading ... or even setting the assignment itself? And in teaching students how to question, prioritize, and theorize, how can we foster everything from research skills to thesis building, from active reading to critical awareness?

PACIFIC BALLROOM 3

Target Audience: K-12 teachers STEVE NORTHCOTT Title: Rockin’ for the Environment - Inspiring Students to be Agent of Change The workshop presents methods of increasing environmental awareness and stewardship in students through the celebration of the arts. By the end of the workshop, participants will be introduced to the vision, mission, brief history and operational requirements of “Rock for the Environment,” explore possibilities for implementation in their own schools, and take home support packages in order to facilitate implementation. The workshop aims to develop a network of environmentally and artistically minded educators and students who can inspire and support each other.

PACIFIC BALLROOM 1

ROSE GARDEN TERRY LINDEMAN Target Audience: Grades 6-12 teachers Title: Stage Movement–From The Ground Up The workshop focuses on practical stage movement exercises to improve your students’ movement on stage. Exercises are easy to incorporate in class and will work for all skill levels. Exercises incorporate Viola Spolin’s theories and exercises on movement as well as Laban movement techniques. Although this is not a dance class you may find these exercises valuable for dance students. Be prepared to participate in the activities.

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Workshop Session 3 Thursday, 26 March ‘09

STEPHEN BUCHMANN Title: Visualizing Rainforest Insects and Flowers: Digital Photography Students will learn to find camouflaged rainforest insects on the grounds of the conference hotel and a local nature reserve. Dr. Buchmann will help us appreciate them and find flowers and other interesting subjects to observe and photograph. We will go “tiny game hunting” with our eyes and digital cameras. Dr. Buchmann will present introductory material on using any digital camera to take macro (close up photographs) of insects, flowers, and other small found objects. He will distribute handouts on this subject. The participants will explore the grounds and gardens of the conference hotel, and explore a local nature reserve. We will look for diverse but often hidden (camouflaged) insects, rainforest insects and other arthropods to observe and photograph. Dr. Buchmann is an expert on pollinators, especially bees. We will put out honey baits and see what types of stingless bees (Trigona spp.) arrive at the baits. Using many types of digital cameras we will explore the art of digital photography. Advice will be given on making fine art giclee prints from digital files using modern inkjet printers (e.g. Epson printers).

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 6

PHOEBE BARASH Title: An Introductory Look at Conflict Management: Building Relationships(Part 2) Educators face a variety of conflicts on a daily basis. The purpose of this workshop is to build upon skills that each participant already possesses. Building on skills already in the ‘toolbox,’ opening up communication, and adding new tools, each individual will be challenged to confront conflict creatively. Focus will be on building a common language around conflict resolution, basic conflict management skills, conflict triggers, skills needed to facilitate difficult meetings, and building and improving relationships. This will be accomplished through an introduction to basic conflict theory, role-plays, and collaborative problem solving.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 2

ROSE GARDEN ALEX CLIFTON Title: The Teacher Director Frequently as teachers we are asked to direct students in performance work of some kind.

This could be a class production, an assembly, or a presentation for a special occasion at school. Alex will work with you as teachers to develop a ‘tool box’ of skills that will enable you to assume this role with confidence. A range of performance techniques and staging ideas will be covered, in addition to exploring the role of the director. No previous drama experience is needed and this workshop will cover all age ranges of students.

Workshop Session 3

14:45-16:15

LINDA KIISK Title: Space, Culture and Learning Style: A Visual Evolution This session examines the divergent styles of the brain’s architecture and how it can influence a person’s approach to sustainable design. The presenter, an artist and architect from Wyoming, outlines a history of the development of the brain and demonstrates how the visual center of the brain influences our responses to one another and the environment.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 1

BERNADETTE VAN HOUTEN Title: Intercultural Activities for the Classroom This session will present short and effective activities and links to access activities that can be woven throughout the curriculum at all levels to enhance intercultural awareness, knowledge, and skills.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 8

MAGELLAN JANET WEBSTER MEETING RM. 5 Title: Addressing the Needs of Young Children with ASD (Pre-school to Grade 3) We examine the typical needs of young children with ASD and use case studies to look at how these can be addressed within the regular classroom. Use of a paraprofessional to assist in implementing the learning support plan and how to talk to parents are also covered.

MAGELLAN RON LANCASTER MEETING RM. 4 Title: The Sliding Ladder Problem, Related Rate Problems, and the Art of Micah Lexier If we pull the bottom end of a ladder leaning against a wall by 10 cm, is it true that the top of the ladder will fall by 10 cm? This problem can be used with grades 7-12 students to learn about the Pythagorean Theorem, rates of change, equations of circles, and trigonometry.

The TI83/84/NSpire and Sketchpad will be used to support the activity.

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The 41 EARCOS Administrators’ Conference 2009 October 31 to November 3, 2009 Manila, Philippines

Workshop Session 3 Thursday, 26 March ‘09

CHRIS JANSEN Title: Debriefing Progressions to Develop Students’ Interpersonal Skills This session is designed for those who are using experiential and adventure-based approaches in their teaching and want to expand and develop their repertoire of techniques to process and debrief experiences enabling participants to reflect on their experiences and to learn from them. Participants will experience a practical progression of activities and debriefing techniques, focusing on using the experiential learning cycle to guide the facilitation of a debrief. The session will also explore the selection of facilitation focus topics and establishing facilitation flow. More details of the above sessions can be found at the following website www.panz.org.nz

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 4

JOE LEVINE Title: Why Climate Change Matters So Much to Biologists ... and Ecosystems This talk, building on the knowledge base presented in #1, reviews advances in global ecology, and presents the latest data on climate change and its effects on both temperate and tropical ecosystems. This presentation focuses on why biologists, in particular, are so concerned about the effects of global climate change on individual organisms and ecosystems. It also demonstrates the importance of scientific thinking in addressing issues that link science, technology, and society.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 10

MAGELLAN VIRGINIA ROJAS Title: Beyond Words: Vocabulary Strategies for All Students, All Teachers (Part 2) MEETING RM. 3 Vocabulary instruction must be a part of a comprehensive literacy program across all content areas if students are to have access to curricula concepts and understandings. This session will interactively model instructional strategies for teaching distinct tiers of words in order to improve academic achievement.

Workshop Session 3

14:45-16:15

JOSEPHINE KIM Title: Inventing the Future: Building Connections from Schools to Careers Students are not introduced to career development until after high school when it is already too late; many students graduate, still perplexed about what they should do for a career. Career development education should be infused into the educational curricula, so explicit links are made between K-12 education and careers.

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JILL ALLYN CARTER Title: Recyclable Art Projects Using Non-Toxic Material The Pattimura tree is a large rainforest tree that grows in the center of our school. I use this tree to talk about the need to recycle in the art room. Jill will demonstrate to you how to draw large leaves using tonality with an Ebony pencil and blending stomp and then move in a demonstration using oil pastels and food dyes. My last demonstration will be using shredded paper pulp to make paper mache leaf pins. This will be a hands-on workshop to develop our need to think about paper and how to recycle it in the classroom.

PACIFIC BALLROOM 3

MAGELLAN ELLEN LONDON MEETING RM. 2 Title: Self-Esteem: Create Your International Image Using Color, Fashion, and Textiles Fusion of dress for success, personal color palettes, international textile combinations, and preferred apparel choices. Participants work as a group analyzing each other’s “best” colors. It will include discussion and a PowerPoint presentation on how combined traditional and international modern textiles work to enhance apparel and color/design choices.

There will be an overview of the fashion industry and a fashion show by participants.

MAGELLAN DEDE TISONE MEETING RM. 6 Title: Contents of the Bag: The New AERO Visual Arts Standards Session one is an introduction to the AERO Visual Arts Standards. We will unpack the standards, discuss a standards based lesson plan, and create a special book that will become a reference point for all four sessions. The essential question for this session is: What do we want students to know?

JEFF UTECHT Title: Take Control of Your Own PD Did you know that the National Staff Development Council suggests that “at least 25 percent of an educator’s work time be devoted to learning and collaboration with colleagues”?

Want to find your 25% time? Come discover how to learn using the largest network of thinking known to man... the web!

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PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 7

WORKSHOP SESSION 3 THURSDAY, 26 March ‘09 14:45-16:15

NANCY STUBBS / ZANNA MCKAY Title: A New Direction in Research: Looking at International Educators’ Kids (Part 1) Are international educators’ kids different from “other” TCKs? How do IE/TCKs view themselves? How do adult children of international educators who have become international educators view themselves? What can we learn from these groups? We will begin to answer these questions and invite you to contribute to their answers.

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MAGELLAN CLAY HENSLEY MEETING RM. 1 Title: Establishing and Enhancing Your School’s AP Program This session will provide an overview of how to begin administering AP at a school and ideas and resources to enhance and further develop an existing program. We will share resources available for teachers, AP Coordinators and administrators. Come share best practices and questions about AP program administration, policies and initiatives with educators at other schools.

KARL ZIGMAND / LOU WEGENER Title: China International School Sports Association China International School Sports Association (CISSA) offers a variety of after-school sporting activities to hundreds of middle school students each school year. The focus is on participation, building relationships, and fun rather than just competition. Come see how this successful program works, and how you can start your own CISSA style program.

PACIFIC BALLROOM 1

17:00-18:00

RECEPTION FOR SPECIAL PRESENTERS, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND ETC Advisory Committee Members (by “Invitation Only”)

CABANA

18:00-20:00

CRAFTS FAIR

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18:00-20:00

WELCOME RECEPTION and SABAH NORTH BORNEO NIGHT Dinner, Dance & Music

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8:00-8:15

Opening Remarks / Announcements

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8:15-8:30

STUDENT KEYNOTE

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Dick Krajczar, EARCOS Executive Director

PATRICK FARRELLY

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL HO CHI MINH CITY

2nd Day of Conference Friday, 27 March ‘09

Patrick Farrelly is a champion of global issues. Born and raised just outside of Houston, Texas, he began his international education when he moved to Vietnam in 2006. Since then, Patrick has motivated many with his passion for pressing global issues, his humorous nature, and his undefeatable optimism. He has led the delegation from International School Ho Chi Minh City to both the 2008 and 2009 EARCOS Global Issues Network conferences and has worked to face many problems, both locally and internationally. Patrick won the 2008 EARCOS Global Citizenship Award.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2 Introduction of Speaker: Mr. William Irene, Program Coordinator for International Graduate Programs Sponsored by: BUFFALO

STATE, SUNY

WILLIAN LISHMAN

If We Are Not Part of the Solution We Are Part of the Problem

Keynote Address

8:30-9:30

Bill Lishman reviews how colour blindness and a learning disability led him to becoming a renowned wildlife sculptor, pioneer, ultralight aviator, and an innovative architect giving new insight into problem solving, team building, and creative thinking. Included are inspirational visuals and stories taking us through many of his career highlights.

An autobiographic journey from a farm boy in southern Ontario to an honorary doctorate.

Biography: William (Bill) Lishman M.S.M., L,L,D. (hon) is a world-renowned artist in many media. His works include award-winning documentary films and numerous works of public art, and his best selling autobiography inspired the Columbia Pictures hit film Fly Away Home. He was a pioneer in ultralight aviation and initiated the use of ultralight aircraft in establishing new migration routes for precocial birds. He is cofounder and chair emeritus of Operation Migration, which has played the key role in establishing a back up flock of endangered whooping cranes. Bills current passion is Air First Aid, a unique plan for a first response supply system for victims of natural disasters. Bill has received numerous awards including the Odyssey of the Mind’s prestigious Creativity Award, The Canadian Meritorious Service Medal, and the US National Wildlife Federation Conservation award. In June of 2008, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ontario.

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9:30-10:00

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WORKSHOP SESSION 4 FRIDAY, 27 March ‘09 10:00-11:30

ALAN ATKISSON Title: Compass Schools: A New Program for Orienting toward Sustainability The “Compass Schools” program, which is coordinated by the AtKisson Group, was initiated by schools and education leaders in Asia who have adopted the ISIS Compass (also known as the Sustainability Compass) as a curriculum and organizational plan that is particularly well suited to middle and secondary education. The ISIS Compass converts the “North, South, East, West” of a regular English-language compass into “Nature, Economy, Society, and Well-Being.” Based in scholarly research on sustainability, Compass is used as a guide in companies and government agencies as well. This workshop will introduce educators to Compass as a tool for education, and to the new program and network that has been launched to support and link users of these materials.

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WILLIAM LISHMAN Title: Living Underground The session will present the story of human habitation, along with the pluses and minuses of earth integrated architecture.

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STEPHEN BUCHMANN Title: Digital Photography & Insect Natural History Students will learn to find camouflaged rainforest insects on the grounds of the conference hotel and a local nature reserve. Dr. Buchmann will help us appreciate them and find flowers and other interesting subjects to observe and photograph. We will go “tiny game hunting” with our eyes and digital cameras.

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MAGELLAN CATHERINE FUNK Title: The Role of the Team Leader A principal who tries to do it all is making a big mistake. Shared leadership is what makes a school hum. MEETING RM. 1 It cannot be successful without strong teacher leaders. This workshop will focus on the role of the team leader and give practical suggestions for ways to make teams make a difference for students.

LINDA KIISK Title: Aligning Habitats with the Architecture of the Brain As a continuation of the first session on visual brain differences and sustainability, the presenter demonstrates how the architecture of our brains must be aligned with the architecture we inhabit. The implication is that the shape of our living and learning environments impacts the quality of our mental, physical and spiritual health.

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LORNE YOUNG / JULIE HARRIS Title: Strategic Creativity: A Problem-Solving Methodology for Global Issues: The UN Millennium Development Goals as a Case Study This workshop introduces new ideas for enhancing and focusing creativity that are being used to help students succeed both inside and outside the classroom. It is based on the synergy of the most ancient philosophies from the East with the most recent science from the West to create innovative, classroom-ready, and practical techniques and strategies that teachers can employ to develop connections between TOK, CAS, international-mindedness and the groups of the Hexagon. This interactive session will investigate these synergies, describe the methodology, actively engage the participants in these techniques, and give them the opportunity to join this expanding action research project. This methodology will be used to specifically address the UN Millennium Development Goals as a case study in this workshop as an example of the application of these strategies.

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MAGELLAN JANET WEBSTER MEETING RM. 5 Title: Working with Older Students with ASD (Upper Elementary and Teenagers) We look at common challenges in older students, including social interaction with peers, anxiety, and workrelated difficulties that arise because of organization and time management issues (called difficulties of executive function). We’ll consider the ways teachers and parents can support these students in completing their education.

CHRIS JANSEN Title: Adventure Based Learning in Physical Education – ‘Bag of Tricks’ This session will involve a ‘quick-fire’ tour through a large number of innovative new Adventure Based Learning activities as well as variations on old favorites with a view to re-energizing participants and adding some variety to their physical education delivery. More details of the above sessions can be found at the following website www.panz.org.nz

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MAGELLAN MARY SEAN O’HALLORAN MEETING RM. 4 Title: Dealing with Stress, Trauma, and Tragedy: Self-care Is Not Just about You! Developing and maintaining self-care plans are essential for school personnel and for the families and children we work with. We are each faced with events ranging from responses to the aftermath of disasters to transcending daily work and school stress. We will discuss strategies from resiliency and secondary stress research and create resiliency plans for ourselves and those we serve.

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RON LANCASTER MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 3 Title: Using Photographs and Videos as a Springboard for Mathematical Inquiry During a trip to Kuala Lumpur in 2008, Ron Lancaster put on a pair of mathematical glasses and took photographs and videos of the mathematics that he encountered in locations that included a market, a shopping mall, KL Tower, The Petronas Towers, and Eye on Malaysia. Ron will discuss how teachers can use these and other photos and videos taken anywhere in the world as the basis of interesting and engaging mathematical questions for students. These questions will enable mathematics teachers to connect the curriculum with the world in an artistic manner. The TI83/84/NSpire and Sketchpad will be used to support the activity.

JOE LEVINE Title: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease: The Ecology and Evolution of Host-Pathogen Relationships HIV, Bird Flu, Mad Cow, and West Nile virus seem to have appeared out of nowhere, but their stories demonstrate that relationships between hosts and pathogens are dynamic and constantly changing — driven by ecological interactions and coevolutionary forces.

This presentation introduces the role of ecology and evolution in the relationships of humans with infectious disease, and describes how our coevolutionary arms race with pathogens has shaped our history and shadows our future.

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SUSAN CANNON Title: Service Learning for the Greater Good, with Incentives from China, 2008 This presentation reviews aspects of physical disability in connection to two major Chinese events in 2008, the challenges of the Sichuan earthquake and the celebration of the Paralympics. It offers examples of student service-learning projects in international schools that often benefit not only disabled people but also the community as a whole.

Images and discussion are used to support the presentation, and participants are encouraged to draw up plans to implement in their own schools.

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MAGELLAN DAVID OTT MEETING RM. 2 Title: Using Math Games to Differentiate Instruction-Grades 1-2-3 Participants will play math games focusing on skill and concept development in number concepts, addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Participants will also identify the variables in each game that will allow for differentiation with students’ differences in skill proficiency and conceptual understandings.

Workshop Session 4

10:00-11:30

MAGELLAN DEDE TISONE MEETING RM. 6 Title: Unpacking and Repacking. Assessment from the Teacher’s Point of View Session two is about the use of formative and summative assessment tools to evaluate student work. We will work from a set of student work created in response to a standards based lesson to answer the question: How do we know that they know it?

DAVID GRAN / BREEN O’REILLY Title: Creating a Film Culture 2: Building a Film Festival This workshop will focus on the tools and strategies needed to create a student film festival in your school or community and to support it, the development of a film culture. We will also explore avenues to connect film festivals throughout the region to generate greater exposure for student work.

