EARCOS Teachers' Conference 2023

18TH ANNUAL EARCOS

TEACHERS’ CONFERENCE 2023 KOTA KINABALU, SABAH, MALAYSIA

Creating a Culture of Care

Board of Trustees

Andrew Davies Stephen Cathers Rami Madani Saburo Kagei President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary International School Bangkok International School Suva International School Kuala Lumpur St. Mary’s International School

Margaret Alvarez Past President Dir. Emeritus, ISS International School

Barry Sutherland American International School Vietnam

Andrew Hoover (ex officio) U.S. Department of State Regional Education Officer, East Asia Pacific

Kevin Baker American International School Guangzhou

Catriona Moran Laurie McLellan Saigon South Nanjing International School International School

Elsa H. Donohue Vientiane International School

General Information About EARCOS

The East Asia Regional Council of Schools is an organization of 200 member schools in East Asia.These schools have a total of more than 168,100 pre-K to 12th grade students. EARCOS also has 144 associate members— textbook and software publishers and distributors, universities, financial planners, architectural firms, insurance companies, youth organizations, etc— and 23 individual members.

Membership in EARCOS is open to elementary and secondary schools in East Asia that 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.

EARCOS holds one leadership conference every October 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 Journal, which is distributed to its members three times a year, and a directory of all of its members.

Objectives and Purposes

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.

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

EARCOS Team (Standing L-R) RJ Macalalad, Ver Castro, Edzel Drilo, Edward Greene, Bill Oldread, Robert Viray, and Rodz Catubig.

(Sitting L-R) Giselle Sison and Elaine Repatacodo.

(Not in photo) Kristine De Castro East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) Brentville Subdivision, Barangay Mamplasan, Binan, Laguna, 4024 Philippines Phone: +63 (02) 779-5147 Mobile: +63 917 127 6460

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Welcome Message from the EARCOS Executive Director

Welcome to EARCOS 2023 and to Kota Kinabalu!

After a three-year long interruption, how wonderful it is to be able to gather together and share new ideas, stories, hopes and dreams for our schools and for the young people whose futures have been entrusted to us. This conference has been under construction for almost three years—with several of the speakers having been invited in 2019—before the pandemic. It is so good to be able to welcome them, at long last, to this conference. And to those of you who have waited so patiently since March 2020 for this conference and this particular strand of subjects—a very special welcome and thank you!

Our theme this year is Creating a Culture of Care—and it speaks to the very heart of the mission that binds all of us. Together, we share a tremendous responsibility to ensure that our schools foster and embrace a culture defined by inclusion, justice, safety, warmth, personalization, respect and, to use a word that is too infrequently heard when we speak about our mission—love. It is safe to say that never before have our students been subjected to so many stressors, so many uncertainties and social-emotional challenges—all presenting deep impediments to their learning and long-term well-being. Over the next days, I encourage you to place all that is on offer in this year’s rich collection of workshops and presentations within this critical context.

I would like to offer a very special welcome and note of appreciation to the educators who serve as EARCOS school representatives—providing a robust communications network across the region. And thank you, too, to the members of the Teacher Advisory Council who help us identify important topics and top-notch presenters. And, please be sure to make time to visit the Exhibitors’ area to learn more about the organizations and companies that are here to serve you and your students. Their support for this conference and for our organization is invaluable.

Before closing, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the dedicated EARCOS Staff—Kristine De Castro, Bill Oldread, Edzel Drilo, RJ Macalalad, Ver Castro, Robert Viray, Elaine Repatacodo and Giselle Sison for their efforts on a veritable mountain of details required to make the conference happen. Please reach out to them for assistance whenever needed.

Enjoy your days together here in lovely Kota Kinabalu and thank you for joining us.

With best wishes,

Edward E. Greene, Ph.D. Executive Director

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General Information EARCOS Secretariat Hours

You will be able to pick up your registration name badge at the EARCOS Secretariat located at The Magellan Sutera Level 2.

Tuesday, March 21 Wednesday, March 22 Thursday, March 23 Friday, March 24 Saturday, March 25

10:00 - 19:00 07:00 - 19:00 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00

If you have any questions or concerns, the EARCOS staff and TR Reps will happily assist you in any way they can.

Name Badges

Wearing your badge is required for entrance to the sessions. You must wear your badge at all times during the conference.

Internet Access

There is free Wi-Fi internet connection at the conference venues. However, this can be unreliable so we would strongly suggest that you do not rely on a live connection for your presentation.

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Get the App

Use the free Whova App to plan your day, see schedule updates, connect with people, and post photos to the social feed using our ETC hashtag #etc2023kk

Refreshment Breaks

Complimentary coffee, tea and water will be available during the scheduled coffee breaks. Light snacks will be provided once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

What to Wear & Bring

Attendees generally wear casual attire.You may wish to bring a light jacket or sweater as meeting rooms are air-conditioned and sometimes cool. The two hotel venues are a 10 minute walk away so participants are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes.

Conference Welcome Reception

This event provides a great opportunity for delegates to network and get to know each other. All registered presenters and delegates are welcome to attend. Admission is included in the conference registration fee.

The Welcome Reception & Cultural Night will be held in the Magellan Lobby at 19:00-21:00.

Lunch

Lunch on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday is included in the conference registration fee. Lunch will be served at FIVE SAILS in the Magellan Sutera and CAFE BOLEH in the Pacific Sutera.

A Polite Request to All Participants

Participants are requested to arrive in a timely fashion for all presentations, whether to their own or to those of other presenters. Presenters are reminded that the time slots are divided fairly and equally between the number of presentations, and that presentations should not overrun.

Participants should refrain from talking amongst themselves unless it’s a group activities and ensure that mobile phones are switched off or set to silent mode during presentations.

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Table of Contents 1 2 4 6 8 10 11 12 14 16 18 19 20 22 24 26 28 29 30 32 34 36

Welcome Message General Information Table of Contents & Conference at a Glance Meeting & Banquet Rooms- Floor Plan PRECONFERENCES First Day of Conference 1st Keynote Speaker - TODD SHY 2nd Keynote Speaker - RUSSELL LEHMANN SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 (Job-ALikes) Second Day of Conference Keynote Speaker - NICHOLAS CARLISLE SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 SESSION 7 Third Day of Conference Keynote Speaker - MICHELLE GARCIA WINNER SESSION 8 SESSION 9 SESSION 10 SESSION 11

EARCOS Registration Hours Tuesday, March 21 Wednesday, March 22 Thursday, March 23 Friday, March 24 Saturday, March 25

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10:00 - 19:00 07:00 - 19:00 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00

Meeting & Banquet Rooms Floor Plan - Pacific Sutera (PS)

Male Toilet

Pacific Grand Ballroom

Female Toilet

Function Room 5

Foyer Foyer

Planter

Male Toilet

Function Room 1

Function Room 4 Function Room 3

Function Room 2

The luxurious 5-star Pacific Sutera Hotel features 500 immaculately appointed rooms and suites with contemporary décor and dramatic views of either the sprawling golf course or of the sea and nearby tropical islands.

Function Room 8 Function Room 7 Function Room 9

Function Room 6

Female Toilet

Function Room 10

The grand entrance and high-ceiling lobby lounge offer an uninterrupted, panoramic view of the ocean and is a popular meeting point for leisure and business travellers. The Pacific Club guests enjoy the magnificent views from the top floors where breakfast and cocktails are served in the exclusive Pacific Club Lounge.

The HIBISCUS is located at the Pacific Sutera First Floor.

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Meeting & Banquet Rooms Floor Plan - Magellan Sutera (MS)

Meeting Room 3

Meeting Room 2

Meeting Room 1

Meeting Room 4

Meeting Room 5

Meeting Room 6

Magellan Ballroom

PreFunction

The Magellan Sutera Resort is a magnificent 5-star resort with 456 suites. The grand entrance is a majestic longhouse style lobby; an architectural tribute to the Rungus natives of Sabah. With fine timber furnishings and traditional handicraft artifacts, this resort is a favourite with families and couples and those seeking a relaxing, tropical holiday in Borneo.

Court Yard

Meeting Room 10

Meeting Room 7 Meeting Meeting Room 9 Room 8

The suites are lavishly decorated and present fabulous views of beautifully manicured gardens or the South China Sea set against a backdrop of the islands of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.

Orchid Garden Room and Rose Garden Room are located at the Ground Level near “5 Sails Restaurant“

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Preconferences Wednesday | March 22, 2023 8:30 - 16:30

SUZIE BOSS MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM Students to the Rescue: Deeper Learning through Real-World Projects - Real-world problems seldom fit neatly into content silos.

Designing projects around challenges that students genuinely want to tackle leads naturally to interdisciplinary connections that deepen learning, increase engagement, and build students’ competence as creative problem solvers and contributors to their communities.

In this interactive pre-conference session, participants will analyze case studies in which students have addressed environmental and social concerns. Results range from reducing pollution in local watersheds to improving access to mental health resources to chronicling untold stories. Through such projects, students master both academic and non-academic competencies (such as collaboration, selfdirection, and critical thinking), and reflect on their own growth as engaged citizens. (Read more on Whova App) NICHOLAS CARLISLE MS MEETING ROOM 3 Solution Team® Training - Student bullying and cyberbullying are some of the most painful and intractable challenges facing educators today. Bullying causes real suffering and without intervention can result in lives lost or forever changed. Students who are different, e.g. because of their ability, ethnicity, socio-economic status or simply because they don’t follow stereotypical gender norms, are particularly vulnerable. Most teachers and school leaders have never been trained in an effective system for how to respond.

Solution Team® gives teachers and school leaders an effective solution to bullying. Educators trained in Solution Team® bring together the bullying students with three to four prosocial students and activate their empathy to end the bullying of one of their peers. Schools that use Solution Team® are able to solve 90% of incidents, making this one of the most impactful anti-bullying interventions available.

Over time Solution Team® helps schools to develop a culture where students are more trusting of adult intervention, more willing to seek help and demonstrate greater kindness to each other. (Read more on Whova App) MARILYN GEORGE MS MEETING ROOM 6 Serving as a Visiting Committee Member and Conducting a Self-Study - This session will (1) prepare educators to serve on ACS WASC visiting committees, emphasizing the role and responsibilities of an ACS WASC visiting committee member, and (2) examine the essentials of the Focus on Learning process and its adaptability from a self-study perspective. (Read more on Whova App) MEGHAN HARGRAVE MS ROSE GARDEN Taking Literacy Instruction from Good to Great: Research-Based Best Practices that will Lift the Level of Whole Group, Small Group and 1-on-1 Instruction and are Sure to Maximize Student Independence and Skill Transference Over the past several years there has been a lot of noise and updated research in the teaching of reading. The Science of Reading movement, current publications and new teaching resources have pushed us all to reconsider the way we are teaching literacy. This work does not mean abandoning current practices, rather being mindful of shifts that should be made to best meet the needs of all learners. In this session, participants will not only be immersed in current research through engaging conversation and collaboration but will also be presented practical and simple ways to take their teaching to the next level. We will spend time learning about shifts to be made in whole group, small group, and 1-on-1 instruction regardless of current curriculum. (Read more on Whova App) MATT HARRIS & SIAN JORGENSEN MS MEETING ROOM 4 Bootcamp for New and Aspiring Safeguarding Leaders - This session will aid teachers and leaders who are new to Safeguarding leadership. Whether newly appointed or aspiring to take on Safeguarding and Child Protection responsibilities at your school, this workshop will provide practical information on the what, why and how of school Safeguarding. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of Child Protection within an International school context. They will learn how to navigate the challenges that many international schools face with transitory staff, inconsistent community resources, and variable understanding of Child Protection amongst school leadership.

This interactive, hands-on training aims to give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to lead a Safeguarding team. Participants will receive a digitally verifiable Certificate of Attendance.

CATHY BERGER KAYE MS MEETING ROOM 2 Enlivening Service Learning for Global Citizenship - Engage in dynamic experiences you can bring directly to students that clear a pathway to global citizenship! Through the Five Stages of Service Learning, come to know a roadmap that deepens understanding of our complex and interconnected world. Develop transferable skills to strengthen both competence and confidence. Heighten perception and understanding of self and others, to contribute to a more just and equitable society. Whether new to service learning or advanced, you will find useful ideas that elevate our abilities as you join with other EARCOS educators to establish a community of practice. Come ready to dive in! Extensive resources provided for all grades.

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JENNIFER D KLEIN MS MEETING ROOM 1 Designing Learning Experiences for Cognitive and Cultural Inclusion through The Landscape Model of Learning - Most schools still function with agelevel groupings and an industrial-era mentality about students, where we presume a common starting and ending point for all. While such systems may have helped us standardize education and make it more efficient, they can make some students feel perpetually behind, hold back our most talented, and ignore the “middle.” Rather than shooting for access for all students, authors Jennifer D. Klein and Kapono Ciotti have developed The Landscape Model to help teachers and leaders ensure the highest levels of personal success possible for all students. Recognizing that students are positioned across a landscape when it comes to their learning and growth, the model provides strategies for developing an asset-based understanding of what each student brings into the learning ecosystem (previous learning and educational access, cultural and other identity orientations, cognitive abilities, etc.), for co-constructing each child’s horizon with students and their families (goals and aspirations, as well as their Zone of Proximal Development), and for constructing a personal pathway appropriate for that student (a culturally- and cognitively-responsive personal learning plan to reach those goals through student-centered pedagogies).The entire model hinges on student protagonism, or agency, and the goal is a level of “inclusive prosperity” which leverages talents and passions to ensure all students reach their own highest possible level of success.

This preconference session will provide an overview of the three elements of the Landscape Model, as well as the Eight Principles upon which it is based.

Participants will have an opportunity to experience inclusive strategies, and to start planning how they might use the model to build more inclusive prosperity in their classrooms and school communities.

LEE ANN JUNG MS MEETING ROOM 5 Universal Design for Learning & Beyond - Every classroom is filled with amazing individuals who vary wildly in who they are as people. Diversity is an asset!

But educators are often left overwhelmed with how to meet diverse learning needs so that each student finds success in the classroom. The purpose of this 8-module course is to develop understanding and skills around universal design for learning (UDL). Supported by neurological and education research, UDL provides the framework we need to engage students, support their self- regulation in learning, represent content in multiple modes, and remove the barriers from assessment. UDL is not a new name for differentiation. It’s a lens for designing core instruction for all. This course delivers practical content and practice in using the UDL framework. This course is for classroom teachers, learning support teachers, counselors, administrators, teacher leaders, and support providers. This course can be taken for graduate credit from San Diego State University.

