Welcome to The International School Yangon! We are honored to host you on our campus for the Teachers, Teaching, Teachers conference.
Here at ISY, our mission statement says that we are a community of compassionate global citizens. An event like this is an opportunity to bring our mission to life. As we come together, we are able to learn from the expertise of speakers representing three different international schools in Yangon, showcasing the strength of collaboration across our community. Together, we celebrate the shared commitment to supporting one another and advancing learning.
Thank you for joining us—we look forward to coming together as a community, growing and learning alongside you!
Dr Gregory Hedger The International School Yangon, Director
About The Conference
What to Expect
Join us for a transformative half-day event designed to empower educators with cutting-edge teaching methodologies. Experience interactive workshops, engage with industry experts, and connect with fellow educators who share your passion for excellence in education.
Conference Highlights
• Expert-led workshops focused on practical skills
• Networking opportunities with fellow educators
• Interactive sessions on digital learning tools
• Access to exclusive teaching resources
Keynote Speaker
Kristine Mizzone
Kristine Mizzone is an education consultant, speaker, and author who supports schools in social and emotional learning (SEL), organizational development, and middle-level leadership. She is the author of The Leap Year: Practical Advice and Insights for Those Navigating Career Transitions.
In addition to her consulting work, Kristine serves as an adjunct professor at The College of New Jersey, where she works with aspiring school leaders. She also serves as the Learning and Development Coordinator for the International School Counselor Association (ISCA).
Kristine has spent two decades as both a teacher and school leader in U.S. public schools and private international schools. Most recently, she served as Director of Learning at Benjamin Franklin International School in Barcelona, Spain. Prior to that, she was a Curriculum and Professional Learning Coordinator at the International School of Beijing in China. She is currently based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Conference Schedule
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Keynote Presentation
Presentation by Keynote Speaker Kristine Mizzone
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Session 1
Concurrent workshops
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Session 2
Concurrent workshops
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Break
light snacks and drinks provided
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
Session 3
Concurrent workshops
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Social Event
Conference Presentations
2:00 PM -
2:45 PM
"Behind the Behavior" Seeing What Students Need, Not Just What They Do
Presenter: Kristine Mizzone
Room: Chinthe Hub
Every behavior tells a story. What if, instead of asking "What's wrong with this student?", we asked "What is this behavior trying to tell us?"
In this session, Kristine Mizzone invites educators to rethink student behavior as meaningful data, or signals of unmet needs and underdeveloped social and emotional skills. Extending our learning from her keynote, she offers a practical and compassionate lens for interpreting student behavior: understanding what's beneath the surface and how to respond in ways that build skills, strengthen relationships, and foster authentic belonging.
Participants will leave with a shared language and framework to bring back to their schools--one that connects data, behavior, wellbeing, and learning, helping educators move from reacting to incidents toward using data to illuminate patterns, guide decisions, and humanize every learner's story.
Designing Compassionate Futures: Cultivating Critical Hope in Education
Presenter: Daniel Hollis
Room: 411E
This workshop explores how educators can nurture critical hope by helping students envisage and act toward compassionate, hopeful futures. Using Doughnut Economics and ARUP's 50 Visions for 2050 as provocations, participants will examine alternative models of economies and sustainability. Through design thinking, visual tools, and Understanding by Design frameworks, educators will co-create learning experiences that foster awareness, agency, and collective action rooted in empathy, equity, and regeneration.
One Stop for Smarter Learning: Making the Most of LibGuides
Presenter: Nadine Rosevear
Room: 410W
Discover how LibGuides can make teaching and learning easier for everyone. Participants will explore how LibGuides bring together all essential tools in one place, including databases, reliable websites, citation and referencing support, and leisure reading recommendations. The presentation demonstrates practical ways teachers can integrate LibGuides into their lessons, saving preparation time while strengthening students' research and information literacy skills. By the end of the session, teachers will see how LibGuides can streamline learning, foster collaboration, and connect students to trusted, engaging resources.
Morphology in Practice: Tools for the Grade 3-5 Classroom
Presenter: Yanitsa Hristova
Room: 408W
Morphology is the study of word parts (morphemes), such as prefixes, roots, and suffixes. In this workshop, we will explore how to integrate this powerful literacy tool in a Grade 3-5 classroom. We will explore practical strategies to help students investigate how words are formed. You will leave with resources you can use immediately.
Responsible AI Companion: Empowering Critical Thinkers in Teaching, Learning, Assessment
Presenter: Rajesh Jha
Room: 407E
In this Teachers Teaching Teachers session, we position AI as a learning companion, not a shortcut. Students learn to question, iterate, and reflect while keeping cognitive ownership and growing as critical thinkers. For teachers, see how automations handle repetitive non-academic tasks like rubric drafting, scheduling, and data tidying, giving you time for coaching and feedback. Leave with guardrails, classroom norms, and workflows that elevate human judgment and deepen learning.
Crafting Class Books with StoryJumper
Presenter: Rita Moltzan
Room: 500E
Turn your students into proud published authors! In this hands-on session, you'll discover how to use StoryJumper to create vibrant, collaborative class or individual books across any subject--from PreK storytelling to middle school research projects. Learn easy tech integration tips, explore real examples, and walk away ready to inspire creativity, voice, and confidence in every learner through digital publishing.
You are encouraged to create an account at https://www.storyjumper.com before the session.
Social - Emotional Learning in Motion: A Theatre Approach
Presenter: Andrea Ohlms
Room: 501E
This interactive workshop introduces theatre-based activities that bring SEL to life through movement, voice and creative expression. Participants will explore practical brain break strategies that help students refocus, regulate emotions, and build empathy while supporting teacher wellbeing. Designed for educators of any subject or grade, the playful, low-prep techniques use mindful movement and collaboration to strengthen classroom community and make learning more engaging and emotionally connected.
Translanguaging: Using All Language Resources to Learn and Communicate
Presenter: Adam Kanonczyk
Room: 503E
Translanguaging is the practice of using all our language skills together beyond the boundaries of separate languages to make meaning, think deeply, and express ourselves. Instead of keeping languages in rigid boxes, learners blend words, grammar, and sounds from multiple languages to communicate in natural, fluent ways. This approach happens in everyday conversation, in classroom activities, and across home and school settings. This workshop will blend theoretical and practical applications of translanguaging and its use.
