SESSION 5
FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2019
09:45 - 11:00
ROOM
David Chadwell Curriculum TMS - Meeting Room 10 Curriculum Documentation and Review That is Adaptive and Flexible - Curriculum documentation and review must respond to the needs of teachers and optimize flexibility, accessibility and choice. By freeing curriculum from laborious processes and fix cycles, teachers are empowered to develop curriculum in authentic and meaningful ways while still providing administration the structure they need. Come learn about how this can be done. Carlene Firmin Peer Abuse TPS - Ballroom 2 / 3 An interactive Case Study Exercise to Understand Peer-Abuse in Schools - This workshop will involve attendees taking part in an interactive case study exercise to improve how they understand and respond to peer-abuse in international school contexts. Participants will be guided to consider family, peer, school and neighbourhood factors that offer sources of protection and risk, and reflect on those that are most pertinent to an international school setting. Through this process they will identify points of learning for their own settings and actions they can taken back to develop safeguarding and practices within their setting. Marc Frankel / Abigail DeLessio Gender Diversity TPS - Function Room 8 The Future is Female - Available data demonstrates an undeniable link between gender diversity and organizational performance. In a recent update to a Zenger Folkman survey, women ranked higher than men in 13 of 16 leadership competencies, and a recent survey by Peakon found that women-led organizations are more likely to have engaged, inspired and satisfied employees. Still, it is estimated that globally it will take 217 years to reach gender parity. This workshop will focus on the need for systemic breakthroughs as opposed to incremental change. Through large and small group work, attendees will identify ways to meaningfully impact D & I, and defines ways in which women can be more effective champions for one another. The workshop will offer opportunities to practice skills essential to achieving gender parity: becoming a “Why Not” challenger, conceptualizing new futures, and identifying shortcircuit pathways to advancement. Roderick Fraser / RACHEL WESTGARTH Global Competence TMS - Orchid Room Turning Global Competence into Global Confidence with Round Square - Round Square offers schools an international values-based learning programme for students through access to collaborative partners, practical resources, and real-world experiences. In this workshop Round Square’s leadership team will explore outcomes of a 2-year independent research study that has identified the most effective methods of developing global competence in students. Richard Gaskell International School Market TPS - Function Room 10 The Pathway from International Schools to Higher Education - The international schools market is currently educating 5.8 million children, over 90% who are on the pathway to higher education overseas. Patrick Hurworth / ELSA DONOHUE Student Surveys TPS - Hibiscus Garden Improving Practice Through Student Survey Data - How can student survey data be used responsibly to help teachers reflect and improve practice? The International School of Beijing will share a narrative describing the implementation of its professional growth pilot scheme of which anonymous student surveys of teacher practice is an integral component. This session will also describe how the pilot scheme moved to whole school practice; the successes and the lessons learned. Lee Ann Jung Assessment TPS - Function Room 6 Healthy Grading Practices for Students with Learning Differences - Assigning fair and meaningful grades to students with learning differences is a difficult task faced by every teacher. Very little guidance can be found in policy or the field of special education to help teachers with this challenge. In this session, participants will learn about the move to standards-based grading for all learners. Participants will learn to use a 4-step Differentiated Assessment and Grading Model for grading and reporting achievement of students with learning differences in a way that is fair, meaningful, and legally defensible.The model is appropriate for students with disabilities, language learners, and those receiving intensive intervention. Kevin Krembs / John Everett SEL TMS - Meeting Room 1 A Culture of SEL: From Idea to Implementation - This workshop will provide an overview of the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) journey HKIS has embarked on in the Middle School. We believe SEL is everywhere and the responsibility of all members of a school community. Attendees will walk away with a greater knowledge of SEL and become inspired to make changes in their school. This workshop will also provide an opportunity to share your school’s SEL journey with other attendees. John Littleford Marketing TPS - Function Room 7 The Most Effective Way to Market Your School and Build a Culture of Charitable Giving - The first goal of this session is to promote this important dialogue: If we could start with a blank slate, what faculty compensation and benefit system would we build and why? How would it serve the school’s mission and financial sustainability? How would it attract, retain and reward faculty who will advance a school’s mission and vision? We will show several salary system models and the messages that they send. The second goal of this session will outline for heads and boards a range of approaches that schools are using to recruit, compensate and reward heads, including providing various incentives. (Read more on Whova App) David Lovelin Wellness TMS - Meeting Room 2 Work Life Balance...Solution or the Problem? - Take back your life and promote balance with your faculty and staff. Come hear how one high school principal is walking the walk to promote a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. How many emails are you reading/sending/answering daily? How often are you on your phone in the evenings? How do you disseminate information? Are your faculty sending emails at all times of the day/night? Do you have a life outside of the school? During this session I will share tools that have helped to create a positive work/life balance for our faculty and administrative team. 26
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