Welcome Reception & Cultural Events

from ELC2019 Conference Program

SESSION 3

Amanda Zhang / Phil Clark Operational Staff TMS - Meeting Room 2 From Satisfactory to Outstanding: How to Develop and Recognize the Expertise of Operation Staff - All employees look to deliver good work to an organization, but how do we get this to a level we would define as outstanding? Most operational staff are occupied by day to day tasks which need to be completed. This sometimes makes it difficult for administrative staff to see the true value of these employess in the big picture. At the same time nonadmin staff sometimes do not see the ‘behind the scenes’ work that is completed and therefore complain that their needs are not met in a timely manner. How can we discover and improve the value of operational staff from both an administration and academic perspective?

Tom Schimmer Assessment TPS - Function Room 6 Assessing Critical Thinking - Critical thinking sits at the heart of the critical competencies essential for learners to develop in the 21st century. This session will highlight how educators can take advantage of their assessment fundamentals to seamlessly assess critical thinking. Specifically, participants will come to know how the specifist and generalist views of critical thinking can both contribute to schools developing a comprehensive approach to critical thinking, the variety of tools that can be developed in support of assessment, the instructional implications for creating the critical thinking opportunities, and the dispositional habits of critical thinkers.

Jan -Mark Seewald / Aaron Moni z Global Competence TMS - Orchid Room Partnering for Global Competence: Our journey Towards a Whole School Approach - We will explore how an “Empathy to Impact” and Global Competence approach within the IB (PYP, MYP, DP) and IC (IPC, IMYC) frameworks can inform learning across an entire school. Using examples of implementation plans, pilot projects, data collection methods and indicators from the SFS/Inspire Citizens’ partnership journey, we aim to spark collaboration across the region and help EARCOS schools meet the world’s greatest needs.

Ann Straub Implicit Bias TPS - Function Room 8 Who, me?: Recognizing and Dealing with Our Own and Others’ Implicit Biases - We all have biases and prejudices which spread through a culture like currency. How can we prevent our natural tendency to stereotype people from becoming prejudical and discriminatory? As educational leaders, what is our role in schools, and how do we recognize and prevent the our own implicit biases--and those of others from inhibiting learning? In this interactive workshop, we will look at the Stereotype Wheel, the research supporting our innate tendency to have implicit biases and the effect on student learning and teacher performance, along with strategies to counteract this natural human tendency.

Barry Sutherland Scholarship Programs TPS - Ballroom 2 / 3 The Impact of Scholarship Programs and How to Fund Them - Means-tested scholarships can only improve the socio-economic diversity in our international schools. The question is not whether to offer scholarships, but how to fund them. This model shows you how to reach the poor, involve your entire school community and fund it.

James Warnock Leadership Trust TPS - Function Room 4 Building Trust: The Key to Strong Adult Professional Culture - Trust gives the leader the respect and the credibility to be listened to and followed. School leadership literature repeatedly identifies trust in the leader and trust among staff members as the sine qua non for high performing schools. Not coincidently, these qualities lead to feelings of safety and trust for students as well. But in between trust and the practices of strong adult professional culture is the mystery of what leaders do to build the trust and set those practices. This workshop will explore this “black box” while also facilitating participant discussion and reflection.

17:00-18:00 School Board Panel TPS - Function Room 7 John Littleford / Marc Frankel / Sharon Hennessy / Penelope RICHEY KIM The Qualities Most Important in a Board Chair This session will highlight the personal and professional qualities, background, experience and talents that international schools may need most in a board chair, and will describe a process for selecting a next chair using these attributes.

17:45-18:45

Cocktail Reception for New EARCOS Heads, EARCOS Board, and Special Presenters Al Fresco (Open Space) (By Invitation Only)

18:00-21:00 BAZAAR (Please support local handicrafts)

19:00-21:00