49th Annual EARCOS Leadership Conference 2017 October 26-28 | Shangri-La, Bangkok, Thailand “Leading and Learning: A Journey of Hope and Love” About EARCOS The EARCOS Trustees The East Asia Regional Council of Schools is an organization of 158 member schools in East Asia. These schools have a total of more than 118,542 pre-K to 12th grade students. EARCOS also has 149 associate members—textbook and software publishers and dis- tributors, universities, financial planners, architectural firms, insurance companies, youth organizations, etc.—and 39 individual members. Margaret Alvarez Stephen Cathers Tarek Razik President Vice President Treasurer Membership in EARCOS is open to elementary and secondary ISS International School International School Suva Jakarta Intercultural School schools in East Asia which offer an educational program using English as the primary langauge of instruction, and to other organizations, institutions, and individuals interested in the objectives and purposes of the Council. General Information Norma Hudson Stephen Dare Andrew Davies International School Hong Kong Academy International School Bangkok EARCOS holds one leadership conference every October and Kuala Lumpur one teachers’ conference every March. In addition, EARCOS funds several Professional Learning Weekends hosted by member schools throughout East Asia. EARCOS also organizes a meeting for EARCOS heads of schools every April. EARCOS publishes its newsletter, the EARCOS Journal, which is distributed to its members three times a year, and a directory of all Barry Sutherland Saburo Kagei David Toze Former President of its members. International School of St. Mary’s International School International School Manila Phnom Penh Objectives and Purposes To promote intercultural understanding and international friendship through the activities of member schools. To broaden the dimensions of education of all schools involved in the Council in the interest of a total program of education. To advance the professional growth and welfare of individuals Larry Hobdell (ex officio) belonging to the educational staff of member schools. U.S. Department of State Regional Education Officer, East Asia To facilitate communication and cooperative action between and among all associated schools. To cooperate with other organizations and individuals pursuing the The EARCOS Staff same objectives as this council. This conference program belongs to: Name: School: (L-R) Bill Oldread, Edzel Drilo, Rod Catubig, Dick Krajczar (Sitting) Ver Castro, Vitz Baltero, Elaine Repatacodo, Robert Viray Welcome Message from the EARCOS Board President Dear Delegates A warm welcome to our 49th annual EARCOS Leadership Conference and to Thailand, the Land of Smiles. EARCOS stands with the people of Thailand in mourning the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the beloved King who led the Kingdom for seven decades. His Majesty’s funeral will be held on 26th October, the first day of our conference. It is fitting that this year’s conference theme Leading and Learning: a Journey of Hope and Joy echoes two of the many attributes associated with the late King’s reign. Through his numerous charitable works, his drive, commitment and vision he brought hope and joy to many. We send our deepest condolences to the Thai people and join them in remembering His Majesty’s remarkable achievements and steadfast leadership. A glance at the following pages will highlight the quality of the program that our hardworking EARCOS Office has provided for us. Our grateful thanks to you all. A special word of thanks goes to our Executive Director, Dick Krajczar. We appreciate the tenacity, creativity and energy that is needed to deliver quality, cost friendly conferences and maintain the unique family atmosphere that EARCOS is renowned for. Once again, we are grateful to all of our delegates, presenters, exhibitors and sponsors for their support. Without you, EARCOS’ mission to advance professional growth, facilitate cooperative action, and promote intercultural understanding and international friendship would be incomplete. Have a wonderful conference. Margaret Alvarez President, EARCOS Board Welcome Message from the EARCOS Executive Director Dear Delegates, Welcome to the 49th EARCOS Leadership Conference (ELC) 2017 and the Shangri-La in Bangkok, Thailand. Our theme, “Leading and Learning: A Journey of Hope and Joy” will be a major focal point for discussion in all of our EARCOS schools. We