10:00 - 10:30

Morning Tea & Coffee Break

12:00 - 15:30

Teacher Advisory Luncheon and Meeting

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:00 - 19:00

Exhibitors Set-up

14:45 - 15:15

Afternoon Tea & Coffee Break

17:00-18:00

EARCOS Teacher Representatives Meeting

18:00-19:00

EARCOS Teacher Representatives Reception

MS Meeting Room 7

Five Sails Restaurant

Magellan Ballroom Foyer

Function Room 10 (Pacific)

Horizons Sky Bar (Pacific)

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First Day of Conference At-A-Glance 07:30 - 15:00 08:00 - 08:30

08:30 - 09:15 09:15 - 09:45 10:00-10:45 10:45-11:15 11:15 - 12:30 12:30 - 13:45 13:45 - 15:00 15:00 - 15:30 15:30 - 16:45

Exhibits Open Welcome Message to the Delegates Announcements & Remarks 1st Keynote Speaker Coffee Break 2nd Keynote Speaker Travel Time Session 1 Lunch Session 2 Tea & Coffee Break Job-Alikes

17:45 - 18:45 19:00 - 21:00

Cocktail Reception for Guest Presenters Welcome Reception

ABOUT KOTA KINABALU

Kota Kinabalu, formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of the state of Sabah, located in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies to its west, and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is located to its east. Kota Kinabalu has a population of 452,058 and, including the adjacent Penampang and Putatan districts, the metro area has an estimated population of 628,725.

Kota Kinabalu is often known as KK, both in Malaysia and internationally. It is a major fishing destination and a popular gateway for travellers visiting Sabah and Borneo. Kinabalu National Park is located about 90 kilometers from the city, and there are many other tourist attractions in and around the city. Kota Kinabalu is also one of the major industrial and commercial centers of East Malaysia. These two factors combine to make Kota Kinabalu one of the fastest growing cities in Malaysia.

Kota Kinabalu is named after Mount Kinabalu, which is situated about 50 kilometers east-northeast of the city. Kinabalu is derived from the name Aki Nabalu meaning the “revered place of the dead.” Aki means “ancestors” or “grandfather,” and Nabalu is a name for the mountain in the Dusun language. There is also a source claiming that the term originated from Ki Nabalu, where Ki means “have” or “exist,” and Nabalu means “spirit of the dead.”

Kota is a Malay word for a “fort,” “town,” or a “city.” It is also used formally in a few other Malaysian towns and cities, for example, Kota Bharu, Kota Tinggi, and Kota Kemuning. It can also be used informally to refer to any towns or cities. Hence, a direct translation of the name Kota Kinabalu into English would be “City of Kinabalu” or “Kinabalu City.”

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Conference Opening Thursday | 23 March 2023 7:30 - 15:00

EXHIBITS OPEN

Magellan Ballroom Foyer

8:00 - 8:30 Magellan Ballroom I

WELCOME MESSAGE TO THE DELEGATES Dr Margaret Alvarez, EARCOS Board Trustee, Past President

Introduction of Speaker: Ms. Pauline O’Brien, Director of Global Recruitment, International Schools Services

8:30 - 9:15

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: TODD SHY

Magellan Ballroom I

Todd Shy has taught for more than twenty-five years in Cary, North Carolina, San Francisco, California, and New York City.

He is currently Head of Upper Division at Avenues The World School in New York. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Raleigh News and Observer, where he was a regular contributor, the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Salmagundi, and numerous other publications. In 2008 he was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing. His recent book Teaching Life: Life Lessons for Aspiring (and Inspiring) Teachers was described by the founder of the Academy for Teachers as a “an eloquent love letter to teaching and to life.”

Keynote Title: The Romance of Teaching The topic of education, Emerson told us, makes most people nod off or change the subject. But ask people to talk about a formative teacher, and they light up to share. What can we learn from the stories people tell about the teachers who changed them, and how can make those stories more central to how we think about school? Now more than ever, we need these stories to pull us back to the artistry, the beauty, the fullness of what teachers do.

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9:15 - 9:45 TEA & COFFEE BREAK Magellan Ballroom Foyer

9:45-10:00 Introduction of Speaker: Ms Kelly Hersey, Deputy Head of Primary, Garden International School KL Magellan Ballroom I

10:00-10:45 Magellan Ballroom I

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: RUSSELL LEHMANN

Russell Lehmann is an award-winning and internationally recognized thought leader, speaker, poet, and advocate contextualizing autism, mental health, disabilities, and the overall human condition. His words have been featured in the USA Today, LA Times, NPR, Yahoo! News, Success Magazine and archived in the Library of Congress. A graduate of MIT’s “Leadership in the Digital Age” course, Russell sits on numerous boards such as the national Board of Directors for The Arc of the United States and is a lead council member for the Autism Society of America. He also serves as an advisor to NEXT for Autism and is a consultant for the US Department of Justice, restructuring our criminal justice system in a more equitable fashion for those with disabilities.

Keynote Title: Inclusion: Not Just “in” the Community, but “of” the Community!

Inclusion has become a trendy term when it comes to creating an equitable environment for all people. Yet, how often are our inclusion practices translating to the feeling of being included? We often think of inclusion as a goal, rather than a verb that has to be practiced every day.

10:45-11:15

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Session 1

Thursday, 23 March 11:15-12:30

TODD SHY Q and A Session RUSSELL LEHMANN Q and A Session

MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1

SUZIE BOSS Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 1 How to Assess Learning in PBL - Elementary - Research shows that project-based learning offers a wide range of benefits for students, but PBL can challenge teachers when it comes to assessing learning. In this practical session, we will tackle elementary teachers’ most-commonly-asked questions about assessment in PBL, such as how to assess individual and team projects, and how to empower students to set goals and reflect on their own growth.

NICHOLAS CARLISLE Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 3 How do we make the internet a better place for Children? - Every day 200,000 children go online for the first time. By the time they are eight they are likely to spend two hours a day online. As they enter the tween and teen years they are increasingly exposed to violent and inappropriate content, unwanted contact and bullying and a culture of intolerance and hate in games, social media and video sites, In this workshop we look at the power if education to prepare students to unlock the potential of the internet for good and to protect themselves from harm. Participants learn a framework of twelve core skills and values that every child needs in a connected world.

GREG CURTIS PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 Tools and Strategies for Transdisciplinary Learning Goals - A shorter presentation outlining examples, sources and uses for tools and strategies.

SARAH PARK DAHLEN Strand: Library MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM Asian American Youth Literature in Classrooms and Libraries - In this session, participants will learn about the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Rubric to Evaluate Asian American and Pacific Islander American Youth Literature (https://www.apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/resources/).

We will discuss the rubric in the context of current and historical representation of AAPI individuals and communities in various media. Participants will learn how to 1) evaluate individual books containing Asian and Asian American content and 2) conduct classroom library audits, with attention paid to how these books fit into larger classroom and library collections.

SUSAN GRANT Strand: Literacy / Special Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 Learning Disabilities: Understanding the Overlap - Learning Disabilities are not singular. There are many shared characteristics which can make diagnosing and designing interventions and treatments challenging. This workshop is designed to help classroom and resource teachers understand the hallmark and overlapping features of specific learning disorders in the context of our highly interconnected nervous system. We will discuss language processing, dyslexia, autism spectrum, attention and executive function deficits, and how these behavioral manifestations change and respond to intervention over time.

MEGHAN HARGRAVE Strand: Literacy PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Small Group Literacy Instruction that Makes a World of Difference - Teaching students in small groups is a method that has been used in the teaching of literacy for years. This session will provide you with a fresh look at an easy-to-plan and easy-to-teach structure sure to move students forward. Sharing research-based small group teaching practices in a way that makes the instruction effortless and simple for teachers, will leave attendees excited to return to the classroom and put it into practice. Beyond the teaching, you will also leave knowing ways for making sure that your small group teaching lives beyond the group itself and that students carry the work forward in the days that follow.

LEE ANN JUNG Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 6 Better Assessment Validity Using Universal Design for Learning - In this session, Lee Ann will guide participants to consider the many ways students can demonstrate their understanding, whether learning at a distance or in their classrooms. We explore these multiple means of expression within the context of construct validity--ensuring that we are measuring what we intend to measure. We generate solutions to these questions: What are confounding variables, and how do they compromise the validity of our assessments? Why are options for student expression important? How can we support our teams to provide students with options to show their learning in a way that improves, rather than compromises validity? How do we provide options and maintain a perception of fairness? How do we accomplish all of this with efficiency, rather than an additional burden on teachers?

CATHY BERGER KAYE Strand: Community Service PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 Practical Tips for Making Service Learning Dynamic and Effective - Let’s get to the nuts and bolts of what makes service learning worthwhile. As we move through the five stages of service learning, glean specific highlights and strategies that also translate to best teaching practices. If you aim for 100% participation from 100% of your students, then this is the workshop for you to take away energizing and purposeful ways for every student to be of value to making meaningful contributions for the wellbeing of people and our planet.

JENNIFER D KLEIN Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 Building “Glocal” Partnerships for Learning: Fostering Global and Local Citizenship for an Era of Sustainability - Learn about how global and local partnerships for learning can help build students’ global and intercultural competencies, as well as their ability to contribute to a more sustainable world as equity-minded global citizens. “Glocal” engagement programs founded in student-centered practices that emphasize advocacy and participation in all subjects and grade levels provide students with opportunities to learn from and with their global partners, to act on the basis of their learning without falling into a savior mentality, and to envision how a life of purpose and leadership might be crafted. This workshop will explore a variety of strategies for finding “glocal” partnerships for learning, for developing equitable learning experiences which foster proficiency in academic standards, and for building the kinds of deep learning experiences which humanize the world for students and foster the intercultural and problem-solving skills they need to become leaders of constructive change, both inside their local communities and in the world.

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18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care LEEANNE LAVENDER Strand: Service Learning PS FUNCTION ROOM 2 Amplifying Student Agency: Digital Storytelling and Global Citizenship - Digital Storytelling (blogging, photography, podcasts, videos and global citizenship) can be a powerful way for our students to become advocates, lending their voices to causes and people to create positive and purposeful change.

In this workshop, we’ll explore what digital storytelling is, why is it a powerful vehicle for engagement in your classroom, and how you can use it to foster deep learning and impact in the world.

MARC T NOBLEMAN Strand: Children’s Author PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 From Enemy to Empathy: A War that Teaches Peace “This is a remarkable story...a story to be remembered, forever. You will be moved” — Librarian’s Quest In 1941, the Japanese attack on Hawaii brought America into WWII. In 1942, the Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita brought WWII into America...in a way so startling, it’s surprising most people have never heard about it. But most surprising is what happened 20 years after the war... Don’t miss the moving true story (and jaw-dropping story-behind-the-story) of Thirty Minutes Over Oregon, an Orbis Pictus Honor picture book 20 years in the making.

JON NORDMEYER Strand: Modern Languages PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Translanguaging: Multilingualism as a Superpower - International schools are fortunate to include students from many language backgrounds. In inclusive and accessible classrooms, all students should have the opportunity to learn. Translanguaging describes both the language practices of bilinguals, as well as the pedagogical approaches that leverage those practices (Garcia & Lin, 2016). Shifting towards a multilingual mindset allows teachers to support students in using translanguaging as a resource for learning. Participants will take away specific projects and tools for the classroom and across the school.

LORI LANGER DE RAMIREZ Strand: Modern Languages PS FUNCTION ROOM 4 A Lot of Axolotls – A Thematic Unit for Teaching Science and Spanish - The axolotl, otherwise known as the Mexican salamander, is an endangered species of amphibian native to the area around Lake Xochimilco near Mexico City. Endearing and intriguing, the axolotl can serve as the center of a thematic unit for students of Science and Spanish of all ages and skill levels. In this session, the presenter will share activities, materials and lesson suggestions for elementary, middle school, and high school students of Spanish centered on these fascinating animals. Participants will learn about these adorable animals and explore ways to incorporate their story into their novice-level Spanish classes.

STEPHEN SHORE Strand: Special Needs MS MEETING ROOM 5 4 A’s of Autism: Awareness to Acceptance to Appreciation to Action as a Pathway to Fulfilling and Productive Lives - An autobiographical structure combining experiences of people on the autism spectrum, in making fulfilling and productive lives for autistic individuals the rule rather than the exception will be used to charge participants to reframe their thinking away from deficit, disorder, and deficit towards seeking abilities based on individual strengths.

The session ends with generalizing focus on strengths-based thinking to the rest of humanity – and finally, to the audience themselves.

JACINTA WILLIAMS & SHELLEY PAUL Strand: DEIJ PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM Designing for Equity: Start where you are - As leaders and designers of learning, every educator has the power to design (and re-design) for equity, but itcan be daunting to know where to begin, or how we can make a meaningful difference. What if we had a repeatable, scalable framework to help us uncover, scope and solve DEI challenges both big and small, from wherever we are? In this session, we will explore and apply the principles of Equity by Design as a lens for day to day practice and in solving community challenges. Join us to practice together to design for equity within our classrooms, schools, and communities. Leave inspired and equipped to take action!

MICHELLE GARCIA WINNER Strand: Special Needs MS MEETING ROOM 4 Looking Deeper at Helping Tweens and Teens with Social Anxiety - Students with social learning challenges (e.g. ASD, ADHD, etc.) may become flooded by social anxiety as they become socially more aware. Practical strategies will be taught using Social Thinking’s Spirals of Social Success and Failure to motivate developing one’s social competencies while defeating the power of one’s social anxieties.

12:30-13:45 LUNCH

Lunches will be served at FIVE SAILS RESTAURANT (Magellan) & CAFE BOLEH (Pacific)

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Thursday, 23 March 13:45-15:00

HEATHER ADKINS, Seoul Foreign School Strand: General Education MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM Worldview: A Foundation for Critical Thinking and Global Competence - In an ever-changing world where alternative worldviews are present all around us, it becomes increasingly more important for students to understand their personal perspective and be able to hear and engage the perspectives of those around them.The framework presented in this workshop is intended to help students think about the influences that impact their worldview and how they can critically think using the worldview paradigm.

CHRISTOPHER BELL, International School Bangkok Strand: Library Media PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Library Standards and a Comprehensive Research Program for Your School - Join us for an exciting session where we will provide a new set of standards and benchmarks that are the result ofa review of academic and technological standards from a variety of resources including AASL, COmmon Core and ISTE. We will demonstrate how we audited our divisions for current research practice and then circled back to install a comprehensive research program across the school. Learn about this new set of standards, implementation, and the Research Program at ISB that includes resources 6-12, including the Extended Essay. Attendees will receive copies of the standards, and presentation materials for embedding this programming in your core curriculum.

ANDREA BOLTZ, Korea International School Strand: Library Media PS FUNCTION ROOM 2 Dewey or Don’t We? - As libraries in International Schools seek to be more diverse and culturally sensitive, we should be asking whether the use of the Dewey Decimal System to organize our libraries is the correct approach. Today we recognize a variety of problematic elements to the system, including racism, sexism, and homophobia. Should we keep using this system, or should we be looking for, or developing, a new organization system?

