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