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics
Presenter: Laura Magers And Amydelle Schumaker
Room: D204
Explore the Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) framework and its research-based practices to promote engagement and agency in math. Learn practical methods like using visibly random groups and vertical non-permanent surfaces to transform your math class. Discover how to foster deep student thinking, collaboration, and ownership of learning in an equitable, engaging environment.
Inclusive Language Workshop
Presenter: Lisa Caple
Room: 405W
My goal is to raise awareness and inspire people to begin using or use more inclusive language both in their teaching practice and their personal lives. Workshop Outline: What is Inclusive Language? Why is it important? Share and discuss examples of inclusive substitute words (eg. everyone, instead of guys) What words/phrases would you like to begin using? Role play using those words. Reflect- what are your takeaways?
Classroom Seating for Courageous Conversations: Designing Spaces for Inclusive Literary Dialogue
Presenter: Dr. Kerry Best
Room: 504E
Join us for a dynamic workshop on how classroom seating arrangements can transform discussion-based learning. Explore purposeful layouts - from traditional circles to innovative Socratic configurations--cultivate open, inclusive, and fearless dialogue around literature and beyond. This session blends practical strategies with theoretical insights, offering adaptable models for both middle and high school classrooms. Discover how intentional space design supports equitable participation, deep thinking, and richer student voice. Ideal for Language & Literature teachers as well as educators from any subject seeking to build confident, collaborative discussion communities.
3:00 PM -
3:45 PM
Developing Reading Brains: Strategies for Organizing Reading Interventions in Your Classroom
Presenter: Savannah Spillers And Raquel Smith
Room: 411E
The Science of Reading tells us that a shift is needed from leveled reading to skill-specific target areas. This workshop will examine elements of DBI (data-based individualization) to help you determine intervention practices and programs, structures, and research-based materials you can use to build and run reading intervention groups in your class.
One Goal, Many Paths: Motivating and Differentiating World Language Learning
Presenter: Steven Jiang
Room: 410W
This interactive workshop explores practical strategies to differentiate instruction in the world language classroom while fostering student motivation and engagement. Participants will learn how to adapt content, process, and products to meet diverse readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles. Through activities and collaborative discussion, teachers will discover how differentiation can make language learning accessible, meaningful, and inspiring for every learner.
Service Learning - Ideas Exchange
Presenter: Nick Sturmey
Room: 407E
This workshop is for everybody, whether you have vast experience of service learning or you are just starting. We are all lifelong learners. We will exchange ideas. It will be fun, but we will discuss real-world issues.
1. Brief overview/discussion of purpose of service learning.
2. Brief overview/discussion about various structures of service learning programmes.
3. Participants discuss various scenarios:
- What needs to be considered in this situation?
- What would you do in this situation?
- Questions/discussion arising from participants
4. Group creates a "Top Tips" document which we can start using next week.
Carving Our Words: Text, Clay, and Student Voice
Presenter: Samia Khattab
Room: 300W
This hands-on workshop introduces teachers to a clay-carving project that uses text as a powerful tool for student expression. Participants will explore how integrating words into clay supports social-emotional learning, identity development, and student voice. Educators will experience the making process first hand while learning adaptable strategies and lesson ideas suitable for middle school or mixed-level classrooms, with links to units on belonging, community, and personal growth.
Inspiring the Disenchanted: Re-engaging Students in Mathematics
Presenter: Heather Farish
Room: 408W
Many students approach IB DP Mathematics: Applications & Interpretations (SL) or high school mathematics with anxiety, low self-efficacy or limited prior success. This workshop explores inclusive and literacy-rich strategies to inspire mathematical confidence and engagement among these learners. Participants will experience differentiated tasks, inquiry-based learning activities and scaffolded use of technology that empower students to see mathematics as meaningful and connected to the real world, based on the principles of UDL and Tier 1 MTSS support.
LEGO Serious Play
Presenter: Kiersten Smith
Room: 500E
LEGO Serious Play is a hands-on, minds-on approach to learning and problem-solving where participants use LEGO bricks to model ideas, reflect, and collaborate. It helps uncover insights, address challenges, and build shared understanding. This method can be used by teachers with students to deepen learning and creativity, or by administrators with staff to strengthen teamwork and communication.
An Early Childhood Approach to AI
Presenter: Itzel Madero Hernandez
Room: 501E
This workshop introduces early childhood educators to the foundations of AI literacy and why it must begin in the early years. Participants will explore current research on children's developmental readiness and the risks of unguided AI exposure. Through hands-on, play-based examples, they will learn practical ways to help young children understand what AI is, what it can and cannot do, and how to model responsible, transparent use of AI in the classroom.
Through their eyes: understanding and overcoming barriers to student learning.
Presenter: Georgeta Drafta
Room: 503E
A hands-on workshop that simulates students' language and/ or learning challenges, inviting fellow professionals to foster empathy, and equip participants with practical strategies to differentiate instruction, and create a more inclusive classroom.
Community First: Tools and Strategies for Belonging, Safety, and Engagement
Presenter: Karson Anderson & Teddy Mercer Karson Anderson & Teddy Mercer
Room: 405W
This workshop focuses on strengthening classroom community by engaging students and families in meaningful, relationship-building experiences. A strong community fosters belonging, supports well-being, and creates a safe space for expression, collaboration, and academic risk-taking. We will explore tools and strategies--including community-building routines, collaborative activities, family engagement, media integration, and positive behavior practices--to support all learners. By nurturing this foundation, classrooms become places where academic growth, emotional safety, and strong connections thrive.
Beginning of the year boot camp
Presenter: Chip Phillips
Room: 504E
Across all grade levels, teachers work to support struggling students. As course content becomes more complex and cognitively demanding, many students: Have never been taught how to study
Rely on re-reading or last-minute cramming
Are disorganized without realizing it
Struggle to monitor their own understanding
Lack strategies to adjust when learning breaks down
The result is avoidable frustration and drops in performance that can be misinterpreted as lack of effort or motivation. In reality, effort, organization, metacognition, and study strategy--NOT intelligence--are the missing pieces.
