The Council of International Schools is the premier organisation in International Education for the accreditation of schools and Best Practice development. CIS is a not-for-profit organisation of a truly worldwide international educational community comprising over 650 member schools and 450 colleges/universities. It has experience of K–12 education in more than 100 countries and many of the Council's Officers and Consultants are former heads of international schools.
The central purpose of CIS is to enable member organisations to achieve and deliver the highest standards in International Education and continually improve the outcome of student learning.
Calendar
TAISI Conference, Lavasa, Near Pune, India
Date: Thursday - September 23, 2010
Time: All Day
Location: India
Accreditation Workshop
CIS ACCREDITATION WORKSHOP
‘THE TEAM VISIT'
Training for prospective team members
PRE-CONFERENCE DAY, TAISI TEACHERS' AND ADMINISTRATORS' CONFERENCE,
LAVASA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, LAVASA, NEAR PUNE, INDIA
Thursday 23 September 2010 09.00 - 17.30
presented by Officers of the CIS Accreditation Service and NEASC/CAISA
The Council of International Schools (CIS) Accreditation Programme
now encompasses over 400 schools world-wide, and the number continues to grow. Over 3,000 administrators and teachers have
been trained to serve as members of Accreditation Visiting Teams.
The New England Association
of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accredits nearly every college, public
secondary school, independent school, and technical and career educational institutions
in New England, and also accredits approximately 180 international schools in
over 60 countries. Many of the
international school accreditations are conducted jointly with CIS. This workshop therefore qualifies the
participant to serve on a CIS, NEASC, and/or CIS/NEASC visiting team.
Participation in an
Accreditation Team Visit is a valuable, demanding and highly satisfying
experience. This workshop is designed
for administrators, teachers, and school business managers who wish to be
considered for membership of Visiting Teams. This is a full-day sign-up event
and places will be limited. Places will
be allocated in order of receipt, so prompt action is required for
reservations.
The aims of the workshop are
to accomplish the following outcomes:
Participants should:
develop an
understanding of the philosophy, purposes, principles and practices of the
accreditation process, with a particular focus on the significance of the Team
Visit.
gain practice in
analysing a self-study to obtain key information.
become familiar
with the required format and style for Visiting Team Reports and gain
experience in writing these reports.
gain practice at
working well under the pressure of deadlines and appreciate that this is part
of the 'Visiting Team Experience'.
gain experience
of working in teams and reaching consensus.
gain a sense of
what constitutes an 'effective' visit i.e. responding appropriately to
sensitive or controversial issues or events, conducting classroom visits in a
constructive way, and establishing positive relationships between the Team and
the school.
develop the
ability to discriminate between major issues and relatively minor ones, in
order to be able to identify major commendations and recommendations.
to understand the
options available when making a decision on the Team's recommendation regarding
Accreditation, and the means by which Teams reach consensus on this
recommendation.
Prior to the workshop each
participant will be sent relevant materials so that preparatory work can be
completed.
There is no CIS charge for this event. There is a charge payable directly to
TAISI -
Workshop places are limited;
registrations will be accepted in order of receipt
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Fax the registration form by 15 September 2010 to the
CIS Accreditation Office (Fax: +34 91 521 4068) or send the registration
details by email to zoraidafernandez@cois.org
