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The TAISI TEACHERS’ & ADMINISTRATORS’ CONFERENCE was held at TAJ Aquada Fort  Beach Resort & TAJ Holiday Village , GOA on Thursday – 4^TH September 2008.

The conference started with Pre-Conference Sessions on “The Team Visit” – by Margaret Alvarez – Accreditation Officer – Council of International Schools (CIS). This workshop was designed for administrators, teachers, and school business managers who wish to be considered for membership of Visiting Teams for the first time, as well as for experienced visitors who wish to become familiar with the Seventh Edition of the accreditation guide.

The other interesting sessions that was a part of the conference were:

“It’s all about style! A humorous look at a serious subject” by Henry Nicols. This session gave understanding of how our leadership style influences the dynamics of our school community that will allow us to laugh as we come to grips with the skills and talents needed to lead effectively in the 21st century.

“Leadership Skills for Managing International Multicultural Schools in the Indian Context” by Dr. Bindu Hari – The International School, Bangalore. This session was useful in Identifying and developing leadership skills and embedding best practice systemically in a cross cultural context to ensure sustained growth and stability of international schools.

“Using Multiple Intelligences Theory in the Classroom:  Effective pathways to achievement” by Susan Baum

“AD/HD In The Classroom-Effective Teaching Strategies and Challenges” by Neena David

“The PYP Journey” by Bill Fenton – IBO Asia Pacific Region

“The Emotionally Intelligent School, Yea or Nay” – by Henry Nicols

“Fundamentals of Financial Management in Schools – Fundamentals That Every Head & Aspiring Head Should Know” by Richard Tangye – Council of International Schools

“Preparing for the Accreditation Journey” by Margaret Alvarez – Council of International Schools

“Differentiation or Bust: A road map for leaders” – by Susan Baum

“Conflict Resolution” by Dr. Bindu Hari – The International School, Bangalore. This session provided contextual anecdotes and situations as hands-on exercises to enable senior management team members mediate and resolve conflicts amongst the stake holders of a multicultural school community.

“I have Taught.  Have the Students Learnt?  The XSEED Way of Assessment by Dr. Tapaswini Sahu – idiscoveri

“Time Management for Leaders” by Henry Nicols. It is not just about 1,440 minutes in a day, but that is all you get!  The challenge is often how to get the most out of the finite minutes in a day, hours in a week or days in a month, not just for ourselves but for those we lead.  If you have ever said, there are not enough hours in a day, this session was for them!

“Curriculum Mapping – The Hub of your School” by Mr. Benjamin Zang – Rubicon

“Results in the Classroom” – How can school leaders stop complaining and start making the right investments – by Ashish Rajpal – idiscoveri

“Conflict Resolution and Management Strategies for Leaders” by Henry Nicols

“Raising Standards of Achievement through Addressing Underperformance” – by Graham Ranger – The British School – New Delhi

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The TAISI TEACHERS’ & ADMINISTRATORS’ CONFERENCE ON “NEW POSSIBILITIES – REINVENTING EDUATION TO ENGAGE WITH A WIDER AUDIENCE” was held AT SHERATON RAJPUTANA HOTEL, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN from 25TH TO 27TH SEPTEMBER 2009

The conference started with a Pre-Conference session on “The Team Visit” – by Margaret Alvarez – Accreditation Officer – Council of International Schools (CIS). This workshop was designed for administrators, teachers, and school business managers who wish to be considered for membership of Visiting Teams for the first time, as well as for experienced visitors who wish to become familiar with the Seventh Edition of the accreditation guide).

The other interesting sessions that was a part of the conference were:

“Achieving Sustained Improvement” by Andy Phillips – Director – AP Associates / BPC International, UK -
That helped in Developing Strategic Leadership for School Leaders (Senior & Middle)

“International Education – One School’s Transformation” by Rod Fraser, Principal, Ivanhoe Grammar School, Australia

“Setting Direction and Taking Action: Leading Change in Schools“  by Joyce Lujan Martinez – Head of School – Schutz American School, Alexandria, Egypt

“Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives” by Ian Chambers – Regional Manager South Asia University of Cambridge International Examinations, New Delhi

“Courageous Leadership” by Sarosh J. Ghandy – Chairman of the Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Regional Director of Caux Initiatives for Business

“CIS Accreditation and preparing for the process” by Margaret Alvarez

“Global Migration Patterns of IB Diploma Students” by John Switzer – Head of Regional Development, IBO, Singapore

“ISA and how school leaders can use the results for international benchmarking/ how leaders can assist teachers to use reports for diagnostic purposes” by Deirdre Jackson, Director, Assessment Services – Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

‘Leadership and Learning: your role in raising standards’ by Graham Ranger – Director, The British School New Delhi

“Aspire, Act and Achieve: a personal recipe for teaching kids to reach their dreams’ by Joyce Lujan Martinez – Head of School – Schutz American School, Alexandria, Egypt

“Every lesson Counts! Raising Teachers‘ levels of performance through lesson observation” by Graham Ranger – Director, The British School, New Delhi

“Information on the three IB programmes” by John Switzer – Head of Regional Development, IBO, Singapore

“Indian Youth in a transforming World” by Dr. Sandeep Shastri – Pro Vice Chancellor Jain University and Director International Academy for Creative Teaching

“Principalship Leadership Competencies to Improve Student Performance’ by Clark Kirkpatrick – Independent American and International Schools Consultant

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