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CESSA Technology Conference 2011
AAS Moscow
Welcome!
Cathy DavidsonNow You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Be Transformed
Focus
“Without focus, the world is chaos; there’s simply too much to see, hear, and understand, and focus let’s us drill down to the input we believe is most useful to us. Because focus means selection, though, it leaves us with blind spots, and we need methods for working around them.”
Was
“For over a hundred years, we’ve been training people to see in a particularly individual, deliberate way. No one ever told us that our way of seeing excluded everything else. It’s hard for us to believe we’re not seeing all there is to see.”
IS!
“Learning is the constant disruption of an old pattern, a breakthrough that substitutes something new for something old. And then the process starts again.”
Attention!
“Even multitasking is really multidistraction, with attention not supplemented, but displaced from one point of focus to another.”
“But, that’s not the whole story. Sometimes there is continuity as we move from one distraction to another…What makes the difference between the forgettable and the important is what I call learning.”
“The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
Steve Jobs
“I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.”
Woodrow Wilson
AAS Mission
The Anglo-American School of Moscow empowers each student to
Respect self and others Love learning, and Contribute as a globally aware citizen
in order to achieve individual academic and holistic excellence.
AAS Vision
We inspire student learning through… A dynamic and caring environmentInnovative and effective instructional strategies Collaborative relationships Current, relevant technologies ,and Drawing upon the rich resources of our diverse community.
AAS Core ValuesAAS believes equally in the value of•Making decisions based on the students’ best interests; •Developing the whole child; •Supporting student success through community partnerships; •Delivering a challenging and inquiry-based curriculum in an engaging manner; •Reviewing curriculum via a reflective and dynamic process; •Respecting self and others; •Providing an emotionally and physically safe environment where people want to come each day; and •Providing students with an international perspective in order to prepare them for future challenges and contributions.
Strategies
LearningLearning
SystemsSystems CommitmentCommunication
CommitmentCommunication
CEESA Strategic Plan
• Revised October 1, 2011• All but three Heads from CEESA Region
Vision
CEESA leads educational transformation through collaboration.
Mission
CEESA is a collaborative community of international schools, which enhances school effectiveness and inspires student learning and development.
Core Values
CEESA believes:– All people deserve to be treated fairly and with
compassion and respect.– People have a responsibility to themselves and to
the community.– People thrive in a supportive environment of
learning and joy.
Measureable Organizational Outcomes
• CEESA schools are engaged in initiatives focused on educational transformation.
• CEESA’s programs inspire students to learn and develop holistically.
Strategies
1. CEESA will cultivate leadership capacity in order to inspire transformation.
2. CEESA will be a catalyst for educational transformation in support of the effective use of technology.
3. CEESA will develop effective practices which support financial stability.
Strategic Delimiters
We will not…– Adopt any new program or service unless it is
aligned with the vision and mission or is accompanied by the resources for its implementation.
– Allow past practice to interfere with the consideration of new items.
Consider?WHAT HOW WHO WHEN
1. Reflect on how to implement hardware and software initiatives in a centralized methodology.
1. Move beyond Moodle and look at scaffolded and linked services utilizing leading edge technologies and SaaS (Software as a Service) applications
2. Expand and grow the CEESA IT conference to include broader spectrum of participants.
3.