| AtKisson, Alan |
Biography: Alan AtKisson has been working at the forefront of innovation and practice in sustainability for over twenty years. He is president of the AtKisson Group, an international consultancy founded in 1992, with associates and affiliates in nine countries. The AtKisson Group's services, training tools, and planning methods have been used by hundreds of sustainability initiatives around the world, in government, cities, development programs, schools, universities, and global companies.
He is the author of two books, Believing Cassandra: An Optimist Looks at a Pessimist's World (Chelsea Green, 1999) and The ISIS Agreement: How Sustainability Can Improve Organizational Performance and Transform the World (Earthscan, 2008). He is also a co-author or contributor to a number of other websites, journals, and books, including The Natural Advantage of Nations (Earthscan, 2006) and Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century (Abrams, 2006).
Alan is the originator of the "ISIS Method," a step-by-step process for teaching, learning, and doing sustainable development in practice, as well as the lead designer of the "ISIS Accelerator," a comprehensive set of tools designed to support education and strategic action on sustainability.
In a volunteer capacity, Alan also serves as President of the International Network of Resource Information Centers, also known as the Balaton Group, an international network of researchers and leaders working in systems and sustainability, founded by Dennis and Donella Meadows in 1982.
While primarily working as a consultant, Alan has twice served as a transitional executive director, leading organizations through change and reorganization. Most recently, he led the Earth Charter Initiative -- a global process to promote the widely endorsed statement of common ethics, values, and vision known as the Earth Charter -- through a two-year process of strategic restructuring and organization building (2006-2007).
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| Barash, Phoebe |
Biography: For 36 years, Phoebe Barash has worked in education as a teacher, administrator, and trainer. After leaving her position as a school administrator, she began her own business in mediation and conflict management. Areas of focus include: family/divorce mediation, special education mediation, group facilitation, training in conflict management. Experience in school gives Phoebe a unique window into what is important in the world of school and the pressures faced by school staff, children and family
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| Barder, Chip |
Biography: Chip has been a teacher, counselor, principal and school head in seven different international schools since 1973. More importantly for this workshop, he has raised three children in international schools and along with his wife, Lillian Canada, understands firsthand the challenges (and the benefits) of being in the same school with your own children. Chip is currently the Head of School at the United Nations International School of Hanoi.
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| Buchmann, Stephen |
Biography: Dr. Buchmann is a scientist, author, entrepreneur, photographer and print maker. He is a professor of Entomology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He’s published 150 scientific articles and 9 books. Books include the landmark “ Forgotten Pollinators” with Gary Nabhan (from Island Press, 1996) along with his recent “Letters from the Hive” (Bantam Dell, 2007) and his very first children’s book (with co-author Diana Cohn and illustrated by artist Paul Mirocha). Dr. Buchmann is a bee specialist who has studied pollinators, especially bees and flowering plants around the world. He has made 9 trips to peninsular Malayisa ( Kedah Province, Pedu Lake). He is a photographer of insects and flowers. For the past 4 years he has used a flatbed scanner (Creo) to image insects and flowers. From these scans he creates archival high resolution fine art prints (gicleee prints) using Epson inkjet printers.
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| Cannon, Susan |
Biography: Susan has promoted community service in international schools for two decades, with experience as a K-12 service coordinator, IB CAS supervisor and Roots & Shoots sponsor. She advocates the view that significant student learning can result from service learning if community action is an integral part of the MS and HS curriculum. Susan currently teaches MS mathematics and science at the Western Academy of Beijing.
