John Joseph will present two workshops over a weekend at Western Academy of Beijing on assessment strategies and creating emotionally supportive classrooms. The workshops will explore brain-compatible assessment practices, managing learning over behavior, and strategies for optimizing student thinking and engagement. Participants are expected to attend both workshops and the cost is 500 RMB paid at registration on the first day. The document provides details on times, location, accommodation options, and contact information.

1. JOHN JOSEPH
FOCUS EDUCATION
EARCOS WEEKEND WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 5th –6th, 2011
WESTERN ACADEMY OF BEIJING
Workshop 1: Assessment with the Brain in Mind
Workshop 2: Learning in the Emotional Rooms
“Between 1997 and 2010, John Joseph presented keynote addresses, conferences and
workshops sessions to more than 300,000 people representing more than 3,000 schools
across 23 countries. Week after week, he facilitates full-day workshops for student groups
where he challenges young people to learn about learning, behaviour and emotions. John
uses stunning computer-generated graphics and actual brain dissections to engage kids. He
has facilitated the dissections of more than 140, 000 sheep brains! Little wonder that people
refer to him as “The Brain Man!”
http://www.focuseducation.com.au/
This is a wonderful opportunity to spend two days with John exploring brain compatible
assessment practices and effective strategies for managing learning in the classroom.
Participants are expected to attend both workshops.
Workshop 1: Assessment with the Brain in Mind: When Teaching becomes Learning
The brain is biologically geared for feedback and so assessment is a critical aspect of the
learning process. This workshop provides a comprehensive view of what an approach to
assessment congruent with brain compatible learning would look like in action.
Content:
• The importance of feedback in the learning process: a beginning point for planning
assessment
• How 'authentic assessment' differs from 'traditional' assessment: assessment for
learning
• Purposes of assessment: prioritising our purposes and linking them with practice
• Developing an assessment tool kit: moving away from results and grades to reflection
and performance
• Engaging young minds: ways to engage students as key participants in the
assessment process
• Assessment processes: creating an assessment framework and placing the tool kit
into classroom action
• The purposes and benefits of testing: when and why to use tests
• Rubrics as assessment and coaching instruments: the why and how of building
assessment rubrics
• Roundtable assessment: holding students accountable through public performance
• Assessment for diagnostic purposes: why do students achieve or underachieve?
• Recording and reporting student achievement: making reporting more meaningful

2. JOHN JOSEPH
FOCUS EDUCATION
EARCOS WEEKEND WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 5th –6th, 2011
WESTERN ACADEMY OF BEIJING
Workshop 2: Learning in the Emotional Rooms: How to Create Classrooms that are
Uplifting for the Spirit
Are you sick and tired of managing student behaviour? Then dump behaviour management
in favour of managing learning. The 'Emotional Rooms' model provides a conceptual
framework to assist teachers and their students in establishing common ground for
productive working relationships. It explains how to plan classroom behaviour models and
strategies to ensure that consequences relate to re-connectedness with the activities of
schools. The Model also provides striking frameworks to engage students in creative
thinking.
Content:
• Introduction to the Emotional Rooms Model: John’s story about surviving cancer •
• Attitudes and concepts: how our thoughts and emotions influence our thinking and
behavior
• The Concept Model: using questions to build optimism and healthy thought patterns
• Developing thinking skills: an explicit approach to teaching students about creativity
• Red Room: strategies for management and prevention of crisis situations
• Mind Your Brain Program: inspiring ways to teach students about emotions and
behavior
• Behaviour rubrics: constructing frameworks for behaviour, consequences and
reporting to parents
• Discipline with dignity: non-punitive management strategies for every classroom
• Introducing the 'Chatz': teaching students how to manage their our own self-talk
• Kids at the hard edge: strategies to promote genuine change
• Planning and presenting lessons with the Emotional Rooms Model: practical
applications
• The Strengths, Challenges and Growth Meter: a tool for identifying problems and
planning growth.
“John, I met you briefly at your book signing and I just wanted to write and tell you how
powerful and literally life-changing the conference has been for me. While I've embraced
and promoted many of the concepts that were explored over the three days - I have never
been exposed to the 'brain-based' content and I am now so very captivated by it all!! It
harnesses so many things I believe about education and has such depth and research
validation. Thank you for all your hard work. I know those who attended were all intensely
blessed by all that occurred. Thank you so very much.”
Lanelle Cobbin, New Zealand 3-day conference in Caloundra

