MAIS Conference February 18th, 2011

The TSC (Teacher Support Committe) of MAIS has been working diligently to plan the 2011 conference. The two keynote speakers are in place at this time: Scott E Page, author of The Difference, How the Power of Diversity Creates better Groups, Firms, Schools and Societies, will be speaking in the opening session. This book is about "how we think in groups, and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of the parts.' A professor at the University of Michigan, Scott Page has presented in a number of venues. We are looking forward to what he has to say to us. Pat Bassett has been the President of NAIS since 2001. Prior to that he was the President of ISACS for eight years. He has been a teacher, coach and headmaster and is a tremendous speaker. We know we can always count on Pat to stimulate our thinking about new topics and trends. 

There will be over 60 sessions offered on this day so the committee will be looking for many of you to share your wisdom with others. You should have received a notice last spring inviting you to submit a proposal for the conference. You will be reminded once again in the fall to send your proposals for workshops so take some time this summer to consider what you might offer.

Online Global Education Program - Challenge 20/20

Sign up by August 16, 2010 to participate in NAIS's Challenge 20/20
Program during 2010-2011.

This exciting hands-on international education learning opportunity
pairs schools in the U.S. with schools in other countries. Together,
they work throughout 2009-2010 to solve one of 20 global problems
described by Jean Francois Rischard in his book High Noon: Twenty Global
Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them . Challenge 20/20 provides an
opportunity for schools -- public and private, elementary and secondary
-- to develop globally based, experiential curricula and to build
educational partnerships with schools around the world. In 2008-09,
more than 500 schools from 34 states and 56 countries participated!
Read past participants' reflections on the experience below. And read
about their projects at www.nais.org/go/challenge2020
allenge2020> .

We invite your school to participate in the program this year! Read
more about the program and sign up today at
www.nais.org/go/challenge2020 . If you have any questions, please contact Loana Suciu at
suciu@nais.org