HIBISCUS

MAGELLAN NANCY STUBBS / ZANNA MCKAY MEETING RM. 9 Title: A New Guide for TCK Families: Celebrating the Positive What constitutes a TCK family? How are the international educators’ families different? Do the family role viewpoints (mother-father; parent-child; first born-later born; born abroadtaken abroad; etc.) differ? What can we learn from this special category of TCKs that can guide all TCK families?

SALLY DULLUM Title: Keeping Kids Safe in International Schools Launching a workable child protection policy in international schools can be tricky. Considering the host country’s laws, support systems (or lack of), and working among various cultures, Shanghai American School has launched their child protection policy. Willing to share our resources and experiences from school board approval, children’s personal safety curricula, teacher/staff training, documentation, and parent meetings, this workshop will equip the attendee with confidence to move forward on their own school’s child protection policy.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 5 FRIDAY, 27 March ‘09

Teacher Workshops

11:45-12:45

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TIM SHRIMPTON Target Audience: Grade 5-8 or Science teachers Title: Forensic Science for Middle School This workshop is a course that the presenter has developed at ISB. It will present details on how forensic science is taught and include some hands on activities. People attending should bring their flash drive to pick up the course details.

PACIFIC BALLROOM 1

MICHAEL SHEEHAN Target Audience: HS and MS teachers Title: Creating a Culture of Academic Integrity The key to changing the aberrant student attitudes and behavior with regard to academic dishonesty may very well lie with the classroom teacher. This workshop outlines the seriousness of the issue of academic dishonesty and examines strategies and best practices that will help the teacher — and the school — create an environment in which a culture of academic integrity prevails.

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PASCALE THOMAS / NIKOLAS TREBESH Target Audience: K-Grade12 teachers and counselors Title: Bully Prevention The purpose of this presentation is to provide K-12 teachers and counselors positive teaching strategies and activities that enhance student behavior, improve school climate, and promote academic achievement while reducing bully behaviors.

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CLAIRE WEBSTER Target Audience: All grade levels Title: Articulating a Curriculum Subject This workshop will look at how to develop documentation to show articulation from early years to grade 12 in a curriculum area. Participants will see how to incorporate a variety of requirements from accrediting bodies, including IB, CIS, and WASC into school documentation.

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DIANA BLAZAR / KATIE THORLEIFSON Target Audience: Grade 1-8 Title: Student-Led Conferences: Why, What, and How? This workshop will support teachers interested in student-led conferences. We will discuss the benefit of student-led conferences and how to implement them in your classroom. The workshop will be broken into two parts, designed for primary and intermediate teachers.

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EDWIN TANNER Target Audience: Music and primary teachers (grade 2 & up) Title: Recorder for Beginners — An Aural Approach with Jazzy & Pentatonic Tunes Most music teachers teach recorders from books. The presenter reasoned that it is important and natural for young children to first learn an instrument aurally before reading music, and has developed an approach to teaching beginning recorders. Children will learn the recorder in a fun way, with jazzy and pentatonic tunes, both traditional and original. For this workshop, teachers need to bring their own recorders (a limited number of recorders are available for purchase at cost).

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KAREN NOLL / GLENDA BAKER Target Audience: HS teachers Title: Communication and Visual Literacy: Art and English Teachers Developing Common Assessments We will explore issues that teachers face when designing and assessing communication assignments, specifically where visuals and language are featured together. Art and English teachers can collaborate to teach, assess, and have students transfer the components of good visual communication and the traits of good language communication across disciplines.

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ALTHEA BESA Target Audience: Grades 9-12 teachers (including IB/AP) Title: Teaching for Transpersonal Intelligence in the English Classroom Transpersonal Intelligence enables us to discover greater meaning in our actions and to become more compassionate and holistic in our relationships with others, and with the wider world. Sadly this way of thinking/learning is often ignored in academic curriculums. This workshop presents alternative teaching approaches to help English/humanities students gain a fuller grasp of the literature, while at the same time encouraging them to become more self-aware, compassionate, and “critically contemplative” human beings.

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MATT BUGBEE Target Audience: Secondary (mostly); Science teachers Title: DERT: Designing Environmental Resources to Teach Based on Faith Academy’s DERT (environmental science) Club’s successful experience, a 10-step process will be outlined that enables teachers to develop an environmental science/community service outreach program with their students.

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DALE ETHRIDGE Target Audience: Grades 4 -12 Language and ESOL Title: Learning through Play: Language-Rich Games for the Classroom As language teachers, we are faced with the difficulty of providing enough practice in the target language without too much unauthentic drilling. One answer is playing games that are language-rich and that help build fluency. This workshop will share (and play!) several popular dice/card games that can be utilized in the language classroom (and advisory classes) as either full lessons in themselves or quick 10-minute “filler” activities.

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MICHAEL CASTELLANI Target Audience: MS/HS Mathematics Title: Math Games and Manipulatives for All Classrooms The presentation will explore several key math manipulatives and games that have been around for a long time and that are very useful and applicable to all math teachers. Teachers will learn how to make minor adjustments to make it grade/curriculum-specific, regardless of level. In addition, teachers will explore how to make inexpensive versions and integrate technology, updating these games and making them even more fun for all.

HIBISCUS

RINGO DINGRANDO Target Audience: HS and MS Science MAGELLAN Title: Rocketry: A Tool for Teaching Experimental Design MEETING RM. 1 The ability to design a valid scientific experiment is an important skill not only in the IB curriculum, but also in any laboratory science course. In this presentation, Ringo will show the audience how to use model rocketry (which is interesting on its own) as a tool to teach experimental design to students. As a side benefit, the audience will learn how to easily have their students build air-powered rockets and launchers.

ADAM TEATHER Target Audience: K–Grade 10 MAGELLAN Title: Making Connections in Mathematics MEETING RM. 2 Come and see how making a few adjustments to a traditional math tool can transform it into the Ultimate Math Tool to teach all 10 NCTM Standards at all grade levels. We will touch on the following: differential instruction, inquiry-based instruction, visual and tactile learners, and building number fluency. Teachers will leave the session with the sample activities, sample assessments, and lesson ideas, which they can implement immediately.

Teacher Workshops

11:45-12:45

SUNNY SUN Target Audience: All levels MAGELLAN Title: Improving Communication: ESL Parent Information Sessions MEETING RM. 3 One of the ways to understand and communicate better with our ESL parents is through addressing their needs to learn about second language acquisition and acculturate to a new academic environment. This session will look into the reasons and benefits of providing ESL parent information sessions, workshop topics that ESL parents find most informative, and the ways to organize the ESL parent educational sessions.

MARY FISH Target Audience: Upper Elementary to MS MAGELLAN Title: Modeling Writing during Writing Workshop MEETING RM. 4 As English teachers, we ask our students to be readers and writers, so we must be readers and writers too. In this workshop, you will see how I overhauled my entire curriculum to reflect a balanced literacy approach to instruction after attending the Columbia Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Summer Institutes. The focus will then narrow, and I will demonstrate how I use my own writing within Writing Workshop to model the writing process in my classroom.

BEN ROBERTACCIO Target Audience: K-Grade 12 teachers, counselors and/or MAGELLAN

administrators MEETING RM. 5 Title: Understanding the Most Prevalent Childhood Psychological Issue: Anxiety Anxiety is the most common psychological issue children face. Working in a school almost guarantees experience with childhood anxiety. The workshop will give an overview of possible anxiety related issues that school-age children might experience. After attending the workshop, a participant will recognize common symptoms that anxious children show, become familiar with different types of anxiety, and gain ideas to use when dealing with an anxious or stressed child, including specific strategies for helping children to cope.

MATT FEBREY Target Audience: MS or HS (secondary) ROSE GARDEN Title: Dance for the Non-Dance Specialist Matt will present a series of simple practical ideas that can be used within a basic dance unit. Such ideas include: rhythm awareness, simple salsa, simple swing, and movement composition. This will be an active workshop and all participants will be expected to join in.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 5 FRIDAY, 27 March ‘09 11:45-12:45

12:45-13:15

MAGELLAN GEOFFREY RODOCKER / SHUNA SUN Target Audience: Pre-school-Grade 3 (age 3-8)/any teacher MEETING RM. 6

with special appeal for Physical Education and Foreign

Languages Title: Integration of Physical Education and a Foreign Language In this workshop, we will introduce the integration of the Perceptual Motor and Chinese program at Singapore American School. We will discuss the cognitive, psychological, social, and cultural benefits of integrating a foreign language with movement. There will be a video clips of the program followed by a discussion of the challenges, solutions, and application of an integration program.

FELICITY CARTER Target Audience: All levels Title: Stand Up For Shakespeare “Children learn better when they are excited and engaged ...” Excellence and enjoyment, a strategy for schools, May 2003. Shakespeare can be both exciting and engaging. We know that young people can learn about Shakespeare and his work, but more importantly, they can learn about themselves and our world through the stories, characters, and language of the plays. Theater-based approaches can have a real impact, encouraging a personalized approach to learning that gives confidence and depth to young people’s written responses as well as enhancing their speaking and listening skills. This workshop responds to learning objectives: speaking, listening, and responding; group discussion and interaction.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1

LYNETH ROZZUELL MAGSALIN Target Audience: K2 – Grade 5 homeroom teachers Title: Questioning: A First Step in the Path to Scientific Understanding. The use of science experiments as tools for inquiry based learning.

This workshop will identify some of the different ways to use experiments for further inquiry and understanding. Classroom-tested experiments will be presented where participants will be engaged in science activities. This workshop is for teachers whose goals are to provide students with engaging, fun, and meaningful science activities while activating their questioning skills. When students experience the concepts, there is a greater chance for retention and understanding. Teachers in the elementary years will get to appreciate how these activities keep the students engaged and eager to explore and learn more.

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ALAN ATKISSON Title: How to Build a Pyramid: A Hands-On Express Training on How to Run a “Building the Pyramid” Workshop The ISIS Pyramid, one of the Accelerator tools, is an extraordinarily versatile process for teaching, planning, team-building, and creating consensus on strategic action for sustainability. Pyramid has been used by many institutions throughout East Asia (and around the world), ranging from agencies of government in Singapore, to companies in Indonesia, to school systems in Thailand. The process is fun, fast, and very engaging. When used for teaching, it results in deepened understanding of every phase in the sustainable development process. When used for planning, it speeds up the process of generating new, powerful ideas for change, and developing a consensus agreement on action. This “Pyramid Express” workshop will run participants quickly through the entire process.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1

JOHN LIU Title: Participatory Analysis of Climate Change in Ethiopia (Part 1) Ethiopia is an ancient land and among the countries on the frontline of climate change.

This workshop uses video from several trips to Ethiopia for participatory analysis of what the situation in Ethiopia suggests in terms of science (biodiversity, hydrological function, desertification, fertility, climate change), policy, poverty, and disparity and why this matters to everyone on Earth.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

PHOEBE BARASH Title: THE NEW TEACHER: Implications for Learning in Building Relationships New year; teachers set the goal of building classroom communities through relationships.

For a new conflict can happen, the goal gets derailed. New teacher attrition can be related to lack of pre-service in classroom management, conflict and behavior management. This workshop introduces strategies useful with new teachers in building community classrooms: maximizing the teaching/learning environment.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 2

ROSE GARDEN ALEX CLIFTON Title: Working with Text Whether you are working with Jane Eyre, Hamlet, Le Chateau de ma Mere, or a primary source document from World War 1, this workshop will be of interest and relevance to you.

The aim is to simply introduce effective and challenging approaches to unlock text work in the classroom.

Workshop Session 6

13:30-14:45

MAGELLAN CATHERINE FUNK MEETING RM. 1 Title: Ten Symptoms of Dysfunctional Teams Teaming requires more than people of good will and time. This workshop will help participants identify what can hinder effective teaming and analyze why they happen and how to prevent them from occurring.

LORNE YOUNG / JULIE HARRIS Title: Geography and Sciences: Field Study Techniques – Practical Methods for Success Using the Local Ecosystem (Part 1) The Field Study workshops Part 1 and 2 will present a variety of different practical methods to successfully carry out a field study. It will integrate the concepts and methodologies from both Group 3 and Group 4 subjects, and while it will utilize the local ecosystems in and around Kota Kinabalu, the methodology will be applicable to any ecosystem that the teacher chooses to study in their course. The workshop will outline best practice for setting up transect lines, quadrats, and best site locations to study ecological gradients and succession. Techniques to maximize appropriate abiotic and biotic data collection while minimizing the disturbance of the ecosystem will be stressed, as will the use of the latest technology in data collection, processing and presentation.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 1

JANET WEBSTER MAGELLAN Title: Learning Challenges of Adopted Children MEETING RM. 5 The purpose of the session is to assist teachers to recognize that some learning and behavioral issues arise from pre-adoption trauma. This affects the cognitive, social, and emotional development of adopted children and profoundly impacts brain development and, subsequently, learning.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 6 FRIDAY, 27 March ‘09 13:30-14:45

JIM SPELLICY Title: Using Macroeconomic Principles to Talk about the Current Economic Crisis A workshop open to teachers of all disciplines intended to provide a basic understanding of the current economic crisis. Discussion will center around currency values, bailouts, government intervention, stock values, and recovery periods. Active participation is encouraged as the group examines how current changes affect student as well as teacher learning.

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MAGELLAN WILLIAM POWELL / OCHAN POWELL MEETING RM. 6 Title: “Assessment of Learning in the Differentiated Classroom” (Part 1) In this interactive workshop, we will address the subject of how we evaluate student learning consistently, equitably, and positively in the differentiated classroom. This will be accomplished by reviewing what aspects of the curriculum can and can’t be differentiated and what students need to know about formative assessment. Participants will review principles of high-quality assessments.

MAGELLAN VIRGINIA ROJAS MEETING RM. 3 Title: Understanding by Design and Differentiation for English Language Learners This session applies the principles of the UbD backwards planning model and differentiation principles to classrooms with a significant number of second language or multilingual students. Specific unit examples will be provided to highlight how ESL and classroom teachers can work together to provide access to grade-level content and standards.

JOSEPHINE KIM Title: Distinct Culture, Unique People: Understanding Korean Students and their Families (Part 1) The number of Korean students in international schools is increasing, and understanding how culture impacts their cognitions and behaviors is vital to appropriately servicing them. This program will seek to address facets of the Korean culture that intersects with education and places Korean youth at risk for various emotional difficulties.

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Workshop Session 6 Friday, 27 March ‘09

MARY SEAN O’HALLORAN MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 4 Title: Parting Ways: The Role of Resilience through School Transitions (Part 1) The end of the school year brings significant challenges to international school communities. There is often a sense of loss as people part ways with friends who may not be returning. However, there is also evidence of a significant ability to adapt, make meaning, and enhance resiliency during this process. This workshop includes an examination of various responses and adaptations to the transition process within different developmental and cultural contexts.

MAGELLAN DAVID OTT MEETING RM. 2 Title: Building Geometric Concepts with Hands On Activities Grades 3-6 (Part 2) Participants will complete two explorations of (Grade3-6) geometric constructions and discuss the geometric skills, concepts, attributes, and mathematical connections that fall out of the experiences. This session is designed to push work in geometry beyond shape name memorization with standard, regular shapes to awareness of attributes and connections from a whole range of shapes that determine “shape club membership.” This session will also offer integration of geometric constructions with measurement and fraction study.

Workshop Session 6

13:30-14:45

Coffee Break 14:45-15:15

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DAVID SCHWARTZ Title: Math Happens When Children Wonder about What They Have Read (Repeat of Workshop 1) Inspired by books, children wonder about the world. David has collected student work, especially mathematical investigations, that extend, confirm and sometimes even refute statements in his many non-fiction children’s books. Teachers can encourage the inquiries and the math, with results that are impressive, surprising, sometimes hilarious, always educational.

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JEFF UTECHT Title: Digital Tools for Digital Educators 90 minutes of fast paced digital tools that every educator should know about. Bring your own suggestions of things you want to learn about. Stay after the session to go in-depth and get 1:1 help setting up your new learning tools. Laptop required!

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MARY COOKE / BETH GOLATZKI Title: Strategies for Integrating Vocabulary Acquisition in the Classroom Vocabulary is a key indicator for academic success. This interactive workshop highlights strategies teachers can use to help students access core background knowledge, providing a foundation for all academic learning. Participants will take away a set of practical strategies based on best practice that will enable them to enrich their student’s mastery of the curriculum. While all students benefit from this approach, it is especially relevant for international schools with diverse learners.

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GLENN WOLFE / ERIC NELSON Title: Student-developed Video Playlist Leverage Learning from VOD Content Discover the power of video-on-demand in the classroom. Searchable, flexible, easy-touse, server-based content can take teaching and learning at any grade level far beyond traditional educational media. In this session, you will see how this technology works and how it is being used at Taipei American School. Watch a demonstration of how science students became actively engaged in their learning as they searched and selected—palylisted—clips into their own custom-produced movies about research topics.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 7 FRIDAY, 27 March ‘09 15:15-16:30

JOHN LIU Title: Participatory Analysis of Climate Change in Ethiopia (Part 2) Ethiopia is an ancient land and among the countries on the frontline of climate change. This workshop uses video from several trips to Ethiopia for participatory analysis of what the situation in Ethiopia suggests in terms of science (biodiversity, hydrological function, desertification, fertility, climate change), policy, poverty, and disparity and why this matters to everyone on Earth.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

STEPHEN BUCHMANN MAGELLAN Title: Digital Print-making: Exploring Inkjet Printing MEETING RM. 3 Dr. Buchmann is a scientist and photographer. He will guide us through acquiring digital images with a camera or flatbed scanner and then turning those images into fine art (giclee) prints.

