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Welcome from AASSA

On behalf of AASSA, I would like to welcome you to the 2012

AASSA Educators’ Conference, to Academia Cotopaxi and to

our host city of Quito. It is our hope the conference will be

professionally rewarding and your visit to Ecuador a

memorable one.

This conference has been designed around the theme “Navigate

the Now, Design the Future.” As educators, we are traversing

a period of rapid and unprecedented change--grappling to

appropriately prepare ourselves and our students for a future

that we can only imagine while we navigate the turbulent

waters of the present moment. This conference has been

designed to offer approaches to successfully survive the “now”

while simultaneously transforming ourselves and the education

we offer.

We are extremely fortunate to have with us well-known and well-versed consultants as keynote

speakers and institute leaders. We are also appreciative of the many workshops being offered by our

teacher and exhibitor presenters.

I would like to recognize and thank Dr. William Johnston for hosting and helping to shape this

conference, Tina Fossgreen for serving as the key site organizer, and the core planning team from

Academia Cotopaxi, Alliance Academy, the American School of Quito, and Colegio Alberto

Einstein for their invaluable contributions throughout. A major thanks to our associate members and

conference sponsors featured in the program, to the AASSA Board of Directors for their support, and

to Dr. Bill Scotti and the U.S. Office of Overseas Schools for their generous support of this event.

Lastly, I would like to recognize the AASSA staff (Esther Nicolau, and Alex Segura) for their hard

work and positive spirit.

Enjoy the conference and thank you for being here!

Paul M. Poore

AASSA Executive Director

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Headmasters’ Welcome

On behalf of the Board and staff here at Cotopaxi, it is a great

pleasure to welcome you all to the 2012 AASSA Educator’s

Conference. This event is the result of a collaborative effort

between Academia Cotopaxi, Colegio Alberto Einstein, Alliance

Academy International and Colegio Americano de Quito,

working closely with the AASSA office in Miami. It is truly our

pleasure to be hosting the conference here on our campus.

“Navigate the Now, Design the Future” is such an appropriate

theme for this years’ conference, more so in light of our school’s

tagline: “Inspiring young minds to lead tomorrow’s world.” We

are all well along with having hardware and supporting

infrastructure in place… the trick is moving beyond our

perceptions as digital immigrants and into the world of your

students, all of whom are digital natives. The focus is no longer

on machines, it is on the ability to use the tools seamlessly as we build student abilities to seek

pertinent information and to critically evaluate the quality of that information as they create new

knowledge. My personal feeling is that we, as educators, are working to navigate the now to enable

our students to grow and, over time, to design their – and our – futures. What an exciting time to

have the privilege of working with young people!

Having already mentioned the collaborative effort, it is important to note that this conference is a

great example of professional collaboration in more ways than one. The planning was the start, but

the entire event comes together through the efforts of so many people, both up front with the

professional presentations being made by our invited presenters and the incredible range of material

being contributed by teachers from across the region, and behind the scenes work by technology

personnel, maintenance and support staff, and by our students. Everyone has pulled together to make

this conference happen, and I hope that all of us here this week will take the opportunity to thank

those around us as we see them.

I also hope that you will take advantage of your time here to visit a number of the sights in Quito.

The second highest capital city in the world at just over 2900 meters, this World Heritage Site is

loaded with history and culture, not to mention the spectacular scenery of this volcanic corridor in

the Andes Mountains. Speaking of the altitude, be sure to drink plenty of water, walk slowly, and to

be wary of the strong sun!

Again, welcome to Quito and to Academia Cotopaxi – have a wonderful experience while you are

here!

William F. Johnston, Ed.D.

Director

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Table of Contents

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Sponsor Acknowledgments 4

Featured Consultants’ Bios 5 – 10

Pre-Conference Schedule: 11

Wednesday, March 14h 11

Thursday, March 15st 12

Main Conference Schedule: 13

Thursday, March 15th

, Evening Schedule 13

Friday, March 16th

:

8:30 am Plenary Session 16

10:30 am Featured Consultants’ Sessions 17 - 18

10:30 am Teacher and Exhibitor Workshops 19 - 20

12:00 pm Teacher and Exhibitor Workshops 22 - 23


2:10 pm Featured Consultants’ Sessions 24 - 25



4:45 pm Plenary Session 30

Saturday, March 17th

:

8:30 am Plenary Session 33

10:30 am Featured Consultants’ Sessions 34 - 36



12:50 pm Teacher and Exhibitor Workshops 40

2:00 pm Featured Consultants’ Sessions 41 - 42



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Sponsor Acknowledgements

AASSA is grateful for the contributions our sponsors have so generously provided:

COFFEE BREAKS Dymo-Mimio

Frank Crystal & Co.

George Mason University

CONFERENCE BAGS Endicott College

CONFERENCE BAG ITEMS & GIFTS FOR PRESENTERS Café Velez

CISCO & Cibercall

Colegio Americano

Confiteca

Continental Tire Andina

Diners Club

Empresa Metropolitana de Turismo

Familia Sancela

Galeria Ecuador

Pacificard

Studium

Tiosa/Pan Braun

FINANCIAL SUPPORT CISCO & Cibercall

Continental Tire Andina

Diners Club

Familia Sancela

Pacificard

Studium

KEYNOTES International Schools Services

K12

Lehigh University

The College Board

PRESENTERS Lehigh University (Cirleen Deblaere and Arnie Spokane)

Seton Hall University (Dr. Charles Mitchel and Christopher Tienken)

RECEPTION

GBG/TIECARE International

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Featured Consultants and Keynote Speakers

Tim Burns

Tim is an educator and author whose background includes over thirty years of experience as high

school teacher, counselor, First Offender Program facilitator, adolescent and family drug-treatment

program director, university instructor, and professional development specialist. While serving as

program director at St. Vincent Hospital Family Recovery Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he

taught for four years as a member of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies Institute faculty at the

University of New Mexico. In addition he has, since 1986, taught graduate and undergraduate courses for the Division of

Extended Studies, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado. Over the years, Tim has provided keynote addresses,

professional development workshops, and given presentations in over three thousand schools, agencies, organizations,

and at conferences throughout the United States and in nearly two dozen countries throughout the world.

Cirleen DeBlaere

Cirleen is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at Lehigh University in Bethlehem,

Pennsylvania. Her research interests include the examination of the experiences of individuals with

multiple marginalized identities in the United States. Most recently, Dr. DeBlaere’s research has

focused on the links of multiple and simultaneous forms of discrimination to the mental health of

racial/ethnic minority women and sexual minority persons. With regard to her clinical work, Dr.

DeBlaere is interested in multiculturally competent individual, couples, and group therapy with diverse individuals. She

is particularly interested in issues of identity development, women’s issues, and grief/loss.

Paul DeMinico

Dr. Paul DeMinico, Vice President for executive searches and governance training with International

Schools Services (ISS), received his doctorate from Vanderbilt University. He has served as a school

head for 24 years at international, independent schools in Asia at International School Bangkok and

Europe at The American School of The Hague, the Netherlands as well as school superintendent at

public schools in the U.S. Paul has also served as a teacher, school principal and a deputy head for

business and curriculum during his 40 year career in education. He is a senior, visiting lecturer of education at

Assumption University in Bangkok and has authored numerous articles on various topics in education. As a graduate of

Harvard Business School’s Global Leadership Program, Paul has a particular interest in advancing the concept of

“global-mindedness” among students from early childhood to Ph.D. candidates. He has successfully facilitated head of

school searches for boards of education and, as a certified board trainer, has engaged school sponsors and boards in

trainings on various topics on school governance.

Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa

Tracey has taught Kindergarten through University and is curently the Director of IDEA (Instituto de

Enseñanza y Aprendizaje or The Teaching and Learning Institute) of the University of San Francisco

in Quito, Ecuador where she is a full Professor of Education and Neuropsychology. Tracey is also

Director the new online education program for the University. Tracey has conducted conferences,

workshops and research in 21 countries around the world, has more than 23 years of teaching

experience and is now primarily focused on educational research. Tracey’s main areas of interests in 2011 have to do

with the continual expansion of the Mind, Brain, and Education field, learning in the digital age and multilingualism. She

is the author of five internationally published books on multilingualism and educational neuroscience. Tracey is a native

of California and earned her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor’s of Science degrees from Boston University, her Master’s of

Education from Harvard University and her doctorate (Ph.D) in Mind, Brain, and Education Science from Capella

University.

Brooke Fezler

Brooke has been an international school counselor since 2005 in Indonesia and Argentina; before

moving abroad, she worked in the San Francisco bay area, first in marketing for companies

including eBay, Saturn, and AT&T, and then as a public school counselor. She received her Masters

degree in counseling from St. Mary's College. Her thesis, titled "The need for school counselor

evaluations in an era of educational accountability" provided a springboard for exploring ways for

counselors to be active participants in building their profession.

Brooke has coordinated school-wide movements towards the implementation of comprehensive school counseling

programs. She has been a co-lead on the initiative for designing an international school counseling model, which is

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created in partnership with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) but designed by hundreds of

international school counselors and designed for the unique needs of international school students. This project is

supported by the U.S. State Department's Office of Overseas Schools and the Association of American Schools in South

America. The model is available to international school counselors through www.aassa.com .

Brooke is co-leading the creation of the International School Counselors Association.

Jesus Hernandez

Jesus has taught physics at Lawrence High School in Massachusetts and at Queens Metro High

School in New York during the last eleven years. He started an AP physics program at Lawrence in

2000, and his students have taken both AP Physics B and C examinations. He is a member of the AP

Physics C Test Development Committee and has been an AP Physics consultant since 2004. He has

been an AP Reader for Physics for seven years. He has been trained to facilitate Pre-AP Science and

the Creating a Learner Centered Classroom workshops. He also has coached new AP Consultants and AP Physics

teachers. Mr. Hernandez was an advisory board member of Physics for the 21st Century program produced by the Science

Media Group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He was a Finalist for the Presidential Award for

Excellence in Math and Science teaching in 2005 and was selected to receive the 2011 MIT Inspirational Award.

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Heidi, Executive Director of the Curriculum Mapping Institute and President of Curriculum

Designers, Inc., is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum and instruction

having consulted nationally and internationally on issues and practices pertaining to: curriculum

mapping, dynamic instruction, and 21st century strategic planning. She is the author of six books,

most recently, The Curriculum Mapping Planner: Templates and Tools for Effective Professional

Development, co-authored with Ann Johnson; and, Curriculum 21: Essential Education for A Changing World, which

was selected as the worldwide member book by ASCD.

Dr. Jacobs has worked with a range of organizations. In January, 2010, Dr. Jacobs addressed the United Nations Council

on Teaching about the UN. She has taught at Columbia University’s Teachers College in NYC from 1981 to the present.

Dr. Jacobs has worked with the College Board, NBC Sunday Today Show, PBS Teacherline, the Discovery Channel,

Children’s Television Workshop, CBS National Sunrise Semester, ASCD, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, New

York City Ballet Education Department at Lincoln Center, Peace Corps, the National School Conference Institute, the

Disney Company, Prentice-Hall Publishing, the Near East School Association, East Asian Council of Overseas Schools,

The Tri-Association of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, the International Baccalaureate, the European

Council of International Schools, and state education departments. She has been interviewed and featured in the New

York Times, Educational Leadership, and Child Magazine, NASSP’s High School and National Public Radio’s “Talk of

the Nation” Broadcast. Dr. Jacobs has published curriculum materials with Prentice Hall, Milton-Bradley, the Electric

Company, and Bowmar Publishing. ASCD has two video series focusing on Dr. Jacobs’ curriculum models. She is

featured on the world’s largest online professional development network, PD 360.

