46^th AAIE Annual Conference

February 9 – 12, 2012,

Westin Copley Place Boston

Dr. Rushworth Kidder: Friday Keynote Sponsored by International School Services Dr. Rushworth Kidder, founder and president of the Institute for Global Ethics, is a graduate of Amherst Colleges with a Ph.D. from Columbia University.  Prior to founding the institute for Global Ethics in 1990, Kidder was senior columnist and features editor for the Christian Science Monitor.  Using a robust, straightforward framework for discussing ethics, he brings an uncommon clarity to the complexities of ethical decision-making.  His published books include:  How Good People Make Tough Choice, Shared Values for a Troubled World: Conversations with Men and Women of Conscience, Moral Courage, The Ethics Recession,  and his most recent book:  Good Kids, Tough Choices: How to Help Children Do the Right Thing (2010).

Darrell Scott: Saturday Keynote Sponsored by Lehigh University Darrell Scott is the founder of the Rachel's Challenge program. Rachel Scott, his daughter, was the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, but her shining example of love and acceptance was not defeated that day. Her acts of kindness and compassion coupled with the contents of her six diaries have become the foundation for one of the most life changing programs in America, Rachel’s Challenge.  Darrell Scott has spoken to over five million people in live settings around the world, not counting the millions he has spoken to through programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, CNN, and the Today Show. He has authored or co-authored five books, and meets with politicians and educators regularly concerning issues of school violence.

Dr. James H. Stronge Sponsored by The College Board Sessions: Evaluating International School Principals:  What Works, Qualities of Effective Teachers, What Matters Most:  Effective Teachers and Student Achievement, and East Meets West:  What Great Teachers Do in the U.S. and China, (4 sessions) James H. Stronge is the Heritage Professor in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership Area at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. His research interests include policy and practice related to teacher quality, and teacher and administrator evaluation. He has worked with numerous school districts and other educational organizations to design and implement evaluation systems for teachers, administrators, and support personnel. His work on effective teachers focuses on how to identify effective teachers and how to enhance teacher effectiveness. Dr. Stronge has presented his research at conferences such as American Educational Research Association and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, conducted workshops for national and state organizations, and worked with local school districts. He has been a teacher, counselor, and district-level administrator. His doctorate is in the area of educational administration and planning from the University of Alabama.

Dr. Leigh Hafrey Sponsored by Buffalo State, SUNY Sessions: Circles of Ethical Leadership, The Ethics of Elites, and Ethics and the Ordinary Man. (3 sessions) Since 1995, Dr. Leigh Hafrey has been Senior Lecturer in the Behavioral and Policy Sciences at the MIT Sloan School of Management, teaching in the MBA, MIT-China, Leaders for Global Operations and other programs. Since the mid-90’s, he has also moderated The Aspen Institute’s Seminar in Leadership, Values, and the Good Society, as well as other seminars sponsored by the U.S. parent organization and its international affiliates. A former staff editor at The New York Times Book Review, Hafrey has published book translations from French and German and reports, essays, reviews, and interviews in The New York Times and other American and European periodicals. His book on how people use story to articulate ethical norms, The Story of Success: Five Steps to Mastering Ethics in Business, appeared in 2005.

Bullying Proofing Your School: What Works & Doesn’t Work With the Unique Issues of International Schools, William Nicoll, Professor & Consultant, Florida Atlantic University & The Resilience Counseling and Training Center.

Global Unity Through Character Building: Weaving the Fabric of Community Throughout Our International Schools, Kelley Hazen, Lecturer, Facilitator, & Spokesperson for the Manadoob Program for Self Esteem and Educator Training, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA.

Rischard’s High Noon:  Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Ten Years to Solve Them, Clayton Lewis, Head of School, the Washington International School, Washington, D.C. and Linda Sills, Global Issue Network Coordinator, Berkeley, CA.

Jay Litman. AIA, Principal, Fielding Nair International, Warren, R.I.