The emphasis is on teaching students how to learn, not simply what to learn. This professional learning session will focus on practical, research-based strategies teachers can use to help students regain their previous levels of achievement while building the academic habits they will need for:
Increasing high school rigor
Success in IBDP Years 1 and 2
Independent learning at university
Circle Up: Building Community and Emotional Skills Through Connection
Presenter: Kristine Mizzone
Room: Chinthe Hub
This session invites you to experience the power of community circles--an SEL practice that strengthens belonging, emotional awareness, and shared humanity. While taking part in community-building circles, we will reflect on our own wellbeing, and observe the intentional choices that make circles effective: crafting thoughtful prompts, establishing grounding agreements, and creating the psychological safety needed for honest dialogue. This workshop blends practical skill-building with lived experience. You'll walk away not only with strategies you can use back at school, but also with a renewed sense of connection and clarity from engaging in the circle process yourself. Join us to reconnect with others, deepen emotional skills, and rediscover how powerful it can be to simply gather, listen, and be heard.
4:05 PM -
4:50 PM
Active Listening and Paraphrasing Level 2
Presenter: Mick And Patty Amundson-Geisel
Room: 408W
We will build upon the skills we taught last year. Both beginner and advanced "paraphrasers" are welcome to attend. We will review what good listening and paraphrasing skills are and then apply them to situations teachers face. We will learn by doing and reflecting.
From Play to Page
Presenter: Chrissie Pozniak
Room: Early Childhood Rooms
From Play to Page introduces early childhood educators to the full cycle of documentation--from observing and recording play to interpreting and presenting children's learning. The workshop shares practical strategies for making thinking visible, honoring children's voices, and using documentation as a tool to strengthen inquiry, reflection, and connections with families and community.
Something Old and Something New: The Elements of Music and Artificial Intelligence
Presenter: Peter Diglin
Room: A304
This interactive workshop invites teachers to explore creative ways of teaching the elements of music--rhythm, melody, dynamics, tempo, texture, and form--through active movement, singing, and emerging AI tools. Participants will experience hands-on activities that bring musical concepts to life using body percussion, vocal improvisation, and collaborative song-making. The session also introduces practical applications of artificial intelligence for lesson design, composition, and formative assessment. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use strategies that blend traditional musicianship with digital innovation, empowering students to move, sing, and create with curiosity, confidence, and imagination.
Build a Reusable Space with Guardrails in SchoolAI
Presenter: William Edgerton
Room: 410W
Bring your device for a hands-on session where you'll build a student-ready AI learning Space--no experience needed. Start from a template, add directions and guardrails, include two PowerUps for access and checks, and preview in student view. Leave with a reusable, classroom-ready Space.
Beyond Overload: Reducing Cognitive and Language Barriers in Math for Multilingual & Neurodiverse Learners
Presenter: Kriti Verma
Room: 405W
This session explores how cognitive load and language load impact multilingual and neurodiverse learners in upper-level mathematics. Using Cognitive Load Theory, we examine how linguistic complexity, symbolic density, and learning differences combine to overwhelm students. Participants will learn practical strategies--chunking, visual scaffolds, dual coding, and simplified language--to design math instruction that is accessible, rigorous, and supportive for all learners.
Annotate, Collaborate, Create: Classroom Magic with Kami
Presenter: Marc Mendoza
Room: 411E
This workshop will explore how Kami enhances teaching through Google Classroom integration, easy assignment creation, and powerful tools like annotations, dictionary support, and read-aloud. Participants will learn practical ways to use Kami across math, social studies, and English to boost engagement, accessibility, and interactive learning in any classroom.
Art Across the Curriculum: Exploring Myanmar and Beyond through Creative Collaboration
Presenter: Harriet Vives White, Chandra Waite Belinda Van Der Watt, Ms. Tina
Room: 407E
This hands-on workshop invites elementary teachers to collaborate with Art, Myanmar and Elementary teachers to design integrated lessons that bring history, geography, and culture to life through visual art. Together, participants will explore ways to connect classroom learning with authentic, creative expression inspired by both Myanmar's rich traditions and global themes.
Teachers will engage in one of these three immersive art-based activities that model cross-curricular learning:
Weaving with Natural Materials: Discover how traditional weaving techniques can support lessons on Myanmar's geography, local and natural resources while enhancing fine motor skills and design thinking.
Umbrella Painting and the Science of Weather: Connect art and science by painting Pathein umbrellas that reflect seasonal changes and weather patterns in Myanmar. Learn how visual icons can deepen students' understanding of scientific concepts while celebrating cultural artistry.
Paper Mâché a Street Dog and see the design of a Woolly Mammoth: Journey back to the Ice Age as teachers collaborate to sculpt and decorate woolly mammoths using recycled materials. This project integrates science, history, and imagination--encouraging students to explore how animals adapted to their environments and to express learning creatively through tactile art. Participants will also engage in paper mache to make a collaborative street dog, so commonly seen in Yangon.
By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with ready-to-use project ideas, strategies for meaningful art integration, and renewed inspiration for collaborative teaching that celebrates culture, creativity, and connection across subjects.
The Spiral Continuum of Technology Integration in the Homeroom Curriculum
Presenter: Ruchi Mahale
Room: 500E
This session explores how technology skills can be intentionally built and scaffolded from Early Childhood through Grade 5. Using a spiral continuum approach, we will examine how digital citizenship, multimedia creation, coding, design thinking, and tool-based competencies deepen over time within the homeroom curriculum. Participants will see examples of age-appropriate progression- from mark-making and simple capture tools in EC to collaborative multimedia projects, robotics, research skills, and computational thinking in upper elementary. The session will highlight practical strategies, sample learning trajectories, and cross-grade alignment practices that ensure students grow as confident, responsible, and creative technology users.
Education-Based Athletics for Middle School Programs in International Schools
Presenter: Chris Cronin
Room: 501E
Join us for a practical and engaging workshop designed specifically for Middle School athletics in international school settings. This session explores how to build developmentally appropriate sports programs that balance skill development, character education, and academic expectations. Participants will learn strategies to create inclusive, values-driven MS teams that honor diverse cultural backgrounds while fostering confidence, teamwork, and a lifelong love of physical activity.
Discover approaches to designing MS training structures, coaching behaviors, and team environments that support growing adolescents--empowering them to thrive both on and off the field.
5:00 PM -
7:00 PM
Social Event
Presenter: ISY
Social Event - if you plan to attend the social event, you must register, so that we have the correct number for catering purposes. We hope to see you there!