Her doctoral work was completed at Columbia University’s Teachers College in 1981 where she studied under a national

Graduate Leadership Fellowship from the United States Office of Education. Her master’s degree is from UMASS at

Amherst and her undergraduate studies were at the University of Utah in her hometown of Salt Lake City. The

fundamental backbone of her experience comes from her years as a teacher of high school, junior high school, and

elementary children in Utah, Massachusetts, and New York. She is married with two children and lives in Westchester

County, New York.

Mike Johnston

Mike is the middle school principal at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore.

He has co-created an educational movement known as EduCare. EduCare helps lead schools

towards better environmental, global issues and service learning education. Mr. Johnston has

presented in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia at conferences on the topic of Global Issues

and Environmental education. He has empowered students and teachers in the places he has worked

such as Canada, Scotland, Mexico, Russia, Qatar and Singapore to know they really can make a difference in the world.

He has lead workshops for teachers and administrators around the world on sustainability, global curriculum K-12 and

how service learning should not just be what you do, but who you are as a school. Mr. Johnston has coordinated week

without walls trips, sustainable community service projects and countless environmental actions and programs. He

brought the global issues network to both Moscow and Doha, including coordinating two NESA region network

conferences in 2009 and 2010 and looks forward to hosting the global issues network in Singapore at UWC in 2012. He

has dedicated much of his time to not only ensuring students are properly prepared for the world’s most pressing issues

but that they have the skills and desire to take action to make a difference.

http://www.aassa.com/

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Matt Judd

Matt is currently a Middle School, sixth grade instructor at Colegio Internacional Puerto La Cruz, in

Barcelona, Venezuela, and teaches Math and Humanities collaboratively with an ESL instructor. Matt

previously taught fourth and fifth grade and special education in South Washington County Schools,

Minnesota. Matt and his wife Stacey have worked with MAP testing both in the States and in

Venezuela and had the good fortune of sharing their practice at various conferences in South

America.

Ian Jukes

Ian has been a teacher, an administrator, writer, consultant, university instructor and keynote speaker.

He is the Director of the InfoSavvy Group, an international consulting group that provides leadership

and program development in the areas of assessment and evaluation, strategic alignment, curriculum

design and publication, professional development, planning, change management, hardware and

software acquisition, information services, customized research, media services, and on-line training

as well as conference keynotes and workshop presentations.

Over the course of the past 10 years, Ian has worked with clients in more than 40 countries and made more than 9,000

presentations. He typically speaks to between 300,000 and 400,000 people a year. In August 2002 Consulting Magazine

Online named him one of the top ten educational speakers in America.

Ian has written twelve books, 9 educational series and had more than 100 articles published in various journals. Ian is

also the publisher and co-editor of the Committed Sardine Blog which is electronically distributed to more than 90,000

people in over 60 countries. He is also the creator and co-developer of TechWorks, the internationally successful K-8

technology framework, and was the catalyst of the NetSavvy and InfoSavvy information literacy series. He has been a

Contributing Editor for several journals and magazines, and is the author of the books "Teaching the Digital Generation:

No More Cookie Cutter High Schools" with Ted McCain and Frank S. Kelly, "Windows on the Future" with Ted McCain,

and "Net.Savvy: Building Information Literacy for the Classroom". His most recent publications include "Understanding

the Digital Generation: Teaching and Learning in the New Digital Landscape", "The Digital Diet: Today's Digital Tools

in Small Bytes", and "Living on the Future Edge: Windows on Tomorrow". He is also working on the upcoming books

"Literacy Is Not Enough: 21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age", and "Getting it Right: Aligning Technology for

21st Century Learning".

Ian is an educator first and foremost. His focus has consistently been on the compelling need to restructure our

educational institutions so that they become relevant to the current and future needs of children. His rambunctious,

irreverent and highly-charged presentations and articles emphasize many of the practical issues related to ensuring that

change is meaningful. As a registered educational evangelist, his self-avowed mission in life is to ensure that children are

properly prepared for the future rather than society's past. As a result, his material tends to focus on many of the

pragmatic issues that provide the essential context for educational restructuring.

Vicki Hannah Lein

Vicki is an award-winning teacher, counselor, international motivational speaker, and educational

consultant. Her experience as a high school English teacher, elementary school counselor,

Distinguished Oregon Educator, and trainer of teachers worldwide has helped create a clear vision

about how to bring rigor, relevance, and responsibility to all educational content.

She is a positive catalyst who knows how to enliven any curriculum or character program, making it

fun and effective. Her approach is based on solid brain research and is given texture and meaning by the thousands of

ideas she has collected from teachers she has worked with over the last thirty years.

Margaret Maclean

An educator with over 30 years experience in seven countries, Margaret currently provides

professional development support to teachers and school leaders internationally. Margaret has taught

at all grade levels from Pre K to grade 6 and served for over 15 years as a school administrator. In

1996 Margaret was named Vermont Principal of the Year.

Margaret is a member of the School Reform Initiative. Begun in the mid 1990’s at the Annenberg

Institute at Brown University the program is focused on developing collaborative school cultures, encouraging reflective

practice, and rethinking leadership—all in support of increased student achievement. The Critical Friends Group model is

the basis of the work.

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Margaret’s work takes her to school districts throughout the US to provide initial training seminars and follow up school

coaching. Margaret has experience as an educator internationally and has previously presented at NESA, EARCOS,

AISA, AASSA and ECIS conferences.

Margaret has also worked directly with a number of international schools to develop school wide systems for effective

professional collaboration; these include Shanghai American School, the American School in Japan, Seoul Foreign

School, American International School of Mozambique, FMV Ayazaga Isik Lisesi, Istanbul, the International School of

Tanganyika, St Paul’s British School in Sao Paulo and the International School of Helsingbor in Sweden.

Paula Mitchell

Paula serves as Director of Higher Education for the Council of International Schools, a not-for-profit

association of schools and post-secondary institutions working collaboratively for the continuous

improvement of international education. Paula began her career in higher education admission and

advising 30 years ago as an admission officer at the University of Rhode Island. Since that time, she

has served in admission and enrollment positions at multiple campuses of the State University of

New York, as chief admission officer at a private women's college, and most recently at Ithaca College where she held

the position of Director of Admission for more than 16 years.

Paula has served on and chaired the boards of various educational organizations including The College Board New York

State Advisory Committee, the European Council of International Schools Committee of the Americas, the New York

State Association of College Admission Counseling and The College Digest. She has presented at various professional

conferences throughout the United States and abroad on topics that have included the university selection process, the

value of the college recommendation, and the relevance of institutional research to the management of university of

admission. She has also conducted financial aid training for US Embassy and Fulbright Office based educational

advisors.

In her role as Director, and through the variety of services her office provides, Paula works to promote the value of

international education and support secondary and tertiary institutions by facilitating cooperative relationships and

effective information exchange between the constituencies. Paula believes firmly in the mutual advantage and strength

of inter-association relationships and is committed to creating those in linkages to the ultimate benefit of international

students worldwide.

Nicky Mohan

Nicky has more than 20 years experience in the education sector both as a classroom teacher and as

Associate Principal. Nicky also has extensive experience in the business sector as Learning &

Development Manager and she was Team Leader at the National Centre of Literacy & Numeracy at

the University of Waikato (NZ) responsible for the design and delivery of professional development

courses and resource materials. She is presently Director of Curriculum for the 21st Century Fluency

Group. Working with a team of writers Nicky’s focus is to ensure that lesson plans/units embed the 21st Century Fluency

skills and are relevant to both the teacher and the student, emphasizing real-world implementation.

Roxy Peck

Roxy has been a professor of statistics at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) since

1979, serving for six years as Chair of the Statistics Department, thirteen years as Associate Dean of

the College of Science and Mathematics, and currently Professor Emerita of Statistics. Nationally

known in the area of statistics education, she was made a Fellow of the American Statistical

Association (ASA) in 1998 and in 2003 she received the American Statistical Association's

Founders Award in recognition of her contributions to K-12 and undergraduate statistics education. In addition to co-

authoring the textbooks Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis and Statistics: The Exploration and Analysis of

Data, she is also editor of Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown, a collection of expository papers that showcase

applications of statistical methods. She is past chair of the joint American Statistical Association/National Council of

Teachers of Mathematics Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability for Grades K-12 and of the ASA Section

on Statistics Education. She has also served from 1999 to 2003 as the Chief Reader for the Advanced Placement

Statistics Exam.

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Mariana Portela

Engineer Mariana Portela has more than 10 years of experience in the Educational area. Actually she

works as Education Senior Advisor in Cisco for Latin America and resides in Argentina. For several

years she has been a professor in Belgrano's University (Argentina), where she taught different

subjects and faced the challenge of the use of technology in the learning and teaching process.

Most recently, Mariana was key speaker at “I Foro de Innovacion y Tecnologia Educativa de las Americas 2010”

(Panama) and “Seminario Internacional de La Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Peru: Innovando en las

Organizaciones” (Peru-2011). Mariana has a MBA and has worked in Human Resources Management.

Stacy Schneider

Stacy is currently an ESL instructor at Colegio Internacional Puerto La Cruz, in Barcelona,

Venezuela, working collaboratively with teachers in classrooms from grades two through five. Prior

to coming to South America, Stacy taught in South Washington County Schools, located in Cottage

Grove, Minnesota as a grade two, three, and a grade three gifted/talented classroom teacher. Stacy’s

history of working with NWEA MAP has been extensive as she was a part of the first grade level to

pilot the assessment nine years ago as was involved in CIPLC implementing the assessment four years ago.

Stephen Sibley

Steve has served the international education community for the past thirty-two years as a teacher

and/or administrator at five different schools on three continents. His most recent international

experience found him as the head of two schools in Venezuela over a fourteen year span. During

this time he was extensively involved with AdvancED SACSCASI accreditation in the region and

now holds the position of Regional Director for Latin America with AdvancED. Mr. Sibley holds a

bachelors degree in education from Springfield College and a Masters degree in educational leadership from Boston

University. He also earned a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from the University of Massachusetts-Boston in

the area of critical thinking.

Arnold Spokane

Arnie is Professor of Counseling Psychology at Lehigh University. A licensed psychologist and

Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Arnie’s most recent writing focuses

on public health and cross-cultural aspects of community design and restoration following natural

and man-made disasters, war, and conflict. Arnie teaches graduate courses on community design,

disaster mental health and counseling interventions. He was Co-PI on a 5.5 million dollar NIH

longitudinal Investigation of Hispanic Elders Behavioral Health, served two tours with Department of Health and Human

Services following Hurricane Katrina, and continues ongoing work with the American Red Cross in local and national

disasters. Arnie has a forthcoming article on the Role of Counseling Psychologists following disasters.

Christopher Tienken

Christopher is an Assistant Professor of Education Administration at Seton Hall University. He has

public school administration experience as a PK-12 assistant superintendent, middle school

principal, and elementary school assistant principal.

