ECIS Annual Conference 2013 Official Programme

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20-25 NOVEMBER 2013 AMSTERDAM RAI AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

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Welcome Welcome to the 2013 ECIS Annual Conference!

We are excited to hold the conference in Amsterdam. The city has much to offer to our participants and we hope that in the evenings you will be able to take advantage of the Dutch hospitality. ECIS member schools in The Netherlands have been outstanding in their support of the conference and we thank them. We also have several university students studying international education assisting with the logistics of the conference.

Please welcome them to our exciting field.

Our conference programme, participants’ list, and exhibitors’ offerings are available in the enhanced interactive online programme. Use the app to connect with colleagues, find descriptions of the offerings, and check for last minute changes. The theme for this conference is Strike the Balance and the many keynote, featured speakers and teacher presentations focus on the theme.

The Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday the 23rd of November from 11:30 – 12:45 in the Auditorium. The Chairman of the Board and the Executive Director will present their annual reports in addition to announcing the results of the electronic balloting. The International Award Ceremony will take place on Saturday the 23th of November from 17:00 – 18:00 in Emerald Room Many people have contributed to the organisation of this conference and we wish to express sincere appreciation to: •

Michael Thompson for delivering the GRAY MATTERN MEMORIAL address during the opening plenary on Friday , and presenting a breakout session and to Yong Zhao for speaking at Saturday morning’s plenary session and hosting breakout sessions;

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HRH, Princess Laurentien The Netherlands for delivering the Welcome Address during opening plenary on Friday

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Keynote 2.0 participants on Friday after lunch and features Danny Gregory, Poll Moussoulides, Peter Dalglish and Apple Distinguished Educators - Mark Pentleton, Oscar Stringer and Joe Moretti in an App Off.

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All of our regular conference speakers, panel members and pre-conference presenters who have contributed extensively to this event with their wit, wisdom and inspiration;

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Keith Miller and Christine Brown of the Office of Overseas Schools of the US Department of State for the generous grant in support of this conference;

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The Conference Partners – Shell and School Improvement Network, the Principal Sponsors – TES Prime and Cambridge International Examinations for their generous contribution and support

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Apple Inc. for sponsoring the Welcome Reception;

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The conference Sponsors - College Board and School eLockers

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ISIS Concepts for sponsoring the conference Mobile Site

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The International School of Amsterdam (ISA) for their tremendous support and for hosting the Music and ICT Pre-conference Institutes, as well as the Art Away Day on Saturday

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Amsterdam International Community School (AICS) for hosting the Art Pre-Conference Institute

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Pascale Hertay Vice Principal - ISH Primary for facilitating the participation of HRH Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands

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finalsite for sponsoring our environmentally friendly conference bags;

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DIPS for sponsoring the conference Water Bottles

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John Catt Educational Ltd for marketing many of the ECIS publications;

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Jostens for the ECIS November 2013 conference pins and for providing the plaques for the ECIS Outreach Project winners which will be presented at the International Award Ceremony;

• Our exhibitors and programme advertisers for their financial and professional support and for bringing to our attention the latest educational materials and resources; We wish to express sincere appreciation for the invaluable effort of everyone involved in organising the conference, as well as express our gratitude to our delegates and the administrative staff at the schools for their patience and collaboration with our new registration system.

Have a great conference

Jean K Vahey ECIS CEO/Executive Director

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Keynote Speakers Michael Thompson Michael Thompson is a consultant, author and psychologist specializing in children and families.

He is the supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School and has worked in more than five hundred schools across the United States, as well as in international schools around the world.

He and his co-author, Dan Kindlon, wrote the New York Times best-selling book, ‘Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys’ and he is the author of many other publications. He is presently writing a new book about summer camps and schools trips entitled, ‘Homesick and Happy: How Children Change and Grow When They Are Away from Their Parents’. A dedicated speaker and traveler, Michael Thompson has appeared on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC 20/20, CBS 60 Minutes, The Early Show and Good Morning America. Suarez and the Diane Rhem Show. He wrote, narrated and hosted a two-hour PBS documentary entitled “Raising Cain” that was broadcast nationally in 2006.

ECIS would like to thank School Improvement Network for sponsoring Michael Thompson’s participation at this conference.

Yong Zhao Dr Yong Zhao is an internationally known scholar, author, and speaker. His works focuses on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games for language learning, and founded research and development institutions to explore innovative education models. Dr Zhao has published over 100 articles and 20 books and is a recipient of the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association and was named one of the 2012 10 most influential people in educational technology by the Tech & Learn Magazine. He is an elected fellow of the International Academy for Education and currently serves as the Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he is also Weinman Professor of Technology and Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Until December, 2010, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University.

ECIS would like to thank the Shell for sponsoring Yong Zhao’s participation at this conference.

Danny Gregory Danny Gregory was born in London, grew up in Pakistan, Australia, and Israel, is a graduate of Princeton University and lives in Greenwich Village with his son and dogs. He is Executive Creative Director, Managing Partner of a major NY ad agency, and has created award-winning campaigns for clients like Chase, American Express, IBM, Ford, Chevron and many others. He is the author of six books (so far) and his illustrations have appeared in the New York Times and many other publications and books.

ECIS would like to thank Cambridge International Examinations for sponsoring Danny Gregory’s participation at this conference.

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Keynote Speakers Peter Dalglish Peter Dalglish is the founder of Street Kids International, and is a leading authority on working children, street children, and war-affected children. After graduating from Stanford and Dalhousie Law School, Peter Dalglish organized an airlift of food and medical supplies from Canada to the starving African nation. His encounter with emaciated and destitute refugees seared him for life. In Khartoum in 1986, Peter Dalglish began the Sudan’s first technical training school for street children, funded by Bob Geldof of Band Aid. Pickpockets, petty thieves and housebreakers were transformed into carpenters, welders and electricians; the graduates were hired by local businesses. Inspired by the tenacity and ingenuity of kids society had written off, Peter Dalglish returned to Canada in 1987 to found Street Kids International. Armed with $200, a borrowed office and an American Express card, he launched an agency that has become a global leader in designing creative self-help projects for poor, urban children.

ECIS would like to thank the College Board for sponsoring Peter Dalglish’s participation at this conference.

Poll Moussoulides Poll Moussoulides is a Master Voice Coach and Personal Performance specialist who has created and delivered learning modules for individuals and groups all over the world. His clients have included several Oscar winning Actors, Television Presenters, Legal Teams, Champion Athletes, Super Models, Sales Teams, CEOs, National Sports Team Coaches, Teachers and disadvantaged Community Groups. He has a special interest in the Vocal Health of Teachers and giving skills to young people so that they can think, move and speak with confidence.

ECIS would like to thank TES Prime for sponsoring Poll Moussoulides participation at this conference.

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Featured Speakers Stephen Barkley Steve Barkley is internationally recognized for his ability to facilitate change. He has more than 30 years of experience working in classrooms, schools and universities building teacher capacity for heightened student success and is well-known for guiding school improvement through coaching, mentoring and professional development. Steve has worked with teachers in International Schools around the world and has presented at a variety of international conferences where his dynamic energy and captivating style translate his extraordinary knowledge about life in the classroom and provide the necessary skills for effective change in individual teachers, teams and schools.

Taha Bawa Taha Bawa was born in Switzerland, lived in Pakistan, Iran, US, Sri Lanka and then did his IB in Switzerland before studying Economics at HEC Lausanne. He was schooled at International Schools and was able to participate in various associations, National Honors Society, MUN, Student Council. Despite his experiences, he felt he was not actually making things better, which is why he co-founded Goodwall, which allows students to get informed, get involved and make a real difference. He is also on the Youth Committee of Human Rights Watch and has spoken on Tedx and Google Business Talks.

Cathryn Berger Kaye Cathryn Berger Kaye provides global professional development, keynotes, in-depth institutes, and resources on service learning, youth engagement, engaging teaching practices, and 21st century competencies. Cathryn is the author of several books including The Complete Guide to Service Learning plus, with Philippe Cousteau, Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands and Make a Splash! A Kids Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands. She also consults with the IBO regarding service learning. Cathryn is delighted to return to ECIS. Visit www.cbkassociates.com and contact her at cathy@cbkassociates.com

Kenneth Cushner Dr. Kenneth Cushner’s professional career has focused on ways to better understand the dynamics of intercultural interaction and how best to guide students and teachers to enhance their intercultural understanding and competence. He has taught in schools in Switzerland, Australia and the United States and has traveled extensively with young people and teacher groups. Dr. Cushner is widely puablished in the fields of cross-cultural training and teacher education. His books include Human Diversity in Education: An Intercultural Approach, soon to be published in its 8th edition.

Michael DiSpezio Michael is a renaissance educator, speaker, TV host and author who formerly worked as a research assistant and a K-12 classroom teacher. Extensive travel has taken him from the Emmys with an award nominated show on HIV to the Bahamas where he developed the Discovery Channel Camp at Atlantis. He has hosted numerous broadcasts and worked on numerous shows and is the author of over 30 trade books and has co-authorship on over 3 dozen science textbooks. He continues to write, develop, and present science and education topics to a global audience.

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Featured Speakers Lise Eliot Lise Eliot is Associate Professor of Neuroscience at The Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. A Chicago native, she received an A.B. degree from Harvard University, a Ph.D. from Columbia University, and did post-doctoral research at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. In addition to teaching and writing, Dr. Eliot lectures widely on children’s brain and mental development. She lives in Lake Bluff, Illinois with her husband and their 15-year-old daughter and 13- and 10-year-old sons.

Tim Garry Tim Garry has taught mathematics from middle school to university since 1984, and has been Head of Mathematics at three international schools. For IB Mathematics HL, he’s been an Assistant & Senior Examiner, on Curriculum Review Committees and exam writing teams. Tim has written, with Ibrahim Wazir, two successful IB mathematics textbooks, one for SL and one for HL, published by Pearson. Since 1992, Tim has delivered numerous teacher workshops mostly focusing on IB mathematics, handheld technology and problem solving. Tim is currently the Head of Mathematics at the International School of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Wolfgang Hartmann Since 2006, Wolfgang Hartmann has worked as a teacher for Pedagogy of Music and Didactics of Early Childhood Music Education at MUSIKENE Conservatory in Spain. He previously taught Orff-Schulwerk in various pedagogical fields. After studying at the Orff-Institute in Salzburg, Austria he taught in “Music Model Schools” in Munich, lecturer at the “Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien” and at the Orff Institute of “Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mozarteum Salzburg”; and author of educational programmes for music. . He has given workshops for OrffSchulwerk pedagogy in more than 20 countries, with special focus on China.

Derek Harwell Derek Harwell teaches IBMYP Computer Tech at the International School of Amsterdam and for the past two decades has facilitated various roles at ISA. Derek’s teaching career began when he made the decision to drop out of high school and start learning. Since then he has approached his teaching and learning from a different point of view. He went on to earn several university degrees prior to becoming a teacher.

Philip Kurbis Philip Kurbis lives in Munich, Germany. He has been teaching Mathematics since August 2002.

His first experience with the IB was in London working at Southbank International School. In the summer of 2005 he began work as the Head of Mathematics and Computer Science at Munich International School. Through the past 8 years Philip has presented at international conferences and provided professional development to teachers on topics ranging from Feedback to Peer Observation to Using Video to enhance the teaching of Mathematics. Additionally, Philip is an experienced examiner for the IB.

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Featured Speakers Diana Laffin Diana Laffin is Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning at Farnborough Sixth Form College in the UK. She is the author of Better Lessons in A Level History and an A Level textbook British Society since 1945. She has been running the history department at the sixth form college for 13 years and currently manages a staff of eight teachers and supervises the teaching of over 550 sixth form history students. She has provided numerous workshops for the Historical Association and Schools History Project in the UK.

Lori Langer de Ramirez Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez began her career as a teacher of Spanish, French and ESL and is currently the Director of World and Classical Languages & Global Language Initiatives at the Dalton School in New York. Lori is the author of several books including Spanish-language books and texts. She has contributed to many textbooks and written numerous articles. Her website www.miscositas.com offers virtual picture books, videos, thematic units and other curricular materials for teaching Chinese, English, French, and Spanish. Lori has presented at workshops and conferences around the world. Lori is the recipient of the Brooks Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Culture, NEH grants, and a Fulbright Award.

Jonothan Neelands Professor Jonothan Neelands is the Strategic Academic Lead for Teaching Shakespeare, which is a joint venture partnership between the Royal Shakespeare Company and the University of Warwick. In addition to his academic profile, he is an experienced creative workshop leader and drama practitioner, with a national and international reputation for delivering high quality professional training and development opportunities. Professor Neelands has advised government on the identification and training of exceptionally able and motivated young performers and is a member of the RSC Education Advisory Group.

Ken O’Connor

Ken O’Connor is an independent consultant on assessment, grading and reporting. He has been a staff development presenter and facilitator in the USA, 16 countries outside North America. His twenty-three year teaching career included experience as a geography teacher and department head at 6 schools in Toronto and Melbourne. Ken was a Curriculum Coordinator responsible for Student Assessment and Evaluation and Geography for the Scarborough Board of Education and then the Toronto District School Board. He also worked as a consultant on Secondary Assessment at the Ontario Ministry of Education. Ken is the author of several books.

Articles written by Ken have appeared in the NASSP Bulletin, Educational Leadership, Changing Perspectives and Orbit.

Fintan O’Reagan Fintan O’Regan is one of the leading behaviour and learning experts in the UK and Europe. He was the Headteacher of the Centre Academy from 1996 -2002, the first specialist school in the UK for students between the ages of 7-19 specialising issues related to ADHD, ASD and ODD . He is currently a Behaviour and Learning Consultant and Trainer for a number of educational and commercial organisations both nationally and internationally. He is an associate lecturer for Leicester University, the National Association of Special Needs, the Institute of Education, the Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre. Vice Chairman of the UK ADHD Network and a board member of the European ADHD Alliance.

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Featured Speakers Veronika Richterova Veronika Richterova studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague and Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. During her career she has worked at the studio of animated creation for Czech TV and the Central Puppet Theatre Prague. Since 1990, Veronika has been a free-lance artist, painting, enamelled plastic art and mosaic. She works mostly in PET-ART, photography and artists books.

David Rops David Rops has been teaching Mathematics for 20 years. He has taught Mathematics in the Dominican Republic, Singapore and most recently in Germany. He has previously taught Advanced Placement Calculus and Statistics. David currently teaches IB HL and SL Mathematics and grade nine Mathematics at the Munich International School. David has run a “flipped classroom” for almost 4 years with the grade nine class and has presented remotely via Skype on the “flipped classroom” at the ISMTF conference in 2012. David believes in enhancing student achievement and understanding by including videos and other technologies into the Mathematics classroom.

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William Sutton

Corinne Rosenberg began as an EAL teacher and counsellor, and has been an intercultural and global diversity training consultant for twenty five years. She has worked with ECIS International Teacher Certificate since its inception. She has twenty five years of experience in the design, development and delivery of training workshops and seminars for educational institutions and major corporations. She coaches expatriate families on managing effective overseas assignments, as well as on intercultural interactions and managing intercultural teams.

Her research demonstrated long- term behavioural change through reflective practice and action learning and she is passionate about using this approach with international teachers to develop intercultural skills.

William Sutton is a professional actor and comedian. He loves Shakespeare and runs a blog a blog.iloveshakespeare.com, as well as a related Facebook Group page where he links daily to news about Shakespeare. He studied at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford on Avon. After the success of his one man show on Shakespeare Sonnets during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2001, he performed it in South Africa, Europe, the USA and Canada. William also teaches verse to Dutch Film Acting students at the MA and regularly gives workshops at various Dutch schools.

His newest show introduces Shakespeare’s plays, theatre background or growth as a writer to students through the use of a beamer and Shakespeare’s words which he calls Shakespeare Karaoke.

Jeff Utecht Jeff Utecht is an educational technology consultant, educator and author.. Jeff began his career in the Elementary Classroom at a public school in Washington State. In 2001, he was the recipient of a Bill and Melinda Gates Grant called the Technology Leadership Program.

This marked the beginning of his journey with technology and learning. Jeff is a Google Apps Certified Educational Trainer. In tandem with his values of collaboration and open source, he created the Google Ninja Program. This free program designed to support students and educators in their learning of the Google Applications is now widely used around the globe

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Featured Speakers Eppo Van Nispen Eppo van Nispen tot Sevenaer studied law, history and informatics before becoming a journalist and had a succesfull career in broadcasting, where he was among the first people worldwide to work on interactive digital formats. Eppo started the worldwide highly acclaimed DOK Library Concept Center near Amsterdam together with one of the best technical universities and scientists in the world. DOK’s mission is to build the world’s most modern library. In 2010 he was asked by the national government to work and fully focus on the future of media and human interaction together with universities and schools. He works and researches on a variety of subjects like Big Data Analysis, School X.0 and Libraries of the future.

Shannon Williams As a self-proclaimed ‘yearbook-nerd-for-life’ Shannon motivates and inspires advisers and staffs across the Northeast and Midwest. Known for spotting trends years in advance, Shannon partners with some of the most successful staffs in the country to provide critiquing, idea generation and general awesomeness. Shannon is a former award winning editor and adviser.

He worked with the CBS evening news during the Oklahoma City bombing and was hired at 21 to run a weekly newspaper. At Jostens Shannon’s work can be seen in Adviser and Staff magazine, 1,2,3 Curriculum, YearTech and YearTech online tools, creative corners in the digital classroom and much more.

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Wednesday 20 November - Two Day Institutes 0700 - 1900 Elicium Lobby

ECIS PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

0800 - 1630 Amsterdam International Community School

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - LIGHT AND TEXTURE

Stop by the ECIS Registration Desk to: • Register and pick up your conference pack • Sign up to receive your copy of e-news • Meet the ECIS Team • Register your interest for the ECIS April 2014 Leadership Conference to be held at the Melia Hotel, Seville, Spain

In this intensive two day pre-conference institute, the ECIS Art Committee will be offering a combination of art historical, theoretical and hands-on activities on the themes of light and texture. Based in Amsterdam, we will use the city and it's resources as a classroom and learn several approaches to enliven the way you teach the concepts of light and texture in your classroom. The institute features renowned Czech artist Veronika Richterova, who will guide us through a day of activities on these themes, using recycled materials, such as pet bottles and other mixed media.

This institute is appropriate for teachers working with all age groups and all curriculum and it is held at AICS - Amsterdam International Community School.

November 20th Schedule Start 8:00 Break 9:45 – 11:00 Extended Lunch / research period11:00 – 12:30 Break 14:00 - 14:30 Adjourn for the afternoon at 16:30, meet again for dinner at 6pm Wednesday night Activity: Light Painting Eric Saline, Chair, ECIS Art Committee and Curriculum Leader, Technology Teacher and Visiting Lecturer at Akademin Valand, International School of the Gothenburg Region, Sweden Veronika Richterova, Freelance Artist, International School of Prague, Czech Republic

0900 - 1700 D403

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - DEVELOPING COACHING SKILLS, PRACTICES AND CULTURE COACHING SKILLS ARE CRITICAL FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 Developing Coaching Skills, Practices and Culture Coaching skills are critical for effective school leadership at all levels. This pre-conference will provide an opportunity for participants to assess, develop, and practice the crucial verbal skills of effective coaching. Study and practice specific questioning, paraphrasing, facilitation, feedback, and the verbal skills of dealing with resistance. Opportunities will be provided to observe clips of teachers and plan and deliver coaching feedback sessions. Get coaching feedback on your coaching practices.

Steve Barkley, Executive Vice President, Performance Learning Systems, Islamorada, Florida, USA Lorene Malanowski, Project Coordinator, Performance Learning Systems, Islamorada, Florida, USA

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Wednesday 20 November - Two Day Institutes 0900 - 1700 D503

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - HOW TO GRADE AND REPORT FOR LEARNING Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 “Nothing really changes until the grade book and the report card changes.”

Curriculum, instruction, and assessment have increasingly become standards-based but parallel changes in grading and reporting have been slow, especially in middle and high schools. The session will focus on 'fifteen fixes for broken grades' which emphasize learning, make grades and report cards more meaningful, and really make a difference to student achievement and attitude when applied in classrooms. Consideration will also be given to eleven guidelines for more effective reporting of student learning.

Participants can expect to: • Recognize the need to critically examine established grading and reporting practices • Appreciate the complexity of grading • Analyze how to make grading standards-based • Know the meaning of key terms • Identify the purposes of grading • Know several basic perspectives on grading • Identify grading issues which arise from analysis of student grades • Know guidelines for standards-based grading and reporting that encourage effective learning; • Analyze the value of guidelines for standards-based grading and reporting Ken O'Connor, Education Consultant, Assess For Success Consulting Inc, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

1230 - 1330 Social Hub Basement

LUNCH BREAK FOR PRE-CONFERENCES

1300 - 17:00 D402

ECIS INTEREST AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRS FACILITATION WORKSHOP All chairpersons of ECIS Interest Area committees are requested to attend this special session. The workshop will be facilitated by Julie Ryan and will be focusing on reviewing and improving existing processes and the future direction of the ECIS Interest Area committees.

Julie Ryan, American School in London, UK

1715 - 1845 D402

ECIS INTEREST AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS ANNUAL MEETING All chairpersons of the ECIS interest areas committees are requested to attend this annual session.

Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK

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Thursday 21 November - One Day Institutes 0700 - 1000 Elicium Lobby

ECIS PRE-CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

0800 - 1730 Amsterdam International Community School

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - LIGHT AND TEXTURE

Stop by the ECIS Registration Desk to: • Register and pick up your conference pack • Sign up to receive your copy of e-news • Meet the ECIS Team • Register your interest for the ECIS April 2014 Leadership Conference to be held at the Melia Hotel, Seville, Spain Please note the Registration Desk will be relocated to Auditorium Lounge after 10:00, in preparation for main conference registration.

In this intensive two day pre-conference institute, the ECIS Art Committee will be offering a combination of art historical, theoretical and hands-on activities on the themes of light and texture. Based in Amsterdam, we will use the city and it's resources as a classroom and learn several approaches to enliven the way you teach the concepts of light and texture in your classroom. The institute features renowned Czech artist Veronika Richterova, who will guide us through a day of activities on these themes, using recycled materials, such as pet bottles and other mixed media.

This institute is appropriate for teachers working with all age groups and all curriculum.

Schedule Getting together at Amsterdam International Community School 8:00 – 8:30 Extended Lunch / research period 12:00- 1:30 4:30- 5:30 Presentations of works, discussions in PYP/ MYP/ DP groups about ideas to modify activities from the past days for students.

Eric Saline, Chair, ECIS Art Committee and Curriculum Leader, Technology Teacher and Visiting Lecturer at Akademin Valand, International School of the Gothenburg Region, Sweden Veronika Richterova, Freelance Artist, International School of Prague, Czech Republic

0900 - 1700 D301

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - FLIP INSTRUCTION: CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS THROUGH REVERSING THE TRADITIONAL ORDER OF TEACHING AND PRACTICE Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 Imagine the ability to talk one on one with every student, answer their questions and have them engaged each period, the entire period. Using the idea of the flipped classroom this can happen. By the end of the workshop participants will be confident in their ability to make screencast instructional videos.

If possible please bring a laptop, tablet and microphone.

Philip Kurbis, Head of Maths Department, Munich International School, Germany David Rops, Teacher, Munich International School, Germany

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Thursday 21 November - One Day Institutes 0900 - 1700 D304

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - SERVICE LEARNING, FEATURING CATHRYN BERGER KAYE Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 A day of sharing, learning and engaging with workshops and hands on sessions. More information from 1 September 2013 on http://www.servicelearning.eu/ Cathryn Berger Kaye, International Consultant and Author, International Service Learning Consultant and Author, Los Angeles, California, USA

0900 - 1700 D401

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - HONESTY HONESTLY - A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP ON ACADEMIC HONESTY AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 In many schools, there is awareness that different teachers deal with academic misconduct in different ways; there is inconsistency in recognising misconduct, inconsistency in handling misconduct cases, inconsistent consequences. This workshop addresses these and other problems.

Objectives: • to understand what cheating is, why (some) students cheat, • to understand the nature of plagiarism and the difficulties of defining it, • to consider practices for prevention of cheating, • to consider other factors needed to ensure fairness, transparency, appropriateness of consequences, consistency, and other measures should cheating occur, • to establish school policies, procedures and practices to ensure that teachers and students understand and conform, • to consider what to teach and how to teach by way of documentation so that it sticks • to appreciate the shortcomings of Turnitin and other text-matching software - and the dangers of the free services, • to give teachers a range of strategies, approaches and activities they can use to help students learn and consistently use good practice.

Four sessions, 90 minutes each.

Session 1: The difficulties of definition: what is cheating, what is plagiarism? Including discussion of how they cheat and why they cheat, cultural background and cultural mores in the 21st century; the problems of different understandings, different reactions, different consequences, teachers as well as students. All this, and what about intent?

Session 2: Handling suspected academic misconduct: what to do when cheating is suspected; what to do when cheating is confirmed. The Turnitin phenomenon: what's good, what's bad and what's ugly about Turnitin.com (and other text-matching & plagiarism detection services); the importance of a formal Academic Honesty Policy.

Session 3: Good practice in academic writing: reference and citation, the basics (generic, or specific style guide); choosing authoritative sources; citation generators (good bad and ugly); teaching reference and citation so that it sticks. Frequently Asked Questions!

Session 4: Honesty honestly, the positive approach: practicing correct/ acceptable academic practice (as against stressing plagiarism avoidance); changing the school ethos, making sure that all teachers have the same understandings; reducing opportunities for academic dishonesty and changing students' choices.