ROSE GARDEN ALEX CLIFTON Title: Drama, Theatre and the Ensemble Process (I) In the first of two workshops on this topic, you will be introduced to ISTA’s ensemble approach to learning.

Through a range of drama activities that stress communication, affirmation, and cooperation, strategies are explored which satisfy the needs of a range of learning styles and create a nourishing classroom learning climate.

BERNADETTE VAN HOUTEN Title: Teaching Diversity and Attending to the Diversity in Our Classrooms During this session we will assess opportunities and strategies that allow our students to engage with complex and ambiguous interpersonal realities, to value differences, and to minimize discriminatory behaviors. We will address how we can reconcile culturally divergent views of the importance and meaning of personal and cultural “diversity.”

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LORNE YOUNG / JULIE HARRIS Title: Geography and Sciences: Field Study Techniques – Practical Methods for Success Using the Local Ecosystem: Part 2 This is a continuation of the Field Study workshops Part 1. Because the two workshop sessions utilize the local ecosystems in and around Kota Kinabalu and the participants will be out in the field, you need to attend Part 1 to also be in Part 2. The participants from Part 1 will still be in the local ecosystem and not return towards the end of the session time for Part 2.

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MAGELLAN CHRIS JANSEN MEETING RM. 1 Title: Situational Leadership for Developing Group Culture Have you ever been faced with a group where you begin to despair at their attitudes and actions and wonder it is possible to work with them? Felt like you were watching a herd of stampeding cattle and wondered if it was wise to be standing in front of them?? Ever been part of a group where over time they transform into a close knit, supportive, and enthusiastic team making significant changes in their lives??? Does this happen randomly or can we actively catalyze this process? We have found the development of a positive group culture to be a challenging and yet crucial component of our work, and that when this group state is achieved most of the other outcomes we are working on begin to occur quite naturally and powerfully.

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JIM SPELLICY Title: Improving AP Graphing Skills by Having Students Create Their Own Books The workshop will provide teachers with a guide on how to have students create a useful notebook of all graphs possibly used on the AP examinations. The resource will be an invaluable tool when reviewing for exams.

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JOE LEVINE Title: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease: Recent and Current Case Studies around the World Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis spreads around the world, “Mad Cow” disease devastates the cattle industry, and avian flu seems to lurk in the shadows. Using both current and recent case studies, this presentation provides examples of how to use current issues in public health to demonstrate the relevance of core concepts in ecology and evolution to global society and to students’ daily lives. NOTE: Both “disease” talks utilize video clips from the PBS documentary series Evolution (for which I served as science editor) that focus on real-world examples of pathogen-host interactions.

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Workshop Session 7 Friday, 27 March ‘09

WILLIAM POWELL / OCHAN POWELL MAGELLAN MEETING RM. 5 Title: Assessment of Learning in the Differentiated Classroom (Part 2) In this interactive workshop, we will address the subject of how we evaluate student learning consistently, equitably, and positively in the differentiated classroom. This will be accomplished by reviewing what aspects of the curriculum can and can’t be differentiated, and what students need to know about formative assessment. Participants will review principles of high-quality assessments.

JOSEPHINE KIM Title: Distinct Culture, Unique People: Understanding Korean Students and Their Families (Part 2) The number of Korean students in international schools is increasing, and understanding how culture impacts their cognitions and behaviors is vital to appropriately servicing them.

This program will seek to address facets of the Korean culture that intersect with education and can place Korean youth at risk for various emotional difficulties.

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SUYI WANG Title: Active Learning in Chinese Class This workshop will explore different strategies for teaching printed texts in Chinese classes. Effective presentation techniques promote student interaction with the information and retention of the material. Teachers will learn instructional strategies to engage students in approaching different printed texts and to create an active and productive learning environment. A step-by-step guide and specific examples will be provided for participants.

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MAGELLAN MAGGIE MOON MEETING RM. 4 Title: Book Clubs for Independent Readers This workshop will walk teachers through the ways to form and launch student book clubs, from grades 3-8, as part of a Reader’s Workshop. Teachers will also learn of the helpful minilessons and conferences that play a large part in student success, as well as receive suggestions for great children’s literature.

DAVID SCHWARTZ Title: Nature Books are a Natural: Science Literature for Mathematical Learning Literature, science, and math converge in nature books. Using impressive student work based on books he has written, David shows many ways that nature books can be used for mathematical investigations and problem-solving. In an interactive portion participants devise and share mathematical extensions of nature books that lack obvious math connections.

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DEDE TISONE MAGELLAN Title: Unpacking and Repacking. Evaluation from the Student’s Point of View MEETING RM. 6 Session three is about unpacking and repacking to engage students in critiques and personal reflection. The essential questions in this session are: 1. How do we know that they know it? 2. How do we enable students to critically analyze their own work and the work of others?

NANCY STUBBS / ZANNA MCKAY Title: A New Era: Technology Makes a Difference With the explosion of social networks like Facebook and more time-sensitive communications tools like Skype, are many of the old “truths” about TCKs (being different or alone) becoming fiction? Has their sense of home moved from a geographical location to a virtual network? Is the world really their home?

HIBISCUS

STEPHANIE HERDRICH / ERIN KENT Title: Targeting Instruction to Meet Students’ Needs: The Use of Strategy Lessons in the Reading Workshop Strategy lessons are small group mini-lessons that teach to readers’ individual needs.

These intensely focused conferences are taught to flexibly grouped students based on identified reading needs. Lessons can be geared toward gaps in students’ skills or strategies or to push students from one reading level to the next. An added benefit to this teaching method is reaching more students with highly individuated instruction everyday.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1

Reception for Teacher Workshop Presenters (By Invitation Only) EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2009 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

MARINA

6:15

ANNUAL CHARITY FUN RUN

8:00-8:15

Opening Remarks / Announcements

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

8:15-8:30

STUDENT KEYNOTE

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3rd Day of Conference Saturday, 28 March ‘09

Meet at the MARINA in memory of Bob Sills and to thank Linda Sills for her service to EARCOS. Proceeds will go to the Sun Bears conservation charity.

Dick Krajczar, EARCOS Executive Director

YUKA FUKUDA

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF KUALA LUMPUR Yuka Fukuda was born and raised in Japan until the age of 12 when she moved to the Japanese School in Kuala Lumpur and subsequently entered the International School of Kuala Lumpur. Yuka initially joined the ESL program before joining the mainstream program. During her time at I.S.K.L. Yuka has excelled as a student, maintaining a 3.5+ GPA since 9th grade. Yuka has been a highly respected and valued member of many sporting teams and musical ensembles. She is currently involved in varsity track, jazz band, I.A.S.A.S. music, and is taking International Baccalaureate Certificates courses. She hopes to gain entry into a Canadian University.

Yuka was the I.S.K.L., EARCOS Global Citizen Award recipient for 2008.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

Sponsored by JOHN LIU

“Earth’s Hope” - Responding To Climate Change - By Healing the Planet

Keynote Address

8:30-9:30

In 1995, I was assigned by the World Bank to document the rehabilitation of the Loess Plateau in Northwest China. Arriving, I found a vast ruined area the size of France and millions of poor people struggling to survive. Historically this area was once a pristine mixed forest and grassland ecosystem that must have been one of the most nurturing places on earth because it is the birthplace of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic group on the planet. I became fascinated with learning what causes a once pristine ecosystem to collapse. Over the years since beginning this line of inquiry I have learned a great deal and traveled to many other parts of the planet in search of answers. The inquiry quickly revealed the causes of the destruction, how the situation in the Loess Plateau parallels the development of many parts of the world where civilizations failed because their ecosystem collapsed. With new understanding, policies, and behavior on the plateau, it became clear that it is possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems including restoring ecosystem function that had been lost over large areas and over long periods of time; that restoring the functionality to these systems changes the development trajectory for communities and individuals making it possible to end centuries and even millennia of poverty and despair; that restoration ensures the survival of biodiversity ensuring that the genetic vitality that has reached this point from the beginning of evolutionary time is conserved; that functional vegetation cover and soil organic matter regulates the hydrological system of ground water and humidity in the atmosphere; that restoring ecosystem function ensures natural nutrient cycling increasing fertility and productivity; and that this includes carbon sequestration in the biomass and soil organic matter, the natural and most effective response to human induced climate change. This is what I want to share.

Biography: John is an American who has lived in China for more than 25 years. Initially helping to open the CBS News bureau in Beijing at the time of normalization of relations between the U.S. and China, Mr. Liu has concentrated on ecological film making since the mid-1990s. He has written, produced, and directed films on grasslands, deserts, wetlands, oceans, rivers, urban development, atmosphere, forests, endangered animals, and poverty reduction, primarily for EARTH REPORT and LIFE series on the BBC World. In 2003, Mr. Liu wrote, produced, and directed “Jane Goodall - China Diary” for National Geographic. Currently, a research PhD candidate in the School of Human and Environmental Affairs at the University of Reading, Mr. Liu consults with the World Bank & the United Nations Environment Programme. Mr. Liu has been awarded fellowships from the University of the West of England, The Rothamsted Research Institute, and the Asia Society.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 8 SATURDAY, 28 March ‘09 9:45-11:15

ALAN ATKISSON Title: Journey into the Amoeba: Harnessing the Power of Innovation Diffusion to Accelerate Change The ISIS Amoeba workshop involves a highly interactive role-playing game that is built on the principles of innovation theory, supplemented by the AtKisson Group’s many years of practical work with cultural change and transformation processes in a sustainable development context. The “Amoeba Game” — which models how actual innovations do or do not spread in any cultural group, which also provides participants with planning tools for increasing their chances for success — has been played hundreds of times around the world in dozens of countries, and is especially useful to people who aspire to be more effective “Change Agents” within the systems where they live and work.

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MAGELLAN WILLIAM LISHMAN MEETING RM. 3 Title: Earth Energy In 2004, the speaker traveled around the world and hosted a documentary for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on renewable energy entitled Earth Energy. This 54-minute program will be shown followed by an update and discussion.

JOHN LIU Title: What Is Climate Change? — Participating in Post Kyoto Policy Response (Part 1) First half: Climate change has been communicated as excessive emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. This is scientifically inaccurate. This workshop discusses what various factors cause climate change focusing on the many complex synergistic systems including biodiversity, biomass, organic matter, hydrological regulation, nutrient cycling, and natural carbon sequestration.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

PHOEBE BARASH Title: The Respectful School: Intervening When Faced with Incidents of Bullying Research confirms: adult presence is the most important deterrent to bullying. Intervening isn’t always comfortable. It takes empathy, courage, and comfort with language. A short introduction of an educator’s legal responsibilities in the US will act as a framework. Participants will look at what to do and words to use.

The workshop includes small group discussion and role-playing.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 2

ROSE GARDEN ALEX CLIFTON Title: Ensemble Building (II) The second part of our workshop will look at creating a healthy ensemble in every classroom. Activities such as ‘Teacher-in-Role,’ Simulations and Role Playing will also be explored in the context of teaching tools.

LINDA KIISK Title: Greening Schools and Classrooms (Part 1) This double session introduces attendees to the concept of green schools. Case studies of green schools in Wyoming and Colorado are compared with East Asia and are presented in the first half of the session.

In the second half, attendees are invited to bring examples of schools in their respective regions. We will work in teams to explore ways to modify building sites, classrooms, and curriculum to improve energy and environmental efficiency. (Bring site plans, floor plans, and photos)

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CHRIS JANSEN MAGELLAN Title: Exploring Education for Sustainability in Training Outdoor Educators MEETING RM. 1 This session outlines the transformation that has occurred at the University of Canterbury College of Education over the last two years as a result of challenges emerging from an Outdoor and Environmental Education consultation process. This transformation in policy and practices has been in the area of Education for Sustainability, and this article explores the repositioning of the programme philosophy and then examples of the implementation of this philosophy both at the University and also in the schools that graduates have subsequently been employed in. More details of the above sessions can be found at the following website www.panz.org.nz

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JIM SPELLICY Title: A United Korea: At What Cost?

Using the reunification of Germany as a model, the workshop will examine how a student might begin evaluating the economic costs involved in reuniting the two Koreas at some time in the future.

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WILLIAM AND OCHAN POWELL Title: Grading in the Differentiated Classroom Teachers often feel conflicted about the process of grading students in a differentiated classroom. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore the various purposes behind grading student work and examine six principles which can make the process of grading more meaningful.

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Workshop Session 8 Saturday, 28 March ‘09

RON LANCASTER Title: Using TI-Nspire to Deepen Students’ Understanding of Mathematics (Part 1) In this workshop, we will take a tour of all the main features of Nspire, the latest handheld calculator from Texas Instruments. We will discuss how Nspire can be used to make connections between algebra and geometry, and we will also look at ways in which CAS (computer algebra system) can be used to enhance many topics from the high school curriculum.

HIBISCUS

MAGELLAN VIRGINIA ROJAS MEETING RM. 2 Title: Assessing English Language Learners with Accountability and Equity This session presents a framework for using standardized and classroom-based assessment to drive decision making for ESL programs and their students. Going beyond a single ESL test score is necessary to monitor language proficiency, academic literacy, and academic achievement. A step-by-step guide and specific examples will be provided for participants.

MAGGIE MOON MAGELLAN Title: Writing Workshop 101 MEETING RM. 4 For teachers who have dabbled in launching a Writing Workshop, this session will explain the basics of setting up a daily Writing Workshop in grades K-5. The topic of Units of Study will be looked at closely, as well as how Minilessons, conferences, and small group instruction tend to make workshops and young writers soar!

MARY SEAN O’HALLORAN Title: Parting Ways: The Role of Resilience through School Transitions (Part 2) The end of the school year brings significant challenges to international school communities. There is often a sense of loss as people part ways with friends who may not be returning. However, there is also evidence of a significant ability to adapt, make meaning, and enhance resiliency during this process. This workshop includes an examination of various responses and adaptations to the transition process within different developmental and cultural contexts.

Workshop Session 8

9:45-11:15

DAVID OTT MAGELLAN Title: Building Geometric Concepts with Hands On Activities Grade 3-6 (Part 2) MEETING RM. 5 Participants will complete two explorations of (grade 3-6) geometric constructions and discuss the geometric skills, concepts, attributes, and mathematical connections that fall out of the experiences. This session is designed to push work in geometry beyond shape name memorization with standard, regular shapes to awareness of attributes and connections from a whole range of shapes that determine “shape club membership.” This session will also offer integration of geometric constructions with measurement and fraction study.

MAGELLAN DEDE TISONE MEETING RM. 6 Title: The End of the Trip — Unpacking the Backpack (The Exhibition) Session four is about how to unpack the bag, display the results of the trip, and make connections for our students. We will be mounting an exhibition of our work as we explore the essential question of this session: What is learned by creating a presentation portfolio and/or classroom exhibition?

SHARON LYNN WYETH Title: Learning Math through Games Learn how to use easy-to-make games that introduce and/or enhance math concepts covered in middle school math. Students enjoy a different modality of acquiring knowledge and have fun, while simultaneously learning new skills.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 9 SATURDAY, 28 March ‘09

Teacher Workshops

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JULIE MCDAID / RACHELLE DE ROZARIO / LISA BUGENSKE Target Audience: MS Science teachers Title: Moving from Implicit to Explicit in the Science Classroom This workshop will focus on presenting strategies grounded in best practices in education, such as scaffolding, differentiation, and assessment. The purpose being to make what is implicit to teachers in the science curriculum, explicit for students. Implementation through co-teaching/collaboration to achieve success will be emphasized. Workshop will be interactive and activity based.

PACIFIC BALLROOM 1

JENNIFER MAGIEROWICZ Target Audience: MS and HS but can adapted for use in upper

elementary Title: The 4th Roles of Reading Framework: Enhancing Literacy The 4 Roles model for critical literacy is an excellent framework to support literacy and can be used in all domain areas. Students learn explicitly what successful readers do when they access text, both fiction and non-fiction, develop deeper understanding of text and vocabulary acquisition skills. The workshop is hands-on, and participants will have an experience similar to that of the students, with time for debriefing and discussion.

PACIFIC BALLROOM 3

STEVE SUMMERFIELD Target Audience: Advisory programs at upper elementary, MS/HS Title: We Need To Come Full Circle!

When students are standing around the ‘fire,’ good things happen. We face one another and there are greater opportunities to connect, interact, and team-build in ways that are all inclusive. We can also learn to manage the demons inside the circle when conflicts arise. All participants quickly learn that the Event + Response = Outcome, and by changing our response when bad things happen, we can avoid getting ‘burned.’

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 1

RAMONA BOYLE / MARYANNE O’NEILL Target Audience: MS and HS teachers involved with or

interested in MUN programs Title: MUN: Tools, Topics, and Tests This will be a facilitated discussion on our experiences with MS and HS MUN as a club and then as an elective course. There will be an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and for people new to MUN to learn more about setting up a program.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 2

NICOLE IBERRI Target Audience: All grade levels/ All subjects Title: Graphic Tools for Applying Thinking Skills in Content Learning In this workshop you will learn to use visual teaching tools called Thinking Maps®. The program is grounded in the latest brain research, and is comprised of eight maps, each of which corresponds to a fundamental thinking process — defining, describing, classifying, comparing/contrasting, sequencing, seeing part-to whole relationships, distinguishing cause and effect, and seeing analogies. Thinking Maps help learners to transform information into knowledge and foster and encourage life long learning.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 4

TIM WILSON Target Audience: Grades 9-12 counselors Title: The PSAT test, My College Quickstart and Beyond Trying to utilize your PSAT test results and provide individualized instruction regarding career awareness and college planning? This workshop will provide you that answer by using PSAT test results and My College Quickstart from the College Board to have students identify careers, explore courses of study, and conduct college searches. An in-depth tour and analysis of the My College Quickstart program will provide the focus of the workshop with additional resources being included.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 6

SHARON VIPOND Target Audience: Librarians, media/info. tech. educators &

staff: HS/MS Title: Virtual Launch: Key Steps to Paperless Synopsis: If you are dreaming of a paperless library or looking for a process and implementation model for creating a virtual library, this session is for you. Within the context of the twenty-first century learner profile, there will be a discussion on the pros and cons of going virtual, the identification of possible stumbling blocks and strategies to surmount them. There will be a sharing of the various ways virtual will impact every facet of the library’s operation. The question of what should replace the collection development policy as the library’s contract with the school will be explored. Ideas on the elements to include in the new contacts, mission statements and policies also will be discussed. Participants will be encouraged to complete an online google document survey on going paperless with the results available to all workshop participants.

