On the Road with Dr. K

New EARCOS Office The Philippine Episcopal Bishop, Dixie Taclobao (Left center) blesses the new EARCOS office located on the Campus of Brent International School Manila. We now have our own office and a 50 year lease!

Thanks to the EARCOS board and Dick Robbins of Brent Schools. Inc

International School Yangon visit with former ETC Advisory member Vasudha Hurkat (L) and one of DK’s former ACS Amman student who is now ISY Director of Admissions Nirmala Jayaran.

Dr. K with Yangon International School director Greg Von Spreecken and Elementary Principal Deanna Emond at YIS’s new early childhood campus.

Yew Chung International School Shanghai (New Member) YCIS Co-Principals Richard Swan and Isabel Xu.

L-R, Dick Krajczar, Mary Scott (Head of Concordia International School Shanghai) Chip Barder (Head of UNIS Hanoi) Steve Winkleman (Head of Concordia International School Hanoi) Alan Runge (Head of Hong Kong International School) All attended the opening of CIS Hanoi.

Jan. 28-29, Ruamrudee International School Foundations in Math: Developing Mathematical Thinking and Conceptual Understanding in Grades Kg-5 Consultant: Sara Garrett Coordinator: Madeleine Bystrom, madeleineb@rism.ac.th

Jan. 21-22, The International School Yangon Re-Envisioning World Languages for 21st Century Learners Consultant: Greg Duncan Coordinator: Laurie Ransom, Lransom@isyedu.org

FEBRUARY

Feb. 18-19, Intercultural School of Bogor Making Sense of Spelling: An Orthographic Journey Consultant: Lynette Anderson Coordinator: Michael Robertson, principal@isbogor.org

Feb. 25-26, American International School of Guangzhou Engaging Adolescent Readers and Writers Consultant: Penny Kittle Coordinator: Jill Watson, jwatson@aisgz.org

Feb. 25-26, Thai-Chinese International School Teaching the i-Student at International Schools: Intergrating Media and Technology into Chinese Classroom Consultant: Liang-Kuang Chen (Kevin) Coordinator: Yi-Ling Chu, yiling@tcis.ac.th

Feb. 25-26, Bandung Independent School Supporting the Needs of English Language Learners Consultant: Kath Upshall Coordinator: Mary Collins, elementaryprincipal@bisedu.or.id

MARCH

Mar. 3-5, Singapore American School Middle School Leadership Conference 2017

Conferences 2017 Conferences

Mar. 2-5, Chadwick International Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century Consultant: Maxine Driscoll Coordinator: Marieke Van Lankvelt, mvanlankvelt@chadwickschool.org

Mar. 4-5, Tokyo International School (Registration Full) Building Learning ‘Assets’ Through Inquiry Consultant: Kath Murdoch Coordinator: Stacey Isomura, sisomura@tokyois.com

Mar. 11-12, Phuket International Academy School Differentiation and assessment strategies for ESOL learners within the classroom from K - 12 Consultant: Virginia Rojas Coordinator: Justine Olsen, justine.olsen@pia.ac.th

Mar. 11-12, Jakarta Intercultural School Inquiry Mathematics: Research Based Strategies to Improve Student Learning Consultant: Mignon Weckert Coordinator: Rosie Upson, rupson@jisedu.or.id

Mar. 18-19, The International School Yangon Effective Strategies for the Instructional Leader Consultant: Deron Marvin Coordinator: Laurie Ransom, Lransom@isyedu.org

Mar. 25-26, Brent International School Manila Empowering Learners Through Assessment Consultant: Bambi Betts Coordinator: Rev. Charles Mock, jmock@brent.edu.ph

APRIL

Apr 8-9, Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan Cultures of Thinking (Harvard Project Zero) Consultant: Ron Ritchart Coordinator: Stephen Taylo, staylor@canacad.ac.jp

Apr. 21-22, Concordia International School Hanoi and UNIS EAL Students and Blended Learning Consultant: Virginia Rojas Coordinator: Sharon L. Voss and Susan Cieslak, sharon.voss@concordiahanoi.org

2018 Conferences

EARCOS/CIS University Institute September 22-23 Shangri-La, Bangkok, Thailand

Middle School GIN 2017 March 4-5 Hong Kong Academy for more information visit http://gin.hkacademy.edu.hk/

15th Teachers’ Conference 2017 March 30 - April 1 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

16th Teachers’ Conference 2018 March 29-31, 2018 Shangri-La, Bangkok, Thailand

50th Leadership Conference 2018 October 24-28, 2018 Venue: TBA