PHILIP BOWMAN Strand: Special Education MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1 Improving One-to-One Learning Conversations - Research regularly suggests one-to-one learning conversations between educators and students are extremely effective, but usually as a supplemental strategy. Philip developed a flexibly-structured pedagogical approach to these conversations that is ranked in the top 5% of educational interventions. He shares how you can leverage the MARIO Approach as a primary vehicle for learning in your classroom.

DANIELLE CARRIVEAU, St. Johnsbury Academy - Jeju Strand: ESL MS MEETING ROOM 5 Scaffolding for Creativity - It is difficult to teach the basic skills of literature analysis writing, especially for EAL students in early high school years, while still allowing for inquiry-based choices in analytical writing. This presentation will walk teachers through a process of teaching all the analytical skills, while scaffolding using UdL principles to allow for creative choice at the end of the unit. We will use The Hunger Games as a base text for reference and participants will be given a package of Google documents that can be easily tailored to any book.

YING CHU & HUALI XIONG Strand: Modern Languages PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM Dual Language Education: Envisioning Linguistic and Cultural Equity in International Schools - Workshop objectives: Participants will examine the systemic and structural inequity in language and culture in international schools.; Participants will develop a foundational understanding of how dual language education, a high-leverage justice-oriented approach, has the potential to achieve academic excellence, bilingualism, biliteracy, and sociocultural competence for all students; and Participants will explore the promising practices in implementing dual language education programs in international schools using Dr. Chu’s linguistically and culturally responsive implementation framework based on her dissertation research.

MERE FALETONO, International School Suva Strand: Early Childhood MS MEETING ROOM 6 Children As Natural Inquirers - Looking at children in the lens of being natural inquirers. Nourishing their queries into a learning process. (Learner Agency) Their voices being heard and their actions taken into consideration. Sharing inquiry experiences in the Early Years Classroom.

MATT HARRIS & SIAN JORGENSEN Strand: Teacher Leadership MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN From Educator to Entrepreneur - ChildSafeguarding.com was started by an educator working in international schools and now it has customers across more than 60 countries. In this session, we will discuss the journey of educator to entrepreneur by focusing on good ideas and how to bring them to life.

Participants will learn the benefits and challenges of entrepreneurship for teachers working in schools. We will discuss ideas and talk about the best approaches to starting the entrepreneurship journey.

TAN HUYNH, International School of Phnom Penh Strand: ESL PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Small Co-Planning Wins, Big Results - Earning our colleagues’ trust is the essential first step in co-teaching. We can easily earn relational trust when our co-planning leads to small, frequent wins. Tan will share a framework for co-planning that is designed to produce specific takeaways from each planning session. The best part is that these strategies are things you are already doing. Tan is simply providing a framework for your practice.

YOONHEE JANHG, Asia Pacific International School Strand: Literacy MS MEETING ROOM 1 Combined Literacy Block: A Collaborative Solution for International Schools - This presentation explores how a small-sized international school is using a combined literacy block approach to develop teacher capacity and student learning. Participants will take away research-based approaches, real-life examples, and a working model that can be applied to their individual setting.

CAROLYN JEZIORSKI, United Nations International School of Hanoi Strand: Early Childhood PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Bringing Picture Books to Life - Bring stories to life during read alouds using yoga, mindfulness, and movement! In this session, you will learn about the value of yoga and mindfulness for young students, get strategies for incorporating yoga and movement into your read alouds, and learn about a variety of resources for incorporating yoga and mindfulness in stories. Be prepared to try out some of the poses and activities!

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18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care NADIA KASHEM KIM, Seoul International School Strand: Counselors MS MEETING ROOM 4 Becoming a Human Rights Friendly School: A Guide for Educators - This workshop introduces key concepts in human rights education that help to establish a human rights framework for school curriculum and environment, for both teachers and administrators. Participants will learn more about current trends in content and methods available for teaching and leading for, through, and about human rights.

PRISCILLA LEIGHTON & TURNER MCGILL, Ruamrudee International School Strand: Special Needs PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 “Why are you so lazy?” Motivating and Supporting Students with Executive Functioning Deficits. - Do you think you have unmotivated, underachievers in your classroom? Think again! They could be struggling with Executive Functioning delays or ADHD. Understand how to support your students’ weaknesses and take away strategies that will empower you and your students to combat day-to-day and long-term challenges.

AMANDA MOLNAR, UWC Thailand International School Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 3 Project-Based Learning in the IBDP: It is Possible! - This workshop will showcase the benefits of Project-Based Learning in the context of the IBDP (exams and all) through research and the presenter’s lived experience teaching IBDP Individuals and Societies courses. The majority of the time will be spent on practical steps and tips, giving you the tools to implement dynamic, contextual, and real-world learning, while preparing your students even better for their assessments.

STEPHEN MURGATROYD Strand: Literacy MS MEETING ROOM 10 Picture Books as a Genre for All - This workshop will explore the multi-layered nature of picture books and how they can be used to communicate a range of concepts. We will look at how a range of age groups can enhance their learning through this genre.

KELLY SHANKS, Ayeyarwaddy International School Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 The Power of Relationships - This workshop creates conversation around the power of relationships between educator and student. It encourages participants to reflect on their own practices and provides an opportunity to communicate and collaborate in developing new thinking around the subject.

SUSAN TAN Strand: Children’s Author PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 Writing Children’s Books with Susan Tan!: Reading from Cilla Lee-Jenkins, Future Author Extraordinaire and Discussion about Writing and Teaching Writing - In this session, author Susan Tan will read from her middle grade series Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire, and will discuss her own writing process, and how she uses her process to teach writing to students of all ages, from elementary school through to the college level. She will discuss writing activities for students, and how to give students ownership of their own stories through a discussion of her own Asian American and mixed race background. There will be plenty of time for questions!

DEBS TAYLOR, International Christian School - Hong Kong Strand: Literacy PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 3 Types of Authentic Assessment in ELA - It’s important for students to be reading and writing in authentic contexts. Learn how you can develop authentic assessments for reading, poetry, and Shakespeare that will engage your students and provide authentic writing contexts.

MELISSA TRAINOR, Singapore American School Strand: Special Needs PS FUNCTION ROOM 4 Catalyzing Change: Creating Equitable Math Pathways - Imagine that one organizational change resulted in substantial gains in math achievement and more students taking advanced math courses. This session will explore Singapore American School’s journey in creating more equitable and inclusive math pathways for all students, by inviting participants to reflect on how their own school structures might impact the development of student mathematical identity, agency, and growth, and by providing time and space for all stakeholders to engage in this critical conversation.

15:00- 15:30

TRAVEL TIME / SHORT TEA & COFFEE BREAK

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Session 3

Thursday, 23 March 15:30-16:45

Job-Alikes

Job-Alikes offer opportunities for peers with similar roles or interests from different schools to meet, to discuss common challenges and support each other.

MS and HS Counselors

PS FUNCTION ROOM 1

ES Counselors PS FUNCTION ROOM 2 Library Media Specialists

PS FUNCTION ROOM 4

Early Childhood and Kindergarten

MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN

Grades 1 and 2

MS MEETING ROOM 1

Grades 3, 4 and 5

MS MEETING ROOM 2

EAL Teachers

MS MEETING ROOM 3

Language Arts HS

MS MEETING ROOM 5

Language Arts MS

MS MEETING ROOM 6

Special Needs ES

MS MEETING ROOM 10

Special Needs MS and HS

MS MEETING ROOM 4

Literacy Specialists

MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM

Technology

PS FUNCTION ROOM 6

Cocktail Reception for Guest Presenters

17:45-18:45 Tarik’s Lounge

(by invitation only)

Welcome Reception & Cultural Night

19:00-21:00 Magellan Lobby

This event provides a great opportunity for delegates to network and get to know each other.

All registered delegates and guest are welcome to attend.

Admission is included in the conference registration fee.

Thank you to SABAH TOURISM for their generous support of this year’s EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023.

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Second Day of Conference At-A-Glance 07:30 - 16:45 08:00 - 08:30

08:30 - 09:15 09:15 - 09:45 09:45 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30 11:30 - 12:45 12:45 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:15 15:15 - 15:45 15:45 - 16:30

Exhibits Open Welcome Message to the Delegates Announcements & Remarks Keynote Address Tea & Coffee Break Session 4 Travel Time Session 5 Lunch Session 6 Tea & Coffee Break Session 7

PLACES TO VISIT IN KOTA KINABALU Manukan Island is one of the five islands which make up the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Marine Park (along with Mamutik, Gaya, Sapi, and Sulug). On the island you can snorkel, swim, and parasail.

Lok Kawi Wildlife Park - Just 15 minutes drive from the very small town of Lok Kawi. Lok Kawi Wildlife Park is one of the most interesting places to visit while in Borneo! This wildlife park is a conservation center for the endangered.

Poring Hot Spring - This tour brings you across the mountainous Crocker Range with its panoramic view of the countryside and soaring hills. Catch the magnificent sight of Mount Kinabalu, one of South East Asia’s highest peaks, along the journey.

Signal Hill Observatory - Along the same road to the Atkinson Clock Tower, the Signal Hill Observatory Platform has a great view of the east side of downtown KK. The view has a mix of old and modern buildings of KK and out to the ocean with islands.

It is the main financial and shopping district of KK where the major banks and the attractions are located.

Tanjung Aru Beach - Tanjung Aru derives its name from the abundance of tall casuarinas (Aru) trees that grace the shoreline.The sunset is beyond words, so make sure you catch it. A great place to hang out with friends and family. Watch the sun go down as you sip coconut water and chow down on satay, chicken wings, or hawker-style noodles.

Canopy Walkway at Poring - A visit to the Kinabalu Park is not complete without a jaunt to Poring. situated 40km away from the Park HQ. A must-visit! Stroll amidst the canopy of the Menggaris tree—the King of the Forest. The walkway is 157.8m long and 41m high; width is only a wooden plank size. For those who have an immense fear of heights, you might want to give this is a skip.

Klias River & Fireflies Kota Kinabalu - Situated approximately 120 kilometres south of Kota Kinabalu, the Klias River & Wetlands is a natural haven for animals and birdlife, with its most-famous resident being the weird-but-wonderful Proboscis monkeys.

Kinabalu Park - Kinabalu Park is Malaysia’s first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000.

White Water Rafting - For those keen on white water rafting, Padas River is an excellent place to go. Access to this river is only through the town of Beaufort, about 1 1/2 hrs drive from Kota Kinabalu.

Sapi island is another island of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park. Just like the other islands, the only transportation is by boat.

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Second Day of Conference Friday | 24 March 2023 7:30 - 16:45

EXHIBITS OPEN

Magellan Ballroom Foyer

WELCOME MESSAGE TO THE DELEGATES

8:00 - 8:30

Dr Margaret Alvarez, EARCOS Board Trustee, Past President

Magellan Ballroom I

ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMARKS

Introduction of Speaker

8:30 - 9:15

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: NICHOLAS CARLISLE

Magellan Ballroom I

I’ve dedicated much of my life to social justice and children’s well-being. After two decades of living in California I’ve returned to London to direct Power of Zero a global campaign to reshape early learning for an increasingly connected world, by teaching young children the skills and values that they need.The campaign brings together leaders in technology with experts in children and NGOs around the world.

I graduated in philosophy and ancient history from Oxford University, worked as a barrister in Lincoln’s Inn while serving as chairman of the Amnesty International UK Charitable Trust. In California I practiced as a child and family psychotherapist, where I founded and led No Bully, a US based non-profit with the mission to eradicate bullying and cyberbullying worldwide.

I gave a TEDx talk on bullying, and have been recognized by Toms as a Game Changer, by Ashoka as a Champion of Children’s Wellbeing and by Hearts on Fire as a visionary.

Keynote Title: ”Are we too late to stop the cyberbullying epidemic?”

Children and adolescents across the world increasingly connect online. They use their phones, social networking sites, apps and online games to learn, build friendships and create.These same platforms are increasingly plagued by bullying, intolerance and hate. In this keynote Nicholas Carlisle, Founder of No Bully, uncovers how we created the cyberbullying epidemic and delivers an inspirational message for how we can make the Internet a better place for kids.

9:15 - 9:45 TEA & COFFEE BREAK

Magellan Ballroom Foyer

Sponsored by Accrediting Commission for Schools

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Session 4 NICHOLAS CARLISLE

Friday, 24 March 09:45-11:00

Q & A Session

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1

DAN ALLBERY & SHANNON LEONI, International School Bangkok Strand: DEIJ / General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Are We There Yet? No: Moving Towards Authentic LGBTQ+ Inclusion - Unpacking concepts of privilege, performative allyship and heteronormativity is difficult, but necessary for schools. Questions we’ll tackle include: What privileges do I have, and do those impact my allyship? What language should I be using in order to be more inclusive? and Do I have blindspots that impact my allyship?

JUAN CARLOS CAIROS, International School of Phnom Penh Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 Revamping Our Practice Through Curiosity - How do we build habitats for curiosity in a world ruled by overstimulation and instant gratification? In this workshop, we will explore the role of curiosity in designing learning engagements that are enjoyable, relevant and sustain student engagement. Participants will reflect on their own journeys and discuss how learning conditions, perceived value and relationships can impact the way we learn. We will also analyze several tools and shifts to enhance curiosity and situational interest.

ANITA CHURCHVILLE Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 1 At the Other End of the Spectrum: Case Studies/Profiles of Highly Able/Gifted & Talented Learners - There is no lack of professional development, widely-used interventions, support, and conversation around how to meet the needs of struggling learners and of those with disabilities. But how well do we know the needs and challenges of our highly able/gifted & talented students? What roles do underachievement, social and emotional challenges, twiceexceptionality, motivation, and the like play in their success? This session will examine the various types of gifted learners, identify how to spot them in the classroom, and explore solutions to better support their unique needs - in and out of the classroom.

PAOLO EURON, Wells International School - On Nut Campus Strand: DEIJ / General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 4 Intercultural Appreciation of Beauty - The workshop is based on the EARCOS supported research carried out by Grade 11 students of Wells International School - Bangkok. How does cultural background affect our experience of physical, natural and artistic beauty? Strategies, questionnaires, tests to find cultural differences in the enjoyment of beauty.

LORNA FABER-MICHELL, HALEY OSBOURNE & Strand: General Education PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM LEAH HOLLIDAY, Brent International School Manila Classroom Vibe: A Collaborative Response to Student Feedback - Classroom teachers know that classroom culture is as important as academic lessons yet it is easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day urgency of the classroom. This is where student feedback comes in. This workshop will share three teachers’ journeys using the Classroom Vibe survey in their classrooms and how a collaborative approach facilitated reflection and sustained action.

