“People are
people because of other people” African Proverb
Wednesday Wellness Early Release, October 23, 2019
The October 23
Early Release Professional Learning Day will focus on Faculty Wellness. The
on-campus, wellness engagements will be led by AISC teachers to promote
wellbeing at work. As a strategic pathway in our Futures Plan, student
wellbeing is and will continue to be a vital initiative over the next several
years at AISC. One of the ways student wellbeing becomes embedded in our
community of learners is by following teachers learning, living, and teaching
wellbeing. Our faculty-led Wellness Committee supports the school in
modeling and promoting wellness. Among other organizing Wednesday Wellness
Early Release days, the Wellness Committee organizes a Wellness Academy led by
interested faculty members and plans wellness events during the school year. Thank you in advance to Priya V. for serving
as our Wellness Coordinator while Keeley is on maternity leave. Thank you also
to all the Wellness Wednesday leaders.
Here is the link for next Wednesday's Early Release Wellness
Afternoon. The survey closes at 8:00 am on Tuesday, October 22!
Agenda Wellness Afternoon
2:00 Refreshments under the stairs
2:30 - 3:30 Session One
3:45 - 4:45 Session Two
2:30 - 4:45 Full Session
MSA Update
Thank you to all
who volunteered to add to the MSA Self Study. See who is serving and leading the committees! Please know that we have shared the items below to
help with organization and clarity of expectations for committee members and
leaders.
If you have additional MSA Self-Study questions, please do not hesitate
to see Clayton, Dan, or Mary Kelly for additional help.
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
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
Consilience
Workshops LINK HERE to inquiry
Project Based
Learning Workshop with
Suzie Boss, Amsterdam Oct 4-5, 2019
EAL
Shout-out!
It’s Friday!
Yesterday, I had my first of 3 EAL coffees with AISC parents. At
this coffee, we talked about our ELL population, uncovered some current research
on L1, and unpacked the AISC Language Philosophy. Twenty-five people attended. Each section was
represented. Here are the slides. The
inclusion activity was a “stop & jot” with these questions:
What do you know about the English as an Additional Language (EAL)
program at AISC?
What would you like to know about the English as an Additional
Language (EAL) program at AISC?
As you know, I like to practice transparency. Here’s what they said. For the
most part, I think parents get the gist of what we do. I will be using the
“What I’d like to know…” dot points to focus the next coffees. If there’s
anything you’d like to add to this list, let me know! I’m happy to do so.
The next EAL Coffee is Thursday, 5 December @ 8:45-9:45 a.m. We
will be having a deep dive into the EAL program. Feel free to attend, if you
have the time.
Peace-
Sarah
Room 1209
ssarah@aischennai.org
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
This is so interesting, it goes under Worthwhile Reading AND Professional
Development. Interested in learning about Launching Innovation in Schools, take this MIT & Microsoft edX FREE webinar
course. If you are not interested in the course, review the organization
of this online learning modality. 18,276 have already enrolled! Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline is one of the teachers!
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