"Behind the Behavior" Seeing What Students Need, Not Just What They Do
Presenter Information
Name: Kristine Mizzone
Bio: Kristine Mizzone is an education consultant, speaker, and author who supports schools in social and emotional learning (SEL), organizational development, and middle-level leadership. She is the author of The Leap Year: Practical Advice and Insights for Those Navigating Career Transitions.
In addition to her consulting work, Kristine serves as an adjunct professor at The College of New Jersey, where she works with aspiring school leaders. She also serves as the Learning and Development Coordinator for the International School Counselor Association (ISCA).
Kristine has spent two decades as both a teacher and school leader in U.S. public schools and private international schools. Most recently, she served as Director of Learning at Benjamin Franklin International School in Barcelona, Spain. Prior to that, she was a Curriculum and Professional Learning Coordinator at the International School of Beijing in China. She is currently based in Bangkok, Thailand.
School: Keynote
Target Audience Grades: Whole School
Presentation Details
Every behavior tells a story. What if, instead of asking "What's wrong with this student?", we asked "What is this behavior trying to tell us?"
In this session, Kristine Mizzone invites educators to rethink student behavior as meaningful data, or signals of unmet needs and underdeveloped social and emotional skills. Extending our learning from her keynote, she offers a practical and compassionate lens for interpreting student behavior: understanding what's beneath the surface and how to respond in ways that build skills, strengthen relationships, and foster authentic belonging.
Participants will leave with a shared language and framework to bring back to their schools--one that connects data, behavior, wellbeing, and learning, helping educators move from reacting to incidents toward using data to illuminate patterns, guide decisions, and humanize every learner's story.
Designing Compassionate Futures: Cultivating Critical Hope in Education
Presenter Information
Name: Daniel Hollis
Bio: Daniel Hollis is an experienced international educator committed to creating inclusive, student-centered classrooms that inspire curiosity, critical thinking, and compassion. He designs learning experiences that foster global citizenship and empower students to take meaningful action. With experience mentoring colleagues, integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and developing professional learning on futures thinking and experiential education, Daniel promotes equity, well-being, and a sense of purpose in learning. He is dedicated to cultivating compassionate, hopeful learners who imagine and act toward a more just and sustainable future.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Whole School
Presentation Details
This workshop explores how educators can nurture critical hope by helping students envisage and act toward compassionate, hopeful futures. Using Doughnut Economics and ARUP's 50 Visions for 2050 as provocations, participants will examine alternative models of economies and sustainability. Through design thinking, visual tools, and Understanding by Design frameworks, educators will co-create learning experiences that foster awareness, agency, and collective action rooted in empathy, equity, and regeneration.
One Stop for Smarter Learning: Making the Most of LibGuides
Presenter Information
Name: Nadine Rosevear
Bio: Nadine has been working as a librarian in international schools across Asia for over 20 years. She loves reading, is endlessly curious, and enjoys helping students and colleagues discover new ideas and books.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Grades 3-12
Presentation Details
Discover how LibGuides can make teaching and learning easier for everyone. Participants will explore how LibGuides bring together all essential tools in one place, including databases, reliable websites, citation and referencing support, and leisure reading recommendations. The presentation demonstrates practical ways teachers can integrate LibGuides into their lessons, saving preparation time while strengthening students' research and information literacy skills. By the end of the session, teachers will see how LibGuides can streamline learning, foster collaboration, and connect students to trusted, engaging resources.
Morphology in Practice: Tools for the Grade 3-5 Classroom
Presenter Information
Name: Yanitsa Hristova
Bio: Yanitsa Hristova joined the International School Yangon as a Grade 2 teacher this academic year. Her teaching experience is primarily in upper elementary, with some experience in lower elementary, in the UK, Jordan, Uganda, and now Myanmar. She is passionate about sparking students' curiosity by unlocking word meanings. For the past two years, she has focused on developing a practical approach to morphology in upper elementary, and is now beginning to adapt some of these tools to build foundational word knowledge in her lower elementary setting at ISY.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Grades 3, 4, 5
Presentation Details
Morphology is the study of word parts (morphemes), such as prefixes, roots, and suffixes. In this workshop, we will explore how to integrate this powerful literacy tool in a Grade 3-5 classroom. We will explore practical strategies to help students investigate how words are formed. You will leave with resources you can use immediately.
Responsible AI Companion: Empowering Critical Thinkers in Teaching, Learning, Assessment
Presenter Information
Name: Rajesh Jha
Bio: Rajesh Jha is an IBDP Coordinator and Computer Science and TOK educator. An IBEN Workshop Leader and Evaluation Leader, he facilitates training across Singapore, Sydney, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bangkok, Jakarta, and Melbourne. He is assistant principal examiner for IBDP Computer Science and team leader for TOK IB assessments. A technological enthusiast who advances responsible AI in education, he frames AI as a learning companion that preserves cognitive ownership, strengthens critical thinking, and streamlines non-academic tasks. His work blends leadership and classroom practice to free teachers for feedback, mentoring, and deeper learning.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Any
Presentation Details
In this Teachers Teaching Teachers session, we position AI as a learning companion, not a shortcut. Students learn to question, iterate, and reflect while keeping cognitive ownership and growing as critical thinkers. For teachers, see how automations handle repetitive non-academic tasks like rubric drafting, scheduling, and data tidying, giving you time for coaching and feedback. Leave with guardrails, classroom norms, and workflows that elevate human judgment and deepen learning.
Crafting Class Books with StoryJumper
Presenter Information
Name: Rita Moltzan
Bio: Rita Moltzan is a Grade 4 teacher at the International School of Myanmar, bringing 34 years of diverse educational experience to the classroom. She holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta, Canada, and a Master of Reading and Literacy from Walden University, USA. Her extensive background includes 15 years as a librarian, as well as teaching various subjects, such as middle and high school English, elementary education, ELL/EAL, drama, social studies, and adult ELL. She is passionate about integrating technology into the classroom to support and actively engage her students.
School: ISM
Target Audience Grades: Pre-K through Middle School, all subjects (literacy-based)
Presentation Details
Turn your students into proud published authors! In this hands-on session, you'll discover how to use StoryJumper to create vibrant, collaborative class or individual books across any subject--from PreK storytelling to middle school research projects. Learn easy tech integration tips, explore real examples, and walk away ready to inspire creativity, voice, and confidence in every learner through digital publishing.