join with the people of Thailand in mourning the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the beloved King who led the Kingdom with great success for seven decades. His Majesty’s cremation will be on the first day of our conference and we will be observant in mourning his loss while also celebrating his great leadership of the Thai people. At our welcome reception we will play some of His Majesty’s compositions and favorite songs as a tribute to his musical talent. We have over 1200 registered delegates and look forward to an inspiring and instructive conference. The hotel staff is so welcoming and supportive and I know you will enjoy their outstanding service. The ELC has two excellent keynote presenters, SIMON BREAKSPEAR and PETER DALGLISH. We have 16 preconference offerings and 142 workshop sessions, all geared to meet the needs of our schools and board leaders. EARCOS is fortunate to have so many of our own school leaders who have volunteered to present workshops. Their contributions help to make EARCOS the great organization that it is! Thanks to Margaret Alvarez, our board president, and members of the EARCOS board for their leadership and vision. We welcomed Barry Sutherland to the board last October. Finally, it is always my wish for our delegates to initiate and renew networking contacts, to be challenged by our presenters, to find new friends and strengthen already strong friendships, and to enjoy renowned EARCOS hospitality. Visit our exhibitors and let them know that you appreciate their sponsorship, which helps us provide the best conference possible. This year they will be located in the ballroom foyer, and one floor down on the ground level lobby. Coffee breaks will be at both locations. Please visit them and support their organizations. Thanks to our staff of Bill Oldread, Dr. Joe Petrone, Edzel, Elaine, Robert, Ver and MS.VITZ (who will be retiring at the end of December). Her years of service and commitment to EARCOS are commendable and so appreciated. We wish her well. She will always be part of the EARCOS family. I am proud and privileged to be the Director of this wonderful organization. Dick Krajczar and the EARCOS Team “Leading and Learning: A Journey of Hope and Joy” 1 Table of Contents 1 Welcome Message 2 Table of Contents & Conference at the Glance 4 Meeting & Banquet Rooms Floor Plan 6 EARCOS Strategic Plan 8 PRECONFERENCES 12 FIRST DAY OF CONFERENCE Keynote Speaker: Peter Dalglish Dr. Larry Hobdell & A/OS for their grant support to this Heroes of Our Time Sconpfeerceincael. Thanks to 14 SESSION 1 16 SESSION 2 Thailand Convention & Exhibit Bureau (TCEB) 20 SESSION 3 Khun Thanalai Thien-ngern and Khun Ekawat Boonman for 24 SESSION 4 their continued & generous support EARCOS conference. 26 Welcome Reception & Cultural Events 28 SECOND DAY OF CONFERENCE Shangri-La Hotel Keynote Speaker: Simon Breakspear Caroline Cheah, General Manager Agile Leadership Peggy Lim, Director of Events Management 30 SESSION 5 Urasa Nicrothanon, Assistant Director of Events Management 33 SESSION 6 36 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Special Thanks to Ms. Cathy Ong and Todd Parham for Job-Alikes organizing the EARCOS Golf Tournament. ISS Heads of Schools Meeting 38 THIRD DAY OF CONFERENCE Huge Thanks and appreciation to Ms. Vitz Baltero Leadership Stories 40 SESSION 7 42 SESSION 8 44 SESSION 9 46 Closing Reception Golf Tournament WASC- Focused Visiting Committee Member Training 48 Presenters’ Biographies 67 Delegate List EARCOS Registration Desk Hours 09:00-17:00 Sunday | 22 October 2017 ANTE ROOM 07:30-18:00 Monday | 23 October 2017 ANTE ROOM 07:00-20:00 Tuesday | 24 October 2017 ANTE ROOM 07:00-20:00 Wednesday | 25 October 2017 ANTE ROOM 06:30-18:00 Thursday | 26 October 2017 ANTE ROOM Conference at a Glance SUNDAY | 22 October 2017 09:00-17:00 EARCOS REGISTRATION MONDAY | 23 October 2017 07:30-18:00 EARCOS REGISTRATION 08:30-16:00 EARCOS BOARD MEETING TUESDAY | 24 October 2017 07:00-20:00 EARCOS REGISTRATION 08:00-20:00 International School Leadership Program University of San Francisco / Washington State University 08:30-16:30 Sean Watt - IB PRECON Rami Madani / Paul O’neill / Glenda Baker - Curriculum Coordinators’ Pre-conference Marc Frankel / Abbi Delessio - LTP Preccon 08:30-16:30 Marilyn George - WASC APAC Activity Directors’ Meeting 10:00-10:30 Morning Coffee Break 12:00-13:00 Lunch 15:00-15:30 Afternoon Coffee Break 2 EARCOS Leadership Conference 2017 Conference at a Glance WEDNESDAY | 25 October 2017 08:00-08:10 Opening Entertainment 07:00-20:00 EARCOS REGISTRATION 08:10-08:15 Opening Remarks / Announcements 08:00-20:00 International School Leadership Program 08:15-09:00 Introduction of Speaker University of San Francisco / Washington Keynote Address: Simon Breakspear State University 09:00-09:45 Tea & Coffee Break P R E C O N F E R E N C E S 09:45-11:00 SESSION 5 08:30-16:30 Sean Watt - IB PRECON 11:00-11:15 Travel Time Governance Workshop 11:15-12:30 SESSION 6 Marc Frankel / Bambi Betts 12:30-13:45 Lunch Business Managers’ (EARASBO) 13:45-14:30 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Gerrick Monroe / Marc Devries 13:45-16:30 Job-Alikes Jefferson Cann - Leadership Admissions/Marketing & Communications Jane Hyun - Cultural Fluency High School Principal Deborah Janz-Kriger - Marketing Middle School Principals Chris Jansen / Dan Brown - Leadership Elementary School Principals Rami Madani - Curriculum Development Bruce Mills - Schools Safety Learning Directors & Curriculum Coordinator Ochan Powell - Organizational Intelligence Human Resources Ann Straub - Intercultural Leadership I.T. Directors Janice Toben - Effective Systems for MS/HS Board Members Kendall Zoller - Leadership Deputy Head of Schools 08:30 - 14:30 Marilyn George - WASC 13:45-15:00 Athletic/Activity Directors Institute 08:30 - 16:30 ACAMIS Board Meeting 13:45-17:45 NIAAA Leadership Training Course 506 (Cont.) 09:00 - 16:30 APAC Activity Directors’ Meeting 14:30-16:30 Job-Alikes for Heads (after AGM) 10:00 - 10:30 Morning Coffee Break Job A-like for Heads of Large Schools 12:00 -13: 00 Lunch Job A-like for Heads of Medium Schools 15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Coffee Break Job A-like for Heads of Small School 16:15 - 19:00 APAC Heads Meeting 15:00-15:30 Tea & Coffee Break 16:30 ISS Head of School Meeting 1st Day of Conference - THURSDAY | 26 October 2017 06:30-18:00 EARCOS REGISTRATION 3rd Day of Conference - SATURDAY | 28 October 2017 08:00-18:00 International School Leadership Program University Of San Francisco / Washington 06:45-07:45 WASC Breakfast Meeting for EARCOS Accreditation State University Committee 08:00 Exhibit Open 06:45-07:45 Breakfast Meeting for Heads of Small Indonesian 08:00-08:10 Opening Entertainment Schools 08:10-08:30 Conference Opening 08:00-08:10 “Making a Difference “ - How our schools are making a Welcome To Delegates difference in the lives of our host country students. 08:30-09:15 Introduction of Speaker 08:10-08:15 Opening Remarks / Announcements Keynote Address: Peter Dalglish 08:15-09:15 Leadership Stories 09:15-10:00 Tea & Coffee Break 09:15-10:00 Tea & Coffee Break 09:30-12:30 NIAAA Leadership Training Course 707 10:00-11:15 SESSION 7 10:00-16:30 EARASBO / Business Managers’ Precon (Continued) 11:15-11:30 Travel Time 10:00-16:30 Governance Workshop 11:30-12:45 SESSION 8 10:00-11:15 SESSION 1 NIAAA Leadership Training Course 617 11:15-11:30 Travel Time 12:45-14:00 Lunch 11:30-12:45 SESSION 2 13:45-16:15 NIAAA Leadership Training Course 617 (Cont.) 12:45-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:15 SESSION 9 ACAMIS Heads Lunch Meeting 16:30-18:30 MRISA HEAD’S MEETING 13:30-14:30 NIAAA Leadership Training Course 707 (Cont.) 17:45-18:45 Reception and Welcome to Exhibitors and EARCOS 14:00-15:15 SESSION 3 Board Members 14:45-18:30 NIAAA Leadership Training Course 504 CAA Course 19:00-21:00 Closing Reception 15:15-15:45 Tea & Coffee Break 15:45-16:45 SESSION 4 SUNDAY | October 39, 2017 17:45-18:45 Welcome Orientation For New EARCOS Heads and Reception for the EARCOS Board and Special Presenters GOLF! GOLF! GOLF! 19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception Tee Times start at 7:30 A.M. 08:30-16:00 Marilyn George 2nd Day of Conference - FRIDAY | 27 October 2017 WASC: Focused Visiting Committee Member Training 09:30-10:00 Morning Coffee Break 06:45-07:45 Breakfast Meeting for Heads of A/OS- Assisted Schools 12:00-14:00 Lunch 08:00-18:00 International School Leadership Program University of San Francisco / Washington State University “Leading and Learning: A Journey of Hope and Joy” 3 Meeting & Banquet Rooms ~ Floor Plan ^ SHANGRI-LA WING EARCOS SECRETARIAT LEVEL 1 CORUNDUM 3rd Floor TR HIOIEO VMALLEY THE GARDEN GALLERY THE BOSUAIRTDEROOM THE TEA LOUNGE EHTMOOR NEDRSAEGTIUS TNEVEE-CNARTNE ^ THE STUDY BUSINESS CENTRE KRUNGTHEP WING SALATHIP LEVEL 3 SALA B SALA A SALA C 4 EARCOS Leadership Conference 2017 EARCOS Strategic Plan EARCOS Mission the