2015 30th Anniversary KORCOS International Education Conference

March 6th, 2015

Dear KORCOS Conference Attendees,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 30th Anniversary International Education Conference. We are so excited that you are here to not only share in a wonderful day of presentations and professional development but to network with other people in your educational field. We appreciate your attendance and hope that you will have a wonderful day.

Looking forward to a transitional year for 2015, KORCOS is setting forth some initiatives that we feel, as the organizational leaders, will help bring together more routine professional development out in your communities of teachers. I look forward to sharing more about that with you during the closing session.

I want to say a very special “Thank You” to Incheon Global Campus and to Seoul University, New York for hosting the conference this year. We value your continued support!

Have a wonderful day today and thank you so much for attending. Sincerely, Lisa Walker, KORCOS President

7:30am Check In Opens 8:15am Check In Closes 8:20am Auditorium Doors Open For Seating

8:30am Opening Welcome Lisa Walker, KORCOS President 8:35am Welcome Remarks Dr. Lee, Incheon Free Economic Zone 8:40am Welcome Remarks Dr. Nam, President and CEO, Incheon Global Campus 8:45am Session Information Lisa Walker, KORCOS President 9:00am Keynote Chris Lowe, International Kagan Trainer & Coach 9:45am Inaugural Raffle Drawing Lisa Walker and Chris Lowe 9:50am Welcome Session Concludes

10:00am Session 1 10:50am Session 2 12:00pm Session 3 1:00pm Session 4 2:00pm Session 5

3:00pm Closing Session Begins Lisa Walker, KORCOS President 3:10pm Closing Remarks Alice Cha, Honorarium KORCOS President 3:20pm Final Raffle Drawing 3:30pm Closing Session Concludes Conference End Korea Mind Therapy Association Address: 213 Dosandaero, Gangnamgu, Seoul, South Korea 135-892 Contact: 070-8845-8849(English) 02-511-4275(Korean) Fax: 02-418-3090 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mindtherapy.or.kr

Korean Mind Therapy Association is the unique organization in its purpose of helping from individuals, schools, various organization to government departments with KMTA’s expertise on psychological counseling and psychological education program, Mind Therapy, which is developed for bringing solutions and healing not only for major mental issues but also minor psychological problems.

PSYGENE, Gene of Psychology Theory is the foundation of KMTA’s Mind Therapy. This theory is developed through many decades of counseling experiences and have been applied to many people from teenagers to married couples and even many professionals. This theory and Mind Therapy were adapted by schools and various companies and government departments to develop their program for students, employees, and government officials to enhance the effectiveness in each field of society.

Mind Therapy 1. Youth Mind Therapy 2. Mind Therapy as Character-Building Program for Educational Departments 3. Mind Therapy as Prevention Programs for Students 4. Mind Therapy for Teacher’s Personal Trauma and Healing 5. Mind Therapy for developing Marital Happiness 6. Mind Therapy for Parental Education for dealing with children

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2015 International Education Conference Presentations (Listed In Order By Session Time)

9:00 We Are Better Together Chris Lowe Main Creating a dynamic classroom to foster social skills to creative thinking 10:00 Kagan Cooperative Learning Chris Lowe CH (Located in the Concert Hall across the lobby from the Main Auditorium) Create full student engagement with Kagan Structures—simple yet powerful cooperative learning instructional strategies. Supported by over 40 years of scientific research - proven effective in countless classrooms, schools, and districts - this revolutionary way to educate is transforming teaching and learning. Come experience the power of Kagan Structures.

