April 27, 2018


“The difference between the Teacher you are today and the Teacher you’ll be in five years will be determined by the books you read and the Teachers you surround yourself with.”  Tom Loud @loudlearning

May 2nd, 3:45-5:00 PM Wednesday Agenda

May 2nd, 3:45-5:00 Wednesday’s Meeting time will be used to meet in Vertical Teams.  Team Facilitators will lead the meetings.  Agendas will come from individual facilitators.

Vertical Team
Facilitator
Location
Math
Calley Connelly
3110 (Ryan’s room)
Science
Rebekah Lopata
3124 (Rebekah’s room)
Social Studies
Walter Basnight
2216
English / Language Arts
Shari Abbott
3215 (Shari’s new room)
Visual Arts
Kate Wentworth
1722 (Kate’s room)
Performing Arts
Deb Lee
FAC 2723 (Deb’s room)
Information & Design Tech
Hilary Barron
SHED
World Language
Nicole Merletti
3142 (Keeley’s room)
PE
James Dowling
3220 (Health Room)
EAL
Seema Sandhir
Madras Hall
LSS
Lucy Palmquist
3116 (Lucy’s room)
Indian Studies
Rachael Moser
3612 (ES Coach room)
Counseling
Susannah McGlamery
HS Conference Room

Refreshments will be served at each of the meeting locations.

May 9 Early Release Learning Celebration--FAC Cafeteria
2:00                 Dismissal
            Refreshments Available
2:30-3:00         Welcome and Director of Innovation and Technologies presentation
3:00-3:15         Thank You and Overview of Strand Celebration
3:15-5:00         Strand Celebration

See LINK HERE for more information on the Strand Learning Celebration Agenda (seat chart included in agenda)

Strands:
  • English / Language Arts Curriculum Review Strand
  • World Language Curriculum Review Strand
  • Formative Assessment
  • Inquiry Through UbD
  • AISC Leadership Academy
  • Project-Based Learning
  • Play-Based Learning
  • Sheltered Instruction
  • PBL MS / HS Science & Social Studies

Early Release Strand Meeting Dates:
  1. August 30:  Roll Out and Survey
  2. November 8:  Strand Session A
  3. December 13: Strand Session B
  4. January 24: Strand Session C
  5. February 21: Strand Session D
  6. April 25: Strand Session E
  7. May 9: Strand Session F & Celebration

Strand Description, Facilitators, and Example Intended Outcomes LINK HERE

PARTICIPATION LISTS AVAILABLE LINK HERE

Professional Learning and Development
To make it easier for you to update your individual Professional Development and Learning Transcript, see the LINK HERE for a complete list of 2017-2018 AISC Professional Learning and Development Opportunities.  

Follow these step to have an individualize, signed AISC PLD Transcript:
  1. Make a copy of the 2017-2018 AISC PLD Opportunities
  2. Individualize the list including which of the AISC PDL events you specifically participated in
  3. Include the number of hours per event. Example:  Suzie Boss--PBL--2.5 HOURS
  4. Share it with me with your name on the list
  5. I will have it printed on letterhead, stamped, and signed
  6. You pick it up at the DTL Office
This is a great way to stay up to date on your continuing education recertification hours.  Please submit all requests for transcripts by 8:00 AM on June 2 for signature.  Those received after June 2, can pick up transcripts at the start of next year. 

New Faculty Assistance
In order to help new faculty acculturate to Chennai, your help is needed.  If you have a MUST KNOW TIP to living in Chennai, please add it to the document linked below.

After vetting of comments by the Wellness Committee, a document will be created for New Faculty to hang on their refrigerator, top tips from the AISC Community.

LINK HERE

Please add a tip you feel new faculty MUST KNOW to improve the quality of life in Chennai.  Some examples are below AND should help new faculty settle in to life in Chennai.  A sentence starter could be for each of these tips, Did you know…

Co-Teaching
In preparation for 2018-19, The Teaching and Learning Leadership (TALL) and the EAL (English Additional Language) Program have created and approved Guidelines for Co-Teachers (Homeroom/Subject Area & EAL Teachers) Working Together To Support Students in an effort to better communicate the roles and responsibilities of Co-Teachers (Homeroom/Subject Area & EAL) please find the following document.  LINK HERE This is a preview for next year.  An individual email will be shared with teachers in co-teaching partnership.

Please ask Dan or Paula questions you may have.

Professional Learning Opportunities

PTC Teacher Leader Institutes,
PTC TTC CTC TLI 2018 Institute registration open for members!
LINK HERE  AISC is a member LINK HERE for proof of membership and discounts!

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.

Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry By Trevor MacKenzie 18th – 19th March 2019, Hong Kong 22nd - 23rd March 2019, Munich 25th - 26th March 2019, Dubai LINK HERE

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!   

Worthwhile Reading  
Do you read the Marshall Memo ?  A “Weekly Round-up of Important Ideas and Research in K-12 Education”
Choose the format you would like:

How reading changes your brain!  LINK HERE And, what to read this year according to successful female entrepreneurs.  


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