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NESA 2023 Fall Leadership Conference, Bangkok, Thailand

October 19-22, 2023 | Pre-Conference: October 18, 2023

PRE-CONFERENCE MEETINGS: Oct. 17-18
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: Oct. 18

PRE-CONFERENCE MEETINGS: Oct. 17-18

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: Oct. 18

Wednesday, October 18

8:30-5:00	STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION – WORKSHOP ON APPLIED CASE STUDIES: – Facilitators: Yael Cass, International Schools Services; Pery Awad, American School of Dubai; Joelle Nouaime Elia, Al-Bayan Bilingual School
8:30-5:00	CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE SEL: INTEGRATING THE CASEL FRAMEWORK IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS — Ellen Mahoney
8:30-5:00	LEADING TOGETHER: THE HEAD OF SCHOOL/BOARD CHAIR PARTNERSHIP — Rick Detwiler & David Chojnacki
8:30-3:00	MIDDLE STATES ASSOCIATION-CESS SELF-STUDY WORKSHOP — Priscilla Feir

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

8:30-10:00	PLENARY SESSION Keynote sponsored by International Schools Services: - HOMA TAVANGAR, From Growth Mindset to Growth Culture: Leading with Abundance Through Uncertainty & Change
10:00-10:30	COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area) Sponsored by Follett
10:30-12:00	PLENARY SESSION Keynote sponsored by Search Associates: – DERRICK GAY, From Good Intentions to Informed Practice: Transforming International Mindedness into Effective DEIB Strategy to Foster Inclusive NESA Schools
12:00-1:30	LUNCH & EXHIBITION Lunch sponsored by The Investment Center
1:30-2:30	SHARING THE JOURNEY SESSIONS Supporting Instructional Coherence: Equity & Engagement for ALL: ERMA ANDERSON Seeing & Sensing Differently: Head, Heart, Hand: TERESA ARPIN The Danger & Privilege of Leadership: RONNIE CALDWELL The Convergence of Disruptive Technologies: The 2050 Curriculum at Cairo American College: JARED HARRIS & COURTNEY BAILEY (Cancelled) – Conscious Citizenship: A model for building psychological muscle amidst the changing global landscape: PEGGY PELONIS Developing Your School's Culture of Data-Informed Decision Making: JEFF WOODCOCK & MICHAEL PARSONS
2:30-3:00	COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area) Sponsored by Finalsite
3:00-4:00	ENGAGEMENT HOUR Job-Alike/Role-Alike Teams Connect & Engage Heads of School & Former Heads: For Heads of School, School Directors, Superintendents & School Presidents Board Members & Trustees Business, Finance & Operations/Facilities Leadership, and Assistant & Deputy Heads of School Human Resources Professionals Technology, Admissions, Advancement & Communications Professionals For Directors, Managers & Coordinators of Technology, Admissions, Advancement, Communications, EdTech, IT, Systems, Data & Analytics Learning Leaders & The NESA Wider Circle: For Directors/Coordinators of Teaching & Learning, Curriculum, Innovation, Subject Areas (eg, Languages), Student Support, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders & Counselors Early Childhood & Elementary Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals & Associate Principals Secondary Principals: For MS & HS Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals & Associate Principals
6:00	WELCOME RECEPTION Riverside Terrace - Royal Orchid Sheraton Sponsored by Schrole

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

8:30-10:00	PLENARY SESSION Keynote presentation sponsored by Toddle: - CHARLES VOGL, Belonging: The Art of Community
10:00-10:30	COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area) Sponsored by Psychology Forward
10:15 in Lobby	Inside and Out: Connection, Understanding, Compassion, Action & Holistic Learning [experiential learning program outside hotel]: IVY YAN
10:30-2:00	2.5-HOUR SPECIALIST CONNECT & ENGAGE WORKSHOPS & LUNCH The Art of Community Continued: CHARLES VOGL Instructional Coherence: Integrating Core Instruction, Assessments and Grading & Reporting: ERMA ANDERSON & THOMAS GUSKEY Centering Equity: Unpacking the revised standards for professional learning: PHIL ECHOLS Courageous Conversations: Developing Skills to Resolve Conflict and Foster Belonging in International Schools: DERRICK GAY Architecting Accessible & Equitable Student-centered Learning Experiences with UDL: CATLIN TUCKER Admissions/Advancement Strand - Redesigning School Admissions as a Moment that Matters: DAVID WILLOWS & SUZETTE PARLEVLIET Business Managers Strand - Together We Learn & Share: HEMANT DUTIA & MONICA SAWHNEY Governance Strand: Board Development - Embracing the Principles & Practices That Promote Effective Governance: DAVID CHOJNACKI & RICK DETWILER HR Professionals Workshop - Enhancing Wellbeing Practices in International Schools - A Case Study Workshop: YAEL CASS & NIDA KIRATI
12:00-1:00	LUNCH Lunch sponsored by Pinewood American International School
1:00-2:00	CONNECT & ENGAGE WORKSHOPS CONT'D
2:15-3:00	NESA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (For heads of NESA full Member Schools only)
	FREE AFTERNOON-EVENING