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Workshop Session 9 Saturday, 28 March ‘09

Teacher Workshops

11:30-12:30

SUSAN WHALEY Target Audience: All levels Title: Linking Multiple Intelligence Theory to ESL/Foreign Language Lessons This will be an introduction of theories of dominant learning style and multiple intelligences. Participants will complete two short self-assessments: one for revealing alternatively left or right brain dominance; the second to determine learning strengths. Results will be discussed briefly. Examples of classroom activities for an ESL/foreign-language lesson will be presented to demonstrate how to cater for students with different intelligence profiles. The audience will divide into groups, pooling ideas, designing activities for given topics, and then presenting results.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 8

ERIK WILENSKY Target Audience: MS with some applications to HS physics Title: Enhancing Middle School Physical Science with Phun Physics Simulation Software This workshop has two main objectives: first, to demonstrate how to effectively use “Phun” software to create scenes which demonstrate concepts in physical science; and second, to demonstrate some examples of custom made scenes and to explore ideas for “Phun” based projects and assignments. “Phun” is a free physics simulation package. It is fully scalable and student friendly.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 9

JACYNTHA ENGLAND Target Audience: MYP – Grades 6-10 Title: Making It Real!: Drama and Literature in the English B Classroom This practical, hands-on workshop will focus on the role creative drama can play in encouraging English B students to make real-life personal connections to challenging literary texts. Using excerpts from novels and poems studied in MYP English B classrooms, workshop participants will see how such easy to learn drama techniques as image theater, hot-seating, and monologue-building can engage even the most reluctant English B students in creative and critical exploration and discussion.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 10

DON CHAMBERS Target Audience: Grades 4-12 Title: Robotics, an Avenue for 21st Century Education This workshop will present an argument for the use of robotics to enhance student learning and prepare them for the 21st century world. It will include: - Educational justification for robotics.

- Argument for robotics as an important technology in the 21st century.

- Overview of what’s available in robotics for education.

- Hands on work with robotics.

- Resources for teachers wanting to include robotics in their curriculum.

HIBISCUS

MAGELLAN KIM COFINO Target Audience: PK-Grade 12 classroom teachers, MEETING RM. 1

technology teachers/facilitators, librarians Title: Connecting Classrooms across Continents: Planning and Implementing Globally Collaborative Projects Globally collaborative projects are an exciting way to engage your students in authentic and meaningful learning across cultures and continents. Successfully combining a variety of web 2.0 tools (like blogs, wikis, Skype, IM, social networks, etc.) can remove the barriers of time and distance to connect your class with others around the world. Not only do students love to meet their far-flung peers, but learning to collaborate and create in an entirely online and intercultural environment will clearly be a critical skill for their future. Learn how to develop a successful global project — from design and planning to implementation and product — as well as see examples of successful projects from all grade levels.

TARA MUNCH Target Audience: Primary school, ESL classroom teachers MAGELLAN Title: Ready, Set, Storytell!: Teaching with Storytelling and Story Re-telling MEETING RM. 2 How and why should storytelling be used in the classroom? This workshop gives a rationalization for and the importance of teaching storytelling in primary and ESL classrooms using children’s literature. Preparation and implementation as well as practical application are the main focuses. The students will learn to be storytellers.

PATRICIA KEARNEY Target Audience: MS/HS teachers who teach “Romeo and MAGELLAN

Juliet” MEETING RM. 3 Title: A Little Ditty ‘Bout R & J Don’t shoot the messenger. Romeo and Juliet is not a love story. It is a story about teenagers who let their emotions lead them to one bad ending. I will go over the lines and scenes which you can use to help your teens relate to this story. Shakespeare may be old, but he shows us that teens in his times are no different than kids sitting next to each other in your classroom.

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WORKSHOP SESSION 9 SATURDAY, 28 March ‘09 11:30-12:30

MAGELLAN CONNIE CHUNG / REBECCA GARNHUM Target Audience: K-6 teachers and grade level leaders MEETING RM. 4 Title: Leading and Facilitating Curriculum Development through a Time of Change Are you faced with the challenge of implementing and/or facilitating curriculum change? Through interactive activities and group discussion, this workshop will address research-based theories of curricular change and its challenges. We will work together to explore practical strategies to guide you in becoming an effective ‘change leader’ in your classroom and at your grade level.

MAGELLAN RACHELLE RUEBE Target Audience: Upper school science teachers MEETING RM. 5 Title: Make Science Fun and Creative with Student-Centered Activities I would like to share and demonstrate a number of student-centered activities. This workshop is aimed at all grade levels, with particular focus on grades 3-10, to support the foundation principles and to ensure a high level of student involvement, creativity, and fun in science.

Teacher Workshops

MAGELLAN TOM ECCLESTON Target Audience: Test makers: grades 9-12 classroom teachers MEETING RM. 6 Title: Making It Fair: Adapting Classroom Tests and Exams for Exceptional Students Equitable assessment does not necessary mean the same assessment. In most high schools, traditional tests and exams remain a reality for all students, including those with special educational needs. This presentation aims to provide classroom teachers with practical strategies for adapting tests through their construction stage, administration, and scoring without diluting their evaluation validity, so that exceptional learners are evaluated fairly.

NEIL WOODS / LISA MORRISON Target Audience: IB teachers both TOK specialist and non-specialist,

IB coordinators and administrators Title: Consequential TOK from the Classroom to the Presentation...

This presentation will demonstrate how solid pedagogy, a focus on critical thinking, and creativity in the classroom can be neatly combined with strategic planning to deliver consequential TOK in your school.

Learn how two experienced TOK teachers have turned the TOK oral into a showcase for student talent in their school community.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1

NATALIE GIACONE Target Audience: Grades 5-12 Title: Pen Name Peer-Pressure Writers’ Workshop This writing process unit gets students discussing drafts in the hallways. By creating a peer audience, students are motivated and regulated by one another. The safe pen name drives them to clarify purpose as they learn how to approach their papers as readers. Students hone style, voice, and organization through multiple drafts. Lastly, mini lessons on grammar allow for immediate application with skill lasting effects.

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

ROSE GARDEN RUTH AUTY Target Audience: K-12 - Adult Title: Theatresports for Everyone, In/Out of Any Ordinary Multicultural Classroom Timed, competitive, total involvement, exciting, fun, endorphin-enhancing, adrenaline-pumping, mindstretching, subject/theme/topic/event/holiday related, for group/class/year/team/whole school, multi-lingual, multi-cultural, “no kid left out,” fantasmagorically supermendously outrageously exhausting yet exhilarating challenging...TheatreSports in an international school. Do not expect to sit in your seat for this one.

ROBERT HEATH Target Audience: HS and to some extent MS PE TENNIS COURT Title: Practical Applications of the “Teaching Games for Understanding” Approach The “Teaching Games for Understanding” approach to teaching physical education is based on the theory that it is possible to teach much, if not all, of the required content within the context of the game situation.

The theory is that this approach maximizes motivation and also promotes fitness development. The key to a successful TGFU program is the imaginative modification of game rules and conditions, and this is what this workshop will be about. Participants will be shown a number of tried and successfully tested modifications of soccer, volleyball, softball, basketball etc., as well as perhaps the motivation to invent their own.

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Workshop Session 10 Saturday, 28 March ‘09

JOHN LIU Title: What Is Climate Change? — Participating in Post Kyoto Policy Response (Part 2)) Second half: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a work in progress. The Kyoto protocol cannot rebalance carbon and therefore is an inadequate response to climate change. Everyone alive today (and those yet unborn) has a stake in the outcome. What are the alternatives? How can teachers participate?

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 2

MAGELLAN WILLIAM LISHMAN MEETING RM. 3 Title: Creative Thinking in Saving Endangered Species Using the North American whooping crane that once numbered less than twenty as an example, Lishman talks about various endangered species around the world and points out how common citizens can help save endangered or threatened species through citizen science.

STEPHEN BUCHMANN Title: Digital Print-making: Exploring Inkjet Printing (Repeat) Dr. Buchmann is a scientist and a photographer. He will guide us through acquiring digital images with a camera or flatbed scanner and then turning those images into fine art (giclee) prints.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 6

MAGELLAN CATHERINE FUNK MEETING RM. 1 Title: Ten Symptoms of Dysfunctional Teams (Repeat) Teaming requires more than people of good will and time. This workshop will help participants identify what can hinder effective teaming and analyze why they happen and how to prevent them from occurring.

Workshop Session 10

13:15-14:45

LINDA KIISK Title: Greening Schools and Classrooms (Part 2) This double session introduces attendees to the concept of green schools. Case studies of green schools in Wyoming and Colorado are compared with East Asia and are presented in the first half of the session. In the second half, attendees are invited to bring examples of schools in their respective regions. We will work in teams to explore ways to modify building sites, classrooms and curriculum to improve energy and environmental efficiency.

(Bring site plans, floor plans, and photos.)

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 1

BERNADETTE VAN HOUTEN Title: Cultural Competences for Successful Expatriation In this session, we will consider the effects of expatriation issues such as acculturation and growing up in many cultures. We will also consider how to develop intercultural awareness and cross-cultural communication skills for living and working outside of one’s home country.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 8

GUY ROBERTS Title: “Wanna Do More?”

This session is about professional development and how to become more involved with the International Baccalaureate.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 10

MAGELLAN CHRIS JANSEN MEETING RM. 5 Title: Challenging Adolescents — Hunting for That Elusive Win-Win! Why does it seem that adult-adolescent interactions so often present as conflict? What would happen if I chose to step back from my ‘right’ to correct their obnoxious behavior?

What would a win-win look like? How can self-awareness help me work towards this?

Who is driving the bus? Won’t they perceive my reaction as soft and then escalate? What changes am I searching for in these young people? More details of the above session can be found at the following website: www.panz.org.nz RON LANCASTER Title: Using TI-Nspire to deepen students’ understanding of mathematics (Part 2) In this workshop, we will take a tour of all the main features Nspire, the latest handheld calculator from Texas Instruments. We will discuss how Nspire can be used to make connections between algebra and geometry and we will also look at ways in which CAS (computer algebra system) can be used to enhance many topics from the high school curriculum.

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HIBISCUS

WORKSHOP SESSION 10 SATURDAY, 28 March ‘09 13:15-14:45

MAGELLAN WILLIAM & OCHAN POWELL MEETING RM. 6 Title: Mediating Student Thinking In this interactive workshop, participants will explore the conditions under which students are encouraged to think critically and creatively. Participants will examine the characteristics of mediational questions and will have an opportunity to practice strategies that foster deep student understanding.

JOSEPHINE KIM Title: Facilitating Self-reflection, Development, and Growth of Teachers Who Educate Abroad Student success is a collective result of healthy families, communities, and schools. Teachers play an influential role in the lives of students, and their emotional health is displayed in everyday interactions with students. Teachers will be given an opportunity to focus on their self-development and growth through this therapeutic session.

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MAGELLAN MAGGIE MOON MEETING RM. 4 Title: Assessing Students’ Narrative Writing Skills This workshop will provide teachers with an in-depth look at narrative writing, and the particular units of study that might be executed in a Writing Workshop. Then teachers will take a close look at a tool that aids in assessing student writing along a continuum.

DAVID OTT MAGELLAN Title: A Problem-Based Instructional Strategy That Offers Differentiation and Mathematical Rigor: MEETING RM. 2 Developing and Using a Math Menu Participants will be presented with how a Math Menu is developed, given time to solve the problems in the menu, and then process their work from students’ point of view and evaluate the experience from a teacher’s view. The workshop is designed to demonstrate how a teacher’s choice of math problems is critical and offer resources for building a collection of math problems and a management system that will enhance student autonomy with choices and provide students, of a wide range of skill and concept development, with appropriately challenging experiences.

DAVID SCHWARTZ Title: Million Mania: Exploring Big Numbers across The Curriculum Big numbers are exciting and they present many active mathematical learning opportunities. By sharing student-created work inspired by How Much is a Million? and other books, David shows how big numbers can connect math with science, social studies, and literacy. You’ll leave with a smile on your face and a million new ideas in your head.

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JEFF UTECHT Title: Open Tech Help Session Following the Digital Tools for Digital Educators presentation, this session is an “unconference” session.

Come with questions, ideas, and thoughts around the use of any tool in the classroom. We’ll have 90 minutes to play with a cool new tool, to think about its use in the classroom, or just discuss ideas with other digital educators.

PACIFIC FUNCTION ROOM 7

14:45

TOURS (Those interested, please contact Borneo Passages near EARCOS registration desk)

18:00-19:00

RECEPTION for the Exhibitors and ETC Advisory Committee Members (By Invitation Only)

19:00-21:00

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POST CONFERENCE MARCH 29-30, 2009

Post Conference Workshop with Kenny Peavy Discover Nature!

Basic Ecology and Environmental Education Techniques for Educators Transportation to and from locations will be provided. Lunches will also be provided since the workshop will take place in the field or in transit from one field location to another.

5-20 participants SUNY credit possible 15 hour (2 day) pre/post conference short course

Day 1 — Ecology Basics and Aquatic Ecosystems Introductions etc.

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Classroom at Sutera Harbour * Biomes and ecosystems of the world (rainforest focus) * Ecology basics- rainforest ecology, forest layers, fun forest facts, food webs, food chains, food pyramids * Classroom projects (bottle biology, biome boxes, insect collections) * Ecological relationships- predator/prey, carnivore, herbivore, symbiosis, commensalism, parasitism, mutualism, etc.

12 p.m. – Lunch at a local Chinese Restaurant 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Aquatic study at Sungai Kipouvo * Water cycle * Microhabitats – run , riffle, pool * Aquatic insect survey * Stream health assessment 6 p.m. – Sunset at Tanjung Aru (optional discussion)

Day 2 — Birds, Forests and Islands 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Bird Sanctuary and Wetlands Center * Bird anatomy * Basic birding and bird identification * Mangrove ecology 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Lunch at a local Chinese Restaurant 12 p.m. – 4 p.m – Pulau Gaya * Forest ecology * Entomology (insect study) * Activities from As if the Earth Matters (classroom application): Ranger! Ranger!

Digital Treasure Hunt Imagine Leaf Poetry and Nature Bug Bites River of Words Wrap up, debrief and vow to take action!

6 p.m. – Sunset at Tanjung Aru (optional discussion)

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EARCOS WORKSHOP PRESENTERS PHOEBE BARASH For 36 years, Phoebe Barash has worked in education as a teacher, administrator, and trainer. After leaving her position as a school administrator, she began her own business in mediation and conflict management. Her areas of focus include: family/divorce mediation, special education mediation, group facilitation, and training in conflict management.

Experience in school gives Phoebe a unique window into what is important in the world of school and the pressures faced by school staff, children, and families. She received her BS in education from Wheelock College, her MA in education from Western Carolina University, and her certificate in mediation in 2001. She is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), Educator’s for Social Responsibility (ESR), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the Vermont Mediator’s Association (VMA).

STEPHEN BUCHMANN Dr. Buchmann is a scientist, author, entrepreneur, photographer, and print maker. He is a professor of entomology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He has published 150 scientific articles and 9 books, including Forgotten Pollinators with Gary Nabhan (from Island Press, 1996) along with his recent “Letters from the Hive” (Bantam Dell, 2007), and his very first children’s book (with co-author Diana Cohn and illustrated by artist Paul Mirocha). Dr. Buchmann is a bee specialist who has studied pollinators, especially bees and flowering plants around the world. He has made nine trips to peninsular Malaysia (Kedah Province, Pedu Lake). He is a photographer of insects and flowers. For the past four years he has used a flatbed scanner (Creo) to image insects and flowers. From these scans he creates archival high resolution fine art prints (giclee prints) using Epson inkjet printers.

ALEX CLIFTON Alex Clifton is a senior acting teacher at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating with a first class honors degree in English literature and language from Oxford University in 2002, he co-founded Simunye Theatre Company in South Africa, directed as an associate of the John Caird Company, worked as an assistant at the Royal National Theatre, as resident director at The English National Opera, ran The Jerwood Director’s Forum and was artistic director of Pursued by a Bear Theatre Company, resident company of The Farnham Maltings Arts Centre. Recent productions include Carmen 1936, For One Night Only, Jorgjin Oxo, Rigoletto, La Vera Costanza, Cancer Time, La Boheme, The White Witch of Rose Hall, Grimm Tales, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, The Little Prince, Roberto Zucco, and three devised productions with Simunye Theatre Company. He has worked as an education director on UK tours with Thelma Holt Ltd. Alex is currently an artistic director for ISTA and one of ISTA’s elected board of trustees.