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| Clifton, Alex |
Biography: Alex Clifton is Senior Acting Teacher at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After graduating with a first class honours degree in English Literature and Language from Oxford University in 2002, he co-founded Simunye Theatre Company in South Africa, directed as an associate of the John Caird Company, worked as an assistant at the Royal National Theatre, as resident director at The English National Opera, ran The Jerwood Director's Forum and was Artistic Director of Pursued by a Bear Theatre Company, resident company of The Farnham Maltings Arts Centre. Recent productions include Carmen 1936, For One Night Only, Jorgjin Oxo, Rigoletto, La Vera Costanza, Cancer Time, La Boheme, The White Witch of Rose Hall, Grimm Tales, Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, The Little Prince, Roberto Zucco and three devised productions with Simunye Theatre Company. He has worked as Education Director on UK tours with Thelma Holt Ltd. Alex is currently an Artistic Director for ISTA and he is one of ISTA’s elected Board of Trustees.
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| Funk, Catherine |
Biography: Cathy Funk has lived and worked in Asia since 1972: Saigon, Singapore and Taipei. She served as the Middle School Principal of Taipei American School from 1986 until her retirement in June of 2008. Cathy has presented at the EARCOS administrators' conference, served on the EARCOS WASC board of directors, chaired WASC teams in both Asia and the United States and worked as a trainer at the Principals' Training Center. In 1990 Cathy received the National Distinquished Principal's Award. Cathy divides her time between Maui and Portland, Oregon.
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| Hensley, Clay |
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 the Advanced Placement Program (AP), PSAT/NMSQT, and SAT. He also actively promotes the recognition of College Board programs at universities worldwide. Prior to joining the College Board eight years ago, Clay taught English literature and studio art at Serramonte del Rey High School in Daly City, California. He has also taught at the university-level. He holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, 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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| Herdrich, Stephanie / Erin Kent |
Biography: Erin Kent and Stephanie Herdrich are highly experienced Reading and Writing Workshop teachers at Concordia International School in Shanghai, China. Erin has taught in the U.S., South America, and Asia. At Concordia, Erin and Stephanie are creating a 4th grade Reading Workshop Curriculum that includes the use of strategy lessons. Stephanie has worked in California and Asia. She is currently Concordia's instructional coach, working with K-4 teachers on improving Reading instruction school-wide.
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| Hulse, Robert |
Biography: Robert was born in Indiana (USA) and brings a background in pharmacy and theology to his current vocation as educator. He earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from Purdue University and a M.A. in Religious Education from United Theological Seminary (Dayton, Ohio). He has served Concordia previously as Director of Admissions. His interests include global issues, photography, reading, sports (especially basketball), and drama (especially improvisation). He is married with three children (grades 12, 10, and preschool).
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| Jansen, Chris |
Biography: Chris Jansen currently lectures in Outdoor and Experiential Education at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is also a trainer with Project Adventure New Zealand and has an extensive range of training and facilitation experience both in New Zealand and also in Singapore, Australia and the United States. He has worked as a counsellor with adolescent offenders and their families and in substance abuse treatment programmes in Atlanta, Georgia and Hong Kong. Chris was Head of Physical and Outdoor Education for 6 years at Mangere College in Auckland, prior to which he worked as a youth worker with Te Ora Hou in Christchurch. He has an M.Ed. Counselling and is a Registered teacher and member of the New Zealand Association of Counselors.
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| Kiisk, Linda |
Biography: Linda Kiisk, AIA LEED AP, received her BFA and teaching certification from the College of William and Mary and Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. With her expertise in natural building, she served as the Principal Investigator to conduct sustainability training for the National Park Service. Her satellite broadcast on deconstruction won an International Telly Award. In 2003, she was nominated for a Fulbright in Sustainable Development and Heritage Tourism in Panama. Linda is currently the Associate Director for Facilities Planning at the University of Wyoming and previously held posts as professor of design at various institutions in the United States. Her research involved the study of brain differences impacting visualization styles. Linda believes that by understanding how our brains work we can influence how we shape our environments and relationships with one another.