SUSAN GRANT Strand: Literacy MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM The Neuroscience of Reading: Learning to Read Versus Reading to Learn - This workshop will provide an overview of the neurological underpinnings that support language and reading acquisition and why some children may struggle to learn to read. We will discuss the differences between dyslexia and struggling readers as well as the early warning signs and risk factors for reading failure.

CYNTHIA HOGWOOD, International School Manila Strand: Special Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Challenging All Learners: Practical Definitions and Strategies - Differentiation has been an educational buzzword for years. However, practical application of this broad concept can still be daunting and time-consuming for many teachers. This presentation focuses on the heart of differentiation and presents easy-to-adapt strategies for teachers to use in their classrooms upon returning from the conference.

LEE ANN JUNG Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 4 Better Assessment Validity Using Universal Design for Learning (Repeat) - In this session, Lee Ann will guide participants to consider the many ways students can demonstrate their understanding, whether learning at a distance or in their classrooms. We explore these multiple means of expression within the context of construct validity--ensuring that we are measuring what we intend to measure. We generate solutions to these questions: What are confounding variables, and how do they compromise the validity of our assessments? Why are options for student expression important? How can we support our teams to provide students with options to show their learning in a way that improves, rather than compromises validity? How do we provide options and maintain a perception of fairness? How do we accomplish all of this with efficiency, rather than an additional burden on teachers?

HARANG JUNG, NIST International School Strand: Technology PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Effective Technology for Differentiation - This workshop will teach you how to use Google Suite features to effectively differentiate lessons. You will walk away with practical tips on collecting and organizing student data, using visual cues to accommodate students with additional needs, and providing feedback in different formats.

CATHY BERGER KAYE Strand: Service Learning MS MEETING ROOM 6 How Do I Include Service Learning in My Curriculum? - Dive into a highly interactive experience with hands on opportunities to develop authentic curricular connections. Just as we diversify teaching strategies for students, try out four different approaches for thinking about where service learning augments, strengthens and elevates student engagement and outcomes. Meeting (and exceeding) curricular outcomes – knowledge, skills and dispositions – is at the core of service learning. See how the process moves learning forward and upwards! Lively and productive. Join us!

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18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care JENNIFER D KLEIN Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 Designing Learning Experiences for Cognitive and Cultural Inclusion through The Landscape Model of Learning - Most schools still function with agelevel groupings and an industrial-era mentality about students, where we presume a common starting and ending point for all. While such systems may have helped us standardize education and make it more efficient, they can make some students feel perpetually behind, hold back our most talented, and ignore the “middle.” Rather than shooting for access for all students, authors Jennifer D. Klein and Kapono Ciotti have developed The Landscape Model to help teachers and leaders ensure the highest levels of personal success possible for all students. Recognizing that students are positioned across a landscape when it comes to their learning and growth, the model provides strategies for developing an asset-based understanding of what each student brings into the learning ecosystem (previous learning and educational access, cultural and other identity orientations, cognitive abilities, etc.), for co-constructing each child’s horizon with students and their families (goals and aspirations, as well as their Zone of Proximal Development), and for constructing a personal pathway appropriate for that student (a culturally- and cognitively-responsive personal learning plan to reach those goals through student-centered pedagogies).The entire model hinges on student protagonism, or agency, and the goal is a level of “inclusive prosperity” which leverages talents and passions to ensure all students reach their own highest possible level of success.

THRESSYE N NAINUPU & RIA CANDRA, Sekolah Ciputra Strand: Counseling PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 Connecting People: How Counsellors Use Effective System to Develop Students Support Intervention - The presentation will focus on how counsellor use an effective system in strengthening intervention, communication, follow up, and monitoring for students of concerns. Effective collaboration between counsellors and the school community (teachers, school admin, faculty, welfare team, parents, students) will be addressed through the use of school-based student management system.

MARC T NOBLEMAN Strand: Children’s Authors MS MEETING ROOM 3 The Picture Book That Changed History - An edge-of-your-seat primary research epic revealing secrets uncovered and mysteries solved while author Marc Tyler Nobleman developed nonfiction picture books on the creators of Superman and Batman—riveting even for those who couldn’t care less about superheroes. The Batman book kicked off a 9-year campaign to correct a 76-year-old cultural injustice and inspired the unprecedented documentary Batman & Bill.This presentation vividly shows how children’s literature can bring about significant real-world change. It has elicited raves (and sometimes tears) among students and teachers worldwide. Do NOT read about it in advance...you will want to hear each startling twist live!

LIZ REALE, Taipei American School Strand: Technology PS FUNCTION ROOM 2 Leveling Up our Approach to Education--Let’s Play - The magic of playing games has a lasting impression on us. What if we can harness that magic and and employ its principles to education? How would that change our classrooms? In this interactive workshop, explore the differences between gamification and game-tested learning., all while connecting them to the ISTE Student Standards. We will then dive into the almighty playback with more than 20 ideas for how to bring gamification and game-based learning into the classroom.

STEPHEN SHORE Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 5 Senses and Sensibilities: An Inside View on Recognizing and Supporting Individuals with Sensory Issues - The variation in perception of sensory stimuli for many with autism often causes great discomfort and the information received may be not even usable. The aim of this presentation is to enable susceptible individuals and those close to them to avoid and minimize the effect of sensory overload through easy to implement, practical solutions, thereby enabling those with sensory issues to lead fulfilling and productive lives.

JEFF WALLS, Washington State Universty Strand: Teacher Leadership PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 Transitioning from the Classroom to International School Leadership - This session is for teachers interested in making the transition into formal and informal leadership roles in EARCOS schools. Hear from alumni of the International School Leadership Program (ISLP) at Washington State University about their transition into leadership, including learning how to lead from one’s own strengths, managing school change and improvement, and instructional leadership for equity. The emphasis of this session is on offering participants insight into the next step on their own leadership journey.

JACINTA WILLIAMS & SHELLEY PAUL Strand: DEIJ MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN Listening Circles: The Power of Safe and Brave Spaces - A listening circle is a structured framework for storytelling and sharing that can be a powerful anchor for beginning or strengthening efforts to increase equity, inclusion and belonging in our classrooms and schools. Join us to experience a real-time listening circle where we share our stories and experiences of belonging in our school communities with the intention of creating a brave space for people of diverse backgrounds to connect and come together. Leave motivated to facilitate listening circles and with tools and guidance for immediate application.

KIM YOUNG, UWC Thailand International School Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 10 Embedding SEL and Mindfulness into School Culture: UWC Thailand’s story - As educators, we have become increasingly aware of the need for emotional wellbeing and mental health to cultivate and sustain resilient and thriving learning communities. Join us to hear the story of UWCT, where social emotional learning and mindfulness have been embedded into the culture of this very diverse school since its very inception. And perhaps be inspired to nurture your own SELM programmes through transformative practices and sustainable and mindful dialogue.

11:00-11:30 TRAVEL TIME

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Session 5

Friday, 24 March 11:30-12:45

SUZIE BOSS Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 1 How to Assess Learning in PBL - Secondary - Research shows that project-based learning offers a wide range of benefits for students, but PBL can challenge teachers when it comes to assessing learning. In this practical session, we will tackle secondary teachers’ most-commonly-asked questions about assessment in PBL, such as how to assess individual and team projects, and how to empower students to set goals and reflect on their own growth.

PHILIP BOWMAN Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 Become a Published Teacher-Researcher - Philip Bowman will share how he conducted and co-authored, alongside UDL expert Dr. Katie Novak and Dr. Emily Farrar, a peer-reviewed research study that was published by Wiley and NASEN. Most importantly, you will be provided with exciting ‘insider’ opportunities to start your journey today!

KRISTI BUDWORTH, Mont’Kiara International School Strand: Literacy PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Reading With Our Ears - Reading With Our Ears takes you on a journey through The Science of Reading. During the workshop, teachers will explore the idea that reading is not a natural skill, but one that is taught through structured, explicit instruction based on the way students learn to read. Participants will explore The Simple View of Reading, and Scarborough Rope, and make changes in the way we approach reading.

CLAIRE YUJIN CHOI, Korea International School Strand: General Education / Counselors PS FUNCTION ROOM 4 What Motivates Students? Four Theories of Motivation - What does educational research tell us about student motivation? This workshop will consist of (1) an introductory overview of four theories of motivation that are applicable to K-12 settings: Attribution theory, Expectancy-Value theory, Goal orientation theory, and Self-determination theory, (2) an interactive teamwork activity to deepen understanding of these theories and reflect on how to better support learners, and (3) a group sharing of reflection, implication, and application for school and classroom practices.

YING CHU & HUALI XIONG Strand: Modern Languages PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 Dual Language Education: Envisioning Linguistic and Cultural Equity in International Schools (Repeat) - Workshop objectives: Participants will examine the systemic and structural inequity in language and culture in international schools.; Participants will develop a foundational understanding of how dual language education, a high-leverage justice-oriented approach, has the potential to achieve academic excellence, bilingualism, biliteracy, and sociocultural competence for all students; and Participants will explore the promising practices in implementing dual language education programs in international schools using Dr. Chu’s linguistically and culturally responsive implementation framework based on her dissertation research.

GREG CURTIS Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Tools and Strategies for Transdisciplinary Learning Goals (Repeat) - A shorter presentation outlining examples, sources and uses for tools and strategies.

SARAH PARK DAHLEN Strand: Library Media MS MEETING ROOM 3 Asian American Youth Literature in Classrooms and Libraries (Repeat) - In this session, participants will learn about the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Rubric to Evaluate Asian American and Pacific Islander American Youth Literature (https://www.apalaweb.org/talkstorytogether/ resources/). We will discuss the rubric in the context of current and historical representation of AAPI individuals and communities in various media. Participants will learn how to 1) evaluate individual books containing Asian and Asian American content and 2) conduct classroom library audits, with attention paid to how these books fit into larger classroom and library collections.

SUSAN GRANT Strand: Literacy / Special Education MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM The Neuroscience of Reading: Learning to Read Versus Reading to Learn (Repeat) - This workshop will provide an overview of the neurological underpinnings that support language and reading acquisition and why some children may struggle to learn to read. We will discuss the differences between dyslexia and struggling readers as well as the early warning signs and risk factors for reading failure.

MICHAEL IANNINI Strand: Teacher Leadership MS MEETING ROOM 4 Professionally Networking to Enrich Conference Learning - With a return to in-person conferences, many of us need a refresher course on how to professionally network. Professional networking is essential to socializing learning experiences, a necessary component for professional growth. When we socialise learning by effectively collaborating with peers, we broaden perspective, validate assumptions and improve our teaching practices. Participating in this conference comes at a large cost, therefore it is important to make the most of every minute of the conference. (read more on Whova App) LEEANNE LAVENDER Strand: Service Learning PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM Deep Listening as a Service Learning Foundation: Slowing Down to Change the World - How can we understand our complex world? How can we develop intercultural understanding and empathy? How can we establish truly reciprocal and equitable community partnerships in our service learning programs? The key is deep and compassionate learning. In this workshop, you will experience a deep listening protocol and consider how it may transform your classroom and school initiatives for service learning and global citizenship.

RUSSELL LEHMANN Strand: Special Education MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN Breakout: Polarities: Charting the Path to What Is Possible - In this presentation, Russell dissects the polarities of life as it relates to individuals with disabilities. Implementing various philosophical perspectives in an easily digestible manner, Russell utilizes his deep introspection and insight to empower the attendees to realize that it is not success or struggle, not fear or courage, not disability or ability, but rather all of the above, and when we can embrace and accept the fluidity of life’s ups and downs, we discover what steps need to be taken to discover the path to what is possible, whereby the potential of all individuals is unleashed. (Read mor on Whova App) 22

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18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care JON NORDMEYER Strand: Modern Languages MS MEETING ROOM 6 All Teachers are Language Teachers - Every teacher in an international school can support multilingual learners by integrating language and content. Students at every proficiency level deserve to engage with challenging academic content. By building on what students can do, teachers can scaffold learning to differentiate instruction and meaningfully engage all learners. This session will introduce key ideas from research and practical tools for teaching multilingual learners in every classroom.

SIOBHAN MARIE O’CONNOR, German European School Singapore Strand: General Education / Counselors PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Mentoring & Coaching for Students: Holistic Education/Wellbeing/Pastoral Care - The global pandemic has created a vacuum of volatility and uncertainty.

Educators will have to display agility and adaptability in their practice. With educational and wellbeing goals at the centre of our practice we must examine how we are supporting our students navigate a pathway to success. This Mentoring & Coaching Workshop will focus on: Implementation of Mentoring and Coaching in a school setting; What is culture?; Relationship building; Goal setting; and Outcomes and measurement of success.

GATUT SAMUEL, Sekolah Ciputra Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 Empowering Teachers Through A Community Service - Teachers usually participate in workshops for their professional development. Somehow, the school may conduct a manageable conference/workshop led by teachers for other local educators to extend teachers capacity in a format of community service. It is a sharing session on how to hold a mini-conference for the local community.

RENTIA SMITH, International School of Myanmar Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 2 How to Differentiate without Driving Yourself Crazy - Every student is unique, and they all come to class with different ideas and understandings. This course will help you improve your understanding and application of differentiation for learning.You will observe how educators implement these strategies in t he classroom and particiapte in hands-on activities that demonstrate how to tailor lessons to students’ unique needs and the tasks at hand. In-class exercises based on actual science and biology curricula are included.

SUSAN TAN Strand: Children’s Author MS MEETING ROOM 5 Writing Children’s Books with Susan Tan!: Reading from Cilla Lee-Jenkins, Future Author Extraordinaire and Discussion about Writing and Teaching Writing (Repeat) - In this session, author Susan Tan will read from her middle grade series Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire, and will discuss her own writing process, and how she uses her process to teach writing to students of all ages, from elementary school through to the college level. She will discuss writing activities for students, and how to give students ownership of their own stories through a discussion of her own Asian American and mixed race background. There will be plenty of time for questions!

YANG WANG, Keystone Academy Strand: Literacy PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 Boost Your Students’ Modern Language Learning Though Drama - Drama has long proved itself an effective learning medium in the language classroom.

During the workshop Yang will share and coach teachers to grasp this emerging teaching approach.Yang will share samples and hands on activities of drama approaches, including teacher-in-role, still-image, hot-seating, Conscience Alley, etc. During the lesson, she will also facilitate beginning to design a lesson plan using a step-by-step scaffolding drama approach she created. This presentation is in English.

MICHELLE GARCIA WINNER Strand: Special Education MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1 Why Is It So Hard To Make A Friend? - There’s a big difference between being friendly and making and keeping friends. We’ll use Social Thinking’s Friendship Pyramid to explore 6 different levels of peer-to-peer relationships and review other treatment frameworks to help teachers build competencies for helping students learn to relate with each other.

