“Education does
not change the world. Education changes people. People change the world” PAULO FREIRE
Early
Release Professional Learning Strands for 2018-19
Developed by
Learning Coaches and the Teaching and Learning Leadership, the purpose of
the Professional Development Strands is to create personalized and relevant
professional learning during dedicated time. The Strands were created as
a partnership with AISC Leadership and Learning Coaches for teaching faculty to
have time for deep understanding of an educational topic with a consistent
group of colleagues.
Strand
Participant List: LINK HERE—almost everyone received their first choice.
Any questions about placement, participants should follow up with their
supervisors.
2018-2019
Strands
New Faculty
SBAR
Inquiry Through UbD
Making Data Useful for You
Sheltered Instruction
Enhancing instructional strategies (for teacher assistants)
Project Based Learning
cNet: WLD
cNet: PE/Health
cNet: Early Years 3/4
September 5:
Strand
Rollout Early Release Professional Learning Day
October 10:
Strand Session 1
November 14: Strand Session 2
February 20: Strand Session 3
March 20: Strand Session 4
April 3: Strand Session 5
May 15: Strand Session 6 w/ Internal Strand
Celebration / Culminating Project
Strategic
Pathway Committee
As part of our
commitment to AISC Talent and Professional Growth, I am seeking individuals
with a passion in professional growth and evaluation to serve in a Focus and
Feedback Group to the PGE Task Force (lead by Head of School and Dir. of
Teaching and Learning), if interested please follow up in the form LINK HERE with statement of your desire to serve.
Dates to
Remember
NESA Fall
Leadership Conference--Oct. 18-21, Athens
NESA Fall
Training Institute--Nov. 2-3, Amman
Joelle
Basnight & Megha Radhakrishnan, Adaptive Schools Foundations Training--Oct. 19-21
Carol Simoneau & Doreen Miori-Merola, Advanced Adaptive
Schools Training--Nov. 12-15
Topics at WTI in CHENNAI:
- Literacy Coaching Cohort LINK HERE for more
information
- Math Instruction in Elementary
School with Sherry Parrish
- Designing Quality Assessment
for Physical Education
- Building Networked Communities
of Practice with Joelle Killion
- Student Achievement with Ken
O’Connor
Suzie Boss, Project Based Learning--Jan. 21-24
& Jan. 28 - Feb. 1
Erin Kent, TCWRP, Focus on Reading--Feb. 4-8
Erma Anderson Math Specialist in International Schools
Training--March 19-21---Institute #3
NESA Spring
Educators Conference--Mar. 29-31
Dr. Ochan Kusuma-Powell, Cognitive Coaching Foundations Part 1 (Days
1-4)--April 13-16
Professional
Growth and Evaluation Deadlines
Professional
Growth Plan Paperwork and Meeting---completed between September 15-30
SAP-X Quad
Blogging Meeting---September 27
SAP-S Summative
Paperwork---completed by September 28
Professional
Growth New Teacher Plan--completed by September 28
Professional
Learning Opportunities
Global Online
Academy Courses FREE for AISC! LINK HERE to sign up for Rethinking Assessment, October 15-19, 2019
Knowledge
Source Upcoming Workshops
A Reggio Emilia based Workshop for Early Years
Teachers LINK HERE
Performance towards Proficiency – Assessing Authenticity of Oral
Communication UNIS Hanoi, October 20, 21 2018 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
The Association of International Schools of India, Leadership Conference, September 27-29,
Taj Lands End, Mumbai LINK HERE for more information
EAL Shout-out!
As many of you know, and especially
those who co-teach, AISC has used the WIDA Model Test for the placement and
proficiency progress of our ELLs. A great resource that aligns with the WIDA
Model Test is its Can Do Descriptors (if
you click on the link, scroll down). From their website, these descriptors
"highlight what language learners can do at various stages of language
development". Several classrooms use these descriptors to help guide
instruction, assign student groups, scaffold activities, differentiate
assessments, and other such lesson preparation. What a great resource, right!?
When using Can Do Descriptors, keep in
mind that there are many factors that may influence a student's language
progression, not just classroom instruction.
For example:
An ELL might have a shorter linguistic
distance to cover in learning language (English to German is a lot shorter
than, English to Russian).
An ELL might be attending one of the many English language tutor in Chennai.
An ELL might advance quickly in the receptive skills (listening and reading), but
be a bit slower with production skills (speaking and writing). Watching and listening to English music, TV shoes, movies...
So, as we use Can Do Descriptors to guide lessons, remember that the level of an ELL's English proficiency at the start of the year comes from a test that was administered at the end of the previous school year. In addition, the level of an ELL's English proficiency
today is better than the start of the school year (one would hope...). As the
school year continues, make sure to recognize that as our ELLs' improve in
English, we move up the list of descriptors and adjust instruction accordingly.
It's also important to remember, you are not alone! If you'd like to know more about Can Do Descriptors and how they relate to your curriculum, let me know. I'm more than happy to stop by.
Happy Friday!
peace-
Sarah
ssarah@aischennai.org
Room 1209
P.S. And for a little bit of fun, Lucy and Ricky always make me laugh, even when it comes to
language.
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
The Atlantic education article on alternative schedules, read more
LINK HERE
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