Dr. Tienken began his career in education as an elementary school teacher. He completed his studies

at Kutztown University (B.S.), Rutgers University (M.A.), and Seton Hall University (Ed.D.). His

research interests include the effect and influence of professional development on teacher practice and student

achievement; the construct validity of high-stakes standardized tests as decision-making tools about student achievement

and school effectiveness; and curricular interventions used in schools to improve achievement. His research about the

effects of professional development on student achievement has been recognized by the Institute of Education Sciences,

and the National Staff Development Council awarded him the Best Research Award in 2008.

Dr. Tienken has authored book chapters and articles on his research interests and presents papers regularly at state,

national, and international venues. He has ongoing research collaborations with colleagues at the University of Rome,

Italy and the University of Catania, Sicily, where he has also been invited as a lecturer as part of a European Union

Master’s Degree Program. Dr. Tienken was named a Visiting Scholar at the Universita` degli Studi Roma Tre, in Rome,

Italy for the 2009-2010 academic year as part of their Master’s Degree Program: Master Pedagogia per la Persona,

L’Organizzazione, La Societa`. He is the editor of the American Association of School Administrators Journal of

Scholarship and Practice and the Kappa Delta Pi Record.

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Naomi Woolsey

Naomi is Director of Project AERO, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Overseas

Schools. She brings a wealth of experience to this position, having worked as a teacher and

administrator for many years, both in the United States and abroad. She began her career as a high

school English teacher and later worked as a school principal at both the middle school and

elementary levels. She enjoyed her time abroad working in several locations as school principal,

including the American Community School in Athens, the International School of Bangkok and the

International School of Luxembourg. She also served as head of the primary division at Washington International School

in the United States. She earned her doctorate in educational administration from Teachers College, Columbia

University, and has a strong background in curriculum and instruction. Her work with AERO gives her the opportunity

to assist schools as they become standards-based in order to improve student learning. Working with school teams, she

provides support and direction for the process of adopting standards and using them to guide curriculum improvement

and development.

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Wednesday Pre-Conference Schedule

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Thursday Pre-Conference Schedule

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Main Conference Schedule

Thursday March 15th

Swissotel Quito 12 de Octubre 1820 and Cordero, Quito

4:00 – 6:15 pm Main Conference Registration at the Swissotel

5:15 pm Buses from Cotopaxi Academy to the Swissotel

6:30 – 8:30 pm Opening Plenary in Salon St. Moritz, Swissotel

Welcome and Introductions

Keynote Sponsored by International Schools Services

Introduced by Dr. Paul Deminico

Living on the Future Edge: Windows on Tomorrow

Dr. Ian Jukes

Today’s world is constantly on the move, and the rate at which it’s changing is so profound that you

can’t trust your eyes to show you reality, because you're really seeing history. This presentation

challenges your assumptions about the world we live in and the future we’re heading for by carefully

examining the significance of several global exponential trends. Living on the Future Edge asks us to

consider how these trends affect and will continue to affect our personal and professional lives, our

children, our learning institutions, the nature of teaching and learning, and even our definition of

intelligence. This presentation, based on the new book, Living on the Future Edge: Windows on

Tomorrow from the 21st Century Fluency Project, is a compelling glimpse into the bold, dynamic

future that awaits us all.

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Children of Haiti Project

Frank Anderson

childrenofhaitiproject.org

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8:30 – 9:30 pm Reception

Thanks to GBG/TIECARE International for their sponsorship of the reception

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Friday´s Main Presentations Schedule

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Friday´s Teacher and Exhibitor Workshops Schedule

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Friday Morning Plenary Session

8:30 – 10:15 am

Tented Tennis Court

Keynote Sponsored by K12

Represented by Michael Spencer

Curriculum 21: Future Schools Now

By Dr. Heidi Hayes-Jacobs

How can we transition international schools into 21st-century settings for the contemporary student?

Rather than working on reform, we need NEW forms for teaching and learning. What year is your

school preparing your learners for? 1990 or 2025? Is the role of the principal obsolete? Is graduation

as we know it necessary? In a provocative and highly practical presentation, Heidi Hayes Jacobs will

lay out her new model for taking the steps to transforming your school into a contemporary learning

environment. She will focus on new kinds of leadership to match the needs of a new kind of learner,

which, in turn, leads to a new kind of teacher. Re-booting instruction will be highlighted in her

keynote to reflect: digital literacy, media literacy, and global literacy. Heidi will share examples of

exceptional schools from around the world that have altered their schedules, grouping patterns, and

physical/virtual space to create new programs and approaches for learning. Participants will leave

with next steps to begin making the transition from the old-style model of schooling from the 1890s

to the 21st century model. Heidi’s book, Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World,

is published by ASCD.

Participants should bring laptops!

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Crafts Fair

No time to shop while at the conference? No worries, you can buy local products and crafts typical

to Ecuador right here on campus. Academic Cotopaxi presents a craft fair on Friday and Saturday

from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm in front of the auditorium. Local grown products include: honey, teas,

coffee and chocolate. Unique, fine quality products include: glass and wooden items, Ecuadorian

fabric and embroidered clothes/table clothes, wool and alpaca products, ceramics, candles, sweaters,

jewelry and T-shirts/souvenirs. Our senior class has put together a bilingual cookbook that will also

be available for purchase and Junior Achievement has refillable water bottles that can be used during

the conference. Come see the beautiful items Ecuador has to offer. Major credit cards accepted.

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Friday Morning Sessions (10:30 am – 12:45 pm)

Featured Consultants ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Curriculum 21: Upgrading Content, Skills, and Assessments for Your Learners

Heidi Hayes-Jacobs Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: Auditorium

Internationally recognized expert Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will focus in this breakout session on how to upgrade teaching

and learning with contemporary replacements, digital tools and applications. She will take a step-by-step approach and

consider three basic questions:

What do we cut?

What do we keep?

What do we create?

The focus will be on strategic replacement of dated content, skills and assessments in existing curriculum and will be

geared to K-12 educators in a full range of school settings. Heidi will share resources for integrating web 2.0

applications, digital literacy, and updating to new assessment forms. Participants will examine methods for revitalizing

content through interdisciplinary themes and problems ranging from sustainability to media literacy to globalizing the

curriculum. Dr. Jacobs believes that we have a new kind of learner requiring a new kind of learning environment. This

will be a cutting edge workshop showing how we can harness technology to create a more engaging and personal

experience for our 21st century learners. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING LAPTOPS! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Professional Learning Communities ~ What Difference Can They Make?

Margaret Maclean Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: B-23

Learning communities led by skilled facilitative leaders engage in the following:

Build trust by engaging in significant work together

Provide a safe environment for taking risks

Make practice public by collaboratively examining student and adult work

Give usable feedback

Engage in reflective discourse

Accomplish professional growth and initiate change together

In this session we will explore the power of Learning Communities by engaging as a learning community and

participating in a series of structured interactive activities. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Greening Your School and Community

Mike Johnston Time: 10:30 am -12:45 pm Room: C-22

What does it mean to educate for a sustainable future? How can you help students engage in personal and community

change towards a greener future? Participants will learn and share what it means to green your school, community and

internationally. Participants will walk away with a plan for next steps in their school to increase sustainability. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Literacy is Not Enough: 21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age

Ian Jukes Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-32

Literacy is Not Enough covers a fundamental shift in the basic paradigm of teaching that is required to prepare digital

students for 21st century life. It looks at current teacher practices, and explains how we can teach effectively in an age

when new technologies cascade onto the new digital landscape at an astonishing rate, and identifies the principles and

processes that transcend these new technologies. You’ll learn how students can develop essential 21st century

fluency skills (Solution Fluency, Information Fluency, Creativity Fluency, Media Fluency, Collaboration Fluency, and

Global Digital Citizenry) to operate in the new living, working and learning environments of the 21st century, and how

these skills can be taught in a structured manner at every grade level and in every subject area, and be the responsibility

of every teacher throughout the entire school experience while at the same time continuing to address learning standards

and improve test scores to meet both curricular goals, while at the same time developing strategies that will prepare

students to meet the new realities of the 21st Century. This session is based on our new books Literacy is Not Enough:

21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age, and Understanding the Digital Generation: Teaching and Learning in the

New Digital Landscape from the 21st Century Fluency Project. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Three Brains Are Better than One: Integrating Brain, Body, and Heart Intelligences for Engaged Learning!

Tim Burns Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-20

Looking for a workshop experience that pulls together recent and relevant findings about the learning brain, while

integrating intriguing discoveries about the so-called "second brain” (the gut or body-brain) and the “intelligence of the

heart?” If so, this is the institute for you. This informative, interactive workshop blends research and practical application

within a framework of brain-based childhood development, showing why and--most importantly to educators--how to put

these important findings into practice. Such an integrated approach to teaching and learning results in threat-free,

enjoyable, engaged learning.

Topics include a framework for childhood and adolescent development, the role of downtime and sleep on brain function

and learning, the science of ultradian rhythms and brainwaves leading to peak performance learning states, putting

neurogenesis (creation of new neurons) to work in learning, loving and life, the role of movement in childhood brain

development, tapping the intelligence of the heart, de-stressing the brain, and much more. The workshop blends dozens

of ideas with tools you can use immediately in any learning setting. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Applied Improvisation in the Classroom

Vicki Lein Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: B-22

Much more organizational effort goes into planning, which is instantly out of date, than into building our ability to

respond and adapt to change. Applied Improvisation is about preparing for the unexpected. When we are willing to face

the truth that most of life is unexpected, then taking some time to learn how to improvise can make the difference

between a successful life and the life of frustration and alienation.

In this workshop we will engage our bodies, minds, and spirit in activities that inspire creativity and teamwork. The

games we will play will help us learn how to balance our individual ingenuity with the needs of a group. Our brains will

be fed, our immune systems boosted, and our mood lightened. It’s science!

All the activities in this workshop are based on brain research and are adaptable to all ages and all groups. You don’t

need any experience with improvisation to come and play. If you are willing to step out of your comfort zone, you will be

delighted at how much humor and laughter you find. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Teaching Multilingual Children: Ten Key Factors That Influence Successful Language Learning PART I

Tracey Tokuhama Espinosa Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-36

In this interactive workshop we will look at ten key factors that influence successful bilingualism and multilingualism

and define the role of home, school and community in this process. We will begin by dispelling many myths around this

topic and then see how this changes our in-class practice as well as general school policies. The workshop facilitator is

the mother of three successful multilingual children (English, Spanish, German and French) who have maneuvered the

international school system. She works with dozens of schools around the world and her work has contributed to

Holland’s reform in foreign language instruction in the early ages. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Common Mental Health Issues in International Schools

Cirleen Deblaere Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-30

This presentation will focus on presenting concerns typical of students in international settings. The presentation will

integrate the most recent theoretical and empirical literature in this area. Discussion of the psychological issues and their

characteristics will be discussed. The goal of this presentation is that participants will gain knowledge about common

mental health issues experienced by students in international settings and communities. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Uncovering the Blind Spots Through a Curriculum and Instruction Audit

Christopher Tienken Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-31

Quality curriculum development and implementation/teaching are the two variables under the control of the school that

have the largest influence on student achievement (Tramaglini, 2010; Tanner & Tanner, 2007; Wang, et al, 1993). This

workshop will introduce school administrators and their teacher leadership teams to key components and processes of the

curriculum and instruction audit process. Seton Hall University’s Institute for International Schools, in partnership with

leadership from The American School of Brasilia, will present the process through the lens of a school that took the leap

toward organizational improvement. Participants will leave with practical ideas they can use to begin to audit their

learning systems at the school or district level. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Friday Morning Sessions

Teacher and Exhibitor Workshops (10:30 am)

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Where are we at? Where are we going? How do we close the gap?