12:45-14:00

LUNCH

Lunches will be served at FIVE SAILS RESTAURANT(Magellan) & CAFE BOLEH (Pacific)

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Session 6

Friday, 24 March 14:00-15:15

WARREN APEL, The American School in Japan Strand: Technology PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 Leveraging Digital: Technology for Deeper Learning - Technology can be engaging for students, but does the use of digital tools always equate to more meaningful learning outcomes? Well-planned and purposeful digital technologies can accelerate learning in a student-led, teacher-framed experience. Learn ways that you can evaluate your use of technology in the classroom and deepen student learning. We’ll also look at ways that technology can assist with universal design for learning, providing multiple means of engagement, representation, action, and expression to help all learners succeed.

PHILIP BOWMAN Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 Improving One-to-One Learning Conversations (Repeat) - Research regularly suggests one-to-one learning conversations between educators and students are extremely effective, but usually as a supplemental strategy. Philip developed a flexibly-structured pedagogical approach to these conversations that is ranked in the top 5% of educational interventions. He shares how you can leverage the MARIO Approach as a primary vehicle for learning in your classroom.

JOANNA FLORENTO, International School of Kuala Lumpur Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 Get Curious, Just Ask: In-Class Strategies for Building Emotional Efficacy - This workshop is designed for classroom teachers, school counsellors, and other educators who want to build their understanding of emotional efficacy and tier 1 regulation strategies that can be implemented for all students in the classroom. Workshop participants will be put into divisional groups for ease of collaboration, and will also have the opportunity to create emotional regulation toolkits that they can bring back to their classrooms and school communities.

KIM GUIRY & GRACE RIVERA, International School Manila Strand: EAL MS MEETING ROOM 3 EAL and LS: Moving from Silos to Bridges - Have you ever asked the question, “Is this child EAL or LS”? Whilst highlighting similarities and differences between EAL and LS, we will explore better questions we can ask that build bridges between and harness the expertise of EAL and LS experts. This workshop will offer concrete strategies and protocols that both EAL/ LS experts and classroom teachers of all levels can implement to support all learners.

MATT HARRIS & SIAN JORGENSEN Strand: Child Protection PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Responding to a Child Protection Concerns in your Classroom - You have an Obligation to Report if you think a child is in danger or if a child shares something upsetting with you. In this session, participants will learn how to identify a Concern or Disclosure and how to respond. We will talk about your Duty of Care responsibilities to help prevent abuse, intervene when you think a child is being abused, and how to support children who may have been abused. We will use case studies and group discussions to deepen understanding of Child Protection.

LAUREN HARVEY & REBECCA AUSTIN-CASTILLO, Busan Foreign School Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Ensuring A Welcoming Learning Environment All Year Long - Developing a welcoming learning environment to support students’ mental health and socioemotional well-being is more important than ever as we return to in-person learning after the pandemic. This session will focus on best-practice aligned classroom strategies for all educators related to physical environment, verbal and non-verbal communication strategies, and identity inclusivity to foster a welcoming and engaging learning environment for all students.

STEPHEN HOLMES Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 Teaching and Pedagogy: How to Build the Name of Your School - International schools are now more than ever being scrutinized to build identity that is intrinsic to the core reason for education- effective, high-quality teaching and pedagogy. It follows that building greater understanding of the benefits of teaching and pedagogy is a precondition for a strong and appealing identity in an international school. In the absence of this being incorporated, there is a striking sameness and lack of differentiation about their public identities. It’s a real and increasing issue for international schools wherever we look. This workshop offers a fresh perspective on how to identify and align teaching and pedagogy strengths to support a compelling and sustainable name and acclaim of your school in an increasingly competitive international school environment.

NIKKI HUME, International School Manila Strand: Early Childhood PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Reggio-Inspired Inquiry: One Teacher’s Approach to Making Learning Visible - “Perhaps the only thing you need to plan to activate an inquiry- is to plan to observe more, listen more keenly and pay closer attention.” - Kath Murdoch In this workshop, you will hear a personal narrative about integrating inquiry, creativity, and Reggio-Inspired pedagogy in Early Years learning environments.

Together, we will sort out our experiences and challenges with Reggio-Inspired practices and Inquiry-based learning in the International School context.You will leave this workshop with the next steps for making learning visible in your teaching and learning space.

MICHAEL IANNINI Strand: Teacher Leadership MS MEETING ROOM 4 You Don’t Need a Title to Lead - Changemakers don’t need a title to lead, but they do need to feel empowered to: 1) Identify opportunities for improvement, 2) build consensus amongst peers to pursue transformative change, and 3) influence others without authority. Educators, when empowered, can be the most effective tool in ensuring transformative and sustained change. I will share my journey of capacity building educators to go beyond their classroom to transformatively collaborate with colleagues in and out of their school; to be Changemakers.

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18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care LEE ANN JUNG Strand: DEIJ MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM Your Students, My Students, Our Students: Rethinking Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms - How do we design curriculum that is challenging, yet accessible, to each student in the classroom? In this session, Lee Ann reconsiders the traditional views of general and special education and the resulting identities of educators. Participants actively explore and analyze concepts of school culture and climate for inclusive learning support, roles of everyone in the building to maximize time and effectiveness, and the misunderstanding of students with disabilities as having “special needs.” Lee Ann presents universal design for learning as a key solution to bring greater equity in outcomes for students.

CATHY BERGER KAYE Strand: Service Learning MS MEETING ROOM 6 A Pause for Reflection that Matters - Let’s demystify reflection. What’s the purpose? What’s the practice? What’s the value? And how does this translate to something meaningful for our students? Experience a process you can replicate with others to deepen our understanding as you access a wide range of options for diverse ages and situations. Most of all, pause, and enjoy what reflection brings and how we connect with ourselves and others. And celebrate reflection with a surprising and fun Reflection Symphony. Come and find out what all of this is about!

CHARLIE KUHN & CAREY GOLDSTEIN

PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM Creating a Culture of Dignity - Treating people with dignity matters. But creating a culture of dignity must go beyond slogans, posters and programs that don’t have real-life applications or only exist briefly and then disappear. A principle-based approach is needed to give people structure and flexibility to turn common social challenges into teachable moments where everyone’s dignity is affirmed. Moments that create a sense of belonging for everyone. With this as a foundation, adults and young people can learn skills to understand emotions, manage conflicts, create appropriate boundaries, and effectively advocate for themselves. This environment creates strong, supportive relationships where adults, children, and communities thrive. (Read more on Whova App) AARON MONIZ Strand: DEIJ MS MEETING ROOM 1 Empathy to Impact: Education for Engaged Global Citizenship, Sustainability and Service - Participants will explore the Inspire Citizens’ Empathy to Impact approach and engage with resources to enhance curriculum for global citizenship, service, and sustainability. The Inspire Citizens Empathy to Impact approach follows the Care- Aware- Able- Impact framework. This is a service learning cycle, an enhanced inquiry cycle, and project-based learning cycle, and a method of enhancing any curriculum approach. Participants will develop student empathy by engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals, Social Justice Standards, and Well-being indicators. (read more on Whova App) MARC T NOBLEMAN Strand: Children’s Authors MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1 Film Screening: Batman and Bill - A documentary based on a picture book (Part 1) - The first English-language documentary based on a nonfiction picture book (Bill the Boy Wonder) follows the twist-filled, nine-year campaign to correct a long-standing cultural injustice: the Batman credit line did not include his co-creator and original writer, Bill Finger. Even people who can’t stand superheroes have been moved to tears by the unprecedented story, which vividly shows the power of children’s literature - and any one person - to bring about real-world change. A 90-minute film followed by Q&A with Marc Tyler Nobleman, a star of the film and author of the book that inspired it.

LORI LANGER DE RAMIREZ Strand: Modern Languages MS MEETING ROOM 5 Teaching our Tongues: Celebrating Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in our Schools - In our linguistically diverse schools, we boast a student body in which many different languages are spoken. With such a wealth of languages, it is important and valuable to celebrate students’ languages in a public and enjoyable way. Student-run language classes are an excellent means of tapping in to the talent, generosity of spirit, and pride in home cultures and languages that exist in our schools. In this session, we will explore a decade-long student-run language program that involved MS and HS students in teaching classes in their own mother tongue/home languages for other students, teachers, and community members in the school. Resources, materials, and examples will be provided to inspire participants to undertake a similar project in their own schools.

TODD SHY Strand: General Education MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN Reframing Student-Centeredness: What’s Good, What’s Missing, and What a World-Centered Education Might Look Like - We’re right to describe all our work as being student centered. Any other language seems beside the point. Being student centered highlights the relational heart of everything we do. But we teachers don’t want to be student centered so that students become self centered. We want our students to develop strong relationships and commitments to things outside themselves. We’ll explore the careful balance between being really focused on the wellbeing of individual kids and being equally insistent that they look outside themselves to build connections to the world. In a recent book, Gert Biesta calls this a world-centered education.

We’ll explore what he means by world-centered, and we’ll work to figure out how student-centered teachers can promote world-centered students, which we need now more than ever.

15:15-15:45

TEA & COFFEE BREAK / TRAVEL TIME

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Session 7

Friday, 24 March 15:45-17:00

NATHAN BELCHER, Singapore American School Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 How Humans Learn and the Impact on Classroom Practices - How do humans learn? How do the ways that humans learn affect your classroom practices? This session will provide information from the learning sciences about how humans learn, then discuss the impact of the ways that humans learn on your classroom practices. With this fundamental understanding about learning, you can examine your classroom practices for their impact on student learning — leading to improved student learning outcomes.

PIPPI BOWYER, Korea International School - JeJu Campus Strand: Special Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Shifting Gears - Teachable Attention Regulation Strategies for Elementary Students - We’ve all wondered how to get kids to pay attention. In this workshop, we will explore the different kinds of attention and how to teach students how to regulate their focus throughout the day. Educators will walk away with a deeper understanding of attention regulation and ideas of how to teach strategies to the students in their classrooms.

REGINA DEL CARMEN & GRACE KANG, Chadwick International School Strand: General Education MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN Visible Thinking Routines as Evidencing to Learning - How do you evidence learning? How do you capture students’ thinking? How do you document their connections and tensions as they make sense of the world around them? This workshop will allow the participants to gain teaching strategies that promote students’ thinking, agency, and voice through various visible thinking routines. They will explore how they can apply these routines and strategies in literacy and other subjects. The visible thinking routines allow teachers to capture concrete evidence of students’ learning.

YING CHU Strand: Modern Languages PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 Cultivating Professional Capital through Peer Coaching: Redesigning Teacher PD - Peer coaching is one of the most effective tools for transferring knowledge and skills into everyday instructional practices. When teachers actively explore, experiment, and expand their professional learning with peers, their professional capital grows, positively impacting student learning outcomes. Based on those research-based promises, Dr. Chu has collaboratively designed and implemented a peer coaching model blended with teachers’ experiences and reflections. Participants will walk away with a clear understanding of Dr. Chu’s 3E Peer Coaching model and various peer coaching engagement tools and resources. (Read more on Whova App) ANITA CHURCHVILLE Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 Avoiding “More-entiation: An Introduction to Effective Classroom Strategies for Highly Able/Gifted and Talented Learners - Let’s face it: Differentiation for our highly able students is not often something different, at the right challenge and interest level; it is typically simply more of the same. Time constraints, mixed ability classrooms, and the pressures of ensuring that all students meet the standards and outcomes of our curricula make it difficult for teachers to focus sustained attention on a group that seems “just fine.” If the goal is not simply mastery of the grade-level standards, but instead for each student to leave with a year’s worth of growth, classroom teachers need effective, evidence-based interventions. This session will provide an overview of several of the most effective strategies for this population, with a focus on practical application so that teachers can implement them in the classroom - tomorrow!

SARAH PARK DAHLEN Strand: DEIJ / Language Arts / Librarians MS MEETING ROOM 3 Classroom and Library Diversity Audits - In this session, participants will learn what a diversity audit is, and how and why to conduct one for their classrooms and libraries. Diversity audits provide data for decision-making regarding how to improve and diversify a book collection; it is an essential activity in the service of collection development. We will discuss the various ways that an audit can be conducted and examine existing sample audit infographics.

Participants will then practice conducting a mini-audit, share out what they have learned, and reflect on the process.

CHARLIE KUHN & CAREY GOLDSTEIN Strand: General Education PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM #StudentVoiceMatters - School leaders and teachers should not act alone. Successful culture change is possible when schools include and consider students’ perspectives.Valuing students’ voices and understanding social dynamics are critical to creating a space where all feel heard and valued. Young people are asking for leadership roles in new and innovative ways.These roles include traditional leadership positions like student councils, peer leadership, orientations, athletic teams and student advocacy groups. How do students bring dignity into their understanding of leadership and learn effective strategies to manage groups, inspire, and listen to others? What social dynamics exist and can get in your students’ way of becoming strong leaders?

MATT HALTER, Seoul International School Strand: Technology PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 Classroom Website Master Class - In this session, we will cover how a live, web-based platform can be utilized in the classroom, an extra-curricular club, or even at a schoolwide level. The benefits include sharing commonly used course links, efficiently organizing daily class work, displaying student work, and offering a way for parents to see what is being done at school. Examples and templates will be provided to all interested.

LEX HAMILTON, International School of Phnom Penh Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 5 When inclusion goes beyond a Spiderman meme - Who is responsible for SEN provision? All too often we end up pointing at each other like the infamous meme. Likely we understand the importance, but don’t know where to start. So how can we collaborate effectively to be leaders in SEN provision?

This workshop is for everyone willing to explore who is responsible for SEN provision, why early intervention is important and why genuine collaboration makes all the difference.

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18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care MEGAN HARGRAVE Strand: Literacy MS MEETING ROOM 4 Taking Your Teaching from Good to Great: Research Based Practices to Maximize Independence - Over the past several years there has been a lot of noise and updated research in the teaching of reading. The Science of Reading movement, current publications and new teaching resources have pushed us all to reconsider the way we are teaching literacy. This work does not mean abandoning current practices, rather being mindful of shifts that should be made to best meet the needs of all learners. In this session, participants will not only be immersed in current research through engaging conversation and collaboration but will also be presented practical and simple ways to take their teaching to the next level. (read more Whova App) MATT HARRIS & SIAN JORGENSEN Strand: Child Protection PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Overview of Child Protection Responsibilities for Educators - In this session, we will discuss the Child Protection responsibilities for teachers working in international schools. We will provide an overview of Duty of Care, Abuse types, and your Obligation to report while talking about school Safeguarding resources. Participants will learn about certification requirements, available resources, and school expectations. Participants will receive handouts and resources.

MICHELLE JAECKEL, Seoul Foreign School Strand: Literacy MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM Digital Literacy is Literacy: Engaging Readers with Purposeful Edtech - Let’s discuss and try out strategies to integrate the technology in your classroom to support all learners. The focus will be to leverage technology as a tool to support all learners through modification, augmentation, and innovation with digital literacy through a literacy lens. This active session will provide engagement, relevant, and personalised learning experiences for all learners with manageable front loading from teachers.

