List of Approved Professional Learning Weekend for SY2018-2019

One of the services EARCOS provides to its member schools throughout the year is the sponsorship of two-day workshops and institutes for faculty and administration. The topics for these workshops are determined according to the needs of members. Workshops are hosted by EARCOS schools.

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August

Aug 4-5
School: Daegu International School
Title: Developing Effective Grading and Reporting of Student Learning
Consultant: Ken O'Connor
Coordinator: Scott Jolly, scjolly@dis.sc.kr

Aug 5-6
School: ISE International School
Title: Support EAL students in the mainstream classroom
Consultant: Jose Media or Virginia Rojas (TBD)
Coordinator: Holly Reardon, hreardon@ise.ac.th

Aug 18-19
School: Mont Kiara International School
Title: Balanced Literacy: The Workshop Model in CCSS & PYP/MYP Classrooms
Consultant: Vincent Ventura
Credit: SDSU
Coordinator: Paul Henderson, p.henderson@mkis.edu.my

September

Sept 1-2
School: Hong Kong International School
Title: Reimagining Science and Engineering with NGSS & Three Dimensional Learning (Elementary and Middle School Teachers)
Consultant: Wendy Smith
Coordinator: Don Drake, ddrake@hkis.edu.hk

Sept 1-2
School: Wells International School - On Nut Campus
Title: Compass Education Level 1: Compass Practitioner Workshop
Consultant: Compass Education
Coordinator: Katina Grigoraskos, katina.g@wells-school.com

Sept 7-8
School: Nanjing International School
Title: Pedagogical Documentation: Discussing Learning through a Collaborative Process
Consultant: Junko Cancemi
Coordinator: Arden Tyoschin, ardentyoschin@nanjing-school.com

Sept 8-9
School: Shanghai American School
Title: ACTFL Global Language
Consultant: Paul Sandrock
Coordinator: Janet Claassen, janet.claassen@saschina.org

Sept 8-9
School: Stamford American International School
Title: Adaptive Schools Foundational Seminar Part 1 (Part 2, March 8-9)
Consultant: Carol Brooks Simoneau
Coordinator: Christie Powell, christie.powell@sais.edu.sg

Sept 8-9
School: Tokyo International School
Title: Nurturing Agency in the Inquiry Classroom
Consultant: Kath Murdoch
Coordinator: Christopher Frost, chrisfr@tokyois.com

Sept 15-16
School: Concordia International School Hanoi
Title: Upgrade Your Reader's Workshop: Deepening Thinking around Planning, Assessment, Responsive Teaching, and Inquiry
Consultants: Suanne Forrester & MaryAnn Sayaz
Coordinator: Kristin Kappelmann, esprincipal@concordiahanoi.org

Sept 15-16
School: International Christian School - Hong Kong
Title: Next Generation Science Standards Implementation
Consultant: Kirk Robbins
Coordinator: Liz Hutchison, hutchisonl@ics.edu.hk

Sept 22-23
School: International School of Beijing
Title: The Languages of Drawing in a Context of Creative Inquiry: Understanding Mark Making and Drawings of Early Years Learners
Consultants: Debi Keyte-Hartland and Louise Lowings
Coordinator: Ruth Poulsen, rpoulsen@isb.bj.edu.cn

Sept 22-23
School: Jakarta Intercultural School
Title: Making Thinking Visible
Consultant: Mark Church
Coordinator: Daniel Machacek, dmachacek@jisedu.or.id

Sept 23-24
School: International School Manila
Title: Projecting Reading Units and Developing The Workshop Model
Consultant: Kathy Collins
Credit: SUNY
Coordinator: Sam Cook, cooks@ismanila.org

Sept 27-29
School: Dominican International School
Title: The Culture of Reflective Practice
Consultant: Ms. Alisa Simeral
Coordinator: Ms. Milagrosa Librea (Agosh), mlibrea@dishs.tp.edu.tw

Sept 29-30
School: American School in Taichung
Title: Integrating your mission and core values into the curriculum
Consultant: Rami Madani
Coordinator: Rachel Bishop, rbishop@ast.tc.edu.tw

