TAISI CONFERENCE, LAVASA, INDIA
24 - 26 SEPTEMBER 2010
GENERAL CONFERENCE
INFORMATION
The Association of
International Schools of India (TAISI) is organizing a Teachers' and
Administrators' Conference from 24th to 26th
September 2010 at Lavasa International Convention Centre, Lavasa, near Pune. We would like to invite you for the above Conference
A pre-conference on ‘CIS/NEASC
Accreditation Training’, 'The Common Ground Curriculum' 'CIS US University
Counselling Workshop' for Guidance Counsellors and 'Making Assessment Data Work for My School' by Australian
Council for Educational Research (ACER) is scheduled for 23rd September 2010.
We would like to emphasize
that membership to TAISI is open to all schools irrespective of the curricula
offered. The Teachers' and Administrators' Conference is open to all teachers,
Principals, Heads of Departments, Coordinators, Guidance Counsellors, and
Administrators. The conference aims at professional development which will be
beneficial to all in the field of education.
The conference details
are as follows:
Ø
1 Day Pre-conference charges: Rs. 3,500/- for TAISI member schools (23rd
September 2010 only)
Rs. 5,000/- for TAISI
non-member schools (23rd September 2010 only)
Ø Main Conference Participation charges
(inclusive of conference material, stationery, tea/coffee/snacks):
o Rs.7,500/- per participant for
TAISI member schools
o Rs.9,000/- per participant for non
TAISI member schools
Ø Payment: Demand Draft or bank transfer to
'The Association of International Schools of India - Account No.
908104000012564 with IDBI Bank, under advice to the TAISI Head Office C/o
Bangalore International School (address as below).
Deadline for
registration: 2nd August 2010
Registration Form 
Accommodation at Mercure
Lavasa (please see Hotel brochure (PDF)):
Hotel Booking Form
Rate: Single Room Rs
5000/- per person, per night, (all inclusive – i.e. room rent, all three meals,
and taxes are all factored into the price). The only exceptions are liquor and
mini bar consumables)
Rate: Double Rs 7500/-
(all inclusive - – i.e. room rent, all three meals, and taxes are all factored
into the price). The only exceptions are liquor and mini bar consumables)
Check-in and Check-out
timing and Early Arrivals
- check-in is at 1400hrs
- check-out is at
1200hrs
If guests are likely to
check-in prior to 1400 hrs, please inform the hotel as early as possible and
they will do their best to accommodate your requirement. The only way to
guarantee an early check-in is to reserve the room from the previous night,
which would be chargeable at the special group rates, such requests will be
honoured only subject to availability. For arrivals before 1000hrs reservations
will have to be made from the previous night and hence one additional night’s
charges will be applicable.
Late Arrival and Early
Departure:
Please note that in the
event that a guest or a group of guests check-in later than the specified date
of check-in or check-out earlier than the date given to hotel a charge will be
levied for the number of nights booked and guaranteed.
Late Check-out:
The Hotel’s check-out
time is 1200hrs. A full night charge will be applicable for any check-out
beyond this time. Any guest who intends to extend his/her stay beyond 1200hrs
would need to give the hotel 48 hours prior notice.
Transportation from Pune
airport to Lavasa city will be arranged by the hotel on individual requests.
For room reservation please contact:
Mr. Pavan Kumar - Associate Director of Sales - Tel. No.
095610-95122 or on email h6829.sm1@gmail.com
Please use the attached
forms to register for the conference and email it to info@taisiindia.org
SOME OF THE SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE ARE:
Mr. Martin Skelton - Managing Director,
Fieldwork Education U.K.
Mr. Henry Nicols - Adjunct Professor – Buffalo State College of
the State University of New York and College of New Rochelle
Topics (1) ‘E3’ Leading the way to tomorrow
(2) Empowering others (3) Building Excitement (4) The Emotionally Intelligent
School: What does it look like?