John Royce, Consultant and Trainer, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK

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Thursday 21 November - One Day Institutes 0900 - 1700 D402

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - AT THE CROSSROADS. A DAY OF PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS OF DRAMA AND ENGLISH Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 This pre-conference day will focus on the interface between Drama and English.

Practical workshops will focus on empowering Drama teachers to address the teaching of Shakespeare, poetry and creative writing within the Drama curriculum; and will empower English teachers to introduce drama stragegies into their classroom. The day will act as a forum for a rich exchange between teachers of these two disciplines.

Session 1 - In this session teachers will explore a range of practical strategies to engage with Shakespeare texts in the Drama and English classroom. Teachers will be introduced to tools and techniques informed by the notion of Shakespeare as a playwright and by texts as performances as well as literary delights.

Session 2 - In this session teachers will explore a range of drama strategies that can be used to explore poetry and stories from other cultures in the Drama and English classroom.

Session 3 - In this session teachers will explore a range of dramatic ‘starting points’ that can be used to develop students’ creative writing; this will include creative writing in the English classroom as well as playwriting and scriptwriting.

Jonothan Neelands, National Teaching Fellow, Professor of Creative Education, University of Warwick, Warwick, Coventry, UK

0900 - 1700 D403

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - DEVELOPING COACHING SKILLS, PRACTICES AND CULTURE COACHING SKILLS ARE CRITICAL FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45

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Developing Coaching Skills, Practices and Culture Coaching skills are critical for effective school leadership at all levels. This pre-conference will provide an opportunity for participants to assess, develop, and practice the crucial verbal skills of effective coaching. Study and practice specific questioning, paraphrasing, facilitation, feedback, and the verbal skills of dealing with resistance. Opportunities will be provided to observe clips of teachers and plan and deliver coaching feedback sessions. Get coaching feedback on your coaching practices.

Steve Barkley, Executive Vice President, Performance Learning Systems, Islamorada, Florida, USA Lorene Malanowski, Project Coordinator, Performance Learning Systems, Islamorada, Florida, USA 0900 - 1700 D404

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS, CULTURAL AGILITY OR INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE: WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, HOW DOES IT TRANSLATE INTO EVERYDAY PRACTICE Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 Whatever you call it, how does it translate in to everyday practice? Designed for teachers who want to develop best practice in their classroom and school. An initial questionnaire will assess your cultural agility. This covers intercultural sensitivity, language issues, the impact of transition, interactions with parents and other related issues. Authentic case studies are used to decode everyday incidents, leading onto reflective action learning to develop solutions for your own school context.

Corinne Rosenberg, Intercultural Consultant, Richmond, Surrey, UK Helen Fail, ITC Course Leader, European Council of International Schools, London, UK

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Thursday 21 November - One Day Institutes 0900 - 1700 D405

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - NEMO AND THE RIJKSMUSEUM AS A LANDSCAPE FOR LEARNING Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45

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In the changing world of education, informal opportunities of learning are gaining increased validity as a venue for motivating and enlightening students. Join Michael DiSpezio, noted science author, educational TV host, and global educator, as he escorts you to two world class museums located in Amsterdam. The NEMO Science center is one of the largest and most innovative science museums in the world, offering five floors of interactive learning experiences. Then, weather dependent, walk about 3 kilometers of streets and over canal bridges where you'll discover small places for lunch on your own.

Then, it's off to the newly renovated Rijksmuseum to appreciate the integration of technologies and art. Be sure to bring sneakers or walking shoes and a digital camera since you''ll learn how to capture 3D pictures of street scenes and museum exhibits!

Meet in lobby of convention hall.

Michael DiSpezio, Global Educator and Science Author, North Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA 0900 - 1700 D407, D502, D504, D506

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - LANGUAGE TEACHERS ARE UNIQUE: FROM CHALK & PAPER TO WHITEBOARD & ONLINE MATERIALS – WE ARE FLEXIBLE! FROM TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS: SHARING EXPERIENCES, IDEAS AND GOOD PRACTICE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO ENHANCE EFFECTIVE LEARNING Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 Language teachers are unique: from chalk and paper to whiteboard and online materials - we are flexible! From teachers for teachers: Sharing experiences, ideas and good practice in foreign languages to enhance effective learning.

Andrea Wagner, ECIS Chair of the Foreign Languages Committee, Author and Teacher of Foreign Languages, International School of Duesseldorf, Germany

0900 - 1700 D408

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - COLLABORATION 2.0. COLLABORATIVE SKILLS: PLANNED, INTEGRATED AND DELIVERED Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 Curriculum integration, collaboration and technology are the future of education, and more specifically, they are critical skills for our students' futures. While educators cannot teach content for jobs and services that do not even exist yet, we are able to empower students now with adaptable experiences and the flexibility to approach and manage solutions creatively and collaboratively. During this hands-on workshop, teachers will participate as students in an integrated and interdependent team to solve a problem. You will learn to organize and use online collaborative tools including search and research techniques using tools such as Google Drive, Apps and others.

Derek Harwell, MYP CT Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Nathalie Morrissey, Librarian, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - HOW TO GRADE AND REPORT FOR LEARNING Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 “Nothing really changes until the grade book and the report card changes.”

Curriculum, instruction, and assessment have increasingly become standards-based but parallel changes in grading and reporting have been slow, especially in middle and high schools. The session will focus on 'fifteen fixes for broken grades' which emphasize learning, make grades and report cards more meaningful, and really make a difference to student achievement and attitude when applied in classrooms. Consideration will also be given to eleven guidelines for more effective reporting of student learning.

Participants can expect to: • Recognize the need to critically examine established grading and reporting practices • Appreciate the complexity of grading • Analyze how to make grading standards-based • Know the meaning of key terms • Identify the purposes of grading • Know several basic perspectives on grading • Identify grading issues which arise from analysis of student grades • Know guidelines for standards-based grading and reporting that encourage effective learning; • Analyze the value of guidelines for standards-based grading and reporting Ken O'Connor, Education Consultant, Assess For Success Consulting Inc, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

0900 - 1700 D508

PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY LEARNING Morning Break 10:30 Lunch 12:30 - 13:30 Afternoon Break 15:15 -15:45 Dr. Eliot will share her research on the Early Childhood Brain and how best to support student learning based on the latest brain research. This informational workshop will equip educators with skills to extend their practice and adjust teaching methodologies.

Lise Eliot, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, The Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, USA

0900 - 1700 PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - LEARN MUSIC - AND ENJOY IT. THE ORFF International School APPROACH IN THE CLASSROOM of Amsterdam

9.00 Meet at International School of Amsterdam 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Adjourn at 16:30 What will we do? Under the guidance of Wolfgang Hartmann you will play music on the Orff instruments, there will be singing, movement and dance, but also learning about the background of the Orff-Schulwerk pedagogy as more than just a music pedagogical concept but also a form of human education.

Wolfgang Hartmann, Teacher for Pedagogy of Music and Didactics of Early Childhood Music Education, MUSIKENE Conservatory ( Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco), Spain

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Thursday 21 November - One Day Institutes 0900 - 1700 PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE - THE ECIS ICT COMMITTEE IT STRAND International School FEATURING THE INVITED SPEAKER JEFF UTECHT of Amsterdam

A day of sharing, learning and engaging with a rich selection of workshops, panels and hands on sessions for International School Educators. Full program details available as of Sept 1 2013, at http://ecisitcommittee.edublogs.org/ Jeff Utecht, Technology and Learning Coordinator, International School Bangkok, Thailand

1100 - 1900 Auditorium Lounge

ECIS MAIN REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

1230 - 1330 4th Floor Lobby

LUNCH BREAK FOR PRE-CONFERENCES

1630 - 1730 Auditorium Lounge

DRINKS RECEPTION ( FOR OUR VALUED EXHIBITIORS)

Early registration available for Exhibitors and Conference Delegates.

Thank you so much for making plans to come to the ECIS conference in Amsterdam.

We're looking forward to a great and productive conference!

To show our appreciation, we would be delighted if you would join the ECIS staff for some refreshments, as we would welcome the chance to meet you and make sure you get the most out of your participation in our conference.

Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK

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Friday 22 November 0700 - 1930 Auditorium Lounge

ECIS REGISTRATION DESK OPEN Stop by the ECIS Registration Desk to: • Register and pick up your conference pack • Sign up to receive your copy of e-news • Meet the ECIS Team • Register your interest for the ECIS April 2014 Leadership Conference to be held at the Melia Hotel, Seville, Spain

0830 - 1015 Auditorium

OPENING SESSION • Performance by the percussion group of the International School of Amsterdam, directed by Fabian Galli • Opening remarks by the Executive Director of ECIS and the Chairman of the ECIS Board of Trustees • Welcome to Amsterdam by Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands • THE GRAY MATTERN MEMORIAL ADDRESS Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children How and where do we draw the line between bullying and the inevitable conflicts and social pain of childhood? The intense media focus on the tragic cases of suicide that have resulted from cyber-bullying has left many parents feeling frightened about their children’s social lives and eager to protect their children from trauma. Children, however, want the freedom to explore friendship, create groups and play on their own.

Dr. Thompson’s keynote will help educators navigate between parental fears and the normal social development of children.

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Close of Plenary Session by the Executive Director of ECIS

Michael Thompson, Consultant, Author and Psychologist, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA Edward Greene, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK

1015 - 1045 Exhibition Area

COFFEE BREAK

1045 - 1145 Breakout Sessions Rooms

GENERAL AGENDA FOR THE INTEREST GROUP SESSIONS Agenda 1) Welcome 2) Current and new issues relevant to the Interest Area 3) Proposed topics and speakers for upcoming ECIS conferences and events 4) Discuss interested new committee members 5) Review communication within the committee and Interest Area group 6) AOB

1045 - 1145 D201

INTEREST GROUP FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND ACTION RESEARCH

Chad Fairey, Chair, ECIS Professional Learning and Action Research Committee and Head of School, Sotogrande International School, Spain

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Friday 22 November 1045 - 1145 D202

INTEREST GROUP FOR SERVICE LEARNING/COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Tine Vandewege, Chair, ECIS Service Learning/Community Service Committee and Director Service Learning, United World College Maastricht, Netherlands 1045 - 1145 D203

INTEREST GROUP FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL STUDIES

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Jason Cancella, Chair, ECIS Humanities and Social Studies Committee and Social Studies Teacher, American School in London, London, UK 1045 - 1145 D204

INTEREST GROUP FOR JOURNALISM/YEARBOOK

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Shannon Miller, Chair, ECIS Journalism/Yearbook Committee and Journalism Teacher and Student Newspaper Adviser, American School in London, UK 1045 - 1145 D403

INTEREST GROUP FOR ART

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Eric Saline, Chair, ECIS Art Committee and Curriculum Leader, Technology Teacher and Visiting Lecturer at Akademin Valand, International School of the Gothenburg Region, Sweden 1045 - 1145 D407

INTEREST GROUP FOR GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

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Peggy Pelonis, Chair, ECIS Guidance and Counseling Committee and Dean of Student Affairs, American Community School of Athens, Greece 1045 - 1145 D503

INTEREST GROUP FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

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Ann Pleij, Chair, ECIS Early Childhood Committee and Transition Kindergarten Teacher, American School of The Hague, Netherlands 1045 - 1145 E102

INTEREST GROUP FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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John Mikton, Chair, ECIS IT Committee and Director of Technology, International School of Prague, Czech Republic 1045 - 1145 E105 & E106

INTEREST GROUP FOR CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT

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Sue Williams, Chair, ECIS Curriculum and Assessment Committee and Director of Curriculum, American School of Warsaw, Poland

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INTEREST GROUP FOR DRAMA/THEATER ARTS

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Laurie-Carroll Bérubé, Head of Theatre Arts, Institut Le Rosey, Switzerland

1045 - 1145 E108

INTEREST GROUP FOR MUSIC

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Rachel Wolff, Chair, ECIS Music Committee and Teacher, International School of Bremen, Germany 1045 - 1145 G102

INTEREST GROUP FOR CROSS CULTURE

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Richard Pearce, Chair, ECIS Cross Culture Committee and Consultant, International School of London, London, UK 1045 - 1145 G104

INTEREST GROUP FOR SPECIAL NEEDS/LEARNING SUPPORT

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Christiana Perakis Evloyias, Chair, ECIS Special Needs/Learning Support Committee and Director, Institute of Innovation and Creativity; Learning Enhancement Programs, American Community School of Athens, Greece 1045 - 1145 G105

INTEREST GROUP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL/SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION

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Marcus James, Chair, ECIS Environmental/Sustainability Education Committee and Year 6 Teacher ELP and Sustainability Coordinator, International School of Geneva - The Foundation, Switzerland Taha Bawa, endignorance, Switzerland

1045 - 1145 G106

INTEREST GROUP FOR LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH (WRITING)

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Lori Lauscher, Chair, ECIS Language Arts/English Committee and IB Coordinator, American School of Barcelona, Spain 1045 - 1145 G107

INTEREST GROUP FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Andrea Wagner, ECIS Chair of the Foreign Languages Committee, Author and Teacher of Foreign Languages, International School of Duesseldorf, Germany 1045 - 1145 G108

INTEREST GROUP FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Dawn Rutland, Chair, ECIS Library and Information Services Committee and E.S. Teacher Librarian, St John's International School, Belgium

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Friday 22 November 1045 - 1145 G109

INTEREST GROUP FOR ESL AND MOTHER TONGUE

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Chadwick V.R. Williams, Chair, ECIS ESL and Mother Tongue Committee and ESL Secondary Teacher, Bilingual Prevocational School of Vienna, Austria 1045 - 1145 G110

INTEREST GROUP FOR SCIENCE

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Marianne Zupanc, Chair, ECIS Science Committee and Head of Science, IB Biology, IGCSE Coordinated Science, IMYC, International School of Bremen, Germany 1045 - 1145 G111

INTEREST GROUP FOR MATHEMATICS

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Ana Maria Dianderas, Chair, ECIS Mathematics Committee, Benjamin Franklin International School, Spain 1045 - 1145 E103

RUN A PAPERLESS CLASSROOM

3-18

Discover tools and workflows that will help you enhance the level of student engagement using iPad. Students can interact with the entire class, create sub-groups for learning and submit work directly to the teacher and their peers. See this exiting new classroom methodology at work.

Mark Pentleton, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

1045 - 1145 E104

IPAD: A TOTAL WORKFLOW SOLUTION FOR YOUR CLASSROOM

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This workshop demonstrates through hands on experience using iPad as the hub of your teaching, facilitating simple workflow for setting assignments, collecting work, giving meaningful feedback, differentiating for ability, ongoing assessment and much more, all within 60 minutes.

Joe Moretti, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, USA

1045 - 1145 G103

SCHOOL ELOCKERS: SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE SHARING AND COLLABORATION FOR SCHOOLS How do YOU engage with your students in the smartphone, tablet and social media era?

SchooleLockers™ provides teachers with the 'glue' that enables, quick, effective use of modern technology, whether deploying 'BYOD', '1:1' or 'Class Sets' of devices. Let us show you how School eLockers can revolutionize your device agnostic learning strategy.

Rebecca Southgate, School eLockers, London, UK

1155 - 1255 Emerald

UNDERSTANDING FAMILIES AND DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PARENTS Contemporary parents expect to play a larger role in their child’s schooling than in the past. They want more information and more control. In his workshop, Dr. Thompson will help teachers to distinguish between the vast majority of parents, the “Ninty-five percenters,” who can be reassured with a bit more teacher good will and information, and the difficult “Five Percenters” who insist on having a disappointed, aggrieved or hostile relationship with their chld’s school.

Michael Thompson, Consultant, Author and Psychologist, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

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Friday 22 November 1155 - 1255 D201

THE INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

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For the past 10 years, Fieldwork Education, the NAHT and ECIS have worked in partnership to offer the ILMP to leaders and prospective leaders in international schools.

It’s a special, and possibly unique, kind of leadership course, focusing on leadership for learning in an international context. More than 150 alumni have already successfully benefitted from its blended learning approach that includes rigorous school based, residential, online, and experiential learning. If you are interested in leadership and learning, and therefore want a program which will develop your leadership capacity, as well as impact on student learning in your school, then come along and find out more about the ILMP. When you do, we’ll also introduce you to the 4-Quadrant Framework, one of the best leadership and management tools we know. All in one hour!

Steven Mark, Fieldwork Education, UK Clare Sutton, IPC and IMYC Membership, Fieldwork Education, UK

1155 - 1255 D202

ADVANCING SERVICE LEARNING BEST PRACTICES

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Service Learning: Making 21st Century Curriculum Connections High quality service learning always has academic relevance, rigor, and application.

Let’s dive into exactly how you can integrate service learning into a theme of study or unit of inquiry - or any class at any grade level. Hands on lively interaction and practice that highlights 21st century skills. Ideas you can put to use!

Cathryn Berger Kaye, International Consultant and Author, International Service Learning Consultant and Author, Los Angeles, California, USA

1155 - 1255 D203

ACTIVE LEARNING FOR POST 16-HISTORY STUDENTS This session will consider the advantages and possible problems of active learning with post 16 history students. Several examples of active learning will be shared from a range of history topics and there will be an explanation of how they enhance student learning. Although the examples all come from A Level history teaching, they are methods and ideas that are easily transferable to other age groups and courses.

Diana Laffin, Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, Farnborough Sixth Form College, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK

1155 - 1255 D204

MANAGING STUDENT-LED YEARBOOK TEAMS

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This session is aimed at exploring ideas for workflow, team development and management when working with student-led Yearbooks. Information collection, layout skills, creative pathways and leadership development are topics that will be presented for discussion by an experienced Yearbook/School Magazine Advisor.

Jo Tilton, Teacher, Bonn International School, Germany

1155 - 1255 D403

SHOWCASING THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING A PET BOTTLE INTO A VISUAL ARTIFACT Join Veronika Richterova – a well-established Czech freelance artist - for an interactive workshop to try out some technical processes of transforming a pet bottle into a visual artifact. Veronika will firstly showcase some of her work across materials in a form of presentation. Secondly she will take you through a hands-on experience of working with a pet bottle as an artistic material.

Veronika Richterova, Freelance Artist, International School of Prague, Czech Republic

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Friday 22 November 1155 - 1255 D407

GAMES GALORE! BOARD GAMES THAT TEACH CRITICAL MATH SKILLS

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Experience 10 board games that encourage brilliant mathematical thinking. Sharing their passion for critical thinking and visual perception, your presenters will introduce their favorite powerful math games, discuss the math involved in each, and point out teachable moments as participants play and learn. Join the fun!

Pamela Naylor, Grade 6 Teacher, Birralee International School Trondheim, Norway Elin Hitchman, Teacher, Birralee International School Trondheim, Norway

1155 - 1255 D503

THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN AN EARLY YEARS PROGRAM

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As technology becomes more accessible, even for very young students, the challenge for educators is to explore its potential role in early education. The presenters will share some of the ways International School of Amsterdam has approached this question and demonstrate examples of how technology can amplify students ability to reflect on their experience, explore their world and build their identities.

Jay Morris, Lower School Tech Facilitator, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Annushka Kimber, Pre School Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

1155 - 1255 E102

MOVING FROM CONSUMERS TO PRODUCERS OF KNOWLEDGE Content is free, production of knowledge is at an all time high. How do schools take advantage of the productive power of the web? How can schools engage students in meaningful projects that focus on creativity and apply the content students are learning?

This session will be a discussion on how to move schools, classrooms, and students from consumers to producers of knowledge.

Jeff Utecht, Technology and Learning Coordinator, International School Bangkok, Thailand

1155 - 1255 E103

MASTERING ICLOUD FOR SCHOOLS

3-18

Master Apple's latest iCloud service. A simple, elegant and inclusive solution for both teachers and students. Enabling presentations and documents to be created, edited, then saved to iPads or computers, via iCloud. During this session we will use Macbook Airs with Pages and Keynote in the iCloud, create documents, presentations, edit teachers resources and then sync instantly to an iPad. Oscar Stringer, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

1155 - 1255 E104

WHAT'S NEW IN IOS 7 FOR EDUCATION

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With a beautiful design and powerful all-new features, iOS 7 is the most significant update since the original iPhone. And for education, iOS 7 offers new features designed to make it easier for teachers to put devices in the hands of students.

Fons van den Berg, Apple Computer, Europe

1155 - 1255 E105 & E106

DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM THAT EQUIPS LEARNERS FOR THE FUTURE

3-18

A well designed school curriculum is at the heart of the educational process. This session will consider principles and practices, supported by Cambridge International Examinations, that schools might find useful in designing, implementing and evaluating both their curriculum and the pedagogical practices that underpins it. Some common myths will also be debunked, for example that there needs to be a trade-off between content knowledge and process.

Tristan Stobie, Director of Education, Cambridge International Examinations, Cambridge, UK

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Friday 22 November 1155 - 1255 E107

ACT IT, WRITE IT! EXPLORING AND DEVELOPING CHARACTER THROUGH DRAMA Children’s writing needs guidance to take it from the mundane to the extraordinary. With the help of proven dramatic/written activities, the presenters will show ways to develop character, both in creating characters and in developing deeper understandings of characters (and their portrayal) in well - known stories. This will be a physical workshop that will offer exciting dramatic prompts to feed back into children’s writing. Come and be inspired!

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Some activities will be based around characters from the stories of Juliet Donaldson, Roald Dahl and from the plays of William Shakespeare .All activities have been used in classrooms and can be adapted to suit most grade levels. We shall also be exploring character and how acting helps children to focus on character detail.

Karen Elmitt, Drama/EAL Teacher, Primary, Bavarian International School, Germany Victoria Walker Pope, Drama Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

1155 - 1255 E108

IMPROVISATION AND CREATIVITY IN THE MUSIC ROOM PART I The pedagogical concept of Carl Orff puts the child in the centre. With singing, playing moving and speech are the children enabled to create their own music. The session will offer different ways to work on this goal and invites the participants to share actively in this process.

Wolfgang Hartmann, Teacher for Pedagogy of Music and Didactics of Early Childhood Music Education, MUSIKENE Conservatory ( Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco), Spain

1155 - 1255 G102

DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE (IC) IN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Part I Several recent international education initiatives and policy guidelines point to the importance of developing intercultural competence. This session presents an overview of the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS, Bennett, 1993) and its assessment, the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI, Hammer, 2003), the most researched and widely used tools designed to help us understand how people experience cultural difference. Using the DMIS/IDI as a backdrop, we consider how to enhance intercultural competence in age - and developmentally - appropriate ways.

Kenneth Cushner, Professor of Education, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA

1155 - 1255 G103

BEYOND NATIONAL IDENTITIES

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Globalisation and increased transnational mobility has resulted in many of our students combining ethnicities, cultures, and languages in their family composition and within their own identities.

In this session we look at how this added complexity might enrich and affect our definitions and expectations.

Bernadette van Houten, Director, Consultants Intercultural Communication, Netherlands

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Friday 22 November 1155 - 1255 G104

THE BULLY, THE VICTIM AND THE BYSTANDER Some of the areas covered will include: •

Bullying as a behaviour

Looking at the motivation for bullying behaviour in terms of the characteristics of both bullies and of the target victims •

Considering the impact of bullying with children with SEN

Children with SEN are 3 times more likely to bullied than other children so this issue will covered in terms of how both prevention and preparation can take place •

The different types of bullying

Considering the different types of bullying including Verbal, Physical, Relational and Cyber bullying including how to discriminate between teasing and taunting.

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The essential role of the Bystanders

The Bystanders hold the key with regards to long term change in bullying within school communities and a number of key strategies will be discussed and outlined to generate a whole community approach to beat bullying Fintan O'Regan, Behaviour and Learning Expert, Ewell, Surrey, UK

1155 - 1255 G105

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN AN IB CONTEXT

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This presentation will explore what is at the heart of all IB programmes with a specific focus on how IB programmes support inclusion and learning diversity. Participants will be informed about IB resources available and those being developed. There will be the opportunity for participants to reflect on these resources with application to their school community and to share their schools’ journey in supporting students with diverse learning needs. Come along to share your success or be inspired by others!

Christine Amiss, Head of Continuum Development, International Baccalaureate, Netherlands Jayne Pletser, Curriculum Manager for Inclusive Education, International Baccalaureate, Netherlands

1155 - 1255 G106

HOW THE SONNET FORM INFORMS THE ACTOR AND READER, PART I The session will focus on how form affects presentation. The sonnet works and is worked by the writer providing a mechanism for the reader to apply. The end result of a sonnet is always its performance whether internal or external. To that end the teaching of a sonnet is on its desired end result: to delight the mind of the listener.

William Sutton, Actor, iloveshakespeare, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1155 - 1255 G107

FOREIGN LANGUAGES ROUND TABLE

3-18

Foreign language teaching is gradually changing due to the importance of the new technologies in the classroom. Innovative activities together with new insights are key to succeed. We will explore cutting edge pedagogy by sharing our experiences and knowledge to inspire and engage language teachers with new ideas, activities and resources.

Victor Gonzalez, Spanish and IT Teacher, Member of the ECIS Foreign Languages Committee, International School of Bremen, Germany

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Friday 22 November 1155 - 1255 G108

“POWER TO THE PUPIL”- THE ABSOLUTE NEED FOR NEXT LEVEL EDUCATORS AND LIBRARIANS In this inspiring presentation Eppo van Nispen will take you on an exciting trip around the changes in technology and the impact of this paradigm shift on us as human beings.