You are encouraged to create an account at https://www.storyjumper.com before the session.
Social - Emotional Learning in Motion: A Theatre Approach
Presenter Information
Name: Andrea Ohlms
Bio: Andrea Ohlms is a theatre educator who believes deeply in the power of movement, play, and creative expression to support emotional wellbeing. Through her teaching and theatre practice, she has seen how simple, embodied activities can transform both students and teachers- helping them connect, refocus and feel more grounded. She is passionate about using theatre activities as a gentle, accessible tool for regulation and confidence-building, creating spaces where people can breathe, reset, and rediscover joy in learning and in themselves.
School: ISM
Target Audience Grades: All Grade Levels and all educators
Presentation Details
This interactive workshop introduces theatre-based activities that bring SEL to life through movement, voice and creative expression. Participants will explore practical brain break strategies that help students refocus, regulate emotions, and build empathy while supporting teacher wellbeing. Designed for educators of any subject or grade, the playful, low-prep techniques use mindful movement and collaboration to strengthen classroom community and make learning more engaging and emotionally connected.
Translanguaging: Using All Language Resources to Learn and Communicate
Presenter Information
Name: Adam Kanonczyk
Bio: Adam Kanonczyk is currently an Elementary Multilingual Language Teacher at Yangon International School (YIS). He is certified as an EAL educator in the United States and holds a TEFL certificate from Chiang Mai University in Thailand. Adam has earned a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12) and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and he is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration with a focus on International Business. Also, in January 2026, he will begin a Doctorate in International Educational Leadership online with Wilkes University.
School: YIS
Target Audience Grades: EC - 12
Presentation Details
Translanguaging is the practice of using all our language skills together beyond the boundaries of separate languages to make meaning, think deeply, and express ourselves. Instead of keeping languages in rigid boxes, learners blend words, grammar, and sounds from multiple languages to communicate in natural, fluent ways. This approach happens in everyday conversation, in classroom activities, and across home and school settings. This workshop will blend theoretical and practical applications of translanguaging and its use.
Bio: Laura, an elementary school classroom teacher at ISY for nine years, deeply understands student struggles, having navigated math anxiety herself as a child. She previously taught in Prague, Istanbul, and Hong Kong. Yangon remains her favorite home. Amydelle brings a passion for teaching middle school math and science, coupled with experience as a math instructional coach. Originally from the West Coast of the US, she has taught internationally in Portland, Asunción, and now Yangon. Outside the classroom, Amydelle is devoted to her tropical plants and rescuing street dogs and cats.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Math teachers for all grade levels
Presentation Details
Explore the Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) framework and its research-based practices to promote engagement and agency in math. Learn practical methods like using visibly random groups and vertical non-permanent surfaces to transform your math class. Discover how to foster deep student thinking, collaboration, and ownership of learning in an equitable, engaging environment.
Bio: Lisa Caple is an educator with a deep interest in words and their power. She also wants the world to be a more equitable place--so it follows that she would want to run a workshop on linguistic inclusivity. The workshop intention is not only to inform and provide practical examples, it also seeks to inspire positive change in the lives of others, both inside and outside the classroom.
School: YIS
Target Audience Grades: Everyone!
Presentation Details
My goal is to raise awareness and inspire people to begin using or use more inclusive language both in their teaching practice and their personal lives. Workshop Outline: What is Inclusive Language? Why is it important? Share and discuss examples of inclusive substitute words (eg. everyone, instead of guys) What words/phrases would you like to begin using? Role play using those words. Reflect- what are your takeaways?
Classroom Seating for Courageous Conversations: Designing Spaces for Inclusive Literary Dialogue
Presenter Information
Name: Dr. Kerry Best
Bio: Dr. Kerry Best specializes in IBDP and MYP English A: Language and Literature, academic writing, and student led documentary projects. A Canadian based in Edinburgh, he has spent over 30 years teaching and exploring Asia. When not teaching, he spends his time trail running, climbing, and paragliding.
School: -
Target Audience Grades: MS & HS Teachers (ES might find it useful)
Presentation Details
Join us for a dynamic workshop on how classroom seating arrangements can transform discussion-based learning. Explore purposeful layouts - from traditional circles to innovative Socratic configurations--cultivate open, inclusive, and fearless dialogue around literature and beyond. This session blends practical strategies with theoretical insights, offering adaptable models for both middle and high school classrooms. Discover how intentional space design supports equitable participation, deep thinking, and richer student voice. Ideal for Language & Literature teachers as well as educators from any subject seeking to build confident, collaborative discussion communities.
Developing Reading Brains: Strategies for Organizing Reading Interventions in Your Classroom
Presenter Information
Name: Savannah Spillers And Raquel Smith
Bio: Savannah Spillers is an educator with almost 20 years of experience both in her home country of the USA and abroad in Brazil, Mexico, Qatar, and Myanmar. She has worked as a middle/high school English teacher, elementary homeroom teacher, curriculum designer for an EdTech company, PYP Coordinator, and most recently is a Learning Support Teacher at The International School Yangon. Savannah believes that early intervention in Literacy is one of the most important goals in education and is excited to see future developments in Literacy encouraged by the Science of Reading.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Elementary teachers and Middle School English teachers
Presentation Details
The Science of Reading tells us that a shift is needed from leveled reading to skill-specific target areas. This workshop will examine elements of DBI (data-based individualization) to help you determine intervention practices and programs, structures, and research-based materials you can use to build and run reading intervention groups in your class.
One Goal, Many Paths: Motivating and Differentiating World Language Learning
Presenter Information
Name: Steven Jiang
Bio: Steven Jiang is the Mandarin teacher at The International School Yangon. He engages students in creative and meaningful learning experiences that connect language, culture, and expression, fostering confidence, ownership, and global citizenship.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: World Language Teachers
Presentation Details
This interactive workshop explores practical strategies to differentiate instruction in the world language classroom while fostering student motivation and engagement. Participants will learn how to adapt content, process, and products to meet diverse readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles. Through activities and collaborative discussion, teachers will discover how differentiation can make language learning accessible, meaningful, and inspiring for every learner.
