MY CONFERENCEPLANNER

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25

8:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-2:30

12:00-1:00

1:00-2:30

2:45-3:45

2:45-3:45

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24

8:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-2:30

12:00-1:00

1:00-2:30

2:30-3:00

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Plenary Session- Keynote: ROBERT KEGAN, “The Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDO): Messengers from the future?” Sponsored by International Schools Services

Coffee Break (Exhibition Area) Sponsored by Riffa Views Interna-tional School

Specialist Three-hour Workshops & Lunch

Lunch – Sponsored by Clements Worldwide

Specialist Three-hour Workshops, continued

HR Professionals Job-Alike Session

Business Managers Job-Alike Session

FREE EVENINGTO EXPLORE BANGKOK

Plenary Session- Welcome Remarks- Keynote: “The Role of Education in Developing Conscious World Citizens” – Peggy Pelonis, David Gleason, Jamie Steckart and Julia Tokatlidou

Coffee Break (Exhibition Area)Sponsored by TrueTeaching.com

Specialist 3-hour Workshops & Lunch

Lunch – Sponsored byCairo American College

Specialist Three-hour Workshops

Coffee Break (Exhibition Area) Sponsored by iCademy Middle East

General Interest Workshops

Riverside Terrace ReceptionSponsored by:- American International School Dhaka- Curriculum Associates

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

8:30-9:30

9:30-10:00

10:00-11:00

11:00-11:15

11:15-12:30

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

8:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-2:30

12:00-1:00

1:00-2:30

2:30-3:00

3:00-4:00

4:15-5:15

7:30

Plenary Session- Awards Presentation - Keynote: CAROLYN McKANDERS & OCHAN POWELL, “Diversity as a Systems Driver: How can we unlock the potential of individuals and the community by embracing difference?”Sponsored by Search Associates

Coffee Break (Exhibition Area) Sponsored by Dr Oli Tooher-Hancock, International School of Hyderabad

Specialist Three-hour Workshops & Lunch

Lunch – Sponsored by American Embassy School, New Delhi

Specialist Three-hour Workshops, continued

Coffee Break (Exhibition Area)

General Interest Workshops

Annual Business Meeting(Location: Riverside 5)

Saturday Soiree (Ballroom)Sponsored by TieCare InternationalLive Jazz sponsored by AIS-Riyadh

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General Interest Workshops

Coffee Break – Exhibition Area

Extended Plenary: “Making Sense of It All – Human Change, Deep Learning, System Impact”

15-Minute Break

Extended Plenary, Part 2 & Closing

CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

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PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS

FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22-23

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

TIME EVENT/SPEAKER LOCATION

8:30-5:00

8:30-5:00

8:30-5:00

8:30-5:00

8:30-3:00

8:30-4:00

Riverside 3

Pompadour

Riverside 5

Riverside 1

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Meeting of the NESA Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC)

NESA Virtual School Consortium

Jeff Clanon: Systems Mapping for High Leverage Action

Rick Detwiler: The Fundamentals of Trusteeship in an International School – for New Trustees

Priscilla Feir: Middle States Association Self-Study Workshop

Diane Ullman & Tim Carr: NEASC ACE Learning Training - Schools that Learn: From improvement to transformation

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TIME EVENT/SPEAKER LOCATION PG.

TIME EVENT/SPEAKER LOCATION PG.

8:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-2:30

Royal Orchid Ballroom

Royal Orchid Ballroom

Exhibit Area

Riverside 6

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PLENARY SESSION

Welcome & Introductions

Keynote Presentation: “The Role of Education in Developing Con-scious World Citizens” – Peggy Pelonis will lead a discussion with David Gleason, Jamie Steckart and Julia Tokatlidou.

Coffee Break – Sponsored by Trueteaching.com

Specialist Three-Hour Workshops(Lunch 12:00-1:00)

• Teresa Arpin: Our Nature of Being - Ontological distinctions that help us thrive in a complex and changing world

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TIME EVENT/SPEAKER LOCATION PG.

