“Any fool can know, the point is to understand” Albert Einstein
Talent and Professional Growth Future Pathway:
In support of our future pathway, AISC develops a professional growth, well-being, and evaluation framework that is aligned to best practices and to the vision for an AISC learner, incorporates faculty learning and development, please find below the vision for success and the draft professional standards for excellence.
Our Future Pathway goal will have been successful when we have draft standards that…
- Apply to all educators - special roles are an exception
- Expect the demonstration of excellence
- Personalize growth
- Empower professional inquiry
- Align to the Vision for AISC for a Learner
- Support the achievement of wellbeing
- Empower student achievement
Professional Standards for Excellence - DRAFT
Contribution - Reflection - Production
- Embraces Responsibility for Student Learning.
- Models Personal and Professional Growth.
- Leads Others Outside of the Classroom.
- Innovates Practices and Programs.
- Collaborates with All Community Members.
- Communicates with All Community Members.
- Builds Community Through Practice and Perseverance.
- Embeds Wellbeing.
- Demonstrates Ethics and Integrity in All Interactions.
Next steps draft descriptors for standard statements.
February 20, 2:30-5:00 Wednesday’s Meeting time will be used to meet in Vertical Teams. Team Facilitators will lead the meetings.
Agendas will come from individual facilitators. Coffee, tea, and refreshments will be served.
Vertical Team membership and meeting location LINK HERE
Purpose Statement:
The purpose of Vertical Curricular Teams is to create cross-sectional opportunities for subject specific discussions and provide greater curriculum and instruction alignment EY-12. Vertical Teams are organized to help answer important subject-area questions, as below, and to work on specific curriculum development as determined by TALL, cCore, and the Office of Teaching and Learning. The Vertical Teams are lead by the Facilitators listed below. Vertical Team membership is determined by principal and/or teaching assignment.
Guiding Questions:
- What is the major work (purpose) of the Vertical Team / curriculum area?
- What EY-12 curricular area(s) are most in need of improvement? Instruction, Assessment, Alignment...
- How is data being used to guide curriculum, instruction, and assessment?
- Where is your vertical area (science, EAL, math, etc.) on the Curriculum Development Process. LINK HERE
Vertical Team Meetings Dates and Times:
August 22, 3:45-5:00 (K-12 Specialist, and 6-12 Vertical Teams)
September 19, 2:30-5:00
February 20, 2:30-5:00
March 6, 3:45-5:00
Math--Calley Connelly
Science--Rebekah Lopata
Social Studies--Walter Basnight
English / Language Arts--Shari Abbott
Visual Arts--Kate Wentworth
Performing Arts--Deb Lee
World Language—Keeley Tagtmeyer
P.E.--James Dowling
EAL--Seema Sandhir
LSS--Lucy Palmquist (Amritha will be substituting for Lucy)
Counseling –Jen Gold
Mix--Priya V.
Indian Studies--Preethi
Early Years 3 & 4--Dave Allen
Early Years 3 & 4--Dave Allen
Professional Learning and Development Educational Consultant
Project Based Learning
Suzie Boss, January 21-24 & January 28-February 1, 2019
Purpose of Visit: To further our understanding and implementation of Project Based Learning and the intersection of the AISC Inquiry Framework.
Participant Survey LINK HERE
Teachers College Reading and Writing Program: Focus on Reading
Erin Kent, February 4-8, 2019
Purpose of Visit: To support the use of reading data as a means to deliver differentiated instruction in a diverse classroom.
Participant Survey LINK HERE
Dates to Remember
Erma Anderson Math Specialist in International Schools Training--March 19-21---Institute #3
NESA Spring Educators Conference, March 29-31, 2019 | Bangkok
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
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!
Teaching vocabulary is something we all do, probably every day. As we plan, it's best to make a list of the technical vocabulary and academic language structures students will be introduced to in the unit. Teachers College has some suggestions on how to introduce this key vocabulary.
- Front load: Give students a heads-up! Maybe put the key vocabulary on PowerSchool a few days before the lesson. Let students know why these words are useful, important, and related to the content.
- Words on ladder: Show how words are related to one another. How runner is a noun, to run is a verb, running is a gerund; Slow is an adjective, to slow is a verb, slowly is an adverb.
- Paraphrase (words): Use another word to say the same thing. This might be considered finding a synonym, but when students can't find a similar word, the start paraphrasing a definition. What a great way to use new language!
- Figure out meaning: Use context clues, pictures on the page, a classmate’s example or description
- And, always, point out keywords and concepts. Be specific in your choices.
More than these dot points, we should recognize that rare words need special attention. As you might know, almost 90% of English words belong to "word families" (e.g. words, reword, wordy, wordsmith, wording, wordless), while the other 10% are unique (e.g. proper nouns, compound words). Good-night Moon has more rare words that most college texts and academic journals. Although rare words are not synonymous with academic language, they can run parallel. As you present new texts to students, it might be worth your time to give rare words a bit of attention. I believe your students will appreciate it.
Happy Friday!
Peace-
Sarah
Room 1209
ssarah@aischennai.org
Wellness at AISC
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