25 may2015_Robert Stearns, Director, International School of Ulaanbaatar

1. The International School of
Ulaanbaatar
keeping pace with changing standards for
international school education 1

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since
1992
private
non-profit
NGO
no
owner
parent
elected
Board
special
status*
*by Special Agreement Between Government of USA
and Government of Mongolia

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New England Association
of Schools and Colleges
NEASC
respected by
universities and
colleges in USA

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Council of International Schools

15. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ACCREDITATION
STANDARDS
8th Edition

16. STUDENT
LEARNING
Governance
School
Operations
Staffing
School
Culture
Learning
Support
Teaching &
Learning
Core Values

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18. STANDARD B8
The school shall have formal
procedures and defined criteria to
effectively and regularly assess the
impact of teaching strategies on the
level of student performance.

19. Indicators
B8d
The school has processes for comparing and
analyzing its students’ achievements with those
of similar students elsewhere.
B8e
Teachers can show evidence of their using
results of student assessment to effectively
modify their teaching so as to improve their
students’ learning.

20. STUDENT
LEARNING
Governance
sustainability
School
Operations
child
protection
Staffing
qualifications
& training
School
Culture
democracy
leadership
Learning
Support
access
Teaching &
Learning
experiential
learning
Core Values
internationalism
environmentalism
service

21. STANDARD A3
The school’s mission and vision shall
demonstrate a clear commitment to
fostering desirable traits related to
internationalism and interculturalism,
and this shall impact upon all students.

22. The school must show evidence of
A3a
…discussion by students of
substantive matters of principle
from multiple perspectives

23. A3e
…the development of the student’s
disposition to serve the community
- local and global - through
engagement in meaningful and
reflective service
The school must show evidence of

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Service Learning

25. A3f
…. the acquisition and refinement
of the skills of leading and
following, collaborating, adapting
to the ideas of others, constructive
problem-solving, and conflict-
resolution through…authentic
contexts.
The school must show evidence of

26. Core Values
internationalism
environmentalism
service
international
faculty

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England
Australia
USA
Italy
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Philippines
China
Mongolia
Zimbabwe
Canada
NewZealand
Bahamas
Egypt
S.Korea
India
Russia

28. Core Values
internationalism
environmentalism
service
international
faculty
international
student body

29. 342 students / 25 nationalities
Mongolian, American, Korean, Australian,
German, Japanese, Canadian, Indian,
+ 17 more nationalities

30. Core Values
internationalism
environmentalism
service
international
faculty
international
student body
international
partnerships

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32. Core Values
internationalism
environmentalism
service
international
faculty
international
student body
international
partnerships
ISU community
defined
internationalism

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34. STUDENT
LEARNING
Governance
sustainability
School
Operations
child
protection
Staffing
qualifications
& training
School
Culture
democracy
leadership
Learning
Support
access
Teaching &
Learning
experiential
learning
Core Values
internationalism
environmentalism
service

35. inquiry based
learning
Teaching &
Learning
experiential
learning
authentic
assessment
outdoor
education
service
learning

36. INQUIRY LEARNING
B2c Students learn to
gather
organize
apply
present
ideas and information

37. INQUIRY LEARNING
B2d Students develop skills of
critical thinking
evaluating
interpreting
synthesizing
problem solving.

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OUTDOOR
EDUCATION
environmental
education
adventure
challenge

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keeping pace
with changing
standards
for
international
school
education…