10:00 Picturing Writing Sesame Frasier A702 What comes first? The picture or the words? This workshop will explore how a simple crayon-resist & watercolor painting technique can unlocked the door to dynamic vocabulary and creative language for students during writing assignments. This effective approach to art and literacy promotes the idea of creating visuals before completing writing drafts. This technique appeals to students, integrates well into any workshop model, and puts the creativity back into the writing process. 10:00 Making our students’ thinking more visible Lyneth Rozzuell D. Magsalin B314 What kind of thinking do you value and promote in your classroom? How do you encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning? How do you ensure that students reflect on their thinking? How do we unearth students’ conceptions of what thinking actually is? How can this be done in an open way that captures individual and unique responses? Thinking is a skill, which must be explicitly taught. Teaching students how to think independently increases understanding, engagement and independence in the learning process. This workshop explores how to use a variety of tools to promote visual thinking on a daily basis in the classroom. Using thinking routines developed from Project Zero at Harvard University, De Bono’s Thinking Hats, and a variety of tools that allow the students the opportunity to work collaboratively to explore sophisticated thinking processes in a supportive atmosphere. We will experiment with these tools and routines to discover how to develop student thinking through a non-judgemental platform and decide which tool is most appropriate for the task. 10:00 Librarian Job-Alike Sharing Session Trudy Jager A117 The Job-Alike for Librarians is a time for the librarians in Korcos schools to share information and ideas. 10:00 National History Day Korea: Nurturing Historical Thinking Skills Sharon Gillette B203 As the Affiliate Coordinator for National History Day in Korea, I wish to have the opportunity to present for three reasons. First, I am tasked with growing the NHD program in Korea. KORCOS provides a significant advantage in networking with a wide variety of teachers from many schools in the country to accomplish this goal. Second, in addition to the yearly contest, NHD sponsors other programs such as the Silent Heroes Normandy Summer Institute and the Patricia Behring History Teacher of the Year Award. Finally, and most importantly, the NHD program helps students develop critical thinking, research, and presentation skills applicable across all fields of curriculum. The experience of NHD can give our students a competitive edge when applying for colleges and universities.

10:00 Songs and Poetry To Build Up Young Children Nikki Nel B204 We will be learning how to teach songs and poems in the early years. There will electronic links to the songs and poems I share. This includes songs and poems for transitions, building self-esteem and silly ones just for fun. 10:00 Dance in the MYP: Connecting through Concepts Alexandra Rose B104 This presentation is an explanation of the dance program, now in its third year, which has been developed at Chadwick International. It explains how a student who is physical can connect to the critical thinking aspects of their education through dance, contributing to the creation of a well-rounded human being. It will give physical examples of how dance can connect to other subject material, as well as opportunities for questions at the end of the presentation. Finally, it will demonstrate the importance of allowing students to engage with the world physically while connecting that understanding to their more traditional education. 10:00 Stoneybrook State University of New York Dr. Yu-wan Wang & Dr. A116 Presentation on the university here in Korea Matthew Whelan 11:00 Kagan Cooperative Learning & ESL Chris Lowe CH (Located in the Concert Hall across the lobby from the Main Auditorium) How can we best meet the needs of today’s ELL students? How can we help limited and non-English speaking students acquire essential reading, writing, and speaking skills for success in language acquisition across the curriculum? Kagan Structures, cooperative and communicative teaching strategies, are wonderful tools to promote English fluency while covering academic content. Through interactive structures, students are exposed to more functional language and have the opportunity to practice language more. Learn the stages students go through to learn English and then learn Kagan Structures to best help your English learners at each stage. Ideal for regular classroom teachers, ESL teachers, project directors, and coordinators.

11:00 Popcorn with Purpose: Using Film in 5th-12th Grade Classrooms Blake Pynnonen B313 Have you ever wanted to use film in your classroom, but didn’t know how? Perhaps you have plenty of experience using films in class and are looking to refine your skills with other like-minded educators. Either way, participants will have plenty to gain in this collaborative, interactive, tech-savvy workshop. Plus, popcorn will be provided!

11:00 Urban Farming and Sustainable School Practices Aaron Miller and Lynn Crew OC Are you interested in starting a school garden, expanding your own school garden or experimenting with urban farming? Would you like to try composting at your school using cafeteria scraps and campus landscaping “waste”? Want to get out of the classroom during KORCOS and onto the “farm”?

