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About the Conference

Session One

The IB Learner Profile

Session Two 46

Welcome Message

Session Three

Regional Staff

Session Four 58

About International Baccalaureate (IB), Asia Pacific

Schedule

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Our IB Mission

Session Six 71 Session Seven 77 Session Eight 84

Speaker Profiles Keynote Speaker Julia Gillard

Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael Anderson

Keynote Speaker Prof. Fazal Rizvi, PhD

Presenter Bios

Sponsors

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Exhibition Area

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Venue Map

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Our IB mission The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

About the Conference International Baccalaureate速 Asia Pacific Annual Conference, 2015

Each year the International Baccalaureate速, Asia Pacific (Singapore Branch) presents the IB Asia Pacific Annual Conference. The Annual Conference provides an excellent opportunity for educational leaders and decision makers in schools, universities and governments to come together to share best practices around cultivating the way we are educating students and creating an education system that nurtures their abilities. The IB Asia Pacific Annual Conference presents renowned speakers in the areas of education, society, environment, science and creativity, challenging and inspiring participants to rethink our current school systems and the way education is being taught. Attracting over 1,000 educators, policy makers and IB practitioners from around the world, representing 29 countries from over 600 schools throughout the Asia Pacific and Australasian region, delegates will hear from three distinguished keynote speakers and break out into smaller sessions led by over 100 education experts from around the IB World. The IB Asia Pacific Annual Conference is the largest gathering of IB educators and

the education industry in Asia Pacific. The three day conference provides an opportunity for the members of the IB regional and global community to come together; challenge and examine their ideas and assumptions; become better informed about changes and developments within the IB and international education practices; and allow participants to engage in meaningful conversations with colleagues and IB staff. The conference provides a platform for delegates to share experiences and solve common issues. It is also a key networking opportunity for corporations that supply and assist the education industry. The IB Asia Pacific Annual Conference Network with new colleagues, catch up with old friends, forge new alliances.

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Welcome to Macau Dear Members of the IB community, It gives me great pleasure to give you a warm welcome to the 29th International Baccalaureate (IB) Asia Pacific Annual Regional Conference in Macau. As always, we look forward to the collegiality and warmth of the IB community as we join together to be provoked, challenged and re-energised by the Mission we all embrace. Since our last conference, IB Asia Pacific has continued to go from strength to strength in terms of building relationships with governments and extending our work with universities. You will note from the programme that we have specific threads reflecting these advances. Our efforts are complimented by new IB Associations for Japan, South Korea and Pakistan alongside our existing IB Associations for Australasia and India. As always, we extend impact by valuing our

partnerships, the educational integrity of our schools and the delivery of excellent programmes by some of the best teachers in the world. With over two hundred and eighty submissions for breakout sessions, the conference organising committee had an incredibly difficult task putting together a diverse programme for all of our delegates. This year we have a number of sessions that will be scribed in the form of a ‘Knowledge Wall’ that we used at last year’s conference to ensure you have a take away to share in your schools. It is important for the IB to be continually stretched and to take the IB Mission

and programmes beyond our tradition boundaries. Our growth in countries such as Pakistan is providing us with great challenges combined with a great many learning opportunities as we work with schools, educators, parents and students to ensure an IB education can have the transformational effect of making the world a more peaceful place. We are working in increasingly diverse schools throughout the region and ensuring we are ‘educating for life’. Again we owe our ability to respond to these opportunities to our ever-generous, adaptable and innovative IB Educator Network. Thank you. With over four thousand schools implementing five thousand programmes,

the IB is having a greater impact on the educational landscape. The new IB Strategy has been devised to bring us ever closer to schools and educators whilst ensuring we continue to innovate in the way you expect us to. We would like to express our thanks to all of our sponsors and exhibitors for their support of this event Whether this is your first IB conference or your twentieth, we welcome you and look forward to the coming days.

Ian Chambers

Director, IB Asia Pacific

Regional Staff Ian Chambers

Marcia Behrenbruch

Rosalyn Goh

Monita Sen

Regional Director Asia Pacific

Regional Head of School Services, Asia Pacific

Regional Events Manager Asia Pacific

Regional School Services Manager Primary Years Programme

Over the past 12 years Ian has forged a successful career in education leadership and teaching. Before joining the International Baccalaureate Ian was Regional Manager, Asia Pacific for an international provider of international qualifications for 14â&#x20AC;&#x201C;19 year olds where he also held the position of Regional Manager, South Asia based in New Delhi, India. Previously, Ian was a Curriculum Leader for Business and Enterprise in the UK and a teacher of Economics and Business Studies. During his career Ian has developed institutional partnerships with Central and State Governments as well as the British Council and regional boards.

Rosalyn is a seasoned events marketing professional with over 10 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience working with international management consulting and marketing organizations. Rosalyn combines strong event planning, event execution and client servicing skills to ensure the delivery of top caliber events. Having worked in various business environments in the US, Australia and New Zealand, Rosalyn possess strong client relationship management, partnerships, negotiation and communication skills. Rosalyn holds a Masters in communications with a specialization in events management.

Monita has over 12 years experience working with the PYP in a variety of roles including primary teacher, drama teacher, PYP coordinator, head of school, PYP workshop leader, school visitor, educational consultant, teacher-trainer and workshop developer. Monita holds a Masters degree in Education and English Literature. Contact Monita regarding anything to do with the PYP authorization or evaluation process or if you have general questions regarding the Primary Years Programme.

Stefanie Leong

Stuart Jones

Steven Wishart

Ashish Trivedi

Head of Development, Asia Pacific

Head of Professional Development, Asia Pacific

PYP Associate Manager

Regional School Services Manager Middle Years Programme

Stefanie has over 11 years of experience in education management. She was previously the Senior School Development Manager, East Asia for a provider of International qualifications for 5-19 year olds where she developed excellent relationships with government, schools and universities from Singapore to Japan. Stefanie also worked in an Australian University prior to that.

Marcia Behrenbruch has over 25 years of experience as a teacher and school administrator living and working in Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Vietnam and Singapore. Her research interests are inquiry learning, facilitating change in classroom practice and identifying factors that contribute to effective professional development. After three years as head of professional development for the PYP, she is now head of school services for Asia Pacific.

Stuart worked in international education for 17 years prior to joining the IB. During his teaching career Stuart has gained experience in a variety of educational systems and administrative roles. As an administrator and DP coordinator in an IB school he helped to oversee the implementation and development of the programme, and subsequently took on a number of IB Educator roles in the Asia Pacific region. Before moving to his current role in the IB, Stuart worked for several years with the School Services team (Diploma) supporting schools in the authorization and evaluation processes.

Steven brings with him 19 years of educational experience, having worked in Australia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore. Steven began his PYP journey more than ten years ago and has worked in a variety of roles including teaching, curriculum coordination and as a workshop leader. He designed the IB Learning Environment workshop and has presented throughout the Asia Pacific Region, Europe and the United States.

Ashish joined the International Baccalaureate organization as MYP Associate Regional Manager in August 2008. For the past 14 years he has taught in national and international schools in India, Indonesia and Japan as Head of Technology, MYP and Diploma Coordinator. Ashish has been an MYP workshop leader and school visitor since 2004. He holds a Bachelors degree in Science and Masters degrees in Computer Education and Educational Leadership from universities in India and Australia.

Regional Staff Julian Jefferys

Avalokita Nanda

Tan Ming Kee

Bradley Shrimpton

Regional School Services Manager Diploma Programme

DP School Services Associate Manager

Schools Division Operations Manager

Research Manager

Over the last decade Julian has been advocating, explaining and working with the three International Baccalaureate Programmes. He has worked in local and international school systems in the Asia Pacific region in a variety of leadership positions. Most recently, as the inaugural Diploma Coordinator at an independent school in Australia, Julian established and implemented the Diploma Programme. He holds a Masters in Educational Leadership specialising in the feasibility of schools intending to become IB World Schools.

Ming Kee joined the International Baccalaureate in 2009 and has been in her current role since July 2011. Current responsibilities include managing all administration processes and systems related to authorization, evaluation and withdrawals of schools within the IB Asia Pacific regions. Prior to joining the IB, Ming Kee worked in DELL Global GV as software development manager and project manager with Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). Ming Kee has 12 years of experience in project management and business analysis.

Bradley Shrimpton joined the International Baccalaureate as the Global Research Manager (AP) in 2012. Prior to commencing with the IB, Brad was as an academic coordinator and lecturer at the University of Melbourne where, over a 12 year period, he worked on a wide range of research and evaluation projects. Bradley has received two national awards for his evaluation studies - the 2005 Australasian Evaluation Society ‘Community Development Award’, and 2007 Australasian Evaluation Society ‘Emerging New Talent Award’. He has been the author and coauthor of over 40 referred articles, book chapters and major reports.

Gillian Presland

Melissa Fahlman

Sebastien Barnard

Ana Jeremiah

IB Educator Network Manager, Asia Pacific

Professional Development Manager, Asia Pacific

Regional Communications & Marketing Manager APAC

Schools Operations Associate

Melissa joined the International Baccalaureate Organization as the Professional Development Manager at the end of August 2013. Prior to joining the IB, Melissa held various positions as an independent consultant, program manager for the public service in British Columbia, facilitator, and IB and public school teacher. She holds a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA), as well as Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts (English and History) degrees.

Sebastien has over 15 years experience as a marketing communications, public relations and brand reputation management professional. Sebastien’s experience includes B2B, B2C and Public Sector marketing; understanding and working with the marketing and communication needs of leading MNCs’ and Government organisations. An IB Diploma graduate from UWCSEA and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Politics and Philosophy from The University of York, UK, Sebastien formerly held communication and marketing roles with the British Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and various multinational corporations working throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Gill Presland joins the IBAP Regional Office, bringing over 20 years of educational experience. Gill began her teaching career as a secondary school teacher in Australia. She soon joined IB schools teaching throughout the PYP and MYP. Gill is an experienced MYP coordinator, a MYP curriculum developer and has designed professional development workshops for the IB. She is also an MYP Workshop Leader.

Avalokita Nanda has a Bachelors degree in Education; and a Masters degree in Sociology specializing in Education and Women’s studies from the University of Pune in India. Over the 14 years she spent in schools, she has taught in all three IB programmes, putting into practice much she learnt from the early “Making the PYP happen”. Her previous educator roles with the IB include senior moderator and workshop leader for the MYP; and examiner, five year review Panel member and visiting team leader for the Diploma Programme.

Responsibilities: Front line support to authorisation and evaluation process of Primary Years Programme which includes processing SIFs, application forms; coordinating visits between IB Educators and Schools; administer systems which includes IB Docs, IBAP Basecamp and IBIS. Main point of contact to advise IB coordinators and IB Educators about the administration side of authorisation and evaluation processes of PYP.

Regional Staff Deirdre Chang

Ishma Sharie Md Sharip

Ayumi Hoshino

Stella Jiang

Schools Operations Associate

Development Manager, Japan

Development Manager, China and Mongolia

Responsibilities: Front line support to authorisation and evaluation process of Diploma Programme which includes processing SIFs, application forms; coordinating visits between IB Educators and Schools; administer systems which includes IB Docs, IBAP Basecamp and IBIS. Main point of contact to advise IB coordinators and IB Educators about the administration side of authorisation and evaluation processes of DP.

Based in Tokyo, Ayumi Hoshino is the Development Manager for Japan. In her role, she will be working with schools interested in offering IB programmes and becoming IB World Schools. Ayumi is an experienced MYP Coordinator and MYP language B (English) teacher at Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School (TGUISS) in Japan. She has taught English at Japanese local schools for over 25 years. Ayumi was a member of the IB Japanese translation team and is a workshop leader in Japanese language.

Cheong Pei Wen

Priyamvada Taneja

Faizol Musa

Development Associate

Development Manager, India

Development Manager, South East Asia

Provides direct support for the Development functionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work with schools, universities and governments through communication with stakeholders and monitoring of communications on online portals. Assumes the responsibility of deciding through research and analysis the recognition policies received would benefits IB students and to build relationships with Higher Education Institutions.

Responsibilities: Front line support to authorisation and evaluation process of Middle Years Programme which includes processing SIFs, application forms; coordinating visits between IB Educators and Schools; administer systems which includes IB Docs, IBAP Basecamp and IBIS. Main point of contact to advise IB coordinators and IB Educators about the administration side of authorisation and evaluation processes of MYP. Also assist in coordinating cross programme and synchronised visits.

Priyamvada Taneja is currently the Development Manager for India based in New Delhi. Her work involves fostering the interests of the IB, its programmes and services in India. Prior to this, since 2010, she was working with universities and governments on recognition of the IB programmes with a particular emphasis on ensuring tertiary pathways for IB students in India. She has taught Theory of knowledge and was a long serving University Guidance Counselor at The British School, New Delhi. With 15 years of experience of working in schools with young adults, she has attended and presented at IB workshops and conferences on university recognition and college counselling.

Based in Beijing, China, Stella Jiang will work with schools interested in becoming IB World Schools and extend the recognition of IB programmes in China and Mongolia with effect from 1 September 14. She holds a Master of Arts in Comparative Education from the Institute of Education, University of London. She has been involved in international education and assessment for more than 10 years working for the British Council for a number of years and most recently as Senior Schools Development Manager China and Hong Kong for a provider of international qualifications for 5-19 years old. Her broad experience in education fields has helped many schools in China adopt international programmes and she has built a solid reputation in the education community and with key decision makers.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Faizol Musa works with schools interested in offering IB progammes, and key educational decision makers primarily in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Faizol began his career in education management at the British Council in Malaysia as the Acting Deputy Country Exams Director, where he also held the position of Examinations Services Manager. His last position was Schools Development Manager Indonesia for a provider of international qualifications for 5-19 year olds. He has built an excellent reputation and strong relationships with schools, pre-university colleges, universities, media and governments in Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.

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About

International Baccalaureate (IB), Asia Pacific Founded in 1968, the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a not-for profit foundation, which offers four high quality and challenging education programmes for a worldwide community of schools. For more than 45 years, the IB programmes have gained a reputation for rigour and high academic standards, for preparing students for life in a globalized 21st century and for helping to develop citizens who will create a better, more peaceful world. Currently, more than one million IB students attend over 4,000 schools in 147 countries. In the Asia Pacific region the International Baccalaureate (IB) supports over 620 schools offering more than 900 programmes in 29 countries and territories.

You will find IB World Schools in: Australia Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Fiji Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Korea, Republic of Lao Peoples Democratic Republic Macao Malaysia

M ongolia Myanmar Nepal New Zealand Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Timor-Leste

Vietnam

The largest concentration of IB World Schools can be found in Australia with over 150 schools, China/Hong Kong with over 120 schools and India where there are over 110 IB World Schools offering one or more IB programmes.

The IB in Asia Pacific has seen consistently high growth in the past ten years from just over 100 schools in 1999, to over 200 schools in 2004. That figure doubled to over 400 schools in 2009. By the close of 2013 the region boasted over 600 IB World Schools. Collaborating with educators and schools has been a unique strength of the IB since its beginnings. IB educators make an invaluable contribution in the development of IB programmes and supporting the IB community. In the Asia Pacific region, there are currently over 1,000 IB educators who contribute in various roles such as workshop leaders, site visitors and field representatives for the three IB programmes. In Asia Pacific we continue to be committed to supporting the ongoing development of a worldwide professional learning community in the form of regional face-to-face workshops and resource-rich online environments for IB teachers. We strive to offer schools flexibility and responsiveness to their professional development needs, tailored to school requirements. The IB Asia Pacific regional team trained over 20,000 IB teachers in 2014.

IB World Schools are critical in making the mission and values of the IB come alive in classrooms and communities. The IB Asia Pacific Global Centre provides ongoing support to IB World Schools in the Asia Pacific region in curriculum development, student assessment and pedagogical leadership. Regular, ongoing and rigorous evaluations of authorized IB schools are part of the IBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and IB Asia Pacificâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to keeping high quality, consistent academic standards around the world. For more information please visit

www.ibo.org

Contact International Baccalaureate (Singapore Branch) 600 North Bridge Road, Park View Square, 21-01 Singapore 188778 Phone: +65 6579 5000 Email: ibid@ibo.org

SCHEDULE

Thursday 19 MARCH

Special Sessions : Leadership in a global context (for aspiring leaders) 8:30-15:15 | Room Special Sessions: Introduction to promoting the IB to your communities 8:30-15:15 | Room

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 20 MARCH

Opening Performance: Renaissance College Hong Kong Welcome and Introductions Student Keynote Introduction 08:45-09:00 | ALMATY BALLROOM Keynote 2: Dr Michael Anderson 09:00-10:30 | ALMATY BALLROOM

Coordinators Forums (NEW): PYP, MYP, DP DP Coordinators Meeting (New): KOKLAND 6302 & 6303 MYP Coordinators Meeting (New): KOKLAND 6304 & 6305 PYP Coordinators Meeting (New): KOKLAND 6306 & 6307 10:00-12:00 | 3 ROOM

Morning Tea / Exhibition 10:30-11:10 | SAMARKAN

Coordinators Forums (NEW): PYP, MYP, DP DP Coordinators Meeting (Experienced): KOKLAND 6302 & 6303 MYP Coordinators Meeting (Experienced): KOKLAND 6304 & 6305 PYP Coordinators Meeting (Experienced): KOKLAND 6306 & 6307 13:00-15:00 | 3 ROOM

Lunch / Presentation Sessions / Exhibition 1210-1400 | SAMARKAN

Opening Performance Welcome Address - Ian Chambers, Regional Director IB Asia Pacific Conference Overview - Stefanie Leong, Head of Regional Development Student Keynote Introduction 15:30-16:30 | ALMATY BALLROOM Keynote 1: Ms Julia Gillard 16:30-17:30 | ALMATY BALLROOM

Breakout Session one 11:10-12:10

Breakout Session TWO 14:00-15:00 Breakout Session Three 15:10-16:10 Afternoon Tea / Exhibition 16:10-16:45 | SAMARKAN Breakout Session FOUR 16:50-17:50

Welcome Cocktail 18:00-20:00 | SAMARKAN

SCHEDULE

Saturday 21 MARCH

Breakout Session FIVe 08:45-09:45 Morning Tea / Exhibition 09:45-10:15 | Samarkan Breakout Session SIX 10:15-11:15 Breakout Session SEVEN 11:20-12:20 Lunch / Presentation Sessions / Exhibition 12:20-13:30 | Samarkan Breakout Session EIGHT 13:30-14:30 Afternoon Tea / Exhibition 14:30-15:00 | Samarkan Opening Performance: Guangdong Country Garden School Student Keynote Introduction 15:30-15:45 | ALMATY BALLROOM Keynote 3: Prof. Fazal Rizvi, PhD 15:45-16:45 | ALMATY BALLROOM Closing Address & Announcement of Venue for 2016 16:45-17:30 | ALMATY BALLROOM Bus Pick up for Macau Tower 18:15-19:15 | HOTEL LOBBY Conference Dinner (pre-dinner drinks at 1900hours) 19:00-23:15 | Macau Tower

OVERVIEW

FRIDAY 20 MARCH Opening Performance Welcome and Introductions Student Keynote Introduction 08:45-09:00 | ALMATY BALLROOM Keynote 2: Dr Michael Anderson 09:00-10:30 | ALMATY BALLROOM

Developing International Mindedness through the integration of technology Abi Woldhuis/Henrietta Miller

From little things, big things grow - key strategies for building and sustaining a collaborative and innovative PYP network Melissa Graham

Web Literacy for Educators and Schools Michael Purcell

KOKAND 6303 KOKAND 6207

Stefanie Leong/Pei Wen Cheong

KOKAND 6304

Asia-Pacific regional recognition updates

Darlene Fisher

Harvard and MIT-Style Creativity for the 21st-Century High School T. Bernard Kinane

Links Among Distributed Leadership in IBMYP Schools, Program Coordinators’ Role Clarity, and Professional Self-Efficacy Oli Tooher-Hancock/Laura Roberts

KOKAND 6305

Ashish Trivedi / Monita Sen

Leadership styles: are there universals or are they context driven?

Does the IBCP change the landscape of international education?

KOKAND 6306/6307

KOKAND 6204 KOKAND 6205 KOKAND 6206

MYP/PYP Authorization: What it takes?

