On the Road with Dr. K

State Department Office of Overseas Schools Regional Educational Officers

Regional Executive Directors from around the world meet in Washington D.C. with Keith Miller and the State Department Office of Overseas Schools Regional Educational Officers.

AAIE Superintendent of the Year Tim Carr Tim Carr head of the Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS) receives the AAIE Superintendent of the year at the annual conference in Atlanta on February 10th.

Tim Carr head of Jakarta Intercultural School and former EARCOS president together with Dick Krajczar EARCOS Executive Director.

Visit to applying school Yew Chung International School Beijing Co Principals Noel Thomas and Christine Xu.

Mary Ann Haas “God Mother” to many International School Leaders, Celebrated her 90th birthday in Princeton New Jersey on March 17th with friends and colleagues from around the world.

EARCOS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2016

OCTOBER 27-29, 2016 KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

The East Asia Regional Council of Schools is excited to invite you and your administrative staff as delegates at the 47th annual EARCOS Leadership Conference (ELC2016) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia scheduled for October 27-29, 2016. We have a host of excellent keynote speakers and workshop presenters. Our keynoters are: Ruby Payne and Sir John Jones.

We think the conference will prove to be professionally stimulating and will provide you with an opportunity for networking and building camaraderie.

visit website: www.earcos.org/elc2016

Submit an Article >> The EARCOS Journal

We are currently planning the Fall issue with a submission deadline of September 15, 2016. As you can see from our previous issues, we have moved to more of a magazine format with regular features. We invite you to share the great things going on at your school with the other schools in the EARCOS region.

Deadline for the following ET Journal Issues Fall Issue - September 15, 2016 Winter Issue - December 1, 2016 Spring Issue - April 10, 2017

What can be contributed? Here are some of the features in the Fall issue: Welcome New Member Schools, New School Heads, Principals and Associate members. Faces of EARCOS – Promotions, retirements, honors, etc. Community Service Projects Campus Development – New building plans, under construction, just completed. Curriculum Initiatives – New and exciting adoption efforts, and creative teacher ideas. Green and Sustainable – Related to campus development and/or curriculum. Student Art – We will highlight HS art in Fall issue, MS art in Winter issue, and ES art in Spring issue. Student Literary Work – Short stories, poetry, scholarly writing. Action Research

Submit your article to Dr. Joe Petrone at jpetrone@earcos.org Edzel Drilo at edrilo@earcos.org

One of the services EARCOS provides to its member schools throughout the year is the sponsorship of two-day workshops and institutes for faculty and administration. The topics for these workshops are determined according to the needs of members. Workshops are hosted by EARCOS schools.

DATE NAME OF SCHOOL CONSULTANT TITLE

SEPTEMBER Sept. Brent International School Subic Jennifer Wathall Strategies on Teaching and Learning Sept. 2-3 Concordia International School Hanoi Kasey Perry Using Reading and Writing Workshop (TCRWP) to Improve Literacy Instruction Sept. 3 Nagoya International School Margaret McLean Collaborative Skills and Practices to Enhance Student Learning Sept. 3-4 Cebu International School Virginia P. Rojas Sore Spots & Hard Parts: Writing Instruction for English Learners Sept. 3-4 Hong Kong Academy Peter Muir Developing Opportunities for Action within the Curriculum Sept. 9-10 Morrison Academy Steve Leinwand Practical Strategies for Making Math Truly Work for All Students:A two-day workshop for teachers of mathematics in grades 4-8 Sept. 10-11 International School Eastern Seaboard (ISE) Scott Riley and Anne Marie Chow “From Basics to Blastoff” Getting started with Reader’s Workshop Sept. 10-11 Wells International School Hsin Yi Chen Compass Education for Sustainability Sept. 16-17 Kaohsiung American School Eric Smith ELL in the Mainstream Classroom Sept. 16-17 Taipei American School Anthony Ives, Matthew Fagen, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Bringing Great Ideas From School to Life Leanne Rainbow Sept. 24-25 Hong Kong International School Wendy Smith STEM Sept. 24-25 International School Manila Robyn Treyvaud Citizenship & Resilience in the Digital Age-A Common Sense Approach Sept. 24-25 Suzhou Singapore International School Renee Rehfeldt and Richard Bruford Literacy across the curriculum: Every Teacher is a Language Teacher Sept. 24-25 Xiamen International School Margaret Maclean Collaborative Skills and Practices to Enhance Student Learning

