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AISA 2010 Consultants

Every year, AISA carefully selects the best international consultants to present institutes and workshops at our conferences. The following is a list of presenters at the AISA 2010 events.

Bill Powell

Title	Associate Director, Education Across Frontiers
Programme	School Leaders' Retreat & Educators' Conference
Specialty	Differentiation, assessment in the differentiated classroom, developing teacher emotional intelligence, cognitive coaching
Institute	Leaders supporting Leaders: Cognitive Coaching Across the Continent
Workshop	The Next Frontier: Inclusion

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Bonnie Campbell Hill

Title	Educational Consultant
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Classroom Based Assessment K-5, Literature Circles
Institute I	Classroom Based Assessment K-5: Putting the Pieces Together (And Staying Sane)
Institute II	“So how's my child doing?” Developmental Continuums: Connecting Instruction, Standards, Assessment and Reporting (K-8)
Workshop	Incorporating Student Voice: Portfolios and Student-Led Conferences, K-8

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Christopher Emdin

Title	Professor of Science Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Programme	School Leaders' Retreat & Educators' Conference
Specialty	Science Education
Institute	Rethinking Student Participation: A Model from Hip-Hop and Urban Science Education
Workshop	Rethinking Student Participation: A Model from Hip-Hop and Urban Science Education

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Danny Lawrence

Title	Educational Consultant
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	AP English Language and Literature
Institute I	Critical Reading Skills for Academic Success
Institute II	Writing for Academic Success
Workshop	Preparing Student for the Critical Reading and Writing Sections of the SAT

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Douglas Johnson

Title	Director of Media and Technology, Mankato (MN) Public Schools
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Technology In Education/Library Science
Institute I	Designing Projects that Kids (and Teachers) Love
Institute II	All Aboard! Plan and Report to Build Library Support
Workshop	Dipping One’s Toes in the Social Networking Stream: Using the Read-Write Web in Classrooms and Libraries

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Douglas W. Walker

Title	Clinical Director, Project Fleur-de-lis
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	CBITS/Counselling
Institute I	Recognizing and Responding to Child Traumatic Stress in School-age Children
Institute II	Disaster Response and Recovery: Lessons from Nairobi, New Orleans, Haiti and Beyond (Co-Presenting with Pamela Ward)
Workshop	Educating Students with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS)

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Elizabeth Imende-Cooney

Title	Staff Developer/Educational Consultant
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Backward Design, Literacy, Student Motivation, Data Analysis, Curriculum Planning, Thinking Skills, Instructional Clarity and Professional Learning Communities.
Institute	Curriculum Planning and Backward Design
Workshop	Curriculum Planning and Backward Design

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Fiona Merali

Title	Grant Consultant Global Funds For IMA
Programme	Business Managers' Institute
Specialty	Business Manager
Institute I	Business Manager's Institute Day 1 of 2
Institute II	Business Manager's Institute Day 2 of 2
Workshop	Business Manager's Workshop for School Heads & Educational Leaders to be

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Gordon Eldridge

Title	Curriculum Director, International School of Brussels
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Curriculum Development
Institute I	Learning – Assessing – Teaching: The Connected Cycle
Institute II	An introduction to Inquiry-Based Learning
Workshop	Aligning Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment: Coming to Agreement

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Ian Jukes

Title	Director, InfoSavvy Group
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Technology in Education
Institute I	Windows on the Future: Thinking About Tomorrow Today
Institute II	Understanding the Digital Generation: Powerful Teaching Strategies For 21st Century Learners
Workshop	Getting It Right: Aligning Technology Initiatives for Measurable Student Results

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Jaye Zola

Title	Educational Consultant and Curriculum Developer
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Teaching Activities, Workshop Design
Institute I	Becoming a Workshop Presenter (Part A)
Institute II	Teaching about Africa
Workshop	Becoming a Workshop Presenter (Part B)

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John Joseph

Title	Director, Focus Education
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Learning with the Brain in Mind
Institute I	Mind Your Brain
Institute II	Learning in the Emotional Rooms
Workshop	Learning and Career Profiling

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John Ritter

Title	Search Associate, Search Associates
Programme	School Leaders' Retreat & Educators' Conference
Specialty	School Governance
Institute	Some Theses for the School House Door: Encouraging Critical Thinking about What We Do
Workshop I	Good Governance: Keeping Our Promises
Workshop II	Catch 22: Your First Administrative Position

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John Zola

Title	Educational Consultant
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Classroom Strategies
Institute	Powerful Social Studies Teaching: Increase Student Interest, Engagement, and Thinking
Workshop	Questions Are at The Heart of Good Instruction: Asking Better Questions in Classrooms

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Joseph Pereira

Title	Vice President, TD Bank
Programme	Business Managers' Institute
Specialty	Banking
Institute I	Business Manager's Institute Day 1 of 2
Institute II	Business Manager's Institute Day 2 of 2
Workshop	Business Manager's Workshop for School Heads & Educational Leaders to be

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Judith Wooster

Title	Educational Consultant
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Creativity, Enquiry Oriented Classrooms
Institute	Using the Arts and Creativity in the Primary Classroom
Workshop	Asking Good Questions in the Primary Classroom: A Key to Richer Learning

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Margaret MacLean

Title	Consultant, Teacher Collaboration / School Reform Initiative
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Professional Learning Communities
Institute I	Professional Learning Communities Session One
Institute II	Professional Learning Communities Session Two
Workshop	Professional Learning Communities - Transforming School Cultures with Critical Friends Groups

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Ochan Kusuma Powell

Title	Executive Director, Education Across Frontiers
Programme	School Leaders' Retreat & Educators' Conference
Specialty	Differentiation, assessment in the differentiated classroom, developing teacher emotional intelligence, cognitive coaching
Institute	Leaders supporting Leaders: Cognitive Coaching Across the Continent
Workshop	The Next Frontier: Inclusion

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Pamela Ward

Title	Regional Education Officer, Office of Overseas Schools, US Department of State
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Counselling
Institute	Disaster Response and Recovery: Lessons from Nairobi, New Orleans, Haiti and Beyond (Co-Presenting with Douglas Walker)

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Sylvia Bereskin

Title	Director, Educational Illumination
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Special Education
Institute I	Meeting the Needs of All Students
Institute II	Schools that nurture harmony and peace: How do we build them and sustain them?
Workshop	Living a Life, not just Earning a Living: Social Justice, Education, and You

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Tim Burns

Title	Educator & Author, Educare
Programme	School Leaders' Retreat, Educators' Conference and Pre-Conference School Visits (AISA Consultant Pool Programme)
Specialty	Healthy Life / Substance Abuse
Institute	It's About Balance: Stress-Hardiness, Renewal, and Well-Being for Leaders
Workshop	Three Brains Are Better Than One: Integrating Brain, Body and Heart Intelligences for Engaged Learning and Enhanced Well-Being

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Valerie Bloom

Title	Poet / Author
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Poetry/Writing
Institute	Developing creative ideas for original writing
Workshop	Get it Write

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Warren B. Buford III

Title	Executive Director, School of Architecture Foundation, University of Virginia
Programme	Educators' Conference
Specialty	Advancement in International Schools
Institute	From Habari to Harambee to Hela: Fundamentals of Fundraising for International Schools in Africa
Workshop I	Building a Fundraising Program
Workshop II	Running Your Successful Capital Campaign

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