Ms. Susan Baum -
Professor
Emeritus for the College of New
Rochelle, New York
Topics: (1) ‘Leading for
innovation: Are we nurturing or
squelching creative thought?’ (2)
‘Action Research: An essential tool for school improvement’ (3) ‘Getting
organized: it is a matter of style’ (4) ‘Strength-based Education: An Essential
Component for Twenty First Century Schools’
Mr. William Nicolls - Department of Counselor Education - Florida Atlantic
University
Topics: (1)’ Revisiting the
Special Education/ESE Paradigm: Are we
helping or hurting students?’ (2) ‘The Transformative Classroom’ (3) ‘Effective
Leadership: How personality style
impacts leadership style’
Mr. Chandran
Nair - Founder and CEO - The Global
Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), Hongkong
Topic: ‘Transforming Education to Meet Societal Challenges and
Constraints of the 21st Century’
Mr. Richard Tangye –
Executive Director – Council of
International Schools
Topics: (1) ‘Finance 101 for
School Heads’ (2) ‘Looking for a Headship’
Mr. Satyadeep Rajan
Mr. Graham Ranger –
Director – The British
School, New Delhi
Topic: ‘Leading from the
middle’ – by Graham Ranger – British School, New
Delhi
[This is a workshop aimed at
middle leaders in international schools, i.e. those responsible for standards
of achievement, for supporting and challenging a team of people through a
performance evaluation and development system, and for monitoring and
developing the quality of teaching and learning.
This will be an interactive
workshop dealing with these themes and attempting to answer the following
questions]:
- How
do I know what good teaching is, and how do I help it become better?
- How
do I deal with multiple change and conflicting priorities?
- How
do I plan strategically?
- What
is leadership in an international school all about?
Dr. Bindu Hari – Director, The International
School, Bangalore
Mr. Dominic Currer – Director, The International School
of Zug and Luzern
Topic: ‘What Makes a Middle
Schooler, and What makes a Middle Schooler Different’
Mr. Roderick McAllery &
Mr. Mark Turley – Co-Presidents – Pamoja Education Ltd.
Dr. Siva Kumari – COO, IBO
Mr. Richard A. Pacheco - Jr.,
Dean, Endicott College Madrid,The College For International Studies
Topic: ‘ How To Teach Creative Thinking’
Ms. Julie Linn – Director of International
Business Development – K12 International Academy
Topic: ‘Online Learning for
International Schools’
Mr. Christopher Jolly - Jolly Phonics
Topic: Jolly Phonics as an
example of ‘synthetic phonics’
Ms. Louise Howland - TAOC
The Art of Conversation
Topic: “How to grow
success, language skills and confident communication? Teach The Art of
Conversation”.
Ms.
Kathy Stetson
- Senior Account Executive
- NWEA
Jodo Gyandel – Topic: ‘What is Realistic Mathematics
Education – find workable solutions to the problems in the classroom practices’
Mr. Mike Spencer
(Primary Principal) and Ms. Vanita Uppal (Secondary Principal), The British School,
New Delhi
Topic: How International is
your school?
This is a workshop aimed at
administrators and aspiring leaders in international schools. The purpose of
the workshop is to explore themes relating to international education and its
integration with host cultures.
Attendees will have the opportunity to
consider the following themes through a collaborative, interactive session:
-
What is Internationalism;
-
What are the
characteristics of an International curriculum?
-
How do ones own values
promote or inhibit internationalism ?
Thursday
23rd September 2010
Pre-conference Registration and Payment Form 
1) Pre-conference on “The Team Visit”– by Margaret
Alvarez – Accreditation Officer – Council of International
Schools (CIS) & Mr. Peter Mott, Associate Director of CAISA and Director of
the Zurich International School - New England Association of Schools &
Colleges (NEASC)
(This workshop is designed for administrators,
teachers, and school business managers who wish to be considered for membership
of Visiting Teams for the first time, as well as for experienced visitors who
wish to become familiar with the Seventh Edition of the accreditation
guide).
2) Pre-conference on “The
Ground Work Curriculum by Kevin Bartlett & Gordon Eldridge on 23rd
September 2010 – International School
Belgium
3)
Pre-conference on “Making Assessment Data Work for My School” – Barry Soraghan, ACER
[Teachers
and schools can have access to a wide range of assessment data about their
students. This presentation will focus on the interpretation and use of this
data to more effectively inform teachers about improvements to their teaching
programs and to assist schools in more strategic planning processes, in order
to maximise student learning outcomes. The broad scope of the importance of
this interpretation and use of data will be outlined, as well as the
examination of an effective practical example using the ISA assessment data and
reports. Participants will gain from this workshop a clearer understanding of
how to more effectively use data to improve their teaching programs].
4) Pre-conference on CIS US University Counselling Workshop by Jessica
Ricker, Associate Director of Admission, Connecticut College and Luyen Phan,
Associate Director of Intercultural & International Student Programs,
Carleton College
[For Guidance
Counsellor who advise students about their post secondary education plans with
a specific focus on admission to US universities]