How do schools develop a collaborative culture within a professional learning community? (ValueWeb)

Stewart Redden/Chris Durbin

Breakout Session 1 11:10-12:10

KOKAND 6203 KOKAND 6202

Morning Tea / Exhibition 10:30-11:10 | SAMARKAN

Chris Hamilton/Chris Barr

Diploma Programme Development - Updates on programme and subject reviews, and other initiatives Kelvin Williams

Creating a culture of reflective practitioners in your school Aubrey Curran

Conversations Cost Nothing: Shaping a Professional Culture in Your School Ted Cowan/Richard Nies

Governing an IB school - the key responsibilities Donald Walkley

KOKAND 6305 KOKAND 6304 KOKAND 6303 KOKAND 6302

Bradley Shrimpton

The Negotiation of Intercultural Understanding in Cross-Cultural Teaching Contexts

Ballroom

IB programme impact research - current and future studies

Diploma Programme Assessment update

Chun Lai

Higher education information sessions

Sasidhar Sista/Deryn Vahl-Meyer/Luke Atkins

Developing Creative Leadership in Learning Dr Michael Anderson

Art, Ipads and the Creative Process Theo Mandziy

Carolyn Adams/Richard Penrose

Breakout Session 2 14:00-15:00

KOKAND 6207 KOKAND 6205 KOKAND 6204 KOKAND 6203 KOKAND 6202

Lunch / Presentation Sessions / Exhibition 1210-1400 | SAMARKAN

KOKAND 6305

Critical Reflection and Action lead to continuous improvement in curriculum and student learning outcomes Kim Green/Sandra Rosentreter

The Secret Principal: stories of international school leadership from behind closed doors Dr Ed Wickins/Arnett Edwards

Celia Her/Kevin M. Hostetler/Prof. Angela Ng

Supporting Students in Online Learning

Lori Gully/Carly Collins/Deirdre Fischer

Improving classroom practice and student learning in the area of Mathematics using effective research-based strategies within the context of the PYP Mignon Weckert/Luc McKay

Heads-to-Heads Session 2015

Anne Fowles/James MacDonald

KOKAND 630 KOKAND 6304 KOKAND 6303 KOKAND 6305 KOKAND 6306/6307

Differentiation in the PYP classroom Dr Michelle Cafini

Contextual Based Leadership: Building Professional Capital in IB schools Ken Sell/Karen O’Neill

Ballroom

KOKAND 6204 KOKAND 6203 KOKAND 6202 KOKAND 6205

Chris Durbin/David Kirby

The value of the Quality Teaching model to develop the IB learner Profile in every class every day Peter Clayden/George Palavestra

Closing the professional learning loop Gill Presland/Stuart Jones

IB Around the World IB Global Updates Ian Chambers

Inquiry and Design - Deepening Student Engagement and Creativity with an Integrated Approach Shelly Luke Wille/Anya Dalais

Morning Tea / Exhibition 09:45-10:15 | Samarkan

Building Quality Curriculum: A new service for IB schools PYP and MYP Self-Study and Evaluation: Getting it right!

Erin Albright

Ashish Trivedi / Monita Sen

Variations in DP Student Learning Conceptions in Their Personal and Shared Knowledge through Phenomenographic Analysis Dr Percy Kwok

Issues and their solutions for a new IB School Taimur Khalid Bandey

The Power of Many Voices – Creating and Sustaining a Strong Association of IB Schools Changing the narrative about IB reporting and feedback

Paul Campbell

KOKAND 6302

Chris Binge

Ballroom

Alan Johns

Higher education information sessions

Making strategic sense of higher education data in international secondary schools

Prof. John Spinks/Caroline Taouk/Margaret Phelan

Supporting teacher’s zone of proximal development Quincy Kameda/Kando Eriguchi

KOKAND 6303

Catering for Learning Diversity

Dr. Xianhan HUANG/DR. Mark, S. K. Shum/ Dr. Chungpui Tai

Julian Jefferys

Higher education information sessions

KOKAND 6304

Jayne Pletser/Kala Parasuram

KOKAND 6304 KOKAND 6303

KOKAND 6204 KOKAND 6203

How structural change and inspire pedagogical change

KOKAND 6206

KOKAND 6205

Cecile Doyen/Rupal Arora

Launching the IB guide to inclusive education: a resource for whole school development

KOKAND 6207

Educating for life, starting with the early years

The impact factors of Chinese language learning difficulties of non-Chinese speaking students in Hong Kong

DP Evaluation/ DP Authorization - DP Clinic

Michael Bell

The Visual Arts as a platform for the exploration of social and emotional learning

Presenting Action Research into the Effectiveness of Collaborative Planning

Prof. Chetwyn Chan/Prof. Hideyuki Tokuda/Sven Clarke

Ronnie Pratt

Neil Johnstone

Pedagogic Opportunities and Challenges of Transnational Classrooms Prof Fazal Rizvi, PhD

Breakout Session 6 10:15-11:15

Breakout Session 4 16:50-17:50

KOKAND 6202

Afternoon Tea / Exhibition 16:10-16:45 | SAMARKAN

Michelle Espiritu

International mindedness: a doorway to innovation?

KOKAND 6305

Yin Houqing

IB Answers: Improving the Customer Experience

KOKAND 6306/6307

History Review and Value Orientation of the Curriculum Reform of Shanghai Primary and Secondary Schools

KOKAND 6206

Catherine Vogel/Marcia Behrenburch/Stuart Jones

KOKAND 6207

Visualising the future: The inaugural PYP, MYP and DP IB Asia Pacific Network Special Session (ValueWeb)

Denise Perraullt

KOKAND 6202

Dr Gerard Calnin/Sue Richards

Orin Stepheny

The Future of Online Learning

KOKAND 6203

Leading in a Global Context

Equality of access to the same quality of Education

KOKAND 6204

Alexandre Nenes

Neil Hodgson

KOKAND 6205

Agnieszka Chojnacka

Ballroom

KOKAND 6207

Jan Stipek/Matt James

Darren A. Bryant

Saturday 21 MARCH

KOKAND 6206

KOKAND 6305

Service Learning in the DP Programme. Factors that motivate students to engage in social entrepreneurship

Gregory Biggs

OVERVIEW

KOKAND 6207

Six to sixty - technology for playing - discovering learning

KOKAND 6306/6307

KOKAND 6302

KOKAND 6202

Using IB DP Advantage to create and sustain a professional learning community at your school

KOKAND 6205

KOKAND 6203

Datatastic - student ownership of data leading to school improvement

Career-related Programme: Humble beginnings to an exciting future

KOKAND 6204

Developing Middle leaders in IB schools: Opportunities, challenges, and support structures

KOKAND 6304

FRIDAY 20 MARCH

Breakout Session 5 08:45-09:45

Breakout Session 3 15:10-16:10

OVERVIEW

Kim Edwards

Planning your (IB) professional development Stuart Jones/Anthony Tait/Sue Richards

Driving School Improvement: The role of research, rigour, responsibility and reflection within the PYP Chrissy Gamble/Michele Marquet

Education Outside the Classroom James Forsythe

Positive Education: A journey towards becoming a flourishing school Marcus Wicher

KOKAND 6303

Sebastien Barnard

KOKAND 6304

Communicating the IB to your stakeholders and communities

KOKAND 6305

Gareth Hegarty

KOKAND 6306/6307

MYP eAssessment Developments

KOKAND 6302

Saturday 21 MARCH

Ballroom

KOKAND 6203 KOKAND 6204 KOKAND 6205 KOKAND 6206 KOKAND 6207

Breakout Session 7 11:20-12:20

KOKAND 6202

OVERVIEW

Saturday 21 MARCH

Concept-based Teaching and Learning - CBTL: Development and Implementation in a Language Acquisition classroom

Opening Performance: Guangdong Country Garden School Student Keynote Introduction 15:30-15:45 | ALMATY BALLROOM

Knowledge differentiation in different SES settings

Keynote 3: Prof. Fazal Rizvi, PhD 15:45-16:45 | ALMATY BALLROOM

Tee Siok Hoon/Kavita Jaisi

Nicky Dulfer

Building a Professional Learning Culture Sharyn Skrtic

Closing Address & Announcement of Venue for 2016 16:45-17:30 | ALMATY BALLROOM

Stepping Stones for Life: The Diploma Programme as more than just a syllabus

Bus Pick up for Macau Tower 18:15-19:15 | HOTEL LOBBY

Nigel Gardner

Leading Change: How to Diffuse Innovation (ValueWeb)

Conference Dinner (pre-dinner drinks at 1900hours) 19:00-23:15 | Macau Tower

Theresa Tung

Application for Candidacy Process Pamela Bender/Stella Jiang

KOKAND 6302 KOKAND 6303 KOKAND 6304

Associations of IB World Schools (AUSTRALIA) meeting

Pause, reflection and mindfulness: educating for learning, leadership and life

KOKAND 6305

Associations of IB World Schools (CHINA) meeting

Inclusion in the MYP: Providing Access to Learning through the Taught Curriculum

How the IB works with higher education Paul Sanders/Justin Sanders

Partnerships in Practice

Anne Layman/Sharon Munro

Edward Lawless/Lori Gully

Ian Price

Jennifer Swinehart

KOKAND 6306/6307

KOKAND 6204

Implementing IB Approaches to Learning in a virtual environment

KOKAND 6205

KOKAND 6202

Associations of IB World Schools (INDIA) meeting

KOKAND 6203

Associations of IB World Schools (KOREA) meeting

KOKAND 6206

Breakout Session 8 13:30-14:30

Lunch / Presentation Sessions / Exhibition 12:20-13:30 | Samarkan

Assessment - The glue that binds teaching and learning (ValueWeb)

IB® Support for Group 4 Experimental Sciences Datalogging Graph-plotting Software

Request your free lab experiments Biology • Chemistry • Physics

Kathy Saville/Kristen Smith

Afternoon Tea / Exhibition 14:30-15:00 | Samarkan

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STRAND / SESSION # Breakout Session 1 1110-1210

PYP

MYP

Ashish Trivedi/Monita Sen International Baccalaureate MYP/PYP Authorization: What it takes?

Kokand 6202 (90)

Melissa Graham St Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School From little things, big things grow - key strategies for building and sustaining a collaborative and innovative PYP network Kokand 6205 (90)

EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

IBPP

HEADS

HIGHER EDUCATION

Stewart Redden/Jamie Ford/Chris Durbin Renaissance College Does the IBCP change the landscape of international education?

Darlene Fisher Bath University/ECIS Leadership styles: are there universals or are they context driven?

Stefanie Leong/Pei Wen Cheong International Baccalaureate Asia-Pacific regional recognition updates

Kokand 6207 (90)

Kokand 6203 (90)

Kokand 6305 (90)

PD Chris Hamilton/Chris Bar Clearwater Bay School (ESF) Hong Kong How do schools develop a collaborative culture within a professional learning community? (ValueWeb) Kokand 6306/6307 (160)

Oli Tooher-Hancock/ Laura Roberts International School of Hyderabad Links Among Distributed Leadership in IBMYP Schools, Program Coordinatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Role Clarity, and Professional SelfEfficacy

T. Bernard Kinane Harvard University Harvard and MIT-Style Creativity for the 21stCentury High School Kokand 6303 (90)

Kokand 6304 (90) Michael Purcell Edubridge International School Web Literacy for Educators and Schools Kokand 6206 (90)

BREAK OUT SESSION 2 1400-1500

Kelvin Williams International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Development - Updates on programme and subject reviews, and other initiatives

Donald Walkley Australian Institute for School Governance Governing an IB school the key responsibilities Kokand 6207 (90)

Kokand 6203 (90) Carolyn Adams/Richard Penrose International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Assessment update Ballroom (Simultaneous Translation - Chinese)

Chun Lai The University of Hong Kong The Negotiation of Intercultural Understanding in Cross-Cultural Teaching Contexts

Sasidhar Sista/Deryn VahlMeyer/Luke Atkins Ashoka University/University of Melbourne/University of Nottingham Higher education information sessions

Kokand 6302 (90)

Kokand 6303 (90)

Ted Cowan/Richard Nies UWCSEA East Conversations Cost Nothing: Shaping a Professional Culture in Your School Kokand 6205 (90)

Dr Michael Anderson University of Sydney Developing Creative Leadership in Learning Kokand 6304 (90)

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STRAND / SESSION # BREAKOUT SESSION 3 1510-1610

PYP Agnieszka Chojnacka Changchun American International School Six to sixty technology for playing - discovering - learning Kokand 6204 (90)

MYP

DP Alexandre Nenes CAIS - Changchun American International School Service Learning in the DP Programme. Factors that motivate students to engage in social entrepreneurship

IBPP Gregory Biggs International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme: Humble beginnings to an exciting future Kokand 6202 (90)

HEADS Dr Gerard Calnin/Sue Richards The University of Melbourne Leading in a Global Context Kokand 6207 (90)

EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

HIGHER EDUCATION

Darren A. Bryant Hong Kong Institute of Education Developing Middle leaders in IB schools: Opportunities, challenges, and support structures

PD Jan Stipek/Matt James International Baccalaureate Using IB DP Advantage to create and sustain a professional learning community at your school Kokand 6203 (90)

Kokand 6302 (90)

Kokand 6205 (90) Yin Houqing The Chinese Society of Education History Review and Value Orientation of the Curriculum Reform of Shanghai Primary and Secondary Schools Ballroom (Simultaneous Translation - Chinese)

BREAKOUT SESSION 4 1650-1750

Cecile Doyen/Rupal Arora International Baccalaureate Educating for life, starting with the early years

Lori Gully/Carly Collins/ Deirdre Fischer Pamoja Education Supporting Students in Online Learning

Kokand 6202 (90)

Kokand 6304 (90)

Dr Ed Wickins/Arnett Edwards KGV School The Secret Principal: stories of international school leadership from behind closed doors Kokand 6207 (90)

Dr. Xianhan HUANG/ DR. Mark, S. K. Shum/Dr. Chungpui Tai The University of Hong Kong The impact factors of Chinese language learning difficulties of non-Chinese speaking students in Hong Kong Kokand 6302 (90)

Mignon Weckert/Luc McKay Australian International School Singapore Improving classroom practice and student learning in the area of Mathematics using effective research-based strategies within the context of the PYP

Higher Ed. SIM Global Education/ University of California Los Angeles/Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Higher education information sessions Kokand 6303 (90)

Anne Fowles/James MacDonald IBAP Regional Council Heads-to-Heads Session 2015 Ballroom (Simultaneous Translation - Chinese)

Kokand 6305 (90)

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STRAND / SESSION #

PYP

BREAKOUT SESSION 5 0845 - 0945

Dr Michelle Cafini Rivercrest Christian College Differentiation in the PYP classroom

MYP

DP Julian Jefferys International Baccalaureate DP Evaluation/ DP Authorization - DP Clinic

Kokand 6206 (90)

Kokand 6204 (90)

IBPP

HEADS Chris Durbin/David Kirby English Schools Foundation Making strategic sense of higher education data in international secondary schools Kokand 6205 (90)

EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Michael Bell Flinders University International mindedness: a doorway to innovation? Kokand 6302 (90)

HIGHER EDUCATION Higher Ed. The University of Hong Kong/ Macquarie University/New York University Higher education information sessions Kokand 6303 (90)

PD Gill Presland/Stuart Jones International Baccalaureate Closing the professional learning loop Kokand 6305 (90)

Ken Sell/Karen O’Neill Aoba-Japan International School Contextual Based Leadership: Building Professional Capital in IB schools Kokand 6207 (90)

BREAKOUT SESSION 6 1015-1115

Ashish Trivedi/Monita Sen International Baccalaureate PYP and MYP Self-Study and Evaluation: Getting it right!

Kokand 6203 (90)

Chrissy Gamble/Michele Marquet Cranbrook School Driving School Improvement: The role of research, rigour, responsibility and reflection within the PYP

Gareth Hegarty International Baccalaureate MYP eAssessment Developments

Dr Percy KWOK The HKCCCU Logos Academy Variations in DP Student Learning Conceptions in Their Personal and Shared Knowledge through Phenomenographic Analysis

Kim Edwards Presbyterian Ladies’ College Changing the narrative about IB reporting and feedback Kokand 6207 (90)

Quincy Kameda/Kando Eriguchi Tamagawa Academy K-12 & University Supporting teacher’s zone of proximal development Kokand 6302 (90)

Higher Ed. Hong Kong Polytechnic University/Keio University/ University of British Columbia Higher education information sessions Kokand 6303 (90)

Kokand 6204 (90)

BREAKOUT SESSION 7 1120-1220

Kokand 6202 (90)

Nigel Gardner Dwight School Seoul Stepping Stones for Life: The Diploma Programme as more than just a syllabus

Marcus Wicher Auburn South Primary School Positive Education: A journey towards becoming a flourishing school

Kokand 6305 (90)

Kokand 6207 (90)

Nicky Dulfer Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne Knowledge differentiation in different SES settings Kokand 6303 (90)

Stuart Jones/Anthony Tait/ Sue Richards International Baccalaureate Planning your (IB) professional development Kokand 6204 (90)

Kokand 6205 (90) Theresa Tung NIST Systems Thinking to support Leadership and Sustainability (ValueWeb)

Sharyn Skrtic ISS International School Building a Professional Learning Culture Kokand 6304 (90)

Kokand 6306/6307 (160)

BREAKOUT SESSION 8 1330-1430

Jennifer Swinehart Hong Kong Academy Inclusion in the MYP: Providing Access to Learning through the Taught Curriculum Kokand 6206 (90)

Paul Sanders/Justin Sanders International Baccalaureate How the IB works with higher education Kokand 6202 (90) Edward Lawless/Lori Gully Pamoja Education Implementing IB Approaches to Learning in a virtual environment Kokand 6204 (90)

Julia Gillard

Beyond Access â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Quality Education for All

Keynote speaker | Thursday 20 March

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013) Julia Gillard was sworn in as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia on 24 June 2010 and served in that office until June 2013. Previously, following the Australian Labor Partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory at the 2007 Federal Election, Ms Gillard served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Social Inclusion.

In October 2013, Ms Gillard was appointed a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, working with the Center for Universal Education. In February 2014, Ms Gillard was appointed Chair of the Board of the Global Partnership for Education, a leading organization for supporting education worldwide. She is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Adelaide.

Keynote Abstract 2015 is a pivotal year for global education as the world moves beyond the Millennium Development Goals. In this environment of change, what will it take to ensure a quality education for all? Ms Gillard will draw on her experiences as an Education Minister, as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia, as the Chair of the Global Partnership for Education and a Brookings Senior

Fellow to answer this key global question. Ms Gillard will specifically address the parallels and differences on achieving a quality education for all in developed and developing countries and will also explore the role of the International Baccalaureate and assessment generally has in driving global achievement.

Dr Michael Anderson Keynote speaker | Thursday 20 March

Dr Michael Anderson

Professor of Education (Arts and Creativity), Faculty of Education and Social Work The University of Sydney Dr Michael Anderson is a leading researcher on creativity, the arts and education. His research and teaching concentrates on how arts and creativity can reshape learning and how imagination and innovation can support effective learning. His recent publications explore how creativity, embodiment and technology has the capacity to transform learning when applied effectively and strategically to places of learning. These publications include Partnerships in Education Research: Creating Knowledge that Matters (with Kelly Freebody,

Bloomsbury, 2014), Masterclass in Drama Education (Continuum, UK), Teaching the Screen, Film Education for Generation Next (with Miranda Jefferson), Drama with Digital Technology (with John Carroll and David Cameron, Continuum, 2009) and Real Players: Drama, Education and Technology (with John Carroll and David Cameron Trentham, 2006). He is currently developing research and publications relating to learning and immersive technologies, whole school change and creativity and the role of theatre companies in education.

The gravity of creativity: rationales, ramifications and a roadmap for revolutionising learning

Keynote Abstract

Creativity is not new to education yet it still seems to be on the periphery rather than at the centre of the curriculum and learning. Yet when creativity is employed in learning its gravitational force draws student engagement and opens up learning. In this presentation we will consider the case for creativity drawing on recent International research from the University of Sydney and elsewhere.

Having considered the evidence we will examine some of the factors that block creativity taking centre stage in classrooms. Finally this presentation will outline some structures and approaches that will support students, teachers, schools and school leaders to make creativity central to schooling and discuss how the gravitational force of creativity might become a standard feature of every childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schooling.