From the inlands of Africa to the icy mountains of Alaska, information travels at the speed of light, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He will stress the importance and relevance of innovation and creativity for everyone that works in the field of information and education. On the basis of research and proven concepts which contain the insights and works from worldwide famous researchers he takes you on a 4D adventure into the world of information of today and tomorrow. Especially he will show that educators and librarians can become the perfect curators in the abundance of information and thus bring power to their pupils. The story Eppo van Nispen will tell is inspiring for everyone who is interested in the future of information, computerscience, libraries, education and the way they can build a bridge for childeren to cope with todays world challenges.

During his talk he will take you to a new horizon. High paced, smart, funny and touching.

It’s your 1 hour guide to the next level of information scholarship. A masterclass in everyday information science. A must for everyone who wants to create a better future in learning.

Eppo van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Director, CPNB, Netherlands

1155 - 1255 G109

RAISING THE PROFILE OF EAL IN YOUR SCHOOL AND SUPPORTING SECONDARY MAINSTREAM TEACHERS WITH EAL STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSES Supporting secondary teachers and their EAL students to teach and learn more effectively International school teachers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do their students. Often students have been learning in another language prior to joining an international school and so need support to be able to succeed academically, but often mainstream teachers have not had this kind of training. This session offers tips and strategies to help the teacher reach the students so that they can be academically successful.

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Patricia Mertin, Retired, Former EAL Department Chair International School of Dusseldorf, Germany 1155 - 1255 G110

SOLUTIONS IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION Biology and geography syllabuses cover threats to biodiversity, but teaching just about these negative aspects can be discouraging to students. Within the wildlife conservation world there are now a number of examples of where threats to biodiversity have been significantly reduced and this workshop will concentrate on some examples of these.

The main topic areas to be covered include strategic EIA planning using the Oxford University Local Ecological Footprinting Tool to reduce potential biodiversity impacts of developments, the UN REDD+ scheme to slow deforestation rates in developing countries, using ethical pricing schemes to provide financial incentives to local communities to protect their biodiversity and ownership schemes for common resources to help overcome the Tragedy of the Commons issues with coral reefs. The presentation will give specific examples of where these approaches have proved successful so they can be used as case studies to inspire students.

Martin Speight, Admissions Coordinator for Biological Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

1155 - 1255 G111

STUDENT MATHEMATICAL EXPLORATIONS – MANAGING THE NEW INTERNAL ASSESSMENT COMPONENT FOR IB MATHEMATICS HL & SL Students in IB Mathematics HL and IB Mathematics SL are now required to complete a 6-12 page report in which they explore a mathematical topic that they choose in consultation with their teacher. This session will focus on ideas and strategies that teachers can use to help make the student Exploration as successful and manageable as possible – for the teacher and student.

Tim Garry, Head of Mathematics, International School of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

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Friday 22 November 1255 - 1330 Exhibition Area

LUNCH BREAK

1255 - 1330 D403

GUIDING INVESTIGATION IN THE ART & DESIGN CLASSROOM In this session, the first in a series of 3, attendees will learn about strategies for encouraging Art and Designs students to develop more profound connections to their Artistic Research. How does research and investigation provide the foundation for studio work? How can we help students to be critical of their sources? This session will model this cycle, provide teachers the chance to share and discuss their own approaches.

Subsequent presentations in this series will bring us to the Rembrandt Museum and to a workshop making drypoint etchings.

Eric Saline, Chair, ECIS Art Committee and Curriculum Leader, Technology Teacher and Visiting Lecturer at Akademin Valand, International School of the Gothenburg Region, Sweden

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KEYNOTES 2.0 •

App – Off

The App-Off is an interactive demo of iPad apps within a variety of curricular contexts.

Presented jointly by Apple Distinguished Educators Oscar Stringer, Mark Pentleton and Joe Moretti, this activity provides an exciting way of looking at the iPad value proposition for Education. It will inspire and enthuse teachers through the innovative use of iPad apps in the curriculum, and is presented in an innovative format which builds on the presenters' experience and skills in entertaining and engaging education audiences. The App-Off will combine technology and pedagogy, with a bit of magic and musical performance thrown in for good measure!

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Keynotes 2.0 – art with a small"a"

Art isn't just for museums and galleries. It can be an everyday part of learning about the world and a wonderful way to uncover the meaning and beauty in your life. A personal tragedy taught me this lesson and now I want to share it with people of all ages everywhere.

• Keynotes 2.0 – A Shredded Voice Is Not Recyclable! Maximising Your Vocal Health to Inspire, Motivate and Lead" A Teacher's voice is the principal reason why students feel curious, inspired and encouraged. It is also why they may become distracted, disengaged and bored!

Enthusing others with well chosen words, delivered with comfort and confidence is a wonderful experience for both speaker and listener. It is skill that all can learn. Why are some people believable and others not? Based on over 22 years experience coaching some of the world’s most famous Actors, TV Presenters and Leaders in the Corporate, Governance and Education sectors, Poll will give you a fun and interactive insight to how successful communicators vocally connect, engage and (literally!) move their audience into action.

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Keynotes 2.0 - Find Courage

After graduating from Stanford Peter Dalglish gave up a potentially lucrative career in law to work alongside some of the world's poorest children. He has never looked back, and now directs one of the largest UN agencies operating in Afghanistan. In this short presentation Peter will talk about the some of the extraordinary young people whom he has encountered in Darfur, South Sudan, Nepal and Afghanistan….and how in their resilience and ability to survive we can find hope for the whole world.

• The Plenary session is moderated by Chris Bowman, Director, International School of Luxembourg, ECIS Board Member •

Close of Plenary Session by the Executive Director of ECIS

Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK Daniel Gregory, Executive Creative Director, Managing Partner, New York, USA Peter Dalglish, Founder, Street Kids International, London, UK Poll Moussoulides, Director, Voice Matters International, Ireland Oscar Stringer, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe Mark Pentleton, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe Joe Moretti, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, USA Chris Bowman, International School of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Friday 22 November 1530 - 1745 D201

VOCAL FITNESS FOR LIFE As a Teacher, your voice is the principal reason why your students feel curious, inspired and encouraged. It is also a reason why they become distracted, disengaged and bored!

Content is worthless if the student’s ear is switched off.

In this session you will learn the 6½ minute warm-up that will turbo-charge your voice.

With little effort you will eliminate tired, raspy and worn out sounds and replace them with a healthy, durable and vibrant voice that you and others will enjoy.

- Learn the 5 vocal essential to maintaining focus and attention.

- Why do 80% of adults breathe incorrectly and create anxiety for themselves and others?

- Is your body broadcasting or leaking?

- Do you have voluptuous vowels? Why not? They are the key to the best vocal interaction anywhere on the planet.

This is an enjoyable, interactive and practical session. Join us to once and for all take control of your most valuable communication asset – your voice.

Poll Moussoulides, Director, Voice Matters International, Ireland

1530 - 1630 D202

STUDENT-LED SERVICE ORIENTED PROJECT WEEKS

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During this session examples of good practice will be shared about developing student-led and organised Service Oriented Project Weeks within your local or national community. The projects are values driven to provide the best possible learning environment for students encouraging them to develop leadership skills, Communication & Intercultural Understanding.

Tine Vandewege, Chair, ECIS Service Learning/Community Service Committee and Director Service Learning, United World College Maastricht, Netherlands

1530 - 1630 D203

THE SILK ROAD AND GLOBAL EXCHANGE: TEACHING CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING Before the information superhighway, there was the Eurasian superhighway. In this session, teachers learn to use the Silk Road to promote critical thinking about cross-cultural awareness and understanding. Interdisciplinary activities and multimedia technology resources that introduce the regional geography, language, and music that linked Asia with Europe will be presented.

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Naomi Funahashi, Manager, Reischauer Scholars Program and Teacher Professional Development, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), Stanford, California, USA Waka Takahashi Brown, Curriculum Specialist, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), Stanford, California, USA 1530 - 1630 D204

WHAT WOULD GAGA DO? Lady GaGa does it. So does Apple, Starbucks and just about every product you encounter. Without branding great ideas would never make it off the drawing board. Our students are the most important brand they'll ever market. It's never too early for them to create an amazing identity that will help them stand out in the crowd.

Shannon Williams, Creative Accounts Manager, Jostens, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Friday 22 November 1530 - 1745 D407

ASSISTING STUDENTS ADJUSTMENT IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS: TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE APPLICATION OF A PEER-BUDDY PROGRAM This workshop will illustrate the effects of a peer-buddy program on the adjustment of international students in the new school environment. Issues related to assisting students in transitioning into school will be explored within the context of culture, language, peer-buddy support and overall social and emotional development.

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Alessandra Sax, Counseling Psychologist PK-12, American Community School of Athens, Greece 1530 - 1745 D503

PINK BRAIN, BLUE BRAIN? BREAKING DOWN GENDER DIVISIONS IN THE CLASSROOM A discussion of gender similarities and differences and how promoting boy-girl interactions can improve classroom learning.

Lise Eliot, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, The Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, USA

1530 - 1630 E102

DIGITALLY EXTENDING YOUR LEARNING COMMUNITY WITH GOOGLE SITES

3-18

Learn how teachers at International School of Amsterdam are using classroom websites to digitally extend and enhance their learning environments. Presenters will share ways to set up and incorporate a digital learning forum across the curriculum for daily learning engagements, feedback and reflection, digital portfolios, reading blogs, independent and collaborative work spaces, record keeping and more. Participants will be given access to templates to help get them started with their own site!

Jennifer Risolo, Grade 4 Teacher/Grade Level Coordinator, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Sue Worsnup, Lower School IT Facilitator, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Sarah Herbert, Grade 4 Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Kate Swift, Grade 4 Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Rachel Ernst, Grade 4 Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

1530 - 1630 E103

IBOOKS AUTHOR, AN INTRODUCTION

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iBooks Author is an amazing app that allows anyone to create beautiful iBooks textbooks — and just about any other kind of book — for iPad and Mac. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, mathematical expressions, and more, these books bring content to life in ways the printed page never could. Come discover how to start creating your own books with this hands-on session.

Oscar Stringer, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe Mark Pentleton, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

1530 - 1630 E104

IPAD: A TOTAL WORKFLOW SOLUTION FOR YOUR CLASSROOM This workshop demonstrates through hands on experience using iPad as the hub of your teaching, facilitating simple workflow for setting assignments, collecting work, giving meaningful feedback, differentiating for ability, ongoing assessment and much more, all within 60 minutes.

Fons van den Berg, Apple Computer, Europe Joe Moretti, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, USA

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Friday 22 November 1530 - 1745 E105 & E106

EUROPEAN SCHOOLS NETWORK: A CLOSER LOOK AT IDEAS FROM THE FUTURE OF LEARNING INSTITUTE The Future of Learning is a summer institute held annually at Harvard Graduate School of Education. The principle behind this session is to extend the ideas from this work into active practices in international schools. We are hopeful of connecting a colleague from Harvard Project Zero through video conferencing.

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Simon Walker, Headteacher, Berlin British School, Germany Tobin Bechtel, Deputy Director, International School of Berne, Switzerland 1530 - 1630 E107

USING STORY TO EXPLORE OTHER CULTURES THROUGH LITERATURE AND DRAMA In this practical workshop we will explore an iconic a much-loved Chinese legend to demonstrate how drama and literacy strategies can be used to explore stories from other cultures.

Jonothan Neelands, National Teaching Fellow, Professor of Creative Education, University of Warwick, Warwick, Coventry, UK

1530 - 1745 E108

SAMBA FROM SCRACH

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A practical introduction to the instruments and rhythms of the Brazilian Samba, working towards a performance. This workshop is designed for colleagues to be able to implement in their schools. No musical background needed.

Paul Foulkes, Director of Music, Leipzig International School, Germany

1530 - 1630 Emerald

PICTURING YOUR LIFE How to keep an illustrated journal to explore memoir and connect with your everyday life.

Creating a visual story of your life as you live it, page by page. Enhancing observation, memory, motor skills, etc.

Daniel Gregory, Executive Creative Director, Managing Partner, New York, USA

1530 - 1745 G102

BUILDING MORE EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SHORT-TERM EXPAT AND LONG-TERM LOCAL STAFF IN AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL? Discuss the different approaches and concerns that long-term local staff and shorter-term expatriate staff may have in international schools and propose creative ways to leverage the differences, which can include cultural learning

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Corinne Rosenberg, Intercultural Consultant, Richmond, Surrey, UK

1530 - 1745 G103

MEETING ON COMMON GROUND

3-18

The Common Ground Collaborative (CGC) is a an open-source, global network of leading international school collaborating on a coherent, continuous curriculum and a full range of tools for all aspects of the school, all fully aligned with this curriculum. This workshop will provide a complete overview of all CGC work, and access to all the curriculum overviews.

Kevin Bartlett, Director, International School of Brussels, Belgium Gordon Eldridge, International School of Brussels, Belgium

1530 - 1745 G104

CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR This presentation will challenge the issue of behaviour management and consider the messages involved in difficult, disruptive and “different” behaviour. We will introduce the SF3R behaviour and learning model and consider a number of systems and strategies for successful outcomes.

Fintan O'Regan, Behaviour and Learning Expert, Ewell, Surrey, UK

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Friday 22 November 1530 - 1745 G105

EMPOWERING LEARNERS WITH LEARNING STYLES

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Teachers who are conscious of learning style preferences can rotate learning options within the classroom and empower students to approach learning with strategies that provide the greatest possible payoff for effort invested in studying. Instructional options and guidance for how students approach learning will be included. Participants will leave this session with access to an online profile for themselves and three of their students for further application.

Steve Barkley, Executive Vice President, Performance Learning Systems, Islamorada, Florida, USA

1530 - 1745 G106

LOOKING FOR LEARNING

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If learning is what really matters, then evidence about learning matters just as much.

How well do you know if your children and students are learning lesson by lesson? How are you able to get evidence about their learning of knowledge, skills and understanding, when each is learned, taught and assessed differently? During this session we will be considering all the ways in which your school can become more learning focused - from the structures and systems you have in place, to the day to day practices taking place in and around your learning environments.

Sarah Brown, Head of Professional Development, Fieldwork Education, London, UK Isabel du Toit, Head of Learning, Fieldwork Education, UK

1530 - 1745 G107

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES IN ACTION: TOP 20 ACTIVITIES APPLIED TO SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Would you like to incorporate the multiple intelligences theory in your daily teaching?

You don' t have time to compile and classify all sorts of activities? We have done it for you! Join the presenter for an interactive workshop in which you will be given activities, templates, guidelines and the best: you will be able to practice them before you go and check the student progress with examples and videos.

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More examples and a variety of activities will be shared. Particular attention will be given to strategies that are process-oriented and facilitate interdisciplinary learning.

Ana Patricia de la Cruz Cardoso, MYP COORDINATOR, Institucion Educativa SEK Ciudalcampo, Spain Maricruz Lagar, Principal, Institucion Educativa SEK - Ciudalcampo, Spain

1530 - 1745 G108

LET US DO YOUR THINKING FOR YOU...? STAYING AWARE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD Let us do your thinking for you...

From the Microsoft paper-clip ("it looks like you re writing a letter...") to personalised search results, technology has tried to make life easier for us, it wants to think for us. But as Ira Winn put it, “The opposite of critical thinking is uncritical thinking.” When we stop thinking, we open ourselves to scams and fraudsters. Hype and spin become the new truth – and everyone’s an expert.

Young people need evaluation skills in a participatory digital world. But if it is taught at all, source evaluation and critical thinking are often presented in a vacuum of artificial situations and hoax web sites which are divorced from our everyday experience or the school curricula. In the “real” world, students (and teachers) ditch our checklists and forget our mini-lessons in the dizzying stew of click-and-go wikified information. In this workshop, participants will be looking at, discussing, and doing a number of different activities which can be used in lessons on evaluation and critical-thinking.

John Royce, Consultant and Trainer, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK

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Friday 22 November 1530 - 1630 G109

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN – ENLIGHTENED STUDENT GLOBAL CONNECTIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY The ubiquitous student trip has the potential to open a students’ mind to new experiences and diverse perspectives. Really well designed experiential learning can be transformative for students – and teachers! In this session, we will explore interdisciplinary student travel that integrates service learning, language immersion and subject-based content. We will consider different means of connecting globally: via webtools, fantasy trips, and travel – both in country and abroad. Examples of travel-based curricula, materials and sample trip itineraries will be shared.

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Lori Langer de Ramirez, Director, World and Classical Languages & Global Language Initiatives, The Dalton School, New York, USA Eddie Rodriguez, Director, Chill Expeditions, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, USA

1530 - 1630 G110

SHOWCASING EXTRA-CURRICULAR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

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This presentation is ideal for teachers and activity leaders who would like to explore methods for sharing student learning in extra-curricular programs. The presenter will use video and digital research material to show best practice for performances, exhibits and presentations for non-sporting extra-curricular activities.This will lead to large and small group discussion about how similar best practice can be applied to the schools of the participants.

Kathleen Szalay, Music Teacher, Bonn International School, Germany

1530 - 1745 G111

USING PUZZLES, PARADOXES AND (REAL) PROBLEMS IN SECONDARY MATHEMATICS This session will focus on a few intriguing and puzzling problems and paradoxes distilled from many years of teaching secondary mathematics. These will be shared, discussed, solved (?) and used to highlight how you can get your students to think logically and mathematically – and to illustrate how what is often referred to as ‘recreational mathematics’ can be very effective (and fun) in introducing and giving insight into some mathematical topics.

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Tim Garry, Head of Mathematics, International School of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK 1630 - 1800 REMEMBER REMBRANDT Meet in main lobby of RAI

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This session is taking place outside of the RAI, please meet in the main lobby, ground floor.

Get to know the master personally by visiting the home and studio of the illustrious artist Rembrandt van Rijn. The Rembrandt House Museum owns an almost complete collection of Rembrandt world famous etchings.

Ian Davidson, HS Fine Arts Head & IB Art Teacher, International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1645 - 1745 D202

ADVANCING SERVICE LEARNING BEST PRACTICES

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The Five Stages of Service Learning: What They Are and Why They Work The Five Stages of Service Learning strengthens inquiry-based curricula while deepening learning and understanding, and increasing student participation and initiative. Investigation, preparation, action, reflection, and demonstration add up to an engaging 21st century learning environment for students and teachers. See how service learning is integral to IB and Common Core as it improves teaching and learning.

Cathryn Berger Kaye, International Consultant and Author, International Service Learning Consultant and Author, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Friday 22 November 1645 - 1745 D203

BROADENING THE EDUCATOR'S TOOLKIT: STUDENT SUCCESS AND SERVICE LEARNING THROUGH MUSIC Music is a medium that all educators can employ to support inclusion and diversity in the classroom. Beyond the classroom, students can gain valuable life skills in serving their communities through music. Through research and case studies shared from the perspective of a music therapist, participants will learn how to apply evidence-based practices in music within their own learning environment.

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Meagan Hughes, MT-BC Music Therapist, Board Certified musicalmethods.weebly.com 1645 - 1745 D204

ADVISER SURVIVAL GUIDE

15-18

Surviving your first year as a yearbook or newspaper adviser is a challenge. Creating a thriving program that truly runs itself is every adviser's dream. Join the presenter to learn some secrets on how to empower your staff to take over the production of your publication so that you can focus on advising.

Ryan Almon, Sales Representative, Balfour Yearbooks, Houston, Texas, USA

1645 - 1745 D403

40TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK LAUNCH: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS To celebrate its 40 years of operation, the International School of London has assembled a team of leading academics, writers and pioneers of International Education to review the last 40 years of the field, and to look to the future. It is published on the occasion of the ECIS Conference, by Bloomsbury. This is a chance to hear about the topics, and question the authors.

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Richard Pearce (International School of London), Jeff Thompson (Professor emeritus, University of Bath), Mary Hayden (Director of the Centre for the Study of Education in an International Context, University of Bath), Diane Glass (ISC Research), Boyd Roberts (International Global Citizens Award), Tristan Bunnell (Copenhagen International School) 1645 - 1745 E102

KICKSTART! REAL-WORLD LEARNING THROUGH A STUDENT-RUN BUSINESS

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See how a group of middle-school students at International School of Amsterdam formed an internet startup company and launched a revolutionary product in order to raise money for charity. You won’t find a better example of real-world problem solving than watching students actually launch a company.

Warren Apel, Director of Educational Technology, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

1645 - 1745 E103

IBOOKS AUTHOR, ADVANCED

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If you have already used iBooks Author, this hands-on session will help you discover more advanced features to take your digital books further. iBooks Author is an amazing app that allows anyone to create beautiful iBooks textbooks — and just about any other kind of book — for iPad and Mac. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, mathematical expressions, and more, these books bring content to life in ways the printed page never could.

Oscar Stringer, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe Mark Pentleton, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

1645 - 1745 E104

DISCOVER A NEW WORKFLOW FOR THE CLASSROOM In this hands-on session participants will experience how iPads enhance productivity, interactivity and collaboration through engaging assignments. Participants will explore iPad features and apps to plan, create, present, and share their work. The session will offer resources for the teachers and the learners alike.

Fons van den Berg, Apple Computer, Europe

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Friday 22 November 1645 - 1745 E107

TO BEAT OR NOT TO BEAT! HARNESSING THE POWER OF IAMBIC PENTAMETER Explore speaking in-and about-Shakespeare's favorite metric form. Unleash the full force and richness of the Bard's blank verse to power up its performance by cracking the clues encoded in the beats. We will explore how meter can inform and guide both the dramatic performance and the literary analysis of the text, uniting these two pursuits in the process.

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Kevin Burns, Teacher, IB English, TOK, Theatre Arts, ISTA Staff Rep, Istanbul International Community School, Turkey 1645 - 1745 Emerald

AMELIA BEDELIA'S LITERAL LEAPS ACROSS CULTURES

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The presenter writes the children's book series "Amelia Bedelia", about a housekeeper whose literal approach to the English language results in hilarious situations. Amelia Bedelia's mistakes illuminate the language and expand the view of the world. These fresh approaches can be applied across cultures with humorous differences and startling similarities.

Herman Parish, Writer, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

1645 - 1745 G109

KEEPING IT REAL! INCORPORATING CULTURALLY AUTHENTIC MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES INTO THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM As language teachers, we strive to serve as culture bearers for our students. We aim to bring the target culture of our languages into our classrooms in real and engaging ways.

One of the best ways to accomplish this goal is to connect students with authentic materials such as realia, folktales, music, film, TV, proverbs, magazines, websites and other culture-rich items. In this session, we will explore a variety of authentic materials and discuss ways in which they can be incorporated into your language teaching.

References and resources will be provided.

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Lori Langer de Ramirez, Director, World and Classical Languages & Global Language Initiatives, The Dalton School, New York, USA 1645 - 1745 G110

WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

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In the world of instant gratification and overconsumption, does it matter if our students know about the causes, effects and realities of global poverty? Learn how to stimulate compassion and action among international school students both in their current back yards and farther afield. Learn how to create meaningful service and learning opportunities that go way beyond the average bake sale. The speaker is the co-founder of The Power of Education Foundation, an educational non-profit operating in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Trillium Hibbeln, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Power of Education Foundation, Milan, Italy

1745 - 1845 Exhibition Area

WELCOME RECEPTION IN EXHIBITION AREAS We would be delighted to invite all conference delegates and presenters to the Welcome Reception and to spend time enjoying food, drink, the displays in the exhibition areas and get in some invaluable networking. Get to know your coulleagues and the suppliers who can help make your job more pleasant and efficient, in a relaxed and cheerful get together. You will be welcomed by Jean Vahey and Gordon Shukwitt from Apple, our very generous sponsor. We look forward to meeting you!

Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK Gordon Shukwit, Apple Computer,

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Saturday 23 November 0700 - 1930 Auditorium Lounge

ECIS REGISTRATION DESK OPEN Stop by the ECIS Registration Desk to: • Register and pick up your conference pack • Sign up to receive your copy of e-news • Meet the ECIS Team • Register your interest for the ECIS April 2014 Leadership Conference to be held at the Melia Hotel, Seville, Spain

0700 - 0830 G103

NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES (NEASC) BREAKFAST MEETING Participation in this event is by invitation only.

Peter C. Mott, Director, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

0830 - 1000 Auditorium

PLENARY SESSION • Performance by the orchestra of the students of the International School of The Hague, directed by Timothy Jones •

Opening remarks by the Executive Director of ECIS

• Keynote Address -Two Education Paradigms: What Defines a World Class Education The world needs creative and entrepreneurial talents who are globally competent to take advantage of the opportunities brought about technology and globalization and tackle the tough challenges facing human beings. But our schools are being pushed to produce homogenous, compliant, and employee-minded test-takers, as a result of seductive power of the traditional education paradigm. In this presentation, Dr Yong Zhao challenges the traditional paradigm, debunks the myth of international tests such as PISA and TIMSS, and proposes a new paradigm of education aimed to cultivate diverse, creative, and entrepreneurial talents.

• The Plenary session is moderated by Chrissie Soresnson, Head of Dresden International School, ECIS Board Member Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK Yong Zhao, Presidential Chair and Professor, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA Chrissie Sorenson, Dresden International School, Germany

1000 - 1030 Exhibition Area

COFFEE BREAK

1130 - 1245 Emerald

ECIS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) All conference participants are welcome to attend this ECIS Annual General Meeting (AGM) at which the Board of Trustees and Executive Director will report on past and future events and the Treasurer will give a report on the audited accounts.

Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK Edward Greene, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Saturday 23 November 0900 - 1200 DRY POINT PRINTMAKING: HANDS-ON WORKSHOP INSPIRED BY A VISIT TO International School THE REMBRANDT HOUSE of Amsterdam

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A simplified dry point printmaking technique (using laminated cardboard instead of metal plates) will be presented in this hands-on workshop. After touring the Rembrandt House and getting ideas and inspiration from Rembrandt s etchings on Friday, participants will be able to try out a similar technique during the Saturday workshop. This technique is appropriate for middle and high school students.

Jeane Svihus, High School Art Teacher, International School of Stavanger, Norway

1030 - 1245 Auditorium

A NEW PARADIGM: EDUCATING CREATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDENTS Dr. Zhao proposes a new paradigm of education. In this presentation Yong Zhao will discuss the triad model of education to prepare global, creative, and entrepreneurial talents that include: personalized curriculum/educational experience, product-oriented learning, and the globe as the campus. Yong Zhao will present specific details of each element.

Element 1: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students: Personalization and Strength-based Curriculum Element 2: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students: Product-oriented Learning Element 3: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students: The Global Campus Yong Zhao, Presidential Chair and Professor, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA

1030 - 1130 D201

MY OUTSIDE DOESN’T MATCH MY INSIDE: DISCOVERING STUDENTS’ CULTURAL IDENTITY — AND WHY IT MATTERS Students in today’s international schools are more culturally-complex than ever. What impact does this have in the classroom? Find out in this session exploring the identities of globally-mobile kids using the Academy Award shortlisted film “The Road Home."

Discover how this film can spark discussions that help students better understand themselves and others, and prepare them to become confident global citizens.

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Heidi Tunberg, TCK Counselor and Transition Specialist, USA

1030 - 1245 D202

SHARING BEST PRACTICES IN CAS

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An ideal time to sit and talk about the different set-ups for a CAS program in our schools.

Sharing best practices and ideas to further develop your program.

Tine Vandewege, Chair, ECIS Service Learning/Community Service Committee and Director Service Learning, United World College Maastricht, Netherlands

1030 - 1130 D203

MAKING SOURCE WORK USEFUL AND INTERESTING IN THE PUBLIC EXAM YEARS This workshop will consider the problems in teaching source evaluation successfully and share ideas about how to make source work enjoyable and productive in the classroom.

A range of sources will be used and there will be practical examples of effective methods of using them in teaching and learning. Although the examples all come from A Level history teaching, they are methods and ideas that are easily transferable to other age groups and courses.

Diana Laffin, Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, Farnborough Sixth Form College, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK

1030 - 1130 D204

GO FROM TRENDY TO TRENDING The secret to success is that there are no secrets. Tap into the social media world to help promote and encourage contributions to your publications. Embrace new forms of technology to get the staff churning at full speed.

Shannon Williams, Creative Accounts Manager, Jostens, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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STUDENTS GUIDING STUDENTS TOWARDS A BALANCED APPROACH TO LIFE (K-12) The presentation will focus on creative ways to get students involved with other students and specific examples that have worked in an international, multicultural and varied needs environment will be provided. What happens when you put students in charge of teaching and guiding other students? They learn from each other, enhance each others self esteem and find a place of belonging from which they can explore and take risks towards being creative.

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We as educators, can provide the forum and the guidance facilitating a process where magic can take place. Join us in this session so we can explore all the possibilities together.

Christiana Perakis Evloyias, Chair, ECIS Special Needs/Learning Support Committee and Director, Institute of Innovation and Creativity; Learning Enhancement Programs, American Community School of Athens, Greece Peggy Pelonis, Chair, ECIS Guidance and Counseling Committee and Dean of Student Affairs, American Community School of Athens, Greece Cathy Makropoulos, Principal, Elementary School, American Community School of Athens, Greece 1030 - 1530 D407

"STRIKING THE BALANCE" WHEN SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS AND STUDENTS ABILITIES COLLIDE Anxiety, disillusionment and depression emerge, sometimes with devastating outcomes, as conflicts between school expectations and students’ abilities persist. Unprecedented insights from human brain research now reveal that environment not only affects adolescent identity, but shapes the brain itself. For all our students, “striking the balance” has crucial lifelong implications.

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David Gleason, Consulting Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

1030 - 1130 D503

PLAY-BASED LEARNING MAKING MEANING IN THE EARLY YEARS PART I

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The aim of this workshop is to explore the importance of play in the lives of young children. The two sessions focus on how educators can make links to curriculum outlines and learning outcomes through a balance of open-ended play and adult supported work in small groups. A high emphasis is placed on examining the role of the teacher in listening, observing and offering rich opportunities for play. The role of the environment (both indoor and outdoor) and ways educators can document children's research and developing ideas are other elements of the workshop.

Anne van Dam, International School of Zug and Luzern, Switzerland

1030 - 1245 E102

DIGITAL STORYTELLING AS A TEACHING TOOL 1 Digital Storytelling as a Teaching Tool Use your iPhone, iPad or laptop, to create a 2 minute digital story. Combine simple video and tech skills, writing, voiceover, music and photos in a limited time frame to experience how digital skills enhance classroom learning. This introductory workshop will help students develop innovative, focused stories or reports.

Josephine Crichton, Teacher, France

1030 - 1130 E103

CREATE AN ENTIRE COURSE IN ONE APP Now it’s easier than ever to unleash the full potential of iPad in your classroom by creating your own courses for iPad. You get to share your ideas in a powerful new way, and your students get a rich, immersive learning experience using the iTunes U app for iPad. Fons van den Berg, Apple Computer, Europe

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Saturday 23 November 1030 - 1130 E104

CREATIVE EXPRESSION WITH IPAD In this session, you will also get an introduction to applications on the iPad that will enable your learners to create wonderful stories and essays through multiple mediums with the flick of a finger. You will be shown how to create your own interactive stories with text, pictures, video and audio that you can later view on any mobile device. You will learn how to integrate animation, comic design, video and audio into your classroom to help you and learners to develop their creative writing skills, oral and aural development while at the same time perfecting their communications skills.

Oscar Stringer, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

1030 - 1130 E105 & E106

STUDYING IN THE NETHERLANDS

16-18

The Netherlands is a very popular country for international college students, Also because many progams are taught in English. In this session we will discuss the realities – positive and challenging - international students face when they come to study in the Netherlands.

Bernadette van Houten, Director, Consultants Intercultural Communication, Netherlands

1030 - 1130 E107

STRUCTURING DRAMA WORK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL

11-14

In this practical workshop we will explore ways of working in drama with multiple objectives and multiple effects.

Jonothan Neelands, National Teaching Fellow, Professor of Creative Education, University of Warwick, Warwick, Coventry, UK

1030 - 1130 E108

SHARING BEST PRACTICE IN MUSIC

3-18

The ECIS music committee will share resources that we have found particularly valuable in the classroom and that showcase good practice. We would encourage others to also share.

Judith Page, Primary Music Teacher, Bavarian International School, Germany

1030 - 1130 G102

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE BUILDING FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS

3-18

CASIE's proprietary Global Perspective Building and International Mindedness training for administrators, teachers and students. The seminar utilizes current research done by Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers on educating for global competence.

The seminar models visible thinking routines, utilizes videos, games and simulations.

The participants will be given access to a recently developed instrument for measuring international mindedness developed for teachers and students.

Cindy Toland, Executive Director, CASIE Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education (CASIE), Atlanta, Georgia, USA Grady Toland, International Mindedness/Perspective Building Consultant, Center for Advancement and Study of International Education (CASIE), Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Saturday 23 November 1030 - 1130 G103

POETRY IN MOTION: USING MOVIEMAKING SOFTWARE TO SHOWCASE UNDERSTANDING 1 Tipping the Scales: balancing technology and content in the high school Language Arts classroom Join the presenters for a workshop exploring an innovative project showcasing student understanding of poetry through the use of movie-making technologies. Teachers will learn to guide students through annotation and tone-mapping of poems as well as how to capture the essence of the poem in an audio-visual representation.

15-18

Melissa Leighty, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain Marybeth Thompson, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain Tasha Graff, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain Lori Lauscher, Chair, ECIS Language Arts/English Committee and IB Coordinator, American School of Barcelona, Spain 1030 - 1130 G104

THE INTERNATIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLAN - AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF SUPPORTING LEARNERS WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY This workshop will provide all participants with information on the updated International Individual Learning Plan (IILP). Participants will discuss with the presenters the IILP and its use in their own international contexts. Current best practice in learning support plan programming and delivery will be discussed.

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Alan Andrew, Director of Student Support, International Community School, London, UK Kristen Pelletier, Head of Learning Support, International School of Brussels, Belgium 1030 - 1245 G105

A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT - THE TEAM

3-18

When Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) function as a team rather than a meeting of individuals (franchise), they produce social capital…with the exchange of expertise and support. The benefits of trust, reciprocity, information and cooperation can flow from peer-to-peer interactions and empower teachers to take charge of continuous instructional improvement …. hence increased student learning. Gain information to assess the quality of current PLCs and how to increase the building of teams focused on all students’ success.

Steve Barkley, Executive Vice President, Performance Learning Systems, Islamorada, Florida, USA

1030 - 1530 G106

READING AND WRITING COME ALIVE: USING IMPROVISATION TO BUILD LITERACY Reading and Writing Come Alive: Using Improvisation to Build Literacy

6-10

Join the presenter for this highly interactive workshop to learn how to incorporate improvisation in order to build literacy skills across the curriculum. Improvisation is a creative and engaging method resulting in students developing enhanced listening skills and having more confidence and skill in speaking, reading, and writing.

Lisa Safran, Education Consultant, San Rafael, California, USA

1030 - 1130 G107

HOW DO YOU GET BASIC LEVEL STUDENTS TO READ? PROVIDE THEM WITH THE RIGHT MATERIALS! When students start learning a language, they are often frustrated that they are not able to read in the target language. When teachers look for appropriate materials, they are often frustrated, because they do not find suitable materials for the ability level or the age group. In this session a new concept of easy readers for German as a Foreign Language will be presented. They include cultural information and an online recording of the complete text and can be seen as example for other languages as well.

Andrea Wagner, ECIS Chair of the Foreign Languages Committee, Author and Teacher of Foreign Languages, International School of Duesseldorf, Germany

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Saturday 23 November 1030 - 1130 G108

“TO INFINITY AND BEYOND: THE BOOK IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE BOOK!” A MASTERCLASS IN INNOVATION AND UNDERSTANDING THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION AND READING This is the best workshop in town for today. If you are a pretty good 2.0 and even 3.0 webperson when it comes to the use of social media, internet and smartphone this is your place to be. But also if you are just a dumb-phone user at no level of understanding our 24/7 information-society come and do join this inspiring masterclass by one of the best innovators and inspirators in the field of information. Eppo van Nispen will take you on an exciting digital and analog roadtrip. You learn how to innovate and be futureproof in the fast and everchanging world of information. Learn the unique tips and tricks to become a thriving inspirator that helps building dreams to infinity and beyond. For everyone who thinks global and acts local.

Eppo van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Director, CPNB, Netherlands

1030 - 1130 G109

FLEXIBLE USE OF LANGUAGES IN A MULTILINGUAL SETTING

6-10

The focus of this workshop will be the presentation and discussion of practical methods teachers can use to engage their students’ multilingual backgrounds and develop their full language potential. Supported by the current research, ISH Primary has adopted a translanguaging-bridging approach to language learning. These methods are being actively used by (EAL) Teachers to promote identity recognition, as well as high quality language learning and teaching. Side-by-side language use has opened up valuable opportunities for students to deepen their understanding of lesson concepts and significantly increase their total engagement in lessons. Within this context, we will explore how translanguaging could be applied to your own work situation, allowing students greater access to the curriculum.

Flexible multilingualism at ISH is currently employed as an instructional strategy that strengthens the links between the social, cultural, community, and linguistic domains of children’s lives. We therefore strongly encourage our students to actively make connections between their languages, rather than enforcing their separation. This multi-lingual setting promotes ideal language learning and teaching for all of our international students.

Mindy McCracken, EAL Teacher, International School of the Hague, Netherlands Lara Rikers, EAL Coordinator, International School of The Hague, Netherlands

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Saturday 23 November 1030 - 1245 G110

SCIENCE COCKTAIL

14-18

The History, Science and Techniques of 3D Photography Join Michael for his energetic and entertaining workshop that addresses the history, science and application of stereography! How does 3D work? What is its future in the home, laboratory and the classroom? Learn how to capture your own 3D images using any digital camera and view them with free online programs! You'll even get your own set of 3D glasses to use as you experience the three dimensional images you have produced.

Mike DiSpezio, Global Educator and Science Author, North Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA Science meets Theory of Knowledge What is Science? How do scientists obtain knowledge? How do we perceive the environment? In this presentation we will explore opportunities how to more actively incorporate TOK into the Science Curriculum.

Dr Marianne M Zupanc, Chair, ECIS Science Committee and Head of Science, International School of Bremen, Germany Capturing Student Interest in Science via Captivating Lessons Science teachers have an easy job - we get to discuss and teach some of the most fascinating phenomena in the universe. But should we rely exclusively on our subject matter to attract students' interest? This presentation will highlight a few simple lessons that attempt to stimulate curiosity and generate wonder while simultaneously providing answers. Specific topics include gas exchange, viscosity, and man's relationship with the environment.

Dr Michael Landolfa, High School Science, Biology and Theory of Knowledge Teacher, International School Florence, Italy Playing with Electricity Most of the time students have difficulty understanding the concept of electricity, current intensity or potential difference. They also misconceive the idea of a switch. By building a simple circuit, using a shoe box, an LED, a buzzer, copper wire and batteries, students can be made aware of all these basic, but extremely important concepts. The aim of this workshop is to have fun and construct something you can take home!

Dr Ana Queiroz, International School of Bremen, Germany Marianne Zupanc, Chair, ECIS Science Committee and Head of Science, IB Biology, IGCSE Coordinated Science, IMYC, International School of Bremen, Germany Michael Landolfa, Science and Theory of Knowledge Teacher, International School Florence, Italy Ana Queiroz, Internaitonal School of Bremen, Germany

1030 - 1245 G111

STRIKING A BALANCE IN INQUIRY MATHEMATICS

6-10

What does the inquiry cycle look like in primary mathematics? How can we plan for the teaching and learning of concepts, skills, strategy development and applied mathematics?

Christine Orkisz Lang, Grade Level Leader/Teacher, Vienna International School, Austria

1145 - 1245 D201

HOW TO GET PUBLISHED (IN EDUCATION) Too often great ideas arising in international schools fail to go beyond the school walls, or the covers of a dissertation or thesis. This session will suggest a number of ways in which teachers and administrators can share ideas with wider audiences, through short opinion pieces, factual accounts of interesting activities, research-based articles and other fora.

Mary Hayden, Director, Centre for the study of Education in an International Context, University of Bath, CEIC, UK

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Saturday 23 November 1145 - 1245 D203

GETTING STUDENTS TO THINK LIKE GEOGRAPHERS

15-18

The ability to demonstrate synthesis and evaluation is key to success at the higher grades for IB DP Geography students. This active discussion session will explore way to get our Geographers to think like Geographers. How do we challenge them? How do we model the necessary skills and requirements?

Richard Allaway, Humanities Teacher and ICT Coordinator, International School of Geneva (Campus des Nations), Switzerland

1145 - 1245 D204

BEGINNER PHOTOSHOP

15-18

Learn the basics of using Photoshop and getting a photo ready for your publication.

Ryan Almon, Sales Representative, Balfour Yearbooks, Houston, Texas, USA

1145 - 1245 D503

MEANING MAKING IN THE EARLY YEARS

3-5

The aim of this workshop is to explore the importance of play in the lives of young children. The two sessions focus on how educators can make links to curriculum outlines and learning outcomes through a balance of open-ended play and adult supported work in small groups. A high emphasis is placed on examining the role of the teacher in listening, observing and offering rich opportunities for play. The role of the environment (both indoor and outdoor) and ways educators can document children's research and developing ideas are other elements of the workshop.

Anne van Dam, International School of Zug and Luzern, Switzerland

1145 - 1245 E103

AUGMENT YOUR CLASSROOM Augmented Reality takes your classroom way beyond its four walls to unchartered territory. This hands-on session gives an experience of a range of these amazing tools with a focus on accessing information easily with History, Geography and Physical Education examples. AR is being used to get your students fit!

Joe Moretti, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, USA

1145 - 1245 E104

DIGITAL MEDIA EXPRESSION FOR ANY SUBJECT Working in groups digitally has never been easy until iOS. For all subjects and levels, find out how to make digital media expression truly "group work" with a very professional output.

Mark Pentleton, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

1145 - 1245 E105 & E106

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT: A BALANCED APPROACH

15-18

This session provides a strategy for promoting and assessing higher order thinking and writing skills. Using the tools of backwards planning and the revised Bloom’s taxonomy, participants will explore creating common assessment criteria across humanities subjects, incorporating the external program demands (IGCSE & IB) while moving beyond those limitations.

Bill Huitt, Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor, Franconian International School, Germany Oliver Hartwright, Teacher, Franconian International School, Germany Harry Lock, High School Principal, Franconian International School, Germany

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TEACHING WORLD THEATRE AT SECONDARY LEVEL TO DEVELOP LINKS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES Explore ways to teach world theatre to develop and enrich secondary students understanding of other subjects such as other Arts, Language and Literature, Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, and Humanities. We will discover how integrating Asian styles with European styles can force the question ‘What is World Theatre?’ and lead to dynamic work from students. The workshop will explore both teaching strategies and lesson content and make suggestions for how teaching World theatre can be integrated into vertical planning from primary school level upwards.

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Sarah Halliday, Teacher of Drama and English, Bavarian International School, Germany

1145 - 1245 E108

IMPROVISATION AND CREATIVITY IN THE MUSIC ROOM PART II The pedagogical concept of Carl Orff puts the child in the centre. With singing, playing moving and speech are the children enabled to create their own music? The session will offer different ways to work on this goal and invites the participants to share actively in this process.

Wolfgang Hartmann, Teacher for Pedagogy of Music and Didactics of Early Childhood Music Education, MUSIKENE Conservatory ( Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco), Spain

1145 - 1245 G102

DEVELOPING GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: THE CAMBRIDGE APPROACH

15-18

The importance of developing students who have inter-cultural/global awareness based on a deep understanding of the nature of values and evidence is widely recognised. This session considers how Cambridge is providing the foundations for a collaborative approach to studying topics/issues pertinent to student’s idiosyncratic situations for 1419 year olds.

Carole Waugh, Product Manager Global Perspectives, Cambridge International Examinations, Cambridge, UK Tristan Stobie, Director of Education, Cambridge International Examinations, Cambridge, UK

1145 - 1245 G103

USING TURNITIN.COM TO IMPROVE STUDENT WRITING

15-18

2 Tipping the Scales: Using Technology to enhance Learning in the Secondary English Language Arts Classroom Join the presenters to learn how to use the Turnitin software to improve student writing through the following: On-line submission of essays and assignments; on-line feedback (oral or verbal, “quick-mark” or annotated); and on-line peer marking and revision.

It would be helpful for those who attend to already have accounts with Turnitin.com Lori Lauscher, Chair, ECIS Language Arts/English Committee and IB Coordinator, American School of Barcelona, Spain Melissa Leighty, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain Tasha Graff, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain Marybeth Thompson, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain

1145 - 1645 G104

LEVELING THE LEARNING FIELD: THE NEXT FRONTIER INCLUSION The Next Frontier Inclusion (NFI) is a new open-source network of schools, international organizations and individuals with a single, simple goal: ‘one inclusive international in every city’. NFI supports this goal with a comprehensive range of advice, tools and templates, and through a growing calendar of Professional Conversations, held in inclusive schools. This workshop offers an introductory overview of NFI. Kevin Bartlett, Director, International School of Brussels, Belgium Kristen Pelletier, Head of Learning Support, International School of Brussels, Belgium

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Saturday 23 November 1145 - 1245 G107

20 EFFECTIVE WAYS TO USE DIGITAL COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM

3-18

The learning potential of digital comics is a great source to engage students in learning a language. Online comic creators are free to use in the classroom. Creating stories or graphic novels, planning a storyline, developing characters, shaping backgrounds and working with dialogues strength motivation and the emotional connection between user and characters of a story in visual permanence. Learn a language and be creative in an innovative way.

Victor Gonzalez, Spanish and IT Teacher, Member of the ECIS Foreign Languages Committee, International School of Bremen, Germany

1145 - 1245 G108

ENHANCING THE PYP WITH TECHNOLOGY AND LIBRARY SUPPORT, PRACTICE AT THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF AMSTERDAM A panel presentation and discussion, looking at the contribution of technology and library support to the delivery of the PYP at the International School of Amsterdam.

6-10

Anthony Tilke, Head of Library, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Sue Worsnup, Lower School IT Facilitator, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Jay Morris, Lower School Tech Facilitator, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Paula Morris, Librarian, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Farin Mendis, Librarian, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Carolyn Lacey, PYP Coordinator, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Warren Apel, Director of Educational Technology, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands 1145 - 1245 G109

MOVING BOOK REPORTS INTO TODAY’S WORLD

11-14

A collaborative presentation by English, Technology, and Library faculty sharing an innovative idea for creating digital book trailers promoted by QR codes. This project encompasses reading, writing, locating and citing royalty-free media, technology skills, sharing with the wider community, collaboration, and choice to make a powerful learning experience for students. So, grab the popcorn and see what students are reading!

Josefino Rivera, English Teacher, Bonn International School, Germany Cindy Rogers, Head Librarian, Bonn International School, Germany Ann Martin, Educational Technology Coordinator, Bonn International School, Germany

1245 - 1315 Exhibition Area

LUNCH BREAK

1310 - 1410 CELTIC KNOTWORK - AS A UNIT AND HOBBY International School of Amsterdam

11-14

Celtic Knotwork: Aa a Unit and Hobby. This workshop is presented as a unit, but handled to allow anyone to get started creating knotwork as a hobby. Using templates are a highlight of the unit, and its value to strategy building, creative problem solving and developing hand skills are clearly evident.

Chip Doehring, Art Teacher, Gr. 2 - 5, International School of Prague, Czech Republic

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FINDING ANOTHER PATH Peter Dalglish has spent more than twenty years working in the front lines of Afghanistan, the Sudan and Nepal designing and managing projects for some of the world’s poorest children. Among his most dedicated volunteers have been recent graduates of international schools in Europe, Asia and North America who have opted for a gap year before continuing their studies at university. Peter believes that international schools can play a key role in “preparing young people not merely for lives defined by materialism and consumerism, but rather so they are equipped and eager to address some of the biggest challenges of our age”. He often quotes Kurt Hahn, the founder of Outward Bound and the United World Colleges, who cautioned his own students about “the paralyzing effects of wealth and affluence.” Peter’s presentation, drawing on his extensive experience connecting international schools with projects in the developing world, will both provoke and inspire.

Peter Dalglish, Founder, Street Kids International, London, UK

1315 - 1530 D201

FROM PAGE TO STAGE: READERS THEATER, A TOOL FOR CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL CRITICISM In the context of stress on Common Core Curriculum standards, there’s a greater challenge for instructors to train students to ’educate to innovate’ and ‘access multiple perspectives’. This presentation offers customized techniques of Readers Theater to revisit Shakespeare plays and through fun assignments, help students to adopt new practices, adapt, make connections and create new meanings for the text as a strong tool for social awareness. See how classroom oral interpretation of literature from the printed page into an exciting ‘performance laboratory’.

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Shaila Koya, Teacher, International Schools Group, Saudi Arabia 1315 - 1530 D202

VERBAL & VISUAL STORYTELLING FOR THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION

3-18

Verbal & Visual storytelling for the millennial generation Engaging an ever-changing audience can become a game of cat and mouse. Inspiring students to create great content and experiences through their writing and designing is the key to a successful publication. We will explore techniques used to uncover the unknown and then design pages that excite readers. From writing to design, typography to color.we will cover it all.

Shannon Williams, Jostens, USA

1315 - 1415 D203

PEACE EDUCATION AND SADAKO'S PAPER CRANES

3-18

How did the paper crane come to be a global symbol of peace? This interactive session will introduce visual/multimedia resources and activities for teaching peace education through the story of Sadako Sasaki, the young girl who inspired children around the world to fold origami paper cranes.

Naomi Funahashi, Manager, Reischauer Scholars Program and Teacher Professional Development, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), Stanford, California, USA Waka Takahashi Brown, Curriculum Specialist, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), Stanford, California, USA

1315 - 1415 D204

YEARBOOK TRENDS

15-18

Learn what's hot and what's not in yearbook design. This session will highlight what makes a good yearbook great!

Ryan Almon, Sales Representative, Balfour Yearbooks, Houston, Texas, USA

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Saturday 23 November 1315 - 1415 D403

GOOD WALLS, COMMUNITIES PART I CITIZENSHIP The first subject is "Good Wall" to be used as a humanitarian CV for students in the form of photos and tweets that can be shared on Linkedin, with universities and future employers. An example of this being used would be for IB students who need CAS points. Instead of getting CAS forms signed, they take a photo at the NGO or while doing an activity, write a quick description (all from either phone or computer or tablet) and then get it validated by their supervisor on the timeline. This tool brings credibility and lasting value.

Part I: Citizenship In order for change to happen whether it be environmental, humanitarian, developmental or other, individuals need to be aware about what is happening, what can be done, who is doing what and that they (the individuals) can make a difference. The only way this is possible is for students to learn about social issues from a young age, engage with organizations and get involved on a systematic basis. We propose an online closed school community divided into classes. Each community (for each class) has students, parents, the teacher and also an organization member. The community learns on a weekly basis about an issue (the content can be decided upon by the teachers), participates in seminars (online or offline) with the organization and then gets involved with the organization via a bakesale or volunteering etc. The process will be "gamified", in different ways. For a younger audience (primary school) certain badges can be put in place, while even at an older age group one can get points for one's actions that can then be used for multiple purposes.