3. JOHN JOSEPH
FOCUS EDUCATION
EARCOS WEEKEND WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 5th –6th, 2011
WESTERN ACADEMY OF BEIJING
Workshop Dates, Times and Location
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The workshop will be held on Saturday 5 November and Sunday 6 November.
The times are as follows and will be the same for each day:
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and payment 12:15 – 1:00 Lunch
8:30 – 10:00 Session 1 1:00 – 2:30 Session 3
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:15 Session 2 2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:45 Session 4
The workshop will be held in the Lotus Lounge, which is the staff lounge in Western Academy of
Beijing's Elementary School Building.
Workshop Cost
The cost of the workshop is 500 RMB. If possible please bring the exact money to the workshop. The
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fee will need to be paid on Saturday 5 November by 12pm. RMB cash only will be accepted.
Western Academy of Beijing is unable to issue fa piaos (the official Chinese receipt) but will be
providing a school receipt upon payment. Please notify the finance departments in your school that
this is the case prior to coming to the workshop.
WAB teachers must complete a Professional Development Application form and submit it to
their sectional Principal if they wish to use PD funds to cover workshop costs. Please indicate
on the form which PD budget line you will be accessing.
School Address
Please find the school's address below in English and Chinese:
Western Academy of Beijing
PO Box 8547, #10 Lai Guang Ying Dong Lu
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102, PRC
10
8547 :100102

4. JOHN JOSEPH
FOCUS EDUCATION
EARCOS WEEKEND WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 5th –6th, 2011
WESTERN ACADEMY OF BEIJING
Accommodation Options
Please contact the hotels directly for prices and other details.
Metropark Lido Hotel, Courtyard by Marriot Xiao Yun Li
Beijing Beijing Northeast No 8 Hotel
(Former Holiday Inn – Lido)
No. 6 Jiangtai Rd No. 101 Jing Shun Road No. 8 Xiaoyunli
Chaoyang District Chaoyang District Chaoyang District
100004 Beijing 100102 Beijing 100125 Beijing
CHINA PRC CHINA PRC CHINA PRC
Contact: Lucy Wang Contact: Kathy Zhao Contact: Mr Hansi Zhang
E: lucywang@mplido.cn E: Kathy.zhao@courtyard.com E: schhans@126.com
T:86-10-64376688 ext 2926 T: 86-10-5907 6781 T: 86-10-64181616 – 23314
M: 86- 1350 1016 965 F: 86-10-5907 6668 M: 86-1352 2592 667
F: 86-10-6437 8816 F: 86-10-6818 5833
www.hotellidobeijing.com www.courtyardbeijingnortheast.com www.starwayhotel.com
Contact Information
Please contact Rebecca Butterworth if you have questions regarding the agenda and content of the
workshop or Victoria Erlandsson for accommodation, payment and registration questions. Their
contact details are as follows:
Rebecca Butterworth Victoria Erlandsson
MSHS AP – Curriculum/MYP Coordinator IB Office
Western Academy of Beijing Western Academy of Beijing
Email: rbutterworth@wab.edu E: victoria_erlandsson@wab.edu
Ph: + 86 13910167460 T: 0086-10-5986 5588 ext 1119
Please complete the registration form on the last page and
email it to Victoria Erlandsson.

5. JOHN JOSEPH
FOCUS EDUCATION
EARCOS WEEKEND WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 5th –6th, 2011
WESTERN ACADEMY OF BEIJING
Registration Form
JOHN JOSEPH
FOCUS EDUCATION
EARCOS WEEKEND WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 5th –6th, 2011
WESTERN ACADEMY OF BEIJING
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Please return to:
victoria_erlandsson@wab.edu