Prof Fazal Rizvi, PhD Keynote speaker | Thursday 20 March

Prof Fazal Rizvi, PhD

Professor of Global Studies in Education The University of Melbourne Prof Fazal Rizvi PhD, is a Professor of Global Studies in Education at the University of Melbourne, and is also an Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Born in India and educated in India, Australia and the UK, he has worked in a number of countries. He has written extensively on issues of identity, culture and difference in transnational settings, theories of globalization

and educational policy studies, and internationalization of education. His most recent books include: Globalizing Education Policy (Routledge 2010) and Encountering Education in the Global (Routledge 2014). In 2014, he led a research project comparing the ways in which IB schools in Hong Kong, India and Australia interpret and implement the IB’s Learner Profile.

IB’s Student Learner Profile and the Local and Transnational Spaces of Learning

Keynote Abstract

In his talk in Macau, Professor Rizvi will draw on some of the key findings from this project to discuss how IB schools in Asia and Australia have become transnational learning spaces, constituted by teachers and students who have wide-ranging experiences of global mobility and cultural

exchange, as well as aspirations that are increasingly global. He will explore some of the pedagogic implications of this realization, both with respect to IB’s goal of international mindedness and the need for these schools to engage with the communities in which they are located.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FRIDAY | 11:10-12:10

SESSIONS 1 PYP and MYP Authorization: What it takes? Ashish Trivedi

MYP School Services Manager, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Monita Sen

PYP School Services Manager, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

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Developing International Mindedness through the integration of technology Abi Woldhuis

Teaching and Learning Innovator Roseville College

Henrietta Miller PYP Coordinator Roseville College

Themes ICT and Education

Kokand 6204 Strand: Continuum

This session aims to give practical strategies for teachers and leaders. It will show how Roseville College Junior School, a PYP candidate school in Sydney is using ICT from K-6 to develop their students International Mindedness and to prepare them as global citizens in a rapidly changing world. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how we: Build our students’ continuum of skills by using 1:1 iPads K-3 to 1:1 laptops 4-6. Use technology to connect and collaborate with students around the globe using programs such as Edmodo, Edublogs and Google docs. Incorporate authentic cyber safety, thus teaching our students to be aware of their digital footprint and helping them learn how to manage themselves in a digitally saturated world. Use blogging for rich homework tasks, which invite and encourage reflective comments from students, their peers and the wider community.

Kokand 6202 Strand: MYP/PYP

How do schools develop a collaborative culture within a professional learning community? Chris Hamilton

Principal Clearwater Bay School (ESF) Hong Kong

Chris Barr

Vice Principal Clearwater Bay School (ESF) Hong Kong

Themes Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

Kokand 6306/6307 Strand: PD

This session is for current PYP and MYP candidate schools or schools that are exploring the possibility of implementing the IB’s Primary or Middle Years Programme (PYP/MYP). Seeking authorization to become an IB World School offering the PYP/ MYP is both a rewarding and challenging journey. Schools engage in reviewing their current curriculum, resources, policies, structures, systems and procedures to achieve an alignment with the PYP/MYP framework. The journey often involves managing a Change and getting priorities right. The equation of change, according to Dr. Mary Lippit (1987), includes: vision, skills, incentives, resources and an action plan. An imbalance of any sort in how these factors are managed in a school can make the authorization journey an arduous one. This session provides participants an opportunity to discuss the requirements for PYP/MYP authorization and how to meet those in a way that is meaningful, realistic, productive and rewarding.

Collaboration is a key element of the IB standards and practices. However, collaboration within professional learning communities just does not happen! Systems, structures and culture are all critical. At Clearwater Bay School, the impetus of a new Principal and Senior Leadership team identified the importance of establishing and embedding a culture of collaboration. A culture that enables staff to undertake meaningful action to address whole school priorities! This presentation will explore ways for staff to collaborate, question and inquire into improving teacher practice and student learning. School Improvement Teams, Professional Learning Teams, Lesson Study and Action Research have all been used to establish and embed a collaborative culture at Clearwater Bay School. During this presentation participants will also have the opportunity to discuss and share strategies and practices from their own schools. Note : Session is 1 hr 20 mins

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Leadership styles: are there universals or are they context driven? Darlene Fisher

Educational Programme Coordinator ECIS/Doctoral student Bath University/ECIS

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

Kokand 6207 Strand: HEADS

From little things, big things grow - key strategies for building and sustaining a collaborative and innovative PYP network Melissa Graham

Deputy Head / PYP Coordinator St Margaret’s School

Themes

FRIDAY | 11:10-12:10 Leaders in IB schools work in multi-cultural communities. There is growing interest in research into leadership and the effect cultures have on what leadership practices are considered effective in particular contexts. The GLOBE study, covering more than 900 organisations in more than 60 cultural regions has concluded that there are some leadership styles and practices which are universally effective. The study has also, very interestingly, found that there are in fact more leadership styles and practices which are culturally context contingent i.e. they are effective in some cultures and ineffective or negative in impact in other cultures. This presentation will explore the concept of how culture can impact leadership expectations and behaviours. It will also explore how a leader may be more effective once they have an awareness of how the many cultures within their community may have diverse expectations of leadership.

What does an engaging, collaborative and innovative PYP Network look like and how can we build and sustain one? This presentation aims to share and discuss some of the key strategies that are necessary to support an effective network; from providing examples of organisational structures through to the need for innovative and open-minded approaches to engage a diverse learning community. The session will also look at the vital role networks play in supporting the programme, embracing new schools and contributing to lifelong learning.

SESSIONS 1 Web Literacy for Educators and Schools Michael Purcell

Head of School Edubridge International School

Themes Literacy, Language and Education

Kokand 6206 Strand: PYP

Links Among Distributed Leadership in IBMYP Schools, Program Coordinators’ Role Clarity, and Professional Self-Efficacy Oli Tooher-Hancock

Head of School International School of Hyderabad

Laura Roberts

Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

CEO / Statistician Right Angle Research

Kokand 6205 Strand: PYP

School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

Themes

Web Literacy is the set of skills and competencies required to be able to read, write, and participate effectively on the web. It is one of the most important skill sets that a student must develop. Yet schools and educators don’t know how to teach it because it is so new. This paper examines theory and practice around questions of web literacy for schools -- why do we need it, and how is it best taught? Building on the work of pioneers in web literacy, such as Alan November and Howard Rheingold, this paper examines some of the emerging theories about how and why web literacy must be taught. Lastly, we report the progress of a 2-year web literacy program at an IB World School, suggest practical tips and share resources for educators who want to implement or enhance web literacy programs at their own schools.

The increasing complexity of tasks facing formal instructional leaders (FILs) in schools has led to a growing need for the distribution of leadership. This session presents survey-based research that investigated International Baccalaureate MYP Coordinators (n=111; MYPCs’) perceptions of their (a) FILs’ commitment to distributed leadership (DL), (b) the extent to which coordinators felt supported by their FIL, and (c) how those variables correlated with coordinators’ role clarity and professional self-efficacy. Results of the research supported the theory that FILs’ commitment to DL and support for the MYPC would bring about greater role clarity and improved sense of professional self-efficacy for the MYPC. The study’s key findings reinforced the necessity for FILs to have a comprehensive understanding of DL, which could be obtained through professional development and networking. Suggestions are made for future practices, and include educating the community on DL at the IB authorization stage, with suitable follow-up by the IB.

Kokand 6304 Strand: MYP

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Asia-Pacific regional recognition updates Stefanie Leong

Head of Development & Recognition, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Pei Wen Cheong

Development Associate, Asia Pacific

Themes

FRIDAY | 11:10-12:10 As the IB grows and continues to increase access to its programmes, it is critical to build pathways into universities in ever-widening markets. This session will cover in-depth the IB’s ongoing progress in improving university recognition of IB programmes in the Asia-Pacific region. It will include individual updates from Australia, India, Southeast Asia, China and HK, Japan and Korea, as well as plans for further development in these regions. Participants will learn about upcoming opportunities for learning and making contributions, as well as have the opportunity to ask questions of and provide suggestions to regional recognition staff.

School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

SESSIONS 1 Harvard and MIT-Style Creativity for the 21stCentury High School T. Bernard Kinane Professor of Medicine Harvard University

Themes Approaches to Teaching & Learning

There are many ways to teach creativity and innovation. This lecture will present key ways that Harvard and MIT continue to produce innovative graduates by teaching both. A Harvard Medical School professor will collaborate with his former student, now an MIT research scientist, to profoundly change your view of creativity. They will demonstrate what “HarvardMIT” creativity is and how it may be replicated at the high school level. This talk will draw from lessons learned from years of teaching in and learning from the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology.

Kokand 6303 Strand: Higher Education

Recognition

Kokand 6203 Strand: Higher Education

Does the IBCP change the landscape of international education? Stewart Redden

Vice Principal (Secondary) Renaissance College

Chris Durbin

School Development Adviser English Schools Foundation

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

Kokand 6305 Strand: IBCP

The IBCP is sometimes seen as a pathway for students who might not manage the IB Diploma, but this view misses the most exciting educational opportunities that the IBCP provides. Renaissance College (RCHK), an independent school associated with the English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong (ESF), and the Savannah College of Art and Design in Hong Kong (SCAD) have come together to deliver the IBCP, blurring the boundaries between school and university. This session will show how it is possible to provide another educational pathway for students who have specific interests and aptitudes, by cooperating with external providers. The session aims to look at how to practically build relationships with external providers, and describes the considerations when entering into a partnership. The future possibilities and opportunities for collaboration, like the cooperation between SCAD and RCHK, will also be discussed with a view to enriching the educational experience for your students.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FriDAY | 14:00-15:00

SESSIONS 2 IB programme impact research - current and future studies Bradley Shrimpton

Global Research Manager International Baccalaureate

Themes Culture / International Mindedness IB programme outcomes

Kokand 6202 Strand: Continuum

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In this presentation, the IB Research Department will report findings from recent programme impact studies undertaken across the Asia Pacific exploring the qualities and characteristics that distinguish IB schools and IB students. Among the projects we look forward to reporting are the impacts of the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in state schools in Australia; school, student and parent perceptions of international mindedness in three Asia Pacific countries, and; DP student and school perceptions of the Learner Profile. The presentation will also feature an interactive component where session participants will be asked to provide feedback on how schools use IB commissioned research, and to suggest ways that the IB Research Department can report study outcomes in ways that are maximally useful to schools.

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Creating a culture of reflective practitioners in your school Aubrey Curran

MYP Coordinator Suzhou Singapore International School

Themes Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

Kokand 6204 Strand: Continuum

Have you ever wondered how to implement all the bestpractices we learn at conferences like this one? How do you ensure staff then implement them as well? How can you meet standard C3: Collaborative planning effectively at a busy and hopefully buzzing school? In this session, Aubrey Curran will share his schools’ journey in developing a culture of reflective practitioners. Through a three year process of trial and error, it found a way to align teachers’ goals, their evaluations and the school’s strategic direction to ensure well-targeted, effective and timely professional development. The school found some systems that worked well and others that didn’t. Aubrey will not shy away from discussing both, as our mistakes provided as many opportunities to learn as our successes. This session is designed to be an active, open forum, evaluating whether the successes of SSIS would work in your particular circumstances; what you could adopt, and in what way.

Diploma Programme Assessment update Carolyn Adams

Chief Assessment Officer International Baccalaureate

Richard Penrose

Head of Diploma Programme Assessment International Baccalaureate

Richard Penrose, Head of Diploma Programme Assessment and Carolyn Adams, Chief Assessment Officer will present a summary of the 2014 assessment sessions which included the introduction of marking of some components in parts rather than as whole scripts. An overview of current and future developments in DP assessment will also be presented. A substantial part of the time will be devoted to Q & A on DP assessment issues.

Themes Assessment

Kokand 6204 Strand: Continuum

BREAKOUT SESSIONS The Negotiation of Intercultural Understanding in Cross-Cultural Teaching Contexts Chun Lai

Assistant Professor The University of Hong Kong

Themes Culture / International Mindedness

FriDAY | 14:00-15:00 Developing intercultural understanding is regarded as an essential goal of today’s education and is the foci of IB curriculum, and national curriculum in various nations such as Australia and Great Britain (Perry & Southwell, 2011). This study aims at understanding the negotiation of intercultural understanding among teachers who are working in multicultural teaching contexts. In particular, it examines how a group of Chinese language teachers navigate their multicultural teaching contexts and how their way of navigating their teaching contexts shape the development of intercultural understanding. The findings of this study will give suggestions on how to better support teachers’ development of intercultural understanding in multicultural teaching contexts.

SESSIONS 2 Developing Creative Leadership in Learning Dr Michael Anderson

Professor of Education (Arts and Creativity), Faculty of Education and Social Work University of Sydney

Kokand 6304 Strand: HEADS

Kokand 6302 Strand: Educational Perspectives

Governing an IB school the key responsibilities Donald Walkley

Executive Director Australian Institute for School Governance

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

Kokand 6207 Strand: HEADS

Attention to school governance and governing is emerging (globally) as a critical success factor for school improvement and development. To ensure that governing processes of an IB school are effective, owners, principals and school boards/councils will be guided to consider six key governing responsibilities - identity, relationships, student achievement, strategy, policy, and risk. Participants in the breakout session will be provided with the opportunity to reflect on current approaches and practices in school governance and governing.

Diploma Programme Development - Updates on programme and subject reviews, and other initiatives Kelvin Williams

Head of Curriculum Diploma Programme - Individuals and Societies, and The Arts International Baccalaureate

Themes

Creativity has been a ‘buzz-word’ in education for some time now but there is no widespread evidence that schools and schooling have become more creative places to live and learn. This presentation will discuss and demonstrate one possible pathway to changing schools to become places where creativity thrives and flourishes. The Creative Leadership in Learning (CLIL) program is a partnership between the Sydney Opera House, The University of Sydney and the Catholic Education Office (Parramatta) to develop a program of professional learning that will equip and support school leaders to enhance creativity learning in their schools and embed it as part of school cultures. The presentation will discuss the components of the program and demonstrate some of the ways that creative leadership will be explored in this program.

This interactive session will allow you to discover the latest developments in the Diploma Programme as well as provide news and updates on specific subject reviews. The very nature of the DP means that there are many areas to be covered such as group and individual subject reviews, the student workload project, and the move towards digital publishing. Highlighted for the 2015 launches are ATL, the new ESS, history, and global politics courses, along with the nature of science pilot. Please come along with your questions and headline thoughts on the subject review process, the future direction of the programme review, and other initiatives. If you have any matters to be addressed or questions that you would like to pose ahead of the session please contact dpdevelopment@ibo.org

Approaches to Teaching & Learning

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS Higher education information sessions Sasidhar Sista

Manager, Admissions Ashoka University

Deryn Vahl-Meyer

FriDAY | 14:00-15:00 This is one of four interactive sessions bringing together a range of prestigious institutions of higher education from around the region and world. During each session three universities will highlight their educational programs, admissions considerations and how they value IB students. Time will be allocated for audience members to ask questions of and provide feedback to each of the university representatives.

SESSIONS 2 Art, iPads and the Creative Process Theo Mandziy

Elementary Art Coordinator Australian International School, Singapore

Themes

Associate Director, Offshore Recruitment University of Melbourne

ICT and Education

Luke Atkins

Kokand 6305 Strand: Continuum

International Relations Officer University of Nottingham

Themes Higer Education information

This paper will investigate how technology can be used to extend student and teacher creativity, while transforming learning beyond traditional subject boundaries and expectations. It will showcase examples of the use of new pedagogies within learning environments that are flexible, personalized, diverse and collaborative. The paper explores the opportunities presented through the introduction of mobile technology for learners to express both their imagination and understanding. Specific interest is given to the creation of rich interactive learning experiences that connect studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thinking, understanding and knowledge to that of their peers, parents and wider community. Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to explore concrete examples of innovative teaching and learning, including: The Virtual Art Gallery The IPad as an artistic medium Augmented Reality as a platform for teaching, learning and assessment.

Kokand 6303 Strand: Higher Education

Conversations Cost Nothing: Shaping a Professional Culture in Your School Ted Cowan

High School Vice-Principal UWCSEA East

Richard Nies

Middle School Vice-Principal UWCSEA East

Themes

The United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) East Campus Professional Learning Programmes focus on intentionally creating a culture of adult learning with Cognitive Coaching at its core. The value of meaningful conversation designed to enhance professional learning and move away from a traditional appraisal system has had a positive effect on raising the organizational intelligence at UWCSEA. Participants in the workshop will share ideas and spark interest on how to build a culture of learning among the adults in the community across all components of a learning programme, and understand there is an alternative to teacher appraisal and share an overview of how Looking for Learning, Cognitive Coaching, and Leadership for Learning can help shape positive change.

Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

Kokand 6205 Strand: PD

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FriDAY | 15:10-16:10

SESSIONS 3 Service Learning in the DP Programme: Factors that motivate students to engage in social entrepreneurship Alexandre Nenes

DP English A/B Teacher and DP Examiner Changchun American International School

Themes

The potential benefits student who run mini social enterprises can bring to schools, teachers, and the community include: sustainable source of income to support charities and impact positively the communities in need which are currently assisted by IB students in the Diploma Programme by CAS Programmes. This concept can create a change in the way schools see the CAS programme as well as a new trend for IB schools worldwide by motivating students to experience interactive and experiential learning that will generate data for teachers of different subjects for practical application of concepts and knowledge (these subjects include, but are not limited to: Business Management, Economics, Math, and Social Studies).

Social Emotional Learning

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Six to sixty - technology for playing - discovering learning Agnieszka Chojnacka

PYP Coordinator ISA Guangzhou International School

Themes ICT and Education

Kokand 6204 Strand: PYP

Nowadays, culture of learning and networks for/of learning are all in the cloud. iPads are in the classroom, our backpacks, briefcases and on our coffee tables. Applications, software and code are all accessible, comprehensible and open to kindergarteners, high school students, professionals and seniors. Technology is the ultimate colour-blind for playing, discovering and learning - everyone is equal. With that in mind the presentation will look at learning platforms, software and hardware that makes us play, discover and learn all at the same time no matter the age.

Visualising the future: The inaugural PYP, MYP and DP IB Asia Pacific Network Special Session Catherine Vogel

Manager: Network Support International Baccalaureate

Marcia Behrenburch

Head of School Services, AP International Baccalaureate

Stuart Jones

Head of Professional Development, AP International Baccalaureate

Themes

In collaboration with The Value Web, this Special IB Network Session will focus on envisioning the future of IBAP Networks, their role in professional learning and influencing educational initiatives in their member schools and in the wider IB community. In what ways can IB Networks make a difference to students, teachers and schools in 2017? How can we learn from each other and share ways to use and strengthen our networks to improve impact on schools and thereby students? How can the Networks and the IB regional office work in even closer partnership? Participants will address the issues that hinder best practice currently and identify opportunities for the future. To visualize this future, The Value Web will be supporting this session by drawing together your ideas and creating ways to communicate and act on the vision for IB Networks in the years ahead. Note : Session is 1 hr 20 mins

Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

Kokand 6306/6307

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Developing Middle leaders in IB schools: Opportunities, challenges, and support structures Darren A. Bryant

Assistant Professor Hong Kong Institute of Education

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

Kokand 6302 Strand: Educational Perspectives

Leading in a Global Context Dr Gerard Calnin

Senior Researcher The University of Melbourne

Sue Richards

Global Head of PD PYP International Baccalaureate

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

Kokand 6207 Strand: HEADS

FriDAY | 15:10-16:10

SESSIONS 3

Demands placed on school leaders’ time, energies and capacities have led to a congruently increasing distribution of leadership responsibilities to middle leaders who hold formal positions of authority. Middle leaders serve a pivotal role in mediating principal’s leadership and in working with teachers to make sense of external and school-based policies. In IB contexts, middle leaders often take up coordinating roles for subjects, year levels or programmes. This session draws on case study data to explore how Middle Leaders in IB schools understand their roles, the leadership challenges that they face, and where they find support to develop their leadership capacity. Often support for their leadership development occurs through a combination of formal and informal structures. Participants will be invited to reflect on their own opportunities for and challenges in enacting leadership with reference to the IB Leadership Framework.

Career-related Programme: Humble beginnings to an exciting future

School leaders face increasingly complex challenges with growing student and teacher mobility in a globalised community with its cultural and religious diversity. Given the complex landscape of schools within this global community, the IB has been asking the question: what does leadership look like in different countries and cultures? What cultural considerations need to be taken into account when preparing development programs for existing and aspirant principals and leaders? The IB has recently developed a Leadership Development Framework to support the needs of school leaders and aspiring leaders. The framework draws on the IB’s inquiry approach to learning within a global context and aims to provide participants with the skills and capabilities to operate effectively in schools across the network. This presentation will explore the IB Leadership Development Framework and share the contemporary research which has informed its thinking and programs.