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http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/facilitiesplanning/faculty.asp
uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/UWYO/vol9/01/snapshots.asp
www.aia.org/SiteObjects/files/20%20on%2020%2020%20Vision%20PDF.pdf
www.ecotonedesign.com/ecotone/bookstore/pdfs/WiG-excerpt.pdf
books.google.com/books?isbn=097490337X...
www.wtcsitememorial.org/ent/entI=858144.html
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| Kim, Josephine |
Biography: Josephine Kim is a Lecturer on Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education who earned a Ph.D. in counselor education from the University of Virginia. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a National Certified Counselor. Her clinical skills and experiences span many contexts including residential facilities, community agencies, and schools. She has worked with varying multicultural populations through individual, group, and family counseling/therapy. Her special interest and focus includes providing education on mental health related issues to Asian and Asian American populations. She provides professional consultation and expertise on multicultural, mental health, and educational issues to various internet, newspaper, magazine, and television sources in Asia and in the U.S. She has been the keynote speaker at numerous parent, counselor, teacher, and youth conferences in Asia and in the U.S, and in 2007 alone, she presented 23 educational symposiums in Korea and 35 in the U.S.
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| Lancaster, Ron |
Biography: Ron is a Lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of Toronto. Prior to this he taught middle and high school mathematics for over 20 years in co-ed public schools as well as in an all-girls school. When time permits, Ron continues to work as an independent mathematics consultant in North America, Asia and Israel. Ron is also a National T^3 Instructor with Texas Instruments, the Editor of the NCTM column The Mathematical Lens, mathematical consultant for Math for America and a frequent presenter at conferences.
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| Levine, Joe |
Biography: Joe Levine earned his Ph.D. at Harvard and the Marine Biological Laboratory, and taught Introductory biology, Ecology, Marine Biology, Coral Reef Biology, and Neurobiology at Boston College. He started working with WGBH-TV (Boston's flagship Public Television Station) during 1986, on a Macy Fellowship in Science Journalism. He has produced science features for National Public Radio's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and helped launch Discovery Channel's Discover Magazine. Joe has served as scientific advisor to NOVA, and as Science Editor on projects including the OMNI-MAX films Cocos: Island of Sharks, and Coral Reef Adventure, as well as on two Public Television series: The Secret of Life, and The Evolution Project. He has conducted biology inservices across the United Sates, as well as in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the US. Virgin Islands. With Kenneth Miller, he writes high school biology texts for Pearson/Prentice Hall. These books, which have always covered evolutionary theory fully and accurately, have been flash points for several struggles over teaching evolution, including those in Dover, PA and Cobb County, GA.
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| Lishman, William |
Biography: William (Bill) Lishman M.S.M., L,L,D. (hon) is a world renowned artist in many media. His works include award-winning ducumentry films and numerous works of public art, and his best selling autobiography inspired the Columbia Pictures hit film Fly Away Home. He was a pioneer in ultralight aviation and initiated the use of ultralight aircraft in establishing new migration routes for precocial birds. He is cofounder and chair emeritus of Operation Migration which has played the key role in establishing a back up flock of endangered Whooping cranes. Bills current passion is Air First Aid a unique plan for a first response supply system for victims of natural disasters. Bill has received numerous awards including the Odyssey of the Mind's prestigious Creativity Award, The Canadian Meritorious Service Medal and the US National Wildlife Federation Conservation award. In June of 2008 he recieved an honorary doctorate from the University of Ontario.
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| Liu, John |
Biography: John D, Liu is an American who has lived in China for more than 25 years. Initially helping to open the CBS News bureau in Beijing at the time of normalization of relations between the U.S. and China, Mr. Liu has concentrated on ecological film making since the mid-1990s. He has written, produced and directed films on Grasslands, Deserts, Wetlands, Oceans, Rivers, Urban Development, Atmosphere, Forests, Endangered Animals, Poverty Reduction, primarily for EARTH REPORT and LIFE series on the BBC World. In 2003, Mr. Liu wrote, produced and directed "Jane Goodall - China Diary" for National Geographic. a Currently a Research PhD candidate in the School of Human and Environmental Affairs at the University of Reading, Mr. Liu consults with the World Bank & the United Nations Environment Programme. Mr. Liu has been awarded fellowships from the University of the West of England, The Rothamsted Research Institute and the Asia Society.
