Professional Learning Strands 2019-2020
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 the dedicated time. The Strands were created
as a partnership with AISC Leadership and Learning Coaches for teaching faculty
to have time for a deep understanding of an educational topic with a consistent
group of colleagues.
There will
not be a Strand Roll Out presentation this year, individuals will sign up for
Strands (if they are not in pre-determined cNet Curriculum Development
committees) by early September. You may want to talk to your supervisor about
how your Strand choice could complement your PG&E goals.
October
9: Strand Session
A
November 6: Strand Session B
December 11: Strand Session C
February 12: Strand Session D
March 11: Strand Session E
April 8: Strand Session F
2019-2020
Strands
AISC Culture: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose--for New Faculty
Responsive Classroom
Action Research
Cultures of Thinking / Making Thinking Visible
Co-Teaching
Phonics
Wellbeing
This year the following departments are engaged in the Curriculum
Development cNet process during strand time.
cNet: Performing Arts
cNet: PE/Health
cNet: Early Years 3 and 4
cNet: MS/HS Math
cNet: MS/HS Science
If you are a member of one of these departments, you will not select a
Learning Strand and do not need to complete the survey. If you are in one of
these departments and have NOT received an individual email, please contact Dan
or Sonia in the DTL Office
Professional
Growth and Evaluation Deadlines
Professional
Growth Plan Paperwork and Meeting---completed by September 15
SAP-X Quad
Blogging Meeting---September 12
SAP-S Summative
Paperwork---completed by October 1
Professional
Growth New Teacher Plan--completed by October 15
Professional
Learning Opportunities
Adaptive Schools Foundation Training in Chennai, November 4-7, click
the LINK HERE for more information
and to indicate your interest. This is a great opportunity to experience
training in facilitating productive collaborative conversations. It will
also be presented by AISC’s very own, Walter Basnight and Calley Connelly along
with Thinking Collaborative’s Carol Brooks Simoneau!
Google Summit for International Schools Katmandu, September 21-22, 2019 LINK HERE for more information.
Chapters
International Workshops
Asia Calendar of
Professional Development Opportunities LINK HERE
Knowledge
Source Institute Upcoming Workshops
Project Based
Learning Workshop with
Suzie Boss, Amsterdam Oct 4-5, 2019
EAL
Shout-out!
Thank you all for your survey feedback from a few weeks back (if
you haven’t completed
the survey, please feel free to). From your
feedback, People want to see more Research on Classroom Practices, Quick
Strategies for Classroom Instruction, and PD. Great! I’m on it! Before I dig
deep into those things, I’d like to share one more data piece on AISC’s ELL
population…
As you may have guessed, AISC's ELL population is unique. In
talking with Dr Gini Rojas and Ms Erin Kent, most international schools have
bilingual programs where roughly 50% of the student population speaks a host
country language. This is not the case at AISC. For one, we are not a bilingual
school. We are a multilingual school and this is something to be celebrated!
And two, the languages our ELLs bring to AISC are not necessarily supported in
Chennai, let alone India. They do see that more schools are letting in-house
EAL Teachers provide professional development to content and specialist
teachers. Something we are working on here at AISC.
With all this, AISC teachers rise to the challenge. Our ELLs are
lucky to be here.
Peace-
Sarah
Room 1209
ssarah@aischennai.org
P.S. Don’t forget to look into the
SIOP Blended Learning
Opportunity. You
won’t want to miss it! Express your interest before Wednesday, 9 October.
Wellness
at AISC
All the
information on Faculty Wellness from our Wellness Coordinator, Keeley
Tagtmeyer, click HERE for AISC WELLNESS MATTERS BLOG to stay updated. We have lots of
exciting events planned so be sure to check in!
Priya V. will
be serving as our Wellness Coordinator while Keeley is on maternity leave.
Worthwhile
Reading
Should school be more (deliberately)
confusing? Read this 2016 John
Spencer post. One of my
favorites!
No comments:
Post a Comment