Aaron Miller and Lynn Crew from Chadwick International have been urban farming in Songdo for 4 years. Currently, we manage a 1,000 m2 garden space at our school that includes extensive vegetable gardens, an active composting program and a hen house with 16 chickens. During this workshop you will come with us on a mini-bus to visit our school garden here in Songdo. We will share with you our failures, successes, and Korean supplier’s list to help you get a jump-start on your garden this spring.

Meet on the lawn outside the Academic Building in the middle of the A, B, and C wing. We will get picked up by the shuttle bus to Chadwick. Bring some warm clothes and shoes that can get a little dirty as we might have time to plant some seeds and feed/water the chickens. Some lucky participants will take home farm fresh eggs.

11:00 How to be an emotionally healthy teacher Sungjoo Aird A703 To help the teachers learn the fundamental principles and practical devices on how to deal with their personal internal and external conflicts in a healthy manner. This will allow teachers to maximize their teaching skills and methodology that will influence students’ academic achievement. 11:00 Geography Teacher Job-Alike Jefferson Lipsky B104 I would like to get together with other geography teachers and share ideas about curriculum, lesson plans, resources, professional development opportunities, projects, collaborations, research, and anything else concerning the courses they teach. 11:00 Increasing STEM Interest in Middle & High School Students through Robotics Rolly Maiquez B204 Attendees will learn about robotics -- in particular, VEX Robotics, which is the system we use at Chadwick. attendees will receive resources (links) to get them started as well as contact information for resources in Korea. Attendees will see the robots in action and also see how robotics can enrich STEM learning. Attendees will have a chance to try out the robots and also go through robotics parts that we will bring to the presentation. 11:00 The Independent Writing Project Jeff Underhill A114 Students love to write! It’s relaxing. It’s creative and open and expressive. It’s just fun. And writing is time-intensive. Do your students have time to write in class? You will walk away from this workshop with ideas and tools to help your students write more and with more support, integrating technology to redefine the writing lives of young people who love to write. 11:00 The Civic Mirror: Teaching Citizenship, Government & Economics through Role Play Carly Althauser A117 In this presentation I will introduce the interactive program/game, The Civic Mirror: a simulation in which classrooms become countries and students become the citizens in those counties. In The Civic Mirror, students learn about the U.S. or Canadian Constitution, hold elections and form a government, write and debate bills, have an economy and trade with each other, discuss issues and disagreements in town hall meetings, and hold trials. Through all of these experiences, students learn about government, economics, and citizenship. But also—importantly—they learn how to interact with each other in a society. Thus, social skills are a central focus. Furthermore, because The Civic Mirror is a role play rather than a textbook, students have the freedom to make their own decisions. As a teacher, I certainly counsel them. But I don't tell them what bills to write or what price to sell food at. Therefore, creative problem solving is not simply practiced, it is necessary for success in the game.

11:00 Flipping the Math Classroom - Hybrid Edition Greg Cross B203 In this session I will discuss some of the lessons learned after teaching a full year using the flipped classroom model. This year in my Algebra 2 class I have used a hybrid model of traditional and flipped instruction. The session will focus on how this model works. It features three main components:  How to create and post content (videos) for the flipped classroom  How I manage the classroom using this model (including some direct instruction)  How I use Google Forms to build online quizzes

Participants will receive information/documents on how to build lessons and how to create online quizzes. 11:00 The Holistic Approach to Teaching World Languages Maybell Breton B314 During this session World Language teachers will have an opportunity to collaborate about different methods to teach World Language. This session will be divided into four sections: Up-to-date technology for the classroom, different learning styles through games, classroom techniques from bulletin board ideas to seat arrangements and sharing resources through networking. 11:00 Classcraft For The Classroom Darren McQuaid A702 The goal here is to introduce the concept of Gamification through Classcraft to forward thinking teachers who can use this at any age level. I want teachers to realize that Gamification and Classcraft specifically has practical uses in the classroom. 9000 teachers in over 50 countries have been using this game in their classrooms. 12:00 Moving from Teacher Led to Child-Centered iPad Classrooms Tabitha Johnson B203 Projects using iPads in the Elementary School can be surprisingly teacher-centered. The presenter will share a project where I gave students the ability to thoughtfully choose which apps would best support their learning in second grade. They were allowed to choose the app that would showcase their understanding the most based on how the app allowed the students to show their work. I will go through the process of teaching the students about the apps as well as explaining which apps were best for my second grade classroom. We will have a discussion about how people can provide more choice in their classrooms when using iPads.

