All,
I love the excitement of March! Spring Break, College Basketball, St. Patrick’s Day. At AISC, we also have a number of exciting events. Let me know if you have any questions on the events below.
AISC Hosts Maker Summit Friday and Saturday March 3-4
March 3rd and 4th AISC is proud to host the Makeology Maker Summit dedicated to making and tinkering. Making and tinkering is a powerful form of learning where students construct their own knowledge through hands-on thinking, making and doing. A making and tinkering mindset values playfulness and experimentation, iteration, collaboration and community engagement as ways of learning growing and connecting.
This Maker Summit will be attended by teachers from regional international schools, including AISC, and will showcase our new design labs as well as the innovative ways our teachers are integrating making into learning. To learn more about this summit click HERE.
For those of you who have signed up for the The Maker Summit, next Friday and Saturday March 3-4, please select the Hands-On Strand you like to attend on Days 1 and 2 of the Summit. Consilience will attempt to assign you to the Strand of your choice. Session description and draft schedule HERE
Participants, please make your selection before Monday February 27. The final schedule is coming out soon. AISC Participant list and AISC Room Lists links.
Upcoming Faculty Professional Learning
First, A Few Thank-Yous
Thank you to all the presenters at last week’s Early Release Professional Learning: Alan, Rob G., Hilary, Kirsten, Rachael, Paula, Andrew R., James, Tom, Clayton, Keryn, and Calley. Teachers teaching teachers, makes me so proud.
Also, a huge thank you to Jet for organizing Matt Holm’s author visit last week. Such a great way to inspire literacy for students and staff.
Wednesday March 8 Early Release Professional Learning Day
To accomplish the necessary goals of creating a sustainable institutional memory, demonstrating our balanced course of study, allowing teachers time to do the necessary collaborative planning work, March 8 Early Release Professional Learning will be dedicated PK-12 curricular work. Curriculum includes: content, skills, dispositions, instruction, and assessment work.
Administrators and coaches will be available during the after-school time to support various groups. - ES PR-5 Teachers--Meet in ES Cafeteria for "Understand C3 Standards" Presentation
- MS/HS HODs & K-12 HODs--Use March 8 Planning Document HERE
Please look for more details later in the week via email.
Monday March 20 Staff Professional Learning Day
Time
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Topic
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Person
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8:00-8:45
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Breakfast with opportunity for vacation check-in
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8:45-9:00
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Inclusion Activity
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Dan
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9:00-10:30
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Session 1: All Faculty Meeting
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Andrew
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10:30-12:00
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Session 2: Section Time (Agenda Set by Principals)
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Principals
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12:00-1:00
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LUNCH
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1:00-2:30
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Session 3: Department/Team Time (Agenda Set by Department Head and Grade Team Leaders)---PLANNING DOCUMENT HERE---PLEASE UPDATE by March 9
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GTL & HODs
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2:30-4:00
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Session 4: P,G, & E Reflection
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Individuals
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post-4:00
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Social at Sunset Grill @ The Westin--TGIM**
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Dan
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**Transportation will leave at 4:10 PM from the main entrance for those who need it. No need to RSVP. John George will be present to coordinate. Transportation will also be available if you need to return to the school after the TGIM
Upcoming Consultants
Christy Curran—Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Program
Christy is an independent literacy consultant. She was a fourth grade teacher, before joining the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project as a staff developer. She taught at several TCRWP institutes, including the coaching institute, where she helped literacy coaches all around the globe perfect their practice. She now focuses on infusing inquiry into the Readers and Writers Workshop approach. Christy will be returning to AISC on NEW DATES FRIDAY March 24, MONDAY – WEDNESDAY March 27 - 30, 2017 to work with Elementary and Middle School teachers on Writer’s Workshop. HERE is a schedule of her visit (times and meeting subject to change). Individual invites will be sent out this week.
Suzie Boss—Inquiry Through Project Based Learning
I'm a journalist who writes about the power of teaching and learning to improve lives and transform communities. Author of Bringing Innovation to School: Empowering Students to Thrive in a Changing World and co-author of Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age, I'm inspired by educators who push the boundaries of the traditional classroom. I'm on the National Faculty of the Buck Institute for Education, and have also helped nonprofit organizations design programs that teach both youth and adults how to improve their communities with innovative, sustainable solutions. Suzie will be at AISC on April 3-5, 2017 to primarily work with Middle and High School Science and Social Studies Departments.
Andrea and Tania are international educators who have founded Innovative Global Education. The focus of their work at AISC will be on developing and conducting professional development for teachers and leadership, modeling pedagogy in classrooms, developing and designing inquiry-based units and lessons with teachers and working intensively with teaching teams, through mentoring and coaching, to improve planning, teaching and assessment that has a direct focus on inquiry.
Andrea Muller & Tania Lattanzio--Inquiry
Andrea and Tania are international educators who have founded Innovative Global Education. The focus of their work at AISC will be on developing and conducting professional development for teachers and leadership, modeling pedagogy in classrooms, developing and designing inquiry-based units and lessons with teachers and working intensively with teaching teams, through mentoring and coaching, to improve planning, teaching and assessment that has a direct focus on inquiry.
Tania and Andrea will be at AISC on April 24 – 27, 2017 to work with Elementary School and Middle School teachers.
Have a great week!
Wellness at AISC
Are you interested in seeing what is happening with wellness at AISC and in Chennai? If so, click here to stay updated. We have lots of exciting events planned so be sure to check in!
Worth Reading
Does fostering confidence in gut feelings fit in education? Intuition Is The Highest Form Of Intelligence via @forbes HERE.
Is our ability to reason limited? Are emotional decisions easier? Read Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds from The New Yorker. Great read in anticipation of Inspiration Conversation: Facing Fake News on March 2.
Should schools rethink teaching "the essay"? How important is the five paragraph essay to communication? Lee Skallerup Bessette from the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching at the University of Kentucky writes HERE to express her thoughts on the subject.
Have a great week!
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