Donna Frose & Peter Parker Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: C-29

We have all heard the terms: formative and summative assessment. How do we define them and how do we currently

implement them in our classrooms to promote student learning? How do we close the gap between our expectations and

student performance on assessments? Participants will come away with a look at the philosophy of formative and

summative assessment as well as ideas of what they can do in their own classrooms to improve student learning. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Oral Language and Sensory Integration: Essentials for the Classroom

Andrea Houser Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Room: C-11

Modern children have less and less of an opportunity to develop and work on these areas, which are essential for global

learning, In the workshop I will address these needs, as well as practical tools and strategies to develop oral language

and sensory integration in the classroom. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Recursos de Internet en la Clase

Freddy Torres Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Room: LS Lab

Este taller explora la tecnología educativa como una forma de integrar el uso de las tecnologías actuales en el proceso de

enseñanza-aprendizaje. El contenido del taller refleja las nuevas tendencias y la evolución de los conceptos más

importantes relacionados con la informática de instrucción, así como su impacto en la educación, especialmente en el

aula. Este taller es apropiado para los maestros, los padres, el liderazgo de la escuela y otros de la comunidad educativa

interesados en el establecimiento y fortalecimiento de un ambiente rico en tecnología de aprendizaje. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Caracteristicas 6+1 de la Escritura

Elsa Maria Crespo Time: 10:30 – 12:00 pm Room: B-29

Las características 6+1, un modelo de la enseñanza de la escritura. Este taller presentará al profesor de español

con una variedad de estrategias para enseñar los elementos que caracterizan a la buena escritura y para planificar su

instrucción lo que permitirá formar escritores creativos. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

On Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation for College-Bound Students

Nick Edwards Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Room: C-28

Are you interested in learning what makes an effective teacher letter of recommendation for college-bound students?

Then come join this workshop and discover how colleges and universities use your letters of recommendation, what they

like to see in them and what they don’t like to see, and how you can write an effective letter of recommendation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Positive Classroom Discipline

Tanya Duran Ballen & Luann Irigoyen Time: 10:30 – 12:00 pm Room: C-5

Most effective behavior management programs must deal with pairs of behaviors. You must strengthen the behavior you

want while weakening the competing behaviors that you do not want. A discipline program should not only eliminate

problem behavior, but it should also systematically build the positive behaviors that you want to replace the problems.

Positive Discipline in the Classroom hands over the majority of the problem solving to the students. Using specific tools,

students learn to take charge of their own problems and learn respectful ways to resolve conflicts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Instruction with Wikis & Beyond

Konna Parker Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: LMC

Presenter will introduce wikis from the website pbworks.com and show the benefits of their use in and out of the

classroom. A variety of samples will be shown and participants will create their own wikis. Participants will leave with

a solid understanding of wikis and how to utilize them. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapel Cares: How Explicit Teaching of Social/Emotional Skills Changed Our School

Cristina Cavalcanti & Erin Thomas Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Room: B-28

This workshop will introduce participants to the innovative, multi-age models being used at Chapel School, to explicitly

teach and assess students social and emotional skills essential to thriving in diverse communities, in both the elementary

and middle school setting. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Effective and Engaging 21st Century Tech Tools for Science

Allana Rumble Time: 10:30 – 11:30 am Room: B-27

Navigate through 21st century technology to highlight selected tools supportive of engaged learning in science including:

Moodle (dynamic, community-based platform), Prezi (creatively communicate ideas), Jeopardy Labs and Quizlet

(collaborative, interactive revision), and simulations, to equip students with the skills of collaboration, communication

and creativity their futures require. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Powerful Literacy Teaching

Emily Cave Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: B-20

Can we teach to support all students in reaching their highest literacy potential? This interactive workshop focuses on

how teachers can work together to ensure that every student, including ELL and struggling students will meet the

continuously rising standards of literacy today. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Setting Up Class Websites That Enhance Learning

Paola Bonfanti & Amanda Navajas Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: C-6

This presentation will demonstrate how a class website can help students enhance learning significantly. Participants will

have the opportunity to see two different class websites designed for Elementary and Middle School, and a step-by-step

tutorial to help them understand the process of creating and designing a classroom website. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Expanding Horizons: Blended and Online Learning for the International School

Michael Spencer, K12 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 pm Room: C-8

This workshop will engage school leaders in a discussion regarding the benefits of online learning and the best practices

to integrate a high-quality online program in your school, using examples from international schools around the world

and the innovative San Francisco Flex Academy, a blended model public school operated by K12. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Using the New AERO Social Studies Framework to Impact Student Learning

Naomi Woolsey, U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Schools

Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: C-12

AERO's new Social Studies Framework contains standards, grade level benchmarks, and learning progressions which

chart the development of skills, content, and understanding across the grades. This session will provide an overview of

the Framework, and provide guidance on using it to enrich current programs. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Friday Midday Sessions

Teacher and Exhibitor Workshops (12:00 pm) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FAFSA, US Taxes and Living Overseas: requirements and Benefits

Robert Deuel, Global Tax Service Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room: C-29

Briefing will cover three components: FAFSA, considerations in preparation to obtain maximum benefit for the student;

tax compliance for US taxpayers, to insure tax return submission is correct, and presents the financial information in the

best light to maximize scholarship awards; and compliance with US Treasury reporting requirements. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Digital Media: Literacy in the 21st Century

Chandler Patton Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room: B-29

To teach digital literacy, educators must expand conceptions of what it means to be fully literate in new times. This

presentation will review current literature on digital literacy, demonstrate supported digital media practices, and exhibit

concrete examples of the work students produce when using digital media. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Folding a Circle

Luis Hernandez & William Fossgreen Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room: C-28

Actively engage students in an array of two dimensional and three dimensional geometric topics through paper folding.

The activity spans basic vocabulary and definitions to higher level thinking. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Blended Learning and Moodle: Using the Resource in Your Own School

Derrel Fincher, AASSA World Virtual School Coordinator

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room: LMC

Moodle is a very powerful tool for blended learning but we can always learn more about it. Here, we will be driven by

the interests of the teachers who come. This is a chance to ask about and learn about features or integration with other

programs, or share your expertise with others. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mix it up: Blended Learning and the Digital Generation

Shawntel Allen & Terry Thomas Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room: B-28

Participants will: understand that reflective learning and knowledge building can be maximized in a blended learning

environment; learn how to integrate digital learning tools in their classrooms to improve student learning; and join the

ongoing conversation about technology and learning. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Storytelling for the 21st Century Learner

Jeff Shirk Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room: B-27

In this workshop, teachers will learn how to use storytelling in their units to promote Literacy and 21st Skills. The

workshop focuses on the benefits of storytelling, how to make storyboards, digital tools, collaboration, and presentation

skills. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Daily 5 and The CAFE in the Elementary Literacy Classroom

Brad Handrich & Hannah Allan-Yeager Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm Room: B-20

Come learn about how The Daily 5 and The CAFE have helped us meet the individual literacy needs of our students.

This is a structured system to foster student independence, organize assessment data and instruction, and differentiate

instruction for all students. This system works in English and Spanish classrooms. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Class Plan and Curriculum Design: A Different Approach

Elisa Neves Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm Room: C-6

Teaching 21st century learners is a complex task. Teachers must recognize students’ strengths/difficulties and

differentiate curriculum (Marzano, 2006) and instruction. They also need to demonstrate creative thinking and problem

solving approaches in curriculum design (McTighe & Wiggins, 2004) and assessment (McMillan, 2007) in order to

facilitate students’ development. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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From Data to Differentiation

Dick Moody, NWEA Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm Room: C-8

From data to differentiation to discerning learner: this session will first address why the data we use to inform learning

experiences matters, how to use high quality data to differentiate learning experiences, and finally how to empower each

and every learner to be the hero of his or her own life. NWEA's high quality data will be referenced throughout this

presentation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Co-teaching the College Essay: A Collaborative Model for Your English Teacher and College Counselor

Alex Brostoff & Joseph Tavares Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm Room: C-12

This presentation is based on a four-part lesson that combines the professional expertise of the college counselor and 12th

grade English teacher. What is often a stressful process for college-bound seniors is alleviated by the dual support of two

educators who each bring a unique lens to this process of self-reflection and exploration towards the future. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Friday Midday Sessions


Book Talk Café

Tammie Ramsey & Topher Turner Time: 1:05 – 2:05 pm Room: C-11

Book Talk Café navigates students through a variety of novel genres, while fostering high-level thinking and a passion

for reading. Through guided questioning, persuasive speaking and a student created product, this naturally differentiated,

cooperative atmosphere teaches students to talk about the books they read, designing readers of the future. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Website Creation for a Busy Teacher

Greg Lemoine Time: 1:05 – 2:05 pm Room: LS Lab

Classroom website? Don’t have time? Don’t know how? You will leave this workshop with a free, published, and easy-

to-maintain website. We will explore a few other online options so you can choose which one is right for you. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How to Implement a Mentor Program for New Teachers

Leah Yepez & Estela Proaño Time: 1:05 – 2:05 pm Room: B-29

With new teachers every year, the need for a mentoring program is evident. Teachers come with all different qualities

and experiences and for some the adjustment to a new school, new profession, and new culture can be overwhelming.

This workshop will present an individualized approach that would help new teachers become familiar with school

policies and comfortable in adapting to the school culture. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Using Discrepant Events in the Science Classroom to Encourage Critical Thinking

Dennis LaBarge Time: 1:05 – 2:05 pm Room: C-28

Critical thinking skills are important to student success, but are often lacking, in the secondary science classroom. This

workshop will discuss the use of Discrepant Events to introduce new science concepts, challenging students to reconsider

deeply rooted misconceptions on science and to actively explore and explain unexpected phenomena. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Wiki STEPPs to Conflict Resolution

Karen Provost & Mary Wolfram Time: 1:05 – 2:05 pm Room: LMC

Giving middle school students the tools to resolve conflicts. Why use wiki??? Embed video clips for teaching purposes,

Pre-assessment, On-going assessment, identify qualities of a good friend, recognize problems and develop solutions, peer

interaction and exchange of ideas, IT’S FUN! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

El texto poético una estrategia para incentivar la capacidad crítica y creativa

Ketty Bernal & Maria del Socorro Ramos Time: 1:05 – 2:35 pm Room: B-28

Develar una metáfora implica una operación mental que permite descubrir qué quiere comparar el poeta, también

ahondar en posibles razones de dicha construcción. La poesía acrecienta el sentido del lenguaje de dos maneras,

utilizando tanto el pensamiento racional como el analógico, es decir que está íntimamente ligada con el pensamiento y no

es exclusiva de la sensibilidad. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gifted Education: Addressing the Other Half of the Special Needs Spectrum

Jacob Johanssen Time: 1:05 – 2:05 pm Room: B-27

Mathematics is the most accelerated subject yet many schools are not addressing the issue directly. This workshop aims

to assist teachers differentiating for the gifted students in their classroom by providing a few concrete tools that allow

teachers to help challenge those who quickly comprehend and are thirsty for more. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Emphasis on Inquiry-based Learning in the New College Board Advanced Placement Science Curricula

Jesus Hernandez, College Board Time: 1:05 – 2:05 pm Room: C-12

The need for more science literate citizens in the U.S. has prompted recognition by the National Science Foundation and

the Department of Education to fund efforts by the College Board to change all the Advanced Placement sciences

curricula. Already Biology teachers are starting to be trained in the new requirements for the AP Biology test. A strong

emphasis in Inquiry-based lab activities is the new norm. Similar changes are expected for the Chemistry, Physics, and

Environmental Science curricula in the coming years. An overview of the expected changes in the science courses will be

presented as well as the justification for the splitting of the AP Physics B curriculum into two years.

