A/OS Workshops / Institutes

New College Counselor Workshop

A two-day workshop provided by the College Board at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. For counselors new to college counseling and are participating in the Summer Institute for International Admissions. Scholarships available for A/OS-assisted schools. For more information and to register, contact: PD_international@collegeboard.org

Summer Institute for International Admissions

A four-day College Board information/training institute specifically for college guidance counselors in American/international schools. Scholarships available for A/OS assisted schools. Information and Registration

American Education Reaches Out: Standards Based Curriculum (AERO: SBC)

Six institutes at the Potomac School (McLean, VA):

Academic Leaders (for curriculum coordinators and administrators);

AERO: SBC Workshops on curriculum design in:

• English     
• Mathematics
• Social Studies     
• World Languages

Preference will be given to administrator/curriculum coordinator and teacher teams. Tuition, room, and board are free.

Registration deadline is March 1, 2013. Information/Registration packet.

More information available at: www.projectaero.org/workshops.htm

Foresight Education Program Workshop

A workshop in Washington, D.C., for teachers in overseas schools committed to incorporating "foresight education" into the school program. The workshop includes an introduction to future studies, work of international futurists, and real world applications of future studies in government, business, and NGOs. Limited to 20 participants by application. All local costs supported. For information, please email: goldbeck@aol.com or hernandezv2@state.gov

AAIE Summer Institutes in cooperation with the Office of Overseas Schools:

• Reach and Teach All Students: How to Address Diverse Educational Needs: Presented by Dr Yvonne Bui

• Translating Brain Research into Effective Language & Literacy Instruction: Presented by Dr Virginia Rojas

• Meeting the Social and Emotional Needs of Students in International Schools: Dr Pamela Ward
  

The Institutes will be held at NOVA Southeastern University, Main Campus, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They will highlight the most recent research and applied strategies in education. Tuition, room & board, and leisure activities are included in the base fee. Fee support is available for A/OS assisted schools. Online registration and information.

Jefferson Overseas Technology Institute (JOSTI)                                  

The 20th annual state-of-the-art technology information/training for administrators, teachers, and techies will be held at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Fairfax, VA. Seventy-five (75) participants by application. Tuition, room, and board are free.

Registration deadline is March 1, 2013. Registration packet.

Directors New to A/OS Schools

A two-day workshop at the U.S. State Department, Office of Overseas Schools, to inform and support school heads new to A/OS schools. Invitational with all local costs supported.

Applications available, January 7, 2013.
For more information contact your Regional Education Officer
www.state.gov/m/a/os/c1686.htm