Taha Bawa, endignorance, Switzerland

1315 - 1415 D503

USING ASSESSMENT DATA TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS’ POTENTIAL, LEARNING PROFILE AND ABILLITY

3-18

James Neill will explain how assessment data can be used to support school leaders in identifying students' potential, learning profile and ability across both primary and secondary education.

With reference to case study material from a number of international and independent schools James will explore how a comprehensive approach to pupil assessment; r incorporating ability, attainment and attitudes can help schools with the early identification of key groups of pupils including; those that are suitable for Gifted and Talented programmes; those that are “coasting” and those with learning difficulties that require specific intervention strategies. James will also discuss how schools use the data from key assessments in their communication with pupils and parents alike to influence subject choices, support target setting and address obstacles to learning. James will also explain how schools can use assessment data as part of their admission process; to benchmark pupils and to measure “value added” to support both internal and external assessment and to support communication with other stakeholders.

James Neill, GL Education Group, UK

1315 - 1415 E102

MOVING FROM SORTING TO SEARCHING There was a time not to long ago when we taught students how to sort and organize thei files. How to create folders inside of folders and basically do what we do in the physical world to our digital life. Then came the Internet and its endless websites. We tried to organize them but at last there were too many. So we turned to something different….we stopped trying to organize the web and we started searching it. Search is the skill of our era, a life skill that once mastered opens up all sorts of opportunities. Do we teach search in your classrooms and schools? This session will focus on the skills and strategies of search. Participants will walk away with K-12 lesson plans, ideas and classroom routines they can start using tomorrow in their classroom to teach students the skill needed most in today’s connected world. The skill of search.

Jeff Utecht, Technology and Learning Coordinator, International School Bangkok, Thailand

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WHAT'S NEW IN OSX MAVERICKS AND IOS 7 FOR EDUCATION With a beautiful design and powerful all-new features, iOS 7 and OSX Mavericks offer both significant updates. Come discover new features for Education, designed to make it easier for teachers to put devices in the hands of students.

Fons van den Berg, Apple Computer, Europe

1315 - 1415 E104

PODCASTING WITH IPAD Podcasting is an effective method of distributing audio focused learning materials to students. The iPad now makes it quicker and easier than ever to turn existing teaching materials into Podcasts. In this session, discover how to create a great podcast on the iPad. Mark Pentleton, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe Oscar Stringer, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

1315 - 1415 E105 & E106

WHAT'S IN YOUR THINKING "TOOLKIT"?

3-18

The presenters will share an integrated unit of inquiry on Bread and Bakeries. They will show examples of Visible Thinking routines and how they use documentation and reflection as strategies for making learning visible. Most examples used will be from a Kindergarten classroom; however, this presentation will be useful for teachers from PK-12.

Nikki Hume, Kindergarten Teacher and Social Studies Curriculum Team Leader for ES, International School of Prague, Czech Republic Alison Bryan, Kindergarten Teacher and Grade Team Leader, International School of Prague, Czech Republic 1315 - 1415 E108

EXPLORING GAMELAN MUSIC AND ITS POTENTIAL TO INSPIRE CREATING MUSIC Join the presenter playing a piece of Gamelan music and then, in groups, compose a Gamelan-inspired piece with the help of clearly scaffolded steps and some unorthodox percussion instruments...

3-18

Ruth Gramann, Music Teacher, CAS Coordinator & Composer, Berlin Brandenburg International School, Germany 1315 - 1415 G102

DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE (IC) IN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Part II This session considers the important role that experience plays in the development of intercultural competence, looking first at the impact of full immersion and then at how classroom simulations can be used to engage learners of all ages in vicariously experiencing situations they may not encounter in their day-to-day interactions. In this session, participants will participate in the easy to use, non-threatening cross-cultural simulation BARNGA, and consider how it can be used in primary and secondary classrooms. Other cross-cultural simulations will be introduced.

Kenneth Cushner, Professor of Education, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA

1315 - 1415 G103

USING MOODLE TO SUPPORT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION 3 Tipping the Scales: Using Technology to enhance Learning in the Secondary English Language Arts Classroom Join the presenters to see how Moodle can be used as an instructional tool in the secondary English classroom. We will provide exemplars of wikis, forums, and other Moodle tools that have proven to be successful in our classes, as well as rubrics used to assess the student work Lori Lauscher, Chair, ECIS Language Arts/English Committee and IB Coordinator, American School of Barcelona, Spain Melissa Leighty, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain Tasha Graff, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain Marybeth Thompson, English Teacher, American School of Barcelona, Spain

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Saturday 23 November 1315 - 1415 G105

COLLABORATING EFFECTIVELY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Supporting students with special needs begins with quality interactions with their families and other professionals involved. This session focuses on how to build effective collaborative practices with caregivers and professionals to support student needs. The interactive workshop will provide participants with tools to successfully coordinate parent meetings and to develop a strengths-based, culturally-competent approach to guiding student accomplishment. The session will provide useful strategies for managing challenging parents and practical tips for supporting families.

3-18

Melissa McDonald, PYP Teacher, Early Years Special Needs Coordinator, ECIS Early Childhood Education Committee, International School of the Stockholm Region, Sweden 1315 - 1415 G107

FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING FROM A DYNAMIC SYSTEMS THEORY APPROACH For years foreign language learning was perceived as a cause-effect relationship.

However, theories such as Dynamic Systems offer new alternatives to understand foreign language development. In this workshop the participants will reflect on role of teachers in language classrooms, and examples of activities that foster student-student interactions will be shared.

15-18

Carlos Rico Castillo, Spanish & ESL teacher, Franconian International School, Germany 1315 - 1415 G109

STRIKING THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND LANGUAGE

3-18

How can you support students for whom English is a second language (L2)? How should teachers respond if students use their first language (L1)? Part 1 explores developing the L2 (English) in content classes at a bilingual school preparing for Cambridge qualifications. Part 2 explores ‘translanguaging’ to make use of the L1.

Helen Imam, Education Manager, Teaching and Learning Initiatives, Cambridge International Examinations, UK

1315 - 1415 G110

SCIENCE MOCKTAIL

5-11

Assembling a Skeleton Join Michael for his energetic and entertaining workshop as you use critical thinking skills and your knowledge of anatomy to assemble a skeleton of a prehistoric creature.

Using a reproducible bone sheet, scissors, and paste you'll work in a cooperative group to assemble a valid reconstruction. You'll also explore this activity as a landscape for the application of language skills and creative writing.

Mike DiSpezio, Global Educator and Science Author, North Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA Dr Strangelove and Middle School Science Using role play to help understand abstract concepts in Middle School Science.

Jonathan Wilmshurst Food Glorious Food Why does chocolate taste so good, Why is salt added to water during cooking, Why does cornstarch thicken a sauce?

Investigating the bond between Science and Food Sue Harvey, Chemistry Teacher, International School of Bremen, Germany Jonathan Wilmshurst, ?Middle School Science and Maths at Collège du Léman, College du Leman International School, Switzerland

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USING VIDEO TO ENHANCE THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS In this session we will share our experiences with using videos in a variety of ways to enhance the teaching of Mathematics. We will discuss a wide variety of uses of video ranging from teaching software so we can focus on the Math to helping cope with student absences/illness to dealing with difficult problems to a set up of doing Math in the city to revision for end of year exams and the complete Flipped classroom experience.

We will wrap up the session by showing you the tools you need to get started and have some time for questions.

David Rops, Teacher, Munich International School, Germany Philip Kurbis, Head of Maths Department, Munich International School, Germany

1315 - 1500 APPROACHING ABSTRACT International School of Amsterdam

15-18

This presentation on abstraction will include a hands on exercise based on design principles. We will discuss a slide presentation of a “menu� of creative triggers for abstraction. Slides of student work will show the path from representational drawings towards abstract compositions.

Anja Berg-Palombo, HS and IB Art Teacher, c/o American Embassy School, New Delhi, India

1415 - 1515 BUILDING A WHOLE SCHOOL VISUAL ART SCOPE AND SEQUENCE International School of Amsterdam

3-18

One of the complex characteristics of international schools can be the changing population. Developing a holistic Scope and Sequence (including digital literacies, skills and vocabulary) can both support the achievement of students, and provide a frame of reference for students who join us at various stages in their learning journey. This is a resource sharing and discussion workshop to support the creation of a similar tool in your own context.

Suzanne Kaegi, Teacher, Bonn International School, Germany Jo Tilton, Teacher, Bonn International School, Germany

1430 - 1530 D203

PRACTICAL WEB TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE HISTORY CLASSROOM

11-14

Russel Tarr, author of the interactive websites www.activehistory.co.uk and www.classtools.net, will provide a whistle-stop tour of some of the most useful and innovative web tools for improving teaching and learning in the secondary classroom.

Although the focus will be on history, most of the ideas and resources covered will be applicable to many other subjects.

Russel Tarr, Head of History, International School of Toulouse, France

1430 - 1530 D204

THE BEST OF BOTH: DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE STUDENT-LED APPROACH TO CHARITY An interactive workshop led by 2 teachers from the British School of Brussels challenging delegates to examine the relationship between schools and charities. After exploring the concepts, learning opportunities and fundraising initiatives, a model will be presented that could transform the way schools approach learning through charity.

Nicholas Lavender, Teacher and Director of the Charity The Best of Both, British School of Brussels, Belgium John Knight, Assistant Head, British School of Brussels, Belgium

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Saturday 23 November 1430 - 1530 D403

COMMUNITIES, PART II: SPORTSMANSHIP The private community can also be used to promote sportsmanship amongst students.

The students will receive a grade for sportsmanship in PE class by their coach. The grade will correspond to points online and the students will be able to compete and compare amongst each other.

Taha Bawa, endignorance, Switzerland

1430 - 1530 D503

DEVELOPING LEFT AND RIGHT BRAINS, LANGUAGE AND SPACIAL SKILLS IN BOYS AND GIRLS The debate on right brain and left-brain has been raging for many years now. Did you ever hear people speaking on this issue? Some experts on brain development say that some people tend to be strong in their right brain, while others are endowed with left-brain skills. Let us not consider this issue now. What exactly is right vs. left-brain theory and why is it so important between growing children? What can you do to enhance left and right brain activities in equal measures?

Lise Eliot, Associate Professor of Neuroscience, The Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, Illinois, USA

1430 - 1645 E102

YOUR FIRST iOS APP FOR NON PROGRAMMERS

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Creating an iOS app (iPad/iPhone/iPod) can be easier than you think. This session is geared towards the casual technology user who would like to move from being a passive App consumer to being a content producer. Using a xCode and a Mac, a teacher or student can have quick success in creating that first app. I have found from teaching students simple code with quick results encourages them to dive into more advanced coding and more advanced apps. Whether you would like to make an App or teach your students to create Apps, this session will teach you how to get started. This is a hands-on session in which you will need a Mac computer with xCode installed to reap the benefits.

Download xCode, free at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835?ls=1&mt=12 Derek Harwell, MYP CT Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

1430 - 1530 E103

IPAD: A TOTAL WORKFLOW SOLUTION FOR YOUR CLASSROOM This workshop demonstrates through hands on experience using iPad as the hub of your teaching, facilitating simple workflow for setting assignments, collecting work, giving meaningful feedback, differentiating for ability, ongoing assessment and much more, all within 60 minutes.

Joe Moretti, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, USA

1430 - 1530 E104

FROM QR CODES TO AUMENTED REALITY, WITH GREAT FREE APPS QR codes, have been used in schools over the last few years, to great effect. In this session learn how to take it to the next step, we will explore a selection of free apps for using Augmented Reality to bring lessons and students learning to life.

Oscar Stringer, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

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Saturday 23 November 1430 - 1530 E105 & E106

AP TODAY

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The College Board's Advanced Placement Program (AP) continues to evolve, now emphasizing more than ever essential 21st century skills, critical thinking, and deep learning experiences in the same flexible format. This interactive session will focus on program updates as well as the AP Course Redesign; the Common Core's alignment with AP courses; the AP Capstone Program, an innovative multi-modal diploma credential; and the AP International Diploma. It will also address the strong value and role of AP in university admissions processes in the UK and Europe.

Brian Hartman, Director, K-12 Initiatives, College Board, New York, USA Judith Hegedus, Executive Director, International, College Board, New York, USA

1430 - 1645 E107

USING THEATRE IMPROVISATION ACROSS THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CURRICULUM Join the presenters for a participatory workshop involving a variety of practical theatre improv games that can be used in all subjects and with all age groups. The presenters will guide the participants through an energetic workshop experience and offer ideas that can be used in the classroom right away (handout included).

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Sarah Hübner, Secondary Teacher, Bavarian International School, Germany Brett Macdonald, Primary Teacher, Bavarian International School, Germany 1430 - 1645 E108

AFRICAN PERCUSSION WORKSHOP: COMMUNICATION WITH RHYTHM AND AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOP Feel an African welcome in an international way with this workshop in which rhythm is the communication made with each other. Not only the rhythm is learned but also the cultural event the rhythm is traditionally played in Africa. History, culture, working together and fun are the key words.

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Moussé Dramé, Artist, African Percussion Teacher, Djembé Dramé, Netherlands 1430 - 1645 Emerald

THE PERSUASIVE VOICE - ONE BRAIN, ONE BODY, ONE VOICE There is a reason why some people are believable and some are not. Convincing others to think, to feel, to learn, to follow and to lead are fundamental building blocks of all human endeavour. Inspiring others with well chosen words, delivered with comfort and confidence must be one of the greatest experiences for both speaker and listener – teacher and student – child and classmates.

The reality is that you have been superbly persuasive many times in your life. On these occasions your brain, body and voice have connected perfectly to give you honesty, eloquence and appropriate passion. In this two hour session you will quickly learn both creative and scientifically researched strategies to enhance your ability to connect, engage and persuade whenever you speak – always.

Learn how your body and voice can do justice to your thoughts and aspirations. One Brain, One Body, One Voice. That’s all we get to last a lifetime. Make them work together and together they will work for you.

Poll Moussoulides, Director, Voice Matters International, Ireland

1430 - 1530 G102

USING YOUR STUDENTS’ CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS TO DIVERSIFY YOUR TEACHING This interactive session will have focus on using your students’ cultural backgrounds to diversify and/or make cross-cultural connections to classroom topics. Examples of how to use the internet and iPad as tools to make it happen will be shown. Participants should be prepared to share their own experiences and ideas. This session is for K-8 teachers.

Kelly Borsick, Teacher, Birralee International School Trondheim, Norway

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Saturday 23 November 1430 - 1645 G103

SCALE, SEQUENCE, SCAFFOLDING: SECRETS TO SUCCESSFUL EVIDENCE-BASED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Reflect with the presenter about the deeper, more individual, more meaningful evidence-based writing students can produce if we structure assignments with a smaller scale and tighter focus, guiding students to dig more deeply into fewer sources of evidence. More time spent helping students focus on a “smaller slice of the pie” is rewarded with greater student engagement and more convincing writing.

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Margaret Fiore, Part-time Associate Teaching Professor and Independent Writing Consultant, The New School NYC, New York, USA 1430 - 1645 G105

LEADING WITH QUESTIONS

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Effective leaders ask much more than tell. Whether facilitating groups or guiding individual staff, student, or parent conferences, the right question can guide critical and creative thinking. Steve will provide a questioning framework for planning lesson, conferences and discussions. Bring your scenario of an upcoming lesson/conversation and prepare some questions to apply your learning and make it real.

Steve Barkley, Executive Vice President, Performance Learning Systems, Islamorada, Florida, USA

1430 - 1530 G107

LITERATURE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE: HOW TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS

15-18

How difficult can it be to motivate studentsto read classic books in a foreign language class? The speaker will present a method and various activities in order to improve students attention, through an active approach to reading classic literature in the target language. Proposed for advanced students in secondary school, this method can be easily adjusted for lower levels and even for native speakers.

Linda Lanis, Member of ECIS Languages Committee, Languages Chair and Italian Language Teacher, International School of Florence, Italy

1430 - 1530 G108

FUSK (CHEAT) – A WORKING MODEL FOR COLLABORATIVE TEACHING

13-18

A presentation of the Sannarpsgymnasiet library’s teaching model called ”CHEAT in year one - FUSK in which we aim to achieve at least two goals: We collaborate with teachers in an enhanced and structured way to develop our students information literacy, in preparation for “Gymnasiearbete” and the IBDP Extended Essay.

We train upper secondary 1st grade students in scholarly writing, including source evaluation, structured writing, and avoiding plagiarism.

We have found that, as well as providing collaborative opportunities for teachers and librarians to work together, the programme has created opportunities for teachers of the same subjects and of different subjects to work together as well.

Christina Nord, General, Sannarpsgymnasiet, Sweden

1430 - 1530 G109

FOSTERING THE ESSENCE OF INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE ESL CLASS Using technology in the classroom is an asset to any teacher. By using it, savvy teachers are able to demonstrate new types of lessons, present new materials, illustrate how to use new programs and show new websites that help students own their learning. The teachers will be shown ways to find the right applications and tools for their needs as well. These tools have been tried by teachers who are teaching different grade levels and they have given positive feedback. At the end of the session, attendees will have an introductory idea on how to use the right technology both in their class and for their own professional development, thus fostering the essence of integration of technology.

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Sedef Koc, English Teacher, Ozel Uskudar SEV, Turkey

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Saturday 23 November 1430 - 1530 G110

SCIENCE MILKSKAKE

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The Science of Sound Join Michael for his energetic and entertaining workshop as you participate in several activities that explore the science of sound. Build a sound-making quacker as you uncover connections between, vibrations, sound and amplification. You'll also construct basic cup telephones and apply critical and creative thinking skills to engineering changes in their design.

Readymade Chemistry Elementary School teachers often shy away from experimental science. Find out how great experiments can be conducted with materials which can be readily found in every home.

Claudia Teschner, University of Oldenburg and International School of Bremen Marianne Zupanc, Chair, ECIS Science Committee and Head of Science, IB Biology, IGCSE Coordinated Science, IMYC, International School of Bremen, Germany Michael DiSpezio, Global Educator and Science Author, North Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA Claudia Teschner, International School of Bremen, Germany

1430 - 1645 G111

BEST PRACTICES IN THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM: PART I

6-10

With a focus on Vygotsky's Constructivist Theory, we will explore inquiry through manipulatives, to include activities from a variety of math experts in the field. We will look at manipulative activities at a variety of grade level. A goal will be to implement pedagogical approaches designed around developmentally appropriate curriculum.

Discussion around leading documents in math education to include Hess Depth of Knowledge, and the Standards for Mathematical Practice (… CCSS) and the connections to learning and mathematics instruction.

Megan Holmstrom, Mathematics Specialist, K-8, Redondo Beach, California, USA

1520 - 1720 RECORD & RECREATE/A HANDS-ON VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF OUR International School ENVIRONMENTS of Amsterdam

3-18

In this session we’ll take a unique approach to documenting the environment around us.

Participants will record their surroundings by rubbing a variety of textures. In addition we’ll visually recreate our environment through collaging.

This hands-on workshop provides a great structure for engaging learners and explorers of all ages in a creative way of recording and recreating their surroundings – be it a classroom, school or a city. This session offers a framework for individual work or small, large group work.

Petr Dimitrov, Middle School Visual Arts / Upper School Photography, International School of Prague, Czech Republic

1545 - 1645 D201

CREATIN’ SILENT MOVIES

6-10

Come and see how our upper primary students create and communicate through drama and technology. Students collaborated throughout the project that incorporated storyboarding, performing, recording and culminated in the creation of their own silent movies. We will demonstrate the learning process including sharing to their digital portfolios.

Sue Worsnup, Lower School IT Facilitator, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Victoria Walker Pope, Drama Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Saturday 23 November 1545 - 1645 D202

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: THE SENEGAL PROJECT – HOW SERVICE LEARNING CAN ENHANCE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Through the example of the “Senegal Project," a multi-component partnership between a school in Senegal and an International School in Hungary, the presentation focuses on the practical application of the integration of a service learning project in the French classroom. The project provides real life learning experiences, including letter exchanges, study trips, and awareness raising, as well as opportunities at different levels to use the language in a stimulating setting.

3-18

Delinka Fabiny, Teacher, American International School of Budapest, Hungary 1545 - 1645 D203

ONLINE MIND MAPPING IN THE HUMANITIES CLASSROOM

15-18

Forging links between the content and concepts is key to making active progress in the Humanities classroom. This workshop will demonstrate how the online, cross-platform mind mapping application MindMeister can be used by teachers and students, both individually and collaboratively to build productive teaching and learning outcomes.

Richard Allaway, Humanities Teacher and ICT Coordinator, International School of Geneva (Campus des Nations), Switzerland

1545 - 1645 D204

INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS: CONNECTING CONCEPTS TO PRACTICE The context of international education is riddled with potential for misunderstanding as similar concepts are labelled differently by different interest groups. This session will focus on one such concept – international mindedness. Beginning with some antecedents from the early days of international schools and international programmes, consideration of more recent and current interpretations of the term will lead into discussion of some consequences and implications for the future in both national and international school contexts.

Mary Hayden, Director, Centre for the study of Education in an International Context, University of Bath, CEIC, UK Jeff Thompson, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of Bath, CEIC, Bath, UK

1545 - 1645 D403

USTINOV FOUNDATION The Peter Ustinov Foundation wants to inspire change. We seek to reduce prejudice around the globe in order to help people come together and understand one another. In carrying out our work, we focus primarily on children. We believe young people should have the opportunity to discover the world in an open, unbiased manner, with respect for their fellow human beings and for nature.

Peter Sicking, Ustinov Foundation, Germany

1545 - 1645 D407

BETTER TOGETHER: BUILDING AN INTEGRATED ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL COURSE SEQUENCE Why do experiential and academic learning experiences occur in separate silos in many high school programs, and what happens when you break down those walls? Using the American School in London's ninth and tenth grade experiential education courses as a model, we will explore means to create integrated experiential and academic learning experiences for high school students. What theoretical foundations, institutional support, faculty professional development, curricular models and instructional methodologies need to be in place to promote character and leadership development and global perspective?

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Annie Leonard, HS Assistant Principal, American School in London, London, UK Judy Kisor, Experiential Education Department Head, American School in London, London, UK

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Saturday 23 November 1545 - 1645 D503

DOCUMENTATION IN THE EARLY YEARS

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In what ways can teachers effectively document student learning? This session will explore a wide-range of strategies and tools for recording and presenting student’s knowledge and understanding. Participants will examine documentation practices from various schools and discover ways to demonstrate the quality learning within their classrooms. The workshop will also investigate low-tech and high-tech options to accommodate a variety of skills and budgets.

Melissa McDonald, PYP Teacher, Early Years Special Needs Coordinator, ECIS Early Childhood Education Committee, International School of the Stockholm Region, Sweden

1545 - 1645 E103

CREATE ENGAGING LESSONS WITH MAC AND IPAD Your students are already using iPad outside of the classroom, introducing this device to your teaching practices will inspire creativity and hands-on learning like never before.

During this session, you will learn how to revolutionise your current instructional materials without needing to completely revise them with Mac and iPad. You’ll be introduced to a series of apps that will easily and quickly allow you to teach in a way your students will love.

Fons van den Berg, Apple Computer, Europe Joe Moretti, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, USA

1545 - 1645 E104

20 GREAT APPS FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES During this fast-paced high-energy session you will experience 20 great apps for language learning anywhere, anytime.

Mark Pentleton, Apple Distinguished Educator, Apple Computer, Europe

1545 - 1645 E105 & E106

FROM THE FRONT LINES OF GIRLS' EDUCATION Peter Dalglish is the only Stanford alumnus working in Afghanistan, where he serves as Country Director for UN-Habitat. His many years of experience working in conflict-affected countries, including the Sudan and Nepal, has shown him that education for girls is a right that cannot be comprised. As we approach the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education how well have we done in ensuring that girls and young women have access to classrooms, and are protected from violence and exploitation? What role can international schools and their faculty play in providing new opportunities for learning for some of the world's most marginalized citizens?

Peter Dalglish, Founder, Street Kids International, London, UK

1545 - 1745 E108

MOVEMENT ON RHYTHM, RHYTHM ON MOVEMENT Join the rhythm of Africa by learning moves with a meaning: fishers , farmers , young men s, old women s etc. dances from West Africa with live percussion. We also work on improvisation.

Turid Dramé-Bazuin, African dance teacher, owner of Djembé Dramé, Djembé Dramé, Netherlands Moussé Dramé, Artist, African Percussion Teacher, Djembé Dramé, Netherlands

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Saturday 23 November 1545 - 1645 G102

DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE (IC) IN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Part III The field of cross-cultural or intercultural education and training has developed a number of strategies designed to raise awareness and enhance people’s intercultural competence. In this session, explore a range of instructional activities designed to enhance intercultural knowledge and competence, including the development and use of intercultural sensitizer (Cushner and Brislin, 1996) in addition to other activities designed to move learners to more advanced stages of the intercultural continuum.

Kenneth Cushner, Professor of Education, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA

1545 - 1645 G106

HOW THE SONNET FORM INFORMS THE ACTOR AND READER, PART II The session will focus on how form affects presentation. The sonnet works and is worked by the writer providing a mechanism for the reader to apply. The end result of a sonnet is always its performance whether internal or external. To that end the teaching of a sonnet is on its desired end result: to delight the mind of the listener.

