“The right anecdote can be worth a thousand theories.” Warren Bennis
Upcoming Professional Learning and Development Educational Consultants
Here are two upcoming educational consultants. Purpose statements, schedules and individual meeting appointments will be shared next week.
Project Based Learning
Suzie Boss is a writer and educational consultant who focuses on the power of teaching and learning to improve lives and transform communities. She is the author of four books in the education field, including Bringing Innovation to School and Reinventing Project-Based Learning. She is a regular contributor to Edutopia and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. A recent focus has been introducing project-based learning strategies to out-of-school-time programs. Her wide-ranging interests in education were shaped by several years as a writer, editor, and field researcher for the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (now called Education Northwest).
Suzie Boss will be at AISC from January 21-24 & January 28-February 1, 2019
Teachers College Reading and Writing Program: Focus on Reading
Erin Lillis Kent is an international literacy consultant with schools across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Erin helps teachers and administrators grow customized approaches to K-8 literacy that fit an international school’s unique context while holding tight to research-based literacy essentials. Erin taught literacy for many years in urban, independent and international schools before becoming a literacy coach and then P-12 Director of Curriculum and Instruction where she led a team of 13 instructional coaches and advised K-12 administrators on establishing data-based academic initiatives. Erin has spoken many times at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City and at international conferences on reading/ writing workshop methodology, literacy coaching, curriculum development, and literacy leadership.
Erin Lillis Kent will be at AISC from February 4-8, 2019
Date Change
I wanted to make you aware of a calendar shift. February 6 will now be Strand Time and February 20 will be Vertical Team time. Both days are Early Release Days. It is an equal switch of days. The genesis of the change was to accommodate Strand Leader absences to attend a necessary Child Protection Training on February 20. The change is accurately reflected in the MASTER Wednesday calendar LINK HERE.
Dates to Remember
NESA Winter Training Institute--Jan. 26-27, CHENNAI If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up LINK HERE
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, March 29-31, 2019 | Bangkok
Interested in presenting at NESA’s SEC during the Teachers Workshops? Do you have something to share on the following topics? LINK HERE
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
GOA: Flex Courses for You or Your Class? (FREE)
Hello AISC Faculty,
Global Online Academy (GOA) recently announced their 3 flex courses for Spring 2019!
· Voice & Vision: A Flex Course Film Festival
· True or False?: Navigating the News in 2019
· Changing the Course of Climate Change
Below is a GOA Flex Course factsheet for your reference. See link below for dates.
What is it?
2-3 week programs designed for teachers, grades 7-12, to integrate into your existing curricula. It can also be taken as stand alone classes by teachers and students.
Why take it?
It's a great opportunity to join a global conversation on relevant real-world topics. Furthermore, it can help you bring in resources to create a sense of urgency on current topics to fuel classroom discussions.
How does it work?
Teachers are welcome to choose the online courses and content within classes as you see fit. Jason, Associate Director of Academics at GOA, mentioned "teachers often cherry pick the resources that are most relevant to their courses for discussions in class".
Here's the link for additional information. Please feel free to reach out to me for additional information or with questions.
All the best,
Soyeon
Professional Learning Opportunities
Chapters International Workshops
Workshops on: Reading Workshop & Inquiry; Early Years Pedagogy; Enhancing Learners Agency; New Insights for Readers Workshop. LINK HERE for dates and details
Knowledge Source Upcoming Workshops
Workshops on: Inquiry, Project Based Learning and Socratic Seminars for Classroom Teachers. Many more options. 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
Endicott International School Advanced Degrees LINK HERE
EAL Shout-out!
As we are getting ready for a long mid-year break, it might be a good time to roll out tongue twister! Often, students can struggle with pronunciation. Tongue twisters are a great way to get students to focus on each phoneme a word has. And, not just our ELLs! Our proficient speakers can also have fun with tongue twisters.
When using tongue twisters, consider the following:
- Have a purpose! Yes, tongue twisters can be fun and kill time, but there really should be part of a learning target. Are there certain sounds your students are struggling with? Does the difference between /q/ (three) & /t/ (tree) or /r/ (rice) & /l/ (lice) cause trouble? Choose tongue twisters that address these concerns.
- Pay attention to the students’ articulators when practicing tongue twisters. Are they using their mouth, lips, teeth, and tongue to correctly form the sound? Are they producing a pop of air with using /p/, /t/, and /k/? Are their vocal cords vibrating when saying /b/, /d/, and /g/? Have student use mirrors to see how their faces looks or feel their throats for vibrations when saying the tongue twisters. These added touches will give students a new perspective on making sound.
- For those who can, ask students for Korea, French, Japanese, German, Tamil, or any language tongue twisters practice! Have the students practice verbally, but also write out the tongue twister in the language’s original script and again using English phonetics.
Tongue twisters are a great way to level the playing field in a multilingual classroom. Often, tongue twisters do not make sense and then are downright funny. So, the next time you need an energizer… roll out some tongue twisters! It’s sure to be a class favorite.
Peace-
Sarah
Room 1209
ssarah@aischennai.org
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!
Please congratulate Keeley Tagtmeyer-Liotard, our next Wellness Coordinator for 2019! Keeley will take the reigns of Faculty Wellness, August 2019. Keeley is currently co-leading Operation Appreciation, spreading energy and enthusiasm to our community.
Worthwhile Reading
A short summary of ideas on the Future of School by USA based National Public Radio LINK HERE, Spoiler Alert: It’s Personal!
From the Twitter feed of Tony Wagner, Question: do you know what is innovative? Answer: a continuing process of gradual improvement and assessment. Read New York Times Op-Ed by David Sax LINK HERE
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