“Teachers who use inquiry-based methodologies have a firm belief in the transformative power of ownership. When students feel they are the ones ‘doing the learning’ rather than the teacher ‘doing the learning to them’ they are undoubtedly more engaged, and with engagement comes increased potential for learning.” -- Kath Murdoch
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.
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!
In the ongoing conversations surrounding co-teaching at AISC, there seems to be a re-occurring question, “what is the best instructional model to present xyz content?” For those who are asking that very questions, here’s something that might interest you:
By clicking on this link, you’ll find 7 co-instructing models supported by the research of by Dove and Honigsfeld, the first one being “one teach; one support”. But every time you sit down to co-plan, maybe wonder… is this the best model for what you are trying to accomplish? Maybe “team teaching” or “parallel teaching” is a better approach. To really focus on the needs of individual students, try a “workshop” model which allows for small groups, pair work, and independent activities all at the same time! As you go deeper in your understanding of these models, please remind yourselves, form (the model) will always follow function (the activity).
As an FYI, this is just a piece of a bigger resource coming your
way soon. Hopefully before our March break, we will be sharing a complete
Collaborative Teaching Cycle resource for our co-teaching teams. This new
resource goes into greater detail than the one-page document shared before the end-of-year
holiday. This new infographic will go into greater detail around co-planning,
co-instructing, co-assessing, and co-reflecting in a very user-friendly way. Be
on the lookout!
Enjoy your long weekend!
Peace-
Sarah
Room 1209
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
Always good to re-read Grant Wiggins,12 Ways to Kill UbD from the Start
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