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Staff Professional Learning Record

Date
November 2012
August 2013
August 2013
Jan - April 2014
March 2014
August, 2014

April 2014
May 2015
August 2015
August 2015
August 2015
September 22, 2015
September 23, 2015
November 12th 2015
October 2015

In House Professional Learning


Type of Development
Parenting the Developing Brain Dr Roby Macou parents and staff participation
Integration of Biblical Teaching - Power Point of History of the Organization, Vision, Mission
and Values and the shared vision of the type of children we want to develop
Dr. Mark Gandolfi - Introduction to understanding Child Protection- understanding the signs of
abuse and what protocols and guidelines in Hong Kong to follow to ensure children are safe.
Staff meetings led by Allison Wong: Martins IPC videos with discussion, followed by filling out
the self-review rubrics
IPC Coordinator (and administrators) give IPC training based on learning from IPC Summer
School - KSU, API, learning process, AFL assessment program, personal goals, International
Mindedness
Two days of IPC training with Sarah Brown - KSU, International Mindedness, personal goals,
planning
Differentiation in the classroom led by Charlotte Owen (SENCo)
Pre-accreditation visit by Sarah Brown
IPC Coordinator leads four staff meeting sessions based on feedback from Sarah - Planning
with KSUs, backwards planning, learning displays
Two days of IPC training with Fiona Knapp - KSU, International Mindedness, Looking for
Learning.
Dr. Mark Gandolfi St Johns Counselling Service - Creating and Sustaining a Caring School
Environment for Children (Dealing with Child Protection issues)
10 Microskills classroom management
Visual Perception Training (Irlen Syndrome)
Learning Village Basic Training
Looking for Learning - with D.Middleton. DVD, LfL sheets and visits, speaking to students
Learning and Teaching Conference (whole school participation)
Asia Pacific International Schools Conference (concurrent with L & T conference)

December 15 & January


12
January 4, 2016
January 4, 2016
February 17th and
February 24th
March 17, 2016

Senior Leadership Workshop on Communication given by Dr Eric Scalise


Two sessions including Effective Listening and Communication and Learning Style Profile
Whole Brain Child Gail Maidment
Reading A-Z and Raz Kids
What is Dyslexia and strategies to help. Differentiation in the classroom
Active Inspire Workshop

Staff Professional Learning

Classroom
Practices
- Google Summit

Neuroscience

Assessment

- NeuroMyths in the - Assessment for


Classroom.
Learning - NeuroMyths in the
semester course
Classroom.
- Children's Discovery of
- Curriculum and
-Writing for
Bilingualism and
Assessment in
reluctant writers
the Bilingual Brain
International
Workshop
Schools
- The Brains Way
- 21st C
of Healing (Doidge)
Pedagogies
- Spring 2016
-10 Micro Skills in

- Blame My Brain

Enhancing
Learning
- Leadership - Key
elements in
transforming
schools.

Other

- Making it Mobile
(Sydney Centre for
Innovation in
Learning)

Cross cultural
Learning
- Effective Teaching
& Learning:
Teaching
Christianly
(designed for
teachers in
underdeveloped
countries) - 1 week
course.

- Empowering
Children as
Learners (CIS)

-ESL in the
Mainstream for the
early learner -

- Global Leadership
Summit

-First Aid Course


-Sports Leader
(General Coaching
Course)
-ISTE Conference
on teaching and
technology

Behaviour
Management

(N Morgan) - Mar
2016

Learning at
Schools (E
Learning
conference)

- Whole Brain Book


Term 2, 2016

-Playful path to
music learning
International
Baccalaureate Making PYP
happen in the
classroom,
Teaching and
Learning,
Action,
Collaborative
Planning

- Mind in the
Making (Galinsky) Oct 2015

-Differentiation
Workshop
-Irlenes Syndrome
Workshop
-ADHD
conferences and
seminars

- Ready for the


Future: Kids and
the 21st Century
Brain

-Occupational
Therapy Workshop

Using Brain
Research to Help
Children Develop
Their Highest
Cognitive Potential,
Dr. Judy Willis, Dec
2014

-Thrass Training
(synthetic phonics
programme)

- Student Thinking
at the Core,
Vanderbilt U,
Coursera, Aug-Sep
2014

-Reading
Workshop

-Succeeding in
reading Workshop
-Numeracy
Workshop
-ADD and Visual
Development
Seminar
-Art Workshop

semester course

-TEDx HongKong
ED Never Stop!

