“To reach
excellence in education you need to start with some inspiration and some
excitement.” Ron Berger An Ethic of Excellence
April 4
Early Release Professional Learning Day
2:30-5:00 PM
Agenda
April 4th,
Wednesday’s Early Release Professional Learning Day time will be used to meet
in newly formed Vertical Teams. Team Facilitators will lead the
meetings. Agendas will come from individual
facilitators.
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Vertical Team
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Facilitator
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Math
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Ryan Segar
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Science
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Rebekah
Lopata
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Social Studies
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Walter
Basnight
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English / Language Arts
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Shari Abbott
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Visual Arts
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Kate
Wentworth
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Performing
Arts
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Deb Lee
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Information
& Design Tech
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Hilary
Barron
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World Language
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Nicole
Merletti
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PE
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James
Dowling
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EAL
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Seema
Sandhir
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LSS
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Lucy
Palmquist
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Indian Studies
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Rachael
Moser
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Counseling
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Susannah
McGlamery
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Vertical Team
participants LINK HERE
Refreshments
will be served at each of the meeting locations TBD.
Upcoming
Educational Consultants
Erma Andersen will be on campus, April 4-6, to
deliver Institute 5: Assessment of Math Specialists in International
Schools Training for Elementary and Middle School Teachers. This training
is one of five trainings toward a certificate in international math teaching (two
year commitment).
Innovation
Global Educators Tania Lattanzio Survey
Earth
Day Spirit Week, April 16-20
To show our
continuing commitment to sustainability, we are happy to have our first Earth
Day Spirit Week from April 16-20. During this week we will make an effort to
positively affect our environment along the five categories of LEED: energy,
water, human experience, transportation and waste.
We would like
our community to join us in the Earth Day Spirit Week by participating in the
daily challenges. The community can also wear Earth Day colors of green and
blue for the week!
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Meatless Monday
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Nothing New Tuesday
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Buy-A-Plant
Wednesday
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Carpool Thursday
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No Waste Lunch Friday
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Beach Clean Up Weekend
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Energy
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Water
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Human Experience
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Transportation
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Waste
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Waste
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Meatless
Monday
We challenge
our community to eat no meat on Monday. Every link in the chain of events that
brings meat to the table demands electricity, from the production of the
fertiliser put on the land to grow the animal feed, to pumping the water they
need from the rivers or deep underground, to the fuel needed to transport the
meat in giant refrigerated ships and the supermarket shelves. According to some
studies, as much as one-third of all fossil fuels produced in the United States
now go towards animal agriculture.
All food on
campus, including cafeterias, the I-Hub and the Madras Café will be vegetarian,
so that we can reduce AISC's energy consumption for the day.
Buy Nothing
Tuesday
We challenge
our community to buy nothing on Tuesday, specifically manufactured goods. In
India, according to Centre for Science and Environment, every liter of waste
water discharged by manufacturers further pollute about 8 liters of water.
Manufacturers' water use is close to 50% of the water used in India.
Instead,
borrow or reuse what you need, rather than buying something new and conserve
water!
Buy-A-Plant
Wednesday
Today is a
great day to buy something, a plant! Human experience in LEED focuses on air
quality. Extensive research by NASA has revealed that houseplants can remove up
to 87 percent of air toxins in 24 hours. Studies have also proven that indoor
plants improve concentration and productivity (by up to 15 percent!), reduce
stress levels and boost your mood.
Plants will be
on sale in the Unity Courtyard. Please stop by, and buy one for your home or
office and improve your human experience.
Carpool
Thursday
Three hundred
fifty cars pass through the AISC gates each day. We challenge our community to
carpool on this day as it will reduce congestion on the road, reduce the amount
of fuel consumed, reduce carbon monoxide released into the air, and, finally,
carpool allows people to get to know each other better!
No Waste
Friday
The final LEED
category is waste. We measure all of our waste that we produce at AISC, and we
want to produce less waste! We will be measuring our lunch waste during the
week of April 16-20, and we will challenge ourselves to have less lunch waste
on Friday. The less waste that we create means less waste in our landfill and
marshes!
Beach Clean
Up Weekend
As our natural
environment can also be affected by waste, we challenge our AISC community to
take time as a family and visit their local beach (or one nearby) and pick up
the trash. AISC will be providing collection bags and reusable gloves after
school Tuesday and Thursday.
Professional
Learning Opportunities
Keynote
Speakers (they will
also present 4 hour workshops):
- Carolyn McKanders
- Cathy Berger Kaye
- George Couros
Multi-day
Workshops and Specialist Speakers
- Advance Adaptive
Schools w/ Carol Simoneau & Jim Roussin
- NGSS Assessment
w/ Paul Andersen
- Building Teacher
Capacity w/ Fran Prolman & Gail Seay
Master’s
Degree in Educational Leadership for International Teachers, Northern Iowa University,
for more information see
LINK HERE
Knowledge
Source Institutes
TAISI*
Conference on Engaged Learning---March 9-10--Taj Bangalore *(The Association of International
Schools in India)
LINK HERE
Dr. Gini
Rojas, March 2018 ESL
Workshop
see bottom of
page on link below
For Teachers and
Administrators LINK HERE
PTC Teacher
Leader Institutes,
PTC TTC CTC TLI
2018 Institute registration open for members!
Cathy Kaye’s
Summer Service Learning Advisory Institute, June 16-19, 2018 in New York State at the Albany Conference
Center, see more information LINK HERE
Opal School
Summer Symposium:
Inventing the World
Every summer,
hundreds of educators committed to recognizing, celebrating, and extending the
creative and cognitive capacities of children join Opal School
teacher-researchers and invited guests for three full days of renewal through
synthesis, dialogue, materials exploration, and reflection. June 20-22, 2017
Portland, Oregon LINK HERE for more information.
Wellness
at AISC
Interested to
read more about wellness activities at AISC and in Chennai? If so, click HERE for AISC WELLNESS MATTERS BLOG to stay updated. We have lots of
exciting events planned so be sure to check in!
Dates to
Remember
Inquiry in
the Elementary Classroom--Mar.
5-9--Tania Lattanzio
TAISI*
Conference on Engaged Learning---March 9-10--Taj Bangalore *(The Association of International
Schools in India) LINK HERE
NESA Spring
Educators Conference--Mar.
30-April 1 (Early Registration end Feb. 20)
Adaptive
School Foundations Training --4 days April 6 & 7, 20 & 21
Worthwhile
Reading
Jay McTighe and
Grant Wiggins (before his untimely death) on Standards, not necessarily Common
Core Standards. From Common Core Standards to Curriculum: 5 Big Ideas LINK HERE
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