LINDSAY LARONDE, XCL World Academy Strand: Technology PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Technology-Based Gamification to Engage and Assess Students - Do you want to get more out of educational games? This workshop focuses on using educational technology platforms and gamification as formative assessment. Teachers will explore the elements of gamification and learn a variety of websites that allow you to customize games for your students’ learning. You will leave this workshop with an understanding of these websites and how to use the specific feedback they give you for formative assessment to differentiate your teaching.

AARON MONIZ Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 1 Eco-Media for a healthier, happier, and more sustainable world - Inspire Citizens’ Eco-Media is a set of hybrid learning opportunities for students everywhere to explore and produce meaningful media for the critical and compassionate exchange of ideas. The programs and publications blend the studies and application of deep ecology, social cohesion, civil discourse, well-being, and critical media literacy to engage students in unpacking a complex technological landscape while creating media for a healthier, happier, and more sustainable world. In this workshop participants will engage with tools and resources to embed Eco-Media practices into their teaching and learning and will engage in a mini interactive Eco-Media experience and showcase.

MARC T NOBLEMAN Strand: Children’s Authors MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1 Film Screening: Batman & Bill - first documentary based on a picture book (Part 2) - The first English-language documentary based on a nonfiction picture book (Bill the Boy Wonder) follows the twist-filled, nine-year campaign to correct a long-standing cultural injustice: the Batman credit line did not include his co-creator and original writer, Bill Finger. Even people who can’t stand superheroes have been moved to tears by the unprecedented story, which vividly shows the power of children’s literature - and any one person - to bring about real-world change. A 90-minute film followed by Q&A with Marc Tyler Nobleman, a star of the film and author of the book that inspired it.

JON NORDMEYER Strand: Modern Languages MS MEETING ROOM 6 All Teachers are Language Teachers (Repeat) - Every teacher in an international school can support multilingual learners by integrating language and content. Students at every proficiency level deserve to engage with challenging academic content. By building on what students can do, teachers can scaffold learning to differentiate instruction and meaningfully engage all learners. This session will introduce key ideas from research and practical tools for teaching multilingual learners in every classroom.

BRENDA PERKINS, Taipei American School Strand: Social / Emotional Learning MS MEETING ROOM 10 Anchoring your Teaching with Social and Emotinal Learning - After years of global challenges, it is more important now than ever to prioritize the social and emotional well-being of students. When social and emotional learning (SEL) is integrated into academic instruction, inclusive community classrooms are built that support both student well-being and academic achievement. We will address the hurdles of an integrated approach, and you will walk away with concrete tools to immediately integrate SEL into your teaching.

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Third Day of Conference At-A-Glance 7:30 - 16:45 8:00 - 8:25

8:30 - 9:15 9:15 - 9:45 9:45 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:30 11:30 - 12:45 12:45 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:15 15:15 - 15:45 15:45 - 17:00

Exhibits Open Welcome Message to the Delegates Announcements & Remarks Keynote Address Tea & Coffee Break / Travel Time Session 8 Travel Time Session 9 Lunch Session 10 Travel Time Session 11

18:00 - 19:00 19:00 - 21:00

Cocktail Reception for Exhibitors Closing Reception

DISCOVERING SABAH THE MOUNTAINS The most dramatic feature of Sabah is the 4,095-metre mountain after which the capital city is named: Kinabalu. The tallest peak between the Himalayas and New Guinea, it dominates the landscape and legends of the Kadazandusun people, and is literally the high point of the 754 square-kilometre Kinabalu Park. The importance of Kinabalu’s botanical diversity is such that the Park—which holds what one expert described as “one of the richest assemblages of plants in the world”—was declared a World Heritage Site (Malaysia’s first) by UNESCO in November 2000. Apart from being the most striking physical feature of Sabah, Mount Kinabalu is a magnet for the adventurous, who come to scale the highest mountain in this part of Southeast Asia.

Almost twice the height of the surrounding mountain range, Mount Kinabalu appears to be even higher that it is. As one early visitor put it: “it rises sheer and wonderful above a thousand hills … it is no wonder that natives hold it in veneration as the resting place of departed spirits and a dragon’s home.” The mountain exerts a magical quality that is difficult to define, changeless yet ever changing. At times, its brooding bulk seems almost malevolent, then as wisps of cloud catch on its granite peaks, the mountain plays like a beautiful woman peeping coyly from behind a veil.

Suddenly, as the clouds are torn away by the wind, the summit reveals a mass of twisted pinnacles, like petrified flames leaping up into the sky.

THE RAIN FOREST Entering a virgin rain forest is often an overwhelming experience, with life positively teeming on every level. Insects buzz and rasp and shrill, birds sing, frogs croak or boom, monkeys call, squirrels chatter, branches creak, and you can almost hear young shoots of the pants as they grow rapidly towards the light. Thanks to its tropical climate and lack of any marked dry season, Sabah’s forests are among the most richly varied rain forest in the world. From the forest floor (where thousands of insect are busy in the decaying leaves, fallen branches, and fungi), through the lower level of the forest (where lianas and palms and literally hundreds of other plants crowd each other in competition for the light), right up to the forest canopy where the trees can be more than 50 metres high, the rain forest is one of the most complex—and threatened—eco-systems in the world. The tallest forest trees, member of the dipterocarp family, are commercially very valuable as hardwood timber. Much of Sabah’s rain forest is being selectivity logged to provide an important source of income to the state. Many other areas have been protected in forest reserve, parks, and other conservation areas.

The flora and fauna of the rain forest depend largely upon altitude. The majority of Sabah’s forest is lowland rain forest, including areas such as Danum Valley, Sepilok Forest Reserve,Tabin Wildlife Reserve, and part of Kinabalu Park. From around 1,200 metres up to 2,000 metres, the forest is classified as lower montane and includes various oaks, conifers, and myrtles; this type of forest is found on the Crocker Range (and includes the Rafflesia Forst Reserve), in Kinabalu Park and in the remote Maliau Basin.

One of the most accessible areas of rain forest, apart from Kinabalu Park, is the Sepilok Forest Resserve, 43 square kilometres of superb lowland rain forest, located just 25 kilometres from Sandakan. Sepilok is famous for its orang-utan rehabilitation of one of the most remarkable creatures found in Sabah’s rain forest.

The orang-utan—a gentle, shy ape found only in Borneo and Sumatra—is highly endangered, partly owing to the loss of its forest habitat. Animals which have been kept captive, or which have been disturbed by logging activities, are brought to Sepilok to have their health monitored and to be taught the necessary skills for returning to the wild.

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Third Day of Conference Saturday | 25 March 2023

7:30 - 16:45

EXHIBITS OPEN

Magellan Ballroom Foyer

WELCOME MESSAGE TO THE DELEGATES

8:00 - 8:30

Dr Margaret Alvarez, EARCOS Board Trustee, Past President

Magellan Ballroom I

ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMARKS

Introduction of Speaker

8:30 - 9:15

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MICHELLE GARCIA WINNER

Magellan Ballroom I

Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC is a speech-language pathologist who specializes in the treatment of students with social cognitive challenges, including but not limited to diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger syndrome, ADHD/ ADD, Twice Exceptional and Non-verbal learning disorder. She has a private practice in San Jose, California where she works with clients, consults with families and schools and she travels internationally giving workshops as well as being invited to train psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and state policymakers. She presents many different all-day workshops and helps to develop programs for implementation in schools and classrooms.

Michelle is the founder of the Social Thinking Methodology; which fosters the development of an individual’s social competencies. She has written or co-authored numerous books published through Think Social Publishing, Inc. Michelle’s goal is to help educators, psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, and parents appreciate how one’s social competencies are an integral part of students’ academic, vocational and community success. She’s featured as a Social Thinking therapist in the 2016 Sundance Premiere Documentary; Life, Animated. She was honored with a “Congressional Special Recognition Award” in 2008. Michelle believes we can all do far more to understand the social learning process and explicitly teach it to all students as part of social-emotional learning.

Keynote Title: “How do Social Smarts Impact Classroom Participation and Understanding Curriculum?”

Explore the social mind and it’s impacts on how individual student’s interpret and respond to aspects of the curriculum, socially problem solve and participate in the classroom setting, as well as develop and maintain relationships. Attendees will be provided with concrete practical tools, to unpack the abstract social world.

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Session 8

Saturday, 25 March 09:45-11:00

MICHELLE GARCIA WINNER Q and A Session

MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1

JAI BISHOP, Aoba-Japan International School Strand: Technology PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 Enhancing Student Motivation Through Gamification And Gameful Design - The first part of the workshop will explore games and gamification and why they are so influential at capturing students attention. The second part explores how badging and gameful design were utilized within a Grade 5 transdisciplinary unit on space exploration. In the final part of this presentation I will share the data gathered from student, results and feedback, and steps for further gamification implementation for this unit.

SHAMEER BISMILLA, German European School Singapore Strand: Language Arts MS MEETING ROOM 10 Classroom library - Language Arts - This workshop will present a case study on the transformation of a Grade 2 classroom library into a learning space that this co-created by students. Instead of a top-down teacher-directed approach, we will look at how children use their agency to make decisions on including books that ensure that they are represented. The workshop will include tips and handouts that will help you re-ignite the reading spark in your classroom.

SUZIE BOSS Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 3 How to Design Projects Focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals - To become capable global citizens, students need right-sized opportunities to tackle issues that matter to them. This session uses the UN Sustainable Development Goals as the starting point for designing academically rigorous projects that result in local action. Participants will build their toolkit of resources, strategies, and project ideas to take back to their classrooms.

NICHOLAS CARLISLE Strand: General Education MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN How to make your school bully-free - In any year one-third of students are the target of bullying. It places them at the risk of mental health effects of anxiety, depression, suicidal and violent ideation. These effects are often as long-lasting as the effects of child abuse. If schools are serious about safeguarding their students, they need to mobilize all stakeholders-students, teachers and parents- behind a new and inclusive vision for their school community. But most educators have never been trained how to do this.This workshop shows participants how to lead culture change on their campus through defining a social vision and how to realize that vision through three concrete inititatives (1) an anti-bullying policy that guides your whole school community (2) Implementing a social and emotional learning program for all students; and (3) training all teachers in a response system to bullying that really works.

ANITA CHURCHVILLE Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 Avoiding “More-entiation”: An Introduction to Effective Classroom Strategies for Highly Able/Gifted & Talented Learners (Repeat) - Let’s face it: Differentiation for our highly able students is not often something different, at the right challenge and interest level; it is typically simply more of the same. Time constraints, mixed ability classrooms, and the pressures of ensuring that all students meet the standards and outcomes of our curricula make it difficult for teachers to focus sustained attention on a group that seems “just fine.” If the goal is not simply mastery of the grade-level standards, but instead for each student to leave with a year’s worth of growth, classroom teachers need effective, evidence-based interventions. (Read more on Whova App) MARCELLA COOPER, NIST International School Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 2 Reflections for Learning - Reflecting on one’s learning has been a tried and true method to solidify learning as well as actively engage in a student’s learning journey. This workshop will explore innovative ways to reflect on academic and personal growth ranging from digital learning portfolios to learning growth presentations to various modes of reflection.

LOIC LE GUEN, International School of the Sacred Heart Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Choose Your Own Learning Adventure: A Way to Engage Students - Presentation and analysis of a 3-step process to engage students in their own learning (Learning, Processing, Sharing), illustrated by various class activities (Grade 3), and to be experienced by participants.

KELLY HERSEY, Garden International School Kuala Lumpur Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 A ‘no hands up’ Classroom: Life Beyond Lolly Sticks - In this session I will briefly explain why a ‘no hands up’ classroom is an essential element of any responsive teacher’s toolkit. We will look at the issues surrounding the traditional ‘hands up’ classroom approach and consider the alternatives.There will be practical examples of effective strategies for teachers to put into practice immediately, in order for them to increase engagement, elicit student understanding and further develop their responsive practice.

LEEANNE LAVENDER Strand: Service Learning MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM Amplifying Student Agency: Digital Storytelling and Global Citizenship (Repeat) - Digital Storytelling (blogging, photography, podcasts, videos and global citizenship) can be a powerful way for our students to become advocates, lending their voices to causes and people to create positive and purposeful change. In this workshop, we’ll explore what digital storytelling is, why is it a powerful vehicle for engagement in your classroom, and how you can use it to foster deep learning and impact in the world.

DANAI MARAMBA, Saigon South International School Strand: Technology MS MEETING ROOM 6 Integrating Coding and Robotics into the Classroom - Learn how to integrate coding and robotics into your classroom with engaging and authentic activities. Enable students to access class content through coding, whilst also enhancing their coding and problem solving skills. This is totally applicable to homeroom and specialist teachers. Prepare to discover more educational tools and join to share ideas with the group to collectively enhance our teaching practice through coding.

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18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care STEVE MCCALLUM & MEGAN VANDEVENTER, International School Manila Strand: Early Childhood MS MEETING ROOM 1 Story: Beyond the Picture Book - Teachers of young children are masters of using storybooks across the curriculum. This workshop will encourage participants to strengthen their skills and confidence with infusing story beyond the picture book into learning experiences. Attendees will leave with practical strategies that can be used the next day in class and a robust resource guide to inspire further exploration. Topics will include teacher storytelling, story spines, drama games, and Viven Paley’s story acting/storytelling strategies.

STEPHEN MILES & EMILY CHRISTENSEN, American School Hong Kong Strand: Language Arts PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 Storytelling for the Inclusive Classroom - The practice of telling a story to an audience with a particular point of view is a powerful and emotional teaching and learning experience. Enhance inclusive learning across grade levels by using digital storytelling tools to foster excitement and enthusiasm while supporting early literacy goals and promote a love of storytelling. This hands-on workshop will give you access to digital tools and demonstrate in practical terms how to create learning experiences to captivate students and develop literacy skills. This differentiated approach will provide an access point for all levels of language learners and will empower student voice.

AARON MONIZ Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 Eco-Media for a healthier, happier, and more sustainable world (Repeat) - Inspire Citizens’ Eco-Media is a set of hybrid learning opportunities for students everywhere to explore and produce meaningful media for the critical and compassionate exchange of ideas. The programs and publications blend the studies and application of deep ecology, social cohesion, civil discourse, well-being, and critical media literacy to engage students in unpacking a complex technological landscape while creating media for a healthier, happier, and more sustainable world. In this workshop participants will engage with tools and resources to embed Eco-Media practices into their teaching and learning and will engage in a mini interactive Eco-Media experience and showcase.

