Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Christopher Binge
David Morgan
Principal Island School, Hong Kong
Diploma Coordinator Utahloy International School Guangzhou
Chris Binge is currently Principal of Island School in Hong Kong. He has been involved with IB World Schools as teacher and administrator in Singapore (UWCSEA), Switzerland (IS Geneva) and now in Hong Kong (Island School) for 30 years. In addition he served as chair of the IB Diploma Programme Committee at IBCA for four years. He has taught IB Mathematics at all levels and Theory of Knowledge. He has presented at several IB conferences and other events, most recently the Asian leadership forum in Shanghai (2013). He is the author of the Maths TOK play “It ain’t what you prove, it’s the way that you prove it.” Chris was brought up in England and graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Mathematics.
David Morgan is the Diploma Program coordinator at Utahloy International School in Guangzhou. He recently moved to Asia with his family after many years at one of the largest international schools in Europe. David has spent much of his time in education teaching DP Chemistry although has developed a passion for Theory of Knowledge.
Chun Lai
David Taylor has worked in education for nineteen years following a career in private industry. Earning a BA in Canada and teacher qualifications in the USA, David has taught in Canada, Ecuador, Colombia, Egypt, Lebanon and Singapore. David has been with MUN for fourteen years and is currently Dean of International Relations at Overseas Family School, Singapore with responsibilities for embedding Model UN skills and practices into the school curriculum across the primary, middle and secondary programmes; community outreach; professional development workshops; and conference organization.
Assistant Professor The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Chun Lai is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. She is a researcher and teacher educator. She has been engaged in International Baccalaureate preservice and in-service teacher training. Her research area includes teacher training, international education, and second language teaching pedagogy.
David Taylor Dean of International Relations Overseas Family School, Singapore
David Leadbetter Craig Frehlich MYP Design and Technology Teacher Strathcona Tweedsmuir School
Craig Frehlich is a former Vice Principal and MYP coordinator. He received his Master of Education degree from the University of Lethbridge. He is currently an MYP Design and Technology workshop leader and consultant for International Baccalaureate Americas and teaches Design to grade eight and nine students at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School, an International Baccalaureate World School. Craig has also taught the MYP overseas at the Canadian International School in Singapore where he was a Lead Teacher. Craig has been teaching in the middle school for over 20 years and is constantly looking for new ways to integrate technology into his classroom to transform student learning. He recently presented at 2013 the International Baccalaureate Americas Conference in New Orleans. His session titled, “Creating RSA Animate Style Videos-A New Approach to Learning (ATL)” was very well received by participants. Craig is a reflective teacher who enjoys sharing and dialoging with other educators through his blog, http://cfrehlichteach.blogspot.ca/ and twitter, @cfrehlichteach. Darren Bryant Assistant Professor The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Darren Bryant (presenter and co-investigator) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He serves as Programme Coordinator of the International Executive Master of Arts in Leadership and Change.
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Head of Secondary ESL Utahloy International School, Guangzhou
David Leadbetter has worked in education in Asia for 18 years. He has a degree in Environmental Health, a Masters in Education and is currently in his third year of his Masters in Zoology. Principally he is an ESL teacher and builds relationships and arenas of learning with students through the use of music, sport and nature. David is also an artist and has used this to produce wildlife guides for the schools which have been a launch pad for many different outdoor inquiry based activities. David Leadbetter believes that students need to reengage with nature and in so doing can learn language and the local culture. David’s previous countries of work have been Oman, Japan, Thailand and he is currently in Guangzhou, China. Edward Lawless Principal Pamoja Education
Edward Lawless graduated with a BA in English Literature from LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York in 1982, followed by an MA at the University of Rochester, NY in 1985. He started his career as Head of English at the American International School of the Côte d’Azur in Nice, France in 1987, and held many other senior roles in education, including at the International Baccalaureate as Regional Head of Professional Development, Asia Pacific, before becoming Pamoja Education Principal in July 2010.
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