Service Learning - Ideas Exchange
Presenter Information
Name: Nick Sturmey
Bio: Nick Sturmey is the Service Learning Coordinator at ISY. He has years of experience working in developing countries. He has experience of a wide range of service learning projects.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Elementary, middle and high school
Presentation Details
This workshop is for everybody, whether you have vast experience of service learning or you are just starting. We are all lifelong learners. We will exchange ideas. It will be fun, but we will discuss real-world issues.
1. Brief overview/discussion of purpose of service learning.
2. Brief overview/discussion about various structures of service learning programmes.
3. Participants discuss various scenarios:
- What needs to be considered in this situation?
- What would you do in this situation?
- Questions/discussion arising from participants
4. Group creates a "Top Tips" document which we can start using next week.
Bio: A half-Japanese, half-Egyptian British art teacher with 15 years of experience, including 10 teaching overseas. Samia Khattab currently inspires Grades 3-7 at ISY through hands-on, expressive art projects. She loves amplifying student voice, connecting creativity with identity, emotion, and community. For six years, she has built the school's art legacy with a lively yearly staff exhibition and auction supporting the Chinthe Fund. She brings heart, humor, and imagination to every classroom.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: 3,4,5,6,7
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This hands-on workshop introduces teachers to a clay-carving project that uses text as a powerful tool for student expression. Participants will explore how integrating words into clay supports social-emotional learning, identity development, and student voice. Educators will experience the making process first hand while learning adaptable strategies and lesson ideas suitable for middle school or mixed-level classrooms, with links to units on belonging, community, and personal growth.
Inspiring the Disenchanted: Re-engaging Students in Mathematics
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Name: Heather Farish
Bio: An international educator for over 20 years, currently at The International School Yangon, teaching IB Diploma Chemistry, Mathematics, and Theory of Knowledge. Passionate about inclusive education, I focus on helping students grow in confidence and curiosity, regardless of their starting point. My classroom philosophy centers on belonging, collaboration, and reflective learning--creating a safe environment where students can make mistakes, take risks, and discover meaning in mathematics. I believe that all learners can thrive when given the opportunity to connect mathematics to their world and their future.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Grade level and/or target audience: IB DP & high school maths teachers
Presentation Details
Many students approach IB DP Mathematics: Applications & Interpretations (SL) or high school mathematics with anxiety, low self-efficacy or limited prior success. This workshop explores inclusive and literacy-rich strategies to inspire mathematical confidence and engagement among these learners. Participants will experience differentiated tasks, inquiry-based learning activities and scaffolded use of technology that empower students to see mathematics as meaningful and connected to the real world, based on the principles of UDL and Tier 1 MTSS support.
LEGO Serious Play
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Name: Kiersten Smith
Bio: Kiersten Smith is an elementary art educator at ISM, where she is dedicated to fostering creativity, confidence, and cultural awareness in young learners. With a passion for hands-on exploration and imaginative problem-solving, she designs lessons that help students connect artistic concepts to their everyday experiences. Kiersten values an inclusive and joyful art room where all children feel empowered to express themselves. Her work focuses on developing strong foundational skills while encouraging curiosity, experimentation, and a lifelong love of the arts.
School: ISM
Target Audience Grades: Classroom teachers (all grade levels, from early childhood to secondary)Instructional coaches and curriculum coordinatorsSchool leaders and administratorsTeacher training or professional development groupsCounselors
Presentation Details
LEGO Serious Play is a hands-on, minds-on approach to learning and problem-solving where participants use LEGO bricks to model ideas, reflect, and collaborate. It helps uncover insights, address challenges, and build shared understanding. This method can be used by teachers with students to deepen learning and creativity, or by administrators with staff to strengthen teamwork and communication.
Bio: Itzel is the Technology Integration Facilitator at The International School Yangon, where she supports PK to 12 teachers in designing developmentally appropriate and purposeful technology-rich learning experiences. She focuses on ethical and effective use of digital tools, including AI, and works with teachers to build confidence and clarity in how technology can strengthen learning. Her role also includes helping the school embed digital citizenship across the curriculum. She aims to prepare students to navigate an increasingly complex digital world with critical thinking, responsibility, and confidence.
This workshop introduces early childhood educators to the foundations of AI literacy and why it must begin in the early years. Participants will explore current research on children's developmental readiness and the risks of unguided AI exposure. Through hands-on, play-based examples, they will learn practical ways to help young children understand what AI is, what it can and cannot do, and how to model responsible, transparent use of AI in the classroom.
Through their eyes: understanding and overcoming barriers to student learning.
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Name: Georgeta Drafta
Bio: Georgeta Drafta - Math teacher and Learning Support specialist
Ivonne Ramirez Cintron - "With over 25 years of experience with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), I have served as both a language teacher and ESOL specialist supporting diverse learners. My work spans international and stateside settings, focusing on effective, research-informed language instruction. This session shares practical strategies grounded in decades of classroom and instructional experience."
Joe MacPerson - an experienced EAL (English as an Additional Language) specialist hailing from Wales. Over 11 years, he has taught across three continents, with postings in China, Hungary, and Myanmar. His core expertise lies in supporting younger learners, focusing on the K-5 demographic, supplemented by a strong background in middle and high school instruction.
School: ISM
Target Audience Grades: ALL
Presentation Details
A hands-on workshop that simulates students' language and/ or learning challenges, inviting fellow professionals to foster empathy, and equip participants with practical strategies to differentiate instruction, and create a more inclusive classroom.
Community First: Tools and Strategies for Belonging, Safety, and Engagement
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Name: Karson Anderson & Teddy Mercer Karson Anderson & Teddy Mercer
Bio: Karson Anderson -Born on a 400-acre farm with four siblings, I studied at UNC Greensboro and taught in Title I schools for eight years. I've spent 11 years teaching internationally (Brazil, Lebanon, Colombia). A mom to a three-year-old, I'm an amateur long-distance runner, nature lover, and someone striving to lead with courage, love, and grace. Teddy Mercer - An Australian/British dual-national, I completed my postgraduate studies in Melbourne, before working in various NGOs and educational roles in Australia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Portugal, Ecuador and the Cayman Islands. Between school terms, I enjoy bikepacking, mountaineering and photography.