-Drama Workshop
-Special Needs in
Mainstream
-CAISE Forum
Legislation on
Support for
Learning of
Students with
Special Education
Needs Seminar
-How to Apply
Effective Treatment
Models for Children
with Autism
-Behaviour
Management
Seminar
-Dyspraxia
Seminar
- Learning at
Schools (E learning
conference)
- World Didac Asia
Conference

GENERAL EDUCATION
The Price of Privilege (M Levine) - Jan 2016
Positive Education, Dr. Lea Waters, Apr 2015
Learning and Teaching Expo - Dec 2015
ASCD Conference - 2014 & 2015
Education for Life and Work, National Academy of Science (2012) - Dec 2015
Making Thinking Visible (Ritchchart) - Jan 2015
Best Friends, Worst Enemies (Thompson)
Edutopia - current issues and trends, focus on improving learning in the classroom
Mindshift blog - current trends in education, brain friendly focus with updates on latest research
Asia Didactic Conference - individual learning for all students
Leadership Summit - How to lead effectively in an organisation
Differentiation in the classroom
Biblical worldview and Teaching - ASCI training program
Susan Whaley and Dr. Goldman - Differentiation in the Classroom
Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles
TedX Schools Out - Ted Education Conference
Mary Joy Carr and Denise Emmerling-Baker - Pearson Curriculum Specialists - 35 Instructional
Techniques for Student Engagement
Stiliana Milkova - Strategies for effective Planning
Coach Communication - Communication in Leadership: Self mastery - Choosing your attitude; mastering
your responses
Beliefs and Due Process: Moral and Professional Obligations, Due Process A to Z
Fact Finding: Applying Due Process, Planning and Documentation
Interview Process: Questioning Strategies, Statement Analysis
Presenting the Results: Report Drafting and Meeting Preparation: Handling Questions and Objections
Gregory Corder and Julie Slykhuis - Shifting to an Inquiry-Based Experience Start small and experiment
using this prescriptive method
Professor Guy Claxton - Leadership Building Learning Power: The What, Why and How

ACAMIS Middle Management Workshop: Due Process & Investigations:


SPECIALIST AREAS
EARLY YEARS
Early Years Education Conference

LITERACY
Learning Language and Loving It - Oct 2014
Teaching Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Teaching Phonics and Spelling for Beginning and Transitional Readers
The Art and Science of Teaching-book group
Using Non-fiction to teach reading and writing
Better readers and writers with literacy centers
Words their Way
Lyric-writing - Workshop at Baptist University
Writing Across the Curriculum
Communication profiles - English Speaking Union lecture
Procedures for Administering Running Records and DRA
Shaping the Way We Teach English 2: Paths to Success for ELT, Coursera, U of Oregon & US Dept of
State, Feb-Mar, 2015
Practical Strategies for Reading and Spelling (F.O.C.U.S)
Toni Micknickle - Writing with Purpose
Guided Language Acquisition Design Project GLAD
Active Listening in the Classroom Promoting Active Listening
Louissa Carraffi - Using Drama to Support language Learning Within a Topic
Elizabeth Brooke, Ph.D., CCC-SLP - Three Critical Success Factors for Reading Intervention and
Effective Prevention
Hilton Avery - Sharp Reading - Reading Comprehension - Decoding Strategy Instruction
Kathy Collins, Ellin Keene and Carl Anderson - HKIS Literacy Institute
Workshop for teachers for the 67th HKSMSA
MATHS

Math Difficulties: Reasons & Remedies - Webinar w Dr. Nancy Knop - Feb 2016
Smart Strategies in Lower School Maths Workshop - March 2016
SCIENCE
Melanie Williams - Inquiry Based Science - STEM
Melanie Williams - The 7 Es of Science

ICT
Building Lessons for the Smartboard Interactive whiteboard
Making Neat (technology) Stuff for the Elementary classroom
HK City U - Developing e-Learning Platforms in Schools
HKU - Promoting New Literacies in Hong Kong Schools
HKU - Promoting New Literacies Through Short Stories: Digital Story Telling
HKU - Leading e-Learning Integration in Higher Education: Human and Technological Challenges and
Strategies Part 1 and 2
Analysis of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Discourse Part 1 and 2
21st Century Learning Conference
Childrens Learning Styles in the 21st Century
Mary Joy Carr and Scott Foresman - Fifteen Ways to Read a Story So That Everyone Participates
ISTE Conference 2014/2015

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
APPEC 2015: 21st Century Learning (HKIS) - Nov 2015

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL/SPECIAL NEEDS/EAL/GIFTED AND TALENTED


Psychosocial Development of Gifted Children - Webinar with Dr. Stephen Chou - March 2016
HKU, Interpersonal Trust: A Therapeutic Tool in Working with Relational Trauma & the Vulnerable
Workshop - March 2016
Dyslexia Training (Nessy) - Feb 2016
Teen Whisperer (Linderman) - Feb 2016
Caregiving for Special Needs Children, Watchdog, Workshop Facilitator Volunteer - Nov 2013, 2014,
2015

