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The International School of Ulaanbaatar keeping pace with changing standards for international school education 1

25.05.2015 Keeping pace with changes in international school accreditation, Robert Stearns

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The International School of Ulaanbaatar

keeping pace with changing standards for international school education 1

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since 1992

private non-profit

NGO

no owner

parent elected Board

special status*

*by Special Agreement Between Government of USA and Government of Mongolia

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

NEASC

respected by universities and colleges in USA

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Council of International Schools

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ACCREDITATION

STANDARDS

8th Edition

STUDENT LEARNING

Governance

School

Operations

Staffing School Culture

Learning Support

Teaching & Learning

Core Values

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STANDARD B8 The school shall have formal procedures and defined criteria to effectively and regularly assess the impact of teaching strategies on the level of student performance.

Indicators B8d The school has processes for comparing and analyzing its students’ achievements with those of similar students elsewhere. B8e Teachers can show evidence of their using results of student assessment to effectively modify their teaching so as to improve their students’ learning.

STUDENT LEARNING

Governance

sustainability

School

Operations

child

protection

Staffing

qualifications

& training

School Culture

democracy

leadership

Learning Support

access

Teaching & Learning

experiential learning

Core Values

internationalism

environmentalism

service

STANDARD A3 The school’s mission and vision shall demonstrate a clear commitment to fostering desirable traits related to internationalism and interculturalism, and this shall impact upon all students.

The school must show evidence of

A3a …discussion by students of substantive matters of principle from multiple perspectives

A3e …the development of the student’s disposition to serve the community - local and global - through engagement in meaningful and reflective service

The school must show evidence of

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A3f …. the acquisition and refinement of the skills of leading and following, collaborating, adapting to the ideas of others, constructive problem-solving, and conflict-resolution through…authentic contexts.

The school must show evidence of

Core Values

internationalism

environmentalism

service

international faculty

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England

Australia

USA

Italy

Switzerland

Luxembourg

Philippines

China

Mongolia

Zimbabwe

Canada

New Zealand

Bahamas

Egypt

S. Korea

India

Russia

Core Values

internationalism

environmentalism

service

international faculty

international student body

342 students / 25 nationalities Mongolian, American, Korean, Australian,

German, Japanese, Canadian, Indian, + 17 more nationalities

Core Values

internationalism

environmentalism

service

international faculty

international student body

international partnerships

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Core Values

internationalism

environmentalism

service

international faculty

international student body

international partnerships

ISU community defined

internationalism

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STUDENT LEARNING

Governance

sustainability

School

Operations

child

protection

Staffing

qualifications

& training

School Culture

democracy

leadership

Learning Support

access

Teaching & Learning

experiential learning

Core Values

internationalism

environmentalism

service

inquiry based learning

Teaching & Learning

experiential learning

authentic assessment

outdoor education

service learning

INQUIRY LEARNING

B2c Students learn to

gather

organize

apply

present

ideas and information

INQUIRY LEARNING

B2d Students develop skills of

critical thinking

evaluating

interpreting

synthesizing

problem solving.

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OUTDOOR EDUCATION

environmental education

adventure

challenge

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keeping pace with changing

standards for

international school

education…