William Sutton, Actor, iloveshakespeare, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1545 - 1645 G107

BE RESPONSIVE: WEBSITE STRATEGIES FOR DELIVERING MOBILE EXPERIENCES THAT ENGAGE USERS Are you still delivering digital content made for viewing on desktops and laptops to digital devices? This session focuses on how website technologies have changed in order to provide an IMMERSIVE WEB EXPERIENCE with the ability to personalize information to a user’s own device, and use of a multi-channel communications approach to engage visitors. As more educational content hosted in the cloud is accessible across multiple devices, it is time to ensure that your content is optimized for all learning devices. Given the increased use of iPads as learning devices, ensure your digital content will engage your learners, through a responsive LMS, personalized spaces and even use of social networking tools. Bring more of your user engagement online via their own device, through collaborative spaces, calendars, interactive forms, blogs and virtual learning spaces that enable your mission.

Clive Ungless, Director of International Operations, finalsite, USA

1545 - 1645 G108

HONESTY, HONESTLY...

3-18

We expect authentic work from our students, but this does not mean that they are completely on their own, expected to work with no outside assistance or support at all. In this session we explore the bounds of authenticity. As well as human support, we look at the support given by digital and online services such as citation generators and plagiarism detectors. Is it ethical to use them? Just how effective are they, anyway, do they help or hinder learning and authenticity?

John Royce, Consultant and Trainer, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK

1545 - 1645 G109

LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION THAT WORKS – MARZANO’S STRATEGIES FOR WORLD LANGUAGE STUDENTS AND ELLS Based on research, case studies, and statistical data, Bob Marzano and colleagues at McCrel developed a set of 9 “strategies that work” with students: Identifying similarities and differences, Summarizing and note taking, Reinforcing effort and providing recognition, Homework and practice, Nonlinguistic representations, Cooperative learning, Setting objectives and providing feedback, Generating and testing hypotheses, Cues, questions, and advance organizers. In this session, we will explore these strategies as they apply to the language classroom. Examples and resources will be provided.

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Lori Langer de Ramirez, Director, World and Classical Languages & Global Language Initiatives, The Dalton School, New York, USA

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Saturday 23 November 1545 - 1645 G110

THE FUTURE OF ACCREDITATION Can accreditation become a catalyst for change rather than preserving the status quo in the educational paradigm perpetuated by schools? Is ‘improvement’ the enemy of innovation? The educational landscape is changing at dizzying speed and new learning models are bursting upon the scene, potentially threatening the schools’ monopoly for ‘delivering education.’ Are accreditation protocols asking the right questions? Will team recommendations make a school ‘better’ rather than transformational? Is accreditation itself in danger of becoming obsolete?

This session will offer some provocative notions, ideas, and propositions about accreditation and where it might or should be headed.

Peter C. Mott, Director, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

1700 - 1800 Auditorium

INTERNATIONAL AWARD CEREMONY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE All conference delegates and exhibitors are invited to attend this award ceremony at which public recognition will be given to those who have achieved significant accomplishment in the promotion of international education.

There will be a drinks reception for recipients from 1800 to 1900 Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK

1730 - 1830 USING TECHNOLOGY AND ONLINE LEARNING IN THE VISUAL ARTS International School CLASSROOM of Amsterdam

How can we use online technology to further critical thinking and give efficient feedback on learning activities? Using the experience gained through using online learning facilities almost exclusively with a Visual Art Media class, these experiences and resources can provide possible activities and models for providing feedback, encouraging reflection, student collaboration and enhancing student learning and creation.

Jo Tilton, Teacher, Bonn International School, Germany

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Sunday 24 November 0730 - 1300 Auditorium Lounge

ECIS REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

0830 - 0930 D507

WHAT IS SOCIAL CURRICULUM AND HOW DOES IT FIT?

Stop by the ECIS Registration Desk to: • Register and pick up your conference pack • Sign up to receive your copy of e-news • Meet the ECIS Team • Register your interest for the ECIS April 2014 Leadership Conference to be held at the Melia Hotel, Seville, Spain 6-10

Research tells us that students who develop social skills like cooperation, decision-making, and empathy achieve more academically. This presentation will focus on a model for integrating social curriculum with academic expectations, IB learner profile, anti-bullying campaign, values driven workplace, and other initiatives. The format will be (1) chronicle one school’s approach; and (2) share practical applications.

Michael Hibbeln, Elementary Principal, American School of Milan, Italy Peggy Dorta, Third Grade Teacher, American School of Milan, Italy

0830 - 0930 E102

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

3-18

Digital Citizenship has played a role of increasing importance in educating our students on how to act and communicate responsibly in digital environments. The responsibility for teaching digital citizenship has evolved from the role of technology integrationists and IT teachers to an integrated, whole-school approach that is most effective when it is interdisciplinary and involves teachers, advisors, counselors, librarians, and division heads. During this session, we will share how we have developed curriculum, guidelines, and parent programming at our schools, and we will share resources and strategies for implementing similar programs at your school.

Alan Preis, Director of Technology and 21st Century Learning, Atlanta International School, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Claude Lord, MS Digital Learning Coach/ Coordinator, American School of Paris, France

0830 - 0930 E103

LEVERAGE THE POWER OF DATA ANALYSIS IN YOUR SCHOOL

3-18

Learn some simple techniques using free or inexpensive software to start harnessing the power of data-driven decisions in your school. The presenter will show how teachers at ISA are gathering and collating data on student improvement as well as how our administration uses data as evidence of success and growth.

Warren Apel, Director of Educational Technology, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

0830 - 0930 E104

SONG AND DANCE FOR THE MUSICALLY CHALLENGED

3-18

This interactive session places focus on using YouTube to create music and video playlists to enhance topic themes for the musically challenged teacher. Participants should be prepared to share their classroom experiences and ideas. Several topic playlists will be shared. This session is geared towared K-8 teachers.

Kelly Borsick, Teacher, Birralee International School Trondheim, Norway

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Sunday 24 November 0830 - 0930 Emerald

ILLITERACY IN EUROPE AND BEYOND - HOW TO ACT NOW Recent research showed the magnitude of the global problem of illiteracy, even in more developed countries. In Europe, for example, 20% of the adult population faces difficulties to read and write. How can that happen? Why is that a big deal? And how can we act on it?

This presentation will challenge existing assumptions around the issue of illiteracy and will discuss societal approaches for improvement.

Stefan Leliveld, Reading and Writing Foundation, Netherlands

0830 - 0930 G102

FAILING BETTER: DEVICE, CONVENTION AND THE TRANSPOSITION OF THEATRE Understanding and applying the differences in conventions, traditions, devices, and styles of World and Cultural Theatre.

15-18

Join the presenter in the clarification and application of diverse theatre traditions and their conventions, as applied to cultural text-based pieces. A practical guide for Performance Experiences that will help to clarify the DP Theatre rhetoric where traditions and cultures are concerned.

Kelly Webber, DP/MYP Theatre and US Choir teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands 0830 - 1045 G103

EXPLORE REFLECTIVE ACTION LEARNING AS AN EXPERIENTIAL TOOL WHICH CAN LEAD TO DEEP TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING This session offers an opportunity to try out an approach to learning which is well – established in industry and in higher education but has been underused in schools. With its emphasis on insightful questioning and questioning assumptions, this methodology is particularly suitable for intercultural learning but you can select the issues that are of immediate interest and concern to you.

3-18

Corinne Rosenberg, Intercultural Consultant, Richmond, Surrey, UK

0830 - 0930 G104

HELPING PARENTS DEVELOP HS TO COLLEGE TRANSITION STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES The transition from high school to college can be quite an emotional and social journey for families whose children struggle with learning differences. Untapped self-understanding and a lack of self advocacy skills can be tipping points. Join this interactive session for insights into how one school helps parents develop plans that ensure success during the freshman year. New resources from college learning speicalist Elizabeth Hamblet will serve as the basis for our discussion.

16-18

Frieda Dietrich, Counselor, Singapore American School, Singapore 0830 - 0930 G105

THE ART OF CRITIQUES AND THE USE OF SKETCHBOOKS The use of constructive feedback in the art-room and how to implement critiques in different ways. For example the idea of running a critique seminar with the students. Part 2 would be the importance and use of sketchbooks in the art-room the how to implement them into every art session using the Do Now Journal/Sketchbook method. Thinking about the idea that the Sketchbook used during the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program can start its journey during the students elementary education.

Rika Maja Duevel, PYP Art Teacher soon to MYP/DP Art Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Sunday 24 November 0830 - 1045 G105

THE MUSE PROJECT: COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY FOR THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY MUSE is a framework for creation that allows students and teachers to experience the thrill, and challenges, of expressive transformation, without limit. The presenter will explain how your school can unite all subject areas and all age levels into one long-term creative project. MUSE is for everyone and it is going global.

3-18

James Housego, Middle School Music Teacher, International School of Zug and Luzern, Switzerland 0830 - 0930 G106

PROGRESSING SKILLS IN THE MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOM

6-10

This workshop will explore the rapidly changing and challenging area of developing language skills in the multilingual classroom. How can teachers establish a strong base in English language skills and literacy in the primary school which can then be built upon in secondary years? How can students move forward from basic decoding of texts to that of a proficient reader who is able to effectively locate and receive information, infer and analyse? All these issues will be discussed within a variety of cultural contexts.

Moira Brown, Teacher Trainer, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK

0830 - 0930 G107

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

6-10

In this session participants will find out some ways to integrate technology into their lessons in and outside the classroom. The presenter together with the participants will look at how to use technology not only to engage students, but also to differentiate instruction and assess students' learning. The focus will be on interactive whiteboards (Promethean), as well as ActivInspire and learner response systems.

The main objective of this session is to give participants practical ideas on how to use this kind of technology. Should the participants have the ActivInspire software on their laptops, they are invited to bring them along, in order to be able to try out some suggestions.

Alexandra dos Santos, Primary School German Teacher, Bavarian International School, Germany

0830 - 1045 G108

THE GRAND-GUIGNOL: THE FRENCH THEATRE OF HORROR

15-18

A hands-on exploration into the early Grand-Guignol, also known as the French theatre of horror. Participants will investigate this world theatre practice and recreate the experience by utilizing the original intriguing elements. The journey begins before the audience even reaches the theatre. Dare you join us?

Anthony Cunningham, High School Theatre Teacher, ISTA Board of Trustees, The American School of The Hague, Netherlands

0830 - 0930 G109

MOODLE AND GOOGLE: MAKING THE MATCH

3-18

Students and teachers can use Moodle “repositories� to effortlessly embed their content from Drive, Picasa, and YouTube. Session presenter Aaron Tyo-Dickerson will share an overview of basic Moodle/Google configuration followed by real-time examples of Moodle/Google integration from his own classes.

Aaron Tyo-Dickerson, Teacher for IT, American School of The Hague, Netherlands

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Sunday 24 November 0830 - 0930 G110

HELPING NEW STUDENTS ADJUST: NEWCOMERS’ STORIES FROM THE CLASSROOM New students coming from various contrasting educational and social backgrounds can ease their “new-school” culture shock by viewing multilingual Newcomer Web pages written by enrolled students highlighting similarities and differences across educational and social contexts and examining how specific challenges can be overcome.

Presenters will describe such a program and emphasize the key role of the mother tongue and IT in the dissemination of students’ stories and perspectives on the internet.

3-18

Troy Titterington, EAL Coordinator, American School of Paris, France Gina Keefer, Counselor, American School of Paris, France

0830 - 1045 G111

BEST PRACTICES IN THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM: PART II

3-10

An in-depth look at multiple and varied assessments for the math classroom. We will explore the ideas around guided-instruction, that leads students into conversations during lesson, and more specifically how all conversation (written or spoken) can be used as on-going assessment-for-learning. Two vantage points will be considered: the student experience and what it means to be a mathematically proficient student; and teacher perspective and how to teach-as-facilitator. We will look at student work focused on “talk” in the math classroom; including, student math journals (mPads), an assessment tool (Open Response), and student work samples connected to general classroom practices, Everyday Math, and Cognitive Guided Instruction will serve as anchors for the workshop.

Megan Holmstrom, Mathematics Specialist, K-8, Redondo Beach, California, USA

0945 - 1045 D507

BLENDED LEARNING: FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE IN IB WORLD SCHOOLS

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Blended learning is an educational model in which technology supports the teaching and learning process, but what are the ingredients that make for a successful mix? This presentation seeks to define blended learning and inform participants about how this approach is being successfully utilized throughout the world in IB World School classrooms. There will be an exploration of how different models function, program implementations, successful practices and tools, and what we’re learning about blended learning models.

Pilar Quezzaire, International Baccalaureate Organisation, Netherlands

0945 - 1045 E102

DYNAMIC DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS TO CREATE, DOCUMENT AND SHARE LEARNING Would you like to know how to have mid primary age students collect and organize their learning digitally? We will show you how we have combined work created on iPads and laptops and even handwritten work into one online space that allows for oral reflection and feedback.

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Tracey Winstone, Grade 3 Coordinator and Homeroom Teacher, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands Sue Worsnup, Lower School IT Facilitator, International School of Amsterdam, Netherlands

0945 - 1045 E103

DANCE, MOVE AND PLAY WITH YOUNG LEARNERS This session will present fun activities to do with younger learners (3-7 years old). We will “play” with songs, dances, movement activities and stories. The workshop will be focussed on how to present these activites to children and how to relate them to other subjects or units. Specific dance or music abilities are not required. Early childhood and lower elementary teachers are very welcome to join the workshop.

Samantha Mazziero, Elementary Music Teacher, Belgium

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Sunday 24 November 0945 - 1045 E104

TO SPEAK OR NOT TO SPEAK HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND USE GESTURE IN LANGUAGE LEARNING Drama activities in language teaching are designed to build communicative competence.

Constructing situations that require the student to concentrate on the meaning and emotional content of oral skills makes the student focus on the meaning rather than on the structure of speech. Understanding of co-speech gestures can be actively applied to develop conversation skills. Drama techniques promote speaking of the second language by letting the student take on another persona and character, and in so doing be less self-conscious while creating more fun and confidence. Imitating real-life activities gives our students information about why, how and with what they speak: and it’s not only the tongue that moves when we put the message across, we also use our hands.

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This session gives an introduction to co-speech gesture and language acquisition and is presented in an interactive way.

Erick Aufderheyde, Teacher of Drama and English, Arnhem, Netherlands

0945 - 1045 E108

RAISING THE ONLINE PROFILE OF SCHOOL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES

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The first half will be a showcase of the speaker’s sports and activities websites.

Participants well receive an outline of tools to use, things to include in a site, and a tutorial in streaming events online. The optional second half is for participants to build the framework of a website or broadcasting channel with support from the presenter.

Daniel Motta, IB Biology Teacher, Apple Distinguished Educator, American School of Warsaw, Poland

0945 - 1045 Emerald

SKETCHING THE FACTS Using an illustrated journal to explore for observation and reportage. Investigating topics in science, geography, and social studies (e.g. a report on recycling in your neighborhood by drawing the things people throw away, interview an elderly person about their childhood and illustrate their stories, do a report on a country and include drawn maps and drawings of sites, nature journaling etc). I will also talk about travel journaling.

Daniel Gregory, Executive Creative Director, Managing Partner, New York, USA

0945 - 1045 G102

THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL ISSUES THROUGH DELIVERY OF CURRICULUM THEMES Global Issues Network is an important element within the International School of Bremen community, it is not delivered as a discreet subject area but permeates the whole curriculum. The presentation will cover where and how Global Issues can be addressed within the curriculum.

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Martyn Robinson-Slater, Teacher in Charge of Geography, International School of Bremen, Germany Marianne Zupanc, Chair, ECIS Science Committee and Head of Science, IB Biology, IGCSE Coordinated Science, IMYC, International School of Bremen, Germany 0945 - 1045 G104

SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND STRUGGLING STUDENTS THROUGH A CHILD STUDY TEAM PROCESS A student in your class is struggling. You’ve tried everything and still haven’t seen the results you’d like. You’re not sure where to turn. Learn the simple steps and procedures for organizing a Child Study Team in your school that can serve as crucial support for teachers and more importantly struggling students.

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Michael Hibbeln, Elementary Principal, American School of Milan, Italy

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Sunday 24 November 0945 - 1045 G106

SUPPORTING SECONDARY MAINSTREAM TEACHERS WITH EAL STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSES International school teachers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do their students. Often students have been learning in another language prior to joining an international school and so need support to be able to succeed academically, but often mainstream teachers have not had this kind of training. This session offers tips and strategies to help the teacher reach the students so that thez can be academically successful.

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Patricia Mertin, Retired, Former EAL Department Chair International School of Dusseldorf, Germany 0945 - 1045 G107

HOW CAN DAILY SOUNDS BE THE KEY TO SIGNIFICANT COMPREHENSION?

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To develop attention through active listening. Five minute stories are used to develop imagination and to learn a foreign language. Participants will be given activities and guidelines to work on this in several areas. Daily and authentic sounds are included in the stories. A new concept of understanding.

Maricruz Lagar, Principal, Institucion Educativa SEK - Ciudalcampo, Spain Ana Patricia de la Cruz Cardoso, MYP COORDINATOR, Institucion Educativa SEK Ciudalcampo, Spain

0945 - 1045 G109

IPADS: FAD OR FIXTURE?

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Now entering their third year of implementing a 1:1 iPad program in a fifth through eighth grade middle school, the speakers will discuss the infrastructure, training, and most importantly, the mindset needed to effectively use technology to transform the classroom.

Joshua Cobb, Head of Middle School, Head of Middle School, Denver, Colorado, USA Marty Twarogowski, Director of Information Services, Denver, Colorado, USA

0945 - 1045 G110

COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING: THE FUNDAMENTALS Collaborative Problem Solving is an approach for supporting and conferring with children who are easily frustrated, inflexible and demonstrate challenging behaviors. The approach empowers children to solve their own problems and indirectly helps them to acquire the skills of flexibility, adaptability and tolerance. The use of this approach impacts positively on student learning.

Zoe Gare, Elementary Counselor, American School of Doha, Qatar Michelle Klar, Elementary Counselor, American School of Doha, Qatar

1100 - 1230 Auditorium

STUDENT RUN CLOSING PLENARY • Performance by the quartet of students from American School of The Hague, directed by Darrel Townshend • A panel formed of Primary and Secondary students from International Schools in The Netherlands will speak on matters of Literacy, in response to questions formulated by the representatives of the Lezen & Schrijven Foundation.

• The session will be moderated by Pascale Hertay, Vice President International School of the Hague Primary •

Closing remarks by by the Executive Director of ECIS

Jean Vahey, Executive Director/CEO, European Council of International Schools, UK Pascale Hertay, International School of The Hague, Netherlands

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Sunday 24 November 1800 - 2100 POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP - GLOBAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FORUM - A International School WOMAN LEADER'S EDUCATIONAL TOOLKIT: GETTING AND KEEPING THAT of Amsterdam FIRST SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITION

A day of practical workshops for aspiring women leaders in international schools. This ECIS post-conference day will focus on empowering more women to seek and retain senior management positions in international schools.

Workshop sessions include: “The Anatomy of a Search: Conducting the Interview and Assessing the Match” “Taking the Mystery Out of School Budgeting and Finance—It’s Only Arithmetic, Ladies!”

“Why Should I Become a CEO--What’s In It For Me?” Plus leadership training, working with international school boards and a range of other topics.

Join us for dinner followed by a full day of interactive sessions. Our goal is to encourage more women to join the ranks of top leadership posts in international schools.

Linda Duevel, Director, International School of Stavanger, Norway Coreen Hester, American School in London, UK Mona Nashman-Smith, ABA - An IB World School, Oman, Sultanate of Beth Pfannl, American Overseas School of Rome, Italy Ellen Stern, French American International School, USA

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Monday 25 November 0830 - 1700 POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP - GLOBAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FORUM - A International School WOMAN LEADER'S EDUCATIONAL TOOLKIT: GETTING AND KEEPING THAT of Amsterdam FIRST SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITION

A day of practical workshops for aspiring women leaders in international schools. This ECIS post-conference day will focus on empowering more women to seek and retain senior management positions in international schools.

Workshop sessions include: “The Anatomy of a Search: Conducting the Interview and Assessing the Match” “Taking the Mystery Out of School Budgeting and Finance—It’s Only Arithmetic, Ladies!”

“Why Should I Become a CEO--What’s In It For Me?” Plus leadership training, working with international school boards and a range of other topics.

Join us for dinner followed by a full day of interactive sessions. Our goal is to encourage more women to join the ranks of top leadership posts in international schools.

Linda Duevel, Director, International School of Stavanger, Norway Coreen Hester, American School in London, UK Mona Nashman-Smith, ABA - An IB World School, Oman, Sultanate of Beth Pfannl, American Overseas School of Rome, Italy Ellen Stern, French American International School, USA

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ESL & Mother Tongue Conference

2014

Developing Multi-literate Global Citizens: from language policy to classroom practice Location:

Mรถvenpick Hotel in Amsterdam February 27, 28 & March 1, 2014.

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Catherine Snow, Harvard University

Guest Speakers: Dr. Jim Cummins, University of Toronto Dr. Alma Flor Ada, University of San Francisco F. Isabel Campoy, Author and Researcher Roma Chumak-Horbatsch, Ryerson University Eithne Gallagher, Author and Educational Consultant Dr. Fred Genesee, McGill University Else Hamayan, Author Dr. Deborah Short, University of Houston Carol Inugai-Dixon, IBO Dr. Maurice Carder, Dr. Patricia Mertin and Eugenia Papadaki, each leading consultancy sessions

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2014 ECIS Leadership Conference INSPIRING EDUCATION 24 – 27 APRIL • SEVILLE, SPAIN

FEATURING

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Advisory Maters Contact: Gareth Davies, gareth@advisorymaters.co.uk Tel: +448455440760 htp://www.advisorymaters.co.uk/

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Advisory Maters has supported internatonal schools to empower learners and teachers through ICT since 1992. An approved provider for the "Internatonal Technology in Educaton Mark", a scheme that accredits ICT in schools worldwide, it provides bespoke advice and a contnuing professional development programme delivered face-to-face or online.

Alliance for Internatonal Educaton Contact: Darlene Fisher, darlenefsher@ecis.org Tel: +49 211 940 6712 htp://www.intedalliance.org/

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The Alliance for Internatonal Educaton brings together all those who are commited to advancing internatonal and intercultural understanding through educaton. It promotes collaboratve ventures that enhance the learning of relevant concepts, skills and values.

Artilms Contact: Kriszta Doczy, kdoczy@artilms.com.au Tel: +442082651752 htp://www.artilms.com.au/

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DVD and STREAMING Art flms: Contemporary Arts Media - Artilms produces and distributes arts related flms for academic libraries, schools and universites and artsts. Subjects include Theatre, Dance, Music, visual, digital arts, photography, flm and cinema, Architecture, Design, Fashion, Healing Arts. CAM aspiraton is to promote art and culture through educaton.

Balfour Company Contact: Karen Burbach-Barker, karen@balfourinternatonal.com Tel: +44160866240 htp://www.balfourinternatonal.com/

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In order to serve the internatonal schools around the world, Balfour contnues to ofer a complete selecton of custom-designed CLASS and CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS, GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS, DIPLOMAS and DIPLOMA COVERS, CAPS and GOWNS, CERTIFICATES, AWARDS, YEARBOOKS & Student Planners. Our sportswear division provides delivery of LETTER JACKETS, AWARD LETTERS and CUSTOM PATCHES. Balfour is proud to have served the needs of Schools in Europe and the world for over 45 years!

Bayard Presse Contact: Andrea Chhan, andreachhan@bpa.com.hk htp://www.bayard-magazines.co.uk/

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Bayard is an internatonal leading publisher of magazines and books for children, including a range of award-winning monthly magazines in English: StoryBox (ages 3-6), AdventureBox (ages 6-9) and DiscoveryBox (ages 9-12). These high-quality, educatonal and fun magazines, published for more than 15 years, have been proven successful in helping children with their reading and learning development, so they can become readers for life. Bayard also has publicatons in French, Spanish, German and Chinese.

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Bibliofche Contact: Andrea Chan, andrea@bibliofche.com Tel: +15143364340 x250 htp://www.bibliofche.com/

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OPALS (OPen Source Automated Library System) is a sustainable, Cloud-based, Web-based libary and informaton management system. OPALS supports MARC records, integrates Z39.50 client & server protocols, faceted searching, portal widgets, subscripton database management and authentcaton, ebooks, Unicode character sets, video streaming, and asset and textbook management.

The OPALS open source community is supported by a core of full-tme programmers, experienced technical support technicians, and a communicatons team that compiles community input, which drives monthly updates to ensure that the system responds to ever-changing learning resource formats. The OPALS community has streamlined implementaton or data migraton. Most librarires can test the system in the familiar context of their own data 24 to 48 hours afer submitng a request to do so.