International Baccalaureate (IB) by providing space and logistical support for work- shops at ETC and ELC. C.2 EARCOS continues to collaborate with WASC and annually partners with the EARCOS inspires adult and student learning through its leadership and service and WASC associate executive director to conduct training workshops for visiting commit- fosters intercultural understanding, global citizenship, and exceptional educational prac- tee members and aspiring committee chairpersons at ELC and ETC. tices within our learning community. C.3 EARCOS continues to collaborate with ACAMIS in supporting the Learning 2.0 conferences. The executive director attended the ACAMIS annual conference in Nan- Strategies and List of Results jing in March 2017. C.4 Space is consistently provided for one IB workshop at the yearly ELC conference STRATEGY A and, now at the ETC. IB offered a pre-conference in March 2107 in Kota Kinabalu. Provide specific targeted and differentiated professional development opportu- C.5 The Executive Director meets yearly with the other regional directors and the nities for various member communities. State Department Officers of Overseas Schools. A.1 The page added to the EARCOS website to advertise non-EARCOS sponsored C.6 EARCOS-CIS joint institute on higher education admission was successfully con- workshops continues to be active. ducted in September 2017. *See A8 for more detail. A.2 EARCOS supported the middle school GIN Conference held March 03 – 04, 2017 C.7 The Executive Director regularly attends regional professional development con- and the executive director attended the conference, which was held at Hong Kong ferences to enhance and strengthen partnerships, e.g. TAISI, ACAMIS, L2.0, AAIE, etc. Academy. Next year’s HS GIN will be hosted at Concordia International School Shang- C.8 The executive director’s visitations to schools seeking EARCOS membership and hai.Host schools are being solicited for future GIN conferences. The executive director participation in regional conferences provided opportunities to visit over 35 schools attended the ACAMIS conference, which was held at Nanjing International School. in the past year. A.3 EARCOS continues to offer space during the ELC for meetings of various regional organizations such as APAC, IASAS, MRISA, etc. STRATEGY D A.4 EARCOS will again provide space for an IB Pre-conference workshop at the ELC Connect schools, communities, and individuals through the use of effective lat- 2017 and expects, as in past conferences, that the pre-conference will be fully sub- est technologies to promote collaboration, intercultural understanding, and ac- scribed. Also, ETC 2017 hosted an IB pre-conference on service learning. cess to broader educational opportunities. A.5 EARCOS again provided space and logistical support for two AP courses held in D.1 The EARCOS- or E-Connect blog site was inaugurated in October 2011. Since March/April 2017 at the ETC in Kota Kinabalu. then over 2500 blog postings, articles, and videos have been posted on the site. The A.6 Fifty EARCOS-sponsored Weekend Workshops (WW) were conducted with two blog is linked to the EARCOS Twitter and Facebook accounts, so that each blog posting remaining in this school year’s schedule. The 2017/18 WW proposals are currently be- generates a message on these two social networks. ing reviewed and the proposal numbers appear similar to past years. Financial support D.2 Three years ago Google initiated a new feature on Google+ called Communities. at $3500 per WW remains the allocation amount. EARCOS created a private EARCOS Community. This allows for the sharing of articles, A.7 EARCOS continues to provide logistical support for the University of San Fran- videos, and discussions among members of the community. The EARCOS Google+ cisco and Washington State University, “International School Leadership Program” at Community currently includes 750 members and the EARCOS Circle boasts almost both ELC and ETC. 3200 connected professionals. A.8 EARCOS-CIS joint institute on higher education admission was successfully con- D.3 The EARCOS “Triannual Journal” online version is now enhanced to include an ducted for the third consecutive year from September 22-23, 2017. This year’s confer- interactive social media feature permitting reader posts and direct connectivity with ence saw nearly 50 workshop proposals, from which 45 were chosen and delivered at Google+ Community, Twitter and Facebook followers. ET includes an