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| London, Ellen |
Biography: An international school Librarian in Morocco, Kenya, Ethiopia, France, Thailand, and the International Schools Specialist for EBSCO for six years, Ellen has visited more than 200 international schools worldwide and attended and presented at over thirty international conferences. Passionate about textiles, art and music she has been co-owner of Firefly Designs Africa * Asia, LLC (since 2002) - giving women with otherwise no sustainable income opportunities to focus on education and learning. Using fusions of new. recycled traditional and modern textiles, Ellen has presented private showings and fashion walks of her designs in America, Africa and Europe. ::::Ellen is the author of three books, “Countries of the World: Bangladesh (2004), Thailand Condensed; 2000 years of history and culture (2008), and Food and Culture Travels with the Jacket Lady®: Southern France (2009), and numerous electronic and print articles. She and her husband divide their time between Bangkok, France and Washington State.
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| Moon, Maggie |
Biography: Maggie Moon was a Staff Developer for The Reading and Writing Project, at Teachers College, Columbia University, before moving to the Philippines in 2008. Prior to working as a consultant across the US with the R&W Project, she was a 3rd and 4th grade teacher in the NYC Public School System. She has worked closely with hundreds schools within NYC and across the US, as well as presented at the R&W Summer Institutes for many years. She also worked to implement the position of Literacy Coach in NYC, as well as train hundreds of Coaches across the NYC public school system. Since moving abroad, she has had the privilege of working with International Schools within South East Asia, as well as local schools in Manila, Philippines. She is co-authoring a professional series on Literacy Coaching with Lucy Calkins, to be published 2008 by Heinemann.
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| OHalloran, Mary Sean |
Biography: Dr. Mary Sean O’Halloran is professor and director of the Psychological Services Clinic at the University of Northern Colorado. Prior to this, she was adjunct faculty at the University of Nebraska and a psychologist in the eating disorders unit at St. Frances Medical Center. She works in the areas of psychological trauma, eating disorders, multicultural counseling, clinical training, and clinic development. She provides presentations and workshops to audiences including community groups, parents, students, and professionals and has published on eating disorders, psychological trauma, and training mental health professionals. In 2008 she was awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant and was visiting faculty at Burapha University in Thailand where she conducted workshops on psychological trauma and consulted on curriculum and clinic development. She has also been a visiting professor at the University of Toulouse, France and presents at conferences nationally and internationally.
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| OReilly, Breen / David Gran |
Biography: Breen O'Reilly teaches IB Film, World Cinema, and Theory of knowledge at the International School of Beijing. He has presented workshops on Visual Literacy, TV News, Using Film in the Literature, Class and Critical Thinking at previous EARCOS conferences. He has published work on American Crime Cinema as Morality Plays. His favorite film is Psycho. David Gran is the founding member of the Shanghai Student Film Festival,now in its second year. Over the last nine years he has taught film and video classes across various grades and levels. He is currently an art teacher at the Shanghai American School and an Apple Distinguished Educator. He writes about using digital technology in progressive art education at http://carrotrevolution.blogspot.com.
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| Ott, David |
Biography: David became a teacher at the age of 10 as the oldest of five brothers when his mother announced that he was to be a role model for his younger brothers. He eventually became certificated to teach K-8 public schools and earned a Masters in Learning Disabilities by 1975. He taught and learned from students in every grade from Kinder to 8th grade in 23 years of the 32 years he’s been a professional educator. He has also served teachers and students as a math curriculum specialist (Jakarta International School), math coach, math task assessment writer, and math district coordinator for one, two and three years stints for nine years while returning to the classroom each time. He is presently teaching kindergarteners in the Rabat American School in Rabat, Morocco. He has presented at the NCTM, Southern California Sectional, and Asilomar conferences and he is presently a consultant and summer workshop instructor for Marilyn Burns Educational Associates. Fortunate he is to be a teacher of math at a time when problem-solving is the focus and critical thinking across the curriculum is the overall goal.