12:00 Slack in Schools John Olinda B104 1. What is Slack? 2. Three Primary Relationships 1. Teacher - Student 2. Student - Student 3. Teacher - Teacher 3. Ideas and Integrations While working our way through the content we will stop at various points and model building a Slack team so that participants are able see how the process works for themselves before they try to do it on their own. 12:00 Project management using Asana Ben Sullivan C107 One administrator’s three-month adventure in using digital solutions to get a handle on project management, delegation, and ongoing communication regarding workflow.

for school events and projects, followed by an open discussion on alternate solutions. Although my experience over the last three months has been from an administration standpoint, much of the content can be modified to increase personal productivity or utilized with student organizations. 12:00 Toward An Effective High School Writing Program Nancy Olson A703 Primarily intended for 9-12th grade English teachers, this session can benefit any teacher who wants their HS student to write effectively. This presentation will demonstrate a scaffolded approach for teaching academic writing. Content will include such topics as effective introduction and interpretation of evidence, introduction styles, how to embed quotations, where to use transitions, self-reflection on the writing process, how to use a rubric, among other topics. Participants will receive a collection of handouts or access to electronic copies of session materials.

12:00 Collaboration with Scratch Animation David Bergner B204 Scratch is a free online program designed for kids to teach kids basic computer programming and animation using algorithmic thinking. Users may create games, music, videos, and art. In this presentation, I will show various examples of student and teacher work to peak interest. I will then show how the program aligns with Common Core Standards. Next, I will teach two basic objectives for operating Scratch: how to move a sprite (an object in Scratch) and how to edit the design of a sprite. Lastly I will demonstrate how students can collaborate to share their thinking enhancing cognitive development. Participants will use turn and talk sharing stems to work out the successes and troubles they had in completing objectives 1 and 2.

12:00 Integrating Scratch Coding into the Middle School Math Curriculum Sam Tilly & Rolly Maiquez A117 Sam and Rolly will discuss their experiences in their first venture into integrating Scratch Coding into the Middle School Math Curriculum. Coding can increase interest in STEM and engages students to apply mathematical concepts to produce creative projects using the Scratch coding platform. 12:00 Mobile Devices in the Classroom: From Distraction to Creative Thinking Paul S. Rose & Daniel Dixon A114 Students are distracted by mobile devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops that they bring to class. This presentation describes how mobile devices can be used (or not?) to enhance creative thinking. 12:00 Implementing an MYP Math curriculum: A case study Brendan Porter B313 The IB middle years programme is one such medium to achieve the lofty goal of preparing our students for global success. However, our programme or product has to successfully expose and teach our students the skills to be able to behave globally and know what to do in situations that they may not have experienced or seen before.

Successfully implementing a Math programme that allows students to succeed globally and that aligns with the requirements of the MYP Next Chapter and that satisfies our stakeholders and student/parent body is a complicated matter.

Exploring what the Math team at Gyeonggi Suwon International School have done in their programme will provide participants with an understanding of curriculum design; backwards mapping of content, contexts, and concepts; and insights into leading the change.

12:00 Maximizing Communication Effectively with Students and Parents through Technology Lyneth Magsalin & Joy A116 In this workshop, we will be focusing on how we use technology in the classroom, Radnich communicating with parents, and allowing teachers to maximize productivity. Through the use of Kakao, we will show you how this application could be a powerful tool for communicating with parents and how students can be active participants in providing real time feedback. This was proven to be effective in eliminating unnecessary concerns and anxiety, as well as providing strategies for parents to follow up at night. Google Drive is also an excellent tool to allow students, parents, and teachers to share folders and making learning transparent. Participants will also have the opportunity to share different ways of communication.