CATHERINE FUNK Cathy Funk has lived and worked in Asia since 1972: Saigon, Singapore, and Taipei. She served as the middle school principal of Taipei American School from 1986 until her retirement in June of 2008. Cathy has presented at the EARCOS administrators’ conference, served on the EARCOS WASC board of directors, chaired WASC teams in both Asia and the United States, and worked as a trainer at the Principals’ Training Center. In 1990, Cathy received the National Distinguished Principal’s Award. Cathy divides her time between Maui and Portland, Oregon.

MARILYN GEORGE Marilyn George has been the associate executive director of the Accrediting Commission for Schools, the Western Association for Schools and Colleges, since 1987. In addition to her knowledge of accreditation and school improvement, her areas of expertise are curriculum/instruction and staff development. She has been a classroom teacher, staff development specialist, trainer, consultant, and a high school district administrator of staff development and state/federal programs. She has worked extensively with the California State Department of Education in the areas of program quality review, the mentor teacher program, and staff development programs. She has given presentations and written articles and other publications in the areas of staff development, mentoring, and accreditation. Her degrees are from Westminster College (B.S.), University of Wisconsin, Madison (M.S.), and UCLA (Ed.D.).

JIM GERBER Jim Gerber earned his B.Sc. in applied mathematics from the University of Western Ontario in 1986, his B.Ed. from Queen’s University in 1996, and his M.Ed. from Framingham State College in Massachusetts in 1999. He began his teaching career at a small private school in Western Canada and has been teaching senior mathematics and sciences for the past 20 years. Until 2005, Jim was the head of mathematics at The American School Foundation of Monterrey (ASFM) in México, where he taught for nine years. Jim helped found the Advanced Placement program at ASFM and taught AP Calculus and AP Physics C during his tenure there, as well as pre-AP courses in both disciplines. For the past three years, Jim has been working in the mathematics department at Western Academy of Beijing, where he is currently teaching IB standard and higher level classes as well as AP Calculus. Jim has been an AP Calculus Reader for the past seven years, and he has been a College Board consultant for six years.

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EARCOS WORKSHOP PRESENTERS JULIE HARRIS Julie Harris has taught geography for over 18 years, including more than 9 years at IB Diploma level. She has worked in South Africa, Swaziland, and England and has been head of geography at Li Po Chun United World College in Hong Kong (SAR) for the last six years. Julie has been an IB examiner in geography since 2000 and has been deputy chief examiner for the subject since September 2007.

CLAY HENSLEY Clay Hensley is the associate director for international services at the College Board. His primary responsibility is to support schools outside the U.S. that use College Board programs, such as AP and PSAT/NMSQT. He also actively promotes the recognition of AP at universities worldwide. Prior to joining the College Board five years ago, Clay taught English literature and studio art at Serramonte del Rey High School in Daly City, CA. He has also taught at the university level. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, and a master’s of fine art in painting from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In his spare time, Clay is an exhibiting artist based in New York City.

CHRIS JANSEN Chris Jansen currently lectures in outdoor and experiential education at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is also a trainer with Project Adventure New Zealand and has an extensive range of training and facilitation experience, both in New Zealand and also in Singapore, Australia, and the United States. He has worked as a counselor with adolescent offenders and their families and in substance abuse treatment programs in Atlanta, Georgia, and Hong Kong. Chris was head of physical and outdoor education for six years at Mangere College in Auckland, prior to which he worked as a youth worker with Te Ora Hou in Christchurch. He has an M.Ed. in counseling and is a registered teacher and member of the New Zealand Association of Counselors.

LINDA KIISK Linda Kiisk, AIA LEED AP, received her BFA and teaching certification from the College of William and Mary and master of architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. With her expertise in natural building, she served as the principal investigator to conduct sustainability training for the National Park Service. Her satellite broadcast on deconstruction won an International Telly Award. In 2003, she was nominated for a Fulbright in Sustainable Development and Heritage Tourism in Panama. Linda is currently the associate director for facilities planning at the University of Wyoming and previously held posts as professor of design at various institutions in the United States. Her research involved the study of brain differences impacting visualization styles. Linda believes that by understanding how our brains work we can influence how we shape our environments and relationships with one another.

JOSEPHINE KIM Dr. Kim is a lecturer on education at Harvard Graduate School of Education who earned a Ph.D. in counselor education from the University of Virginia. She is a licensed mental health counselor and a national certified counselor. Her clinical skills and experiences span many contexts including residential facilities, community agencies, and schools. She has worked with varying multicultural populations through individual, group, and family counseling/therapy. Her special interest and focus includes providing education on mental health related issues to Asian and Asian American populations.

She provides professional consultation and expertise on multicultural, mental health, and educational issues to various internet, newspaper, magazine, and television sources in Asia and in the U.S. She has been the keynote speaker at numerous parent, counselor, teacher, and youth conferences in Asia and in the U.S, and in 2007 alone, she presented 23 educational symposiums in Korea and 35 in the U.S. RON LANCASTER Ron is a lecturer in mathematics education at the University of Toronto. Prior to this, he taught middle and high school mathematics for over 20 years in co-ed public schools as well as in an all-girls school. When time permits, Ron continues to work as an independent mathematics consultant in North America, Asia, and Israel. Ron is also a National T^3 Instructor with Texas Instruments, the Editor of the NCTM column The Mathematical Lens, mathematical consultant for Math for America, and a frequent presenter at conferences.

JOSEPH LEVINE Joe Levine earned his Ph.D. at Harvard and the Marine Biological Laboratory, and taught introductory biology, ecology, marine biology, Coral Reef biology, and neurobiology at Boston College. He started working with WGBH-TV (Boston’s flagship Public Television Station) during 1986, on a Macy Fellowship in Science Journalism. He has produced science features for National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and helped launch Discovery Channel’s Discover Magazine. Joe has served as scientific advisor to NOVA, and as science editor on projects including the OMNIMAX films Cocos: Island of Sharks, and Coral Reef Adventure, as well as on two public television series: The Secret of Life, and The Evolution Project. He has conducted biology in-services across the United Sates, as well as in

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EARCOS WORKSHOP PRESENTERS (continuation of Joseph Levine biography) Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the US. Virgin Islands. With Kenneth Miller, he writes high school biology texts for Pearson/ Prentice Hall.

ELLEN LONDON An international school librarian in Morocco, Kenya, Ethiopia, France, Thailand, and the International Schools Specialist for EBSCO for six years, Ellen has visited more than 200 international schools worldwide and attended and presented at over thirty international conferences. Passionate about textiles, art, and music she has been co-owner of Firefly Designs Africa * Asia, LLC (since 2002) - giving women with otherwise no sustainable income opportunities to focus on education and learning. Using fusions of new, recycled traditional, and modern textiles, Ellen has presented private showings and fashion walks of her designs in America, Africa, and Europe. Ellen is the author of three books, Countries of the World: Bangladesh (2004), Thailand Condensed: 2000 years of history and culture (2008), and Food and Culture Travels with the Jacket Lady®: Southern France (2009), and numerous electronic and print articles. She and her husband divide their time between Bangkok, France, and Washington State.

ZANNA MCKAY Zanna McKay is an assistant professor of education at the State University of New York at Oneonta. She has taught elementary school for sixteen, middle school for two, and university for ten years while living around the world, from Wyoming to Africa to New York to Vietnam. She has supervised student teachers and directed the student teaching supervision in a district. Teaching history and philosophy of education, diversity and graduate research has given her experience with most levels of university students. She has given workshops around the world. After publishing about developing pedagogy for students of privilege, she has started a research project on the children of international educators, a subset of TCKs. MARGARET “MAGGIE” MOON Maggie Moon was a staff developer for The Reading and Writing Project, at Teachers College, Columbia University, before moving to the Philippines in 2008. Prior to working as a consultant across the US with the R&W Project, she was a third and fourth grade teacher in the NYC Public School System. She has worked closely with hundreds of schools within NYC and across the US, as well as presented at the R&W Summer Institutes for many years. She also worked to implement the position of literacy coach in NYC, as well as train hundreds of coaches across the NYC public school system.

Since moving abroad, she has had the privilege of working with international schools within South East Asia, as well as local schools in Manila, Philippines. She is co-authoring a professional series on literacy coaching with Lucy Calkins, to be published in 2008 by Heinemann.

MARY SEAN O’HALLORAN Dr. O’Halloran is a professor and director of the Psychological Services Clinic at the University of Northern Colorado.

Prior to this, she was adjunct faculty at the University of Nebraska and a psychologist in the eating disorders unit at St. Frances Medical Center. She works in the areas of psychological trauma, eating disorders, multicultural counseling, clinical training, and clinic development. She provides presentations and workshops to audiences including community groups, parents, students, and professionals, and has published on eating disorders, psychological trauma, and training mental health professionals. In 2008, she was awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant and was visiting faculty at Burapha University in Thailand where she conducted workshops on psychological trauma and consulted on curriculum and clinic development. She has also been a visiting professor at the University of Toulouse, France, and presents at conferences nationally and internationally.

DAVID OTT David became a teacher at the age of 10 as the oldest of five brothers when his mother announced that he was to be a role model for his younger brothers. He eventually became certified to teach K-8 public schools and earned a masters in learning disabilities by 1975. He taught and learned from students in every grade from K to 8 in 23 years of the 32 years he’s been a professional educator. He has also served teachers and students as a math curriculum specialist (Jakarta International School), math coach, math task assessment writer, and math district coordinator for one, two, and three years stints for nine years while returning to the classroom each time. He is presently teaching kindergarteners in the Rabat American School in Rabat, Morocco. He has presented at the NCTM, Southern California Sectional, and Asilomar conferences, and he is presently a consultant and summer workshop instructor for Marilyn Burns Educational Associates. Fortunate he is to be a teacher of math at a time when problem-solving is the focus and critical thinking across the curriculum is the overall goal.

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EARCOS WORKSHOP PRESENTERS WILLIAM POWELL / OCHAN POWELL William and Ochan have served as international school educators in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Indonesia, and most recently in Malaysia, where Bill was head of school and Ochan taught grade 8 humanities. They have co-authored Count Me In! Developing Inclusive International Schools (2000) and Making the Difference: Differentiation in International Schools (2007) and frequently contribute educational articles for publication. Bill and Ochan are currently working on a project to support differentiated instruction in international schools, supported by a grant from the US Department of State. They are focusing their attention on teacher professional development, parent advocacy, school leadership, and governance training, and serve as consultants for Education Across Frontiers (powell@eduxfrontiers.org).

VIRGINIA PAULINE ROJAS As an ASCD faculty member and independent consultant, Dr. Rojas conducts professional training on effective programs and strategies for English language learners. She has been and continues to be a featured speaker at national and international conferences and schools throughout the world. This year, she is working with international schools in Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia as well as with many school districts throughout the US and Canada.

She is recognized for her leadership and her commitment to the development of second language proficiency among school populations, especially within an inclusionary and collaborative context. It is her belief that strategies which assist English language learners in K-12 settings are beneficial for all learners, and that ESL and classroom teachers need to work together to provide seamless language-development and academic achievement programs. This is the message of her 2007 book Strategies for Success with English Language Learners: An ASCD Action Tool published by ASCD. She currently teaches for the Teachers’ Training Center in London and Miami.

GUY ROBERTS Guy Roberts (B.A.; M.Ed.; ED.d.) began his relationship with the IB as a high school teacher in Sacramento, California, USA. During his 16 years of teaching IB Diploma and Middle Years English literature, he came to love the idea of understanding international stories and other cultures. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of San Francisco in 2008, looking at how teachers provide opportunities for intercultural understanding in their classrooms. After being an IB North American workshop leader and teacher trainer for 10 years, Guy left the United States in 2008 to work with the Asia Pacific office to be their Associate Professional Development Manager.

DAVID SCHWARTZ As a child, the natural world filled me with wonder. Years later, I looked up at the sky and remembered my childhood awe at the wonders of space. I was inspired to write my first book, How Much Is a Million? Since then, in 50 math and science children’s books, I have tried to cultivate a sense of wonder in readers. If You Hopped Like a Frog introduces the concept of proportion by comparing animal abilities with those of humans. G Is for Googol and Q Is for Quark are mind-bending alphabet books of math and science. My latest book, Where In the Wild? Camouflaged Animals Concealed…and Revealed, which combines poetry, prose, and nature photography, has won several awards including the SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. For me, the best reward of all is when readers are inspired by my books to ask questions and find answers.

JIM SPELLICY Jim Spellicy is an AP economics teacher at Lowell High School in San Francisco, California. His interest in economics is an outgrowth of a human need to survive. After completing his master’s degree in 19th-century Irish history from McGill University in Montreal, Spellicy moved to San Francisco on a whim. Needing to feed himself, he began a six-year career in the securities industry, which included working the floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange and trading mutual funds and bonds. After leaving that scene for the classroom 20 years ago, Spellicy was assigned by his first principal to teach economics. So began a career that has led to teaching AP economics for the last 14 years, serving for six years on the AP Economics Development Committee, and for nine years as an AP reader and table leader. He is currently collaborating with Alan Krueger of Princeton University on a high school textbook. Spellicy has been a presenter for the College Board for 12 years, having led AP institutes and workshops on a regular basis in and outside of the United States.

NANCY STUBBS Nancy Stubbs is an instructional designer and consultant for e-learning and a long time international educator. She has designed online courses and MBA programs for USC and various corporations. She offers workshops for parents, students, and teachers in self-management, motivation, and goal setting. For university and corporate audiences she offers seminars on instructional design for online, blended, and distant learning. After receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and working as an assistant professor for the University of Southern California she extended her research into the field of third culture kids, an area close to her heart having raised two TCKs of her own. She has worked in ten international schools on five continents and is presently teaching at Saigon South International School.

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EARCOS WORKSHOP PRESENTERS DEDE TISONE Dede Tisone has over 20 years of experience as a public school art teacher and specialist. The recipient of FulbrightHays fellowships to both China and India, Dede has a master’s degree in art from San Francisco State University and is nationally certified in the teaching of early adolescence through young adulthood art. Dede has traveled extensively throughout the world leading arts workshops and facilitated the development of the AERO Visual Arts Standards. She is the master teacher-in-residence at School Loop (www.schoolloop.com) and is the National Board subsidy administrator for NESA. BERNADETTE VAN HOUTEN Bernadette van Houten, Dutch and educated in Belgium and the USA, has an academic background in communication disorders, language development, and education, with later specialization in cross-cultural theory and medical anthropology. She has been a teacher of deaf and hearing-impaired students, French, language and learning disabled students, and EAL in both national and international schools. She is the founder and first chair of the ECIS Cross-Cultural Committee and facilitates in-service courses for national and international schools and tertiary faculty around the world.

Bernadette is director of Consultants Intercultural Communication in Amsterdam and a lecturer of graduate courses in intercultural communication and cross-cultural management. She is a consultant for The Council of Europe, The Amsterdam Cultural Center for Spanish-Speakers, and a member of the International Academy of Intercultural Research.

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EARCOS WORKSHOP PRESENTERS JANET WEBSTER Dr. Webster received her teacher training in Great Britain and has lived in Canada since 1967. She is an educational psychologist with a number of academic qualifications in the field of human learning, development and instruction from the University of British Columbia, Canada. She taught in the public school system for 10 years and then taught in the faculties of education at Lakeland University in Thunder Bay and at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Since 1989, she has lived in the Yukon, where for six years she was the director of special programs with the Department of Education.

Dr. Webster’s cross-cultural experience includes work in the Eastern Arctic and the West Indies. She travels extensively and has provided services to international schools in Africa and Asia. She returns frequently to Manila where she works with international schools to support them in their services to students with special educational needs.

LORNE YOUNG Lorne Young (B.Sc.; B.Ed.; DAc.) is an IB workshop leader for biology, environmental systems and societies and CAS, an IB senior examiner/team leader, IB consultant and site visitor, teacher of biology and environmental systems and societies and the director of CAS at Upper Canada College in Toronto. Lorne has been teaching western science and studying eastern science since the mid-1970s and has been researching the practical application of the synergy between these two paradigms for the past decade. A program of the philosophy, techniques, and strategies arising from this synergy is the subject of his most recent book, SyRF Systems, The Synergetic Redesigning of Fitness, and is energizing students and teachers with its insights and measurable results in the areas of academics, athletics, and the building of character, including leadership, integrity, and compassion. Lorne has also written a teacher’s guide to IB environmental systems and societies and is presently an international speaker and presenter.

EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS CATHERINE AHLIN-MOORE Seoul International School Catherine has fourteen years of elementary classroom experience and seven years as an art specialist. She has taught in public, private, and international schools. Catherine has worked with students from kindergarten through ninth grade with visual and creative arts experiences. She currently teaches visual art to more than four hundred students and has learned, devised and implemented a variety of management strategies that can be adapted for classroom use.

KELLY ARMITAGE / JAMES ARMITAGE International School Bangkok Kelly is the elementary science coordinator and staff developer at the International School Bangkok. She holds a masters degree in ESL/bilingual and multicultural education, and has been a staff developer and consultant in the areas of science (FOSS) and literacy for eleven years.

Prior to that, Kelly was a classroom teacher in the US and abroad. James teaches 5th grade at the International School Bangkok. He holds a masters degree in curriculum, supervision, and instruction. For the past 18 years, James served as an elementary school principal in a math and science focus school using FOSS and Investigations in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

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RUTH AUTY International Christian School-HK Ruth, from Hamilton, NZ, has taught middle school for 30 years in NZ, UK, India, Lebanon, and is now in her third year teaching grade 6 humanities at International Christian School in Hong Kong.

CHIP BARDER United Nations International School of Hanoi Chip has been a teacher, counselor, principal, and school head in seven different international schools since 1973. More importantly for this workshop, he has raised three children in international schools and along with his wife, Lillian Canada, understands firsthand the challenges (and the benefits) of being in the same school with your own children. Chip is currently the Head of School at the United Nations International School of Hanoi.

EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS ALTHEA BESA United World College of Southeast Asia An international educator for the past 20 years, Althea has taught at International School Manila, Taipei American School, and the United World College of Southeast Asia. Past curriculum work has included spearheading the Global Perspectives course at UWC as well as writing a senior elective mythology course based on archetypal psychology. Althea presently teaches high school English, IB philosophy, and global perspectives at UWC. BARBARA BILGRE Ruamrudee International School Barbara teaches environmental science and sponsors a global issues group at Ruamrudee International School. She and her global issues students created an action plan and organized a global issues fair for their school community.

Barbara teaches her students that action is as important as talking about ideas by serving as a role model (from her career as a conservation field biologist) and through current student initiated global issues projects.

DIANA TOUSLEY BLAZAR / KATIE THORLEIFSON Ruamrudee International School Diana has been teaching for the past seven years. Previously, she taught at both public and charter schools in the United States. She has a master’s degree in elementary and secondary education. She currently teaches grade five, and this is her second year at Ruamrudee International School. Katie has been teaching for eight years. She taught in Seattle, Washington, for five years before moving to Thailand and becoming a grade one teacher at Ruamrudee International School. Katie is currently working on her masters in education.

JODI BONNETTE Singapore American School Jodi is currently the intermediate school literacy coach at Singapore American School. Jodi began her teaching career in the United States but has been international for the past 23 years.

Jodi’s “international tour” has included six years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ten years in Osaka, Japan, and seven years in Singapore. Jodi has presented workshops on reading and portfolios at several international teachers’ conferences.

Jodi’s passion is getting kids excited about learning and helping them become lifelong learners.

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RAMONA BOYLE / MARYANNE O’NEILL Teda International School Ramona and Maryanne have more than 20 years of teaching in the humanities between them. Ramona has a master’s in international relations and diplomacy, and she has taken students to more than seven MUN conferences in the past four years. Maryanne, in a former life, was an international politics teacher at senior high school level and has been the middle school MUN director for the past two years.

BRENDON BREEN / TAMMY NEID Shekou International School Brendon and Tammy are physical education teachers at the Shekou International School in China. Both have incorporated Dennis Slade’s work in their coaching and teaching practices and seen results in the participation, skill, tactical use, and interest with their students.

MATT BUGBEE Faith Academy Matt taught in California for 20 years before venturing out to Manila, Philippines, with his wife and children. They have been at Faith Academy for nine years. Matt has had various administrative positions, but he especially enjoys teaching biology and human anatomy.

“The opportunities to inspire students with the marvelous complexities of the natural world are unparalleled.” After teaching, he enjoys leading the new DERT club and getting his fingernails dirty in the school garden.

SUSAN CANNON Western Academy of Beijing Susan has promoted community service in international schools for two decades, with experience as a K-12 service coordinator, IB CAS supervisor and Roots & Shoots sponsor. She advocates the view that significant student learning can result from service learning if community action is an integral part of the MS and HS curriculum. Susan currently teaches MS mathematics and science at the Western Academy of Beijing.

FELICITY CARTER International School Bangkok Felicity teaches in the high school at the International School Bangkok, Thailand.

EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS JILL ALLYN CARTER Jakarta International School Jill is an elementary teacher at Jakarta International School and has been at JIS since 1998.

She also taught art at Ata College in Istanbul, Turkey, and ESOL in Japan in the JET program.

Jill has an MA in art education from Illinois State University, Illinois, USA. She has taught K-12 art in the USA. Her post-graduate work is from Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois, and she is a current member of National Art Education in the USA. MICHAEL CASTELLANI Seoul International School Michael has taught in both the Canadian & US System, concentrating mainly on teaching high school mathematics. He has been involved with curriculum design and vertical alignment in both systems and is presently working on V.A. at Seoul International School (from elementary to high school), where he is presently the chair of the high school mathematics dept. In addition to teaching mathematics at the HS, AP, and MS level, he has a special interest in providing interactive math games and programs to increase student interest and participation in math-related activities.

DON CHAMBERS The American School in Japan Don has taught chemistry and AP chemistry for 25 years. About 15 years ago, he became very interested in computer interfacing and using computers in the chemistry lab. He noticed that computer interface equipment drastically improved student learning, made lab preparation easier, and increased the amount and quality of information the students could acquire in the allotted time.

CONNIE CHUNG / REBECCA GARNHUM Canadian International School, Hong Kong Rebecca Garnhum has been living and teaching overseas for the past 5 years. After completing her undergraduate degree in drama and English at Queen’s University in Canada, she went on to study education and complete her PGCE in Glasgow, Scotland. Rebecca has worked for international schools in Kampala, Uganda, and Shanghai, China, and is currently a classroom teacher and the preparatory grade level leader at the Canadian International School, Hong Kong. Connie is in her fifth year of teaching in Hong Kong. She has taught grade 3 and 5 and is currently the grade level leader for grade 2, at the Canadian International School of Hong Kong. After obtaining her bachelor of science and bachelor of education degrees from the Concurrent Education programme at Queen’s University, Connie completed her M.Ed. in educational guidance at Hong Kong University.

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KIM COFINO International School Bangkok Kim is currently in her second year as the 21st century literacy specialist at the International School Bangkok. Previously, she spent five years as middle school academic IT coordinator at Munich International School, and two years as middle school technology facilitator at Mont’Kiara International School. Kim’s recent work has focused on helping core subject teachers utilize web 2.0 technologies in the classroom, creating a global and collaborative approach to learning. Kim helps design authentic and engaging international projects incorporating social networking, blogs, wikis, and podcasts.

MARY COOKE / BETH GOLATZKI Taipe American School Mary is a speech/language pathologist working with middle school and upper school students at Taipei American School. She has prior experience with the pediatric population in a clinical setting, and has also taught in the mainstream classroom. Mary earned a master’s degree in communicative disorders from the University of Central Florida as well as a certificate of clinical competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Beth is a learning resource specialist working with middle school students at Taipei American School. She has experience teaching in a variety of settings ranging from a highly restrictive, clinical environment to the mainstream classroom. Beth earned a master’s degree in special education with a specialty in K-12 learning and emotional disabilities from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. NANCY DIEHL Hong Kong International School Dr. Diehl is a licensed clinical psychologist, who teaches AP psychology at Hong Kong International School. Previously, she was a faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina (USA), with 10 years of experience as an academic psychologist conducting research and publishing in the areas of health psychology, sport psychology, eating disorders, and behavior change.

RINGO DINGRANDO International School Manila Ringo has been teaching physics for seven years and IB physics for three years. His favorite parts of teaching science are designing new laboratory experiments and also teaching his students to design their own labs. Space exploration has recently become a fascination of his, and he finds that students are highly responsive to this topic.

EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS SALLY DULLUM Shanghai American School Currently a high school counselor at Shanghai American School, Sally started her social work career as a child protection services caseworker in the US. She is a licensed clinical social worker, school social worker, and school guidance counselor with work experience in Washington, Florida, Texas, Poland, and China.

KENDRA FARRELL International School of Beijing For the past 18 years, Kendra has taught art at all grade levels. She has been a recipient of the Robert Rauscheburg Power of Art Award in Washington DC, chosen as a participant in the Chicago Art Institutes Teachers Institute in Art and Technology and a Fulbright art educator in Vancouver, Canada. She is at present head of the art department at the International School of Beijing. She has lived in China, Sweden, Scotland, Montana, and Maine.

PAUL DUNBAR New International School of Thailand Paul graduated from Oxford University, MA in English language and literature. He has a PGCE from West London Institute of Higher Education.

He taught at UK independent schools including Whitgift School and Manchester Grammar School before making a move into the international sector, and he taught IB at International School of Amsterdam for six years before moving to Bangkok. Paul has two grown-up children. He is a writer and a musician.

RON FAST International School Manila Ron is presently employed as a high school counselor at the International School Manila.

He has nine years of experience working in Asia, including such countries as Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea. He holds a master’s degree in education from Brock University, as well as a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Toronto.

TOM ECCLESTON International School of Singapore Tom brings an inclusive perspective to education. With a background in music and vocational education for secondary students with mild–severe disabilities, this Canadian has been engaged in public and private school teaching for more than 10 years. Tom is currently the special educational needs resource and student success teacher at ISS International School Singapore.

JACYNTHA ENGLAND International School of Singapore Jacyntha is a drama and ESL educator who has worked in Canada, Thailand, Tanzania, and Kazakhstan. She holds an M.A. in educational studies from the University of British Columbia and is currently based at the International School Singapore in Singapore. Jacyntha is also an actress, director, and author. She has been involved in community theater projects around the world and has published her poems and stories in a range of research and literary journals.

DALE ETHRIDGE International School Bangkok Dale is currently a Spanish teacher at the International School of Bangkok. With 15 years of experience from IB to 6th grade in English, history, and Spanish, Dale has focused on making quality lessons enjoyable — at all levels. Originally from Washington State, Dale has taught in the U.S., Venezuela, Chile, Cameroon, China, and Thailand.

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EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS MATT FEBREY United Nations International School, Hanoi Matt is a rhythmically challenged ex-rugby player who has been teaching dance as part of the MYP PE for several years. During this time, he has attended several dance workshops and borrowed ideas from colleagues in order to be able to successfully deliver this unit. Matt has also prepared MYP moderation samples which have included grade 10 dance performances.

These samples have been well accepted by the IBO. NB: Matt is not and makes no claims of being a dance specialist.

MARY FISH International School of the Sacred Heart Mary grew up listening to her parents’ stories of living abroad. These stories whetted her appetite for travel of her own. Coaching at the local ice rink ignited her passion for teaching.

After finishing university, she married these two passions and accepted a teaching position in a remote community in Northern Canada before moving on to Kuwait. Today Mary teaches middle school English at the International School of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, Japan.

NATALIE GIACONE Thai-Chinese International School Natalie currently teaches 10th grade English and composition courses in Bangkok, Thailand, where she is the pre-K to 12th grade language arts program coordinator. She has previously taught 9th through 12th grade English in Los Angeles, California, USA. Degrees held are: bachelor’s degree in English education with a creative writing emphasis and a single subject credential in English. Additionally, she has had three poems published in literary journals.

DAVID GRAN Shanghai American School David Gran is the founding member of the Shanghai Student Film Festival, now in its second year. Over the last nine years he has taught film and video classes across various grades and levels. He is currently an art teacher at the Shanghai American School and an Apple Distinguished Educator. He writes about using digital technology in progressive art education at http://carrotrevolution.blogspot.com FRAN GRIMBERGEN / TIM THOMPSON Singapore American School Both Fran and Tim are high school physical education and health teachers as well as varsity and JV tennis coaches at the Singapore American School. Fran has a BA degree in physical education and an MS in human movement science from the Free University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and has been teaching PE and health in the Netherlands, Egypt, and Singapore. Fran completed national level tennis coaching courses in the Netherlands and has

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been coaching tennis for the past 22 years. Tim Thompson has a bachelors and masters degree from the University of Northern Iowa in physical education and health. Teaching assignments include Iowa, Guam, Dusseldorf, Germany, Hawaii, and at the present, the Singapore American School. Tim has been coaching the SAS girls’ varsity team for the past 11 years.

ROBERT HEATH International School Bangkok Robert, originally from Yorkshire, England, has taught PE at all levels in nine international schools on four continents. He is currently a high school PE teacher at International School Bangkok. He first became interested in the TGFU approach six years ago, and he has attended International TGFU Conferences in Perth and Hong Kong.

STEVE HISLER / MICHELE JUHASZ / JULIE ROGERS / GLENDA BAKER The American School in Japan Steve, Michelle, Julie and Glenda are part of a cross divisional OD Group at ASIJ. They attended a conference in 2007 with the Adaptive Schools led by Bob Garmston. Since then, they have facilitated monthly OD group professional development, a number of faculty meetings on Group Agreements and collaborative skills, as well as sessions on OD topics at board and admin. retreats.

STEPHANIE HERDRICH / ERIN KENT Concordia International School Stephanie Herdrich and Erin Kent are highly experienced Reading and Writing Workshop teachers at Concordia International School in Shanghai, China. Stephanie has worked in California and Asia. She is currently Concordia’s instructional coach, working with K-4 teachers on improving Reading instruction school-wide.

Erin has taught in the U.S., South America, and Asia. At Concordia, Erin and Stephanie are creating a 4th grade Reading Workshop Curriculum that includes the use of strategy lessons.

NICOLE IBERRI Thai-Chinese International School Nicole is currently teaching grade 5, has previously taught grade 4, and was trained to use Thinking Maps® while teaching in Arcadia, California. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in education. Nicole was a presenter at the Los Angeles Social Studies Convocational for the

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PATRICIA KEARNEY Seoul Foreign School Patricia has been teaching for over 30 years, 10 at Seoul Foreign School. Having raised three teens of her own, she knows what it takes to draw in a teen. “I love Shakespeare and couldn’t stand the thought of teens ‘suffering’ through the play, so I found a way to teach “Romeo and Juliet” that’s true to the story, that honors my man Shakespeare, and that sheds practical light on teens’ own lives.”

TERRY LINDEMAN Taejon Christian International School Terry currently teaches at Taejon Christian International School. He has a degree in speech and theatre education. Terry has led numerous professional and regional productions. He is a past member of Theta Alpha Phi theatre honorary and the Kansas State Repertory Dance Company. His movement training includes Horton, Graham, and some Laban movement techniques.

BRUCE MACNAMARA Canadian International School of Hong Kong Bruce teaches history at the Canadian International School of Hong Kong. He has a master of international and public affairs from the University of Hong Kong, as well as a bachelor of education and a bachelor of arts from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He has taught in Hong Kong for seven years and in Canada for three years. Mr. MacNamara is the coordinator of the International Witness to War Project.

JENNIFER MAGIEROWICZ International School of Beijing Jennifer has been teaching ELA and foreign languages for over 15 years, from elementary to university level. She has a master in applied linguistics, and a deep and ongoing interest in literacy. She lives in Beijing with her husband (chef and restaurateur) and 15-month old son.

Presently, she teaches grade 8 humanities at the International School of Beijing.

LYNETH ROZZUELL MAGSALIN Cebu International School Lyneth teaches third grade and serves as a coordinator for science in Cebu International School, Philippines — a WASC / CIS accredited school. She has been teaching elementary school for six years. Previously, she taught primary math and science at Reedley International School in Manila, Philippines.

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EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS JULIE MCDAID / RACHEL de ROZARIO / LISA BUGENSKE Shanghai American School Julie is a middle school teacher at Shanghai American School, where she currently teaches courses in science and ESOL. She holds master’s degrees from the US and UK and has taught internationally in the US, Australia, and Asia. Between the two other teachers they have combined teaching experience of 25 years at various grade levels. She and her two colleagues have diverse backgrounds including experience in education, human resources, engineering, and the arts.

LISA MORRISON International School Manila Lisa Morrison has also been teaching TOK for nine years at both ISM and ICARDA International School of Aleppo. Her goal is to make TOK come alive in the classroom.

TARA MUNCH The International School of Ulaanbaatar Tara Munch is the primary ESL and special needs teacher at the International School of Ulaanbaatar. She grew up in New York but has taught on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota and in the Yu’pick village of Togiak in bush Alaska before moving overseas.

KAREN NOLL / GLENDA BAKER The American School in Japan Karen is a high school English teacher. She currently teaches writing workshop, Japanese literature, poetry, modern literature and 9th grade.

Glenda is a high school visual arts teacher. She currently teaches AP studio art, visual communication and design, computer art and design and the yearbook class. They both teach at the American School in Japan and wear brown shirts with pink ASIJ logos.

STEVE NORTHCOTT International School of Kuala Lumpur Steve teaches middle school visual arts at the International School of Kuala Lumpur. He is a published travel writer, guitarist, and singer in a Malaysian rock band, Benchmarx, and is cocreator of Rock for the Environment. Steve will be a speaker at the 14th International Conference on Thinking in June 2009 sharing his

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(continuation of Steve Northcott biography) applications and successes with Rockin’ for the Environment. He continues to search for ways to encourage students and staff to explore both their artistic side and the planet.

BREEN O’REILLY International School of Beijing Breen O’Reilly teaches IB film, world cinema, and theory of knowledge at the International School of Beijing. He has presented workshops on visual literacy, TV news, using film in the literature class, and critical thinking at previous EARCOS conferences. He has published work on American crime cinema as morality plays.

His favorite film is Psycho.

KENNY PEAVY International School of Kuala Lumpur Kenny has taught thousands of students about the wonders of nature as a naturalist in the mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest, the piedmont of Athens, Georgia, and the rainforests of Malaysia and Thailand. He has also proposed and taught several courses on the natural history of Malaysia at two different international schools at both high school and middle school levels. In 2003, Kenny was awarded a Ford Motor Company Eco-Grant to serve as founder and first chairman of the Malaysian Nature Guides to implement a volunteer amateur nature guiding program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As a result, he was named ‘Volunteer of the Year’ by the Malaysian Nature Society in 2004 for his work with the Malaysian Nature Guides. Kenny’s most recent work includes the publication of As if the Earth Matters: Recommitting to Environmental Education, which he co-authored with Thom Henley.

Currently Kenny lives and teaches in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

BEN ROBERTACCIO Hong Kong International School Ben has worked as a counselor at Hong Kong International School for three years. He worked for seven years in Fairfax County, VA, as a counselor before moving to Hong Kong. He has previously presented on the issue of anxiety to school faculty and parents in both Virginia and Hong Kong. He has also presented on bullying at Anova Hospital.