SUSI PUCCI, Ruamrudee International School Strand: Literacy PS FUNCTION ROOM 4 Investigating a Language Rich Environment - Come experience a language rich interactive workshop! Language is equity, and the root of communication. In this workshop participants engage in ways to foster and cultivate a purposeful language rich environment. Any learning space can lean into utilizing robust language at any grade level. A language rich environment is a thoughtfully prepared space where the facilitator fosters experiences and opportunities for students to expand their ability to communicate. Come engage in language through content. (read more on Whova App) LORI LANGER DE RAMIREZ Strand: EAL / Languages MS MEETING ROOM 4 Core Practices for Language Learning: High Leverage Teaching Practices - In this session, we will examine ACTFL’s six core practices: (1) Facilitating Target Language Comprehensibility, (2) Building a Classroom Discourse Community, (3) Guiding Learners to Interpret and Discuss Authentic Texts, (4) Focusing on Form in a Dialogic Context Through PACE, (5) Focusing on Cultural Products, Practices, and Perspectives in a Dialogic Context, and (6) Providing Oral Corrective Feedback to Improve Learner Performance. We will see examples of these practices in action in language classes at different proficiency levels and grades and explore ways to leverage their power for enhanced language learning for students of all ages.

AMOS RUFFER, Kaohsiung American School Strand: Modern Languages PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Engaging the Full Brain: Tips for Working with English Language Learners - At this workshop, Amos will talk about best practices to support students at varying levels of English proficiency. This starts with showing respect to a student’s culture, committing to an inclusive classroom, and being flexible with various tips and strategies used to engage all students at their own comfort level. The goal is for teachers to walk away with a deeper understanding of how to support students with universal accommodations. Amos will talk about best practices to support students at varying levels of English proficiency. This starts with showing respect to a student’s culture, committing to an inclusive classroom, and being flexible with tips and strategies for all students. Teachers will walk away with a deeper understanding of universal accommodations.

BECKY SELF & SARAH ALLEN, American International School Hong Kong Strand: General Education PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM Fostering and Maintaining a Positive Classroom Community - Effective teaching and learning is built upon a supportive community. Students require a safe environment with clear routines and expectations to thrive in modern day education. This workshop will explore a variety of techniques at the heart of building and maintaining a strong class community based on school core values, social emotional learning, and the application of class routines. It will apply new and existing strategies to challenging scenarios that teachers face day in and day out.

JACINTA WILLIAMS & SHELLEY PAUL Strand: DEIJ MS MEETING ROOM 5 Intercultural Competence: Examining our own Lens - In this session, we will learn and apply two frameworks that will support us in a process of deep reflection that interrupts our often unconscious deficit views and responses to people who are culturally and linguistically different from us. We will spend time becoming more aware of and evaluating our own assumptions, prejudices, and biases about race, culture and many other factors when interpreting behavior or stimuli and consider how they affect our interactions and expectations with students, colleagues, and parents.

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Saturday, 25 March 11:30-12:45

ROB CARMICHAEL & LURAL RAMIREZ, UWC Thailand International School Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 1 Outdoor Education: A Framework for Authentic Place-Based Pedagogy and Interdisciplinary Learning - Join two passionate outdoor education advocates as they walk you through a framework to implement a place-based pedagogy and commitment to interdisciplinary learning that can be infused into your school’s educational model. Through an active, workshop-based model of learning, you will begin to implement the framework with your own goals in mind so that you can replicate this learning in your own school context. Our world-renowned outdoor education programming at UWC Thailand will serve as a case study for our conversation and we will be keen to integrate participant questions and contexts as well.

YING CHU Strand: Modern Languages MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN Serving Multilingual Learners: A High-Leverage Justice-Oriented Professional Learning Plan - This professional learning plan strives to tackle a historically entrenched racial, cultural, and linguistic equity problem and advocate a collaborative approach to educating multilingual learners in a way that acknowledges, appreciates, and celebrates their identities, languages, and cultures. Through a series of PD sessions, multiple pathways of interactive learning experiences, and transformative practices such as mentoring and coaching, this action plan aims to transform educators’ beliefs about multilingual learners, support educators in adopting linguistically and culturally responsive practices, and engage the community to build an inclusive and equitable learning environment and school culture to better serve multilingual learners in international schools.

GREG CURTIS Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 3 Bringing Competency-Based approaches into Your Classroom - Similar to the webinar above . . . a way to help teachers move ahead with CBE design and approaches even if their schools are not currently, or likely to become “Mastery” schools.

THOMAS HEALY DAVIES, German European School Singapore Strand: Technology PS FUNCTION ROOM 4 Creating a Student Led News Broadcast - Taking a weekly power point used to inform students of school announcements and transforming it into a news style broadcast. Writing script, filming with ‘green screen’, interviewing community members, student led content, editing. How to get it started, how much time is needed, how much responsibility to relinquish to the students.

EMMA FIELDS, GEMMA CAUCHI & Strand: Technology PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 LORIANNE SALAZAR, American International School Hong Kong Tech Toolbox: Empowering Learners Through Student Choice - Concrete strategies to integrate technology into instruction for teachers in 1-1 or 2-1 classrooms. Learn practical ways to use technology to empower students to think deeper and apply their learning through providing must-do and can-do student choice. This workshop will provide a tech toolbox to engage reluctant learners, teach collaboration, and empower students to think critically in reading, writing and math. Leave with a toolbox of apps and activities to apply in your classroom tomorrow.

ERICA GRECO & ALLEN LEE, Singapore American School Strand: DEIJ / Library Media PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 What Educators & Librarians Should Know About Anti-Asian Hate - Over the last 3 years, Covid-19 has deeply impacted us all differently. We have seen or known people that have been separated from families and others that lost loved ones. We have also seen a dramatic rise in Anti-Asian hate during the pandemic. This workshop invites librarians, educators, and leaders to take a closer look at the historical context of Anti-Asian hate and to gain a deeper understanding through historical artifacts, news articles, and personal stories. Our goal is for participants to leave with possible action steps to continue the fight against Anti-Asian hate and systemic racism, ultimately creating a safe and culturally responsive environment for our students.

BINDU GROVER, The British School New Delhi Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Translanguaging: Gateway to Culturally Responsive Pedagogies - Why not let all languages lead to learning rather than quieting learners until they develop the ability to do so in English? The session would provide educators with an opportunity to explore the scope of Translanguaging for multilingual learners in individual contexts. It will strengthen their ability to: Create a culturally responsive learning environment by using Translanguaging as a pedagogy, not just a tool and explore the advantages of multilingual strategies for promoting social and academic meaning making.

MATT HARRIS & SIAN JORGENSEN Strand: Child Protection MS MEETING ROOM 4 Safeguarding Challenges for Teachers in International Schools - International schools live at the crossroads of country, culture, community, and context.

This provides challenges and liabilities for teachers as they fulfill their Duty of Care to protect children. In this session, we will explore these 4 Cs and discuss how they impact actions, policies, and decision making for teachers that face Child Protection situations.

STEPHEN HOLMES MS MEETING ROOM 10 The Centrality and Role of Teachers in Reputation - Reputation is a schools most important asset. Research in many countries consistently shows a central factor in parent choice is teaching, pedagogy and associated services. If parents choose schools significantly on teaching and learning (as they do), it’s incumbent for schools to engage with teachers on the topic of school reputation! The workshop, based on the presenters 3 decades of school research and consulting globally including over 100 whole of school reputation assessments, will present a whole of school approach and benchmarking framework for reputation. It will allow teachers to deeply consider their roles and impacts within a whole of school approach to developing reputation. The workshop will be led by Dr Holmes (a former teacher) practical work with schools in every continent to build whole of school reputation.

TAN HUYNH, International School of Phnom Penh Strand: EAL PS FUNCTION ROOM 2 Scaffolding Learning - Secondary multilingual learners (MLs) are capable of learning grade-level content. If teachers integrate strategies that make content comprehensible, then MLs can engage with the content. Tan will share strategies he uses as a social studies teacher with a language specialist background to make content comprehensible. Participants will gain specific practices to make texts, videos, and teacher presentations more comprehensible.

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18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care ERIKA JOHNSON & ERICA RAINES, American International School Vietnam Strand: ESL PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM 3 Ways to Amplify Instruction for ESL students - Language learners need supports and scaffolds to remove barriers and access content. In this workshop, we will cover three strategies in the planning, instruction, and reflection stages of the teaching cycle to improve accessibility for all students, especially emerging bilinguals and multilinguals. Come with questions and leave with ready to use strategies to implement in your classroom regardless of grade level and subject area.

JENNIFER D KLEIN Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 Designing Learning Experiences for Cognitive and Cultural Inclusion through The Landscape Model of Learning (Repeat) - Most schools still function with age-level groupings and an industrial-era mentality about students, where we presume a common starting and ending point for all. While such systems may have helped us standardize education and make it more efficient, they can make some students feel perpetually behind, hold back our most talented, and ignore the “middle.” Rather than shooting for access for all students, authors Jennifer D. Klein and Kapono Ciotti have developed The Landscape Model to help teachers and leaders ensure the highest levels of personal success possible for all students. (Read more on Whova App) RUSSELL LEHMANN Strand: Special Education MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1 Breakout: Polarities: Charting the Path to What Is Possible - In this presentation, Russell dissects the polarities of life as it relates to individuals with disabilities. Implementing various philosophical perspectives in an easily digestible manner, Russell utilizes his deep introspection and insight to empower the attendees to realize that it is not success or struggle, not fear or courage, not disability or ability, but rather all of the above, and when we can embrace and accept the fluidity of life’s ups and downs, we discover what steps need to be taken to discover the path to what is possible, whereby the potential of all individuals is unleashed. Attendees will learn: How to adopt flexible thinking patterns in order to live the life of least resistance; and How to nurture and cultivate self-confidence while expanding comfort zones.

MARGARET MAGOWAN, United Nations Int’l School of Hanoi Strand: Literacy MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM How to Move Word Inquiry from Isolation to Integration - Word Inquiry can be much richer and more effective when woven throughout planning rather than taught in isolation. In this workshop, participants will gain an understanding of what “integration” means, how it can complement Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills and contribute to a holistic educational environment in which developed learner agency naturally leads to application. These conceptual understandings will then be augmented by practical tips and tools so participants can implement what they’ve learned in the classroom the next day.

HANNAH NANOVU, International School Suva Strand: Children’s Authors PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 Children’s Book Series Ocean Adventures Connecting to Environmental Issues - Follow the journey of how the Ocean Adventures children’s book series began. Find out how the books run a parallel fact and fiction narrative to develop children’s understanding. Learn about how the books can be used to unpack current environmental issues that affect the health of the Ocean. The books support the Ocean Literacy Framework, the UN Decade of the Ocean and the SDG’s 13, 14 & 15.

STEPHEN SHORE Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 6 Special Ways and Techniques (SWAT) for Achieving Meaningful Inclusion in Education for Students with Autism and other Differences - This presentation examines the development and use of educational accommodations as extensions of good teaching practice. For example, a student with special needs in a regular education choral class who is unable to stand still and sing can be afforded another way of meaningfully participating in the choir performance.

Attendees will come away with easy to implement, practical solutions for including children with autism and other special needs into the regular education experience.

SUSAN TAN Strand: Children’s Authors MS MEETING ROOM 5 Developing Children’s Book Characters with Susan Tan!: Reading from Pets Rule! And Discussion of Writing, Creativity, and Voice (Part 1) - In this session, author Susan Tan will read from her early reader series Pets Rule!, and will discuss how she approaches building stories through character and voice.

She will share writing activities she uses to teach writing through voice, and will talk about how to encourage student writers to play with voice and use it to fuel their fiction. There will be plenty of time for questions!

JEFF WALLS, Washington State University Strand: Teacher Leadership PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Improvement Science as a Tool for Teacher Leadership - Improvement Science is a promising technique for improving schools that is focused on identification of root causes and iterative cycles of improvement. In this session, participants will learn about the underlying principles of improvement science and be introduced to some tools that can be used for school improvement, including fishbone diagrams, root cause analysis, and empathy interviews. Participants will have the opportunity to apply these tools to a problem at their school and work in partners or small groups to refine their plans.

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Saturday, 25 March 14:00-15:15

JAMES ABELA, Garden International School Kuala Lumpur Strand: Literacy PS FUNCTION ROOM 2 Reading Difficulty Power Tools - Save 30 hours per year! - Imagine if you could save 30 hours of planning per year with one small tool? Imagine if you could help your colleagues to really understand the challenges that EAL & SEN students face? In this presentation you will learn about word frequency, how to quickly find the words that need pre-teaching, how reading ages really work and how tools can not only highlight low frequency words, but also help you make vocabulary tables automatically. This is the presentation for every teacher who teaches English, has students with special educational needs (SEN) or students whose first language is not English. (EAL, EFL) WARREN APEL, The American School in Japan Strand: Technology / Language Arts MS MEETING ROOM 10 Interactive Journalism with Technology Tools - Have you noticed the trend in online writing? The New York Times and Washington Post create beautiful articles that are customized to the reader. They use interactive graphs that move as you scroll through them, with text and photos that zoom and flow together to tell a story powerfully. But are your students creating this sort of writing? We’ll explore some digital tools that can enhance your student’s written work. You’ll learn to recognize when a technology tool becomes too complex for a specific learning outcome. And we’ll look at ways to make journalism an interdisciplinary project that involves math and design.

SUSAN GRANT Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 Learning Disabilities: Understanding the Overlap (Repeat) - Learning Disabilities are not singular. There are many shared characteristics which can make diagnosing and designing interventions and treatments challenging. This workshop is designed to help classroom and resource teachers understand the hallmark and overlapping features of specific learning disorders in the context of our highly interconnected nervous system. We will discuss language processing, dyslexia, autism spectrum, attention and executive function deficits, and how these behavioral manifestations change and respond to intervention over time.

MEGAN HARGRAVE Strand: Literacy MS MEETING ROOM 3 Small Group Literacy Instruction that Makes a World of Difference (Repeat) - Teaching students in small groups is a method that has been used in the teaching of literacy for years. This session will provide you with a fresh look at an easy-to-plan and easy-to-teach structure sure to move students forward.

Sharing research-based small group teaching practices in a way that makes the instruction effortless and simple for teachers, will leave attendees excited to return to the classroom and put it into practice. Beyond the teaching, you will also leave knowing ways for making sure that your small group teaching lives beyond the group itself and that students carry the work forward in the days that follow.

MICHAEL IANNINI Strand: Teacher Leadership MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM You Don’t Need a Title to Lead (Repeat) - Changemakers don’t need a title to lead, but they do need to feel empowered to: 1) Identify opportunities for improvement, 2) build consensus amongst peers to pursue transformative change, and 3) influence others without authority. Educators, when empowered, can be the most effective tool in ensuring transformative and sustained change. I will share my journey of capacity building educators to go beyond their classroom to transformatively collaborate with colleagues in and out of their school; to be Changemakers.