Using IB DP Advantage to create and sustain a professional learning community at your school

Gregory Biggs

Product Manager International Baccalaureate

Themes

This session will briefly review the history of the CP and the progress that has been made to date by the newest IB programme. Importantly, however, this session will focus on the future of the programme and articulate the plans, goals and ambitions of the CP, with an explanation of what to expect in the short and medium-term. The CP represents an exciting prospect for current and new IB students and schools and this session will explain how the programme can provide a unique and high quality international educational experience for students who choose to pursue a career-related pathway.

History of the CP and expectations for the future

Kokand 6202 Strand: IBCP

Jan Stipek

Head of global professional development (Diploma) International Baccalaureate

Matt James

This session will firstly introduce the concept of a professional learning community and the related culture shift from formal to informal, just-in-time learning for professional development. The facilitators will introduce the new IB professional development service, DP Advantage, and will introduce possible ways schools in different contexts can use this product to create and sustain professional learning communities. An important part of the session will be a guided discussion, leading participants to create an action plan for introducing and/or sustaining ongoing professional development and the concept of a learning community at their school.

Head of online professional development International Baccalaureate

Themes Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

Kokand 6203 Strand: PD

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Datatastic - student ownership of data leading to school improvement Neil Hodgson

Vice Principal Sha Tin College, Hong Kong

Kathleen Arthur, Tak YIp Low, Ashley Man, Anson Mui

Year 1 IBDP students (Year 12) at Sha Tin College Sha Tin College, Hong Kong

Themes

FriDAY | 15:10-16:10 The test and assessment data we collect on students belong to them. In this workshop some of my students from Hong Kong and I will demonstrate how a thorough understanding of chances graphs and one to one conversations leads to the development of a growth mindset where students set targets for enhanced performance and add value in the IBDP. We will share the Sha Tin College model, where all stakeholders; subject teachers, students, tutors (home room teachers) and parents are fully engaged with the CEM IBE data generated by the internationally renowned Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) based at Durham University in the U.K. Training is provided for teachers and tutors in how to support students to understand how the data is best used to support learning. The parents are shared into the data after attending a presentation which outlines what the data does and does not mean.

SESSIONS 3 History Review and Value Orientation of the Curriculum Reform of Shanghai Primary and Secondary Schools Yin Houqing

China National Superintendent Deputy Director of the Chinese Society of Education Deputy Director of Elementary Textbooks Experts Council of MOE China The Chinese Society of Education

Ballroom Strand: China

School Improvement School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

The Curriculum Reform of Shanghai Primary and Secondary Schools had two stages. The first stage was from 1988. It put forward the “triangle curriculum theory” which centred the education for all on development, combined the needs of society, student development and subjects system, and set up the curriculum structure of compulsory subjects, elective subjects and extra curriculum activities. The second stage from 1998, the Principal Axis Model was adopted, which looked at “the development of students”, focusing on basic learning ability, developmental ability and creativity ability. Shanghai education reform is a process from theory to practices and a process of putting the student at the centre. In the transforming stage of curriculum reform, the concept that the curriculum is the sum of student’s activities in the school is stressed. It enriches students’ learning experience, development of every teacher, development of every school and makes the development of every single student a starting point.

Kokand 6304 Strand: Continuum

Equality of access to the same quality of Education Orin Stephney

Principal Yogyakarta International Schools

Themes Inclusive Education

Kokand 6305 Strand: Continuum

Our students come to us from different countries, societies, backgrounds and families. It is generally expected that students will perform at a certain established level, meeting certain established standards. Built into this expectation, unfortunately, is the antithesis of what education is supposed to be about, that is, equality of access to the same quality of education. We expect students to all achieve at a certain level all subjects without seriously considering that their abilities are different, where they came from might prove a hindrance. We need to rethink the education we provide, we need to look again at the strategies employed in the delivery of education. We need to determine how inclusive we are in what we provide. How far are we prepared to go to accommodate the students that come to our schools?

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

FriDAY | 16:50-17:50

SESSIONS 4 Heads-to-Heads Session 2015 Anne Fowles

Regional Council Asia Pacific

James MacDonald Regional Council Asia Pacific

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

The Heads to Heads session is set aside for heads of school to connect with each other during the conference. The session is led by Anne Fowles, outgoing Chair of the Head Council and James MacDonald, Chair of the AP Regional Council. The session will cover a number of topics including: an introduction of key IB personnel and the present members of the IB Councils (as well as a quick overview of how the Councils work), a short presentation by Ian Chambers showing an analysis of trends in the Matters to be Addressed (MTBA), an update on the IB ‘leadership project’ and some discussion about the initial planning of the Head Conference 2017 in this region. At various points there will be a chance for heads to connect with each other and discuss the topics presented.

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Catering for Learning Diversity Alan Johns

Head of Individuals and Societies/ Assistant MYP Coordinator Independent Schools Foundation Academy

Themes Differentiated Learning

Kokand 6204 Strand: Continuum

Our school is currently undergoing its DP 5 year review and as part of this, reflecting on our practices at DP level. One area we have chosen to reflect and focus on in the Individuals and Societies Department is “Differentiation”. This along with an increasing internal focus on student data to better understand learner needs has led to fruitful discussion and sharing of resources for both MYP and DP. In this interactive workshop I shall be using and sharing these resources and linking to the idea of how students who have better understanding of their own learning needs can achieve more in school and beyond.

Educating for life, starting with the early years Cecile Doyen

Curriculum Manager PYP International Baccalaureate

Rupal Arora

Product Manager International Baccalaureate

The PYP review depends extensively on research to steer, underpin, inform, and validate programme development. Come and find out about the latest research that informs early years development in the PYP. You will discover aspects of a literature review that teases out the relationship between developing the attributes of the IB Learner Profile and young students’ playful ways of learning and knowing. This interactive session examines how IB educators might collectively form a powerful professional community of practice around the importance of learning through play in the early years.

Themes Approaches to Teaching & Learning Early years education

Kokand 6202 Strand: PYP

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Higher education information sessions Celia Her

International Student Recruitment Manager SIM Global Education

FriDAY | 16:50-17:50 This is one of four interactive sessions bringing together a range of prestigious institutions of higher education from around the region and world. During each session three universities will highlight their educational programs, admissions considerations and how they value IB students. Time will be allocated for audience members to ask questions of and provide feedback to each of the university representatives.

Kevin M. Hostetler

Senior Assistant Director, International Admission University of California - Los Angeles

SESSIONS 4 The Secret Principal: stories of international school leadership from behind closed doors Dr Ed Wickins

School Principal King George Vth School

Arnett Edwards

School Principal UWC Li Po Chun, Hong Kong

Prof. Angela Ng

Director of Undergraduate Recruitment & Admission Office Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

What are the key challenges that face IB school leaders and how do different individuals approach them ? Are the stories Principals tell contextual or do they reflect wider themes ? This presentation will reveal all ! Interviews with over 20 Hong Kong IB school Principals provided data for a doctoral dissertation and shed light on the murky corners of the Principalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s study. We will show how IB school Principals distribute leadership to build capability and how they invest in different forms of capital to meet their strategic objectives, but more importantly we will tell the stories of leadership using the diverse international voices of the participants. Everyone has their own individual narrative and we will challenge you to learn from others.

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

Themes

Kokand 6207 Strand: HEADS

Higher Education Informations Educational Perspectives

Kokand 6303 Strand: Higher Education

Change in Schools: How structural change can inspire pedagogical change Chris Binge

Principal Island School Hong Kong Island School Hong Kong

Themes Change in schools. Curriculum change and pedagogical change Curriculum Planning Implementation

Kokand 6205 Strand: Continuum

New curriculum demands, and new approaches to teaching and learning require teachers to change their mindset about how to teach and what it means to learn. This presentation draw on experience in IB schools in Hong Kong, Geneva and Singapore where structural changes have allowed teachers to reassess their pedagogy. Examples will show how teachers who want to change the way they do things are enabled to do so, and those who are reluctant are inspired to join in. We will see how creation of new environments has led to unprecedented discussions over pedagogy between practitioners, and led schools to be more reflective with the school becoming a centre for research by its own staff. Along the way, some common dichotomies such as assessment and evidence, control and trust, backwards and forwards by design will be looked at in the context of more complex models.

The impact factors of Chinese language learning difficulties of non-Chinese speaking students in Hong Kong Dr. Xianhan Huang

Lecturer The University of Hong Kong

DR. Mark, S. K. Shum

Associate Professor The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Chungpui Tai

Lecturer The University of Hong Kong

Themes Student Learning

It is pointed out that the difficulties of mastering Chinese as a language for communication is a crucial problem for the enculturation of non-Chinese speaking students in Hong Kong (Shum et al., 2011). However, few studies have explored the impact factors of Chinese language learning difficulties of these students. To fill in the gap, this research will be conducted to disclose the potential reasons which cause Chinese language learning difficulties of these students. 1. What are the opinions of teachers regarding the factors relate to Chinese language learning difficulties of non-Chinese speaking students? 2. What are the opinions of non-Chinese speaking students regarding the factors relate to their Chinese language learning difficulties? 3. What are the differences between teacher beliefs and student beliefs on this topic?

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS Launching the IB guide to inclusive education: a resource for whole school development Jayne Pletser-Dent

Curriculum Manager for Inclusive Education International Baccalaureate

Kala Parasuram

Assessment Access and Inclusion Manager International Baccalaureate

FriDAY | 16:50-17:50 ‘IB Guide to Inclusive Education: a resource for whole school development’. Developed by IB staff in conjunction with IB educators, the IB Guide to Inclusive Education is a self-review document that is designed to provoke discussion through reflection and inquiry. It consists of statements pertaining to inclusion and review questions which when taken together provide a platform for self-review and a process that IB schools can use to explore, inquire, reflect, define, and plan for inclusion in their context. This hands-on interactive session will unwrap the new IB guide to inclusive education and will give participants: An understanding of the principles, philosophies and the possible implementation of the guide; A platform to come together and discuss how the guide can be applicable to their school contexts and give their feedback.

Themes

Kokand 6203 Strand: Continuum

Kim Green

Head of Secondary International School Dhaka

Sandra Rosentreter

Head of Primary International School Dhaka

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

Kokand 6206 Strand: Continuum

Supporting Students in Online Learning Lori Gully

Head of Business Development Pamoja Education

Carly Collins

School Services Assistant Pamoja Education

A successful digital learning experience requires strong levels of support. Research shows that students working in fully online courses benefit significantly from the support of regular communication with an adult mentor. Site-based coordinators (SBCs) are a key component in IBDP online courses. This session will identify coachable behaviours associated with effective SBCs, and long-term monitoring conditions that support student success in online learning courses. Participants will actively generate the conversation, sharing and examining scenarios of trials and successes.

Deidre Fischer

Business Development Consultant Pamoja Education

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

Inclusive Education

Critical Reflection and Action leads to continuous improvement in curriculum and student learning outcomes

SESSIONS 4

Kokand 6304 Strand: DP

Curriculum Review is seen as an ongoing process of action and reflection that aims to enhance the implementation of the programmes. This process is supported by the school’s ongoing action plans. This session will share the process followed to establish a robust, inclusive and dynamic curriculum review process that guides the inquiries into curriculum on a continuous cycle. Drawing on examples from EY-12 curriculum areas that are currently under-review the session will share: the fundamental elements that provide the basis for informing the inquiry-based decision making process that will be followed to undertake curriculum review; the stewardship and leadership structures that have been established to guide and facilitate the process and include a wide range of stakeholders; the protocols that have been developed to guide deep and open reflection on current curriculum; the protocols that have been developed to frame the development of clearly articulated EY-12 scope and sequences.

Improving classroom practice and student learning in the area of Mathematics using effective research-based strategies within the context of the PYP Mignon Weckert

Assistant Head of Elementary (Curriculum) Australian International School Singapore

Luc McKay

Mathematics Coordinator Australian International School Singapore

Themes

Backed by substantial school-based investigation in relation to student learning, pedagogy and practice, teacher expertise and content knowledge, and the broader research literature related to the teaching of Mathematics, the Elementary section of the Australian International School Singapore (3 years to 11 years) has undertaken a complete overhaul of their mathematics program in order to more closely reflect what the PYP believes about learning Mathematics. A core focus for this project is the examination and promotion of effective researchbased strategies to support differentiation in Mathematics, and to support ongoing improvement in classroom practice and student learning within the context of the Primary Years Programme. The project has emphasized the importance of challenging lessons that facilitate student sharing of ideas and on providing time and opportunity for students to build strong conceptual understandings and connections. The project has further investigated lesson design and unit planning and strongly incorporates a model of co-planning, co-teaching, coassessing and co-reflection.

Inquiry / Concept Based Learning

Kokand 6305 Strand: PYP 62

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

SaturDAY | 08:45-09:45

SESSIONS 5 The Future of Online Learning Denise Perrault

Head of Online Learning International Baccalaureate

Themes ICT and Education

Kokand 6202 Strand: Continuum

The ubiquity of the Internet and the rate of emerging technologies are expanding new areas of access and have the potential to change the educational experience of students. This presentation will introduce current and highlight trends in online learning and the digital landscape in general with particular emphasis on the possible impacts on IB World Schools. Consideration will include promising practices in pedagogy, as well as models of integration and implementation. Discussion will include the links between approaches to teaching and learning with the integration of technology and particular areas and initiatives the IB is pursuing toward meeting the needs of IB World Schools. The presentation will feature the IB publication, The role of technology in an IB education which is designed to support school leaders, educators and specialists as they engage in policy-making, strategic thinking and curriculum design.

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Making strategic sense of higher education data in international secondary schools Chris Durbin

School Development Adviser English Schools Foundation

David Kirby

Student Attainment Manager English Schools Foundation

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

How do you collect data on Higher Education offers, acceptances and destinations? How do you evaluate your outcomes and assess trends? How do you use these data to improve opportunities for students? Progression routes from the IB diploma are well established, however, they are a source of shifting policy and varying demand in universities across the world and difficult to monitor. The pressures on school administrators from parents and speculation on whether the school does well by its students is often conjecture and rumour. This session will illustrate how data is used to provide key data to reflect more accurately what is happening and how it can be used to decide priorities for development. English Schools Foundation [ESF] has developed methods of collecting, reporting and analysing data that will be used to stimulate a discussion in this session.

Differentiation in the PYP classroom Dr Michelle Cafini

Head of College Rivercrest Christian College

Themes Differentiated Learning

Kokand 6206 Strand: PYP

In differentiated classrooms learning experiences are engaging, relevant and interesting for ALL students. Teachers in a differentiated classroom understand the need to help students take increasing responsibility for their learning and growth. Students are active in making and evaluating decisions, developing skills that equip them for life-long learning. Differentiation in the classroom provides students with multiple approaches to what they learn, how they learn, and how they demonstrate what they have learned. This workshop will explore differentiation and the Primary Years Programme. It will provide participants with the key principles of high quality differentiation, as well as strategies and tools to utilise in primary classrooms. Participants will understand the importance of using assessment as a road map for thinking and planning in a differentiated classroom.

Kokand 6205 Strand: HEADS/DP

BREAKOUT SESSIONS “Closing the professional learning loop” Think Tank Gill Presland

IB Educator Network Manager IBAP International Baccalaureate

Stuart Jones

Professional Development Head IBAP International Baccalaureate

Themes Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

Kokand 6305 Strand: PD

IB Around the World Ian Chambers

Director, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Kokand 6306/6307 Strand: Continuum

SaturDAY | 08:45-09:45

SESSIONS 5

This sharing / Think Tank has 4 focus areas: 1. Initial ideas concerning ‘closing the learning loop’ for our schools who release WSLs and send their teachers to IB workshops to benefit schools programme development and student learning.2. Linking a schools capability frameworks to IB workshop session guidelines and IB Standards and Practices. This allows teachers and WSL to get recognition against particular standards for the work they have done at workshops.3. The IB uses a 5 stage model for evaluating its professional development. The ultimate stage is impact on student learning. Stages 3 and 4 rest with the school and to what extent schools are able to embed and build on the learning that the participant and WSL brings back. It would be useful for us to see how we might work with schools to learn/support/inform this area. 4. We will gather feedback from attendees at the breakout session about interests, needs, successful practices already happening in schools etc...

DP Evaluation/ DP Authorization - DP Clinic

Across the three IB regions, the organisation is working with an increasingly diverse group of schools both on a system level and on an individual basis. In this session, the IBAP Regional Director will provide an overview of the developments across the regions, along with the related challenges and future opportunities. The session will reflect on the different approaches to government interest and how the IB works at scale to ensure quality along with radical educational change. Discussions will cover projects in Ecuador, Malaysia and Spain and provide insight into US Districts, development in Chinese state schools and in Russian cities.

Contextual Based Leadership: Building Professional Capital in IB schools

Julian Jefferys

Regional School Services Manager Diploma Programme AP International Baccalaureate

This session will be an introduction to how schools should be approaching either their Authorisation or 5 year Self-Evaluation. It will incorporate the standards and practices and how to best guide schools using evidence to demonstrate a good working knowledge of the standards and practices.

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

Kokand 6204 Strand: DP

Ken Sell

Head of School Aoba-Japan International School

Karen O’Neill

Successful international school leaders focus on the quality of relationships. This breakout session describes how an internal accountability framework supported the development of ‘professional capital’ by focusing on the context and quality of relationships within the school. Based on a case study in a Scandinavian IB school the presentation draws attention to the key factors and processes used to support change. Participants in this workshop will have an opportunity to reflect on the processes to make links to their own context.

PYP Principal Aoba-Japan International School

Themes International School Leadership

Kokand 6207 Strand: HEADS

BREAKOUT SESSIONS International mindedness: a doorway to innovation? Michael Bell

Senior Lecturer, coordinator of Educational Leadership and Management Flinders University

Themes Culture / International Mindedness

SaturDAY | 08:45-09:45 Interviews with IB leaders indicates the extent to which international mindedness is a source of inspiration that actively shapes their leadership endeavours (Bell & van Vooren, 2014). Drawing on this insight, this workshop will explore the ways that the dimensions of international mindedness (Castro, Lundgren & Woodin, 2013) might offer sources of cultural renewal, deepening engagement and pedagogical innovation. Through techniques that open generative spaces, participants will experience the rich, meaning-filled ways that diversity, rather than icing on the cake, can be integral to the processes that enhance our collective growth.

SESSIONS 5 The value of the Quality Teaching model to develop the IB learner Profile in every class every day Peter Clayden

Deputy Principal Canberra College

George Palavestra Principal Canberra College

Kokand 6302 Strand: Educational Perspectives

Themes Approaches to Teaching & Learning

How do pedagogical leaders know that teachers are consistently providing opportunities for students to develop in accordance with the IB learner profile? Teaching standards, like the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, go part way to ensure professional practice but may not provide sufficient detail to distinguish great practice that always aligns with IB principles. In this presentation, I focus on how the pedagogical framework known as the Quality Teaching model (QT) can support leaders to know this. I anchor this analysis in findings from a program of research led by Professor Jennifer Gore at the University of Newcastle. I demonstrate how QT and QT Rounds enable leaders to have confidence in the pedagogy used by teachers to enhance student outcomes and develop the IB learner profile characteristics regardless of curriculum or age. I argue that school leaders have a responsibility to analyse the pedagogical framework/s that they privilege, implicitly or explicitly.

Kokand 6304 Strand: Continuum

IB Answers: Improving the Customer Experience Michelle Espiritu

Customer Experience Operations Associate Manager International Baccalaureate

Themes Culture / International Mindedness Delivering excellent customer service

Kokand 6203 Strand: Continuum

As the landscape of customer service is changing within the IB, IB Answers has undergone a transformation and now has dedicated resources focusing on quality, the customer experience and wider process improvements. Points to be discussed are: 1. Our new structure and how this benefits the IB and our customers; 2. Improvement initiatives; 3. Future plans. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions, provide feedback on their experiences to date and make suggestions for service improvements.

Higher education information sessions Prof. John Spinks

Senior Advisor to the President and Director of Undergraduate Admissions and International Student Exchange The University of Hong Kong

This is one of four interactive sessions bringing together a range of prestigious institutions of higher education from around the region and world. During each session three universities will highlight their educational programs, admissions considerations and how they value IB students. Time will be allocated for audience members to ask questions of and provide feedback to each of the university representatives.