12:00-1:00

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2:30-3:00

3:00-4:00

5:00

Ballroom 3

Ballroom 1

Pompadour

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Riverside 5

Riverside 1

Riverside 2

Riverside 3

Exhibit Area

Pompadour

Ballroom 2

Riverside 3

Ballroom 3

Riverside 7

Riverside 5

Riverside 6

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Riverside 7 45• Jennifer Beckwith, Liz Duffy & Beth Pfannl: The Diversity Collabo-rative - Frameworks, Tools and Strategies for Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEI-J) at International Schools (repeat-ed Saturday)

• Ellie Drago-Severson: Tell Me So I Can Hear You - A Developmen-tal Approach to Feedback

• David Gleason: At What Cost? Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools

• Ellen Mahoney: On the Go - How students learn to adapt, thrive and be well in an age of global hyper-mobility

• Carolyn McKanders: Managing the Polarities of Holonomy - Em-bracing Divergence & Diversity

• Peggy Woodard, Ryan Foreman & Joe Fonseca: Deciphering Victim Behavior and Combating the Overseas Sexual Exploitation of Children

• Strands: David Chojnacki & Rick Detwiler: Board Trustee Development (Day 1/3)

• Hossam El-Shaffei: Business Managers Strand – Fraud and Forensic Accounting

• James Tulley: Human Resources Professionals Strand

Lunch – Sponsored by Cairo American College

Specialist Workshops continued. . .

Coffee Break – Sponsored by iCademy Middle East

General Interest Workshops

• Jessica Davis: Ignite! Personalize! Impact!

• Barbara Field: Social Emotional Learning - Anchoring a Positive Instructional Environment

• Bill Frederick: Navigating Health, Safety and Security in Off Cam-pus Programming

• Jim Furman: Deeper Learning for Teachers

• Michael Lovorn: Leading through Site-based Research Projects

• Jorge Navarro, Kelby Zenor & Aaron Parker: Has Your Curriculum Caught You MAPping?

• Ann Peterson: From Homework to Home Learning

• Mark Tomaszewski: Criss Cross - The Intersection of International Education and International Business

Riverside Terrace Reception – Sponsored by:- American International School Dhaka - Curriculum Associates

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TIME EVENT/SPEAKER LOCATION PG.

8:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-2:30

12:00-1:00

1:00-2:30

2:45-3:45

2:45-3:45

Royal Orchid Ballroom

Exhibit Area

Ballroom 1

Riverside 6

Ballroom 2

Riverside 5

Pompadour

Ballroom 3

Riverside 1

Riverside 6

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PLENARY SESSION

Keynote Presentation: ROBERT KEGAN, sponsored by International Schools Services - “The Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDO): Messengers from the future?”Introduced by Liz Duffy, President ISS

Coffee Break – Sponsored byRiffa Views International School, Bahrain

Specialist Three-Hour Workshops(Lunch 12:00-1:00)

• Robert Kegan: Understanding (and Overcoming) Your Personal Immunity to Change

• Joelle Basnight, Walter Basnight & Shira Daryn: Collective Teacher Efficacy - Charting the Course for Change

• Jeff Clanon: The U Theory - Planning from the Emerging Future

• Ron Lalonde: A Nudge in the Right Direction

• Michael Nachbar & Jamie Steckart: Designing Optimal Learning Environments for Modern Learners - A Gap Analysis Workshop: From Theory to Practice

• Ochan Powell: Choosing Optimism - Adaptive Leadership for Turbulent Times

• David Chojnacki, Rick Detwiler & Teresa Arpin: Board Trustee Development (Day 2/3)

Lunch – Sponsored by Clements Worldwide

Specialist Workshops continued. . .

Human Resources Professionals Job Alike & Sharing Session. Facilitator: James Tulley

Business Managers Job Alike & Sharing Session

FREE EVENING TO EXPLORE BANGKOK

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TIME EVENT/SPEAKER LOCATION PG.

8:30-10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-2:30

12:00-1:00

1:00-2:30

2:30-3:00

PLENARY SESSION

Awards Presentation:• NESA Virtual Science & Engineering Fair Awards• Accreditation Awards

Keynote Presentation: CAROLYN McKANDERS & OCHAN POWELL, sponsored by Search Associates - “Diversity as a Systems Driver: How can we unlock the potential of individualsand the community by embracing difference?”