Integrating Behavioural, Emotional and Social Skills Training into the Curriculum - Dec 2015
Next Frontier Inclusion - Nov 2015
Dyscalculia Workshop - Oct 2015
Social Emotional Development of Gifted Children (Niehart) - Fall 2015
Parenting Gifted Children (Jolly, Treffinger, Inman, Smutny) - Fall 2015
Emotion: The On Off Switch for Learning (Vail) - Fall 2015
Teaching Social Skills to Children and Youth, Innovative Approaches (Cartledge, Milburn) - Fall 2015
Center for the advancement of inclusive education (CAISE) - HKU- Legislation of Special Education in
HK - Aug 2015
Supporting Emotional Needs for the Gifted - Conference 2015 - July 2015
IEPs - Centre of Advancement of Inclusive Special Education & SEN Rights, HKU, Apr 2015
Using Gestalt Approaches to Promote Student Emotional Well-Being, HKU, Dec 2014
Practical Intervention in Handling Childhood and Adolescent Disorders - Dec 2014
Supporting Children with Difficulties in Reading and Writing, U of London & Dyslexia Intl, Coursera, OctNov 2014
Autism & Asperger: Diagnostic & Effective Treatment for Children 3-11, Dr. Poon Mak Sui Man, Rachel,
Stewards.org.hk, Dec 2014
Pay Attention! ADHD Through the Lifespan, Dr. Rostain, U of Pennsylvania, Coursera, July 2013
Understanding the World of Selective Mutism (The Selective Mutism Group Childhood Anxiety
Network)
Worries and Fears (Pearce)
Social Competence of Young Children with Disabilities (Odom, McConnell, McEvoy)
Klinefelters Syndrome (online articles: The learning needs of boys with KS; The learning disability
connection KS)
Language based learning difficulties various articles
Research paper: Moral Development and Moral Education (Ma)
Understanding ADHD, Specific Learning Disabilities (Dyslexia), and Other Co-existing Conditions
(F.O.C.U.S.)
Psycho-educational Reports and Assessments
Anxiety in Children and Young Adolescents
F.O.C.U.S.
Dr. Louise Porter Conferences: Social Skills, Social Problems and Bullying

Toni Theisen, Loveland, CO Differentiated Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom: Meeting the
Diverse Needs of All Learners
Staff Professional Teaching Certification
Masters of Education (New Zealand)
BA English Literature and General Education,PdP - K-12 (specialised in K-7) - University of British
Columbia, Canada,CELTA - Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate,Masters of Educational
Technology - University of British Columbia
Masters in International Education (including modules in intercultural communication and social
behaviour)(Deakin University, Australia), ECIS International Teachers Certificate
Bachelor of Education (Universite Laval, Canada); BA in History and genteral Arts (University of Prince
Edward Island, Canada)
Master of Education (The University of Hong Kong); PGDE (The University of Hong Kong); BA in Human
Environmental Geography (Concordia University, Canada);TESL / ESL Certification
Masters of Science in Education (Medaille College, USA); BA Double Major in English and History
(University of Toronto, Canada)
Bachelor of Science in Education and Human Sciences (The University of Nebraska, USA)
Bachelor Educations Foundation Phase (Cum Laude) (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South
Africa)
PGCE Primary Education (ages 5-11) with Qualified Teaching Status (UK),National Qualified Teacher
(UK) (all training courses),PDGE Early Childhood Studies (UK),MEd Designing Learning Environments
BA in Elementary Education (Southwestern Assemblies of God University, USA)
PGCE (University of Sunderland, UK); BA in Communication Advertising and Public Relations (Edinburgh
Napier University, UK)
Master of Education (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); PGCE (The University of Hong Kong)
Master of Science in Education - Literacy K-12 (University of New England, USA); BSc. in Education
(The University of Oklahoma, USA)
Masters of Elementary Education (Lee University, USA); BA in Elementary Education (University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga,USA)
BA in Graphics Design (Kingston University, UK) ; PDGE (University of Sunderland, UK)

Master Journalism & Communication (The University of Madras, India); PGDE (The University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong)
MBA (University of Connecticut, USA) ; Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Stratford Institute, USA);
PDGE in Education (Secondary) (Hong Kong Open University, Hong Kong)
BA in English (The Chinese University of Hong Kong); PDGE in English and General Studies (The
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
PGDE in Chinese (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Master in Education (The University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages & Literature (Natioal Cheng Kung University, Taiwan);
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Master of Arts (University of Cambridge, UK)
Bachelor of Philosophy in Education (University of Exeter); Certificate in Music Education (Sir Robert
Black College of Education)
BSc. in Sport and Physical Education (University of Wales, UK), PGCE
Bachelor of Education (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Master in Counselling (Monash University, Australia); Member certification, The Hong Kong Professional
Counselling Association (2015)
Master of Science in Literacy Education -University of New England
PGDE (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
MSc in Library and Information Management (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Bachelor of
Archival Science (Shanghai Normal University, China)
BA in English, Minor in Creative Writing (Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, USA)
Graduate from The National Teachers College (Manila, Philippines)
Master of Arts (Religion) - General Studies (Westminster Theological Seminary, USA); BA Major in
English Lang. and Lit. (Sungkyul University, South Korea)
BSc. In Biochemistry, Minor in Spanish (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
BSc. in Physical Therapy (Philippine Rehabilitation Institute, INC., Philippines)
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (Medina College, Philippines)

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