|
To make sure you receive future emails,
please add our contact information to your address book or safe list.
|
|
On behalf of AdvancED, we wish to congratulate Dr. Bill Scotti and Dr. Suleiman Hamdan for receiving the AdvancED International Excellence in Education Award.
Dr. Bill Scotti
Dr. Suleiman Hamdan
|
Each year, AdvancED Managing Offices are asked to nominate and select an individual to receive the AdvancED Excellence in Education Award. AdvancED International recognizes one individual in North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) internationally for their achievements in education.
Nominees were judged on their contributions of:
- Generating a common vision and mission for higher expectations among students, faculty, and the education community.
- Demonstrating a record of significant and distinguished contribution to the education profession.
- Providing a lasting positive impact on student learning.
- Serving as a role model and mentor for students and/or future generations of educators.
- Demonstrating significant professional contribution to NCA CASI, NWAC or SACS CASI.
|
Congratulations again to Dr. Bill Scotti and Dr. Suleiman Hamdan for their commitment and dedication to the field of education.
|
|
|
|
AdvancED International Learning Disabilities Conference
|
In partnership with Makassed Philanthropic Islamic Association, AdvancED® is pleased to announce the AdvancED International Learning Disabilities Conference to be held in Beirut, Lebanon on May 4, 2013.
This one-day conference will offer a unique opportunity to explore, in-depth, the diverse approaches to the education of students with Learning Disabilities (LD). Research related to general characteristics of learning disabilities, cognitive processing patterns and the academic and social performance of the learning disabled will be examined. The conference agenda will be based on:
- An overview of the components involved in the learning process of LD students
- Practical information on curriculum, instruction, structure and classroom management
- A review of relevant research literature to enhance understanding of the barriers and challenges that students face at school and at home
- Strategies for teachers and parents to promote academic success
- Skills and practical strategies for working with students and families with learning disabilities
- Link between the foundation/early years and elementary
- Case studies and success stories
- Inclusion of students with learning disabilities
- The integration and impact of technology
Please visit the AdvancED International Services website for additional details.
|
|
2012-2013 AdvancED Professional Development
|
The AdvancED Office of International Services is hosting several professional development opportunities during the 2012-2013 school year in Latin America and throughout the Middle East. Latin America is home to nearly 150 AdvancED schools, and the Middle East offers quality education in over 450 AdvancED schools--schools all with a focus on continuous school improvement and student success. The conferences include:
Latin American Conference
- December 3-5 with a two day Pre-Conference, December 1-2, Atlanta, Georgia.
AdvancED Global Conferences
- November 16 - Cairo, Egypt (Call for Presenters due June 1, 2013)
- November 23 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Call for Presenters due June 1, 2013)
- TBA - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- TBA - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|
|
New Accreditation Components
|
AdvancED recently launched the new AdvancED Accreditation Protocol and new components for the AdvancED Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tools (ASSIST™). These tools and protocols, coupled with the AdvancED Accreditation Standards launched last fall, mark a new generation of accreditation and school improvement. The new AdvancED Protocol creates a stronger alignment between internal and external diagnostic review, stakeholder feedback and student performance results. The result is a performance-based accreditation process that provides each institution with a comprehensive analysis to drive continuous improvement.
Additional components of ASSIST also have been released. In addition to the school improvement planner launched last fall, ASSIST now provides the tools to guide your next internal and external review for accreditation, including Surveys, Student Performance Diagnostic and Stakeholder Feedback Diagnostic tools.
If you will be hosting an External Review (formerly Quality Assurance Review) in 2012-13, you are required to use ASSIST to submit a Self Assessment, Executive Summary and Assurances. As in the past, you will continue to be required to submit a school improvement plan. ASSIST offers a high quality school improvement planner, or you may submit an existing plan by attaching it in the Assurances section of ASSIST.
Even if you don’t have an External Review scheduled in the coming year, you can begin exploring and using the new offerings. If you have questions about the AdvancED Accreditation Standards, Accreditation Protocol, or ASSIST, please contact our office.
|
|
AdvancED Summit 2013 Registration Opens
|
Registration for the AdvancED International Summit 2013 is open. This year’s Summit, Measuring Learner Success in the Digital Age, will be held June 23-25 in Washington, D.C. The event will investigate how to process the true measurement of learner success beyond numbers or test scores on a spreadsheet. Attendees will:
- Examine creative and forward-thinking education methods
- Develop connections with influential colleagues and decision makers
- Discuss current systems and strategies and learn new approaches and theories
- Participate in the leading educational event for innovation and advancement
At the Summit, you will discuss the ways technological advances can capture isolated abilities, facts and content knowledge to cultivate skills students need in the real world. Click here to view Summit details and register today.
|
It is once again that time of year to login to the AdvancED website and update the demographic information for your school or school system. To update your demographics, please go to www.advanc-ed.org. Login with your email address and password. After logging in, place your mouse over the Accreditation tab, and click on Demographics Update. If you have not logged into the website before or if you need assistance, please contact our office.
|
|
|
|
|
|
AdvancED, the home of NCA CASI, NWAC and SACS CASI, is dedicated to
advancing excellence in education worldwide.
|
|