Caroline Taouk

Future Students Project Manager Macquarie University

Margaret Phelan

Director of International Admissions for NYU Abu Dhabi New York University

Themes HE information

Kokand 6303 Strand: Higher Education

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Inquiry and Design Deepening Student Engagement and Creativity with an Integrated Approach Shelly Luke Wille

Assistant Head of School, Village Principal Chadwick International

Anya Dalais

PYP Coordinator Chadwick International

Themes Inquiry / Concept Based Learning

SaturDAY | 08:45-09:45

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

SaturDAY | 10:15-11:15

Chadwick International has an embedded approach to inquiry and design that started in the Village (Elementary) Schools Maker Space. We quickly saw how the elements of the design cycle used in the space connected and intertwined with inquiry happening in our other classrooms. Making the connection explicit allowed for design and inquiry to overlap throughout the school. Design has become an extension of inquiry that can happen anywhere in the student experience. This symbiotic relationship between design and inquiry gives students a scaffold to either build on the inquiry process or develop relevant products which both can lead to sustained and meaningful action. We are now creating an integrated MYP design program that would be unfathomable without the experience of an embedded approach in the PYP. Come see how a practical implementation of design and inquiry and how you can bring the principle of design to your school. Kei Ogaw a (13) | To

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Ballroon Strand: Continuum

Variations in DP Students’ Learning Conceptions in Their Personal and Shared Knowledge through Phenomenographic Analysis Dr Percy Kwok

TOK Coordinator The HKCCCU Logos Academy

Themes Approaches to Teaching & Learning

Kokand 6204 Strand: DP

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In this presentation, a phenomenographic approach was utilized to articulate learning variations in a group of IBDP students under the guidance of the teacher (the action researcher) in the TOK essay-writing process in two successive school years. By means of thematic workshops, brown-bag chats and TOK thoughts presentations, the subjects were stimulated to formulate their knowledge (counter) claims and develop their logical argumentation in their essays. Through iterative categorization of their mind-maps, essay structure and contents, some qualitative patterns of their learning variations on pre-conceptions, applications and synthesis of their personal and shared knowledge were articulated. Notably, some learning and teaching conditions varied whilst others were kept invariant to articulate inter-student learning variations and spaces of student creativity. As a result, effective learning and teaching approaches were adopted to enrich their conceptions of personal knowledge (PK) and shared knowledge (SK).

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Building Quality Curriculum: A new service for IB schools Erin Albright

Head of Post-Authorization Services, IB Global School Services International Baccalaureate

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

Kokand 6202 Strand: Continuum

SaturDAY | 10:15-11:15 PYP and MYP teachers now have the opportunity to gain valuable insights and feedback on their written curriculum from IB reviewers. The IB is piloting a new service for PYP and MYP schools aimed at helping schools improve the quality of their curriculum planning process. Building Quality Curriculum, one of a suite of new School Enhancement Services currently under development, gives schools detailed feedback from experienced IB educators on the PYP Programme of Inquiry and units of inquiry and MYP unit planners. Beginning in 2016, this service will be a requirement of MYP schools as part of programme evaluation, and will be available as an optional service for all other PYP and MYP candidate and authorized schools. Come hear the results of the 2014 trial and learn how you can participate in 2015 trials. We are eager to share and to hear from schools regarding their needs and wishes for this new service.

SESSIONS 6 PYP and MYP Self-Study and Evaluation: Getting it right! Monita Sen

PYP School Services Manager, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Ashish Trivedi

MYP School Services Manager, Asia Pacific

Themes Programme Implementation School Evaluation

This session is for current PYP/MYP authorized schools currently engaged in the self-study and evaluation processes. Schools carrying out a self-study engage in reflecting on and formally assessing the quality of their programme implementation. The entire school community including school board, teaching and non-teaching staff, parents, students and leadership team is involved in this process. One of the major areas of self-study that concerns schools is gathering the right evidence from the right people at the right time to make judgments about the programme quality. Equally important is to identify, based on a shared understanding of the programme standards and practices, the successes as well as the areas for further development so that the school can continually develop the programme. This session provides participants the opportunity to share and discuss effective strategies for conducting a meaningful self-study to evaluate their PYP/MYP.

Kokand 6203 Strand: MYP/PYP

Changing the narrative about IB reporting and feedback Kim Edwards

Deputy Principal and MYP Co-ordinator Presbyterian Ladies’ College

Themes ICT and Education

Kokand 6207 Strand: HEADS

This session will explore our school’s journey in moving from a traditional paper-based Semester report system to one where teacher feedback and student reflection is continuous, visible, live and timely. Parents, students and teachers have an ‘electronic window’ into an individual’s learning, achievements and areas to be addressed that accumulates across an academic year. Students are supported to develop the skills to become assessment-capable learners by identifying what they did well and areas within subjects that require further work. Our review and redesign of our processes was driven by Hattie’s Visible learning research. His meta-analysis on the significant impact feedback can have on student achievement fundamentally changed our approach. Hattie (2012) states that ‘students need to know, Where am I? Where do I want to go? How do I get there?’ These questions challenged our thinking and led to an extensive re-development of the School’s learning management system.

Presenting and Implementing Action Research into the Effectiveness of Collaborative Planning Neil Johnstone

PYP Coordinator Hanoi International School

This action research is part of a MSc module on “Implementing Effective School Improvement”. Collaborative planning is an essential component of a PYP school. It is also an area of focus in our current action plan. This presentation will combine knowledge gained of current theory, recent attendance at the “Pedagogical Leadership” workshop, previous personal experiences and also look at the Hanoi International School as a case study. This session will not be a lecture but an opportunity to collaborate.

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

Kokand 6305 Strand: Continuum

BREAKOUT SESSIONS The Power of Many Voices – Creating and Sustaining a Strong Association of IB Schools Paul Campbell

Head of Outreach Services and Regional Development International Baccalaureate Americas

Themes

SaturDAY | 10:15-11:15 The idea of an association of IB World Schools is simple – bring together a group of schools from a single country to support the schools that offer IB programs. Create networks for teachers, work with universities and governments to promote support for IB, and share best practice. But building a strong association is a challenge. This session will be facilitated by the Head of Development from IB Americas, who has personally been involved in starting and sustaining over 25 associations. We will focus on what has worked and what hasn’t. Whether you are an association veteran or just starting out, this session will provide invaluable tools for reaching the next level.

Inclusive Education

SESSIONS 6 Higher education information sessions Prof. Chetwyn Chan

Associate Vice President, Learning and Teaching Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Hideyuki Tokuda

Dean, Graduate School of Media and Governance Keio University

Sven Clarke

Senior Student Advisor University of British Columbia

Kokand 6206 Strand: Continuum

Themes HE information

Kokand 6303 Strand: Higher Education

Pedagogic Opportunities and Challenges of Transnational Classrooms Prof Fazal Rizvi, PhD

Professor of Global Studies in Education University of Melbourne

IB classrooms are increasing becoming ‘trans-national learning spaces’, drawing students from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, as well as students with extensive transnational mobility, experiences and networks. In this session, we will discuss the nature and extent of this transnationality, and explore its pedagogic opportunities and challenges.

Supporting teacher’s zone of proximal development Quincy Kameda

Lecturer Tamagawa Academy K-12 & University

Kando Eriguchi Associate Professor

Ballroom Strand: Continuum

Themes Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

The goal of professional development should not only be to improve teachers’ knowledge of the subject matter that they are teaching, but also to provide opportunities to reflect on their own teaching practices and consider how it can better support student learning in the classroom. For professional development to be effective and purposeful, it must support teachers during the crucial implementation phase where they directly apply what they “learn” to what they “do” in their classrooms. This breakout session will explore the implications a social constructivist Vygotskian model of teacher development can have on teachers wanting to improve their own teaching practices, and how it can support and nurture authentic teacher collaboration and teacher autonomy.

Kokand 6302 Strand: Educational Perspectives

BREAKOUT SESSIONS The Visual Arts as a platform for the exploration of social and emotional learning Ronnie Pratt

Primary Visual Arts Coordinator Trinity Grammar Junior School

Themes Social Emotional Learning

Kokand 6304 Strand: Continuum

SaturDAY | 10:15-11:15 This presentation provides explanations of effective experiences intended to explore feelings and emotions, and it offers strategies for the healthy development of each child. A range of approaches, selected from our Visual Arts stand-alone and collaborative programmes, are presented as examples of how programmes can be designed to foster the connecting and sharing of social and emotional experiences. Through an investigation of body language students, are provided with opportunities to look at how they can read the physical stories of others, whilst they consider how their own body tells a story to others. Digital photographs are presented as shadow stories in an exploration of friendship; relationships and conflictresolution stories are presented as short dramatic photo stories. Drawing, painting and sculptures are used as vehicles to investigate and represent emotions. Examples of Year 6 selfdirected works provide evidence of enduring understanding. This presentation is suitable for PYP and MYP teachers.

Zinan Liu

Issues and their solutions for a new IB School Taimur Khalid Bandey

Head of IB Programme Learning Alliance, Lahore, Pakistan

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

Kokand 6205 Strand: Continuum

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

SaturDAY | 11:20-12:20

Implementing IB in a non-IB School has many challenges, anxieties and exciting experiences. The walk the talk towards an unknown area is always difficult. The problems are not just about curriculum, knowing IB philosophy etc but are also convincing parents/ administrations and teachers to fall for a new system. Implementing or transforming a regular CIE School towards IB was not just a psychological or logistical change but also a social nightmare. Selling the idea of music, dancing and singing in an otherwise conservative society and converting a content based learning into a concept based learning was surely a challenge. However with consistent planning, a good administrative team and a lot of passion and patience has helped tremendously in marching towards our goals and aspirations.

Driving School Improvement: The role of research, rigour, responsibility and reflection within the PYP Chrissy Gamble

Deputy Head Cranbrook School/ Head of Junior School Cranbrook School

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In this session, we will explore a school’s journey towards improvement. We will unpack the role of research, rigour, responsibility and reflection within the PYP. Research reveals the impact that school leadership teams can have on improving the quality of teaching and learning. With this comes the responsibility to create not only an evidence-driven school culture but indeed a school culture of high expectations, clarity about the strong relationship between teaching and learning and a keen sense of professional learning in order to improve student learning and teaching practices. In this session we will explore a school’s journey towards the systematic and strategic implementation of a teaching and learning framework that brings together best practice from research findings.

Christine Cellini and Eric Gailloux

Assessment and Data Coordinator and French Teacher Cranbrook School

Themes Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS MYP eAssessment Developments Gareth Hegarty

Head of MYP Assessment International Baccalaureate

Themes Assessment Assessment implementation and planning

SaturDAY | 11:20-12:20 The first full on-screen examinations for the MYP NC will be taken in May 2015 and the last phase of trailing for ePortfolio subjects will be completed in 2015. This session will bring together all that has been learned during the development phase of the MYP NC assessment, showcase some examples of our specimen assessments including on-screen examinations and outline the new services the IB will be offering MYP Schools. The session will help teachers and school leaders to prepare for first live session of the eAssessments in May and November 2016.

James Forsythe

CAS Coordinator Phuket International Academy

Themes Approaches to Teaching & Learning

Kokand 6206 Strand: Continuum

Positive Education: A journey towards becoming a flourishing school Marcus Wicher

Principal / Head of School Auburn South Primary School

Themes Social Emotional Learning

Kokand 6202 Strand: MYP

Education Outside the Classroom

SESSIONS 7

Kokand 6207 Strand: HEADS

During this presentation, participants will learn about the Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) programme at Phuket International Academy, and how it has developed and grown into an essential component of the curriculum. Using research to support the qualitative data gathered as a direct result of changing the students learning environment, participants will see the benefits to the students growth in all areas. They will learn about how EOTC links to and supports: service learning, authentic learning exchanges with the local community, cultural understanding, transdisciplinary teaching and learning, differentiation, social and emotional learning, as well as mindfulness practices. Participants will walk away inspired to bring these ideas, research and strategies back to their own schools. They will walk away understanding that education outside the classroom IS education for life.

Knowledge differentiation in different SES settings Nicky Dulfer

Course Coordinator of International Baccalaureate, Master of Education (DP) Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Themes Differentiated Learning

Kokand 6303 Strand: Higher Education

Having strengthened and rejuvenated our school’s commitment to the IB Primary Years Programme, we recently embarked on a journey to become a flourishing school. Inspired by Dr Martin Seligman and schools like Geelong Grammar School, Positive Education is transforming our school culture and redefining what it means to be a high performance organization. Participants will explore the scientifically proven principles of positive psychology and develop an understanding of the following: Character Strengths, Dr Martin Seligman’s Wellbeing Theory (PERMA), The power and importance of gratitude, Growth Mindset, Mindfulness, Appreciative Inquiry and; Positive Education and the PYP. Over the course of this interactive workshop, participants will also explore a number of practical ideas that can help kick-start their school’s positive education journey. Participants are encouraged to complete the VIA Character Strengths Survey prior to the workshop (http://www. viacharacter.org).

Teachers are expected to vary their teaching strategies according to the needs of the students they teach. According to the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) standards teachers need to be able to “differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities”. According to Tomlinson and Javius (2012) teachers who differentiate provide equal access to excellence. They have the following attributes: they celebrate and value student difference, develop a growth mind-set, understand students’ needs and interests, provide rigorous learning opportunities, understand students learn at different rates and start in different places, create flexible routines and are analytical practitioners. However some teachers appear to believe that differentiation actually means having different expectations of student outcomes. So exactly how do teachers differentiate in two very different school environments and how could we learn from their lessons?

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Stepping Stones for Life: The Diploma Programme as more than just a syllabus Nigel Gardner

Diploma Coordinator Dwight School Seoul

Themes

SaturDAY | 11:20-12:20 With the implementation of the “next chapter” at MYP and a greater focus on ATTLs at DP, how does this new synergy allow a continuum school to develop a DP programme where the focus is as much on the skills students need for an unknown future as it is on academic success. Since its inauguration Dwight School Seoul has developed as a continuum school rather than a school with three programmes. How does that focus helped build the foundations of a sustainable Diploma Programme where embracing the Core, Global Context and ATTLs is linked directly to preparing students for an unknown future.

Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

Pamela Bender

Head of Pre-Authorization International Baccalaureate

Stella Jiang

Development and Recognition Manager, China and Mongolia International Baccalaureate

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

Communicating the IB to your stakeholders and communities Sebastien Barnard

Regional Communications & Marketing Manager APAC International Baccalaureate

This breakout session will provide an introduction to branding and marketing from the perspective of the IB organisation. We will explore the various tools, strategies and ideas that underpin good brand practices and effective marketing. During the session we will examine messaging and available resources provided by the IB and how and when to use them. Utilising group discussion and feedback, attendees will leave with a ‘suitcase’ of helpful tools and tactics you can use.

Themes Comms & Marketing

Kokand 6203 Strand: Continuum

Kokand 6305 Strand: DP

Application for Candidacy Process

SESSIONS 7

The main purpose of this session is to inform schools that are interested to learn more on the Application for Candidacy process. The session will be lead by the Global Head of PreAuthorisation and Development Manager, China. The session will cover areas such as requirements for Application for Candidacy, application timeline, fees, Professional Development, required official documents issued by government and so forth. There will also be opportunities for questions on the entire Authorisation process. This session will be presented bilingually in English and in Chinese.

Building a Professional Learning Culture Sharyn Skrtic

Assistant Principal / PYP Coordinator ISS International School

Themes Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

As educators, we need to keep abreast of current trends and developments in education, especially in terms of the PYP. With the aim of the Programme being to develop lifelong learners, we have to remember that this applies to the teachers as well. We need to stay active and continue our own professional learning journey. During this session, ideas of how educators can continue to grow as learners through collaboration with other teachers and professional networks will be shared. Participants will leave with an understanding of the value in collaborating with other PYP educators as well as strategies for building a professional learning culture in their schools.

Kokand 6304 Strand: PD/PYP

Ballroom Strand: Continuum

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Planning your (IB) professional development Stuart Jones

Head of Professional Development IB Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Anthony Tait

Director of Professional Development International Baccalaureate

Sue Richards

Global Head of PYP Professional Development International Baccalaureate

SaturDAY | 11:20-12:20

SESSIONS 7 Leading Change: How to Diffuse Innovation

Join the IB Asia-Pacific and global professional development team to learn more about creating a community of learners and a professional development plan for your IB school. The focus will be on IB professional development and the various opportunities available to you, such as regional workshops, inschool training, webinars, and other IB resources. The discussion will also involve: identifying training needs, analyzing the benefits and costs of your various PD options, sharing ideas for low to no cost PD opportunities, developing a professional development plan (including budgeting) based on these needs and options, and determining how to best continue the learning and shifting classroom practice after a training experience. There will also be time allotted for a Q&A with a panel of global, regional and online IB professional development staff.

Teresa Tung

MYP and DP Teacher; Compass Education Trainer Compass Education/NIST International School

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

A great idea is just that, an idea, until it can be put into practice. When transforming a school for sustainability, something that may feel like a no-brainer for those involved may be met with great deal of resistance for all those reasons we’ve heard before: “we don’t have time for that, “oh great, another initiative,” or “that’s not part of my job.” In this session, we will explore how to diffuse innovation so that a great idea can come alive and make a positive impact. Ideas explored in this session are based on the work of renowned sustainability consultant Alan AtKisson. Note : Session is 1 hr 20 mins

Kokand 6306/6307 Strand: HEADS

Themes Professional Learning Communities / Life Long Learning

Kokand 6204 Strand: PD

Concept-based Teaching and Learning - CBTL: Development and Implementation in a Language Acquisition classroom Tee Siok Hoon

Deputy Principal (Secondary School) and the Head of Language Acquisition Department Fairview International School, Malaysia

Ms Elaine Lam

Deputy Principal (Primary School) and Professional Development Coordinator Fairview International School, Malaysia

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Language Acquisition is commonly perceived as a process of memorization and mechanical practice on language skills. Students face challenges in acquiring additional language especially at the initial phase because they fail to develop a true understanding of the language. As much as conceptual understanding is important in the PYP and MYP as highlighted in the previous sessions, this session addresses the importance of this understanding on improving student’s language acquisition across the continuum of IB programmes through conceptual lens and idea of growth mind-set. This session shares the journey and strategies of Fairview Malaysia transforming to a three-dimensional concept-based schools; looking at the impact on teachers’ instruction and students’ learning. Examples of unit plans (different phases and languages) will be underlined to emphasize why and how Fairview’s innovative approaches have equipped students with the multi-literacy skills and attitude, enabling them to communicate successfully in various global context.

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SESSIONS 8 Implementing IB Approaches to Learning in a virtual environment Edward Lawless Principal Pamoja Education

Lori Gully

Head of Business Development Pamoja Education

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Acting Deputy Principal and Head of Senior School MLC School

Sharon Munro

Director of Learning: IB Diploma, International Students Coordinator St Andrew’s Cathedral School

Themes Curriculum Planning Implementation

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Three different schools, three different cultures. The story of how three Sydney IB schools, located 10 kilometres apart managed to agree and deliver for the past 4 years, courses outside the timetable in partnership with each other. Share their journey, and hear from students and teachers about this unique curriculum model whereby students from the three schools join together at one school to complete a Diploma Programme course over two years. Explore their journey and learning experiences through the Memorandum of Understanding, the celebrations and the challenges.

Linked closely to the attitudes and dispositions highlighted in the IB Learner Profile, the Approaches to Teaching and Learning model (ATL) highlights essential skills for IB student success in school and in life, now and into the future. These skills empower students to handle future challenges, and become true lifelong learners. The IB’s Approaches to Teaching and Learning are fully embedded within the latest online IBDP courses, inviting students to become independent learners and communicators. In this new learning model teachers are positioned and supported to be powerful facilitators, encouraging students to collaborate with each other and to reflect on their own learning. This session will explore how the IB’s ATL model is being piloted in the full range of online IBDP courses, and invite participants to share the ways they could be manifesting ATL in their own schools.

Kokand 6204 Strand: DP

Pause, reflection and mindfulness: educating for learning, leadership and life Ian Price

Head of Junior School Calvary Christian College

Themes Social Emotional Learning

Kokand 6205 Strand: Continuum

The Primary Years Programme has embedded within it, a process of reflection. We teach our children the cycle of inquiry and model our learning on experiential education. The natural world that surrounds us bears testament to the cycles and rhythms that arise from pause. Throughout history the great leaders took time to pause, reflect and be in the present moment. What’s stopping us? This workshop will explore the neuroscience of pause along with the research surrounding reflection and mindfulness. Drawing on the work of modern authors, historical greats and spiritual forefathers of east and west, the benefits and practice of pause, reflection and mindfulness will not only be discussed but also practiced. Instead of rushing through the thorny rose garden of life we will take time to pause and smell the roses.