LEE ANN JUNG Strand: UDL and DEIJ MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN Your Students, My Students, Our Students: Rethinking Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms (Repeat) - How do we design curriculum that is challenging, yet accessible, to each student in the classroom? In this session, Lee Ann reconsiders the traditional views of general and special education and the resulting identities of educators. Participants actively explore and analyze concepts of school culture and climate for inclusive learning support, roles of everyone in the building to maximize time and effectiveness, and the misunderstanding of students with disabilities as having ”special needs.” Lee Ann presents universal design for learning as a key solution to bring greater equity in outcomes for students.

CATHY BERGER KAYE Strand: Service Learning PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 How Do I Include Service Learning in My Curriculum? (Repeat) - Dive into a highly interactive experience with hands on opportunities to develop authentic curricular connections. Just as we diversify teaching strategies for students, try out four different approaches for thinking about where service learning augments, strengthens and elevates student engagement and outcomes. Meeting (and exceeding) curricular outcomes – knowledge, skills and dispositions – is at the core of service learning. See how the process moves learning forward and upwards! Lively and productive. Join us!

CHARLIE KUHN & CAREY GOLDSTEIN Strand: General Education PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM Creating a Culture of Dignity (Repeat) - Treating people with dignity matters. But creating a culture of dignity must go beyond slogans, posters and programs that don’t have real-life applications or only exist briefly and then disappear. A principle-based approach is needed to give people structure and flexibility to turn common social challenges into teachable moments where everyone’s dignity is affirmed. (Read more on Whova App) JON NORDMEYER Strand: Languages MS MEETING ROOM 6 Translanguaging: Multilingualism as a Superpower (Repeat) - International schools are fortunate to include students from many language backgrounds. In inclusive and accessible classrooms, all students should have the opportunity to learn. Translanguaging describes both the language practices of bilinguals, as well as the pedagogical approaches that leverage those practices (Garcia & Lin, 2016). Shifting towards a multilingual mindset allows teachers to support students in using translanguaging as a resource for learning. Participants will take away specific projects and tools for the classroom and across the school.

LORI LANGER DE RAMIREZ Strand: EAL / Languages MS MEETING ROOM 4 Exploring the Galapagos with the Bobo Patiazul and his Amigos - In this session, participants will learn about the potential of virtual reality and 360-degree video to present visual and audio materials to students in an entirely novel and visceral way. We will see how picturebooks, puppets, and fantasy trip activities 34

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Sample materials, lesson plans, presentations and other resources will be shared, as well as tips and tricks for incorporating virtual reality and 360-degree videos into your own language program.

TODD SHY Strand: General Education MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1 Reframing Student-Centeredness: What’s Good, What’s Missing, and What a World-Centered Education Might Look Like (Repeat)- We’re right to describe all our work as being student centered. Any other language seems beside the point. Being student centered highlights the relational heart of everything we do. But we teachers don’t want to be student centered so that students become self centered. We want our students to develop strong relationships and commitments to things outside themselves. We’ll explore the careful balance between being really focused on the wellbeing of individual kids and being equally insistent that they look outside themselves to build connections to the world. In a recent book, Gert Biesta calls this a world-centered education. We’ll explore what he means by world-centered, and we’ll work to figure out how student-centered teachers can promote world-centered students, which we need now more than ever.

MARIE SLABY, Hong Kong International School Strand: Library Media PS FUNCTION ROOM 9 Collaboratively Curate and Share Learning Materials Using Destiny Collections - Librarians, students and teachers can collaborate using Collections, a visually appealing way to curate books, websites and documents. Collections sit alongside the library catalog, so they can showcase student exemplars.They can also curate resources for units or groups of learners more simply than LibGuides. Librarian participants will have time to create their own Collections.

DEBORAH SOLICE & MICHAEL LEE, Korea International School - JeJu Campus Strand: EAL PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 An Immersive Language Experience:Through the Lens of a Language Learner - Teachers will experience an academic lesson through the lens of a language learner. The activities will facilitate sensitivity and clarity regarding the learning processes of ELLs, as well as highlight what teachers already do, while provoking new ideas to develop and enhance instruction and learning. A Take-away to note: Good ELL teaching is good teaching for everyone. (Ferlazzo and Sypnieski, 2018) CALLY STOCKWELL, The British School New Delhi Strand: Literacy / Early Childhood PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Exploring High Expectations Across Literacy Through Formal Delivery and Play - Sharing ideas how to plan and implement early literacy skills from Communication to Reading and Writing. Having high expectations but using systems of low threat, keeping play and adults facilitating learning through play at the heart of our pedagogy. As professionals how to manage the pressures of juggling formal and informal learning.

ILLYA SUMANTO, Panyaden International School Strand: Language Arts PS FUNCTION ROOM 4 Producing Young Poets through Gamification, Critical Pedagogy, and Empathy - It is time we let children and young adults authorise their literature. This practical workshop will provide a framework, tools, and modifiable lesson plans on how to facilitate poetry writing and performing in the classroom. The methodology involves rationalising empathy through critical dialoguing and gamification of topical issues such as gender discrimination and human displacement.

VIRAG SZALAI, Chadwick International School Strand: Special Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 Solutions of supporting Multilingual Learners referred for Special Education Services - There are many reasons Multilingual Learners end up in special education services when it is unnecessary.This presentation will offer hands-on solutions to avoid misidentification to serve the real needs of our students and examine the dilemma of supporting students who are either Multilingual Learners or both Multilingual Learners and eligible for special education services.

SUSAN TAN Strand: Children’s Author MS MEETING ROOM 5 Developing Children’s Book Characters with Susan Tan!: Reading from Pets Rule! And Discussion of Writing, Creativity, and Voice (Part 2) - In this session, author Susan Tan will read from her early reader series Pets Rule!, and will discuss how she approaches building stories through character and voice.

She will share writing activities she uses to teach writing through voice, and will talk about how to encourage student writers to play with voice and use it to fuel their fiction. There will be plenty of time for questions!

JASMIN WANDELL, Yokohama International School Strand: General Education PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Becoming Familiar with Universal Design for Learning - Heard of UDL and wondering what it is all about? Come and engage in our workshop and explore the UDL framework through practical activities and strategies to allow the access and participation of all our students in learning opportunities. After our time together, you will walk away with: An introduction to the UDL framework; How the UDL framework guides the design of instructional goals, assessments, and materials to support all learners; and Strategies to start using in your classrooms today.

JACINTA WILLIAMS & SHELLEY PAUL Strand: DEIJ MS MEETING ROOM 1 Listening Circles: The Power of Safe and Brave Spaces - A listening circle is a structured framework for storytelling and sharing that can be a powerful anchor for beginning or strengthening efforts to increase equity, inclusion and belonging in our classrooms and schools. Join us to experience a real-time listening circle where we share our stories and experiences of belonging in our school communities with the intention of creating a brave space for people of diverse backgrounds to connect and come together. Leave motivated to facilitate listening circles and with tools and guidance for immediate application.

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Saturday, 25 March 15:45-17:00

KENYA BARROS, Chatsworth International School Strand: Early Childhood PS FUNCTION ROOM 10 Play-Based Inquiry - This workshop is to share with early childhood teachers how we have embraced the IB Play-based program at Chatsworth International School, inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach and creating a concept that we call Play-gency.

PHILIP BOWMAN Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 4 Become a Published Teacher-Researcher (Repeat) - Philip Bowman will share how he conducted and co-authored, alongside UDL expert Dr. Katie Novak and Dr. Emily Farrar, a peer-reviewed research study that was published by Wiley and NASEN. Most importantly, you will be provided with exciting ‘insider’ opportunities to start your journey today!

ANITA CHURCHVILLE Strand: Special Education MS MEETING ROOM 2 At The Other End of the Spectrum: Case Studies & Profiles of Highly Able/Gifted & Talented Learners (Repeat) - There is no lack of professional development, widely-used interventions, support, and conversation around how to meet the needs of struggling learners and of those with disabilities. But how well do we know the needs and challenges of our highly able/gifted & talented students? What roles do underachievement, social and emotional challenges, twice-exceptionality, motivation, and the like play in their success? This session will examine the various types of gifted learners, identify how to spot them in the classroom, and explore solutions to better support their unique needs - in and out of the classroom.

GREG CURTIS Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 3 Bringing Competency-Based approaches into Your Classroom (Repeat) - Similar to the webinar above . . . a way to help teachers move ahead with CBE design and approaches even if their schools are not currently, or likely to become “Mastery” schools.

RUTH FARKAS, The International School Yangon Strand: Early Childhood PS FUNCTION ROOM 7 Learning journey and stories in Early Childhood - In this workshop we will share our experience of how learning journeys evolve in Early Childhood and how we use learning stories to highlight children’s learning experience and growth. During the workshop we will share multiple ways that we have incorporated learning stories as a way to share growth and development with the children, families, and the wider school community.

JOHN HELGESON, Taipei American School Strand: General Education MS MEETING ROOM 6 Championing Purposeful Engagement Through Moving Discussions - Students experiencing high expectations, purposeful engagement, and strong instruction are more likely to be successful in school. Increasing the number of opportunities to be purposely engaged in classroom discussion activities extends the academic growth beyond that of a typical school year. In this interactive session, participants will be engaged in physical movement activities paired with explicit discussion strategies they can use to move students beyond compliance into purposeful engagement promoting critical thinking.

CHARLIE KUHN & CAREY GOLDSTEIN Strand: General Education PACIFIC HIBISCUS ROOM #StudentVoiceMatters (Repeat) - School leaders and teachers should not act alone. Successful culture change is possible when schools include and consider students’ perspectives.Valuing students’ voices and understanding social dynamics are critical to creating a space where all feel heard and valued. Young people are asking for leadership roles in new and innovative ways. These roles include traditional leadership positions like student councils, peer leadership, orientations, athletic teams and student advocacy groups. How do students bring dignity into their understanding of leadership and learn effective strategies to manage groups, inspire, and listen to others? What social dynamics exist and can get in your students’ way of becoming strong leaders?

(Read more on Whova App) LEEANNE LAVENDER Strand: Service Learning MAGELLAN ORCHID ROOM Deep Listening as a Service Learning Foundation: Slowing Down to Change the World (Repeat)- How can we understand our complex world? How can we develop intercultural understanding and empathy? How can we establish truly reciprocal and equitable community partnerships in our service learning programs? The key is deep and compassionate learning. In this workshop, you will experience a deep listening protocol and consider how it may transform your classroom and school initiatives for service learning and global citizenship.

YINGZHI LEONA SHEN & JUN SHENG, Keystone Academy Strand: Early Childhood MS MEETING ROOM 5 Fly High and Far-an Early-Year STEAM PBL Exploration - Hooked in by the story ‘The Great Paper Caper”, a group of Kindergarten students help a bear win a contest by designing a “Fly High and Far” paper plane. Workshop participants will follow the journey of these young learners through the Engineering process and the Design Process making their own “Super Paper Airplane”, using digital learning tools to support their projects and reflections through a collaboration between a classroom teacher and a STEAM specialist.

AARON MONIZ Strand: DEIJ MS MEETING ROOM 1 Empathy to Impact: Education for Engaged Global Citizenship, Sustainability and Service (Repeat) - Participants will explore the Inspire Citizens’ Empathy to Impact approach and engage with resources to enhance curriculum for global citizenship, service, and sustainability. The Inspire Citizens Empathy to Impact approach follows the Care- Aware- Able- Impact framework. This is a service learning cycle, an enhanced inquiry cycle, and project-based learning cycle, and a method of enhancing any curriculum approach. Participants will develop student empathy by engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals, Social Justice Standards, and Well-being indicators. (read more on Whova App) STEPHANIE MOY, Hong Kong International School Strand: Literacy PS FUNCTION ROOM 4 Building Skilled Readers for Life - The research on the science of reading is not new, but recent coverage might be. Come explore how we can incorporate these findings into our international school contexts while building joyful literate learners.

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EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023

18th Annual EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023 Creating a Culture of Care ELIZABETH MURRAY, United Nations Int’l School of Hanoi Strand: Literacy MAGELLAN ROSE GARDEN Reading Like A Mathematician - Reading comprehension is an essential skill for student mathematicians. Yet reading a mathematical situation in order to solve a problem requires a different way of thinking than a typical reading passage. This workshop will look at the Three Reads instructional routine. This routine is designed to support all learners with a structure to build their capacity to read and interpret word problems.

PHILIP J OOSTHUIZEN, International School of Kuala Lumpur Strand: EAL PS FUNCTION ROOM 6 Liberation for Learning in a classroom with ESL-Learners - This workshop is for any subject teacher who has ESL-students in their classroom. Drawing on reflection methods, the lived experience of workshop attendees, as well as Augusto Boal’s work, this workshop will explore how teacher instruction can sometimes play an oppressive role when interacting with ESL-students and how it can be countered. Although it focuses on interactions with ESL-learners, content and principles that will be presented are transferable to other learning contexts.

NATALIE RECTOR, Ruamrudee International School Strand: Language Arts PS FUNCTION ROOM 8 Create a Reading Community at Your School: Practical Tools & Strategies - Natalie will introduce a variety of tools and methods to build a reading community at your school, including: creating a teen library leader program, ways to collaborate with the community, how to implement event, asset and community mapping strategies and creating a library service matrix. There will be time for hands-on workshop activities, and every attendee will leave the presentation with event ideas, their own asset map, and their own library service matrix.

JESSICA SAIYA, International Community School - Singapore Strand: Language Arts PS FUNCTION ROOM 1 Super-Six and Inquiry: Strategies for Building Strong Reading Comprehension Skills - During the Covid pandemic, millions of students across the world had limited access to quality literacy instruction, owing to restrictions placed on educational institutions.This workshop is for teachers seeking to implement best literacy practices in their post-pandemic classrooms. Find out how to employ the “super six” strategies that provide growth and progress in reading comprehension through an inquiry-based framework.

STEPHEN SHORE Strand: Special Education MAGELLAN BALLROOM 1 Meaningful Inclusion of Children with Autism and other Differences in the Music Curriculum - Focusing on including children with autism and other disabilities in the music curriculum and teaching them how to play a musical instrument this presentation explores techniques that are applicable to learners of all abilities. For people with disabilities, music may be THE means of communication or to help ORGANIZE existing verbal communication skills as well as for working with motoric, social, representational, and other challenges as well.

MICHEL THIBEAULT, Panyaden International School Strand: Counselors MS MEETING ROOM 10 Mindful Behaviour Interventions - Participants will explore various difficult situations encountered in class and examine the factors needed to optimize the efficiency of the behaviour interventions.

18:00-19:00

Cocktail Reception for Exhibitors

19:00-21:00

Closing Reception

Horizons Sky Bar

Pacific Garden

Thank you to SABAH TOURISM for their generous support of this year’s EARCOS Teachers’ Conference 2023.

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