School: YIS
Target Audience Grades: EC - -through 5th - Lower ES
Presentation Details
This workshop focuses on strengthening classroom community by engaging students and families in meaningful, relationship-building experiences. A strong community fosters belonging, supports well-being, and creates a safe space for expression, collaboration, and academic risk-taking. We will explore tools and strategies--including community-building routines, collaborative activities, family engagement, media integration, and positive behavior practices--to support all learners. By nurturing this foundation, classrooms become places where academic growth, emotional safety, and strong connections thrive.
Beginning of the year boot camp
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Name: Chip Phillips
Bio: Chip Phillips has served as a classroom teacher since 1996 and a SEL and College Counselor since 2007. He is passionate about student well-being strategies and creating healthy climates for student learning and growth.
School: -
Target Audience Grades: All secondary teachers / leadership interested in calendaring a yearly "beginning of the year boot camp"; counselors and paraprofessionals that meet students one-to-one.
Presentation Details
Across all grade levels, teachers work to support struggling students. As course content becomes more complex and cognitively demanding, many students: Have never been taught how to study
Rely on re-reading or last-minute cramming
Are disorganized without realizing it
Struggle to monitor their own understanding
Lack strategies to adjust when learning breaks down
The result is avoidable frustration and drops in performance that can be misinterpreted as lack of effort or motivation. In reality, effort, organization, metacognition, and study strategy--NOT intelligence--are the missing pieces.
The emphasis is on teaching students how to learn, not simply what to learn. This professional learning session will focus on practical, research-based strategies teachers can use to help students regain their previous levels of achievement while building the academic habits they will need for:
Increasing high school rigor
Success in IBDP Years 1 and 2
Independent learning at university
Circle Up: Building Community and Emotional Skills Through Connection
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Name: Kristine Mizzone
Bio: Kristine Mizzone is an education consultant, speaker, and author who supports schools in social and emotional learning (SEL), organizational development, and middle-level leadership. She is the author of The Leap Year: Practical Advice and Insights for Those Navigating Career Transitions.
In addition to her consulting work, Kristine serves as an adjunct professor at The College of New Jersey, where she works with aspiring school leaders. She also serves as the Learning and Development Coordinator for the International School Counselor Association (ISCA).
Kristine has spent two decades as both a teacher and school leader in U.S. public schools and private international schools. Most recently, she served as Director of Learning at Benjamin Franklin International School in Barcelona, Spain. Prior to that, she was a Curriculum and Professional Learning Coordinator at the International School of Beijing in China. She is currently based in Bangkok, Thailand.
School: Keynote
Target Audience Grades: Whole school
Presentation Details
This session invites you to experience the power of community circles--an SEL practice that strengthens belonging, emotional awareness, and shared humanity. While taking part in community-building circles, we will reflect on our own wellbeing, and observe the intentional choices that make circles effective: crafting thoughtful prompts, establishing grounding agreements, and creating the psychological safety needed for honest dialogue. This workshop blends practical skill-building with lived experience. You'll walk away not only with strategies you can use back at school, but also with a renewed sense of connection and clarity from engaging in the circle process yourself. Join us to reconnect with others, deepen emotional skills, and rediscover how powerful it can be to simply gather, listen, and be heard.
Bio: We are seasoned international school counselors with over twenty years of experience supporting students' academic, social-emotional, and post-secondary growth. Currently serving as the counselors at The International School Yangon, we have helped shape comprehensive counseling programs grounded in ISCA standards and student well-being. Mick is also the founder of the Myanmar International School Counseling Association and hosts Myanmar's largest university fair. Our work centers on connection, reflection, and empowering young people to become compassionate global citizens.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Any
Presentation Details
We will build upon the skills we taught last year. Both beginner and advanced "paraphrasers" are welcome to attend. We will review what good listening and paraphrasing skills are and then apply them to situations teachers face. We will learn by doing and reflecting.
Bio: Chrissie Pozniak, from New Zealand, is an early years educator at the International School of Yangon, working with three- and four-year-olds. With over 30 years of teaching experience, she is inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy and the "hundred languages of learning." Chrissie is passionate about documentation as a way to elevate children's voices, celebrate their growth, and build strong connections between school, families, and community. Her workshop, From Play to Page, shares practical, applicable strategies for all early childhood educators.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Intermediate Level (for those with some prior knowledge or experience)
Presentation Details
From Play to Page introduces early childhood educators to the full cycle of documentation--from observing and recording play to interpreting and presenting children's learning. The workshop shares practical strategies for making thinking visible, honoring children's voices, and using documentation as a tool to strengthen inquiry, reflection, and connections with families and community.
Something Old and Something New: The Elements of Music and Artificial Intelligence
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Name: Peter Diglin
Bio: Peter Diglin is a New Zealand-born music educator, saxophonist, and performer based at the International School of Yangon in Myanmar. Holding a Master's in Education, he combines creativity, collaboration, and compassion in his teaching of young musicians. Alongside his classroom work in rhythm, melody, and digital composition, Peter is an active jazz improviser and performs with the Light of Yangon Philharmonic Orchestra. His lessons encourage confidence, reflection, and expressive risk-taking--whether through a saxophone solo or a student's first song. Believing that music connects people and cultures, Peter aim to inspire others through both performance and education.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Grades 3-5
Presentation Details
This interactive workshop invites teachers to explore creative ways of teaching the elements of music--rhythm, melody, dynamics, tempo, texture, and form--through active movement, singing, and emerging AI tools. Participants will experience hands-on activities that bring musical concepts to life using body percussion, vocal improvisation, and collaborative song-making. The session also introduces practical applications of artificial intelligence for lesson design, composition, and formative assessment. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use strategies that blend traditional musicianship with digital innovation, empowering students to move, sing, and create with curiosity, confidence, and imagination.
Build a Reusable Space with Guardrails in SchoolAI
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Name: William Edgerton
Bio: William R. Edgerton, M.Ed., is a High School Computer Science Teacher at the International School of Myanmar with over 25 years of experience teaching math, science, and computer science in Texas, China, Timor-Leste, and Myanmar. He holds a Master's in Educational Technology, a Bachelor's in Computer Science, and advanced certification in educational leadership, and is currently pursuing an Ed.D. at the University of New England. William has served as an Academic Dean, Instructional Technologist, and MSA Coordinator, and presents regularly on educational technology. He is an active ISTE member and enjoys exploring emerging technologies.