OCTOBER Oct-Nov Taipei American School Hiep Nguyen Circle Painting - Putting the A in STEAM Oct. 1-2 United World College of South East Asia Sarah Whyte Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom Oct. 8-9 Busan International Foreign School James Stronge Hiring the Best Teachers Oct. 15-16 Brent International School Manila Carolyn Coil Solving the Assessment Puzzle: Making Assessment Understandable for All Oct. 22-23 United Nations International School - Hanoi Dr. Fran Prolman “Building students’ agency, self-advocacy and their ability to take responsibility for their own learning.” Oct. 29-30 International School Beijing Tania Lattanzio Moving from Traditional Pedagogy to Inquiry

NOVEMBER Nov. 5-6 Bali Island School Deidre Fischer Management 101 - A Practical Approach Nov. 5-6 Intercultural School of Bogor Lynette Anderson Making Sense of Spelling: An Orthographic Journey Nov. 7-8 Mont Kiara International School Robert Pierce, Ph.D. Teaching, Learning, and Assessing the Common Core Social Studies Nonfiction Literacy Standards Nov. 12-13 International School Bangkok Elizabeth Rossini Understanding by Design Nov. 12-13 International School Manila Matt Glover Reading and Writing Workshops in the Elementary and Middle School Nov. 26-27 The International School of Kuala Lumpur Rob Whiting Tough Conversations. Managing Ourselves - Supporting Others

JANUARY Jan. 28-29 Ruamrudee International School Sara Garrett Foundations in Math: Developing Mathematical Thinking and Conceptual Understanding in Grades Kg-5 Jan. 21-22 The International School Yangon Greg Duncan Re-Envisioning Languages for 21st Century Learners

FEBRUARY Feb. 18-19 Seoul International School Tom Guskey Making Better Assessments Feb. 25-26 American International School of Guangzhou Penny Kittle Engaging Adolescent Readers and Writers Feb. 25-26 Thai-Chinese International School Liang-Kuang Chen (Kevin) Teaching the i-Student at International Schools: Intergrating Media and Technology into Chinese Classroom Feb. 25-26 Bandung Independent School TBD Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners

MARCH Mar. 2-5 Chadwick International Bambi Betts, John Gierrell, and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century Caroline Rennie Mar. 3-4 Chiang Mai International School Tim Shanahan Disciplinary LIteracy 6-12/Phonological Awareness-Foundational Reading PK-5 Mar. 4-5 Tokyo International School Kath Murdoch Building Learning ‘Assets’ Through Inquiry’ Mar. 11-12 Phuket International Academy Virginia Rojas Differentiation and Assessment Strategies for ESOL Learners within the Classroom from K-12. Mar. 18-19 The International School Yangon Deron Marvin Effective Strategies for the Instructional Leader Mar. 25-26 Brent International School Manila Bambi Betts Empowering Learners Through Assessment

APRIL Apr 8-9 Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan Ron Ritchart Cultures of Thinking (Harvard Project Zero) Apr. 21-22 Concordia International School Hanoi and UNIS Virginia Rojas EAL Students and Blended Learning

TBA Seisen International School Alec Couros Developing a Culture of Digital Citizenship & Digital Resilience TBA Western Academy Beijing Thinking Collaborative Adaptive Schools Training (Days 1-4) TBA ES Principal Canggu Community School TBA MS Leadership Conference

** More will be added and posted on the EARCOS website. (www.earcos.org)