Kokand 6203 Strand: Continuum

BREAKOUT SESSIONS Inclusion in the MYP: Providing Access to Learning through the Taught Curriculum Jennifer Swinehart

MYP/Secondary Curriculum Coordinator Hong Kong Academy

Themes Inclusive Education

Kokand 6206 Strand: MYP

SaturDAY | 13:30-14:30 As international schools become more diverse and inclusive, they must actively foster the development of cultures in which every learner is respected and valued by all community members. The IB has become increasingly proactive in nurturing rigorous and inclusive assessment practices and learning experiences through its Primary Years, Middle Years, Diploma and Career-related programmes. As a result, teachers in IB World Schools are expected to develop thinking and learning environments in which differentiated instruction and personalised learning are features of every classroom. For inclusion to be successful for students, it is essential that IB practitioners feel confident in their ability to best support each learner and scaffold learning towards individualised targets and outcomes. This session will explore how the structure of the MYP framework can support inclusion and will provide strategies for developing and articulating a taught curriculum that is accessible to all MYP learners.

SESSIONS 8 Assessment - The glue that binds teaching and learning Kathy Saville

Deputy Director of Curriculum Wesley College Melbourne Australia

Kristen Smith

PYP Coordinator Wesley College Melbourne Australia

Themes Approaches to Teaching & Learning

Kokand 6306/6307 Strand: Continuum

Assessment is integral with all planning, teaching and learning. A prime objective of assessment is to provide feedback on the learning process. Five non-negotiable of formative assessment have been proven to improve teacher quality and therefore student learning. These non-negotiable have formed the framework for empowering teachers in one school’s journey to improve student performance. This presentation will look at how this school, through systematic planning for assessment in the primary years, has been able to improve teachers’ abilities to gather and analyse information about student performance in order to make instructional decisions that engage students in active learning, allowing them to demonstrate the depth of their knowledge and understanding. This will be shared through story, images and video clips. Examples of what evidence of learning looks like will also be shared, demonstrating that we are, indeed, educating for life. Note : Session is 1 hr 20 mins

How the IB works with higher education Justin Sanders

Manager, Global Recognition International Baccalaureate

Paul Sanders

Head, Global Recognition International Baccalaureate

Themes School Leadership, Planning & Governance (for Heads of School)

This interactive session will highlight organization-wide initiatives related to improving higher education pathways for IB students. We will recap past activities and their impact and outcomes as well as discuss current initiatives and future strategies. As schools are often the first point of contact for universities, this session will also gather feedback from participants on current pain points and areas for the IB to focus on. This session will also cover: 1. Updates from other regions (UK, US, Canada, etc.) 2. Services, supports and communications to universities 3. Supports to schools and counsellors on effective student guidance and building relationships with HEIs 4. The role of research and data in programme advocacy

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Abi Woldhuis

Alexandre Nenes

Abi Woldhuis is the Teaching and Learning Innovator in the at Roseville College. She is a Google Certified Teacher, Adobe Campus Leader and has completed a Masters of Education. Abi regularly presents at workshops and conferences including TeachMeet, AIS Integrators conference, EduTech and Google Summits.

Alex Nenes has been involved with International Education for over 15 years and has worked in Brazil, Canada and China. Alex has worked both in class and admin positions. Has been an IB MYP/DP teacher since 2011. Alex has a B Ed. in English and American Literature, a PGCE in Educational Psychology and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Liverpool University. He has been MYP Community Projects Coordinator for a Year, supervised EE and Personal Project and is a DP Examiner for English B and also a Cambridge Speaking Examiner. As an educator, Alex has always been passionate on what can be done inside and outside the classroom with the use of technology and recently started researching and studying the benefits of Experiential learning associated with student initiated and run mini social enterprises as part of CAS in the DP Programme.

Teaching and Learning Innovator Roseville College

Agnieszka Chojnacka

PYP Coordinator ISA Guangzhou International School

Aga Chojnacka is an enthusiastic pedagogical leader and life-long learner. Throughout the last eleven years she has grown from an EAL teacher to a teacher trainer, head of a language school, and now a PYP Coordinator and IB PYP VTM and IB consultant. She holds a B.A in Teaching English to Young Learners and a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics - Teaching and Translation. She has been working with PYP ever since 2008 and specializes in: play-based learning, “classroom as a 3rd teacher” design, concept-based teaching and learning, teacher training, curriculum mapping, pedagogical leadership. Alan Johns

Head of Individuals and Societies/Assistant MYP Coordinator Independent Schools Foundation Academy

Alan Johns is Head of Individuals and Societies and Assistant MYP Coordinator at Independent Schools Foundation Academy, a bilingual English-Chinese school in Hong Kong, where he has worked since August 2013. Previous to that Alan spent 5 years at Dulwich College Beijing where he taught IB Diploma Economics and was subject leader for Key Stage 3 Humanities. Alan enjoys using technology in the classroom and has experience presenting at technology conferences such as 21st Century Learning on topics including Google Maps, Creative Uses of iMovie and using Sketch-Up in the Humanities classroom. Alan has a PGCE in Secondary History from the Institute of Education in London and an MA in Political Philosophy and BA in Economics and Politics from the University of York , UK.

DP English A/B Teacher and DP Examiner Changchun American International School

Angela Ng

Director of Undergraduate Recruitment & Admission Office Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Prof. Angela Ng : Prior to her current role at HKUST, Prof Ng was Associate Head Finance and Associate Dean of the School of Business and Management. Prof Ng serves on several educational and service sector boards, committees councils in Hong Kong. She received her BSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science and PhD in Economics from Stanford University. Anne Layman

Acting Deputy Principal and Head of Senior School MLC School

Anne has been the DP Coordinator at MLC School for 5 years and is currently the Acting Deputy Principal and Head of Senior School. Anne holds a Masters’ degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Education. She was Vice President of the NSW Economics and Business Educators for 4 years and a member of the board for 10 years. Anne was co-author of Economics HSC, Cambridge Press and currently teaches Business Management and manages CAS and the EE. Anthony Tait

Director of Professional Development International Baccalaureate

Anthony Tait is the IB Global Professional Development Director. He has had a long association with the IB in the Americas where he performed a variety of roles including Head of Regional PD, Head of School Services and Diploma Manager. He has extensive experience in IB examination and assessment procedures, including senior examiner in IB geography and examination question setter. Anthony also worked part-time in Teacher Education at Flinders University (Adelaide) in the School of Education and the Masters of Gifted Education Program.

Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Anya Dalais

Bradley Shrimpton

Anya Dalais is currently the PYP Coordinator at Chadwick International, an IB World School. A TCK (third culture kid) herself and mother of 2 very culturally confused children whose personal identity usually depends on who’s made it to the final round of the World Cup, she’s lived in 8 different countries, and taught in IB world schools for the last 17 years. She’s been inspired by the MakerSpace here at Chadwick so much so that’s she’s recently invested in her very own glue gun!

Bradley Shrimpton is the Global Research Manager for the International Baccalaureate Organization. His responsibilities include the design, commissioning and management of education research studies, which currently involves research projects in the United States, Spain, Japan, South East Asian countries and Australasia. Previously he was an evaluator, lecturer and academic coordinator with the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, where he taught postgraduate subjects in program evaluation, qualitative and mixed methods research.

PYP Coordinator Chadwick International

Arnett Edwards

School Principal UWC Li Po Chun, Hong Kong

Arnett Edwards has been Principal of United World College, Li Po Chun for 3 years. He is well known for his enthusiastic devotion to international education and is currently Chair of the UWC Principals group. He is an advocate for inclusive, values driven education and dedicates himself to improving the lives of others. Having recently completed his Masters through Hong Kong Institute of Education he has now embarked on a Doctoral programme with the same institution. Ashish Trivedi

MYP School Services Manager, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Ashish joined the International Baccalaureate organization in 2008. Since then he has served the IB community in various roles such as MYP Associate Regional Manager, IBEN Manager and currently as the MYP School Services Manager for the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining the IB, he taught in national and international schools in India, Indonesia and Japan as Head of Technology, MYP and Diploma Coordinator. Ashish holds a Bachelors degree in Science and Masters degrees in Computer Education and Educational Leadership from universities in India and Australia. He has very recently embarked on a journey to pursue Doctoral Studies in education at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. Aubrey Curran

MYP Coordinator Suzhou Singapore International School

Aubrey Curran currently works as a full-time member of the Secondary Leadership Team in a large, three-programme IB World school in Suzhou, China, where he is successfully leading the development of the MYP Next Chapter curriculum. Before that, Aubrey was a Middle School Principal at a small school in Beijing, where he led the school to their MYP Authorisation. Aubrey is originally from Holland, where he first became an MYP coordinator. Aubrey has been delivering workshops for the IB for six years, and has been leading Next Chapter workshops for the IB since spring 2013. In addition, Aubrey is a team-leader for MYP evaluation and authorisation teams for the IB in Europe and Asia/Pacific, and is also a consultant for many MYP Candidate schools in the region. 92

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Caroline Taouk

Future Students Project Manager Macquarie University

Caroline Taouk has been working in the higher education sector for more than twelve years, also bringing previous experience as a secondary school science teacher. Her roles have ranged from supporting students in the Faculty of Science, advising international students, recruitment of undergraduate students and coordinating outreach projects to students in under-represented communities. She currently manages projects for the Future Students Team, promoting Macquarie as university of choice for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Carolyn Adams

Chief Assessment Officer International Baccalaureate

Carolyn Adams, Chief Assessment Officer, joined the IB in 2009 and is a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Carolyn has over 30 years’ experience in assessment, having been, before joining the IB, the Director of Examinations in the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) in the UK. In the IB Carolyn has led the transformation of the marking process from paper based systems to electronic systems and is leading the introduction of on-screen assessments. Catherine Vogel

Manager: Network Support International Baccalaureate

Catherine Vogel is responsible for supporting Networks in the Asia Pacific region in order to help the networks meet their needs for Professional Development, School Services and Development. Organising the biannual visits, workshop events and providing PD information to the networks are key parts the role.

Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Cecile Doyen

Chris Binge

Cecile Doyen, a US national and native of Belgium, joined the IB in The Hague in 2011 in the capacity of online workshops specialist with the Global Professional Development team. Prior to joining the Global Professional Development team, she owned a small business, through which she provided consulting services in e-learning and ICT integration in learning solutions to international educators. In 2012, Cecile started leading curriculum management for the PYP Development department. She has over 10 years experience in the IB community as a PYP teacher, language teacher, administrator and workshop leader. She brings to the community a strong knowledge base of effective pedagogical practices and years of experience as a professional in the field of bilingual education. Cecile holds master’s degrees in Early Childhood Education (USA) and in Instructional Design (France).

Chris Binge has been teaching IB courses (Maths and TOK) for 30 years in Singapore, Geneva and Hong Kong. In these last two he has been school Principal. Chris was also appointed as the chair of the IB Diploma Committee at IBCA for three years, while this committee over saw the running and the development of the diploma and its position in the IB continuum. Chris has introduced new and innovative ways of doing things in all his schools which have ranged from ways of teaching Maths, laptop programmes, dual language learning, and inquiry based learning to complete curriculum and programme overhaul. At the moment, in Hong Kong we are designing a complete new campus and creating an innovative 21st century curriculum.

Curriculum Manager PYP International Baccalaureate

Celia Her

International Student Recruitment Manager SIM Global Education

Celia has nearly 20 years of experience with both international schools and higher education institutions. SIM GE offers over 70 rigorous and relevant academic programmes taught by qualified and experienced faculty through partnerships with reputed universities from Australia, US and UK. At SIM GE, students are provided with an all-rounded and holistic education experience and acquire a global mindset and skill set for a world without borders. Chetwyn Chan

Associate Vice President, Learning and Teaching Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Chan’s portfolio at HK PolyU covers learning, quality assurance, e-learning, evaluation of teaching practices, the Educational Development Centre and Library, the Learning Management System, and the Student Feedback Questionnaire. Prof. Chan is specializes in cognitive neuroscience and neurorehabilitation and holds leadership roles in several organizations including the American Psychological Association, HK Psychological Society, the HK Joint Quality Review Committee, and the HK Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. Chris Barr

Vice Principal Clearwater Bay School (ESF) Hong Kong

Chris is currently Vice Principal at Clearwater Bay School, Hong Kong. Originally from Melbourne, he has 11 years’ experience working in IB PYP schools, 8 of those in school leadership positions. He has led whole school change initiatives, including professional learning models, professional learning teams and school improvement teams all of which have enabled a culture of collaboration to be established in schools in which he has worked.

Principal Island School Hong Kong Island School Hong Kong

Chris Durbin

School Development Adviser English Schools Foundation

Chris Durbin is the School Development Adviser for ESF. He works across seven secondary schools in Hong Kong. He provides strategic directions for the development of secondary education and progression to university. Chris was part of the team who successfully implemented a three pathway model, including the IB Diploma Programme pathway, an applied learning pathway and a work and life-skills pathway. He is passionate about appropriate inclusion and curricula with appropriate levels of challenge for all students. Chris Hamilton

Principal Clearwater Bay School (ESF) Hong Kong

Chris is currently the principal of Clearwater Bay School an ESF School in Hong Kong. He has a Masters in International Education and has been a principal for 20 years in 4 different schools, including IB schools in both Hong Kong and Australia. He is passionate about the importance of school culture in enhancing student learning. Leading and creating a collaborative learning culture is fundamental to his work in schools. Chrissy Gamble

Deputy Head Cranbrook School/Head of Junior School Cranbrook School

Chrissy Gamble is Deputy Head of Cranbrook School and Head of Junior School. This is her third headship. At each school, she has spearheaded effective change to raise the quality of teaching and learning. Chrissy holds a Masters in Education.

Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Chungpui Tai

David Kirby

Dr. Tai Chungpui; B.Ed.(LangEd), B.A., M.Phil. (HKU), Ph.D. (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences): Areas of Expertise - Teaching Chinese as a Second Language; Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong; Zhuang Studies; Tangutology.

Dave Kirby is the Student Attainment Manager for ESF. He provides data systems and analysis for 21 schools which are part of the Foundation, including kindergartens, primary and secondary schools. He was formerly Vice Principal and Head of Mathematics of West Island School, Hong Kong. He has taught DP Mathematics.

Lecturer The University of Hong Kong

Chun Lai

Assistant Professor The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Chun Lai is an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong. She is involved in IB Chinese language teacher education. Her research expertise includes second language education, technology and language learning and teacher professional development. Darlene Fisher

Educational Programme Coordinator ECIS/Doctoral student Bath University/ECIS

Darlene Fisher is currently Educational Programmes Coordinator for ECIS, coordinating teacher training programmes, student teacher support and leadership development for ECIS. She is also a doctoral student at Bath University where her focus is on educational leadership and the impact of culture on leadership practices. Her most recent full time post was as Director of Enka Schools in Istanbul, an IB world school and a post she held for 6 years. She has held leadership positions in schools for more than 20 years, 15 of them overseas in IB schools in Asia and Europe. She has been an IB examiner, EE marker, curriculum review committee member, and remains a workshop leader, IB consultant and part of the core team developing leadership workshops for the IB. She is currently consulting for 8 different schools and mentoring IB school leaders in six countries across Asia, Europe and the Americas. Darren A. Bryant

Assistant Professor Hong Kong Institute of Education

Student Attainment Manager English Schools Foundation

Denise Perrault

Head of Online Learning International Baccalaureate

Denise Perrault joined the IB in February 2011 as the Head of Online Learning. Her department focuses on providing leadership in international education in teaching and learning with technology including blended and online learning. Her department is dedicated to sharing expertise and proven innovations to enhance an IB education and facilitating and collaborating with communities of practice around teaching and learning with technology. Formerly a teacher of mathematics, Denise became actively involved in online learning in 2001. She has experience in course development, technical design, professional development, program development, administration, research and the implementation and administration of virtual schools in the US. Denise joined the IB four years ago and is a member of the academic team in The Hague and is dedicated to developing the potential and capacity of technology to enhance teaching and learning and to create new opportunities to increase access to an IB education. Deryn Vahl-Meyer

Associate Director, Offshore Recruitment University of Melbourne

Deryn has worked extensively in the higher education sector for 17 years for a number of universities including The University of Melbourne, Monash University and Deakin University. Roles at these universities have included recruitment and retention of undergraduate and postgraduate students, experiential learning and course development.Previously, she taught mathematics and sciences at secondary level. Her areas of focus include international markets, internationalization of education, developing globally transferable skills and widening access to education.

Darren Bryant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He serves as Associate Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, Managing Editor of the Journal of Educational Administration and Programme Coordinator of the International Executive Master of Arts in Leadership and Change (IEMA). Through the IEMA participants may earn two IB certificates in leadership practice and research. Darrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research interests include leadership development, middle leadership, and educational reform. Recent research projects include the examining the impact of the IB continuum on school, teacher and student outcomes.

Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Donald Walkley

Erin Albright

Donald Walkley has been both a teacher and principal. For the past eight years he has been a school governance consultant working with principals and school boards/councils across Australia. Donald is a member of the Global Alliance for School Governance, as well as an affiliated governance consultant with the Council of International Schools (CIS). Donald is a member of Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) and the Australian Institute for Company Directors (AICD). Donald has visited eight countries to undertake qualitative research into school governance and governing, and has recently initiated a quantitative research project involving all secondary schools in Australia. Donald has a Masters in Education degree from the University of Melbourne.

Erin McVadon Albright, has worked for the International Baccalaureate since 2010.She currently leads the Post-Authorization Services team in the Global School Services department responsible for the design of the programme evaluation process and the development of new services to support schools.Prior to joining the IB, Erin served as Diploma Programme coordinator and taught Theory of Knowledge, Social Anthropology and history in two schools implementing large, inclusive IB programmes.

Executive Director Australian Institute for School Governance

Ed Wickins

School Principal King George Vth School

Prof Fazal Rizvi, PhD

Professor of Global Studies in Education University of Melbourne

Ed Wickins has been Principal of King George Vth School for 10 years. He has taken responsibility for developing an internationalist culture through the introduction of the IB Diploma and creating a new skills based Middle School curriculum. The school also has a reputation for leadership development, learning technology, performance coaching, innovation and very high academic achievements. To fill his leisure hours he embarked on an EdD through the University of Bristol and graduated in 2014.

Prof Fazal Rizvi PhD, is a Professor of Global Studies in Education at the University of Melbourne, and is also an Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Born in India and educated in India, Australia and the UK, he has worked in a number of countries. He has written extensively on issues of identity, culture and difference in transnational settings, theories of globalization and educational policy studies, and internationalization of education. His most recent books include: Globalizing Education Policy (Routledge 2010) and Encountering Education in the Global (Routledge 2014). In 2014, he led a research project comparing the ways in which IB schools in Hong Kong, India and Australia interpret and implement the IB’s Learner Profile.

Edward Lawless

Gareth Hegarty

Edward Lawless graduated with a BA in English Literature from LeMoyne College, Syracuse, New York in 1982, followed by an MA at the University of Rochester, NY in 1985. He started his career as Head of English at the American International School of the Cote d’Azur in Nice, France in 1987, and held many other senior roles in education, including at the International Baccalaureate (IB) as Regional Head of Professional Development IB Asia Pacific, before becoming Pamoja Education Principal in July 2010.

Gareth Hegarty is leading the new MYP Assessment team in Cardiff as they develop the new assessment provision for the MYP including the exciting on-screen examinations. Previously Gareth led assessment in individuals and societies, the arts and the core of the Diploma Programme of the IB and was the subject manager for chemistry. Gareth joined the IB after 10 years of teaching and leadership in schools in the UK, the Netherlands and Russia. Gareth holds an Honours degree in Chemistry, a PGCE and MA in Education from the University of Wales.

Elaine Lam

Gerard Calnin

Elaine Lam, is the Deputy Principal (Primary school), Professional Development Coordinator at Fairview, a visiting team member and PYP workshop leader. She has a Masters of Arts in Education from Sheffield Hallam University and IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning. Elaine is a certified Concept-based Curriculum & Instruction presenter and trainer by Dr Lynn Erickson.

Dr Gerard Calnin is a knowledge consultant to the IB in school leadership and is currently the Asia Pacific representative for the IB’s educator and leadership certificates; he works at the Graduate School of Education at The University of Melbourne.