GEOFFREY RODOCKER / SHUNA SUN Singapore American School Geoffrey possesses a bachelor of arts degree from Hope College in Michigan. He also holds a USA national athletic license from the NSCAA and USSF. Mr. Rodocker has 8+ years of experience as a director of youth athletic programs and coaching. He is currently in his fourth year of teaching perceptual motor at Singapore American School.

EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS Shuna possesses a master’s degree in business administration, a bachelor of arts in English education, and a bachelor of science in psychology. Her 16 years’ teaching experience includes teaching English to Chinese students (age 7-14 years) and Chinese to students in international schools (ages 3-11 years).

MARNEY ROSEN Shanghai American School Marney has been a high school English teacher at Shanghai American School for five years. She has taught English for 17 years total (including 5 years in Canadian high schools, 4 years at the university level, and 3 years in Mexico). Her passions include reading, weightlifting, traveling with her husband and two young sons, and enjoying ‘a-ha’ moments with her students.

RACHELLE RUEBE Brent International School Manila Currently Rachelle is the head of the science department and IB biology teacher at Brent International School, Manila. She is originally from New Zealand, where she taught as a general science/biology teacher at Te Puke High School for four years. She has been involved in overseeing and developing the science curriculum for the whole school over the last two years. Her passion for science is to arouse curiosity in others.

MICHAEL SHEEHAN Shanghai American School Michael teaches high school English and yearbook at Shanghai American School. In his 16th year of teaching, Michael has worked in the UAE, Greece, Japan, and the USA. He holds a BA in English from Seattle University and an MA in educational administration from Michigan State University.

SAM SHERRATT / CHAD WALSH International School of Tianjin Sam is currently teaching at International School Tianjin, in Northern China, and has taught previously in Bangladesh and in UK. Chad has experience teaching in Australia, Korea, Sweden, and is currently Sam’s teaching partner at the International School of Tianjin in an IB PYP framework.

TIM SHRIMPTON International School of Beijing Tim is British and has worked in international schools for 10 years. He has taught a wide range of age groups and subjects but always tries to make his lessons interactive and fun for students.

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STEVE SMITH Shanghai American School Steve is currently teaching middle school physical education at Shanghai American School in China. His credentials are in physical education, adapted physical education, and biological sciences. He has experience teaching at every grade level from grade 2 to university students.

Steve is a former college football coach and strength and conditioning specialist. He has studied Olympic weightlifting, was a head football coach at two different high schools, and has received Coach of the Year honors. He has a background in martial arts and has trained at the Shaolin Temple and SLO Kickboxing. I am a certified NCEP/NFHS instructor and a committee member and presenter at PEACH, the largest annual physical education conference.

STEVE SUMMERFIELD Redeemer International School Thailand Steve has been a teacher and counselor at elementary, middle, and high school levels. He currently works at Redeemer International School, Thailand, after working at the American School In Japan, Hong Kong International School, and Sisters School District, Sisters, Oregon, U.S.A. SUNNY SUN Brent International School Manila Sunny is a proud ESL program graduate. Currently, she is one of the middle school ESL teachers at Brent International School Manila.

As the middle school ESL coordinator and ESL curriculum leader, she organizes and presents ESL workshops for teachers and parents on a variety of ESL topics.

PATTI SWANSON Seoul Foreign School Patti is a gifted teacher and author. She received her B.A. in education with a minor in special education, a M.Ed. in curriculum design, and is a certified trainer for the Gurian Institute. She has worked with children in grades 1-8 as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and special education teacher.

EDWIN TANNER Chinese International School A veteran teacher, Edwin obtained his BSc, BEd, MTS from Canada, and MEd (Hons) from Australia. Currently, Edwin is also a doctoral candidate at the University of Leicester, specializing in leadership & learning. Edwin has taught various subjects in Canada, and for the past 10 years has been a primary music specialist at the Chinese International School. As a singer/songwriter, Edwin has done concert tours in Asia, U.K., and North America, and produced two songbooks and four CDs.

EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS CHRISTINE TAYLOR American International School in Hong Kong Christine is the head of the English department at the American International School in Hong Kong where she teaches American literature and Advanced Placement English literature and composition. She has previously taught language arts and literacy in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

ADAM TEATHER Seoul Foreign School Adam has worked as a classroom math teacher in grades 1 through 12 on three continents. He has also served as both elementary and secondary math coordinator in international and U.S. private schools. Since inventing an inquirybased math tool in 2005, Adam has shared his tool and methods at over a dozen workshops around the globe. Adam is currently teaching math at Seoul Foreign School.

PASCALE THOMAS / NIKOLAS TREBESH Ruamrudee International School Pascale is the elementary counselor at Ruamrudee International School where she’s been for three years. Her work focuses on improving student behavior by means of classroom guidance lessons and small group activities. Pascale has previously presented on anti-bullying awareness at ETC 2007 in Bangkok. Nikolas is a middle school teacher at Ruamrudee International School. He teaches choral and music appreciation classes and is passionate about the character education, cultivation of virtues, and multicultural music.

JEFF UTECHT International School Bangkok Jeff Utecht is an educational technology consultant. He has been working in the Asia region since 2005, prior to that he worked in the Middle East and the United States. Currently, Jeff is working as a technology and learning coordinator for the International School of Bangkok.

Additionally, Jeff is collaborating with EARCOS as a technology consultant and with the Wiki company, Wetpaint.com. Jeff writes regular articles on educational technology for Technology & Learning and Leading and Learning with Technology. Also, Jeff was a contributor to the recently published book Wired for Learning: An Educator’s Guide to Web 2.0. Jeff regularly shares his thoughts on education and technology on his blog, thethinkingstick.com. This blog was rated one of the top 100 educational blogs by the Online Educational Database. His blog was also featured in the book Reinventing Project-Based Learning as an avenue for “free online professional development.” To learn more about Jeff, visit www.jeffutecht.com.

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SHARON VIPOND Hong Kong International School Sharon joined the HKIS high school faculty in July 2008 with a key assignment to redesign the high school library. She received her MLS from the UWO and has had a career in university, school, and business libraries in Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong. Sharon has had experience in all departments of the library, as well as serving as head librarian for a K-12 IB school and as a consultant for library design and collection development projects. She has also volunteered with numerous NGOs in Asia and Central America and, for 11 years volunteered as a leader for Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program. She has served on school boards, master teacher and career development taskforces, and coordinated student global outreach programs.

SUYI WANG Western Academy of Beijing Suyi currently teaches Chinese at the Western Academy of Beijing. She has been teaching Chinese at different levels in international schools for more than 10 years. Suyi has been an examiner for IB DP Chinese B since 2003 and an Online Curriculum Center faculty member for the MYP Chinese B subject. She also leads teacher workshop for DP Chinese B for the International Baccalaureate.

CLAIRE WEBSTER International School of Phnom Penh The presenter is an experienced PYP teacher at ISPP Cambodia and is presently teaching grade 2/3. She has recently chaired the humanities review at the International School of Phnom Penh. Claire has both management and curriculum development experience in both the British National Curriculum and IB. LINDSAY WELBES Xiamen International School Lindsay currently teaches IB DP business & management and TOK. She has taught the IB and TOK for six years in Brazil and China; during that time she has taught history of the Americas and MYP humanities. She has also been involved with Model United Nations, starting in Houston. Lindsay is very interested in helping students to see the connection between their courses and modern day issues.

SUSAN WHALEY Carmel School Susan was born and raised in Zimbabwe. She completed her bachelor of arts and teaching diploma at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and later an MSc in speech-language pathology in the USA. She worked in both teaching and speech therapy in South Africa. Teaching has been her primary focus since arriving in Hong Kong in 1994. She specialized in ESL in 2003, after obtaining the Cambridge Certificate from International House in Barcelona.

EARCOS TEACHER PRESENTERS ERIK WILENSKY International School of Phnom Penh Erik is the IB chemistry and MYP grade 9 science teacher at the International School of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He has been heavily involved in I.T. as both a hobbyist and at a professional level and was a presenter at the Learning 2.008 conference in Shanghai.

MELANIE WILSON International School of Ulaanbaatar Melanie began teaching English in 1994 during her Peace Corps volunteer service in Albania.

She currently teaches MYP technology and DP business and management studies at the International School of Ulaanbaatar. She has a bachelor of science degree in international public administration and a master of education in educational technology.

TIM WILSON Xiamen International School Tim is a veteran presenter, having given workshops at EARCOS, NESA, and AASSA conferences in Asia, the United States, and Latin America. He is currently a PK-12 counselor at Xiamen International School and has worked at several overseas schools in the past 20 years.

His counseling background includes experiences in competitive college and university admissions, middle school and elementary developmental programs, and career and vocational education as well as substance abuse education.

GLENN WOLFE / ERIC NELSON Taipei American School Glenn has been library-media services coordinator at Taipei American School for 17 years.

Prior to coming to TAS, he taught film and photography at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for number of years, and worked for a decade as a commercial video writer-producer.

Eric has been a high school and middle school science teacher for 14 years. This is his second year at TAS. Previously, he spent four years on Kwajalein Atoll teaching marine biology, and was one of the original teachers selected to work on the original “Celebration School” project outside of Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida.

NEIL WOODS / LISA MORRISON International School Manila Neil has been teaching TOK for nine years at ISM and the British School of El Salvador. He is passionate about TOK and its importance in the IB curriculum. Lisa has also been teaching TOK for nine years at both ISM and ICARDA International School of Aleppo. Her goal is to make TOK come alive in the classroom.

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LOU WEGENER Shanghai American School Lou is completing his 24th year as an international school teacher which has allowed him to experience various cultures on five continents.

He has worked as a sports coordinator for thirteen years, and he is currently the middle school CISSA coordinator at the Shanghai American School. He is passionate about providing students with an opportunity to reap the benefits that playing on a school team provides.

SHARON WYETH Shanghai Community International School Sharon is an enthusiastic and innovative international speaker, author, consultant, and educator who has presented stateside math workshop for individual schools and districts, as well as regional and state level math conferences. She has presented in Germany, Israel, France, Spain, Peru, Russia, Canada, Japan and Mexico. Sharon has taught grade levels 3-12 and has been an adjunct faculty professor at several universities during her 30 years in education.

PYONG-MUN YUN International School Eastern Seaboard Music teacher, PE teacher, black-belt, and Oceania bodybuilding champion, Pyong-Mun has taught elementary homeroom, secondary school PE, and itinerant music in New Zealand.

He taught PE in Japan for eight years while also working as a personal trainer and competing as a sponsored bodybuilder there. He is currently a music teacher at the International School Eastern Seaboard, Thailand.

KARL ZIGMAND Shanghai American School Karl Zigmand has been teaching at international schools around the world for the last 18 years. He is currently the CISSA coordinator at Shanghai American School, Pudong campus. Karl also teaches middle school P.E and health.

ETC2009 DELEGATES AUSTRALIA

AUSTRAL ED Ron Shapiro Kate Shepherd PRONIN INTERNATIONAL Chris Pronin Steve Pronin R.I.C. Publications Lara Mikulasovych Rik Nitert Charles Shim The Learning Curve Planner Liz Stuart Mick Walsh Lyn Walsh

AUSTRIA

Non-Members Brad Richards Chris Rolfe

BANGLADESH Non-Members Evan Cooper Suzanne Cooper Greg Friedman Amy Friedman Asif Haque

CAMBODIA

International School of Phnom Penh Warren Bowers Melissa Cooper Soula Walters Mike Warford Claire Webster Erik Wilensky Northbridge International School Cambodia Peggy Benton Sandy Bolzenius Karl Broecker Jane Broecker Kristi Budworth Scott Creeger Jim Cuthill Tricia Hanson Debbie Hun Tim Lyons Beth Mueller Joy Singbeil

CANADA

Presenters Ron Lancaster Janet Webster William Lishman (keynote speaker)

CHINA

American International School of Guangzhou Betsy Crook Rick Elya Glenn Jacobsen Geoff Kidson Ellie Lee Eric Little John Luckey Jamie Lynn Murphy Kathy Ortman Sarah Shao-Ai Ting Ruth Volz

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American International School Monica Alvarez Salma Ben Letaief Sandra Caswell Hilton Chan So-Hang Chan Troy Decoff Timothy Gartz Wai-Mun Ho Manjula Jayaprakash Anne Loney Fozia Obaray Melissa Settle Ryan Skardal Christine Taylor Eric Venema Beijing BISS International School Kristin Joannou Elmer Reyes Canadian International School of Hong Kong Bob Bate Connie Cheung Andrea Edwards Rebecca Garnhum Jon Hamilton Bruce MacNamara Carmel School Pat Kozyra Kozyra Susan Whaley Chinese International School Ling Zhi Dai Alexandra Lynch Konberg Ngai David Reiley Edwin Tanner Rob Wellington Kehong Zhang Concordia International School Shanghai Katherine Graham Stephanie Herdrich Martin Holbery Robert Hulse Erin Kent Nicholoas Kent Connie Larson Bronwyn McLure Scott Murphey Mary Nurre Steve Nurre Erik Paulson Laurie Szabo Gretchen Weesner Dragonfly Limited Will Huetinck Hong Kong Academy Alexa Arnold Ajai Huja Karen Lawler Julie Needham Jessica Semkin Paul Tarrant Hong Kong International School Chris Buxton Suzanne Cato Nancy Diehl Greg Edwards Thom Garetson Mary Garetson Shirley Gill Ian Gill Amy Grewal Paul Haakenson

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Nancy Ho Dee Mulligan Joe Murphy Heather Perano Laura Perrela Ben Robertacio Leah Shy Wilson Sharon Vipond International Christian School Hong Kong Ruth Auty Tessa Chan Melody Crook Grant Franke Kathie Glenn Rita Gurung Patti Hunter Yasuko Lawrenz William Lawrenz Henry Nduaguibe Tamari Nduaguibe Dana Neevel Janice Norton Jason Paine Michelle Pardini Maria Postema Ed Tackett Salome Tam Janet Tkachyk Leon Tkachyk Barbara Wilson Eileen Yuen International School of Beijing Lee Chadderton Yvonne Craig Duff Douglas Stella Ellis Kendra Farrell Carla Hillman Andrea Jones Jennifer Magierowicz Breen O’Reilly Karen Shrimpton Tim Shrimpton Jenny Winkelman Wayne Winkelman International School of Tianjin Karen McLaurin Andy Rossberg Sherratt Sam Eleanor Surridge Chad Walsh mimio Anthea Law Jaemes Shanley Nanjing International School Linden Bentley Neil Kilah Ron Stiles Linda White Presenter John Liu (keynote speaker) Shanghai American School Barbara Boyer Timothy Boyer Marian Bradshaw Shannon Brown Lisa Bugenske Karen Campbell Ella Chen Lily Chiang Michelle Close Noreen Croyle

ETC2009 DELEGATES Rachel de Rozario Kevin Desmond Sally Dullum Cindy Easton Michael Easton Jennifer Egan Diane Enoka Bernard Enoka Tony Erni Susan Erni David Gran Linda Greer-Wegener Irene Gu Gary Hamblin David Haske Giselle Holbery Marilyn Hopkins Tom Hopkins Lief Hopkins Ramona Hu Celina Li Daisy Liu Gregory MacIntyre Julie McDaid Samantha McGuinness Timber Monteith Susannah Muench Alfred Daniel Olivas Tonya Parham Todd Parham Shawn Plancke Jason Robinson Beth Rohrbeck Steve Rohrbeck Marney Rosen Kay Saich Michael Saich Kim Sajan Loralee Sealey Michael Sheehan Kris Sheehan Steve Smith Diamond Hill Smith Sophia Song Charlene Swan Craig Tafel Jeff Thiessen Elaine Voge Dean Voge Steven Walker Rosana Walsh Lou Wegener Eli Weiss Colleen Williams Mike Williams Patty Winpenny Michele Wrzesinski Jon Wrzesinski Joan Xu Ellen Xu Dana Yang Carole Yu Helen Zhang Lisa Zhong Lindsay Zhou Karl Zigmand Ronna Zigmand Jane Zu Shanghai Community International School Jackee Bindzi Jarrod Brown Nina Buonaiuto

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Hernan Castro Jenny Chong Eva Christensen John Cloyed Jordan Finch Andrew Gibson Robyn Gibson Michelle Grant Amy Guard Karl Hilhorst Liz Hill Jessie Koenig Suyen Laycock Garret Newell Nathalie Ricot Nicole Seguin Laura Sirotti-Wong David Stevens Tim Wilson Sharon Wyeth Holly Xi Dan Zimmerman Shekou International School Paulina Aguilera David Astbury Raewyn Astbury Sarah Bernhardt Timothy Bernhardt Tracy Blair Andrea Bongarzone Brendon Breen Dave Burke Debbie Burns Mike Burns Andrea Callaway Ryan Callaway Rachel Chen Andre De Koker Dawn De Koker Phil George Heather Grey Rex Grey Kim Guiry Julia Hughes Marc Hughes Heather Kingston Sarah Leonardis Lily Lin Scott MacDonald Mark McElroy Kristin Mikulka Brian Morefield Tammy Neid Sonya Nienhuis Aggie Oh Mark Page Kristin Page-Botelho Vangie Ricasata Tami Sanders Sara Thompson Ken Tsui Mavis Zhang Teda International School Keith Alward Ruhiyyih Bagley Mary Bahador Ramona Boyle Ana Marisa de Grasa Faria James Foster Susan Huyck Suzana Ivancevic-Berisa Aaron Lane