Sept 29-30
School: Ruamrudee International School
Title: Reader's Workshop: "From Basics to Blastoff"
Consultants: Scott Riley and Anne Marie Chow
Credit: SDSU
Coordinator: Tonya Parham, tonyap@rism.ac.th

Sept 29-30
School: Ruamrudee International School
Title: Elevating Student Health and Wellness: An Integrated Approach
Consultant: Amy Lauren Smith
Credit: SDSU
Coordinator: Madeleine Bystrom, madeleineb@rism.ac.th

Sept
School: Brent International School Subic
Title: A Repair Kit for Grading
Consultant: Ken O'Connor
Coordinator: Steve Allan, sallan@brentsubic.edu.ph

Sept
School: Western Academy of Beijing
Title: Personalized Learning
Consultant: Allison Zmuda
Coordinator: Nathaniel Atherton, nathaniel_atherton@wab.edu

 

October

Oct 6-7
School: Busan Foreign School
Title: Design Action: Design by Making. Working with Purdue Universities Wonder Design Lab
Consultant: TJ Kim
Coordinator: Iain Macfarlane, imacfarlane@bfs.or.kr

Oct 6-7
School: The International School Yangon
Title: Visible Learning Foundations and How Students Learn
Consultant: Selena Hinchco
Coordinator: Laurie Ransom, LRansom@isyedu.org

Oct 12-13
School: Hangzhou International School
Title: Strengthening An Inclusive School
Consultant: Lee Ann Jung
Coordinator: Jeffry Stubbs, drehfeldt@his-china.org

Oct 13-14
School: Ruamrudee International School
Title: 6+1 Traits of Writing; Introduction to a Writing Model of Instruction and Assessment
Consultant: Madeleine Bystrom
Credit: SDSU
Coordinator: Madeleine Bystrom, madeleineb@rism.ac.th

Oct 13-14
School: Shanghai American School
Title: Learning Math with Understanding
Consultant: Caty Romero Allen
Coordinator: Janet Claassen, janet.claassen@saschina.org

Oct 13-14
School: International School of Beijing
Title: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Education: Be Mindful, Teach Mindfully, Teach Mindfulness
Consultants: Kevin Hawkins and Amy Burke
Credit: SUNY
Coordinator: Ruth Poulsen, rpoulsen@isb.bj.edu.cn

Oct 20-21
School: United Nations Int'l School of Hanoi
Title: Language Performance towards Proficiency
Consultant: Yuehua (Susan) Zhang
Coordinator: Aiqin Li, ali@unishanoi.org

Oct 20-21
School: International School of Kuala Lumpur
Title: The Choreography of Presenting
Consultant: Kendall Zoller
Credit: SUNY
Coordinator: Rami Madani, rmadani@iskl.edu.my

Oct 27-28
School: Cebu International School
Title: Collaborating for Integrated Content and Language Learning for English Learners
Consultant: Dr. Gini Rojas
Coordinator: Ma. Socorro, Laplana mlaplana@cis.edu.ph

Oct
School: Chadwick International School
Title: Writing Workshop with Matt Glover
Consultant: Matthew Glover
Coordinator: Anya Dalais, adalais@chadwickschool.org

November

Nov 2-3
School: Morrison Academy
Title: Leading the Way to Standards Based Grading and Assessment in Your Classroom and School
Consultant: Dr. Douglas Reeves
Coordinator: Missy Basnett, basnettm@mca.org.tw

Nov 3-4
School: International School Bangkok
Title: Understanding the Needs of Diverse Learners (and what to do about it)
Consultant: Dr. Keith Collins
Credit: SUNY
Coordinator: Elizabeth Rossini, elizabethr@isb.ac.th

Nov 3-4
School: Korea International School
Title: Connecting Mathematics to the World Around Us
Consultant: Ron Lancaster
Coordinator: Patricia Quade pquade@kis.or.kr

Nov 10-11
School: Busan International Foreign School
Title: Understanding and supporting learning differences in your classroom
Consultant: Ann Helmus
Coordinator: Michelle Roland, mroland@bifskorea.org