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| Powell, Bill / Ochan |
Biography: William Powell and Ochan Kusuma-Powell have served as international school educators in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Indonesia, and most recently in Malaysia, where Bill was Head of School and Ochan taught Grade 8 Humanities. They have co-authored Count Me In! Developing Inclusive International Schools (2000) and Making the Difference: Differentiation in International Schools (2007) and frequently contribute educational articles for publication. Bill and Ochan are currently working on a project to support differentiated instruction in international schools, supported by a grant from the US Department of State. They are focusing their attention on teacher professional development, parent advocacy, school leadership and governance training and serve as consultants for Education Across Frontiers (powell@eduxfrontiers.org).
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| Rojas, Virginia |
Biography: As an ASCD (www.ascd.org) Faculty member and independent consultant, Dr. Rojas conducts professional training on effective programs and strategies for English Language Learners. Dr. Rojas has been and continues to be a featured speaker at national and international conferences and schools throughout the world. This year she is working with international schools in Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia as well as with many school districts throughout the US and Canada. She is recognized for her leadership and her commitment to the development of second language proficiency among school populations, especially within an inclusionary and collaborative context. It is her belief that strategies which assist English Language Learners in K-12 settings are beneficial for all learners and that ESL and classroom teachers need to work together to provide seamless language-development and academic achievement programs. This is her message of her 2007 book Strategies for Success with English Language Learners: An ASCD Action Tool published by ASCD. Dr. Rojas currently teaches for the Teachers’ Training Center (www.thettc.org) in London and Miami during the summers.
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| Schwartz, David |
Biography: As a child, the natural world filled me with wonder. Years later, I looked up at the sky and remembered my childhood awe at the wonders of space. I was inspired to write my first book, How Much Is a Million? Since then, in 50 math and science children’s books, I have tried to cultivate a sense of wonder in readers. If You Hopped Like a Frog introduces the concept of proportion by comparing animal abilities with those of humans. G Is for Googol and Q Is for Quark are mind-bending alphabet books of math and science. My latest book, Where In the Wild? Camouflaged Animals Concealed…and Revealed, which combines poetry, prose and nature photography, has won several awards including the SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. For me, the best reward of all is when readers are inspired by my books to ask questions and find answers. Since then, in 50 math and science children’s books, I have tried to cultivate a sense of wonder in readers. If You Hopped Like a Frog introduces the concept of proportion by comparing animal abilities with those of humans. G Is for Googol and Q Is for Quark are mind-bending alphabet books of math and science. My latest book, Where In the Wild? Camouflaged Animals Concealed…and Revealed, which combines poetry, prose and nature photography, has won several awards including the SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. For me, the best reward of all is when readers are inspired by my books to ask questions and find answers.
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| Spellicy, Jim |
Biography: Jim Spellicy is an AP Economics teacher at Lowell High School in San Francisco, California. His interest in economics is an outgrowth of a human need to survive. After completing his master's degree in 19th-century Irish history from McGill University in Montreal, Spellicy moved to San Francisco on a whim. Needing to feed himself, he began a six-year career in the securities industry, which included working the floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange and trading mutual funds and bonds. After leaving that scene for the classroom 20 years ago, Spellicy was assigned by his first principal to teach economics. So began a career that has led to teaching AP Economics for the last 14 years, serving for six years on the AP Economics Development Committee, and for nine years as an AP Reader and Table Leader. He is currently collaborating with Alan Krueger of Princeton University on a high school textbook. Spellicy has been a presenter for the College Board for 12 years, having led AP Institutes and workshops on a regular basis in and outside of the United States.
