Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Special Session: Associate Members Presentation (box lunch provided) 12:45-13:45
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ACER Presenters: ADELE BUTLER / GLENDA ROBERTSON Title: An Overview of Services Offered to Schools by the Australian Council for Educational Research ACER works with governments across the world to build capacity and assist in improving outcomes for schools. This workshop will highlight some of ACER’s key research and available services.
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American Public University System Presenter: CINDY EMMANS Topic: Online Professional Development Title: Meeting WASC Requirements for Staff Development via Online Education Administrators and teachers can take classes to earn credits and advanced degrees from accredited institutions that are totally online. This presentation explores the best options for international school educators in terms of quality, flexibility, and price. These courses can be an integral part of your WASC self study demonstrating that your school has plans to provide ongoing professional development that supports student learning.
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Better Chinese Presenter: JAMES LIN Topic: Implementing Articulated K-12 Mandarin Programs in International Schools Title: Strategies for Implementing a Successful K-12 Mandarin Program This workshop will demonstrate how the Better Chinese curriculum can motivate students to learn Chinese and extend that learning beyond the classroom. The presenters will brainstorm challenges that teachers face in their Mandarin classrooms today, and how those problems can be addressed with story-based and student-centered curricular materials.
PACIFIC Ballroom 3
Book Promotion & Sevices Co. Ltd. Presenter: ESAT UGURLU Topic: Technological Developments on K-12 Online Educational Products Title: An Overview of Recent Developments in K-12 Online Learning Tools This workshop aims to educate the audience on new technological developments in K-12 educational products. Some of the products we are going to demonstrate and discuss include: Turnitin-the plagiarism prevention solution, Riverdeep-Destination series, and World Book Web-online reference products.
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Finalsite Presenter: CLIVE UNGLESS Topic: Finalsite Web Software and Solutions for International Schools Title: Websites, Portals, and Data – Challenges and Best Practices This talk will look at a number of the challenges and possibilities involved for schools in providing dynamic websites with rich content, timely updates, effective constituent portals, and robust data flow. There will be a review and demonstration of some best practices and time for discussion of various solutions and applications.
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Follett International Presenters: TIM RAMSEY / TIM DONLAN Topic: School Resource Management Title: Maximizing Your ROI with Follett International’s Destiny Resource and Textbook Management Solutions Interested in learning how schools around the world are successfully reducing their resource expenditures each year? This informative session will demonstrate how Follett International’s browser-based, Destiny Resource Management solutions can centrally manage library materials, textbooks, instructional media and other critical assets. Learn how Destiny can help your school reduce redundant purchasing, ensure resource availability, simplify reporting and enable accountability across your school or district. With budgets stretched to the maximum and growing demands for reporting and accountability, more and more school administrators around the World have implemented Destiny and have partnered with Follett International to help them improve operational efficiencies that will help enhance the teaching and learning experience within their school.
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Lehigh International Prensenters: DR. ALEXANDER WEISMANN / DR. ARPANA INMAN Topic: Globalizing and Leadership Educational Leaders Title: Globalizing Educational Leaders: What You Need to Know and Do This workshop will examine current trends in leadership in general and then focus on leadership and schooling and identify competencies needed to oversee international schools today. Participants will interact in a participatory fish bowl exercise to engage members to discuss key issues around leading schools.
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NOVA Southeastern University Presenters: DR. ANTHONY J. DENAPOLI / DR. VANAJA NETHI Topic: A Professional Development Opportunity for Administrators and Teachers in EARCOS Schools Title: Blended Learning: A Growing Trend in Graduate Programs for Working Professionals Discusses online learning, its strengths and limitations using the Nova Southeastern University doctoral program in education as an example. Participants then examine the ‘applied research’ concept as a tool that can serve both the needs of the school in providing meaningful information and the individual in achieving academic advancement.
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EARCOS Administrators’ Conference 2008
