Associate Presenters
Presenter: Clay Hensley
Title: Tools for International Schools: How Can the College
Board Better Connect Your Students to College Success?
Description:
This
interactive session will provide a forum for international teachers
and counselors to advise the College Board on how to better support
the work of their schools. We will also update you on new educational
initiatives of the College Board. We will discuss updates on the
SAT. We will look at how universities and schools have responded
to the changes and also review research to examine the effects
of the changes. Join us for an overview of PSAT/NMSQT and the
wealth of valuable resources and reporting offered through the
program, including QuickStart, Score Report Plus, MyRoad, the
Summary of Answers and Skills Report (S.O.A.S.), AP Potential,
Student Search Service (S.S.S.), Destination College, and more.
Find out about AP’s World Language Initiative, with details
on updates on AP courses and exams in Chinese (Mandarin) and Japanese.
Get the latest news on the AP Course Audit, AP recognition at
universities worldwide, on the AP International Diploma, and on
expanded professional development opportunities for teachers.
Learn about expanding -- and free -- online services for both
students and teachers. There will be ample opportunities for questions
and discussion. The College Board is a non-for-profit membership
association with a hundred-year heritage and a leader in connecting
students worldwide to college success.
Biography:
Clay
Hensley is the Associate Director for International Services at
the College Board. His primary responsibility is to support schools
outside the U.S. that use College Board programs, such as AP and
PSAT/NMSQT. He also actively promotes the recognition of AP at
universities worldwide.
Prior to joining the College Board six years ago, Clay taught
English literature and studio art at Serramonte del Rey High School
in Daly City, CA. He has also taught at the university-level.
He holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, TN, and a Masters of Fine Art in painting
from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In his spare time,
Clay is an exhibiting artist based in New York City.
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Presenter: Tim
Ramsey
Topic: School Resource Management
Title: School Resource Management: Maximizing your return on investment
with Follett Software’s Destiny Resource Management Solution
Description:
The instructional demands on your school are growing. Unfortunately,
your administrative budget isn't. At Follett Software, we've taken
a centralized approach to this tough challenge with the Destiny
Resource Management Solution, a powerful, browser-based software
suite to help streamline the business of education. Schools are
using this comprehensive system to centrally manage library materials,
textbooks, instructional media and other critical assets--helping
to reduce redundant purchasing, ensure resource availability,
simplify reporting and enable accountability across the school.
Biography:
As a teacher and a librarian, Tim Ramsey has been an educator
for over twenty years. Throughout this career, Tim has worked
with others in the schools to make sure that the available electronic
and physical resources were being fully utilized to enhance student
achievement. Now working for Follett International, Tim continues
to support the profession by providing educational services and
resources to schools throughout the Asia Pacific region.
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Presenter: Andreas Paaske
Topic: Children’s Development, Playground Design
Title: Life Skills and School Playgrounds - Creating Unique Play
Environments
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Description:
Creating play environments that promotes intellectual, physical
and social development is a complicated. International schools
face multiple challenges in their pursuit of offering the best
educationalal solutions in the market. Play environments are crucial
for developing a school and its reputation – more so in
developing students positive life skills.
Biography:
Andreas manage KOMPAN A/S activities in Asia Pacific and works
together with leading educational institutions in the development
of state of art playgrounds. Andreas holds an MBA from Aarhus
Business School and Harvard Business School and attained his educational
experience as trainer and coach during his service in the Danish
Forces as First Lieutenant. In addition, Andreas has arranged
learning and teambuilding events for children and adults in both
China and Denmark.
His professional background within playground design builds on
KOMPAN ’Play Institute’ courses, knowledge and research.
Andreas has worked as consultant for leading International Schools
across Asia in designing their unique play environments. KOMPAN
work closely together with the International Play Association
– Promoting the Child’s Right to play and Andreas
has been advocating their activities. KOMPAN and Andreas strive
to build upon core values of children's development of life skills
when developing age appropriate play environments.
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Presenter: Mark Beadle, Ed.D.
Topic:Online Education
Title: The Benefits of Online Learning
Description:
Online education has changed the delivery of college education.
It is now affecting K-12 education in positive ways. Come be part
of a discussion on the benefits (and myths) of online learning.
Find out how your school can tap into the benefits and avoid the
pitfalls. You will also hear what Sevenstar offers an international
school.
Biography:
Dr. Beadle has served in international schools in Saudi Arabia
and Taiwan. In 2006 he helped start Sevenstar Academy which makes
it quick, easy, and low cost for an overseas school to have an
online division. Sevenstar does integrate the Christian faith
into their courses. They have many AP and dual credit courses.
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Presenter: Richard Rediker
Topic: Putting new technologies to work for your school
Target Audience: Administrators, Teachers, Technical Coordinators,
etc.
Title: What’s New in School Administrative Software?
Description:
Discover new technologies and features available to schools. Bring
families and school staff together with a school-to-home web portal
which lets parents monitor their children’s homework assignments
and progress, grades, school news, etc. Print great-looking report
cards in multiple languages. Learn about advances in schedule
building, Web-based tools for teachers, putting student data on
PDAs, integrated e-mail, and an accounting program with dual currency
capability written just for schools!
Biography:
Richard Rediker has been a journalist, a high school chemistry
teacher, a community leader, and an entrepreneur. He is the founder
and president of Rediker Software, Inc., headquartered in Hampden,
MA. He wrote the core program that over 28 years has become Administrator’s
Plus, the school administrative software trusted by schools in
every state and over 100 countries. Rich loves to travel. He can
be counted on to bring back culture, stories, pictures, and even
employees from around the world. A charismatic speaker, his fast-paced
presentations are packed not only with information, but with sincerity,
humor and enthusiasm. Rich has addressed overflow crowds at countless
venues, and is always eager to share his business insight, passion
for technology, and unique global perspective.
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East Asia Regional Council of
Overseas Schools (EARCOS)
Brentville Subdivision, Barangay Mamplasan, Biñan, Laguna,
4024 Philippines
Phone: +63 (49) 511-5993/5994 | Fax: +63 (49) 511-4694