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Friday Midday Sessions (2:10 pm)

Featured Consultants __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Using Curriculum Mapping to Develop Benchmark Assessments Aligned to Standards

Heidi Hayes-Jacobs Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: Auditorium

The most current work in curriculum mapping is the strategic alignment of benchmark assessments "vertically K-12" to

monitor student growth and learning. In particular, mapping has gone into deeper work with alignment to new

standards. Heidi will share work from her newest book, a LiveBook and LivePlanner, with PD360 called, Mapping to

the Core: Integrating the Common Core Standards into Your Local School Curriculum. Whether the Common Core

Standards or your unique mission statement and standards, it is critical to align thoughtfully. New levels of collaboration

and sharing in mapping are used globally by independent, public, parochial, and international schools based on Dr.

Jacobs's model for curriculum mapping. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All Problems Welcome!

Margaret Maclean Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: B-23

Bring your problems big or small to this session! We will be working together collaboratively using a consultancy

protocol to solve a dilemma presented by one or more participants in the group. You will leave with questions to

consider, perspective on the issue and concrete suggestions to help you decide on next steps. Plus experience with a

problem solving protocol you can use in your school when issues arise. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Global Issues Network

Mike Johnston Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: C-22

Target Learners: All who participated in the 2011 GIN in Peru and others interested in getting involved. The Global

Issues Network has as its mission: to help students realize they can make a difference by empowering them to work

internationally with their peers to develop solutions for global issues. This workshop provides the organizational tools

and planning framework to promote sustainable projects and partnerships. What is the Global Issues Network and how

can your school get involved? Open your school to a vast resource of collaborating schools that will network within the

AASSA region and worldwide. Learn how to weave environmental, global issues and service learning into all facets of

your school. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Understanding the Digital Generation: New Perspectives

Ian Jukes Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: C-32

This workshop provides a comprehensive profile of 10 core learning attributes of digital learners, and looks at the

modern workplace and examines the new entry skills students will need to be successful in the digitally infused working

environment. We examine how the world of work changed, and how it’s likely to change in the future. What are the new

thinking skills workers will require, and how must we shift instruction to ensure we are equipping our students with these

skills? The New Perspectives workshop provides a pragmatic look at how we can teach effectively in an age when new

technologies cascade onto the new digital landscape at an astonishing rate, and also identifies the principles and

processes that transcend these new technologies. This session is based on the books Understanding the Digital

Generation: Teaching and Learning in the New Digital Landscape from the 21st Century Fluency Project. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Energizing Strategies for Engaged Learning: Using Movement, Rhythm, and Creative Play to Facilitate

Classroom Learning

Tim Burns Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: C-20

All new learning results as a consequence of a sequence of events taking place in the brain, beginning with the arousal of

what are referred to as the “attentional networks.” In other words, a well-integrated neural system for bringing about

focused attention is a key to learning. In this workshop we explore the three attentional systems and how they can be

engaged more fully. This is where movement, rhythm, and creative play enter in for all students, all grade levels:

together, these three dynamic processes organize the brain throughout childhood and the teen years, and ready the brain

for new learning. In addition, we look at movements that can help re-organize and engage the brain of children who,

these days, tend to move and play less often, which can lead to problems in focus, concentration, and learning. This

engaging, enjoyable and informative workshop covers theory and research and--most importantly to educators--practical

things that can be used the next day in the classroom. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Freeing the Writer Within

Vicki Lein Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: B-22

This workshop will focus on accessing and sustaining our own personal creativity through writing. A little theory and a

lot of application will result in activities useful in your personal lives as well as with your students and staff. These

activities will help you touch the writer within you and will help you motivate your most discouraged students. Bring

something to write in, a willingness to move your body and be playful, a cheerful demeanor, and an open mind. You will

leave renewed, refreshed, and ready to take on the challenges of being an educator in the 21st-century. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Teaching Multilingual Children: Ten Key Factors That Influence Successful Language Learning PART II

Tracey Tokuhama Espinosa Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: C-36

In this interactive workshop we will quickly review the ten key factors mentioned in Part I and then look at tools that can

be used in international school settings to help ensure the highest quality language programs possible. These tools range

from entering parent interviews (shared expectations) to specific classroom activities. The second part of this session will

focus on specific examples that participants bring to the discussion (come with questions!). __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Multiculturally Competent Counseling Approaches in International Schools

Cirleen Deblaere Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: C-30

This presentation will focus on multiculturally competent counseling approaches relevant to students in international

settings. A general model of helping as well as considerations for cross-cultural counseling (e.g., awareness of

communication styles and values) will be discussed. In addition, specific approaches for addressing typical mental health

concerns (e.g., anxiety) of students in international settings will be presented. The goal of this presentation is that

participants gain knowledge about the role of the counselor in facilitating client change and specific cultural

competencies needed in assessment and treatment of mental health concerns with this diverse population. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lessons for the 21st Century

Nicky Mohan Time: 2:10 – 4:15 pm Room: C-31

"Lessons For the 21st Century" is about creating problem based learning units using the 21st Fluency model. The

workshop is designed to help educators infuse 21st Century learning skills within the classroom and connect traditional

student learning to real time, real world experiences that cultivate the higher-level thinking skills outlined by the

Curriculum Standards. Designed to engage lateral thinking, foster creativity, and expedite a shift to a 21st century

classroom, the workshop will aim to develop a holistic educator who can formulate instruction and assessment methods

that continue to support traditional content while at the same time ensuring that students develop the 21st Century skills

needed to be successful in the new global economy. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Friday Afternoon Sessions


Brain Warm-Ups for Learning

Marcella Bahniuk & Ana Maria Cruz Time: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm Room: C-29

When working with small children, many teachers use songs and games to help them get ready to focus and learn. But

when children get older, the idea of ‘getting ready’ stops. Children need to be prepared for learning. In this workshop we

will share activities and exercises that help children, of all ages, get their bodies and brains ready to learn. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Real Help for Children of Dysfunctional Homes

Debbie Anderson Time: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm Room: C-11

This workshop will cover how to provide real help for students who come from dysfunctional homes. This presentation

will provide a knowledge and understanding in how to identify these students, as well as help you to recognize, apply,

and improve personal preparation in how to support these types of students who enter your classroom. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Classroom Blogs: Make them a Dynamic Part of your Teaching Repertoire!

Margot Solberg Time: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm Room: LS Lab

Educators will learn how to embellish this social networking tool with a variety of fun and creative widgets, as well as be

introduced to other 21st Century teaching resources which are immediately applicable to the classroom environment.

Participants should have already created a Google account (go to www.google.com) and initiate a blog account (at

www.blogger.com) before attending the workshop. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tribus Una Nueva Experiencia de Aprendizaje

Teresa Acosta & Karla Jaramillo Time: 2:10 pm – 3:40 pm Room: B-29

Iniciaremos nuestra presentación con una breve introducción personal. La Historia de Tribus será mencionada

concisamente. Revisaremos el Camino de Tribus. Se introducirán los Acuerdos de Tribus y cómo enseñarlos dentro del

aula. Realizaremos varias actividades del proceso para que los asistentes experimenten las mismas, reflexionen sobre lo

realizado y obtengan ideas de cómo adaptar las acciones dentro del aula. Terminaremos con un círculo de la comunidad

que incluirá un pensamiento que recuerde al público que Tribus vale la pena. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

English Please: Encouraging and Supporting English in the Classroom

Michael McAdam Time: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm Room: C-28

This interactive workshop will highlight issues in encouraging and supporting students in their use of English at school.

We will discuss various perspectives on this issue, both from the point of view of educators as well as that of students. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Education 3.0: A New Model for Teaching and Learning

Mariana Portelo, CISCO Time: 2:10 pm – 3:40 pm Room: LMC

In the 21st century, the traditional models of teaching are increasingly questioned. The use of the technology in the

classroom has changed from being a trend to an exigency, and every day the students bring to the place of study the

dynamics of his daily life: social networks, mobile devices, interaction, and customization. How can we find an answer to

this new context? Education 3.0 helps responding to this challenge. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lights, Camera, Animation!

Molly Koppel & Melanie Dueck Time: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm Room: B-27

Learning involves both personal “meaning-making” and social collaboration. Stop motion animation is a form of film

making with sculpted figures or objects moved in small increments while taking photos. Participants will learn how to

implement a co-curricular unit on stop motion animation with simple movie making software. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Charting Your MAP

Dick Moody & María Vasquez, NWEA Time: 2:10 pm – 3:40 pm Room: B-20

NWEA's MAP system provides 150+ different destinations (reports). Now that you've taken the first leg of your journey,

join us to understand what other paths you might take to progress toward your school's goals. We'll give you a tour

brochure and guide you in charting a course for the next leg of your journey. You're in the driver's seat and we will help

you have a great trip! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Online Admissions: Sustainably Using the Net to Gather Schools of Keepers

Luis Costales, Rediker Software, Inc. Time: 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm Room: C-8

Before radar and GPS, navigating by charts and distant lights risked shipwreck. Educators today must jettison paper

forms and haphazard contact, embrace technology and set a course toward stronger, “greener” schools. Streamline

admissions with online inquiries, applications and recommendations. Automate enrollment, scuttle duplicate data entry,

save money and conserve resources. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

School Governance: What Teachers & Principals Should Know and Understand

Paul DeMinico, ISS Time: 2:10 – 4:10 pm Room: C-12

Teachers and principals are immersed in the world of curriculum, instruction, assessment, data, differentiated instruction,

and much more. In addition, there has historically been a perceived lack of transparency at the school governance and

school head level. However understanding the governing structure of the school and the delineation between the roles of

the board of directors and those of the school head is a topic that has gone unnoticed among many teachers and, to a

lesser degree, principals. This workshop is designed to give teachers and principals a look at what occurs in a governance

training workshop between governing boards and school heads. A clearer understanding of the roles, the issues, the

obstacles and the relationships of the board and head could prove to be not only interesting but also helpful in

understanding the workings and complexities of an international school. With an increased understanding of school

governance, teachers and principals may perform their responsibilities more effectively as a result. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Friday Afternoon Sessions


Supplementary Style: A ‘Student Choice’ Application

Ari McKenna Time: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Room: C-29

In this workshop we will check out a supplementary application for ‘student choice’ alongside standard vocabulary

instruction. It is a straightforward approach meant for LA or Humanities classes which is not overly time consuming and

can be done interstitially. The aim is to provide space for students to look into understanding their own ‘style’ of

communication, and to have them outfit it with words that they feel are flush with their, unique manner of expression,

and, in doing so, developing a stronger, more meaningful connection with language. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Elementary Reading Intervention Strategies

Cathy Vorbeck Time: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Room: C-11

The presentation will address what research tells us about struggling readers and what has been proven successful for

teaching reading effectively, particularly in regards to direct reading instruction. Teachers who attend will walk away

with lots of strategies, practical ideas, many resourceful websites, and handouts to use in their classrooms. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ethical Hacking: Applying the Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM)

Francisco Bolaños Time: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Room: LS Lab