Principal Pamoja Education

Deputy Principal (Primary School) and Professional Development Coordinator Fairview International School, Malaysia

Head of Post-Authorization Services, IB Global School Services International Baccalaureate

Head of MYP Assessment International Baccalaureate

Senior Researcher The University of Melbourne

Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Gill Presland

Ian Chambers

Ian has forged a successful career in education leadership and teaching over the past 14 years. As Director, IB Asia Pacific since February 2011, Ian oversees the work of professional development, authorisation and evaluation of schools, recognition and the IB Educator Network (IBEN). Before joining the IB, Ian was Regional Manager, Asia Pacific for a provider of international qualifications for 14 – 19 year olds where he also held the position of Regional Manager, South Asia based in New Delhi, India. Under his leadership in Asia Pacific, IB programmes are being implemented in increasingly diverse schools across the region.

IB Educator Network Manager IBAP International Baccalaureate

Gregory Biggs

Product Manager International Baccalaureate

As a Product Manager, Gregory has a global remit to manage the Career-related Programme as one of the IB’s four key products. He is responsible for ensuring that the CP continues to meet or exceed the current and future needs of students, schools and their communities. Prior to joining the IB in 2013, Gregory worked across the design, development and implementation of education reform programmes across the Middle East and South East Asia, on behalf of national governments, education ministries, groups of schools, leaders and educators. Henrietta Miller PYP Coordinator Roseville College

Henrietta Miller is the PYP coordinator and a year 6 teacher at Roseville College. Henrietta is also an Adobe Education leader and a past member of the ICTENSW board. Henrietta has spoken at many workshops and conferences both in Sydney and across Australia. For several years Henrietta has blogged both personally and with her class. These blogs can be found at http://year6rc.edublogs. org and http://www.classroomchronicles.net Hideyuki Tokuda

Dean, Graduate School of Media and Governance Keio University

Prof. Tokuda has been a part of Keio University since 1990. His research and teaching interests include a variety of systems, networks and smart spaces. Prior to Keio, he was a Senior Research Computer Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University. Prof. Tokuda an active member of many national and international councils and societies. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. from Keio University and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.

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Director, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Ian Price

Head of Junior School Calvary Christian College

Ian Price is Head of Junior School at Calvary Christian College in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Training in Outdoor Education and working with children, adolescents and adults in schools, camps and community organisations provided Ian with an initial teaching foundation of Experiential Learning. His subsequent experiences include teaching and leadership across Junior, Middle and Senior Schools in a career that has spanned 25 years. Working in a newly authorized school, Ian is interested in the links between Experiential Learning and the PYP, with reflection being a key component of this journey. With training and degrees in Outdoor Education, Primary Teaching, Religious Education and Educational Leadership, Ian brings together a diversity of theory and application to his practice. James Forsythe

CAS Coordinator Phuket International Academy

James Forsythe was born and raised in New Brunswick, Canada. He studied at Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Classical Studies and History. James went on to complete a Bachelor of Education, specializing in Elementary Education at Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada. James is currently undertaking a Master of Science in Applied Ecopsycology from Akami University, Hawaii, USA.He has spent the past 13 years living and working in Bangkok, Doha and currently in Phuket. James has 12 years experience as a PYP teacher, and is currently the CAS, Co-Curricular and EOTC coordinators at Phuket International Academy. James is also an experienced IB workshop leader.

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Jan Stipek

John Spinks

Jan Stipek joined the IB in September 2011 after a successful international teaching career in the Czech Republic, Denmark, China, Singapore and Italy. He has held a number of school roles (EAL/ English teacher, TOK teacher, MYP Coordinator) as well as IB-related roles (DP examiner, MYP moderator and workshop leader). At the IB, Jan led the curriculum reviews for group 2 subjects before taking up the post of Head of global professional development (Diploma). Jan holds a master’s degree in education (SUNY, Buffalo) and a certificate in management and leadership (CMI, UK).

Prof. Spinks has responsibilities for student admission to HKU, local and international student recruitment, and international student exchanges and collaboration. He has led more than 100 promotional missions to countries throughout Asia and beyond, working with leading schools, universities and Ministries of Education.

Head of global professional development (Diploma) International Baccalaureate

Jayne Pletser-Dent

Curriculum Manager for Inclusive Education International Baccalaureate

Jayne Pletser (IB Curriculum Manager for Inclusive Education) - Jayne is the IB’s Curriculum manager for inclusive education. A member of the Continuum team based in the Academic division in The Hague, Jayne’s role is to lead the IB in promoting and enabling fair access for all students across the continuum of programmes. Previous roles have included international classroom teacher, learning support teacher and coordinator, international teacher trainer and facilitator, international school director, interim manager in an international special educational unit, and she has been a member of international school review and accreditation teams. Jayne has an MA in special educational needs and is currently a part-time research student (EdD) with research interests in the field of international school organization and inclusion. Jennifer Swinehart

MYP/Secondary Curriculum Coordinator Hong Kong Academy

Jennifer Swinehart is the MYP/Secondary Curriculum Coordinator at Hong Kong Academy and teaches MYP English A and DP English A: Literature HL/SL. Prior to this, she was the middle school English department head at International School Manila and before that worked as a literacy coach in Denver, Colorado in the United States. Jennifer has contributed to the MYP Personal Project teacher support materials and to the IB Learning Story e-resources online module. She co-facilitates the TTC course Personalizing Learning for Your Students through the Principals’ Training Centre and consults on concept-based curriculum and instruction at international schools in the AsiaPacific region. She has also presented on collaborative school cultures, homework, differentiation and student metacognition at recent EARCOS and Next Frontier: Inclusion Conferences. Jennifer is the author of a chapter on student metacognition in The Right to Literacy in Secondary Schools: Creating a Culture of Thinking (Teachers College Press, 2009).

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Senior Advisor to the President and Director of Undergraduate Admissions and International Student Exchange The University of Hong Kong

Julian Jefferys

Regional School Services Manager Diploma Programme AP International Baccalaureate

Over the last decade Julian has been advocating, explaining and working with the three International Baccalaureate Programmes. He has worked in local and international school systems in the Asia Pacific region in a variety of leadership positions. Currently, he is the School Services Manager for the Diploma Programme and works with IB schools throughout the Asia Pacific. He holds a Masters in Educational Leadership specialising in the feasibility of schools intending to become IB World Schools. Justin Sanders

Manager, Global Recognition International Baccalaureate

Justin Sanders, Global Recognition Manager, International Baccalaureate (IB), Singapore Although based in Asia-Pacific, Justin works globally to improve pathways into higher education for IB students. His work includes designing IB collateral for higher ed audience and analytics to improve outreach efforts. Prior to this role, he examined the impact of an IB education on student development as a research specialist with the IB. Kala Parasuram

Assessment Access and Inclusion Manager International Baccalaureate

Dr. Kala Parasuram (IB Assessment Access and Inclusion Manager) - Kala is the IB’s Assessment access and inclusion manager. A member of the School Delivery team in the Assessment division in Cardiff, Kala’s role is to lead the organisation in all aspects of access and inclusion in IB assessments across the continuum of programmes. An educator with a specialization in inclusive education, Kala has a Ph.D. in Education, an MA in Special Education and an MA in Movement Therapy. Kala has past experience as a classroom teacher, university lecturer, head of research, teacher trainer and inclusive education consultant in schools, universities and not-for-profit organisations in UK, USA and India. She has also served as an invited panel member to draft state and national policy in inclusive education in India.

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Kando Eriguchi

Ken Sell

Kando received his Ph.D at the University of California, Graduate School of Education, Los Angeles. He has been active for many years as a leader promoting international education in the K-12 campus as a Director of the Tamagawa Academy & University Centre for International Programs. He is currently Associate Professor in the College of Education at Tamagawa University. His current research interests are in self-esteem and IB education.

Ken Sell is an educator of 30 years experience. He has worked in Australia, Norway, China and Japan. More recently Ken has published in areas of ‘school accountability’, ‘teacher professional developmental through partnerships’ and ‘teachers as researchers’. His interest lies in supporting International school leaders lead in the 21st century.

Associate Professor University Tamagawa Academy

Kathy Saville

Deputy Director of Curriculum Wesley College Melbourne Australia

Kathy Saville has been involved in education for over 25 years and has taught in kindergarten, primary and junior secondary classes, as well as in tertiary institutions, in both undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs. She is currently Deputy Director of Curriculum at Wesley College, Melbourne. Involved in the PYP since 2002, she helped introduce the PYP to the Glen Waverley campus, where she was also PYP coordinator. She supported the campus through its preauthorisation, authorisation and evaluation visits. She is now supporting MYP coordinators with the implementation of the MYP. She has been a PYP workshop leader, visiting team member and leader and consultant for a number of years. She has a Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education and Master of Educational Management. Kelvin Williams

Head of Curriculum Diploma Programme - Individuals and Societies, and The Arts International Baccalaureate

Kelvin Williams is Head of Curriculum for both the Individuals and Societies, and The Arts for the Diploma Programme (DP) programme based in the International Baccalaureate Global Centre in The Hague, Netherlands. He works with a team of curriculum managers, alongside other divisions of the organisation and IB educators in leading the review and development of a number of DP subjects, as well as being involved in the Approaches to Teaching and Learning initiative and the review of the DP as a whole. Prior to joining the IB in 2011 he was Deputy Head at the British School of Washington (DC, USA). Originally from Wales he has been working in international education for over 30 years, having been a lecturer, teacher, advisor and broadcaster in Nigeria, Germany, Spain, Japan, USA, and back home in Wales. His particular interests include social responsibility and interdisciplinary approaches to learning.

Head of School Aoba-Japan International School

Kevin M. Hostetler

Senior Assistant Director, International Admission University of California - Los Angeles

Kevin graduated from The George Washington University with a degree in International Affairs before starting his career in GW’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions. He now works at UCLA and enjoys working with IB applicants from all over the world. Kevin specializes in recruitment strategies in China, and helps guide UCLA’s enrolment management goals in Asia. Kim Edwards

Deputy Principal and MYP Co-ordinator Presbyterian Ladies’ College

Kim Edwards is currently Deputy Principal, at Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC), in Perth, Western Australia. She has a Masters of Education and over 30 years teaching experience in Melbourne and Perth. Kim has been a Head of Department and a Head of School and for the last 10 years has been responsible for implementing and co-ordinating the Middle Years Programme and Personal Project at her school. Kim is an experienced IBEN trainer, MYP Workshop Leader, School Visit Team Leader, Consultant and Field Representative and in the last 2 years has been involved in the MYP Next Chapter, Personal Project, Collaborative project, Areas of Interaction and Interdisciplinary review meetings. She is also a Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction trainer having completed her accreditation with Professor Lynne Erickson in 2012. Kim has presented at national and international conferences in America, Australia, India and Singapore and regularly hosts and presents to visiting schools. Kim Green

Head of Secondary International School Dhaka

Kim Green is currently Head of Secondary, International School Dhaka (ISD), Bangladesh and was previously Secondary Principal, Vientiane International School (VIS), Laos. She holds a Masters in Educational Leadership (UK), Bachelor Degrees in Education and Social Science (NZ) and Diplomas in Secondary Teaching (NZ) and Management (Aust.). Kim has 18 years of teaching experience that includes working with New Zealand (NZ), Nevada-USA and the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. She has held roles as an IB MYP Coordinator, workshop leader in NZ, NZ National Assessment Writer and Moderator and NZ National Curriculum Writer for Social Studies. She is currently an IB Workshop Leader, School Team Visit Leader, MYP Consultant in addition to being a CIS School Team Visit Member. 104

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Kristen Smith

Luke Atkins

Kristen Smith has over 20 years of experience in the classroom having taught in both primary and junior secondary settings. She is currently PYP Coordinator at Wesley College, Melbourne. She has been involved in the PYP since 2004, participating in the authorisation and evaluation process as a classroom teacher. Kristen is also a PYP workshop leader. She has a Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education, Postgraduate Certificate of Gifted Education and Master of Education (Gifted Education).

Luke is an International Relations Officer in the Asia team at The University of Nottingham, UK with responsibility for Hong Kong, Japan, Macau and Australasia. Luke works with schools, representatives and partner institutions in these countries to engage with students interested in studying at Nottingham and inform them about study opportunities in the UK.

PYP Coordinator Wesley College Melbourne Australia

Laura Roberts

CEO / Statistician Right Angle Research

Dr. Roberts is a statistician, research methodologist, dissertation mentor and the CEO of Right Angle Educators (RAE), Inc. RAE is an international corporation that serves as liaison between faculty and students at many universities. Recently, Dr. Roberts has been engaged with the international circuit, working with principals and school heads on their dissertation research. In addition to leadership research in international education, Dr. Roberts also evaluates programs to reduce violence among young people. She has published widely in scholarly journals in education. Her passion is providing leadership and instruction to inspire educators to produce excellent research. Lori Gully

Head of Business Development Pamoja Education

Lori Gully serves as the Head of Business Development from her home in Florida. Lori started her career in public education in the US, working as a Pre-IB teacher, IB Diploma Programme / CAS Coordinator before moving into the world of virtual schools. Over 14 years at FLVS, her experience varied from online teaching and course design to marketing and leadership development, including training others to implement virtual programs across the world. Lori holds a BS in English / Language Arts Education from the University of Central Florida Honours Program and an MEd in Educational Leadership from the University of West Florida. Lori also holds certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Registered Corporate Coach (RCC). Luc McKay

Mathematics Coordinator Australian International School Singapore

Luc McKay is the Elementary Mathematics Coordinator at the Australian International School Singapore. New to the IB PYP in 2014, Luc has taught at the elementary school level from Preschool through to Grade 6 and has a strong history in the classroom for innovation in the instruction of Mathematics, including being awarded a Victorian Science and Maths Excellence Award in 2011. He completed a Master in School Leadership (Numeracy) with Monash University in 2012.

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International Relations Officer University of Nottingham

Marcia Behrenburch

Head of School Services, AP International Baccalaureate

Marcia Behrenbruch has over 25 years of experience as a teacher and school administrator living and working in Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Vietnam and Singapore. Her research interests are inquiry learning, facilitating change in classroom practice and identifying factors that contribute to effective professional development. She currently works in the IB office in Singapore. After three years as head of professional development for the PYP, she is now head of school services for Asia Pacific. Marcus Wicher

Principal / Head of School Auburn South Primary School

Marcus Wicher has taught and been a school leader in a number of schools in Australia and throughout the UK. He has been the principal at Auburn South Primary School since 2012. Prior to this he was awarded with a much sought after Principal Internship where he was mentored by a principal at a highly respected IB PYP school. With close to 3 years experience as a principal in an IB world school, Marcus has recently overseen his school’s second evaluation. Margaret Phelan

Director of International Admissions for NYU Abu Dhabi New York University

Margaret works with educators worldwide to match top students with NYU’s degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi, New York and Shanghai. She received her BA from Wellesley College and her MPA from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Prior to her ten year career at NYU, she worked with international non-profit organizations on funding strategy and communications. Mark, S. K. Shum

Associate Professor The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Shum, Mark S.K.: B.A. (London); M.A. Ed. (CUHK); M.C.I.L. (London); P.C.Ed. (HKU); Ph.D. (Melbourne): Areas of Expertise - Chinese Language Education; Systemic Functional Linguistics & Its Application to Teaching; Text Analysis; Teaching of Chinese Writing; Assessment of Composition.

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Matt James

Michael Bell

Matt James has been involved in online professional development for the last 18 years. In senior roles at Cambridge International Examinations and the National College for School Leadership (UK), he innovated in the use of web conferencing technology for learning as well as developing facilitator-led online courses and managing a professional online network of over 100K school leaders. He has extensive experience as an examiner, moderator and producer of teacher support materials. Matt has been Head of Online Professional Development at the IB since 2011 and is keen to bring new approaches to online professional development of IB educators worldwide.

Dr Michael Bell is the coordinator of Educational Leadership and Management programs at Flinders U university. His work spans all levels of education from ELC through to the tertiary sector with both international consulting and senior educational leadership roles in Asia and the Pacific. His research includes the relational nature of innovation, how international mindedness shapes educational leadership and strengths-based pedagogies in leadership formation.

Head of online professional development International Baccalaureate

Melissa Graham

Deputy Head / PYP Coordinator St Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School

As an enthusiastic and committed educator, Melissa Graham has enjoyed a varied and rewarding career in both the state and independent systems in Australia. She has a Diploma of Teaching and Bachelor of Education and is the Deputy Head of Junior School and PYP Coordinator at St Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School in Melbourne. Melissa first discovered the PYP back in 2005 and quickly embraced it, recognising the strong alignment between her own educational philosophy and that of the programme. Since becoming a workshop leader in 2008, she has facilitated many in-school and regional workshops, and has recently undertaken training as part of the new Curriculum Connections project through IB Global School Services. Melissa has been the Chair of the Victorian PYP Network for the past 3 years and is a passionate advocate for the role networks play in supporting the programme, teachers and schools on their individual and collective IBPYP journeys. Dr Michael Anderson

Professor of Education (Arts and Creativity), Faculty of Education and Social Work University of Sydney

Dr Michael Anderson is a leading researcher on creativity, the arts and education. His research and teaching concentrates on how arts and creativity can reshape learning and how imagination and innovation can support effective learning. His recent publications explore how creativity, embodiment and technology has the capacity to transform learning when applied effectively and strategically to places of learning. These publications include Partnerships in Education Research: Creating Knowledge that Matters (with Kelly Freebody, Bloomsbury, 2014), Masterclass in Drama Education (Continuum, UK), Teaching the Screen, Film Education for Generation Next (with Miranda Jefferson), Drama with Digital Technology (with John Carroll and David Cameron, Continuum, 2009) and Real Players: Drama, Education and Technology (with John Carroll and David Cameron Trentham, 2006). He is currently developing research and publications relating to learning and immersive technologies, whole school change and creativity and the role of theatre companies in education.

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Senior Lecturer, coordinator of Educational Leadership and Management Flinders University

Michael Purcell

Head of School Edubridge International School

Michael Purcell is the Principal and Head of School at Edubridge International School in Mumbai, an IB World School. He comes from the United States where he received his degrees in engineering and physics. He has been a mathematics teacher for more than 20 years but he has also taught physics, general science, history, theory of knowledge, computer science, and technical writing. He has taught for 15 years in the IB Diploma Programme and the MYP. As Head of School, he has been developing a trial implementation of the PYP, including a web literacy program. Prior to working at Edubridge he was at NIST in Thailand and the Mahindra United World College in Pune, India. Michelle Cafini

Head of College Rivercrest Christian College

Dr Michelle Cafini has extensive experience working with staff to assist them to differentiate learning to ensure that students are engaged and challenged by significant, meaningful learning experiences. She has provided professional development internationally at conferences and in schools on differentiation. Dr Cafini has held the position of PYP Co-ordinator in 2 schools and has a strong understanding of the PYP and the role of differentiation in PYP schools. The focus of her doctoral thesis was on differentiation and learning styles. She has recently completed a second Masters degree at the University of Melbourne on the PYP. Dr Cafini had held many leadership positions in independent schools, predominately in Australia and worked as a Deputy Principal in at a PYP international school in Singapore. Dr Cafini is currently Head of College at new school in Victoria which will cater for students from 3 years of age through to Year 12. It currently offers classes from 3 year old in the ELC to Year 2. Michele Marquet Director of Schools Cranbrook School

Michele Marquet is Director of Schools at Cranbrook Junior School. She has been in leadership positions at Cranbrook for 15 years and holds a Masters in Education.

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Michelle Espiritu

Neil Hodgson

Michelle Espiritu has been in the customer service industry since 2004. She finished university with a degree in Commerce majoring in Computer Science Information Systems. Instead of pursuing a career in computer programming, she decided that she was far interested in the fast evolving customer service industry in the Philippines focusing on managing a technical support account which exposed her to an environment where she was able to practice what she learned in business but still be in a technical environment. As her experience grew, she found herself dealing with different aspects of the organization: vendor management, client management, operations, quality, and customer relationship. This knowledge of running operations along with a deep understanding of how customer experience impacts an organization is what brings Michelle to the IB Answers to help the team realize their new strategy.

Neil Hodgson has been teaching for 28 years and is a highly experienced IBDP practitioner having taught IB Physics since 2001. He has taught at Sha Tin College, Hong Kong since 1997, having been Head of Science, and is currently Vice Principal and former IBDP Coordinator. He is known for trialling new pedagogies at IBDP level and co-presented on flip teaching at the IPAP conference in 2012. In addition he is an expert on the use of student data for school improvement and presented on how best to use CEM IBE data with students at the 2014 Singapore conference.

