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Session 1
10:00-11:15
ART COSTA -- Designing and Posing Powerful Questions
Participants will become aware of the questions they are asking, and the attributes and structure of powerful questions. They will practice designing and posing questions deliberately intended to engage and transform the thinking, self-esteem, and perceptions of others.
BAMBI BETTS -- Raising the Bar on Teacher Quality: Creating a Teacher Evaluation Program (Part 1)
Quality teaching is the most essential ingredient in an effective school. This workshop is designed to provide those involved in the evaluation or appraisal of teachers in international schools with a set of practical skills for putting an effective evaluation program in place. It will be useful to school heads, principals and other school leaders who evaluate faculty. Through a series of active learning opportunities, participants will explore answers to the following questions: 1) What are the purposes of teacher evaluation?, 2) What are the essential components of an effective evaluation program?, 3) What criteria should be used to evaluate teacher performance and progress?, 4) What are the inherent problems and issues of evaluations programs?, 5) What data sources are most effective?, 6) Are there unique features of teacher evaluation programs in international schools?, 7) What are the key learnings from teacher evaluation research from the last decade?
VIRGINIA FOLEY -- Teambuilding Techniques that Work
These exercises cross cultures and organizations and apply to large teams and small. Strengthen your team’s ability to work together or bind together a new team using techniques that work. Office climate surveys, problem-solving techniques, team competitions, off-site retreats, and even having fun will strengthen your team and build communication.
DJ CONDON -- The Tao of Educational Leadership: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
The influence of culture on leadership is a topic of great practical importance to international educators. This workshop will focus on how certain Taoist principles can be applied in any school, regardless of location. Topics to be addressed include nature of the leader, male-female power relations, and the change process.
MARILYN GEORGE / MARGARET ALVAREZ / EVA KAMPITS -- Becoming Accredited: Essential Elements
The session will address the essential elements that must exist and be operating effectively in a school whose purpose is to move into the accreditation process that focuses on high student achievement and ongoing improvement. This includes the following areas: philosophy, governance, administration and organizational issues, staffing, instructional program, student support, culture, and resources.
DENNIS MCLOUGHLIN -- A HIGH TRUST LEADERSHIP’S EFFECTIVENESS: Thinking & Responsibility!
A high trust leader’s effectiveness can be measured by the optimism and innovation/creativity in his/her faculty. Thinking and responsibility guarantee the future.
FRANK OPRAY (CASE) -- “Asia Booming: Mobility, Demographics, Educational Demand; therefore - Opportunities for International Schools”
The international school sector continues to expand worldwide with particular growth in the Asia/Pacific region— embracing both existing and new schools. This opening session will explore the political, economic, and societal reasons behind this remarkable growth trend and will identify the opportunities it is presenting for alumni relations and philanthropy in our schools.
KENNETH PAYNTER -- World Virtual School – Symbiotic Evolution of Principles and Practices
Learn about the development and current status of the World Virtual School Project—a very unique and innovative joint venture of the eight international schools regions and the U.S Dept. of State Office of Overseas Schools, which is providing a mechanism for unprecedented inter-regional communication and collaboration.
JEFF UTECHT -- Online Professional Development – Matching the Tool with the Need
Offering online professional development opportunities for your staff can be both time-saving and engaging. These tools can also help to create professional learning communities within your school. But how do you get started? How do you know which online tools to use? This session will be discussion-based as we explore the different online learning tools available to schools today. We will examine ways each tool can provide you with different options on how your school designs professional development opportunities.
ROLAND YOSHIDA -- Becoming Empowered by Doing Action Research
In case you missed the preconference workshop, we will work on the fundamentals for conducting action research. Bring your questions and we will work on them. We will conclude this session on the following day.
JON ZURFLUH -- Transformational Leadership in Technology Planning
This workshop will explore the strategies that must be employed to best grapple with the issues that leaders face in regards to the effective integration of technology planning into core strategic planning. Building on the work of Quinn and Spreitzer (2006), this session will explore the facets of transformational leadership and implications for leading a systematic transformation of an organization to one that effectively uses technology resources to accomplish broader goals.