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Chad Lyew David MacKinnan Olinga Mazlum Samoa Mithaq Maryanne O’Neill Des O’Shea Jane Robinson Lolita Schmalenberg Sharla Scott Shahir Shahidian Naomi Umemura Genief Watts Bita Watts Andrew Watts Yvonne Williamson Chun Fan Zhang Western Academy of Beijing Jan Bindon Susan Cannon Priscilla Carlisle Debbie Diaz Jim Gerber Tamara Palmer Kelly-Ann Sackey Megan Settle Cheryl Travers Suyi Wang Xiamen International School Gina Ballesteros Patricia Boman Gretchen Cashion Nancy Hanson Celeste Morito Julia Su Tania Wang Lindsay Welbes Tim Wilson Non-Members Tremayne Brown Nicki Robertson Eduardo Zevallos

INDONESIA

Caltex American School John Anderson Jan Anderson Kimberli Brown-Gertz Tina Casey Peter Casey Jessica Dalton Theron David Gertz Kelly Kurth Robinson Kurth Reece Lennon Lisa Mangelsdorf Greg Sawatzky Brenda Slaman Chris Streit Kelly Streit Eva Wenny Ulma Yetti

ETC2009 DELEGATES Jakarta International School Jill Carter Douglas Iseri Debra Iseri Elaine Leavitt Marisa Medina Cristian Medina Kathy Nesteroff Medan International School Mike Oneill Lisa Sedlacek North Jakarta International School David Collett Pasir Ridge International School Jill Andryczak Meg Baxter Sally Berg David Bisset Jeff Bloyer Rick Bowden Susan Bowden Larry Brown Elizabeth Campbell Kim Davis Cheryl Fullerton Brent Fullerton Sherry Greenlee Tamara Ruebush Ermawati Sri Surabaya International School Mary Helen Dunn Scott Hartmann Matt Ruffle Lestari Setyadi Non-Members Jeanie Merila Ben Tamblyn Robin Waxman

JAPAN

American School in Japan Suzanne Bade Glenda Baker Don Chambers Nicole Chambers Kim Gotterson Dave Gotterson Steve Hisler Brent Huber Susan Huber Michelle Juhasz Stevens Taryn Loveman Mike Moody Neal Murphy Kathleen Nelson Karen Noll Josh Raub Julie Rogers Karen Seevers Connie Shimizu Courtney Singer Dan Stevens Debbie Studwell Steve Welckle Canadian Academy Kevin Chambers Christian Academy in Japan Kathryn Lewis Fukuoka International School Carolyn Barkley Daryl Homeniuk Vicki Iingle

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Fumiko Nelson Paul Ricketts Heather Sasaki Lori Stubben Andrew Wheeler Kyoto International School Devon Kirk Sue Loafmann Nagoya International School Rachel Hall Mike Nonato Brian Webb Nishimachi International School Teresa Doyle Brad Nuckolls Claire Prowse Osaka International School Lyn Melville-Rea Osaka YMCA International School Daniel Gomes Tiffany Keyworth Jessica Risser Seisen International School Cat Blas Laura Carlson Ingrid Chen Jeff Lewis St. Mary’s International School Justyna Jasiewicz Triston McMillan The International School of the Sacred Heart Mary Fish Nicola Takizawa Non-Member Robert Skinner

MALAYSIA

APD Singapore PTE LTD Carmen Ling Ai Ling Wong Dalat International School Rachel Abraham Kerry Beth Gwaltney Jacki Steinkamp Joel Steinkamp Bethany Thomas John Thompkins International School of Kuala Lumpur Melissa Foltz John Hodges Susan Kendall Clare Khairuddin Michael Larios Shawna Larios Diana McDiarmid Carolyn McGuire Geetha Nadaraj Steven Northcott Karen Palko Kenny Peavy Lois Powell John Stupka Doug Woodward Nancy Woodward Tracy Woodward Karyn Wynn Mont’Kiara International School Su Arin Al Auringer Chris Blessing Cindie Blessing Melanie Brodie

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Michael Burrows Kathy Cole Elizabeth Daley Nick Fletcher Amy Gatus Joanne Ghazali Carole Ghazali Didi Gill Kate Harvey Debby Hastings Maureen Hyham David Jorgensen Elizabeth Keogh Lisa Ledvina Bonnie Lee Marie McDowall Judy Morrison Hannah Northcott Heather Shepherd Amy Simpson Rebecca Simpson Geoffrey Smith May-Ie Tan Jolene Telfer Ivan Velasco Pearly Yogan Presenters Bill Powell Ochan Kusuma-Powell Non-Members Elizabeth Cathleen Christie Craig William Woodcock

MONGOLIA

International School of Ulaanbaatar Darren Heil Tsatsral Mikhlai Gregory Rayl Munch Tara Melanie Wilson

MYANMAR

International School Yangon Janeen Carrigan Kim Dickson Katrina Lehman Patricia Moreno Mick Moses Nathalie Peres Heidi Pullen Florence Scheercousse Janette Slifko Sean Stevenson Clark Stroupe Nick Sturmey Ann Travers Non-Members MIchael Aung Soe Mya Mya Aye Amberley Craig Ian Craig Cecile De Forest Graydon Hazenberg Jared Hove Charlene Joyce Melinda Marshall Anna Mims Dale Radcliffe Natasha Radcliffe Joanne Sandrin

ETC2009 DELEGATES NEW ZEALAND Presenter Chris Jansen

PHILIPPINES

Brent International School Manila Jason Atkins Francoise Garcia Michelle Jingco Kurt Lamb Joesph Levno Jason Martin Mary Meikle Michaek Natzke Danielle Richmond Jim Richmond Rachelle Ruebe Sunny Sun Cathy Watkins John Whalley Michelle Whalley Peter Yap Brent International School Subic Chris Dominguez Francis Factura Minelle Pama Melissa Quattlebaum Miel Sadhwani Emily Wold Jackie Wyncoll Brent International School-Baguio Jenny Bautista Celeste Coronado Benaiah Fogle Guia Lagazon Choi Maner Agnes Mariano Leslie Charles Pickett Monette Santos Cebu International School Tin Cornejo Lyneth Magsalin East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) Dick Krajczar (EAROCS Exec. Dir.) Linda Sills Sherry Krajczar Vitz Baltero Elaine Repatacodo Ver Castro Edzel Drilo Robert Viray Brigette Javier Faith Academy Kim Abels Matt Bugbee David Dykema Heather Larson Dee Sudnick Becca Van Weerdhuizen Vickie Whitehead Bryan Whitehead International School Manila Dave Allen Michele Bailey Nadine Dickinson Ringo Dingrandon Ron Fast Wendy Gifford Elizabeth Hines Dale Hutchison Peggy Kelly

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Tom McLean ML (Lisa) Morrison Rena O’Regan Jessica Reischel Derek Selander Diana Van Der Merwe Neil Woods Presenter Maggie Moon

SINGAPORE

International School Singapore Tom Eccleston Jacyntha England Wesley Whitehead PEARSON EDUCATION Dugie Cameron Rasmiati Hartanto Joseph Levine Marsha Patrick Yvonne Tavares Loh Eric Vogt Singapore American School Todd Bombard Jodi Bonnette Stephen Bonnette Eddie Brown Patricia Brown Kate Brundage Dan Chassagne Shawn Chassagne Ian Coppell Karen Coppell Emiko Enomoto Michael Ferguson Amy Ferguson Keith Ferrell Carmine Filice Lisette Filice Audrey Forgeron Mark Forgeron Paul Griffin Rochelle Griffin Natalie Grimbergen Frans Grimbergen Brian Hill Sandra Innes-Hill Gerritdina Kett James Kett John Kimzey Jeffrey Koltutsky Jennifer Koltutsky John Koncki Leah Llamzon Kelly McFadzen Duane Melson Kim Melson Chip Miller Patty Miller Philippe Moineau Bonetta Ramsey Geoff Rodocker James Ruther Maria Noemi Ruther-Carreon Nathan Schelble Stacie Schelble Shuna Sun Joseph Thomas Tim Thompson Lauri Thompson Roy Tomlinson

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United World College of South East Asia Keri-Lee Beasley Althea Besa Louise Phinney Non-Members Shameer Bismilla Larissa Matechuk Blanche Susan Trapti Trivedi Michellene Uy

SOUTH KOREA

Indianhead International School Rosanna Ellis Erin Threlfall Nannette Weinhold Korea Kent Foreign School Tye Norbraten Seoul Foreign School Carol Anklan Rebecca Budelman Sally Corben Nick Corben Amy Dornbach Steve Dornbach Annette Faldyn Afaf Finan Joseph Finan Kate Gray Cathy Jenney David Jenney Patti Kearney Larry Kearney Ryan Kuhl Teena Lee Isabelle Leger Andrew Melmoth Edie Moon Jack Moon Sarah Murray Bridget Reed Patti Swanson Dale Swanson Adam Teather Windeline Teh Helen Tildesley Wyatt Wilcox Seoul International School Catherine Ahlin-Moore Michael Castellani Jeff Crawford Joseph Moore Heather Purcell Susan Reinsborough Taejon Christian International School Debrah Emery Charmaine Gunther Whayun Lee Sarah Lillo Terry Lindeman Emily Nelson Jennifer Park Andrew Richardson Patricia Suhs David Suhs

SWEDEN

Presenter Alan Atkisson (keynote speaker)

ETC2009 DELEGATES SWITZERLAND INDAGO Marcus Fairhall ETR Tours Andrea Cotting Greg Godar

TAIWAN

American School in Taichung Marlene Marcon Alessandro Marcon Dominican International School Sr. Rosa Dabhi Jacek Kaczmarek Christine Lai Joe Schoeman Elliott Wakeling Kaohsiung American School Michael Brown Jane Cheng Sarah Hill Jeremy Melton Anne Simmie James Watz Morrison Academy Amber Brenneman Taipei American School Jennifer Anderson Virginia Blais Chris Borgen Tamara Brantingham Kristen Brock Jordan Brown Robert Bruce Truc Bui Susan Chen Mary Cooke-Jones Donna Lee Crewe Kerith Donnay Michael Donnay Gary Flach Chris Fox Michael Fox Suzanne Fox Jade Gardner Beth Golatzki William Hoehn Amanda Jacob Erik Johnsen Terry Lagerquist Janelle Mayer Rod Narayan Amy Narayan Eric Nelson Wanda Ostlund Andrea Paradis Jennifer Paradis Maria Peters Sarah Peters Dustin Rhoades Charlene Roberts Chrisanne Roseleip Kathryn Sandler Chan Whatley Glenn Wolfe Patricia Wolfe Ben Wu Mary Yamazaki Presenter Catherine Funk Non-Member Joanne Chang

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THAILAND

Bangkok Patana School Marcelle Caldwell Andrew Parkin James Penstone Chiang Mai International School Rachna Danghorachai Eljay Erickson Scott Morgan Ruthanne Pilton Karina Sahagian Janice Sahagian Ekamai International School Amy Angelo Sarita Aorora Sharon Atun Shireen Bazliel Twapan Bol Laura Chuan Clandestine Claro Deena Das Harold Dawat Rebekah Evans Dorothy Gentapanan Annet Huizing Jocelyn Kho James Lawson Daniel Moore Rachaniphorn Ngotngamwong Hazel Paculanang Danilo Poblete Jr. Terra Schwartz Jathrow Sikul Nicki Sirinaraporn Bongkot Tansavatdi Tommy Thomas Maile Wikum iBridge Esat Ugurlu International School Bangkok Ann Marie Adamkowski Megan Aleven Loreto Alonso Fernandez David Anderson Mary (Hala) Aphaivongs Kelly Armitage Jim Armitage Wendy Banbury Mary Bellone Robin Bulsza Felicity Carter Janejira Champa Kim Cofino Margherite Dadiego Steven DeMille Erin DeYoung Paul Dobrowski Kerry Dyke Danny Estin Dale Ethridge Timothy Fitzgerald Jack Garstka Augusta Gatti Jeanette Hardman Peter Hardman Robert Heath Dinah Helgeson Douglas Helgeson Chrissy Hellyer Carole Henriot Martin Herrmann Harvey Hinsz

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Samrith Laornual Sarah Maurer Alison McAloon Diane Mongno Elma Muangkroot Sharon Munn Akiko Nagamine Michael Peach Susi Pucci Supornpen Punmanee Danielle Rosendaal Sucheera Ruangtrakool Robert Rubis Tara Russell Laura Sanders Anthony Sheridan Paul Skolnik Jessica Smart Piyanuch Soontornvipart Jonathan Steenwijk Peter Straub Ross Tague Nancy Tulli Jeff Utecht Andy Vaughan Jessica Vaughan Cindy Warner-Dobrowski Dana Watts Douglas Williamson Jennifer Yoo International School Eastern Seaboard Barbara Alexander Joan Fedoruk Naro Heather Andrew McDermid Benjamin Reiber Pyong-Mun Yun Lloyd International Media Jon Taylor Patty Taylor Nakornpayap International School Narvinder Ahuja New International School of Thailand Paul Dunbar Susan Richey Nicole Schmidt Ashley Sleeth Barry Wells Cynthia Wissman Redeemer International School Bill Havarty Rebecca Kyle Somyos Lorwatanapongsa Tim Mitchell Richard Moore Steve Summerfield Narong Tongsuk Teresa Vandelune Ruamrudee International School Jenny Abrams Stuart Adney Scott Amiton Barbara Bilgre Diana Blazer Lynn Buranasiri Erin Daniels Donna DeRoche Olivier Fernandez Jennifer Gargiulo Steve Hall Suphanna Kaewphet Walter Koertge

ETC2009 DELEGATES Vannah Kovitaya Ross Kuhl Robert Ledlie Rujapa Leerakut Matthew LeGassick Supen Lin Brook MacNamara Natasha Meiliunas Matthew Morse Pat Namwong Junko Nishimoto Tracey Sauer Beatrice Sirinuntananon Bob Sloyka Graham Speier Emily Stein Tongjit Thepwutisataporn Pascale Thomas Katie Thorleifson Nikolas Trebesh Churee Watiktinkorn Elsa Zara SCI Group Ltd Craig Cooper Thai-Chinese International School Heather Colb Natalie Glacone Nicole Iberri Allison Rabenau Presenter Ellen London Non-Members Sara Karimian Khamseh Dean Ostrowski Susan Ostrowski Christian Scholtka Bhavna Singhsachthep UNITED KINGDOM Presenter Alex Clifton

USA

Accrediting Commission for Schools/WASC Marilyn George

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Aspen Learning Tony Lupo Buffalo State, SUNY William Irene Nikolaus Mische Council of International Schools, Office of Higher Education Thomas LePere Paula Mitchell Faria Systems Inc. Theodore King Follett International Ellen Clark Tim Donlan Karl Dzelzkalns Tim Ramsey George Mason University/Center for Int’l.

Education/FAST TRAIN Programs Lynn Walker Levy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Nick Black Marc Cabianca Carol Hung K12 Inc. Julie Linn Michigan State University Leigh Wolf Naviance Amit Patel Nova Southeastern University - Fischler School of Education and Human Services Anthony DeNapoli Vanaja Nethi H. Wells Singleton PERMA-BOUND BOOKS SherMan Tom Kimberly Tom THE COLLEGE BOARD Clay Hensley University of San Francisco Walter Gmelch Christopher Thomas Washington State University - Pullman, Washington USA Harlan Lyso Dennis Ray

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Presenters Phoebe Barash Stephen Buchmann Linda Kiisk Josephine Kim Mary Sean O’Halloran David Ott Virginia Rojas David Schwartz Jim Spellicy Dede Tisone Bernadette van Houten Non-Members Molly Doud Kurt Schmid

VIETNAM

International School of Ho Chi Minh City Elspeth Campbell Darren Campbell Anthony Egan Kang-Jin Lee Erin McCall Saigon South International School Theresa Flaspohler Bev Franck Joseph Graziano Susan Hahn Dan Hahn Rhonda Isley Mark Isley Zanna McKay Khanh Pham Bill Stubbs Nancy Stubbs United Nations International School Lillian Canada Claire Febrey Matt Febrey Adrienne Michetti Non-Member Sally Neaves

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING ETC Advisory Committee Members, and ETC Teacher Representatives

MICHAEL FOX and the TAIPEI AMERICAN SCHOOL for selecting and transporting the ETC water bottles to Kota Kinabalu.

This is a huge effort and it is appreciated!

Michael Peach and Kylie Harter, the International School Bangkok staff, for the designing the conference program cover.

Andy Vaughan of International School Bangkok for organizing our 2009 ETC CHARITY FUN RUN in memory of Bob Sills and to thank Linda Sills for her service to EARCOS. Proceeds will go to the Sun Bears conservation charity.

Thanks to the following school’s who have provided LCDs to support the ETC. Brent International School Manila Caltex American School International School Manila International School of Bangkok International School of Beijing International School of Kuala Lumpur Hong Kong International School Singapore American School Taipei American School EARCOS Staff Vitz Baltero Elaine Repatacodo Brigette Javier Ver Castro Robert Viray Edzel Drilo Sherry Krajczar with assisting in proofreading and editing the ETC conference program.

SABAH TOURISM Clarice Boon Mei Ling Norkatah Puddin Christina Wong Gordon Yapp Daniel Roman Jacqueline Ver Peter Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company for the conference pens.

Pearson Education Asia PTE LTD for sponsoring Joe Levine.

Sutera Harbour Resort Staff Jocelyn Untasan Shirly-Ann Angkee Ravindran Kathiravelu the Group GM Digital Images of Malaysia by Tourism Malaysia 17th Floor, Menara Dato’ Onn, Putra World Trade Centre 45 Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Program Printed by ARTEKULIT DESIGN STUDIO 2nd Flr. CITIMALL BUILDING PHILCOA 1 Commonwealth Ave. Quezon City 1128, Philippines artekulit@yahoo.com

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