12:00 Can you tell a story? Lesley Shannon-Lowe B314 Storytelling skills and project inspiration for Early years through Elementary. Objective 1. Demonstrate energetic, fun ways to tell a story that can be expanded upon and utilized in the classroom. Objective 2. Demonstrate how a simple story can be used as a springboard for a project or lessons, so that both student and teacher alike find inspiration and can apply their own creativity to a project. 1:00 Kagan Cooperative Learning For Little Ones Chris Lowe LH (Located in the C wing of the Academic Building – Lecture Hall) C107 The early grades are a critical time in a student’s education. Students come to class with vastly different abilities and experiences, and we want them all to experience early success academically and socially. Come learn the best Kagan Structures to engage all your little ones. Learn how to get your budding students to follow directions, how to work in teams, how to share and take turns, how to communicate effectively, how to think critically, and of course, how to master the content and skills to succeed in school. Kagan will give you the structures and adaptations necessary to make cooperative learning a huge hit with your youngsters. Start your little ones on the path to school success by nurturing important social and academic skills. Create a cooperative and caring classroom. Come away with ideas and activities you’ll be excited to implement the first day and everyday of school! 1:00 Opportunities for Gifted and Talented Students Rohan Lewis A114 I would like to share opportunities available for gifted and talented students to educators. The main focus will be math (for middle and high school students), but I will share several resources.

1:00 Heads of School/Curriculum Coordinator Meeting Lisa Walker A116 A meeting designed for the heads of schools to hear the direction that KORCOS is taking for 2015 1:00 Rochestra - fusing the world of Rock & Classical music Melvyn Sawyer A117 I will choose a popular song that we will work on as a group. After listening and learning the song (if needed), I will walk through score arrangement and encourage individuals to write out their parts. Later we will work on sectionals, rearranging the score as necessary before we play the song as a band.

1:00 Incheon Global Campus Opportunities: Foreign Universities in Korea GMU, Ghent, SUNY, U of B203 Utah 1:00 Upper Elementary PICK Jillian Iwanuk B313 This PICK is geared towards upper elementary teachers to discuss the ups, the downs, the ins, and the outs of teaching this lovable group of kids. Potential topics may include vertical alignment between grades, classroom management, tips, and tricks to share with the group.

1:00 Emergent Literacy Andy Whitney B314 This workshop is an overview of the early stages of reading and writing. It will focus on the developmental timeline that young children go through from birth through kindergarten. There are many pre-reading and pre-writing elements that a child should experience before more formal reading and writing instruction begins. This presentation will guide you through that process.

1:00 Global Service Learning: Best Practices Dr. Angel Panos B104 A service-learning experience in a developing country is an attention grabber on college applications. Service learning extends learning beyond the classroom and into real world applications. It fosters caring, tolerance and understanding of others. It provides opportunities for students to use creativity, skills and knowledge. Service learning has a positive impact on the student, faculty and the target community. Reflection and debriefing are key aspects of best practices in global service learning. This presentation will cover common pitfalls and give guidelines for success in planning and implementing a service-learning project applicable for any high-school subject. Web-based resources and links will be provided to assist instructors in the process.

