The Independent Schools Association of British Columbia (ISABC) welcomes 11,700 students annually at 23 member schools. ISABC has a long standing tradition of providing outstanding learning experiences for young people of British Columbia and beyond.
Rob Nickel is a world renowned “Cyber Safety Expert™” and a former 14-year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police. Rob spent over half of his career working online undercover. In February 2003 he retired at the Rank of Detective Sergeant from the OPP Child Pornography Section. Rob is globally recognized as an expert in the field of undercover investigations as they relate to the Internet. The investigations Rob conducted included face to face meetings with pedophiles in an undercover capacity as well as working undercover online. Rob also lectured and trained officers throughout Canada and the world on online undercover techniques.
Southridge School is hosting an evening presentation for parents and teachers to hear and learn from an expert, issues and concerns for children in the area of “cyber safety”. Recognizing the difficulty in keeping up with young people in the area of fast moving technological advances, this presentation will highlight the use of “smart” phones, Skype, Facebook, texting, sexting, texting addictions, sending photos via phones, on-line gambling, chat room behavior, child porn and sexual harassment issues.
<p>In his current role, Ian is Director of Instructional Growth at Collingwood School, North Vancouver. His varied and extensive experiences as teacher and school administrator in both the independent school and public school sectors enable Ian to connect with workshop participants and lead them into meaningful conversation and appreciation of the vital role school leaders play in teaching and learning in the 21st century.</p>
DR. JOHN J. MEDINA, a developmental molecular biologist, has a lifelong fascination with how the mind reacts to and organizes information. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller "Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School" -- a provocative book that takes on the way our schools and work environments are designed. His latest book is a must-read for parents and early-childhood educators: "Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five."
Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is also the director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University. Medina lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and two boys.
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John Liggett
Director of Academics, St. Michaels University School
SMUS is pleased to be hosting Dr. John Medina for a full-day Brain Rules workshop in Victoria in the spring.
In the Brain Rules seminar, John Medina shares his life long interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and structure our schools. He will describe his "Brain Rules" - what scientists know for sure about how our brains work - and then offer transformative ideas for changing the way we carry out education.
This seminar is for teachers and educational professionals at all levels.
By providing educators access to leading thinkers, researchers, and mentors, The Saints Institute on Teaching and Learning provides a forum for teachers to learn about real-world challenges and opportunities that confront the 21st Century Learner.
The theme of the 2011 Conference is The Connections between Brain Function and Educational Practice. Discussion topics and presenters will focus on issues relating to the brain and its development and how issues like gender, neuropsychology, and technology present both challenges and opportunities for the 21st Century Learner.
Louise has been a teacher for the past 18 years teaching in the UK, in London and Glasgow, and currently teaches at St. Clement’s School, in Toronto. Louise has an undergraduate degree in Geography, her teaching degree and an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the co-author of “A World of Opportunity: Going Places with Geography” published by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. She sits on the Standards Council of Canada on Technical Committee 228, Standards for Adventure Travel. Louise was also lead researcher and author of the SEAL standard for international off-site excursions.
In addition to her teaching she has been involved in experiential education since the start of her career organizing field trips and off-site-activities, notably running the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme in both UK and Canadian schools. Her field experience covers 5 continents and over 20 countries, she has participated in many international youth expeditions, and numerous Canadian adventures. She is currently Coordinator of Experiential Education and Round Square rep at St. Clement’s School.
Louise is co-founder of a small company ‘Canadian International Expeditions’ which specializes in training courses in risk management, first aid and wilderness and maritime first aid.
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In working to reduce risks for off-site activities, parents and the wider public are increasingly expecting the level of care on all off-site visits involving young people to be thorough, consistent and effective.
Under the umbrella of the ISABC Collaborative Pro-D programme, Stratford Hall is pleased to host an IB forum at 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 7, to explore opportunities for collaboration between our various schools. We hope that some schools not currently offering IB, but who may be interested in learning more about it, will come as well.
The intent is that ideas brought forth during the evening's discussions will lead to concrete action and future inter-school collaboration around the IB.