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

8:30-10:00	PLENARY SESSION Awards Presentation: NESA Virtual Science & Engineering Fair Awards Accreditation Awards: MSA & NEASC Keynote Presentation: ELIN KELSEY, In an Age of Eco-Anxiety, Leading with Evidence-Based Hope Matters
10:00-10:30	COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area) Sponsored by Buffalo State - SUNY
10:15 in Lobby	Inside and Out: Connection, Understanding, Compassion, Action & Holistic Learning [experiential learning program outside hotel]: IVY YAN
10:30-2:00	2.5-HOUR SPECIALIST CONNECT & ENGAGE WORKSHOPS & LUNCH Evidence-Based Hope, Teacher Efficacy & Student Agency: ELIN KELSEY Leveraging Polarities: Addressing complex issues without being overwhelmed: PHIL ECHOLS Implementing Mastery Learning: THOMAS GUSKEY Closer to Inclusive - The Strategic Imperative to Meet the Needs of All Learners: ERIC HABEGGER & ANDREW HOOVER Improving Student Engagement Through Student-Relevant SEL: ELLEN MAHONEY Shift to Student-led Workflows with Universal Design & Blended Learning: CATLIN TUCKER Admissions/Advancement Strand: Advancement 2.0 - A New Way of Doing Admissions, Communications, & Development in Schools: DAVID WILLOWS & SUZETTE PARLEVLIET Business Managers Strand - Together We Learn & Share: HEMANT DUTIA & MONICA SAWHNEY Governance Strand: Board Development - Embracing the Principles & Practices That Promote Effective Governance: DAVID CHOJNACKI & RICK DETWILER
12:00-1:00	LUNCH Lunch sponsored by Wilkes University
1:00-2:00	CONNECT & ENGAGE WORKSHOPS CONT'D
2:00-2:30	COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area)
2:30-3:30	LEARNING PARTNER SESSIONS – #1 (formerly "General Interest Workshops") Magnetize Your Audience - Turning Strangers into Families with Inbound Marketing: ELIZABETH ALLEN The Long-Term Benefits of Quality Onboarding: EMILY CAVE Changing the Invitation to Advanced Placement: MATTHEW CHOVANEC Leveraging Generative AI to Supercharge Teaching & Learning in the Classroom: BRADY CLINE We Have Data, Now What?: BARBARA FIELD Securing Schools - Cyber Resilience & the New Artificial Intelligence Threat Vector: MARK ORCHISON Supercharge Your School's Success - The Ultimate Recruitment Roadmap for International Schools: BETH PFANNL, NADINE RICHARDS & PAULIE O'BRIEN Getting the Most Out of Psycho-educational Assessments - Unpacking the Data to Effectively Build Learning Support Programs in International Schools: CHRIS SCHUSTER & JOSEPH GRAYBILL SPECIALIST BOOK TALKS + Q&A 2:30-3:00 – Elin Kelsey: Hope Matters - Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis 3:00-3:30 – Homa Tavangar: Global Kids, and Growing Up Global - Raising Children to Be at Home in the World
3:30-3:45	Transition Time
3:45-4:45	LEARNING PARTNER SESSIONS – #2 (formerly "General Interest Workshops") Take Action: School Culture and Global Competency - Inspiring the next generation of global citizens and change agents: DaVIDA ALSTON-SMITH AI: The Unexpected Human Opportunity - Tools to Future-Proof Your Students: SKYLER CARR Research Meets Innovation - Equitable Reading Practices and MAP Reading Fluency: HEATHER CELLA Leveraging the Alignment Between IB and NEASC for Sustainable Growth of Learning: DARLENE FISHER AAIE - The New School Project: LAURA LIGHT & DANA WATTS Navigating Liability Challenges in International Education: GEORGETTE PEREZ & RICARDO URBINA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Culturally Sensitive Educational Contexts - Focus on Library Resources: JULIE STACK & SARAH HAFEZ Creating an Inclusive Curriculum: KELBY ZENOR & CHRIS GUTHRIE
3:45-4:15	SPECIALIST BOOK TALK + Q&A – Catlin Tucker: The Shift to Student-Led – Reimagining Classroom Workflows with UDL and Blended Learning
7:00	SATURDAY SOIREE Royal Orchid Sheraton Ballroom Sponsored by TieCare International

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

9:00-10:00	LEARNING PARTNER SESSIONS – #3 (formerly "General Interest Workshops") Implementing Effective One-to-One Learning Conversations: PHILIP BOWMAN Discovering Nature’s Classroom - Borderlands Sri Lanka: WADE CAMPBELL Harnessing First-Party Insights for Thriving Staff Recruitment, Retention, and Wellbeing Strategies: LLOYD FFRENCH Lessons Learned from Crisis Management - International School Leadership and COVID-19: KARIM MEDICO & TY FREDERICKSON Leading Transformation - Unleashing the Potential of Every Student with Exact Path: EVE LEE Leading Impactful Change - Utilizing the Diversity Collaborative's DEIJ Sustainable Goals: NADINE RICHARDS, DANA WATTS & JENNIFER BECKWITH Promoting Inquiry, DEI, Student Wellbeing and Success Through STEM: SUZANNE SARAYA & CYNTHIA BOLTON AI and the Future of Accreditation: CHRISTIAN TALBOT
10:00-10:30	COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area)
10:30-12:00	PLENARY SESSION Closing Keynote Presentation: HOMA TAVANGAR True North: Making Sense of It All
	CONFERENCE ADJOURNS