1:00 US Medical School Application Process Demystified Joan Oana A702 The US medical school application process is grueling at best and is a crapshoot where even the best of the best students may not secure an acceptance. Students who completed their secondary education overseas have additional challenges when applying to the US medical schools. These challenges and various ways overseas schools can support the students who aspire to pursue health professions will be discussed. 1:00 Incheon Global Campus Opportunities: Foreign Universities in Korea GMU, Ghent, SUNY, U of B203 Utah 2:00 Developing 21st Century Citizens Akio Iida A117 I will be sharing an example of a unit I did in order to set up a classroom community in conjunction with how Technology should be used as a good digital Citizen. They will have access to a general unit overview and will have some work and discussion time to think about where elements of digital citizenship learning can fit into the curriculum naturally. 2:00 Speech Club! Helping students overcome their fear of public speaking Marieke van Lankvelt B204 Speaking and listening are aspects of our classroom that many students struggle with. We all have students who become nervous and anxious in front of their peers. This session is designed to help those students. Speech Club is a wonderful opportunity to observe, plan and practice their public speaking skills in fun and relaxed environment! 2:00 PICK: Technology Coaches / Integration Specialists Rolly Maiquez B314 Technology Coaches / Integration Specialists This is a job-alike meet-up for those working in the area of technology coaching or integration in their schools. We will discuss technology coaching trends and share success stories and experiences. 2:00 Fun with Google Maps Brian Davidson B204 This session designed to help teachers who are looking for a way to revitalize their geography, history and MYP Individuals & Societies lessons with Google Maps, Google Earth and various online mapping based activities. In addition to providing opportunities for student collaboration while having a huge amount of fun (yep!), the activities are excellent tools for facilitating: ● using relevant terminology ● communication skill development ● application of critical and creative thinking skills ● the development of strategies for Google searching like a detective 2:00 Process Labs Simon Lee B313 Process labs are a type of lab where students are given a list of materials they can use to solve a question. Students design their own procedure, complete a pre-lab, perform the lab, and write a lab report.

2:00 Character Building Educational Program Sungjoo Aird A116 To help teachers understand the psychology of how students can overcome their personal issues and achieve academic success through personal happiness. Student’s happiness not only affects their academics but their personal, family and social relationships as well. Students who understand these psychological principles can be a healthy and productive member of family, school and societal communities. 2:00 Asian international students’ unique stressors and the role of academic/student affairs SuHyen Heather Um A114 professionals Asian international students on U. S. college campuses experience unique stressors. Even though there is a need for mental health counseling to help these populations to adjust to U.S. campus culture, they tend to underutilize formal mental health counseling from universities because of their cognitive and cultural resistance, language barriers, as well as institutional ignorance and neglect in addressing their unique needs. It is time for institutions to take ownership for actively promoting psychological health counseling services and creating a hiring policy on multi-culturally and linguistically competent student affairs professionals in order to lessen AISs’ stress and enhance their success. 2:00 Modeling with Functions – Finding Maximum Value Nancy S. Cross B104 In every math course from Algebra 2 on, students experience this standard problem: A square of side x cm is cut out of each corner of a 10cm by 8cm piece of cardboard and the sides are folded up to form an open-topped box. Find the dimensions of the cut-out squares that will produce a box with maximum volume.

This session will show a hands-on approach to discover the solution to this problem. The activity will involve students in constructing various sizes of these boxes and how they connect to the graph of the polynomial function. In this approach students will go from verbal to symbolic, numeric to graphic, and symbolic to verbal.

2:00 Approaches to Learning in PE (practical setting) Stacy Wallace - Cunningham CH This workshop will look at different ways that PE teachers can teach ATL’s (communication, affective, reflective, organizational skills) without limiting the physical activity within the lesson. Teachers will take away a number of practical drills or games that they can use in their lessons. Teachers will discuss ways in which ATL’s can be used to guide lesson plans within a unit.

2:00 Mindfulness in the Classroom: Promoting Stress Reduction and Peace of Mind for You Benjamin Harnish and C107 and Your Students Connor Joyce We live in a world where we are bombarded with many different expectations, obligations, and stimuli. How can we manage to find peace of mind in an often overwhelming environment? Mindfulness practices are scientifically proven to reduce stress and increase focus. This can be an immense help to you and your students in becoming more productive in your school and personal lives. 2:00 Where Are You From? A Look Into The Life Of A Third Culture Kid Laura Keeney A702 This presentation will encourage teachers and administrators to begin to look at the increasingly mobile lifestyle of students in international schools and the culture that this mobility creates within its students. Third Culture Kids are students who grow up internationally, in a mobile, fluid, and ever- changing world. This lifestyle creates unique strengths and challenges in our students. This presentation hopes to shed light on the growing population of Third Culture Kids, and how to consider their unique situation in the classroom, playing off their strengths in order to develop their weaknesses within education. Campus Map Guest House

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