This is going to be a practical workshop in which all the ethical hacking stages will be shown. The stages are: Tracking,

Exploration, Enumeration and Exploitation. The Open Source-Security Testing Methodology Manual OSSTMM will be

applied in order to document and log everything in a professional way. This methodology will allow the IT department to

monitor and organize all traffic and security issues that take place in the network in the selected device. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Navigating Statistics and Data Analysis in the Secondary Mathematics Curriculum

Roxy Peck, College Board Time: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Room: C-28

The changing role of statistics and data analysis in the secondary mathematics curriculum has led to increased coverage

of statistical concepts. The role of activities in developing conceptual understanding will be discussed and classroom

activities designed to engage students in learning from data will presented. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Eportfolios: Assessment for Learning

Bonnie Cahusac Time: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Room: B-28

Imagine engaged, reflective learners, involved in constructing their own understandings of the world in their own unique

ways. This presentation will include current research in K12 classrooms, explain and display eportfolios in my middle

school science class, and end with a discussion of the possibilities and future evolution of eportfolios. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Using Thinking Strategies Across the Curriculum

Jacqueline de Segonzac & Rafael Gonzalez Time: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Room: B-27

This presentation will reveal various ways in which secondary teachers of all subject matters can incorporate the thinking

strategies identified in Ellin Keene's Mosaic of Thought to improve students' critical thinking and reading comprehension

skills. We hope to not only help you become aware of the strategies you use while reading, but to also provide you with

various lesson plan ideas and artifacts from math, science, social studies, and language arts classes that utilize the

strategies. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Climate, Culture and Curriculum - A Holistic Approach to International School Planning and Design

Liz Lee & Mark McCarthy, Perkins Eastman Time: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Room: C-6

How does pressure to support 21st century educational practices blended with a commitment to honor host country

culture result in a one-of-a-kind environment for learning? How can responsiveness to context create opportunities for

sustainability? We will address these questions as well as the facility implications of supporting bilingual and western-

based curricula. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Four Learning Styles. Four Online Tools: Designing Online Activities for Digital Natives

Ivonne Chirino-Klevans, Walden University Time: 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Room: C-8

Technology has opened the door to new education paradigms, transforming how students learn. Educators are still

responsible for identifying which online learning tools best meet the needs of different learners. In this workshop, explore

four different, free web-based tools you can use to design online activities for different learning styles.

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Friday Afternoon Plenary Session

Tented Tennis Court

4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Keynote sponsored by the College Board

Represented by Julie Linn

Navigate the Now, Design the Future…

By: Mike Johnston

School missions often speak to creating global citizens and a commitment to sustainability and

environment. Whose responsibility is it to ensure schools are living their mission? Does it matter?

Service and sustainability should not just be what we do; it needs to be who we are. “Be the change

you wish to see in the world.”

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Saturday´s Main Presentations Schedule

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Saturday´s Teacher and Exhibitor Workshop Schedule

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Saturday Morning Plenary Session

Tented Tennis Court

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Keynote sponsored by Lehigh University

Represented by Cirleen DeBlaer & Arnold Spokane

The Scientifically Substantiated Art of Teaching:

Mind, Brain, and Education Science

By: Tracey Tokuhama Espinosa

This keynote introduces the new academic discipline of Mind Brain, and Education (MBE) science.

MBE science is the new and improved brain-based learning known as the scientifically substantiated

art of teaching. It is the intersection of neuroscience, education, and psychology, and it is a paradigm

shift in formal education. Masters of Education programs around the world are slowly adapting this

new model, starting at Harvard in 2001. Popular press information about “brain-based learning,” has

been applied indiscreetly and inconsistently to classroom teaching practices for many years. This

keynote seeks to separate the wheat from the chaff (how do we know what is good information and

what is just commercial?), and to convince (recruit? invite?) the audience to wear the MBE hat and

embrace its shared goals of improving teaching by applying our improved understanding of how the

brain learns.

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Saturday Morning Sessions (10:30 am – 12:45 pm)


Curriculum 21: Upgrading Content, Skills, and Assessments for Your Learners

Heidi Hayes-Jacobs Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-36

Internationally recognized expert Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs will focus in this breakout session on how to upgrade teaching

and learning with contemporary replacements, digital tools and applications. She will take a step-by-step approach and

consider three basic questions:

What do we cut?

What do we keep?

What do we create?

The focus will be on strategic replacement of dated content, skills and assessments in existing curriculum and will be

geared to K-12 educators in a full range of school settings. Heidi will share resources for integrating web 2.0

applications, digital literacy, and updating to new assessment forms. Participants will examine methods for revitalizing

content through interdisciplinary themes and problems ranging from sustainability to media literacy to globalizing the

curriculum. Dr. Jacobs believes that we have a new kind of learner requiring a new kind of learning environment. This

will be a cutting edge workshop showing how we can harness technology to create a more engaging and personal

experience for our 21st century learners. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING LAPTOPS!

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A Data Dialog

Margaret Maclean Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: B-23

In this session we will work collaboratively using structured protocols to learn from assessment results or data that

participants bring to the session to explore. We will learn a variety of tools and strategies participants can take back to

their schools, which will enhance collaboration and support changes in teacher practice. Please bring data you are

interested in learning from to the session!!!! If you have questions about what to bring email me at:

[email protected]

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Learning by Doing. Aware-Able-Act: The Big Picture

Mike Johnston Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-22

How can schools truly commit to change for a sustainable future? Tackling global issues effectively takes a real

commitment and a clear plan to move your school forward. Whether you are a classroom teacher, administrator or just

someone who cares about the future this is the session for you to walk away with the next steps for your school. For

action to be effective and sustainable it requires a commitment and a clear plan. How can schools move forward and what

is your role as an educator?

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Literacy is Not Enough: 21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age

Ian Jukes Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-32

Literacy is Not Enough covers a fundamental shift in the basic paradigm of teaching that is required to prepare digital

students for 21st century life. It looks at current teacher practices, and explains how we can teach effectively in an age

when new technologies cascade onto the new digital landscape at an astonishing rate, and identifies the principles and

processes that transcend these new technologies. You’ll learn how students can develop essential 21st century

fluency skills (Solution Fluency, Information Fluency, Creativity Fluency, Media Fluency, Collaboration Fluency, and

Global Digital Citizenry) to operate in the new living, working and learning environments of the 21st century, and how

these skills can be taught in a structured manner at every grade level and in every subject area, and be the responsibility

of every teacher throughout the entire school experience while at the same time continuing to address learning standards

and improve test scores to meet both curricular goals, while at the same time developing strategies that will prepare

students to meet the new realities of the 21st Century. This session is based on our new books Literacy is Not Enough:

21st Century Fluencies for the Digital Age, and Understanding the Digital Generation: Teaching and Learning in the

New Digital Landscape from the 21st Century Fluency Project.

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It’s About Balance: Stress-Hardiness, Resilience and Well-Being for Teachers (and Students, Too!)

Tim Burns Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-20

Are you finding it harder to keep up with the increasing challenges of being an educator? Or life in general? Feeling more

stress and not quite sure how to keep or get things back into balance? In truth, most of us--and our students--are these

days. And while there are no simplistic answers, this workshop will certainly help bring your life and career back into

more healthful and enjoyable balance. As an added bonus, there are many practical things that you can pass along to your

family and students as well.

The good news is this: small changes, specifically applied, have been shown to produce positive results in stress

reduction, health improvement, and enhanced overall well-being. From a synthesis of research in fields such as stress

management, human resiliency, wellness, martial arts, exercise physiology, psychoneuroimmunology, the brain sciences,

neuro-feedback, cardio-feedback, positive psychology, peak performance science, and more, come key principles and

useful techniques that will certainly help in bringing about a calmer, more energized, and balanced approach to living and

learning.

Offered to educators, counselors, and care-providers in over two dozen countries, the workshop addresses theory, recent

research and--most importantly--practical and effective tools with which to make it applicable. You'll benefit in both

your personal life and in the professional setting, learn many techniques for immediate use, and have a truly memorable

time in the process.

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Teaching Content Creatively Through Movement, Music, Drama, and Play

Vicki Lein Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: B-22

WWGD? What would Google do? If we were to use the Google organization as a model for enhancing performance, we

might just decide to have more fun. We might have a giant statue of a dinosaur, a slide from the fourth floor to the third

floor, a door coming out of nowhere, massage chairs, bright colors, and a simple code of conduct: Don’t be evil.

This workshop, based on brain research, will show you how to bring movement, music, drama, and play into teaching

language arts, science, and math. We will focus on having students do more while teachers do less. We will hold a

question in our minds, “How can I teach this, move our bodies, and have fun?”

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Neuromyths: Untruths about the Brain and Learning

Tracey Tokuhama Espinosa Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: Auditorium

This follow-up to the keynote looks at 76 different educational concepts in depth and divides them into categories of

information that is “well-established”, “probably so”, “intelligent speculation” or a “neuromyth”. For example, to which

category do the following concepts belong? : (a) “Water is brain food”; (b) There are people who are more right-brained

than others”; (c) “There is no decision without emotion”; (d) “All learning is influenced by past knowledge”; (e) “Boys

and girls learn differently”; “(f) Music influences learning”.

In this workshop we seek to distinguish “neuromyths” from “well-established” beliefs in educational practice. Come with

your own doubts about brain-based learning fads and learn how to judge the quality of information for yourself.

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Rebuilding Motivation for School Following Conflict and Disaster: Lessons from Liberia and Katrina

Arnold Spokane Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-30

Schools close following disaster and conflict---sometimes for a few days or weeks and in war-torn environments for

years. In the interim, students, families and teachers adapt in ways that may compromise motivation and concentration

for learning and attendance. One moderate-term situation (Katrina) and one long term situation (Liberia) are contrasted,

and strategies for addressing mental health concerns that affect student, teacher, and administrator behavior, and specific

interventions for improving motivation for learning will be discussed.

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How To Implement the International Model for School Counseling Programs at Your School

Brooke Fezler Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: C-31

This 1-day workshop is designed specifically for the professional development of international school counselors; it will

focus on how to develop a comprehensive school counseling program using the International Model, which is based on

the ASCA National Model. This workshop represents an opportunity for authentic collaboration amongst counselors, the

goal of which is that everyone walks away with practical ideas, action plans, and a strong understanding of the necessary

components of an international school counseling program. Participants will return to their schools with useful tools to

improve their current counseling services and guidance curriculum.

The goal of the presenter is to:

Equip counselors with the skills to modify their existing school counseling program.

Introduce participants to the newly developed International Model for School Counseling

Programs.

Educate school counselors on how to develop and implement a comprehensive school

counseling program.

Counselors will walk away having learned:

The nuts and bolts of implementing the International Model.

How to develop mission statement, standards, competencies, and indicators.

How to enhance, manage, and audit their current programs.

How to develop action plans for their school counseling program. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Principals’ Job-Alike Session

Facilitator: Eddie Wexler Time: 10:30 am – 12:45 pm Room: College

Center

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Saturday Morning Sessions (10:30 am)

Teacher and Exhibitor Workshops

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Freeware Multimedia for the Classroom

Andy Kralovec Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Room: C-29

The incorporation of audio and video in the classroom as a teaching resource is on the rise. One obstacle to multimedia

implementation is cost. This presentation will identify audio and video editing freeware programs along with several free

websites that can be used to post audio/video material. (Win & Mac) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Culturally Diverse Teaching & Learning

William Veal, Jessica Latham & David Wells Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: C-11

This workshop will introduce children from the Cofan tribe. Recommendations on how to help students from diverse

settings and cultures will be offered. Advice and suggestions on what to do, when to do it, and why will be outlined.