added feature this, now, annual conference. The Institute registered nearly 400 university and counsel- called the “Reader’s Corner”, which provides a opportunity to publish titles of books or participants and the student fair, which included parents, exceeded 1200 attendees. recently read by EARCOS members with a brief recommendation of its usefulness to The 2017 conference was scheduled earlier to avoid SAT test administration dates. learning leaders in the region. A.9 EARCOS financially supported the Southeast Asian Primary Administrators’ Con- D.4 Zoom software has been added to the EARCOS software suite and used to ference (SEAPAC), which was hosted at Canggu Community School in Bali in March enhance conferencing by permitting unrestricted screen share options for all member 2017. schools. It is proving a valuable tool for expanded online conferencing. A.10 The EARCOS Leadership Mentoring (ELM) inaugural cohort provided feedback D.5 Recent aims to provide easier connectivity to frequently used data and retrieval of after a successful pilot period (June - September 2017) during which the application such data from online storage resulted in the production of additional relational data process and orientation/training course or Common Language Modules (CLM) were bases, which members now access through Google forms. These newly established tested and tried. Final ELM mentor and mentee applications will be opened to pro- access portals now directly support: notices for Global Citizen Awards, Community spective participants and the CLM will be released for enrollment on 30 October 2017. Service Grant applications; EARCOS-CIS Institute workshop proposals; forthcoming EARCOS Leadership Mentoring applications; New Member Application process; and STRATEGY B Speaker/Presenter Recommendations forms. Engage students and adults in learning activities across the region that will fos- ter friendship, understanding, and global citizenship. STRATEGY E B.1 EARCOS continues to support the excellent work of the annual Global Issues Conduct, communicate, and archive relevant data and research to identify and Network Conference and the EARCOS executive or assistant director assures a pres- enhance educational practices. ence at annual MS/HS rotating regional conferences. E.1 EARCOS funded (5) action research proposals, which were submitted for the B.2 Students from 92 member schools were recognized as Global Citizens in the 2017/18 school year. Final reports from these projects are published in the ET Journal spring. Six of these Global Citizens were selected to receive a Global Citizen Com- and the researchers are invited to present at a future ETC. munity Service Grant of $500. E.2 Surveys following each conference continue to inform conference planning. B.3 EARCOS makes sustained efforts to recognize the important work of the Spe- E.3 Data relative to attendance at each workshop and event during EARCOS confer- cial Education Network in Asia (SENIA) by assisting them with infrastructure support. ences is maintained and utilized in planning future conferences. EARCOS serves as the fiscal repository for SENIA’s annual conferences. All EARCOS E.4 The executive director continues to receive requests to serve on doctoral students’ schools were asked to designate a SENIA representative and these individuals are Program of Study Committees and he accepts one or two committee invitations per now listed in the EARCOS Member Directory and collaborate with the SENIA Board to year. EARCOS receives many other requests to provide access to its members for re- recommend conference consultants. The executive director attended the 2017 SENIA search and the executive director carefully reviews each request before distribution to conference, which was held in Osaka, Japan. ETC 2018 strands include SENIA and the the membership. EARCOS, to extent possible, publishes in ET and online (via EARCOS SENIA Board, including the EARCOS Executive Director, and designated SENIA school website) relevant data summaries, as press releases. Dr. Mark Milliron, expert in data representatives have collaborated to enlist a strong line-up of quality consultants for science and design thinking, will facilitate the 2017 Heads Institute/Retreat in Hanoi. ETC 2018. STRATEGY C EARCOS Vision (visit http://earcos.org/about_strat.php) Develop collaborative educational partnerships within the region as well as EARCOS Core Values (visit http://earcos.org/about_strat.php) worldwide to