Resources

This page lists professional development opportunities and online educational resources. It is frequently updated, so check it out from time to time for new information.

Woodstock School

Woodstock School in India is offering a GAP semester in the Himalaya that has a strong focus on outdoor/experiential education for students graduating from high school. For more information, please download the PDF file.

ACS Athens

ACS Athens is hosting its 5th Annual Conference on Learning Differences: “Leading by Example: Holistic, Meaningful and Harmonious Approaches to Teaching All Children”. For more information, please click on the link,http://www.acs.gr/2010-conference/. 

 

Office of Overseas Schools Summer Institutes 2010

AERO 2010 - Deadline: March 5, 2010
JOSTI 2010 - Deadline: March 5, 2010
NASA 2010  - Deadline: February 19, 2010

Applications and program descriptions are also available at: http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/.

EduCare Global Issues Conference

WE WILL! BE THE CHANGE! This is a call heard and acted upon by many last March in Doha. The American School of Doha will once again host a Global Issues/EduCare Conference. This will be a great opportunity to share what we have implemented and also learn new things from each other and our special guest speakers and presenters.

You have the first opportunity to secure your student participation through early registration. We plan to keep the numbers around 200 again this year, so make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to be involved! 

Get excited! Connect! Make a difference!
EduCare Global Issues Conference — What About Now?
March 11-13, 2010 — American School of Doha
http://web.mac.com/educare

Next Steps:

  • Register using the website (Early bird registration, same price as last year $110 USD, $125 after that)
  • Follow all the important information on the website
  • Sign up for your presentation on the website
  • Coming soon: A web format to connect with over 1,000 global issues students from around the world

We are very excited to build on the success and momentum of last year. “Be The Change – 2009” becomes “What About Now? - 2010”

Library Technology Week
Read about how NESA became a foundation for the dialog among NESA librarians in Amman, Jordan in October 2008. Gathered together at hands-on workshops with Doug Johnson, NESA librarians and school media specialists decided to continue communication and share expertise and resources after the conference. Cooperation was considered essential in order to keep professional qualifications on a high level.

To pursue this goal, they created the NESA Librarians’ blog and a ning for NESA librarians, and very soon the blog became a bridge between librarians and the ning — the place to discuss professional issues. . .

Download complete project description

The American School of Bombay Presents ASB Un-Plugged 2010

Transforming Teaching and Learning — 
February 24-27, 2010

ASB Un-Plugged 2010 is organized in collaboration with the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation (AALF), the Near East/South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA), and The Laptop Institute.
 
We bring an all-in-one learning opportunity to audiences ranging from classroom teachers to technology directors and coordinators, from principals, superintendents and business managers to tech support teams. As you and your colleagues consider building a 21st century teaching and learning environment, enjoy ASB Un-Plugged 2010’s learning and networking opportunities.

  • Join the ASB Un-Plugged ning to stay updated on conference events: http://asbunplugged.ning.com/
  • AALF Pre-Conference Date: February 24, 2010
  • Conference Dates: February 25-27, 2010
  • Registration Deadline: November 15, 2009
  • Registration fee payment deadline: December 15, 2009
  • Hotel booking deadline: January 1, 2010 for the Grande Residency; January 15, 2010 for the Trident Hotel.

Registration Confirmation will be emailed by November 17, 2009 or earlier depending on when registration forms are received.

  • AALF Pre-Conference registration fee: USD 100 and includes pre-conference materials, lunch, refreshments and transportation to and from hotel. The pre-conference fee is in addition to the conference registration fee (see below.)
  • Conference registration fee: USD 250 and includes lunches, refreshments, transportation to and from hotel, two social events on Thursday and Friday.
  • Conference registration fee will be USD 200 per participant for a team of 4 participants from a school. 

Conference Registration form: http://www.asbindia.info/ASBUPREG.htm
Conference Information: http://www.asbindia.info:8081/drupal/ASB_Un-plugged/?q=node/36
Registration: http://www.asbindia.info:8081/drupal/ASB_Un-plugged/?q=node/53
Hotels: http://www.asbindia.info:8081/drupal/ASB_Un-plugged/?q=node/52 

Please do not send registration fees or make hotel bookings until you receive a registration confirmation from us.
Email conference@asbindia.org for any questions.

McKinsey & Co Report on 10 Best School Systems

The South China Morning Post (Oct. 28, 2007) reported that a new report by McKinsey & Co consultants lists Hong Kong among the world's 10 best school systems, alongside Japan, Singapore, Australia and Finland. The authors of the report, Michael Barber, an advisor to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Mona Mourshed, say the quality of teachers is the key to successful educational systems. To read the report (9.5MB) go to: http://www.mckinsey.com/locations/ukireland/index.aspx

Consortium for International Teacher Exchange

An innovative program started by Art Charles, former President of International College (Beirut), whereby IC teachers and teachers from other schools around the world visit each other's campuses for one week. Forty-two schools are members of the consortium, including seven NESA schools. Click here for more information.

Dr Ned Hallowell's Blogs on ADHD

Two blogs are available (free, as are all blogs) for those interested in ADHD and in Dr. Hallowell's writing.

The first blog is by Dr. Hallowell on topics of interest to him. From musings, to ideas about new research to specific advice, Dr. Hallowell will cover a broad range of topics in drhallowellsblog. Check it out and sign on to receive Dr. Hallowell's often insightful "musings".

The second blog is specifically for adults with ADHD and covers the much needed topic of how ADHD affects marriages. It is co-written by Dr. Hallowell and Melissa Orlov. This blog offers advice for people in marriages where one or both spouses has, or thinks they have, ADHD. Many of these marriages follow distinct, identifiable patterns...just learning about these patterns can be a great help. This blog, then, covers how to identify these patterns and what you can do to help both partners thrive in a marriage that includes ADHD. It can be found at adhdmarriage.com

We encourage you to visit both blogs and to share your thoughts and ask questions. If you wish, you can sign up to receive regular notification of new posts through email or directly to your homepage

Web Resources Supporting Crisis Response and Intervention--Assoc. of International Schools in Africa

http://www.aisa.or.ke/guidance/guidance.html: A special section of the website of the Association of International Schools in Africa dedicated to Guidance and Counseling. Many of the resources below are listed on the AISA site.

http://www.nea.org/crisis: Gives a good "cook book" response to any crisis for institutional use over a limited period of time.

http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/index.htm: Official site of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Easy to use for parents and professionals and provides a quick index of major crises and appropriate responses.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm: National Institute of Mental Health website, provides specific strategies to help children and adolescents deal with the immediate and long term trauma of a violent incident or disaster.

http://www.nasponline.org: Official site of the National Association of School Psychologists. Includes a search engine (bottom of left hand column) which quickly leads to expert advice on how to manage a variety of crises that could occur within schools. One page that might be useful for information on helping caregivers care for themselves in times of crisis:

http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/caregiver_war.html

http://www.counselingforloss.com: Deals exclusively with death and grief.

http://www.counselingnotes.com: Comprehensive site for major counseling issues with search engine.