Participants will have a chance to share their own experiences and knowledge. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best Use of Online Science Simulations: A Constructivist Approach

Chris Slough Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: LMC

This presentation discusses the research behind effectively utilizing online science simulations in the classroom, and

presents three concrete examples of lessons used in grades 9, 10, and 11. While the examples focus on physics and

chemistry, teachers of all science disciplines will find this presentation useful in terms of how to best utilize the rapidly

growing world of online science simulations. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cómo Aprende el Cerebro y Sus Implicaciones Para El Salón de Clase

Charlotte Samper Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: B-27

Este taller se enfoca en que los docentes, quienes al entender como prende el cerebro, produzcan material que puedan

utilizar en sus clases para así mejorar el aprendizaje de sus alumnos. Los últimos diez años de estudios del cerebro nos

ha presentado mucha información que apoya a los docentes en el aula, facilitándoles su trabajo y produciendo resultados

positives. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paideia Seminar

Gretchen Bade & Michael Simmons Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: C-28

Paideia Seminar, as defined by the National Paideia Center, is a collaborative, intellectual dialogue facilitated with open-

ended questions about a text. It is a method for sustainable learning as it develops skills that allow students to achieve

not only in the classroom, but also in our global society. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Infusing Mindfulness, Art and Yoga into Your Classroom Experience

Sora No, Yoga Recess & Yoga Month Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: C-5

Sno Yoga introduces the effective work of Mindfulness, Art and Yoga; otherwise known as M.A.Y. Students receive a

fun and non-judgmental way of teaching surrounded by a positive and safe environment. These methods concentrate on

the cultivation of young individual’s creativity, train of thought process and successful experiences.

Participants will learn how:

Mindfulness changes the way students’ brain functions, provides tools to reflect instead of react and lessen test-

taking anxiety

Art can encourage students to become risk-takers, calm their minds and cultivate their creativity

Yoga increases a student’s self esteem, supports collaboration, teaches compassion and acceptance

The workshop will have interactive experiences where teachers will participate in shorten versions of M.A.Y. classes in

conjunction with information and discussions. Teachers and administrators will have a toolbox of activities they can

easily implement in their classroom or school. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Seeing Things in a New Light: 12 – 14% of Students Suffer from Light Sensitivity. Have You Heard of Irlen

Syndrome?

Sandy Muench Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Room: C-6

Irlen Syndrome is a visual processing disorder caused by light. Students with Irlen Syndrome experience problems with

reading and studying, as they must put more energy and effort into their work. This workshop provides detailed

information about identifying symptoms and how the Irlen Method can change a student’s life. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sailing the Waters of Web 2.0 Tools: Co-Designing Global Peace in Today’s Knowledge Society

Mike Foege & Victoria Placeres Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Room: B-28

Section I- Introduction. Differences between the Knowledge and Information society as well as some implications in

education such as digital literacy. Section II- Turning Knowledge Society key features into a thematic UNIT for ELL

students. Section III- Peace One Day initiative. From personal to local to global: co-designing PEACE 2.0. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Options for Struggling Teens

Rick Detwiler, Mason Associates Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Room: B-29

This session will help school personnel better understand the therapeutic resources available to serve struggling teens

whose needs are beyond the capacity of their school and be able to guide parents as they explore those resources. An

overview of the range of therapeutic programs will be provided: traditional boarding schools that have strong support

programs; wilderness programs; therapeutic boarding schools; residential treatment centers; acute care programs and how

they differ from each other. Participants will share with each other some direct tips/strategies regarding what to look for

in the child’s behavior patterns, how to set the stage for collaboration, the roles of the Educational Consultant, the parent,

the child, and the school/counselor, and logistics. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Connecting Computer Modeling to the Physical Laboratory

Howard Lovejoy & Kurt Supplee Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: LS Lab

We will demonstrate how some simple and familiar science and math investigations can be modeled using STELLA

software. Following this we will set up the actual problem with laboratory equipment and use real data to improve the

model and add further variables to our investigation. We will further connect this to a common mathematical problem. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Applying Rubrics to ESL/EAL in the Context of a Bilingual School

Vanessa Lima Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Room: C-12

This presentation aims to discuss how to use rubrics in the context of an ESL class in order to provide students with the

tools they need to succeed in the process of second language acquisition, and to help teachers better assess and choose

their teaching/learning strategies. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Saturday Morning Sessions (11:40 am)

Teacher and Exhibitor Workshops ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cómo Contribuir al Desarrollo de la Inteligencia Emocional en el Aula

Lorena Valencia Time: 11:40 am – 12:40 pm Room C-29

Mi taller se enfocará en una descripción de la teoría de Goleman, su fundamento y los componentes de la inteligencia

Emocional. Además de esto presentará sugerencias a los profesores de actividades a realizar, y de distintos temas y

técnicas que se deben enseñar a los alumnos para que poco a poco desarrollen su inteligencia emocional. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Building Effective Reading Programs for English Language Learners

Kristen MacConnell Time: 11:40 am – 1:10 pm Room B-28

International schools face unique challenges meeting students’ literacy needs. This workshop is designed to show how

one school has begun to systematically screen students’ reading skills. An outcomes-driven model will be shared to assist

with data-based decision making. Year 1 data and an overview of next steps will be discussed. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Digital Natives Become Upstanding Global Citizens

Karen Fraser Colby de Mattos & Paola Bonfanti do Amaral

Time: 11:40 am – 1:10 pm Room B-29

Whether responsible for a classroom, a school or a system, participants will explore effective strategies to increase

students’ academic achievement and their realization that they have the capacity to make a difference in the world.

Participants will visit, through different media, classrooms in a partial immersion program that engages and empowers

students. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Powerful Dual language Learning: An Innovative International School Model

Andrea Molinari Time: 11:40 am – 1:10 pm Room B-20

Join us for a look at an innovative model for teaching dual language learners that honors the way young children learn

best. This project approach integrates all learning domains playfully, wraps learning in meaning and context, and ensures

that learning is connected and expanded across three age groups. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Saturday Lunch Meetings (12:00 -2:50 pm):

1. There will be a 1:00 pm meeting with Linda Sills at lunch for anyone interested in the October 2012 Global Initiatives

Network (GIN) Conference for students in Grades 7-12 to be held at Graded School in Sao Paulo, Brazil

2. There will be a 1:00 pm meeting with Derrel Fincher at lunch for any schools interested in learning more about

AASSAnet, the World Virtual School program.

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Saturday Midday Sessions (12:50 pm)


Bringing Poetry to Life

Alexandra Baines & Melissa Daniels Time: 12:50 – 1:50 pm Room: C-29

Do your students feel daunted by poetry? Discover how to develop a community of readers, writers and critical thinkers

through the medium of poetry. This presentation, inspired by Nancy Atwell, will provide workshop ideas to help engage

the reluctant learner in the art of poetry. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cultivating Creativity and Community in the Classroom: A Walkthrough of Boalian Techniques

Cristina Mejia & Jesse Tangen Time: 12:50 – 2:20 pm Room: C-11

Have you ever been in the middle of a power point lesson when the power goes out? What do you do when your 21st

century lesson turns suddenly medieval? Or do you just simply want to be more creative and “playful” in your planning?

We rely on Augusto Boal! Boalian techniques allow classroom communities to think creatively, while ensuring learning

and participation from all the students, and require no technology – not even a classroom. In this workshop we will

practice a variety of Boalian techniques (games that involve body, space, interaction) applicable for any age group, in any

subject area. We will create an authentic environment in which to develop creative potential for solving everyday

situations. (Batteries not included.) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Music and Movement in the Regular Classroom, by the Regular Teacher

Marilene Arndt Barreto do Nascimento Time: 12:50 – 2:20 pm Room: LMC

A hands-on workshop, with ideas and suggestions of activities to enrich your daily routine with your students, where you

will learn how to take advantage of the most varied kinds of musical styles and everyday materials, putting everything

together with coordinated--and uncoordinated--movement. Booklet with descriptions and references included. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Developing and Implementing a Model United Nations Program

Daniel Cwik Time: 12:50 – 1:50 pm Room: B-27

This session will explain the merits of MUN programs and give you all you need to know about implementing one at

your school. This is the real deal and not a generic overview. You will leave this session with enough background

information to address your administration, plan a program, and even plan your own conference! Resources provided. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

An Introduction to Team Coaching

Gustavo Sever Time: 12:50 – 1:50 pm Room: C-28

Join me on this workshop on Team Coaching! Many times, educational leaders act as coaches without even noticing it;

this happens at different levels: in the classroom, with students individually, parents, colleagues and other stakeholders.

Learn some basic foundations about team coaching that will only improve your helping skills repertoire. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Integrating Whole Brain Teaching Strategies

Penny Ross & Juan Facendo Time: 12:50 – 1:50 pm Room: C-6

The reputation of Whole Brain Teaching in America is spreading rapidly for at least 3 reasons ... it's fun, it's free, and the

techniques powerfully engage challenging students. Come find out how you can incorporate these strategies in your

classroom tomorrow! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Energize Your Lessons with Curriculum Driven eContent

Marina Racy, Follett International Time: 12:50 – 1:50 pm Room: LS Lab

Browse through the interactive features of an eBook. Whether used with the whole class or one-on-one with a student,

eBooks are versatile, user-friendly learning resources that give you curriculum aligned and engaging content to teach and

engage your 21st century learners` experience. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Teaching and Leading in Turbulent Times

Charles Mitchel, Seton Hall University Time: 12:50 – 2:20 pm Room: C-12

In The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership, Houston and Sokolow write that teaching and leading is difficult and draining.

It saps physical, emotional, and spiritual energy. Teachers and administrators must find a way to replenish that energy.

This workshop provides educators with strategies to recharge their Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual batteries.

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Saturday Midday Sessions (2:00 pm – 4:30 pm)


Using Curriculum Mapping to Develop Benchmark Assessments Aligned to Standards

Heidi Hayes-Jacobs Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm Room: C-36

The most current work in curriculum mapping is the strategic alignment of benchmark assessments "vertically K-12" to

monitor student growth and learning. In particular, mapping has gone into deeper work with alignment to new

standards. Heidi will share work from her newest book, a LiveBook and LivePlanner, with PD360 called, Mapping to

the Core: Integrating the Common Core Standards into Your Local School Curriculum. Whether the Common Core

Standards or your unique mission statement and standards, it is critical to align thoughtfully. New levels of collaboration

and sharing in mapping are used globally by independent, public, parochial, and international schools based on Dr.