Blackbaud Europe Contact: Adam Logan, adam.logan@blackbaud.com Tel: +442079219647 htps://www.blackbaud.co.uk/

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Blackbaud is the leading global provider of CRM sofware and related services designed specifcally for notfor-proft organisatons and educatonal insttutons worldwide. Over the past 30 years, Blackbaud has achieved success by providing innovatve technology solutons that help their clients meet their most critcal challenges. Today, more than 5200 educaton establishments worldwide rely on Blackbaud to help them: • Manage their student lifecycle from admissions through graduaton to alumni • Engage alumni for a lifetme • Grow alumni giving over tme by ofering a variety of giving optons • Involve students, alumni and the community in successful annual and capital campaigns • Target prospectve supporters who are most likely and able to give • Save tme and money by accessing critcal informaton and generatng professional reports efciently • Provide an engaging website For more informaton, please call +44 (0)207 601 7100 or email solutons@blackbaud.co.uk

BUPA Internatonal Tel: +441273866465 htp://www.bupa-intl.com/

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BUPA Internatonal is the overseas specialist division of BUPA, the UK's leading healthcare organisaton with over eight million members of 115 natonalites in over 190 countries worldwide. BUPA Internatonal has been operatng for over 40 years and is the largest internatonal expatriate health insurance provider in the world.

BUPA Internatonal provides fexible high quality global health insurance optons for people living and working abroad and can ofer primary care, maternity cover, home nursing, accident related dentstry, as well as hospital treatment and accommodaton, emergency road ambulance and cover for sports injuries.

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Cambridge qualifications are recognised by universities and employers all over the world. Giving our students a passport to global success.

CAMBRIDGE PRINCIPAL Cambridge International Examinations is the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year olds.

More than 9,000 schools in over 160 countries are part of our Cambridge learning community.

Find out more about Cambridge programmes and qualifi cations at www.cie.org.uk

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The number 1 management information solution for international schools Supporting schools in over 40 countries worldwide, SIMS is the supplier of choice for international schools seeking academic excellence, whilst running an efficient, competitive business. We support schools who offer a combination of UK qualifications and others, including iGCSEs and the International Baccalaureate.

SIMS International can help you make a significant impact on developing the areas that really matter to your school. With all your data instantly accessible in one place you can benefit from: Curriculum and timetable planning across the entire school n Monitoring pupil progress against learning targets n Fast and efficient fees billing n Streamlining the admissions process n Award-winning, visual data analysis software n Secure instant online access to pupil, parent and staff data. n

“SIMS makes us a more efficient school�

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Call: +44(0)1285 647459 to speak to the international schools team Email: info@capita-independent.co.uk Visit: www-capita-independent.co.uk/international

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Cambridge Internatonal Examinatons Contact: Amanda Cator, cator.a@cie.org.uk Tel: +441223553554 htp://www.cie.org.uk/

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Cambridge Internatonal Examinatons is the world’s largest provider of internatonal educaton programmes and qualifcatons for 5 to 19 year olds. We are part of the University of Cambridge, one of the world’s top universites and trusted for excellence in educaton. Our qualifcatons are recognised by the world’s universites and employers. We understand educaton. More than 9000 schools in over 160 countries are part of our Cambridge learning community. Our mission is to provide excellence in educaton, and our vision is that Cambridge learners become confdent, responsible, refectve, innovatve and engaged. We are a part of Cambridge Assessment, a department of the University of Cambridge and a not-for-proft organisaton.

Cambridge University Press Contact: Geraldine Byrne, gbyrne@cambridge.org Tel: +441223325915 htp://www.cambridge.org/

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Cambridge University Press is a leading educatonal publisher providing high quality books and resources to schools worldwide. Cambridge publishes material for primary and secondary schools (4-19 years) with an internatonal or UK curriculum. Primary resources focus on numeracy and literacy.

Capita SIMS Internatonal Contact: info@capita.co.uk Tel: +441285647473 htp://www.capita-sims.co.uk/

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Supportng schools in over 40 countries worldwide, SIMS is the supplier of choice for internatonal schools seeking academic excellence, whilst running an efcient, compettve business. We support schools who ofer a combinaton of UK qualifcatons and others, including iGCSEs and the Internatonal Baccalaureate.

Designed exclusively for the educaton sector, SIMS is well established as the most trusted management informaton soluton in the UK. We also ofer the fnancial stability of being part of Capita, a FTSE 100 company, so you can be confdent we’ll be there for you as your school grows.

Contact us:

Capstone Internatonal Contact: Laura Baxter, laura.baxter@raintreepublishers.co.uk Tel: +441865312251 htp://www.raintreepublishers.co.uk/

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Our focus is on the quality of producton, for both our inspiring content based non-fcton with curricula support, and our electrifying fcton lists for the internatonal school library and classroom. By combining the talents of authors, curriculum experts, editors and designers we ensure that topics, text and graphics are always 'just right'. All our books are guaranteed to captvate young readers at every age, stage and ability up to 16 years of age. Our UK imprint includes Raintree Publishers. Our US imprints include Capstone Press, Stone Arch Books, Compass Point Books, Picture Window Books and Capstone Digital.

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Carney Sandoe & Associates Contact: Fred Wesson, fred.wesson@carneysandoe.com Tel: +16175420260 htp://www.carneysandoe.com/

Stand: 31

CeeVisK HD Films Internatonal Contact: Christopher Kirsten, ceevisk@btnternet.com Tel: +441237424441

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CeeVis-K DVD Film Productons is a company primarily aimed at enhancing the Internatonal Schools profle within the European market. Our company remit is to produce short High Defniton DVD and Blue Ray discs. These short movies can help promote the Teacher/Student recruitment programme or enhance the Schools image and website.

CEM Centre Contact: Lisa Miller, lisa.miller@cem.dur.ac.uk Tel: +441913344189 htp://www.cem.org/

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The Centre for Evaluaton & Monitoring (CEM), part of Durham University, is the largest provider of computer-adaptve assessments outside the US, providing informaton to teaching professionals and authorites for over 25 years. For more informaton please visit www.cemcentre.org/internatonal

CES Holdings Contact: Neil Bailey, neil@cesholdings.co.uk Tel: +441613379337 htp://www.cesholdings.com/

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CES is the UK's largest supplier of educatonal resources to internatonal schools. With over 30 years experience supplying books, equipment and furniture from all leading UK & US brands we currently work with several hundred schools in over 125 countries. The market leading 'one-stop-shop' for all your educatonal resources.

Collins Contact: Kate Nelson, kate.nelson@harpercollins.co.uk Tel: +44208 3074047 htp://www.collinseducaton.com/

Stand: 102

Collins Educaton publishes a wide range of resources for Primary and Secondary age pupils. Highlights include Collins Big Cat, New Maths Frameworking and Collins IGCSE resources. Come and visit us on stand 113 to fnd out more!

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Council of Internatonal Schools Contact: Christy Clabots, christyclabots@cois.org Tel: +31715243300 htp://www.cois.org/

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CIS is a not-for-proft membership associaton of schools and post-secondary insttutons that defnes standards and provides services that support the contnuous improvement of internatonal educaton.

Dawsons Music Contact: Gary Bond, gary.bond@dawsons.co.uk Tel: +441925622199 htp://www.dawsons.co.uk/

Stand: 109

As the UK''s largest and oldest professional supplier of Musical Instruments, HiTech and Recording Studio Equipment design, training and build. Dawsons Music are delighted to have Gary Bond with them on the stand this year. Beneftng for either direct or Consolidator supply/shipping, dawsons.co.uk are already supplying insttutons all over the globe with all their Musical needs from Class and Orchestra/Band room to full industry standard Recording Studios. Dawsons, helping you to make music.

Discover Ltd Contact: Samantha Hillcox, sam@discover.ltd.uk Tel: +441883744392 htp://www.discover.ltd.uk/

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Discover has been delivering top-quality feldwork and adventure travel experiences since 1978. Choose us for feldstudies and educatonal group travel in France and Morocco. Discover owns and operates the Eagles Nest feldstudies centre in the Cevennes Natonal Park in France, ofering science and geography feldwork and CAS (MYP, IGCSE, A Level, IB). In Morocco we connect you with real people and genuine experiences.

Go further afeld, think deeper, explore with us.

Dr Burdick & Carlbrook School Contact: Mark Burdick, drburdick@gmail.com Tel: +18316870757

Stand: 112

The Duke of Edinburgh's Internatonal Award Contact: Tim Smith, tm.smith@intaward.org Tel: +442072224242

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Educaton City Contact: Sayle Davis, sayled@educatoncity.com Tel: +441572725080 htp://www.educatoncity.com/

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EducatonCity.com is the leading online cross curricula resource used in over 15,500 schools with pupils aged 3 to 13. There is something for everyone with modules covering maths, literacy, and science as well as French, German, Spanish and English as an additonal language. With engaging actvites, tools and tests pupils love using EducatonCity.com. Teachers have access to a bank of useful tools to deliver and analyse targeted diferentated learning whether it be on an interactve whiteboard in front of whole class or pupils accessed individually as a part of homework. Curriculum coverage is currently available for England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, all US states plus the Common Core curriculum.

Educaton Travel Group Contact: Susan Evans, susan.evans@kingswood.co.uk Tel: +441603309360

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With over 75 years of expertse, Educaton Travel Group is the UK’s leading supplier of educatonal group tours, school ski courses and educatonally rich residental centre breaks for schools.

Our portolio of brands specialise in curriculum focused programmes for schools in the UK, around Europe and all over the world. We pride ourselves on our reputaton for designing and providing a variety of programmes that specifcally meet the needs of school, college and university groups.

As an organisaton we appreciate the very real commitment that many individuals make in organising school trips for their pupils. We passionately believe in the tremendous benefts of enabling children to learn new skills and explore excitng and unfamiliar environments. Each year over 250,000 pupils experience learning outside the classroom through our programmes.

Éirim: The Natonal Asessment Agency Contact: Rebecca Good, rebecca.good@eirim.ie Tel: +35314992217

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We provide professional training courses in educatonal assessment and standardised testng. The training course leads to the internatonally recognisd Certfcate of Competence in Educatonal testng (CCET). The course is delibvered by Educatonal Psychologists online and in 4 day face to face course. We also provide bespoke courses for companies at their place of work.

Endicot College Contact: Richard Pacheco, rpacheco@endicot.edu Tel: +34915636740

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Founded in 1939, Endicot College has an educatonal philosophy that combines a core curriculum in liberal arts with outstanding opportunites for professional study. The hallmark of an Endicot educaton is the internship experience that allows students to apply theoretcal study in a hands-on work environment.

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etr educatonal travel Contact: Andrea Cotng, andrea.cotng@etrtours.com Tel: +41216334455 htp://www.etrtours.com/

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For over 24 years, administrators and teachers alike have looked to etr for fully customizable study programs around the globe. Whether the program be academic, service or exploraton, whether to Asia, Africa, Latn America, Europe or the Middle East, etr’s extensive specialist destnaton knowledge allows for each and every program to be balanced, tme-efcient and fully focused on each group’s specifc requirements. Importantly, an etr Program Leader accompanies each etr group 24/7. Professional and locally knowledgeable, your Program Leader handles all on-site logistcs, provides leadership and ensures the safe, smooth operaton of your program. Swiss-based etr educatonal travel provides complete support. From the moment of the trip’s incepton through the planning stage to the safe, successful operaton of your program, etr is with you all the way.

FAST TRAIN Programs Contact: Dawn Beaty, dbeaty2@gmu.edu Tel: +17039933602 htp://fastrain.gmu.edu/

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FAST TRAIN Programs, part of the Center for Internatonal Educaton (CIE) at George Mason University provides pre-approved licensure and master's degree programs specifcally focused for internatonal teachers. Programs are ofered in Elementary Educaton, English as a Second Language Educaton, Advanced IB Studies, and Special Educaton. The elementary licensure program is IB authorized and can lead to a Teacher Award Level I certfcaton from the IB. In additon, the Advanced IB Studies graduate certfcate program can lead to a Teacher Award Level I, and opton master's degree in IB can lead to a Teacher Award Level II. The Center for Internatonal Educaton focuses on research and development of K12 through university level internatonal educaton. CIE supports research projects that develop capacity in internatonal setngs; provides academic programs to enhance teaching and learning in internatonal schools; promotes life-long professional development opportunites for internatonal teachers, principals and higher educaton faculty; and provides academic programs to enhance teaching and learning in internatonal schools.

Fieldwork Educaton Contact: Victoria Watson, victoria@greatlearning.com Tel: +442075319696 htp://www.greatlearning.com/

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The Internatonal Primary Curriculum (IPC) and Internatonal Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) meet the learning needs of children aged from 3 to 14 in natonal and internatonal schools in 87 countries around the world.

The IPC is the leading primary curriculum in the world for improving learning and developing internatonal mindedness.

The IMYC contnues the IPC’s engaging, enriching, rigorous learning approach for 11-14 year old students in a way that responds to the critcal needs of the maturing adolescent brain.

The IPC and IMYC are part of Fieldwork Educaton which, since 1984, has been helping schools around the world develop children’s learning.

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Finalsite Contact: Clive Ungless, clive.ungless@fnalsite.com Tel: +18602893507 htp://www.fnalsite.com/

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Since 1998, fnalsite has been bringing innovatve web design and web sofware to leading schools and organizatons around the world. fnalsite currently serves over 340 independent schools and a total of over 1000 schools and educatonal organizatons of all types in 40 diferent states including D.C. in the U.S. and 32 countries across the globe.

Findel Educaton Contact: Sharon Hawksworth, sharon.hawksworth@fndel-educaton.co.uk Tel: +441159074001 htp://www.fndel-internatonal.co.uk/

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Findel Educaton Ltd is the largest supplier of educatonal equipment in Europe, supplying schools in more than 150 countries. The company has established a unique reputaton as an innovatve and reliable source of supplies for educatonal establishments world-wide.

The company has a range of brands and catalogues covering all levels of the teaching program including pre-school, primary, middle and secondary school, in all subject areas. Schools can avail themselves of some of the best known names in global educaton from one single source: HOPE EDUCATION, GALT EDUCATIONAL, NES ARNOLD, PHILIP HARRIS, UNILAB, LDA, PHILIP & TACEY, and DAVIES SPORTS. Findel takes pride in being able to ofer a comprehensive range of quality, innovatve products backed by unrivalled levels of service.

For a catalogue and a quotaton including freight and handling charges, fax or email, indicatng the area of interest.

Follet Contact: Laura Welter, lwelter@follet.com Tel: +18155787828 htp://www.folletnternatonal.com/

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Follet provides educatonally relevant content, integrated educatonal technology solutons, and valueadded services to over 65,000 PreK-12 schools and districts in the United States and around the world. We focus on earning our customers’ trust every day and helping you impact over 35,000,000 PreK-12 students every year.

Gillman and Soame Contact: Rachel Pancot, rachel.pancot@gillmanandsoame.co.uk Tel: +441869328200 htp://www.gillmanandsoame.co.uk/

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Gillman and Soame, based in Bicester, are the originators of school photography, being in business since 1850. We have photographed the majority of the UK's top schools and are the photographers for Oxford University, also working with Cambridge and Durham Universites too. Health and safety of pupils has always been at the top of Gillman and Soame's agenda. Our innovatve staging is the only staging designed specifcally for school photography. It is a fully patented system and has been granted an Award by the Britsh Design Council. We operate an online ordering service saving considerable administratve tme for your staf and parents if you wish. Complete school groups, portraiture, sports groups and music groups are all our speciality. We are the undisputed brand leaders in school group photography, world-wide.

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GL Assessment Stand: 83 Contact: Charlote Seguro Tome, charlote.segurotome@gl-assessment.co.uk Tel: +442089963333 htp://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/ GL Assessment is a leading provider of integrated assessments for children’s educaton, mental health and wellbeing. We publish print-based and online tests which assess children’s progress in literacy, ability numeracy and identfy a range of special educatonal needs.

We have delivered 4 million online tests to children in the UK and abroad and provide services in over 100 countries worldwide

Hodder Educaton Contact: Nicholas Brookes, nicholas.brookes@hodder.co.uk Tel: +442078736000 htp://www.hoddereducaton.co.uk/

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Hodder Educaton is a leading service provider to schools in over 80 countries worldwide, with resources and training available from Primary to A level. We publish for qualifcatons from the IB, Cambridge Internatonal Examinatons and Edexcel, and also ofer a wide range of innovatve digital support. Hodder Educaton incorporates Philip Allan who publish unique magazines for students who want to know more and achieve the very best grades.

Houghton Mifin Harcourt Internatonal Contact: Bryna O'Neill, bryna.oneill@hmhco.com Tel: +447530227222 htp://www.hmhinternatonal.com/

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Changing People's Lives by Fostering Passionate, Curious Learners It's not just our mission; it's our passion. As one of the world’s longest-established publishing houses and largest providers of pre-K–12 educaton solutons, we specialize in dynamic learning content for students, teachers, kids and parents. Available through multple channels and platorms, our content meets the needs of lifelong learners, no mater where and how they learn. As a global leader in lifelong learning, we're delivering interactve, results-driven educaton solutons to 60 million students in 120 countries. We combine cutng-edge research, editorial excellence and technological innovaton to make learning more dynamic, engaging and efectve – for life.

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IFAW Contact: James Pirnay, jpirnay@ifaw.org Tel: +3222376055

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The mission of IFAW is to improve the welfare of wild and domestc animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitaton of animals, protectng wildlife habitats, and assistng animals in distress.

We seek to motvate the public to prevent cruelty to animals and promote animal welfare and conservaton policies that advance the well-being of both animals and people. Our Animal Acton Educaton project is an ongoing initatve that is launched internatonally by IFAW with a new theme, initatve, or set of teaching recources every other year (during Animal Acton Week, the frst of October, in most countries). We ofer free, standards-based educatonal materials that provide all the resources teachers need to excite their students about animals and introduce them with appropriate lessons and teaching resources to animal welfare and conservaton issues. The initatve aims to empower the next generaton of conservatonists to protect animals and the environment around the globe. It reaches some 7,000,000 teachers, students and their families in more than 15 countries. From our EU ofce, based in Brussels, the programme aims to reach out to educators of European and Internatonal schools across Europe.

Internatonal Baccalaureate Contact: Robert Cummings, robert.cummings@ibo.org Tel: +31703526000 htp://www.ibo.org/

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The Internatonal Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a beter and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The IB ofers three programmes of internatonal educaton and the new IB Career-related Certfcate (lBCC). The IBCC is specifcally designed to provide a fexible learning framework tailored by the school to meet the needs of students and the local community.

Internatonal Supply Teachers Contact: Shelley Rowlands, ist@teachersonthemove.com Tel: +994506230548 htp://www.teachersonthemove.com/

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IST is the only agency with an extensive register of carefully interviewed, highly qualifed and experienced internatonal substtute teachers. IST teachers are ALWAYS available to travel immediately, to fll any short to medium term emergency vacancy. We recruit experienced teachers for emergency substtute positons in internatonal schools predominantly in Asia, Africa, Europe.

ISCO/Inspiring Futures Foundaton Contact: Julia Watson, julia.watson@inspiringfutures.org.uk Tel: +441276687500 htp://www.inspiringfutures.org.uk/

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The ISCO Careers Service forms part of the INSPIRING FUTURES FOUNDATION, a not-for-proft organisaton of over ffy years' standing providing careers and higher educaton advice and guidance in UK and internatonal member schools in many parts of the world. The qualifed team of advisors provide impartal guidance including psychometric tools, which are followed up both by interviews and a personalised online web space for each student. This is designed to assist with recording and researching informaton for future planning and the Futurewise scheme overall can support young people up to the age of 23.

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Internatonal Schools Services Contact: Laura Light, llight@iss.edu Tel: +16094520990 htps://www.iss.edu/

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More doors open for ISS members. The demand for quality teachers is exploding. For more than 50 years, ISS has brought the very best educators together with the very best schools, pairing over 20,000 candidates and 300 schools in more than 150 countries worldwide. Now more than ever, ISS makes securing a highly sought internatonal teaching career easier, smarter and more afordable. Join today and have access to valuable resources through our on-line database to help you fnd the school that’s right for you. Schools which recruit through ISS will have immediate access to your profle and documents. You'll have access to valuable resources to help you fnd the school that's right for you.

John Cat Educatonal Contact: Jonathan Barnes, ofce@johncat.com Tel: +44139438950 htp://www.johncat.com/

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John Cat Educatonal have been publishing for independent schools in the UK since 1959 and over recent years have also become a leading internatonal educatonal publisher.

Publishers of the highly regarded IB World Schools Yearbook and the Guide to Internatonal Schools, their school directory websites are also unequalled in their accuracy.

Additonally. John Cat publish Internatonal School (is) magazine and the Internatonal Schools Journal, as well as the CPD series Efectve Internatonal Schools in partnership with ECIS. They have developed a series of books supportng the IB and have recently published Teaching Assistants in Internatonal Schools in partnership with COBIS.

Jostens Inc Contact: Kerri Dolena, kerri.dolena@jostens.com Tel: +19528303321 htp://www.jostens.com/

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Jostens is a leading provider of graduaton and recogniton products with local representaton worldwide.

Product lines include class rings, diplomas and covers, caps and gowns, awards, plaques, trophies and yearbooks. Local representatves host annual yearbook workshops in Asia and Europe each fall. Jostens is proud to have served internatonal schools for over 30 years.

Learning Data Contact: Philip O'Callaghan, philipocallaghan@examcraf.ie Tel: +35318081494 htp://www.learningdata.ie/

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Lehigh University Internatonal Programs Contact: Stephen Kazar, and212@lehigh.edu Tel: +16107585737 htp://coe.cc.lehigh.edu/lbl/

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The Ofce of Global Online Graduate Degrees & Training (formerly the Ofce of Internatonal Programs) at Lehigh University's College of Educaton is commited to globalizaton, multculturalism, and leadership.

We ofer Master’s and Doctoral Degree programs in Educatonal Leadership, Internatonal Counseling, and Comparatve and Internatonal Educaton. In additon to our graduate degree programs, we ofer Professional Educaton Certfcates in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), Internatonal Counseling, and Internatonal Development in Educaton. Our online programs, designed for working professionals, are taught online in the fall and spring semesters and face-to-face during our Summer Insttutes in Bethlehem, PA and/or Athens, Greece.

Lovell Internatonal Camps Contact: Victoria Lovell, victoria@lovellcamps.ch Tel: +41337442535 htp://lovellcamps.ch/

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It is not too late to organize a school ski trip this winter! Lovell Camps ofers ski programs in Gstaad, Switzerland. In our ‘ski in, ski out’ lodge, we ofer skiing and snow sports instructon, ski passes, transportaton, evening programs, great food, etc. We are certain that this experience will complement all physical educaton courses of study.

ManageBac Contact: Angelica Nierras, angelica@managebac.com Tel: +14156709038 htp://www.managebac.com/

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Michigan State University USA Contact: Leigh Wolf, gravesle@msu.edu Tel: +15174329259 htp://edutech.msu.edu/

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Naviance by Hobsons Contact: Alice Heidtman, alice.heidtman@hobsons.com Tel: +15139243270 htp://www.naviance.com/

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Nelson Thornes Contact: Phillipa Bowden, pbowden@nelsonthornes.com Tel: +441242278100 htp://www.nelsonthornes.com/internatonal/

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Nelson Thornes is a leading educatonal publisher providing engaging and creatve learning resources of the highest quality to support teachers and motvate students of all abilites.

We listen to and understand the needs of our customers and ofer a wide portolio of efectve classroom resources designed to enhance and enrich the teaching and learning experience, truly bringing learning to life.

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Professional Development from a

Global Viewpoint

2014 IB WORKSHOPS Atlanta, GA

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How do YOU engage with your students in the smartphone, tablet and social media era?

School eLockers™ is a device agnostic sharing platform, designed specifically for schools. It provides teachers with the 'glue' that enables quick, effective use of modern technology, whether deploying BYOD, 1:1 or class sets of devices and allows for: Access to network home folders from any location, through any device Simple sharing of content across an entire class or to an individual student Secure on-premises access Record, comment and rate Private 1:1 feedback Automated collection of student work ™

Simple, effective sharing and collaboration for schools Exclusive Offer for ECIS Members:

FREE on-premises deployment of School eLockers to experience first hand the difference eLockers make to any BYOD or iPad / Tablet initiative.

Find out more at www.schoolelockers.com/ecis

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Nutkase Accessories Ltd Contact: Ross Page, ross.page@mynutkase.com Tel: +393351279 htp://www.mynutkase.co.uk/

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NutKase Accessories was started by Oliver Page when he was a student at St Stephen's School – Rome, Italy. A young professional entrepreneur, Oliver invented the Cross-Starp iPad Case to make it easy for kids to use their iPads while providing excellent protecton. Nutkase has sold thousands of cases to students around the world. Nutkase – Made for Students by Students.

Operaton Wallacea Contact: Helen Clark, helen.clark@opwall.com Tel: +441790763194 htp://opwall.com/

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Oxford University Press Contact: Isabel Roth, isabel.roth@oup.com Tel: +441865353448 htp://www.oup.com/oxed

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Oxford is commited to internatonal educaton. We are the only publisher to develop resources directly with the IB, and work closely with Cambridge Internatonal Examinatons to produce endorsed resources across the entre Cambridge contnuum. This means your learners get the comprehensive and accurate support that deeply integrates critcal thinking and internatonal awareness, along with thorough assessment support. Visit www.oup.com/oxed for more.

ReasoningLab htps://www.ratonaleonline.com/

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ReasoningLab has developed Ratonale: an evidence-based program to structure thinking and writng and to develop critcal thinking skills by making argument maps. The mission of ReasoningLab - a company & foundaton located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands – is to bring evidence-based methods to develop critcal thinking, writng and decision making skills to the educatonal and professional market. Ratonale is based on a 5-year research program at the University of Melbourne. We are specialized in visual thinking programs because from evidence it is clear that visualizing works as a way to develop critcal thinking skills.