Coffee Break – Sponsored by Dr Oli Tooher-Hancock, International School of Hyderabad Specialist Three-Hour Workshops(Lunch 12:00-1:00)

• Carolyn McKanders & Ochan Powell: An Invitation to the Circle of Light - Embracing diversity & unlocking the potential of individuals and communities

• Jennifer Beckwith, Liz Duffy & Beth Pfannl: The Diversity Collabo-rative - Frameworks, Tools and Strategies for Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEI-J) at International Schools (repeat-ed from Thursday)

• David Chojnacki, Rick Detwiler & Teresa Arpin: Board Trustee Development (Day 3/3)

• Jeff Clanon: Systems Concepts and Tools for Effective Adaptive Action

• Ellie Drago-Severson: Teaming & Engaging in Difficult Conversa-tions - The Promise of a Developmental Approach

• David Gleason: Educational Time Travel

• Ellen Mahoney: Choosing the Path Forward - Adapting your school to meet the social emotional learning needs of your students

• Larry McIlvain: Oliver’s Journey - Inclusion and Gender Identity

• Laurie Tasharski & Pery Awad: Safer Hiring Practices - Your role as gatekeepers to climate

Lunch – Sponsored by American Embassy School,New Delhi

Specialist Workshops continued. . .

Coffee Break

Royal Orchid Ballroom

Royal Orchid Ballroom

Exhibit Area

Ballroom 1

Riverside 7

Riverside 1

Riverside 5

Ballroom 2

Riverside 6

Pompadour

Riverside 3

Ballroom 3

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TIME EVENT/SPEAKER LOCATION PG.

3:00-4:00

4:15-5:15

7:30

Ballroom 1

Pompadour

Ballroom 2

Riverside 5

Riverside 7

Ballroom 3

Riverside 6

Riverside 3

Riverside 5

Royal Orchid Ballroom

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General Interest Workshops

• Smita Bhargava: From Student Liability to Cyber Liability - Evolving Insurance Solutions for the International School Community

• Max Eisl: The Next Decade - Marketing and Communications from Basics to Beyond

• Peggy Pelonis & Julia Tokatlidou: Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders to be Conscious World Citizens

• Shabbi Luthra & Kevin Crouch: Data Conversations - The Heart of Learning Analytics

• Aasya Malik: Follett Titlewave - How to Maximize Your Search

• Jennifer Ricks & Amy Greene: Implementing Integrated Science - One School’s Journey

• Paul Sanders: Innovations in AP - A Look Ahead to 2020

• Diane Ullman: Schools that Learn - From improvement to trans-formation

Annual Business Meeting

Saturday SoireeSponsored by TieCare InternationalLive Jazz sponsored byAmerican International School - Riyadh

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27TIME EVENT/SPEAKER LOCATION PG.

8:30-9:30

9:30-10:00

10:00-11:00

11:00-11:15

11:15-12:30

Riverside 6

Ballroom 3

Riverside 7

Riverside 5

Ballroom 2

Pompadour

Ballroom 1

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Royal Orchid Ballroom

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General Interest Workshops

• Gareth Bradwick: Expanding Educational Opportunities with Ac-credited Virtual School Courses

• Dakota Hill & Muriel Cole-Webber: Integrating Technology with a Leadership Mindset

• Tunji David Lees: Student leadership as a means to boost academ-ic performance and well-being

• Brian Leukering & Randa Shoeb: Using Online Training to Make Schools Safer and More Inclusive

• Walter Pena Lopez: We Moved to a New Campus - This is what we learned

• David Macfarlane: International Education Recruitment - The Hir-ing Trends You Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2020

• Dana Specker Watts & Ty Frederickson: The Diversity Collaborative - Findings and Next Steps

Coffee Break

Extended Plenary Session, Part 1 - Making Sense of It All: Human Change - Deep Learning - System Impact

You won’t want to miss this culminating plenary, where our panel of distinguished speakers - Robert Kegan, Jeff Clanon and Ellen Mahoney - will share insights and connections among the confer-ence themes to synthesize FLC learning. In this interactive session, school leaders will be invited to engage in thought partnerships to crystallize their NESA learning experience.

15-Minute Break

Extended Plenary Session, Part 2 & Closing

CONFERENCE ADJOURNS. . .See you in Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 22-25, 2020!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28EVENT

Meeting of the NESA Board of Trustees