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| Stubbs, Nancy / Zanna McKay |
Biography: Nancy Stubbs is an instructional designer and consultant for e- learning, and a long time international educator. She has designed online courses and MBA programs for USC and various corporations. She offers workshops for parents, students, and teachers in self-management, motivation, and goal setting. For university and corporate audiences she offers seminars on instructional design for online, blended, and distant learning. After receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and working as an assistant professor for the University of Southern California she extended her research into the field of Third Culture Kids, an area close to her heart having raised 2 TCKs of her own. She has worked in 10 international schools on 5 continents and is presently teaching at Saigon South International School.
Zanna McKay is an Assistant Professor of Education at the State University of New York at Oneonta. She has taught elementary school for sixteen, middle school for two and university for ten years while living around the world, from Wyoming to Africa to New York to Vietnam. She has supervised student teachers and directed the student teaching supervision in a district. Teaching history and philosophy of education, diversity and graduate research has given her experience with most levels of university students. She has given workshops around the world. After publishing about developing pedagogy for students of privilege she has started a research project on the children of international educators, a subset of TCKs.
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| Tisone, Dede |
Biography: Dede Tisone has over twenty years of experience as a public school art teacher and specialist. The recipient of Fulbright-Hays fellowships to both China and India, Dede has a master’s degree in Art from San Francisco State University and is nationally certified in the teaching of Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood Art. Dede has traveled extensively throughout the world leading arts workshops and facilitated the development of the AERO Visual Arts Standards. She is the master teacher-in-residence at School Loop (www.schoolloop.com and is the National Board Subsidy Administrator for NESA.
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| Utecht, Jeff |
Biography: Jeff Utecht is an international educator and educational technology consultant. Currently Jeff is working as the Elementary Technology and Learning Coordinator for the International School Bangkok. Additionally, Jeff is collaborating with the Wiki company, Wetpaint.com. Jeff is a main coordinator for the Learning 2.0 Educational Technology Conference in Asia. He has consulted with international schools in and around the Asia region. Jeff regularly shares his thoughts on education and technology on his blog, thethinkingstick.com. Jeff and his blog have recently been mentioned in the books Reinventing Project-Based Learning as an avenue for “free online professional development” and Web 2.0, New Tools, New Schools. To learn more about Jeff, visit www.jeffutecht.com
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| vanHouten, Bernadette |
Biography: Bernadette van Houten, Dutch and educated in Belgium and the USA, has an academic background in communication disorders, language development and education , with later specialisation in cross-cultural theory and medical anthropology. She has been a teacher of deaf and hearing impaired students, French, language and learning disabled students, and EAL in both national and international schools. She is the founder and first Chair of the ECIS Cross-Cultural Committee and facilitates inservice courses for national, international school and tertiary faculty around the world. Bernadette is director of Consultants Intercultural Communication in Amsterdam and a lecturer of graduate courses in Intercultural Communication and Cross-Cultural Management. She is a consultant for The Council of Europe, The Amsterdam Cultural Center for Spanish-Speakers, and a member of the International Academy of Intercultural Research.
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| Webster, Janet |
Biography: Dr. Webster received her teacher training in Great Britain and has lived in Canada since 1967. She is an Educational Psychologist with a number of academic qualifications in the field of Human Learning, Development and Instruction from the University of British Columbia, Canada. She taught in the public school system for 10 years and then taught in the Faculties of Education at Lakeland University in Thunder Bay and at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Since 1989 she has lived in the Yukon, where for 6 years she was the Director of Special Programs with the Department of Education. Dr Webster’s cross-cultural experience includes work in the Eastern Arctic and the West Indies. Dr. Webster travels extensively and has provided services to international schools in Africa and Asia. She returns frequently to Manila where she works with international schools to support them in their services to students with special educational needs.
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| Wyeth, Sharon |
Biography: Sharon is an enthusiastic and innovative international speaker, author, consultant, and educator who has presented stateside math workshop for individual schools and districts, as well as regional and state level math conferences. She has presented in Germany, Israel, France, Spain, Peru, Russia, Canada, Japan and Mexico. Sharon has taught grade levels 3-12 and has been an adjunct faculty professor at several universities during her 30 years in education.
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