Mignon Weckert

Neil is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland. He is delighted to be teaching Grade 5 and also taking on the role of PYP coordinator at Hanoi International School. This is his 4th year of facilitating the Exhibition. His previous teaching experiences have taken him from Scotland through UAE, Indonesia and now Vietnam. This is his 4th International school. On his travels he has taught the Scottish, IGCSE, Singaporean and also PYP curricula. He has also done some accreditation work with WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges). Neil is a lifelong learner and is currently engaged in a distance Masters in Leadership in Professional Contexts through Aberdeen University, where he did his undergraduate degree in Environmental Geography and postgraduate diploma in Primary Education. His teaching philosophy is social constructivist and that learning should be an enjoyable experience for children.

Customer Experience Operations Associate Manager International Baccalaureate

Assistant Head of Elementary (Curriculum) Australian International School Singapore

Mignon Weckert has been an educator in a range of roles in Elementary Schools for in excess of 30 years. She has been engaged with the IBPYP for the past 13 years in variety of roles including PYP coordinator, Head of School, Regional Manager for Asia Pacific, PYP workshop leader and school visitor. She has been a numeracy advisor for schools and developed and facilitated a range of professional development workshops relating to the effective teaching and learning of mathematics. Mignon has a Master of Education with a focus on Educational Leadership and Contemporary Education. Monita Sen

PYP School Services Manager, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Monita is the PYP Regional Manager in the Asia Pacific region and currently supports PYP schools going through the process of authorization and evaluation. Monita has over 14 years experience working with the PYP in a variety of roles including primary teacher, drama teacher, PYP coordinator, head of school, PYP workshop leader, school visitor, educational consultant, teachertrainer and workshop developer. Monita holds a Masters degree in Education and English Literature.

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Vice Principal Sha Tin College, Hong Kong

Neil Johnstone

PYP Coordinator Hanoi International School

Nicky Dulfer

Course Coordinator of International Baccalaureate, Master of Education (DP) Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Nicky Dulfer is the IB Diploma Co-ordinator within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. She has undertaken a range of research focused on education policy. Her research areas of expertise include issues of inequality and pedagogy within Secondary education, and Comparative International Education. Nicky has been part of the Academic teaching team of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education for approximately eight years. Whilst working at MGSE Nicky has been involved in under-graduate degree courses, post-graduate degree courses, and professional post-graduate degree courses. Her roles have involved coordinating post-graduate courses and subjects, leading workshops and tutorials as well as presenting lectures. Nicky has just completed her PhD which investigates the pedagogies teachers use with different groups of students.

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Nigel Gardner

Pamela Bender

Following a successful career in Agro-forestry, Nigel Gardner a qualified Ecologist by training, has taught science at all secondary levels in the UK, the Channel Islands and within the international school community. Nigel has extensive IB experience both as a teacher and Diploma Coordinator, in the UK, Belgium, Azerbaijan and Korea. Nigel is passionate about integrating technology in to the classroom experience as an embedded norm, rather than a bolted enigma. This has led Nigel to question how curriculum and technology, support students going forward into a very unpredictable future. In particular how the DP can learn from good practice within both the PYP and MYP to provide students with more than just an academic qualification.

Pamela Bender joined the International Baccalaureate in September 2012 as Head of Preauthorization Services on the Global School Services team. She was previously the Executive Vice President for Partner and Community Engagement at America’s Promise Alliance, a multisector partnership organization where she was responsible for strategic planning and leadership. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the New Orleans Kids Project (a community collaborative focused on improving outcomes for young people).

Diploma Coordinator Dwight School Seoul

Oli Tooher-Hancock

Head of School International School of Hyderabad

Paul Campbell

Head of Outreach Services and Regional Development International Baccalaureate

Dr. Tooher-Hancock is currently the Head of the International School of Hyderabad, India. Previously, she was the Assistant Superintendent and Secondary Principal of two IB World Schools in Peru and Sri Lanka. Prior to that, Dr. Tooher-Hancock was an IBDP Coordinator and IB History teacher for 10 years in the Asia Pacific region. Recently she received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Lehigh University in the USA. Both her children have gone through the three IB programs. She is passionate about the need for distributed leadership in schools and how this impacts student learning.

Paul Campbell is the Head of Regional Development for International Baccalaureate Americas, which serves over 2000 IB World Schools in 30 countries in North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Paul has worked for IB since 1988 in a variety of positions. During that time, he has worked with hundreds of schools and school systems to help them start of sustain IB programs. He is currently responsible for overseeing the region’s work with universities, governments, associations, educational organizations, and the region’s annual conference. His department assists schools as they consider adopting or expanding IB programs. A much sought after public speaker, Paul has made over 100 presentations around the world on the value of a liberal arts education, including two TedX speeches.

Orin Stephney

Paul Sanders

Orin Stephney has a BSc. in Sociology and a MEd. in Education Research and Evaluation. He has been in the field of education for the past 14 years, teaching from Lower Secondary School to University in South America and Indonesia. His involvement with the IB began in 2012, shortly after joining the staff of the Yogyakarta International School. He also served as an Examiner for the Caribbean Examinations Council until 2007. Prior to being involved in Education he served in various fields including in Radio and Television, Insurance, and in international organisations including the UNDP.

Paul Sanders, Global Head of Recognition. Prior to joining the IB as Global Head of Recognition in May 2011, Paul served as the Executive Director of the Center for College Readiness at Rice University from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, he was a Senior Educational Manager with the College Board (1999 – 2009). Paul has comprehensive experience working with school districts, universities and government offi cials to address issues of equity and access in advanced academics. He holds a BA in political science from Texas A&M University and an MA in United States history from St Edward’s University.

Principal Yogyakarta International Schools

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Head of Pre-Authorization International Baccalaureate

Head, Global Recognition International Baccalaureate

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Percy Kwok

Richard Nies

Dr Percy Kwok received basic disciplines in Analytic Philosophy and Mathematics during his undergraduate years. He continued to finish master degrees in Business Administration, Sociology and Metaphysics, and finally finished his doctoral studies in Comparative Education. In the early 2000s, he served World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) and worked for UNESCO in formulating e-learning policies in Asia-Pacific rim. By working as university lecturers and visiting scholars in Hong Kong, Macao and Mainland China, he helped establish and sustain online inter-regional and cross-cultural learning communities among primary and secondary schools in Asia. He undertook several action projects especially using phenomenographic methods in catering for student learning differences. Recently, he is a qualified TOK and an ITGS teacher, the TOK coordinator of an IB school in Hong Kong whilst he works as an examiner of marking TOK essays and modulating TOK presentations in IBO.

Rich collaborates with the senior leadership team at UWCSEA East building a professional culture through the power of conversations. Cognitive Coaching and the International Leadership and Management Programme have inspired his interest in building school culture around coaching and reflection. Ted assisted in opening UWCSEA East in 2011 and is currently a HS Vice-Principal.

TOK Coordinator The HKCCCU Logos Academy

Peter Clayden Deputy Principal Canberra College

Peter completed undergraduate training at the University of Melbourne in Science and Diploma of Education from the University of Canberra. He has gained recognition for his contributions to pedagogical leadership within the ACT jurisdiction with the award of a fellowship from ACEL. Peter has completed training in 2 different IB courses and has taught ESS for 6 years. As Deputy Principal of Canberra College he has been involved in school registration and has consistently attended Australian IB school leadership forums. Peter’s key focus has always been to review international educational research to inform best practice. He has been instrumental in instigating pedagogical research between the University of Newcastle and ACTETD. He has also been a key driver to initiate worlds’ best practice of providing educational opportunities for pregnant and parenting young people in mainstream senior school settings. Quincy Kameda

Lecturer Tamagawa Academy K-12 & University

Quincy is an IB practitioner with a background in teaching MYP/DP Sciences and Mathematics and TOK. He has experience leading pedagogical change in various coordination roles at Tamagawa Academy K-12 & University in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, he is involved in the development of the IB CTL program as a University Lecturer at the school’s K-16 Education Research Centre. He is an active IBEN member supporting the promotion of the IB Dual Language Diploma Programme in Japan as a DP consultant, DP School-visiting team member/leader and as a bilingual MYP/DP workshop leader.

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Middle School Vice-Principal UWCSEA East

Richard Penrose

Head of Diploma Programme Assessment International Baccalaureate

After teaching for 12 years, mostly in UK schools, Richard Penrose left a Head of biology and psychology role to join the IB as Subject Manager for psychology, anthropology and ITGS in 2003. Encounters with remarkable IB diploma graduates motivated his efforts to become involved with the IB and its mission in the first place and the impact of IB programmes still keeps him going today. He became Head of Diploma Programme Assessment in 2009. Ronnie Pratt

Head of Diploma Programme AssessmentPrimary Visual Arts Coordinator Trinity Grammar Junior School

Ronnie Pratt is currently the Primary Visual Arts Coordinator at Trinity Grammar Junior School, an accredited PYP school. She trained in England and has extensive teaching experience from Kindergarten to Adult Education in the United Kingdom, Africa and Australia. She has worked as a middle school coordinator in Queensland and Head of Visual Art, 7 to 12 in New South Wales. In 2008 and 2009 she conducted workshops at VADEA conferences and presented a paper at the AIS Conference in Sydney. In 2011 she co-presented a breakout session at the Asia Pacific Conference in Melbourne. She has also presented 4 day workshops on teaching skills and active learning strategies for adults in England; Australia and New Zealand. She has developed unique stand-alone and collaborative Visual Arts programmes and is passionate about developing the creative potential in each child, using the Arts as a platform for learning and personal discovery. Rupal Arora

Product Manager International Baccalaureate

Rupal currently supports the PYP product globally and works across the organization for the development of new products and services to meet the needs of existing and new schools/ educators. She has more than 16 years of experience in the education industry and has been Head of School, Centre Director, Teacher and Programme Manager in international settings. She has a Masters in Early Childhood Studies, UK, Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing and Bachelor’s of Economics. She has experience in education programme development and implementation, professional development and educational research and innovation.

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Sandra Rosentreter

Sharyn Skrtic

Sandra Rosentreter was appointed Head of Primary at International School Dhaka in August 2013, having previously held the position of Deputy Principal at Singapore International School in Vietnam. She holds a Bachelor of Education (with distinction) and a Masters Degree in Education Leadership and Management, both from the University of Southern Queensland in Australia.

Sharyn Skrtic is the Assistant Principal and PYP Coordinator at ISS International School in Singapore. She holds a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. She is a vastly experienced teacher of 15 years and brings with her a whole range of best-practice pedagogy and 21st century teaching skills. Sharyn is committed to the philosophy of the IB and is an IB PYP Workshop Leader. This allows her to facilitate professional development for teachers in schools implementing the PYP framework. She has presented her teaching practices at conferences around the world, including The Association of German International Schools Conference and 21st Century Learning Hong Kong Conference. Professional Development (both giving and receiving) is a major part of her work ethic. Her professional education blog has been published in the IB Sharing PYP Website.

Head of Primary International School Dhaka

Sasidhar Sista

Manager, Admissions Ashoka University

Sasidhar is a Project Manager heading Ashoka University’s outreach programme to promote liberal education in India, and has interacted with over 30,000 students from schools around Asia. Sasidhar’s interests include liberal education in the Indian context, higher education quality assessment and innovations in college experience.He received a scholarship to study liberal arts and leadership at Ashoka University’s Young India Fellowship and graduated from BITS Pilani, India with a specialization in Chemical Engineering. Sebastien Barnard

Regional Communications & Marketing Manager APAC International Baccalaureate

Joined the IB in 2011, Sebastien has over 16 years experience as a marketing communications, media, public relations and brand reputation management professional. Sebastien’s experience includes B2B, B2C and Public Sector marketing; understanding and working with the marketing and communication needs of leading MNCs’ and Government organisations. An IB Diploma graduate from UWCSEA, Sebastien formerly held communication and marketing roles with the British Chamber of Commerce and various multinational corporations working throughout the Asia Pacific region. Sharon Munro

Director of Learning: IB Diploma, International Students Coordinator St Andrew’s Cathedral School

Sharon Munro is the Director of Learning: IB Diploma at St Andrew’s Cathedral School. She led the implementation of the DP and has coordinated the program for 7 years. She has taught primary and high school students and adults for the past 17 years, currently teaching Japanese, TOK, and managing the EE. Sharon holds a Masters’ degree in Educational Leadership and Management, a Bachelor Degree in Arts majoring in languages, and a Diploma of Education, and attended part of her degree in Japan.

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Assistant Principal / PYP Coordinator ISS International School

Shelly Luke Wille

Assistant Head of School, Village Principal Chadwick International

Shelly Luke Wille is currently the Assistant Head of School and Village Principal at Chadwick International, an IB World School. Prior to joining Chadwick International, she was a division head, teacher, technologist, scientist and college professor. Shelly is an avid “maker” and loves constructing with Legos, cardboard and glue guns with her sons and students. Fond memories in her Father’s workshop drive much of her inquiry process. Stefanie Leong

Head of Development & Recognition, Asia Pacific International Baccalaureate

Stefanie has over 14 years of experience in education management. Before joining the IB, Stefanie worked for an international education provider of International qualifications for 5-19 year olds, and prior to that, she taught Commerce and Information Technology in an Australian university. Stefanie’s role at the IB is to develop and implement a regional strategy which sustains and advances the growth of IB programmes and services in identified and emerging markets. Regional Development is concerned with managing and nurturing key stakeholder relations with governments, higher education institutions, associations, corporate partnerships, large entities of schools and individual schools in the interested phase before application for candidacy.

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Stella Jiang

Sven Clarke

Based in Beijing, China, Stella work with schools interested in becoming IB World Schools and extend the recognition of IB programmes in China and Mongolia. She has been involved in international education and assessment for more than 10 years working for the British Council for a number of years and most recently as Senior Schools Development Manager China and Hong Kong for a provider of international qualifications for 5 - 19 years old. Her broad experience in education fields has helped many schools in China adopt international programmes and she has built a solid reputation in the education community and with key decision makers.

Sven is a Senior Student Advisor for both prospective Undergraduate and Graduate applicants to the University of British Columbia and has worked at the UBC since 2001. He is currently based in UBC’s Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong. UBC is one of the most popular destinations for IB students in the world.

Development and Recognition Manager, China and Mongolia International Baccalaureate

Stewart Redden

Vice Principal (Secondary) Renaissance College

Stewart Redden has been an IB educator since 1993 and is currently the Vice Principal at Renaissance College in Hong Kong (a 4 programme IB World School). Stewart has spent most of his educational career in international schools, and has been an administrator and teacher in Taiwan, Singapore and Spain. He currently contributes to the IB community as a Team Leader for both IBDP and IBCP verification visits, and as an IBDP visiting consultant. His philosophy of education is that learning should be a flow experience in which students enjoy the challenge of developing new skills, and remain effective learners throughout their lives. Stuart Jones

Professional Development Head IBAP International Baccalaureate

Stuart Jones worked in international education for 17 years prior to joining the IB. Before moving to his current role in the IB, Stuart worked for several years with the School Services team (Diploma) supporting schools in the authorization and evaluation processes. Stuart’s role in Professional Development looks at the overall provision of all types of IB workshops in the region (in-school, regional, provider, partner/cluster events), communicating with co-ordinators, workshop leaders, schools and providers to ensure that we are meeting the needs of the IB community.

Senior Student Advisor University of British Columbia

T. Bernard Kinane Professor of Medicine Harvard University

Prof. T. Bernard Kinane, Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of Education at Harvard Medical School, teaches both at Harvard Medical School and in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology. He has won numerous teaching awards. Prof. Kinane is a world leading research scientist in paediatric pulmonology. His work brings together traditional science with innovative public health programs, like his use of social media to educate teenagers about a healthy lifestyle and asthma management. Prof. Kinane has a long history of collaborating with his students to bring laboratory findings in medicine to the public sphere. Taimur Khalid Bandey

Head of IB Programme Learning Alliance, Lahore, Pakistan

Taimur Khalid Bandey has been teaching CIE A-Level Economics for 15 years. he presently heading IB PYP (Candidate School) and MYP (Candidate School) at Learning alliance, Lahore, Pakistan. Taimur has also been the President of the debating society of Pakistan from 2008 till 2013. He has an MA in International relations and political theory from the UK and an MBA from Pakistan. IB philosophy and method of learning has transformed his outlook towards education and he was determined to get it going at his School. Taimur has done 3 face to face IB workshops in Dubai, Lahore and Kathmandu and want to help interested or candidate schools learn and unlearn from my experience.

Sue Richards

Global Head of PD PYP International Baccalaureate

Sue Richards plays a strategic role in the design and development of professional development for the IB. She leads the IB leadership framework initiative for current and aspiring leaders and the development of professional learning for PYP educators.

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Breakout Sesssion Presenter Bios Ted Cowan

Theo Mandziy

Ted collaborates with the senior leadership team at UWCSEA East building a professional culture through the power of conversations. Cognitive Coaching and the International Leadership and Management Programme have inspired his interest in building school culture around coaching and reflection. Ted spent twelve years teaching HS Mathematics in Ontario and New Zealand before moving to the Canadian International School in Singapore where he worked as HS Vice-Principal and four years as Principal. After enjoying a thirteen year career in California public education as a HS History teacher, Secondary Vice-Principal and Secondary Principal, Rich worked four years abroad as a Curriculum Coordinator and MS Principal at Korea International School. He is currently in his third year as a MS Vice-Principal at UWCSEA East.

Theo Mandziy is the Elementary Visual Arts Coordinator at the Australian International School, Singapore. He has trained in painting and printmaking (Sydney College of the Arts), sculpting (apprenticeship with Australian sculptor, May Barrie) and has a B.Ed. (hons) degree in Primary Education (University of Wollongong). He has been a Visual Arts educator for the past twenty years. Theo is also a practicing artist and painter who has conducted many successful solo exhibitions both in Australia and Asia. Theo is well versed in the IB Primary Years Programme and bases his inquiry approach teaching pedagogy on its philosophy. Theo’s experience and understanding of the IB frameworks led to his appointment, in 2008, as a workshop leader in the role of the Arts in the PYP. From that time he has led in-school and regional workshops and has presented at IB Asia Pacific region annual conferences.

High School Vice-Principal UWCSEA East

Tee Siok Hoon

Deputy Principal (Secondary School) and the Head of Language Acquisition Department Fairview International School, Malaysia

Tee SH with more than 15 years of teaching experience, is the Head of Language Acquisition responsible for curriculum development, staff training and overall performance of the department in 5 Fairview Schools Malaysia. She leads the development and implementation of concept-based in Fairview Malaysia. She has a Masters of Arts in Education from Sheffield Hallam University. She was awarded prize for achieving highest standard in master dissertation on IB Language Acquisition and awarded ‘IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning’ to recognise her expertise and achievements. She has been certified by Dr Lynn Erickson as ˜Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction presenter and trainer” and independent consultant. Teresa Tung

MYP and DP Teacher; Compass Education Trainer Compass Education/NIST International School

Teresa Tung has worked in all three IB programmes, as a PYP homeroom teacher at the International School of Tianjin, and as MYP English and Individuals & Societies teacher and DP Psychology teacher at NIST International School. Currently at NIST Teresa also serves as the coordinator of the MYP Service & Action Program and the Global Citizen Diploma. Teresa is part of Compass Education, a non-profit equipping schools for a sustainable future. She facilitates workshops for educators and develops curriculum materials to help people utilize systems thinking and act together for positive change. Some of these materials are featured in the Teacher Support Materials for Approaches to Learning as well as Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning.

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Elementary Art Coordinator Australian International School, Singapore

Xianhan HUANG

Lecturer The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Xianhan Huang, BEd, MEd (BNU); PhD (CUHK): Areas of Expertise - Chinese language education; Innovative teaching and creative learning; Teacher education; Assessment and evaluation for Chinese subject; Curriculum and instructional design. Yin Houqing

China National Superintendent Deputy Director of the Chinese Society of Education Deputy Director of Elementary Textbooks Experts Council of MOE China The Chinese Society of Education

Mr. Yin Houqing, is the China National Superintendent, the deputy Director of the Chinese Society of Education and the deputy director of Elementary Textbooks Experts Council of MOE China. He has been leading the research and design of key reforms of the Shanghai elementary education, such as the public service system of Shanghai Elementary Education, Education Administrative Management system, curriculum and teaching reform, balanced development of education strategy, elementary education quality evaluation reform, the regulations for private primary and middle schools, etc.

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