Nov 10-11
School: Saigon South International School
Title: Feelings first: Accelerating the Emotional Development of Students to Maximize Success
Consultant: Jacob Humes
Credit: SUNY
Coordinator: Tina Fossgreen, curriculumdirector@ssis.edu.vn

Nov 10-11
School: Saint Maur International School
Title: Collaborative Skills and Practices to Enhance Student Learning with focus on Peer Observation
Consultant: Margaret Maclean
Coordinator: Annette Levy, alevy@stmaur.ac.jp

Nov 10-11
School: Taipei American School
Title: Supporting Transitions for Third Culture Kids
Consultant: Doug Ota
Credit: University of San Diego (Possibly)
Coordinator: Peter Kimball, kimballp@tas.tw

Nov 10-11
School: United World College of South East Asia
Title: Socratic Seminars
Consultant: John Zola
Credit: SUNY
Coordinator: Reshma Lalvani Sujan, centre@uwcsea.edu.sg

Nov 10-11
School: Yangon International School
Title: Data-Driven Personalized Learning
Consultant: Ms. Annie Keep-Barnes
Coordinator: Dr. Brook MacNamara, bmacnamara@yismyanmar.com

Nov 17-18
School: Surabaya Intercultural School
Title: Differentiated Instructions in the Classrooms for EAL/ELL
Consultant: Dr. Virginia P. Rojas
Coordinator: Matthew Gaetano, mgaetano@sis.sch.id

Nov 17-18
School: Vientiane International School
Title: Collaborative Skills and Practices to Enhance Student Learning
Consultant: Margaret McLean
Credit: SUNY
Coordinator: Tina Santilli, tinas@ourvis.com

Nov-17
School: Gyeonggi Suwon International School
Title: KORCOS18 International Educators' Conference 2018
Consultant: Meagan Fallone, Founder of Barefoot College
Coordinator: Elizabeth Cho, liz.cho@kis.or.kr

Nov 23-24
School: Fukuoka International School
Title: Learning and the Brian
Consultant: Dr. Andrew Watson
Coordinator: Robin Schneider, rschneider@fis.ed.jp

January 2019

Jan 19-20
School: Suzhou Singapore International School
Title: Unpacking Inclusion - If inclusion is the goal…how do we get there?
Consultants: Greg O'Connor, Lucy Burden, Katie Wellbrook, and Annalise Stephens
Coordinator: Renee Rehfeldt, reneerehfeldt@mail.ssis-suzhou.net

March

Mar 1-2
School: Gyeonggi Suwon International School
Title: Connecting Comprehension and Technology
Consultant: Kristin Ziemke, Author of AMPLIFY
Coordinator: Elizabeth Cho, liz.cho@kis.or.kr

Mar 1-3
School: Saigon South International School
SEAPAC (South East Asia Primary Administrators Conference)
Coordinator: Tina M. Fossgreen, curriculumdirector@ssis.edu.vn OR Daniel Keller, esprincipal@ssis.edu.vn

Mar 23-24
School: Northbridge International School Cambodia
Title: Compass Education Level 2 Practitioner Certification Workshop - Applying Systems Thinking for Sustainability School Transformation
Consultant: Kate Dore
Coordinator: Craig Ziegler, craig_ziegler@nisc.edu.kh

Mar 29-30
School: Taipei American School
Title: Reading and Research Across Language and Culture
Consultant: Pernille Ripp
Credit: University of San Diego (Probably)
Coordinator: Peter Kimball, kimballp@tas.tw

February

Feb 9-10
School: NIST International School
Title: Compass Education Level 1: Compass Practitioners
Consultant: Compass Education
Coordinator: Nicky Bourgeois, nbourgeois@nist.ac.th

Feb 23-24
School: Shanghai American School
Title: Positive Discipline in the Classroom
Consultant: Jill Stansbury
Coordinator: Janet Claassen, janet.claassen@saschina.org

May

May 18-19
School: Nishimachi International School
Title: Reading and Writing Workshop in International Schools
Consultant: Erin Kent
Coordinator: Carol Koran, ckoran@nishimachi.ac.jp

 

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