Board Governances & Risk Mediation:  Tools for Effectively Managing and Overseeing Schools Today, Paul DeMinico,  ISS Vice President Administrative Searches, Robert Ambrogi, ISS Vice President  of School Management, Anthony Maimone, ISS Chief Compliance Officer.

Building Professional Learning Communities in International Schools:  The Role of Trust and Enabling School Structures, Robert Summers, Director of International Programs, University of Alabama and Julie Gray, University of Alabama.

Capital Campaigns:  A Reality Check!, & Introducing Development---the Million Dollar Question! (2 sessions) Jane Narich, Director of Global Operations, Graham Pelton Consulting Inc.

Climate, Culture, & Curriculum: A Holistic Approach to International School Planning and Design, Mark McCarthy, Principal Architect, Perkins Eastman. & Liz Lee, Senior Planner, Perkins Eastman.

Do You Know What You Don’t Know?  Managing Risk in Experiential and Travel Programs for Students, Ann McCollum, independent school consultant and experienced outdoor educator,  Ann McCollum Consulting, LLC.

Getting Your Students In:  Trends in International University Admissions & Student Mobility, Clay Hensley, International Strategy & Relationships, The College Board, and Judith Hegedus, Executive Director, College Board International.

Having Hard Conversations: Speaking with Clarity, Confidence & Courage, Jennifer Abrams, Educational Consultant, Trainer, & Author

The Changing Landscape of Recruitment:  What Do the Recruitment Agencies Have to Say? This session will feature a panel of experienced recruitment agency representatives from CIS, ISS, Queen’s University, Search Associates, and UNI.

Building a Connective School Culture to Improve Student Learning, Sherry Schiller, Ph.D., internationally acclaimed organizational strategist and coach, Schiller Center for Connective Change, and Dr. Monica Medina-Olds, American School of Dubai.

Curriculum Construction and Renewal—Finally a Process to Connect the Dots!, Judi Fenton, Consultant, Fenton Education Consulting.

Establishing a School Culture Which Fosters Innovation, Stefanos Gialamas, President, American Community School of Athens, Greece.

How Can You Show that Your Language Programs are Preparing Students to Communicate in a Diverse World?, Shoshana Blauer & Jim Snyder, Avant Assessment.

Mastery Learning = Outcome Based Education = Success for All!, Merry Wade, an experienced international school administrator who has served as Director of eight international schools and now serves as Regional Supervisor, Quality Schools International.

Professional Development for Sustainable Change, Sherry Lambertson, Director, Center for Excellence in Education & Polly Pritchard, Center for Excellence in Education Trainer/Consultant/Staff.

Sore Spots & Hard Parts:  Integrity-Based ESL Leadership, Virginia Rojas, ASCD Faculty Member & Education Consultant, New Jersey.

The Transformative Power of Visible Thinking, Ed Greene, Director, International School of Amsterdam.

Week Without Walls: Global Experiential Education and Service Learning, Nathan Scott, Executive Director, Studies Abroad for Global Education, and Brian Matthews, Superintendent, American International School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 21^st CENTURY DIGITAL TOOLS: 

 Cyber Fraud: Are You at Risk?, John McCluskey, Deputy Director – Vice President, TD Bank Corporate Security & Investigations and co-chair of the Westchester External Fraud Committee.

Data Dashboards and Benchmarking: The International Schools in Africa Project, Brain Bedrick, Managing Director, Interactive Data Partners, and Dennis Larkin, Lincoln Community School, Ghana.

Disrupting Class Via On-Line Learning:  Blended Learning for International Schools, Julie Linn, Director of Partnership Development, K12 International Academy.

Effective Help for Special Needs Students in Small and Remote School Sites:  The Judicious Use of Technology, Catherine Ruckert, Special Needs Consultant, Assisted Learning Center.

Mobile Technology is Shaping Teacher Evaluation Practices Worldwide:  Lessons Learned from International Pilot Study with iPads, Rod Berger, Vice President of Education, RANDA Solutions, a tech company focused on technology for evaluation of teachers .