Jacobs's model for curriculum mapping. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Strategies to Build Collaborative Teacher Teams

Margaret Maclean Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm Room: B-23

Effective collaborative teams are an essential building block of a successful school. This session will focus on how to

work interdependently to create high-performing teams. We will participate in and take home a number of tools and

strategies that will increase your effectiveness as members and facilitators of powerful collaborative teams. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Learning by Doing. Aware-Able-Act: Curriculum Integration

Mike Johnston Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm Room: C-22

Can we really leave awareness and action to after school and outside class time? Real world contextual learning doesn’t

get any better than integrating global issues and sustainability into daily learning activities. We will explore many

curricular examples; share resources and help schools truly integrate change into the classroom. Please feel free to send

examples or links to good learning activities to [email protected] and a common resource share will be provided to all

participants. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Understanding the Digital Generation: New Perspectives

Ian Jukes Time: 2:00 – 4:30 pm Room: C-32

This workshop provides a comprehensive profile of 10 core learning attributes of digital learners, and looks at the

modern workplace and examines the new entry skills students will need to be successful in the digitally infused working

environment. We examine how the world of work changed, and how it’s likely to change in the future. What are the new

thinking skills workers will require, and how must we shift instruction to ensure we are equipping our students with these

skills? The New Perspectives workshop provides a pragmatic look at how we can teach effectively in an age when new

technologies cascade onto the new digital landscape at an astonishing rate, and also identifies the principles and

processes that transcend these new technologies. This session is based on the books Understanding the Digital

Generation: Teaching and Learning in the New Digital Landscape from the 21st Century Fluency Project. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Amazing Brain

Tim Burns Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm Room: C-20

This workshop combines two presentations, one designed with students in mind, the other for parents. Offered to students

and parents in dozens of international school around the world, these companion presentations accompany the staff

workshop and help spread the “news you can use” about the amazing brain.

The Amazing Brain: A Work in Progress

Scientists increasingly refer to the pre-teen and teen brain as a "work in progress," because of the fact that at least seven

important areas of the brain are undergoing "reconstruction." This presentation is designed to help students to better

understand these changes and how to take advantage of this knowledge in order to build a better brain. In addition to

information presented in a way that keeps students engaged, ten important “BrainGain Tips” are offered related to the

topic areas covered: from hydration to diet, downtime to sleep, optimizing school and athletic performance, the harmful

effects of drinking and drugging, and more.

Parenting With the Brain in Mind: A Practical Journey Through the Growing Brain

This presentation--similar to the one provided to students--offers parents an informative and useful guide to the major

developmental changes taking place in the brain throughout childhood and through the teen years. A number of useful

tips for parents, based upon these milestone changes, are presented. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Using Creativity to Teach Character, Respect, and Resilience

Vicki Lein Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm Room: B-22

What if we could teach discipline and have fun at the same time? What if we used assemblies, skits, music, and some

outrageous humor to unleash the genius of our students? What if we decided to operate from an innovative intention:

Students do more--teachers do less? And, what if all this play and creativity was based on brain research, emotional

intelligence, and fitness for life?

Could it be true we often underestimate the abilities of our students and ourselves? Did you know that a Gray African

parrot taught himself how to spell? Lecturing our students will not evoke their initiative and ingenuity. There is genius

that lies untapped in all of us, and we will feel a lot better when we know how to let it flow instead of trying to play it

safe.

This workshop demonstrates how to teach self-discipline, respect for diversity, and character–all subjects that lend

themselves to boring lectures and the rolling of countless eyes. Instead, we will do this through music, movement, drama,

and by setting high expectations.

Come ready to have fun, let go, and experience models of teaching to a classroom or to a whole school. Learn how to

teach with liveliness and creativity any attitude or skill your students need in order to be healthier, happier, and able to

compete in a global economy. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Evidence-Based Practice: What Works in Classrooms and Why

Tracey Tokuhama Espinosa Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm Room: Auditorium

In this workshop we will confirm best practice models of teaching that apply Mind, Brain, and Education science

standards. This workshop will compare evidence from MBE science and John Hattie’s Visible Learning findings (a meta-

analysis of 800 meta analyses about educational practices) to identify exactly what has been shown to improve student

learning outcomes. Is cooperative learning better than explicit instruction? Is the Socratic Method a proven practice?

Does feedback have an impact on future learning? What matters more, a habit of questioning (a mentality of skepticism),

or a teacher who believes in you? This workshop is meant to leave the participants with a sense of confirmed best

practice, and perhaps a few surprises about what really works in the classroom. References to Marzano, Wiggins &

McTighe, Tomlinson and Fink will supply additional evidence for these recommendations. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Rebuilding Motivation for School Following Conflict and Disaster: Lessons from Liberia and Katrina

Arnold Spokane Time: 2:00 – 4:30 pm Room: C-30

Schools close following disaster and conflict---sometimes for a few days or weeks, and in war-torn environments for

years. In the interim, students, families and teachers adapt in ways that may compromise motivation and concentration

for learning and attendance. One moderate-term situation (Katrina) and one long term situation (Liberia) are contrasted,

and strategies for addressing mental health concerns that affect student, teacher, and administrator behavior, and specific

interventions for improving motivation for learning will be discussed.

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Saturday Midday Sessions (2:00 pm)


Teaching Today the Readers of Tomorrow

Liliana Borrero Time: 2:00-4:00 pm Room: C-29

At the twilight of the XXI century, it is inexcusable to ignore the pedagogical implications of brain research findings. The

brain is the organ in which learning takes place; therefore, we as educators need to understand how it functions. Today

we are lucky to be able to ground the why, how, and what we teach children to read, in solid scientific findings. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Highly Able Instruction at IB Institutions: Implementation Now, Designing for the Future

Joanna Brown Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Room: B-27

The presentation includes defining the essence of highly able intelligences and dispels previous misunderstandings on the

nature of gifted/talented individuals and programs. From primary to high school instruction, the presenter reveals the

practical and ideal union of highly able programs and IB curriculum and the realities of program implementation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Digital Storytelling: Bring Your Story to Life

Sergio Martinez Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Room: C-28

Take your oral presentation and bring it to life using digital storytelling tools! Digital storytelling is a great way to

showcase and tap into your students’ different learning styles and needs. This presentation will expose you to free and

paid storytelling programs to help your students tap into their creativity. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Getting Your Students Organized

Robin Glas Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Room: C-6

Middle school and high school teachers of all subjects can integrate organizational skills into their regular classes without

taking away valuable time devoted to curriculum. By categorizing and organizing all work done in the class, the students

will place more importance on each activity done in the classroom. The strategies taught in this workshop will allow the

student to recall information from past assignments for purposes such as test preparation. It also shows the students that

there is great importance to everything done in the classroom, and that they can take pride in their notebook as a personal

creation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Somewhere I Travelled Gladly, and Beyond

Michelle Crosbie Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Room: B-28

This summer I had the privilege of attending Boston University's Poetry Institute run by Robert Pinsky. In addition to

receiving rare insight and inroads into poetry from many celebrated poets, teachers from elementary to high school also

devised and exchanged extraordinary lesson plans designed to ignite and inspire students of all ages. I am excited to

share what I learned. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

25 Strategies to Energize Your Classroom

Amy Teran Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Room: B-29

Walk away with 25 energizing activities you can implement immediately in your classroom that address rituals, routines,

classroom environment, reading strategies, technology, gimmicks, brain breaks, and assessment. Applications for all

subjects, geared towards secondary, great for teachers working with second language learners. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Simply Teaching With Technology

Lynn Notarainni, DYMO/Mimio Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Room: B-20

Imagine a family of easy-to-use tools that work together to help you teach creatively and allow students to learn actively.

Imagine tools that dramatically expand your teaching options and streamline how you meet everyday challenges. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How To Expand Your School's Online Reach

Mark Wile, RenWeb School Management Software

Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Room: LS Lab

Stay connected to your school community through Facebook, Twitter and a school blog. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Saturday Afternoon Sessions (3:30 pm)


The Animated Classroom: Punctuation Karate

Ruth Hoevertsz Time: 3:30-4:30 pm Room: C-11

How we can cater to our auditory, visual and tactile learners in an enjoyable and accessible manner with regards to

something as ordinary as teaching punctuation? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Math and Technology - The Perfect Match

Leah Brownell Time: 3:30-4:30 pm Room: LMC

More than ever today’s students are surrounded by digital resources. As educators we need to bring these tools into the

classroom and promote 21st century learning in a meaningful way to develop problem solving and reasoning skills. You

will leave this workshop with activities you can use immediately in your classroom. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Nature of Storytelling: An Interdisciplinary Evaluation of History & Literature through the Lens of Post

WWII U.S. Foreign Policy

Alexandra Brostoff & Jason Lang Time: 3:30-4:30 pm Room: B-27

In an ever-shrinking universe, multiplicity of perspective demands that the global citizen be adept at elucidating the often

unclear distinction between fact and fiction. Grounded in communicative and cognitive learning strategies, "The Nature

of Storytelling" is an interdisciplinary history and literature unit that examines the narratives, meta-narratives and

historical sources pertaining to Post WWII U.S. foreign policy. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dr. Goodreader

Susan Stevens Time: 3:30-4:30 pm Room: C-28

Teachers will be given the materials they need and explanations of how to use the Dr. Goodreader flow chart in their

reading program. Students who can pinpoint where their understanding breaks down when reading and know how to

solve the problem are students who are armed for the future. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Conflict Resolution Skills for the Global Citizen

Deena Fontana Moraes & Robert Summers

Time: 3:30-4:30 pm Room: C-6

Conflict is a normal aspect of the Elementary school day. However, as we navigate the now in order to design a more

positive future, students must be empowered to resolve conflicts peacefully and independently. In this lesson, presenters

will deliver a conflict resolution lesson which implements SIOP models of instruction. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Perception and Rationality about Risk

John Byers, GBG/TieCare International Time: 3:30-4:30 pm Room: B-28

Fear is good. Fear helps protect us. But when our perception about risk does not match reality and data, we make poor

decisions about our own lives, careers, and health. This presentation points out misconceptions about safety and health

and highlights the most serious risks over which we have direct control. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

School-wide Instruction Practices That Rock

Susan Follmer Time: 3:30-4:30 pm Room: B-29

What happens when all teachers use the same five instructional practices? This session will demand active engagement of

all who attend as we explore instructional practices that have the greatest returns for student learning, and the power of

doing those strategies school-wide. Participants will leave will new strategies for Monday. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Crossing the Cultural Bridge: Meeting needs in a Multicultural Classroom

Stuart Olson Time: 3:30-4:30 pm Room: B-20

This workshop addresses learning needs of students from either Latino or Asian home cultures as they study and interact

in a school culture that is largely North American. Special attention is directed to the needs of students with lower levels

of competency in using the English language. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Our Exhibitors

Thank you to our Associate Members for their participation and ongoing support of AASSA.

ATD-American

Buffalo State, SUNY

Children of Haiti Project

CISCO

Clements Worldwide

College Board

Developmental Studies Center

Dymo/Mimio

Empresa Metropolitana de Turismo

Endicott College

Follett International

Frank Crystal & Company, Inc.

GBG/ TieCare International

George Mason University

Global Issues Network

Global Tax Service

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt International

International Schools Services

K12

, Inc.

Lehigh University

Mason Associates

Northwest Evaluation Association

Pacificard

Pearson

Perkins Eastman

Rediker Software, Inc.

RenWeb School Management Software

Scholastic International

Seton Hall University

Stadium

State Department FCU

Tiosa

Turning Technologies

University of Alabama

Veracross

Virco, Inc.

Walden University/Laureate

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Note Pages

The program cover was designed by Aljosja Roels, art teacher at Academia Cotopaxi. Aljosja brings

together all the elements important to Ecuador. On the Coat of Arms the sun is representative of the

God of the Ancestors; the snow capped mountain means the high altitude of Ecuador and the condor

symbolizes power, greatness and strength of Ecuador. The theme of the conference, Navigate the

Now, Design the Future, is integrated into the landscape with the boy communicating with the

condor via headphones and the use of the electronic tablet.

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