We bring Ratonale (focused on reasoning and writng) and bCisive (made for decision making), programs that are used all over the world in all kinds of educaton and professional organizatons by yearly thousands of students. For teachers and lecturers we ofer the method Critcal Thinking with Ratonale. This method is an integrated whole of lessons, Ratonale, book, sites with exercises, guides, exams etc. for e.g. basic courses critcal thinking on diferent educatonal levels. This method scores very well in diferent research projects.

Responsive Classroom Contact: Jonathan Roche, jon@responsiveclassroom.org Tel: +14138638288 htps://www.responsiveclassroom.org/

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Rotary Portraits Contact: Elaine Green, sales@rotaryportraits.com Tel: +31402049251 htp://www.rotaryportraits.com/

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Professional Portrait Photography. Reliable, Experienced Photographers provide digital images on CD identfed by name/ grade/student id. We ofer a selecton of Photo Packages, Class, Grade and Panoramic Groups plus Prom and Graduaton Portraits. Afer sales service includes Image Secure Internet Reorder System. Tel:+31402049251email: rotary_portraits@planet.nl website: www.rotaryportraits.com

Schofeld and Sims Contact: David Nesbit, david@schofeldandsims.co.uk Tel: +441484607080 htp://www.schofeldandsims.co.uk/

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Schofeld & Sims has been a leading publisher of educatonal resources for both the UK and internatonal curriculums for over a century. Focusing partcularly on maths, English and science at the early years and primary level, Schofeld & Sims books are used in top-performing schools throughout the world. Writen by teachers with real classroom experience, Schofeld and Sims resources aim to provide all pupils, regardless of ability, with a strong grounding in reading, writng and arithmetc. All are designed to support individual learning needs, allowing children to work in a structured, measurable way that sharpens skills and builds confdence.

Scholastc Contact: Mione Clariza, CMione@Scholastc.com Tel: +12123434606 htp://www.scholastc.com/home/

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Scholastc is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educatonal technology. Scholastc creates quality books, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, classroom magazines, mult-media and other products that support teachers and help children learn both at school and at home. The Company distributes its products and services worldwide through a variety of channels, including online at www.scholastc.com, through school-based book clubs and book fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries, and on-air.

School Improvement Network Contact: Chet Linton, chet.linton@schoolimprovement.com Tel: +18015666500 htp://www.schoolimprovement.com/

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The School Improvement Network provides the world's largest online, on-demand professional development system in K-12 educaton. PD 360, our professional development platorm, has over 700,000 users and provides the largest library of vdideo segments focused on educator needs. Other producst include Observaton 360, a classroom walkthrough tool that automatcally links relevant professional develooment training materials in PD 360 to the observaton notes and sends the package directly to the instructor for immediate feedback. We are proud of our 59 natonal and internatonal awards for quality and professionalism in our customizable resources that answer the unique needs of individual educators and learning communites.

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Schoolyard Contact: Mark Bistline, mark@schoolyard.com Tel: +14012720079 htp://www.schoolyard.com/

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As the only open source website provider exclusive to internatonal schools, Schoolyard is defning the future of school websites. Incredibly afordable, deeply featured, beautfully designed, and 100% mobile, Schoolyard serves clients on 5 contnents. Our sites are built in Drupal, the same open platorm powering websites for every Ivy League University.

Schrole Contact: Ashleigh Arrowsmith, ashleigh.arrowsmith@schrole.com Tel: +61892307008 htp://schrole.com/

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Sensotech Contact: Heide Mieke Scherpereel, hm.scherpereel@sensotec.be Tel: +3250394949 htp://www.sensotec.be/home.aspx?Lang=EN

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Space Camp Turkey Contact: Beth Mitchell-Gencel, beth@spacecampturkey.com Tel: +902322523500 htp://www.spacecampturkey.com/

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Space Camp Turkey fosters global friendship through space educaton and is the fourth Space Camp in the world and is the only one in Turkey, the Middle East and southern Europe. It is located in the Aegean Free Zone, Turkey''s leading industrial park in Izmir, Turkey. There are diferent programs to ft individual and school groups'' needs. Students and teachers have the opportunity to try simulators paterned afer NASA astronaut trainers as well as partcipate in a simulated space shutle mission, build and launch rockets.

Space Camp Turkey also provides historical and cultural tours for school groups as well as community service projects.

St Mary's University College Contact: Lorna Goodwin, goodwinl@smuc.ac.uk Tel: +442082404332 htp://www.smuc.ac.uk/

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St Mary's University College, founded in 1850, has a distnguished history in the provision of teacher educaton. London’s outstanding provider for both primary and secondary educaton - expertse also available in contnuing professional development and learning for teachers. Located in South-West London; half an hour from the centre of London by train. Historic buildings and world famous architecture, plus state of the art modern facilites, make our campus distnctve.

Summer Schools: Teachers in Internatonal Setngs Aspiring Middle Managers Content and Language Integrated Learning [CLIL] Masters in Educaton: Leading Innovaton and Change, Professional Values and Practce[online]

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Stanford Program on Internatonal and Cross-Cultural Educaton (SPICE) Contact: Johanna Wee, jwee@stanford.edu Tel: +18005781114 htp://spice.stanford.edu/

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Housed in the Freeman Spogli Insttute for Internatonal Studies at Stanford University, the Stanford Program on Internatonal and Cross-Cultural Educaton (SPICE) serves as a bridge between the research and teaching at Stanford University to K-14 schools through the producton of high-quality curriculum materials on internatonal and cross-cultural topics.

Stenden University Contact: Peter Eltng, peter.eltng@stenden.com Tel: +31582441441 htp://www.stenden.com/en/Pages/default.aspx

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Stchtng NOB Contact: Everdiene Geerling, Everdiene.Geerling@stchtngnob.nl Tel: +31703866646 htp://www.stchtngnob.nl/

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Susie March PSHE Services Contact: Susie March, susie.march@live.com Tel: +498979360567 htp://www.susiemarch.com/

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A unique service specifcally designed for Internatonal Schools, delivering specialist PSHE teaching services for grades 5 to 12, focusing on sex & relatonship educaton and addictve behaviour, based on best practse from state and private insttutons. Currently providing services to schools within Germany, Austria and Switzerland and aiming to expand to new markets within Europe.

Teachers Media Internatonal Contact: Pat Fawdry, pat.fawdry@teachersmedia.co.uk Tel: +442087426800 htp://teachersmedia.co.uk/schools

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Teachers Media Internatonal is a global provider of online professional development (CPD), training products and services, designed to enhance teacher professional skills and improve student educatonal outcomes.

Our products include the Teachers Media Plus subscripton service, a new online professional development resource designed to support every aspect of an in-school CPD programme. The service delivers: broadcast quality videos, online bespoke training modules and interactve e-learning tools. All packaged to encourage peer to peer collaboraton in a cost efectve way.

Teachers Media plus created by the team that brought you Teachers TV www.teachersmedia.co.uk/schools.

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Advertising opportunities for international schools Our digital community is one of the fastest growing of any profession globally and it boasts a 100 year heritage at the centre of teaching.

On 25 September 2013 the

TSL Internationally: Up to

member of TES Connect signed up from New Zealand1

new registrations per week from 180 countries and territories2

3 millionth 23,000

Whatever your needs, contact our dedicated international team

Tracy Laverack Sales Executive email: tracy.laverack@tes.co.uk tel: +44 (0) 20 3194 3132

Nick Gavigan Sales Executive email: nick.gavigan@tes.co.uk tel: +44 (0) 20 3194 3316

Liz Newell Customer Services email: liz.newell@tes.co.uk tel: +44 203 194 3380

Nigel Fossey International Director email: nigel.fossey@tes.co.uk tel: +44 (0) 20 3194 3029

1. TSL internal data, Oct 2013. Location is user selected 2-8 Mar 2013 2. TSL internal data, Oct 2013. Location is user selected to date

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Teachers Wealth Contact: Tim Cox, T.cox@teacherswealth.com Tel: +420234656121

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Teachers' Wealth was established to fll a gap in the internatonal schools market to provide both dedicated and trusted fnancial advisory services to internatonal schools and their staf worldwide. Dealing only with the internatonal educaton sector and their very specifc needs, Teachers’ Wealth assist staf to transfer their frozen UK pensions to ofshore HMRC recognised Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pensions Schemes (QROPS), as well as providing free, impartal and independent advice to teachers of all natonalites in respect of ofshore savings and investments, ofshore pension planning, wills, life insurance and all other aspects of teachers' fnancial advisory needs. With clients based all over the world from as far as the Cayman Islands, Australia, Singapore and throughout Europe, Teachers' Wealth is a supportng member of the Council of Britsh Internatonal Schools (COBIS), the European Council of Internatonal Schools (ECIS), Britsh Schools in the Middle East (BSME) and the Federaton of Britsh Internatonal Schools in South East Asia and East Asia (FOBISSEA).

TES Prime Contact: Monika Fryzicka, monika.fryzicka@tesprime.com Tel: +442031943038 htp://www.tesprime.com/

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TES Prime is a leading executve search consultancy for the educaton sector. Since our incepton in 2008 we have appointed over 300 headteachers and executve headteachers in the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Part of the group that owns The Times Educatonal Supplement, we have a network and reach that is second to none. Our expertse includes executve search; marketng campaigns; recruitment process management; designing and managing assessment centres; psychometrics and consultancy. TES Prime also ofers bespoke leadership development, CPD and training services. Our consultants have a strong background in educaton and our experience covers recruitng to various types of middle management and senior roles.

Texthelp Ltd Contact: Carolyn Lowry, c.lowry@texthelp.com Tel: +442894428105 htp://texthelp.com/

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Texthelp is the worldwide leader of literacy sofware solutons. Its premier Educaton product is Read&Write, an award-winning, literacy support tool which helps students who are learning English and assists with reading/composing text. Texthelp also supply Fluency Tutor, an online tool which helps children learn to read/improve their oral reading skills.

TIC Recruitment Contact: Andrew Wigford, a.wigford@tcrecruitment.com Tel: +442920212083 htp://www.tcrecruitment.com/

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TIC are specialists in internatonal school recruitment and training with over 25 years experience. We work with many ECIS member schools already and have recruited 100 of teachers to IB, UK, and USA curriculum schools.

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Transatlantc Council, Boyscouts of America Contact: Tony Dvorak, todvorak@bsamail.org Tel: +3950547795 htp://www.tac-bsa.org/

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The Boy Scouts of America is part of the World Scout Organizaton. Transatlantc Council serves youth residing in Europe, the Near East and North Africa. The program is open to all youth atending internatonal schools and have been successful partners with several ECIS member schools, partcularly those with a US curriculum. The Boy Scouts of America through its volunteer leadershop promotes self-esteem, the role of youth in a community and personal ftness. The organizaton serves 8,000 youth through Cub Scoutng (boys aged 6-10), Boy Scoutng (young men ages 11-17) and Venturing (Young Adults ages 14-20) as well as in-school career and values based program called Learning for Life.

TTS Group Contact: Steve Williams, stephen.williams@ts-group.co.uk Tel: +44800318686 htp://www.ts-ecat.com/

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TTS has been established for more than 25 years and is part of RM Plc. TTS has one of the largest ranges of early years and elementary resources available to global educators. We are able to provide internatonal schools throughout the world with their entre curriculum requirements. Including, Maths, Literacy, ICT, PE, PHSE, History, Geography, Music, Art, Special Needs, just to menton, a few.

UCJC/ SEK Internatonal Schools Contact: Paula Blasco, paula.blasco@sek.es Tel: +34916596300

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SEK Internatonal Schools, established in Spain in 1892, ofer internatonal, co-ed, multlingual programmes to more than 6,000 day and boarding students of more than 50 natonalites, from ages 0 to 18, in their campuses of Madrid (3), Barcelona, Almeria, Pontevedra, Dublin, Les Alpes (France) and Doha. SEK Internatonal Schools have been ofering IB programmes for over 35 years, and place great insttutonal emphasis on pedagogical innovaton and professional development. School facilites include state-of-the-art technological infrastructure and resources, student residences and extensive sports facilites that allow students to practce over 20 diferent individual and team sports, including swimming, horse riding or skiing.

SEK Schools ofer Spanish, English, Chinese, Arabic, French, Catalan, Italian, German and Russian language programmes.

University of Bath CEIC Contact: Mary Hayden, m.c.hayden@bath.ac.uk Tel: +441225386347

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The University of Bath is one of the UK's most highly regarded universites, recently recognised as Sunday Times University of the Year 2011-12. Campus-based amenites include its 24 hour library/learning centre and outstanding sports facilites. The range of excellent undergraduate programmes ofered are complemented by an extensive range of full-tme, part-tme and distance learning courses leading to Masters and Doctoral degrees in Educaton.

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University of Dundee Contact: Mike Naulty, m.naulty@dundee.ac.uk Tel: +441382 381400 htp://www.dundee.ac.uk/eswce/

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Creatng Leaders for the Professions We are an interprofessional school ofering professional educaton and research opportunites at inital and post-qualifying level for teachers, social workers and community learning practtoners. We also provide professional training and research opportunites for educatonal psychologists and police ofcers. As part of the University of Dundee, Scotland, we are located on the main campus with state of the art teaching facilites where we provide both on-campus and distance and fexible learning opportunites, enabling students from around the world to access our programmes. For more informaton on our excitng range of programmes and up to date research opportunites please visit our website on www.dundee.ac.uk/eswce

University of Nebraska High School Contact: Charlote Seewald, Cseewald2@unl.edu Tel: +14024721922

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Village Camps Contact: Nick Tranter, nick.tranter@villagecamps.com Tel: +41229909400 htp://villagecamps.com/

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Innovatve and creatve Summer Camps in Switzerland, England, France and Austria. Students may focus on language study, sports, adventure or performing arts. Award winning leadership programmes. Curriculum inspired Outdoor Educaton courses take the learning process outside the classroom and into the great outdoors.

Vocab Express Contact: Kerry Shields, kerry@vocabexpress.com Tel: +441392357530 htp://www.vocabexpress.com/

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Vocab Express is a highly motvatng online learning applicaton for MFL, sciences and humanites which engages students, keeps them actvely learning and raises atainment levels. Teacher workload is minimised through pre-loaded and pre-categorised vocab from the major exam boards and leading publishers of MFL text books. Regular on-line vocab tests can be easily set up with no preparaton or marking overhead.

Students are motvated through a points and scoreboard system and all actvity may be monitored by the teacher through a comprehensive set of real-tme progress tracking tools. Vocab Express can be used for homework, in-class actvites or cover lessons.

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Walden University Contact: Simone Williams, Simone.M.Williams@waldenu.edu Tel: +14436277030 htp://internatonalschools.waldenu.edu/

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Walden University is an accredited insttuton that has been serving the higher educaton needs of working professionals for more than 40 years. NCATE accredited, Walden’s Riley College of Educaton and Leadership is dedicated to enhancing educator efectveness and improving student achievement. We are the choice of more than 54,000 students and alumni around the world, including more than 80 state teachers of the year. As an ECIS partner, educators and administrators are eligible to receive a 20% tuiton reducton when enrolling in any Walden degree program in 2014. Join over 35 educators in Europe and study today. www.WaldenU.edu/internatonalschools, or Simone.M.Williams@Waldenu.edu

WCBS Internatonal Contact: Tracy Jardine, tracy.jardine@wcbs.co.uk Tel: +441458833344 htp://www.wcbs.co.uk/

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Innovatve MIS Products for Internatonal Schools WCBS Internatonal is a leading supplier of management informaton systems to over 500 fee-paying schools worldwide, including Europe, Middle East and Asia. We fully support our internatonal schools wherever they are.

3Sys Academic - fast and fexible, browser-based, multple curricula (including standard UK, AP, IB, IPC, CIE) soluton for all academic and administratve requirements, including Admissions, Marketng, Atendance, Assessments, School Reports, Actvites & External Exams htp://www.wcbs.co.uk/products/3sys/3sysinternatonal Finance - complete billing and fnancial management with powerful reportng features htp://www.wcbs.co.uk/products/pass-fnance/pass-fnance-internatonal webALUMNUS – entry-level hosted alumni management service to establish your online community and database for former pupils htp://www.wcbs.co.uk/products/webalumnus/webalumnus-internatonal

World Book Inc Contact: Tifany Alnefelt, tfany.alnefelt@worldbook.com Tel: +13126075111

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World Book, Inc. sets the standard in publishing accurate, current, and reliable reference and learning materials for children and adults. Based in Chicago, World Book is commited to creatng educatonal products that meet the highest standards of editorial excellence in print and digital forms. This commitment has resulted in a wide range of products including the number-one selling The World Book Encyclopedia; the World Book Web, which is the most comprehensive and authoritatve online soluton to meet the diverse informaton needs of students, educators, public library patrons, and families; and World Book Classroom, innovatve and efectve teaching resources to improve learning in the classroom setng.

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World Challenge Expeditons Contact: Tony Burns, tburns@world-challenge.co.uk Tel: +441494427600 htp://www.world-challenge.co.uk/

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Working with students in 23 countries around the globe, World Challenge ofers young people the chance to explore the world and experience diferent cultures while developing valuable life skills. As the original school expeditons’ company, World Challenge provide bespoke 1 to 4-week student travel itneraries to an unrivalled range of over 65 destnatons. Not just an amazing adventure, the World Challenge Programme geared to the educaton of young people, teaches essental life skills such as leadership, communicaton, team work, risk management and budgetng.

Renowned for creatng the very best in bespoke school expeditons for over 27 years, World Challenge provides all students and teachers with a level of expediton safety and service second to none. Our programmes support the CAS element of the IB Diploma as well as the Internatonal Award at Silver & Gold level. Also, our programmes allow students atending UK Universites to obtain 70 UCAS points through the ASDAN organisaton.

Zeco Schoolwear Contact: Anish Haridas, mail@zecoschoolwear.com Tel: +441708739390 htp://www.zecoschoolwear.com/

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Established in 1976 Zeco has fast become one of the leading manufacturers and wholesalers of Schoolwear in the United Kingdom, ofering unrivalled quality uniform to thousands of schools worldwide. The majority of our leading lines are stll manufactured in the U.K as we pride ourselves on authentc Britsh uniform.

Zeco can boast a large inventory of over 500 products which enables us to cater for the unique requirements of each and every one of our customers. In additon we hold the highest level of stock of any Schoolwear distributor to ensure our customers are never lef disappointed.

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BASELINE ASSESSMENTS

that provide measures of student potential & progress, ages 3-19 Reliable performance data to help you: zzSupport accreditation zzEnhance self-evaluation zzInform teaching, learning & professional judgement zzDistinguish between high ability & hard work, or low ability & underachievement zzFacilitate target setting zzMonitor student progress against UK independent & state school norms zzMeasure ‘value-added’ Come visit us on STAND 68 or for more information email international@cem.dur.ac.uk www.cem.org/international

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ounded in 1965, ECIS is a global membership organisation that provides professional development opportunities to its members who are comprised of international schools, individuals and educational organisations.

We work with over 370 schools worldwide in over 90 countries. With nearly 800 members in total, we provide a tailored approach to meeting our members needs in a variety of ways.

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FIND OUT MORE www.ecis.org/membership membership@ecis.org

Membership Benefits EVENTS

> Leadership Conference in April

OUR MISSION

> Annual Conference in November > Interest-area subject-based weekend workshops PUBLICATIONS

> Weekly ECIS Smartbrief > Bi-annual academic journal > Effective Series books

ECIS is the leading collaborative global network promoting and supporting the ideals and best practices of international education.

AN INTRODUCTION TO ECIS | WHO WE ARE

A Brief Overview of ECIS

PROGRAMMES

> International Teacher Certificate (ITC) > International Leadership and Management Programme (ILMP) > Sustainable International School Governance (SISG) AWARDS AND GRANTS

> Award your students or staff with a certificate and pin or apply for outreach funding with our grant programme.

ONLINE RESOURCES

> Webinars > iTunesU podcasts > Searchable supplier directory and > Statistical survey CONSULTANCY SERVICES

> Advice and support when you need it most

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orking with ECIS means access to a world that encapsulates more than the traditional consultancy offering. Our unique position in the market ensures the support and guidance we offer is based on your specific needs.

Whether you are looking for new opportunities, practical solutions or training and guidance, you can be assured that ECIS delivers the best results at affordable prices.

Our Services Include

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Our Clients Include ACTVET Abu Dhabi

FINANCIAL PLANNING

Al Sahwa Schools

> School start-ups

American International School of Budapest

> Investor relations > Securing capital funds > Long- and short-term financial management and planning INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE

American International School of Vienna Berlin Metropolitan School Day Waterman College, Nigeria

> Preparation for accreditation

Guney Education, Turkey

> Governance Management

International School of Luxembourg

> Curriculum development and implementation

International School of Nice, France

> Performance Management

International School of Belgrade

> Leadership training and team building RESOURCE IMPLEMENTATION

International School of Stuttgart

> Updating school resources > Facility design and development > Road map for technology upgrades and installations > Connections with vendors for needed integrations and new services COMMUNITY RECONCILIATION

> Crisis management for teachers and administrators > Conflict resolution

Istanbul International Community School Leipzig International School Rotterdam International Secondary School St John’s International School TASIS The American School in England

> Inter-cultural training

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ECIS | CONSULTING

ECIS Consultancy Services: Providing a Reliable Way to Ensure Quality

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he International Teacher Certificate (ITC) equips teachers with the global mind-set necessary for successful teaching in the 21st Century.

The ITC is > a one year online programme featuring a three day face-to-face Institute. > an integrated, standards-based professional development course that is assessed by Cambridge International Examination. > designed to meet the needs of teachers of all grades and subjects. > recognised by the IBO as being equivalent to the IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning. > hosted by international schools worldwide, allowing participants a chance to broaden their experience of international schools.

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Standards for the ITC > Education in an intercultural context > Teaching competencies for the international teacher > The language dimension > Student transition and mobility > Continuing professional development as an international teacher

AN INTRODUCTION TO ECIS | THE ITC PROGRAMME

The International Teacher Certificate

Teachers with a bachelor’s degree and the International Teacher Certificate are deemed fully qualified for employment at any of the AdvancED international schools worldwide.

ITC graduates may also receive recognition towards graduate credit in the following institutions: SUNY Buffalo State Endicott College George Mason University Lehigh University

University of Bath St Mary’s University College Deakin University ITC Institute 2011

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

Institutes in 2014 > Kuwait City, Kuwait

SCHOOL, EGYPT

In Partnership with:

> Cambridge, England > Atlanta, USA > Istanbul, Turkey

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he Sustainable International School Governance (SISG) Diploma is designed to provide professional development for board members, governors, owners and school heads.

It can support start-up and emerging international schools as well as benefiting internal business managers, administration managers and marketing and development directors.

The SISG is a 2-module programme. Each module takes place over a 3-day weekend period from Friday to Sunday.

SISG Regional

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Program Structure

These sessions are designed to challenge thinking and provide the tools for board members, school owners, and administrators to build on their existing knowledge and strengths in transition to the I enjoyed the opportunext stage of development.

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We focus on strategy. Effective financial management colleagues with similar and tools are provided challenges and strategic for converting strategies into measurable actions. issues…and the diaprinciples of effective logue with a fascinating The governance are addressed group of people.” in relation to the needs of not-for-profit and proprietor schools. This is a highly interactive workshop with a mixture of presentations, discussions and group work.

Go to www.ecis-sisg.com for more information about dates and applying to the program.

MODULE 1 October

> Strategic Planning > Crisis Management > Governance MODULE 2 March

> The Board and Finance > Creating High Performing Schools > Marketing and Fundraising

SISG Masterclass These sessions are designed to focus on sharing vision, ideas and strategies in all aspects of school governance. Topics include fostering a high performance school, financial sustainability, the value proposition and enhancing team performance.

The session is designed for those that have already completed the SISG Diploma and any other school leaders that have previously undertaken governance training.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ECIS | THE SISG PROGRAMME

The Sustainable International School Governance Diploma

ECIS iTunes U FAQs Q: WHAT IS ITUNES U? A: ECIS iTunes U is the result of a collaborative effort between participating ECIS schools.

Its site houses a growing collection of K-12 courses and mini-lesson style podcasts covering a broad range of subjects and topics taught in international schools.

Q: CAN ANYONE ACCESS THESE MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES? A: Yes, they are available to the public. In fact, statistics show that the courses and podcasts are being accessed all around the world, not just by students in participating schools.

Q: HOW DO I ACCESS THE SITE? A: From the iTunes application on your local machine, click on “iTunes Store” and enter “ECIS” into the search bar.

Q: CAN ANYONE PUBLISH WITH ECIS ITUNES U? A: No, the privilege is reserved for ECIS member schools, or members of sister organizations with an agreement with ECIS. Q: WILL MY SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ITS WORK? A: Absolutely. All pertinent logos will appear on the icons for courses and podcasts. All participating organizations’ logos will also appear with the ECIS logo on ECIS iTunes U publications, such as the ECIS iTunes U Info Pack.

Q: IF I AM INTERESTED BUT HAVE NO EXPERIENCE PODCASTING, IS THERE SUPPORT AVAILABLE? A: Yes, if there is no one in your school available to help you get started, please contact Leah Treesh (leah.treesh@1to1lt.com) for support.

Q: HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION? A: Download the ECIS iTunes U Info Pack found on the ECIS iTunes U site.

Q: HOW DO I EXPRESS INTEREST? A: Simply fill out the form found at www.ecis.org/itunesu. If you simply need a little more information, please email Leah Treesh (leah.treesh@1to1lt.com).

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