foster access to expertise. EARCOS Goals (visit http://earcos.org/about_strat.php) C.1 EARCOS supports the work of the College Board and its AP classes as well as 6 EARCOS Leadership Conference 2017 Preconferences SUNDAY | 22 October 2017 Room 09:00-17:00 EARCOS REGISTRATION ANTE ROOM MONDAY | 23 October 2017 07:30-18:00 EARCOS REGISTRATION ANTE ROOM 08:30-16:00 EARCOS BOARD MEETING THE BOARDROOM SUITE TUESDAY | 24 October 2017 07:00-20:00 EARCOS REGISTRATION ANTE ROOM 08:00-20:00 International School Leadership Program VIETNAM ROOM University of San Francisco / Washington State University 08:30-16:30 SEAN WATT THE VALLEY ROOM II IB Category 3 Workshop - Leading with a Clear Vision and Strategy - Leading with a clear vision and strategy is one of a new series of IB workshops focus on leadership in international education. These rich professional development experiences are led by an outstand- ing and diverse group of leaders who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and experiences. Together, they are building a global E community of strategic and innovative educational leaders. Research shows that a school with has a strong vision and mission has a C very much higher chance of having high student achievement as well. The objectives of this workshop are to introduce and clarify the N value and strength of a good vision and mission, and to enable you to develop a strategic plan to create, implement, review and make sustainable, an excellent vision and mission for your school context. It is important that your vision and mission imbue the philosophy E and values of the IB and provide the best structure for the full implementation of the IB programmes. (Audience: For aspiring leaders R and new heads of school. All workshops are recommended for aspiring leaders, including teachers, coordinators and new heads of school.) E CURRICULUM COORDINATORS PRECONFERENCE F RAMI MADANI / PAUL O’NEILL / GLENDA BAKER THE GARDEN GALLERY N “Guess what’s in the teacher’s head?” Why a shift from compliance to authentic learning and assessment is an educational impera- O tive. - In order to get students to a level where they are assessment capable learners we need to involve students in more authentic learning experiences (Hattie). Compliant learning will take a backseat to more authentic experiences where students have a voice in C their own learning. What is problematic is that our practices are fundamentally impacted by our beliefs and these have influenced E in many ways a fossilized assessment paradigm in schools. In this workshop participants will use the Modes of Learning framework R from Harvard X Online to help explore the contributing human factors influencing a more authentic assessment paradigm. The model explores fundamental questions such as: How do they learn best? Which mode of learning is more supportive of authentic engage- P ment vs. compliance? Which one of the four is their prefered teaching style and what might the implication on their own practice be? Participants will also engage with the work of Rick Stiggins and develop some actions designed to intentionally deploy assessments that motivate students. Stiggins maps out the adjustments in practice and culture necessary to generate both accurate accountability data and the specific evidence of individual mastery that will support sound instructional decision making and better learning. This workshop is suitable for curriculum leaders, educational administrators and instructional leaders dedicated to building a more authentic assessment paradigm in their school. MARC FRANKEL / ABBI DELESSIO CORUNDUM LTP Leadership through Partnership - (Open to EARCOS board and heads only) Leadership through Partnership (LTP) is structured to benefit the following people: New heads of school and their board chair; New board chairs and their head of school; and board chairs and head of school that have not participated in a prior LTP. The daylong session is designed to promote strong, effective working relationships between heads and chairs.This workshop would be particularly valuable for Boards with new chairs and highly useful for boards welcoming new heads. It will identify and discuss working styles and preferences, while creating an effective communication and support system. THAILAND CONVENTION & EXHIBITION BUREAU(TCEB) Thank you to for their generous support of this year’s EARCOS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2017. 8 EARCOS Leadership Conference 2017