School: ISM
Target Audience Grades: Introduction - Open to anyone
Presentation Details
Bring your device for a hands-on session where you'll build a student-ready AI learning Space--no experience needed. Start from a template, add directions and guardrails, include two PowerUps for access and checks, and preview in student view. Leave with a reusable, classroom-ready Space.
Beyond Overload: Reducing Cognitive and Language Barriers in Math for Multilingual & Neurodiverse Learners
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Name: Kriti Verma
Bio: Kriti M. Verma teaches IB Mathematics and Economics and is passionate about helping every learner feel confident and capable. She loves designing math learning that is clear, visual, and approachable--especially for multilingual and neurodiverse students. Kriti focuses on creating language-aware, well-scaffolded lessons that keep the rigor high while removing unnecessary obstacles. She believes every student deserves a meaningful entry point into challenging ideas. Her work is driven by a simple goal: helping all students experience genuine success and joy in learning.
School: ISY
Target Audience Grades: Middle and High School math teachers EAL specialistsInclusion specialistsSpecial needs/learning support teachers
Presentation Details
This session explores how cognitive load and language load impact multilingual and neurodiverse learners in upper-level mathematics. Using Cognitive Load Theory, we examine how linguistic complexity, symbolic density, and learning differences combine to overwhelm students. Participants will learn practical strategies--chunking, visual scaffolds, dual coding, and simplified language--to design math instruction that is accessible, rigorous, and supportive for all learners.
Annotate, Collaborate, Create: Classroom Magic with Kami
Presenter Information
Name: Marc Mendoza
Bio: Marc Mendoza is an ELA teacher at ISM Middle School. He has taught every grade level from 6th through 12th including college freshman English. He is in his third year teaching in Yangon.
School: ISM
Target Audience Grades: 6th-10th grade teachers, teachers of ELLs
Presentation Details
This workshop will explore how Kami enhances teaching through Google Classroom integration, easy assignment creation, and powerful tools like annotations, dictionary support, and read-aloud. Participants will learn practical ways to use Kami across math, social studies, and English to boost engagement, accessibility, and interactive learning in any classroom.
Art Across the Curriculum: Exploring Myanmar and Beyond through Creative Collaboration
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Name: Harriet Vives White, Chandra Waite Belinda Van Der Watt, Ms. Tina
Bio: All 4 presenters are elementary teachers as YIS. We have a common goal of integrating the Myanmar Social Studies curriculum into our teaching and learning using hands-on meaningful activities with a collaborative, cross curricular approach.
School: YIS
Target Audience Grades: Elementary/Middle school
Presentation Details
This hands-on workshop invites elementary teachers to collaborate with Art, Myanmar and Elementary teachers to design integrated lessons that bring history, geography, and culture to life through visual art. Together, participants will explore ways to connect classroom learning with authentic, creative expression inspired by both Myanmar's rich traditions and global themes.
Teachers will engage in one of these three immersive art-based activities that model cross-curricular learning:
Weaving with Natural Materials: Discover how traditional weaving techniques can support lessons on Myanmar's geography, local and natural resources while enhancing fine motor skills and design thinking.
Umbrella Painting and the Science of Weather: Connect art and science by painting Pathein umbrellas that reflect seasonal changes and weather patterns in Myanmar. Learn how visual icons can deepen students' understanding of scientific concepts while celebrating cultural artistry.
Paper Mâché a Street Dog and see the design of a Woolly Mammoth: Journey back to the Ice Age as teachers collaborate to sculpt and decorate woolly mammoths using recycled materials. This project integrates science, history, and imagination--encouraging students to explore how animals adapted to their environments and to express learning creatively through tactile art. Participants will also engage in paper mache to make a collaborative street dog, so commonly seen in Yangon.
By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with ready-to-use project ideas, strategies for meaningful art integration, and renewed inspiration for collaborative teaching that celebrates culture, creativity, and connection across subjects.
The Spiral Continuum of Technology Integration in the Homeroom Curriculum
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Name: Ruchi Mahale
Bio: Ruchi Mahale is an innovative elementary educator who designs engaging, technology-rich learning experiences rooted in inquiry and creativity. With eight years of international school experience, she integrates tools like iPads, green screen media, coding platforms, and LEGO robotics to support authentic, student-centered learning. Ruchi is an Apple Teacher, Seesaw Certified Educator, and Book Creator Author who believes in building skills progressively from early childhood upward. Her session explores how a spiral continuum empowers homeroom teachers to weave technology meaningfully across the curriculum.
School: YIS
Target Audience Grades: Elementary School
Presentation Details
This session explores how technology skills can be intentionally built and scaffolded from Early Childhood through Grade 5. Using a spiral continuum approach, we will examine how digital citizenship, multimedia creation, coding, design thinking, and tool-based competencies deepen over time within the homeroom curriculum. Participants will see examples of age-appropriate progression- from mark-making and simple capture tools in EC to collaborative multimedia projects, robotics, research skills, and computational thinking in upper elementary. The session will highlight practical strategies, sample learning trajectories, and cross-grade alignment practices that ensure students grow as confident, responsible, and creative technology users.
Education-Based Athletics for Middle School Programs in International Schools
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Name: Chris Cronin
Bio: With extensive experience leading athletics programs and coaching teams across multiple sports, Chris focuses on creating values-driven, developmentally appropriate experiences for Middle and High School student-athletes. He has served as Chairperson of the Yangon Athletic Conference. Chris is passionate about building inclusive, mission-aligned athletic programs that support student well-being, character, and long-term engagement in physical activity.
School: YIS
Target Audience Grades: Middle School Coaches / Athletic Directors
Presentation Details
Join us for a practical and engaging workshop designed specifically for Middle School athletics in international school settings. This session explores how to build developmentally appropriate sports programs that balance skill development, character education, and academic expectations. Participants will learn strategies to create inclusive, values-driven MS teams that honor diverse cultural backgrounds while fostering confidence, teamwork, and a lifelong love of physical activity.
Discover approaches to designing MS training structures, coaching behaviors, and team environments that support growing adolescents--empowering them to thrive both on and off the field.
Social Event - if you plan to attend the social event, you must register, so that we have the correct number for catering purposes. We hope to see you there!
